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Buy Scottish fare - such as Bell's pies - advises reader (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Readers Letters: Buy Scottish and every one of us will benefit

Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman. Picture: DCMS/PA Wire

Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chairman

Len Goodman who has died aged 78

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman dies at 78

BBC defends its news coverage of Gary Lineker row after viewers’ complaints

BBC defends its news coverage of Gary Lineker row after viewers’ complaints

Gary Lineker, who will return to TV screens to present live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley on Saturday.

Gary Lineker will not host Match of the Day this weekend - here's why

Pro-independence campaigners from the All Under One Banner group demonstrate outside BBC Scotland's headquarters last November. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Analysis: Will the BBC’s impartiality crisis cost it dearly in Scotland?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA

PMQs: Sunak probed on why he didn't stand up to 'snowflake' MPs over Lineker row

Tim Davie, the under-fire director general of the BBC (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Lineker migration bill row exposes BBC's farcical attempts to be 'impartial'

Gary’s victory - now licence payers must have the same BBC freedom

BBC chairman Richard Sharp (left) and director-general Tim Davie (Picture: House of Commons/PA)

BBC chair and director-general are now hopelessly compromised – Scotsman comment

Gary Lineker is set to return to Match of the Day this weekend following disruption across the BBC Sport schedules.

Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day this weekend after BBC deal reached

Gary Lineker returns home with his dog on Sunday

Talks over Gary Lineker’s return 'moving in the right direction' say BBC

Gary Lineker, will "step back" from presenting Match Of The Day until he and the BBC have reached an "agreed and clear position" on his use of social media, the broadcaster said.

Match of the Day commentators boycott show in support of Gary Lineker

The BBC has “undermined its own credibility” by taking Gary Lineker off air, a former director-general of the corporation has said as the fallout from an impartiality row continues.

BBC has ‘undermined own credibility’ in Lineker row – former director-general

Gary Lineker, BBC Sport TV Pundit looks on prior to the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final  match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on March 21, 2021 in Leicester, England.

Alan Shearer and Ian Wright in Match Of The Day boycott to support Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker has told reporters outside his London home that he stands by his criticism of the Government’s immigration policy and does not fear suspension by the BBC.

Gary Lineker says he stands by criticism of Government’s immigration policy

John Motson.

Legendary BBC football commentator John Motson dies at 77

According to TV Licensing’s annual report last year, 1.96 million households said they did not watch the BBC in 2021-22

The only suitable home for BBC licence fee is on the Antiques Roadshow Gary Shipton

Comedian Joe Lycett arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Sunday September 4, 2022. Picture: Press Association

Laura Waddell: Lycett merely laughed at Britain’s brittle political discourse

The BBC are to re-set Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

BBC chief says Kuenssberg conducted herself in 'exemplary fashion'

Diana was lied to and conned by Martin Bashir to give BBC Panorama a bombshell interview in 1995

BBC donates £1.4 million to Princess Diana charities

Bill Turnbull dies aged 66 - tributes to former BBC Breakfast host

The BBC is to take on hosting duties with Contest to be held in United Kingdom in 2023

Eurovision: UK to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest

Sam Ryder, arrives at Heathrow Airport in London after finishing second in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy. Picture date: Sunday May 15, 2022.

Eurovision 2023: What we know about tickets, venues and dates so far

Photo issued by Netflix of Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales appearing in the fifth season of the streaming website's show, The Crown.Issue date: Tuesday August 17, 2021.

The Crown ‘will show what we now know’ about Panorama interview with Diana

Clive Myrie during a televised BBC report from Ukraine. Picture: BBC

Russia sanctions dozens of UK journalists and media figures

Veteran hip hop DJ and radio presenter Tim Westwood "strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing" after he was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by several women.

Tim Westwood steps down from radio show following sexual misconduct claims

Barry Cryer was one of the greats of British comedy (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Barry Cryer showed us all the benefits of embracing silliness – Scotsman comment

BBC Scotland is based at Pacific Quay in Glasgow (Picture: John Devlin)

Will threat to BBC licence fee revive calls for separate Scottish broadcaster?

BBC Scotland office in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

BBC boss questions viability of subscription-based alternative

Janice Long arriving at the The Audio and Radio Industry Awards in Leeds in 2018. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Former Top of the Pops presenter Janice Long dies

Laura Kuenssberg to step down as political editor at the BBC

Laura Kuenssberg to step down as political editor at the BBC

A general view of the BBC Scotland headquarters at Pacific Quay.

BBC plans sweeping changes to ensure impartiality

Amazon Original drama Good Omens stars the likes of Adria Arjona, David Tennant and Michael Sheen (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

TV and film-making is taking off – Angus Robertson

Match Of The Day host Lineker still highest earner at the BBC with a £1.36 million annual pay.(Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Match of the Day presenter still top BBC earner

Control over studios A and B at the BBC’s Pacific Quay base in Glasgow could be transferred to BBC Studioworks (Photo: Google Maps).

Concerns for Scottish TV industry over potential BBC Scotland studio takeover

Martin Bashir (right) and (left) Princess Diana speaks to the BBC correspondent during their interview. Picture: PA

BBC review finds 'no cover-up' in Martin Bashir appointment

Martin Bashir and BBC boss Tim Davie

Martin Bashir is 'working out a short notice period’, says BBC boss Tim Davie

Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) would surely be appalled that BBC4, where The Thick of It began, is to stop making programmes (Mike Hogan/BBC)

BBC4 is the BBC at its most BBC and it must be saved – Aidan Smith

A huge transformation is on the cards. Picture: PA

Long-running Scottish drama on the cards under BBC transformation plans

Planned BBC shake up will see some jobs and programmes moved out of London - here’s why (Photo: Shutterstock)

Planned BBC shake up will see some jobs and programmes moved out of London - her...

The BBC has spent in excess of £1 million of license fee-payers’ money fighting equal pay and race discrimination cases lodged against the corporation, it has been revealed.  (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

BBC ‘splurged’ £1 million of licence-payer cash suing women and BAME staff

Judy Murray will help students to stay active during lockdown through the BBC Bitesize learning. (Pic: PA)

BBC Bitesize: lockdown learning tool for school pupils in Scotland explained

New BBC Chairman Richard Sharp has donated £400k to the Conservative Party since...

From Monday January 11, CBBC will offer three hours of primary school programming from 9am, while BBC Two will support pupils studying for their GCSEs with at least two hours of dedicated programming each weekday.

BBC to deliver ‘biggest educational offer in its history’

The BBC will broadcast school lessons on TV during lockdown - here’s when and wh...

Plans to decriminalise the non-payment of TV licences have been scrapped

Peter Alliss. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

BBC broadcasting legend Peter Alliss - the 'Voice of Golf' - dies aged 89

Speaking about the size of the national debt on Politics Live, Ms Kuenssberg said “this is the credit card, the national mortgage, everything absolutely maxed out” (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

BBC ‘misled’ viewers with ‘maxed-out credit card’ national debt analogy

This is when the 2 minute silence is being broadcast on Remembrance Day - and fu...

Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill

Yes independence campaign 'should consider BBC licence fee boycott'

Gary Lineker, left, and Zoe Ball, right.

BBC boss defends top star's salaries

The BBC Scotland office at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

‘I’m not out to seek revenge on BBC’, insists Andrew Neil

Last year, Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker was the BBC's highest earner, on £1.75 million.

BBC to publish salaries of top talent

Nicola Sturgeon delivers a Covid update

BBC decision is poor judgment rather than political bias - Dani Garavelli

Tim Davie, a former Tory councillor and PepsiCo executive, is now in charge of the BBC (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Will BBC speak truth to power under new boss? – Joyce McMillan

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Ian Blackford is waving goodbye to his time as an MP.

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford standing down at next election

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity. Picture: PA

Lorna Slater confirms deposit return plans scrapped in current form

Ange Postecoglou has left Celtic to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Postecoglou Celtic exit confirmed as new Spurs boss delivers farewell speech

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