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How might the BBC be funded if the licence fee is scrapped?

16 December 2025 at 03:00

As green paper on corporation’s charter renewal is launced, what funding options might be under consideration?

Advertising. Subscriptions. A household levy. The government claims to be considering all options for funding the BBC. In reality, however, many industry insiders believe radical reforms will be dodged in favour of sticking to the licence fee model – perhaps for the last time.

Advocates for the licence fee have long argued it is the only model that allows the corporation to stick to its guiding β€œuniversality” principle – producing programming for everyone.

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Β© Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

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YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025

13 December 2025 at 12:00

Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds

YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos have amassed more than a billion views this year, as opportunists attempt to use AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK.

More than 150 channels have been detected in the last year that promote anti-Labour narratives, as well as outright fake and inflammatory accusations about Keir Starmer.

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Β© Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Β© Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Β© Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Meghan accuses Daily Mail of ethics breach over reporting from father’s bedside

10 December 2025 at 09:27

Paper criticised over coverage of Duchess of Sussex’s attempt to contact Thomas Markle after surgery

The Duchess of Sussex has accused the Daily Mail of breaching β€œclear ethical boundaries” by reporting from the bedside of her estranged father, following his claims he had not received his daughter’s messages.

Thomas Markle appealed to Meghan to see him in a Mail on Sunday interview at the weekend, after he underwent serious surgery in the Philippines.

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Β© Photograph: Robin Utrecht/REX/Shutterstock

Β© Photograph: Robin Utrecht/REX/Shutterstock

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