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BBC cost-cutting leads to 80s news repeats on Falklands

The BBC was today accused of excessive cutbacks, as news on the Falklands War and the Ethiopian famine was repeated nearly 30 years after it was first broadcast.

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Posted: Feb 25th, 2010
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BBC bans charity single ‘Palestine, Look, it’s Actually Really Complicated’

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Ban has upset ‘Artists for a UN Brokered Two State Palestinian Solution Rolled Out Over Five Years or Maybe Slightly Longer’

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Posted: Feb 16th, 2010
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Public demand updated cardigan-removal advice

Members of the public and the Conservatives have criticised the BBC and Sky News for not issuing the public with new guidelines for the milder weather.

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Posted: Jan 26th, 2010
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BBC makes emergency plea for more pictures of snow

‘Please send whatever pictures you can,’ said newswoman, Sharon Grayson. ‘A lot of people out there have no idea what snow actually looks like.’

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Posted: Jan 6th, 2010
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Children in Need rocked by bear-blinding scandal

'you should see what they did to the Sport Relief mascot'The BBC’s annual charity fundraiser was mired in scandal last night as it faced allegations that millions of small yellow bears were being deliberately blinded to elicit greater sympathy from would-be donators. ‘We’ve heard rumours that ruthless street beggars are purposely maiming defenceless teddies purely to increase the yield in their collection tin,’ said a spokesman for the charity Bear Necessities, who work to take injured bears off the streets and rehouse them in GPs’ waiting rooms.

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Posted: Nov 21st, 2009
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