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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
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
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
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
Is Samira Ahmed the next Mastermind host? BBC presenter could be first woman to host the quiz in its 50-year history The BBC presenter would be the first woman to host the quiz show in history Last year Miss Ahmed won an equal pay dispute against the BBC at a tribunal Other candidates are Emily … Read more
Riz Ahmed is MARRIED! Venom actor announces he has secretly tied the knot… but keeps coy over his wife’s name By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 22:06 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 13 January 2021 Riz Ahmed has revealed he married in secret recently. The actor, 38, made the announcement while starring … Read more
Samira Ahmed reveals BBC have taken her Newswatch show off air for two weeks while bosses review Covid safety at New Broadcasting House Presenter Samira Ahmed takes to Twitter to announce temporary cancellation BBC confirm lockdown will see increased precautions in London headquarters Along with John Neal, show host is ‘pressing to return as soon … Read more
EastEnders SPOILER: Habiba Ahmed forces boyfriend Jags Panesar to hide under a TABLE as she tries to keep their romance a secret By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 22:03 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 7 September 2020 The soap has made its long-awaited return to screens after a three-month break. And it … Read more
Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer join sci-fi thriller Invasion for Amazon Studios By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 03:02 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 03:02 BST, 30 July 2020 Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer have boarded a new thriller entitled Invasion, which is being set up at Amazon Studios. Amazon Studios will produce alongside … Read more
Riz Ahmed has said he has lost two family members to coronavirus, adding that the pandemic crisis is ‘reflecting and revealing the faultlines in our society’. The Venom actor and rapper said he hopes the surge of appreciation for the NHS draws attention to prejudice against the ethnic minorities that keep it running. Ahmed, who … Read more