BBC halts civil servant scheme after impartiality row over government staff being sent into the newsroom to write and fact-check articles on Covid and boat migrants

Daily Mail - Oct 18, 2026

Since 2018, the corporation has offered six-month secondments for up to two civil servant statisticians to work with BBC News's head of statistics.

Read full article

More News

Extraordinary twist in cocaine case that sparked mysterious dawn raid on couple's $27million Bellevue Hill mansion: Why accused businessman may never face trial

The questions surrounding the mysterious dawn raid on a wealthy Bellevue Hill couple's mansion have lingered for almost two years. Now the case at the centre of the operation has...

Oct 18, 2026See more

Moment French rioters attack shopkeeper and distraught woman begs them not to loot store as police admit they've 'lost control' of violent protests that saw 143-year-old town hall incinerated

The streets of major French cities were turned into a battleground as city halls and prefectures were set on fire and hundreds of shops were looted in 'apocalyptic riots'.

Oct 18, 2026See more

Devastating floods as biblical storm lashes Spain as mother is swept away by raging torrent and streets are turned into rivers

A mother in Spain has been swept away by powerful floodwaters in Cabrera de Mar, about 19 miles from Barcelona, as Storm Adam continues to wreak havoc along the Mediterranean...

Oct 18, 2026See more

Pro-Palestine campaigners vandalise homes of British defence company bosses linked to Israel in nighttime attacks

Police are investigating after a group called The List published images of hooded individuals vandalising cars and property belonging to figures they accuse of aiding Israel's military.

Oct 18, 2026See more

'I'm glad Andrew isn't in the will': Bankrupt self-styled 'Lord' launches brazen new legal fight for $7million estate of late aunt who called him 'lazy' and 'good for nothing'

Cut out of a $7million inheritance, bankrupted and repeatedly rebuffed by the courts, the self-styled 'Lord' isn't giving up. Inside the extraordinary family feud that has dragged on for almost...

Oct 18, 2026See more

Ed Davey suggests the Lib Dems are ready to do a deal with Labour to keep 'hugely damaging' Tory-Reform coalition of the Right out of power

The under-pressure party leader said a Conservative-Reform coalition would be 'hugely damaging' as polls suggest an election held now would result in a hung parliament

Oct 18, 2026See more

Trump women turn on Kimberly Guilfoyle: As their brutal true feelings about Don Jr's ex leak out... friends say this is even more devastating than Greek banishment

Kimberly Guilfoyle stepped down as Greek ambassador earlier this week but sources tell the Daily Mail not everyone in the tight-knit Trump fold have have sympathetic about her fall from...

Oct 18, 2026See more

At least seven dead and dozens injured after explosion at Canadian military base with nearby hospitals 'overwhelmed' after 'disaster'

Multiple people have died and others left injured after an explosion at a Canadian military base. The incident happened on Saturday inside the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.

Oct 18, 2026See more

Inside the gilded life of Saudi Crown Prince MBS from £400m superyacht to 'world's most expensive home and painting' as Houthi bombs force him into hiding

But Mohammed bin Salman is now sheltering in heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers as Houthi rebels bombard Riyadh, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Oct 18, 2026See more

The town that's sliding down a hill: Residents fear their homes will 'fall down at any moment' as walls crack apart and dust rains down

Terrified families living in a neighbourhood in Guilford, Surrey, fear 'disaster will strike' and their 1930s homes will collapse or slip down due to subsidence, with 1,000 homes facing demolition.

Oct 18, 2026See more

Popular Adelaide tourist hotspot thrown into chaos after another eruption of violence - with more than 200 youths involved in wild brawl

The area was packed with weekend visitors, including many families with young children.

Oct 18, 2026See more

Father-of-four rioter, 61, who took his own life in prison was 'tearful' and felt 'a strong sense of injustice' he had been jailed

Peter Lynch, 61, hanged himself in HMP Moorland, South Yorkshire. He had been convicted of violent disorder during the anti immigration riots at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham.

Oct 18, 2026See more

Recommended

BBC halts civil servant scheme after impartiality row over government staff being sent into the newsroom to write and fact-check articles on Covid and boat migrants

Extraordinary twist in cocaine case that sparked mysterious dawn raid on couple's $27million Bellevue Hill mansion: Why accused businessman may never face trial

Moment French rioters attack shopkeeper and distraught woman begs them not to loot store as police admit they've 'lost control' of violent protests that saw 143-year-old town hall incinerated

Devastating floods as biblical storm lashes Spain as mother is swept away by raging torrent and streets are turned into rivers

Pro-Palestine campaigners vandalise homes of British defence company bosses linked to Israel in nighttime attacks

'I'm glad Andrew isn't in the will': Bankrupt self-styled 'Lord' launches brazen new legal fight for $7million estate of late aunt who called him 'lazy' and 'good for nothing'

Ed Davey suggests the Lib Dems are ready to do a deal with Labour to keep 'hugely damaging' Tory-Reform coalition of the Right out of power

Trump women turn on Kimberly Guilfoyle: As their brutal true feelings about Don Jr's ex leak out... friends say this is even more devastating than Greek banishment

At least seven dead and dozens injured after explosion at Canadian military base with nearby hospitals 'overwhelmed' after 'disaster'

Inside the gilded life of Saudi Crown Prince MBS from £400m superyacht to 'world's most expensive home and painting' as Houthi bombs force him into hiding

The town that's sliding down a hill: Residents fear their homes will 'fall down at any moment' as walls crack apart and dust rains down

Popular Adelaide tourist hotspot thrown into chaos after another eruption of violence - with more than 200 youths involved in wild brawl

Father-of-four rioter, 61, who took his own life in prison was 'tearful' and felt 'a strong sense of injustice' he had been jailed

About Us

News