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Head of Commons media committee denies writing article accusing BBC of bias

Excoriating article under Caroline Dinenage’s name remains on ConservativeHome website

It was a crisis that toppled a BBC director general and his head of news. After contentious accusations of bias by a former external adviser, Michael Prescott, both Tim Davie and Deborah Turness quit the corporation.

At the height of the media storm that ensued last November, the corporation was struck by another blow. A key figure in scrutinising the BBC – the chair of the Commons culture, media and sport committee – delivered an equally damning verdict.

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Dinenage’s article has been on ConservativeHome since November last year.

© Photograph: House of Commons

Dinenage’s article has been on ConservativeHome since November last year.

© Photograph: House of Commons

Dinenage’s article has been on ConservativeHome since November last year.

Gene Shalit, longtime Today show movie critic, dies at 100

13 June 2026 at 01:25

Beloved movie critic and arts reporter was known for bushy hair and mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns

Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the Today show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.

Shalit’s family announced the death Friday to NBC News, saying in a statement that he “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life”.

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