Kamal Ahmed was axed from ‘non-job’ £205k BBC editorial director role ‘after losing power struggle’

Axed BBC editorial director Kamal Ahmed lost his ‘non-job’ after falling out with a rival boss, MailOnline can reveal today. The BBC has axed editorial director Mr Ahmed and two others from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – leaving it with no ethnic minority members despite a pledge to increase senior management diversity last year.  The slimmed-down … Read more

Kamal Ahmed was axed from ‘non-job’ £205k BBC editorial director role ‘after losing power struggle’

Axed BBC editorial director Kamal Ahmed lost his ‘non-job’ after falling out with a rival boss while colleagues are still seething after his £12,000 private speech to hedge fund managers just after 450 staff were fired, MailOnline can reveal today. The BBC has axed editorial director Mr Ahmed and two others from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan … Read more

£100 for the news… £50 for the rest: My plan to save Auntie, by former BBC producer JOHN MAIR 

Ex-BBC producer John Mair Shortly before Christmas, I came across my 30-year-old son Josh engrossed in a boxing match on TV. It was a mighty contest with British boxer Anthony Joshua taking on Kubrat Pulev. Available via one of the big streaming platforms, Josh had paid £25 to watch. No small sum, but an amount … Read more

£100 for the news… £50 for the rest: My plan to save Auntie, by former BBC producer JOHN MAIR 

Ex-BBC producer John Mair Shortly before Christmas, I came across my 30-year-old son Josh engrossed in a boxing match on TV. It was a mighty contest with British boxer Anthony Joshua taking on Kubrat Pulev. Available via one of the big streaming platforms, Josh had paid £25 to watch. No small sum, but an amount … Read more

Grant Shapps says vaccine passports COULD happen after US talks – despite No10 ruling them out

Grant Shapps revealed today he has had talks with foreign politicians about an  ‘internationally recognised system’ of allowing travellers to prove they have had a Covid jab. The Transport Secretary made the admission despite Downing Street insisting for weeks that it has no plans to introduce ‘vaccine passports’ that would prove the holder’s coronanvirus immunity.  … Read more

BBC axes Kamal Ahmed from £205k editorial director role – after £100m pledge on increasing diversity

The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more

BBC axes Kamal Ahmed from £205k editorial director role – after £100m pledge on increasing diversity

The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more

Eating With My Ex: Yazmin Oukhellou and Megan Barton-Hanson appear

The BBC Three show, Eating With My Ex, became an online success, with clips of the show amassing millions of views on social media.  And now, several TV stars including Yazmin Oukhellou and Megan Barton-Hanson will confront their exes on the forthcoming series of Eating With My Ex Celebrity Specials. In an exclusive video, the TOWIE … Read more

EastEnders star Michael Greco to be a dad for the first time at 51

‘I’m going to be a first time dad at 51 with my absolute soulmate’: EastEnders star Michael Greco shares baby scan… 18 years after his soap character Beppe di Marco’s exit  By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 13:44 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 13:44 GMT, 10 February 2021 EastEnders alum Michael Greco revealed he … Read more

Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer admits she ‘isn’t a Victoria’s Secret model’ but is still ‘fabulous’

Tracy Beaker actress Dani Harmer declared she will ‘never look like a Victoria’s Secret model’ but is nevertheless ‘fabulous’ after she recently disclosed that she was fat-shamed on Strictly Come Dancing, despite being a size six.   The actress, 31. penned the empowering comment to Twitter on Wednesday after a follower said: ‘Normal bodies don’t look … Read more