Licence fee cash at risk as younger viewers desert BBC for online rivals

Licence fee cash at risk as viewers desert BBC: Shift in habits with younger audiences flocking to online rivals means people are ‘less likely’ to pay TV levy, report suggests Shift in viewing habits toward online rivals such as Netflix and YouTube means people are ‘less likely’ to pay for a TV licence BBC accused … Read more

Celebrity stylist Elliot Garnaut rides an electric scooter after losing his driver’s licence

Celebrity stylist Elliot Garnaut rides an electric scooter around Melbourne after losing his driver’s licence By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:57 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 04:57 GMT, 7 January 2021 Celebrity stylist Elliot Garnaut has showed fans his new set of wheels after reportedly losing his driver’s licence.  According to … Read more

Celebrity stylist Elliot Garnaut rides an electric scooter after losing his driver’s licence

Celebrity stylist Elliot Garnaut rides an electric scooter around Melbourne after losing his driver’s licence By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:57 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 04:57 GMT, 7 January 2021 Celebrity stylist Elliot Garnaut has showed fans his new set of wheels after reportedly losing his driver’s licence.  According to … Read more

BBC is slammed for ‘wasting’ £26.6m of licence fee money making 310 staff redundant

BBC is slammed for ‘wasting’ £26.6m of licence fee money making 310 staff redundant – with £100,000-plus packages for SCORES of people Over the last eight months BBC spent £26.6m making 310 employees redundant  Average of £100,661 each was given to 221 staff who took voluntary redundancy 93 were handed an average of £46,773 in … Read more

Axe BBC licence fee for Sky-style subscriptions service, 40 per cent of viewers tell poll

The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more

Speeding BMW driver faces 107 POINTS on his licence after activating THIRTY-TWO speed cameras

Speeding BMW driver faces 107 POINTS on his licence after activating THIRTY-TWO speed cameras before being stopped by police at 83mph on the M6 A motorist was stopped in a white 7 Series BMW on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent He sped through a stretch of 60mph roadworks at 83mph in thick fog Activated 32 speed … Read more

Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed

Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed amid fears bailiffs will target the elderly Ministers have postponed a move to decriminalise non-payment of licence fee  The alternative would be a switch to a civil rather than a criminal system There are concerns this could be worse as … Read more

The Crown creator ‘used a lot of artistic licence’ says man who broke into the Queen’s bedroom

The Crown creator Peter Morgan ‘used a lot of artistic licence’ says Michael Fagan – who broke into the Queen’s Buckingham Palace bedroom in 1982 Michael Fagan, 70, climbed the railings of the palace and got in through window  He said that when the Queen saw him she said: ”What are you doing here?”   Mr … Read more

Cricket legend Shane Warne is STRIPPED of his driver’s licence in the UK after being caught speeding

Cricket legend Shane Warne is STRIPPED of his driving licence in the UK after being caught speeding six times in luxury cars Shane Warne has lost his driver’s licence after a string of speeding offences  The retired cricketer is living in London doing a commentating gig for Sky News He was clocked travelling 75km/h in … Read more

How do you buy new £157.50 TV licence when you are over 75?

Over-75s are being reassured they can buy a TV licence without leaving home during the pandemic, after it emerged some felt they needed to post forms or get documents photocopied. Some elderly people are making postal applications because they are nervous of falling prey to scammers if they do it online or over the phone, … Read more