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Novara Live: Starmer Says “Racism Returning to Politics” in Bombshell Interview

The gloves are off as Keir Starmer accuses Reform UK of bringing racism back to UK politics. Plus: A new ITV documentary features shocking testimony from IDF soldiers, and the BBC bias row continues. With: Aaron Bastani & Kieran Andrieu.

People walk outside BBC Broadcasting House after director general of BBC Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, 10 November 2025. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

Opinion: The BBC Thought It Could Save Itself by Serving the Powerful. It Was Wrong

Steven Methven

The corporation's cardinal sin was messing with the big dogs it usually serves, writes Steven Methven.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops’ ground operation in Gaza on 12 November 2023. IDF handout/Reuters

Long Read: The Israeli Military Strategies the BBC Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Harriet Williamson

The Dahiya doctrine and Hannibal directive are key to making sense of Israel's actions in Gaza over the past two years, and yet the BBC hasn't mentioned them once in its coverage since 7 October 2023. Harriet Williamson reports.

Far-right rally Unite the Kingdom

Opinion: The Mainstream Media Mafia Has Greased Britain’s Slide Towards Fascism

Phil McDuff

Any analysis of the political situation in the UK that does not account for the media is so incomplete as to be useless, argues Phil McDuff.

Report: BBC Ignored Internal Request to Correct Claim Anas Al-Sharif Worked With Hamas

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: A leaked email shows that the BBC ignored an internal request to correct reporting that smeared Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, killed by Israel in August, as a Hamas operative. Harriet Williamson reports.

A person with a black hoodie that says 'press' on it holds a piece of card that has a cut-out figure with the words 'journalist killed in palestine', and the name of a killed Gazan journalist.

Report: BBC Union Reps Warned Staff Against Attending the Union’s Own Vigil for Palestinian Journalists

Rivkah Brown

In emails seen by Novara Media, BBC staffers and National Union of Journalists representatives warned colleagues against attending a vigil organised by…the National Union of Journalists. Rivkah Brown reports.

Novara Live: Israel Bombs Gaza’s Only Catholic Church

Israel has bombed Gaza’s sole Catholic church, killing three and injuring a priest. Plus: The Labour schism over welfare cuts continues, and why James O’Brien is wrong about the doctors’ strike. With: Dalia Gebrial, NoJusticeMTG and Brian Leishman MP.

BBC headquarters in London

Report: BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals

Harriet Williamson

An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage - but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israel’s decades of occupation and violence against Palestinians. Harriet Williamson reports.

A man with short hair a suit and coat grimaces in front of BBC broadcasting house

Report: BBC Exec Downplayed Israel ‘Plausible Genocide’ Ruling to Dismayed Colleagues

Rivkah Brown

Exclusive: BBC News global director Jonathan Munro refuted colleagues’ claims that the corporation was suppressing the International Court of Justice’s ruling that Israel was plausibly committing genocide while minimising the ruling’s significance, internal emails reveal. Rivkah Brown reports.

A woman in blue overalls stands next to a man with his hands in his pockets.

Review: Blitz Is Steve McQueen’s Most Conventional Film to Date – and That’s No Bad Thing

Juliet Jacques

The former Turner Prize-winning artist’s latest work is racial history masquerading as a chocolate-box depiction of the second world war, writes Juliet Jacques.

Opinion: It Isn’t Only Justin Welby That Should Go – So Should the Church of England

Adam Ramsay

The archbishop of Canterbury’s failure to investigate child abuse is a direct result of its sanctification of elites. Time to remove this reactionary poison from our state, writes Adam Ramsay.

Review: Asif Kapadia Doesn’t Know What He’s Trying to Say

Juliet Jacques

The director's new film 2073 gestures at social ills but struggles to name culprits, let alone solutions. The result is to induce despair rather than prompt action, writes Juliet Jacques.

A politician in a suit and turban against a background of blurry council chamber

Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

The newly elected Labour MP gained instant notoriety as the biggest landlord in the Commons. Less known is that in 2019 he was accused of serious sexual assault. Athwal claims that he was cleared by the party. The truth wasn’t so clear-cut, Novara Media can reveal.

Barbara Windsor stands besides Queen Elizabeth II behind a pub counter

Feature: Soaps Give Working Class Actors a Chance – And They’re Disappearing

Polly Smythe

As privately educated stars like Olivia Coleman and Andrew Garfield continue to infiltrate Hollywood, shows for and by regular people are being axed, writes Polly Smythe.

an israeli soldier with mouth agape stands in front of a spotlight, pointing at something behind him

Opinion: The World Is Finally Waking Up to Israel’s Disinformation War – But Is It Too Late?

Yara Hawari

Even the BBC is starting to pick up on Israeli propaganda. Its belated epiphany won't bring back 15,000 dead Palestinians, writes Yara Hawari.

BBC headquarters in London

Analysis: Brits Have Fallen Out of Love With the BBC

Ell Folan

New data shows trust in the BBC has plunged dramatically amongst both left and rightwingers. Ell Folan explains.

A man with reddish pale skin and ginger beard and blue eyes looks sideways. Something blocks the lower half of his face

Opinion: Harry V the Press? More Like the Establishment V the Rest of Us

Justin Schlosberg

Prince Harry’s testimony in the phone-hacking trial suggests a rift has opened up between the second and fourth estates. That couldn't be further from the truth, writes Justin Schlosberg.

Ed Balls and Susanna Reid present Good Morning Britain

Opinion: The Media is Biased Against the Left – And the Right

Aaron Bastani

While rightwing billionaires control Britain’s print press, the broadcast media is stuffed with Blairites, writes Aaron Bastani.

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