Sources: BBC
An investigation by the BBC into the involvement of the Russian Wagner Group in the war reveals that the group committed several war crimes, including the intentional killing of prisoners of war and civilians and the leaving of unmarked mines in civilian areas. The investigation also finds that Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was involved in the group's operations, and that the group likely received weapons and supplies from the Russian military. 2021-08-11
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in an interview with the BBC's Orla Guerin, accuses U.S. President Donald Trump of being openly a white supremacist who is "warmongering against Venezuela", saying that "the Ku Klux Klan is running the White House". 2019-02-12
The British Broadcasting Corporation announces that Chris Evans will be the new presenter of the popular "Top Gear" television series. 2015-06-16
A BBC investigation finds that "Top Gear" presenter Jeremy Clarkson assaulted a producer with reports that he will be sacked from the television program. 2015-03-24
The BBC claims that a "sophisticated cyber-attack" against its online service has been linked to efforts to disrupt its Persian Service by Iran. 2012-03-14
The BBC reports that former "News of the World" editor Andy Coulson continued to receive a severance pay package from News International while working as Director of Communications for the Conservative Party. 2011-08-23
BBC reporter Urunboy Usmonov, imprisoned in a Tajikistan jail in Dushanbe, is reported to be "frail". 2011-06-28
BBC television personality Andrew Marr admits to having taken out a high court superinjunction after "Private Eye" launches a challenge, though Marr states he "did not come into journalism to go around gagging journalists". 2011-04-26
Viewers of UK soap opera "EastEnders" complain in record numbers about a "hurtful", "unrealistic" and "exploitative" cot death storyline as the BBC sets out to meet the grieving mothers it has upset. 2011-01-9
Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives", directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul "(pictured)" wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival much to the surprise of the BBC. 2010-05-23