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The former Newsnight host has criticised the corporation for taking action against Gary over his views when he has expressed politically charged opinions in the past

Match of the Day will air as usual on Saturday, but not as we know it. The BBC's decision to stand down Gary Lineker has seen a host of his colleagues opt out in solidarity

A host of pundits and presenters have already confirmed they will not be involved in Saturday night's programme after BBC announced Gary Lineker would step back from hosting

Refuge, the charity Fiona Bruce is associated with, have issued a statement following the presenter's comments on last night's edition of Question Time, which saw Bruce accused of trivialising violence against women and supporting Stanley Johnson

Match of the Day is set for a radical change after the BBC stood Gary Lineker down from his presenting duties and the likes of Ian Wright announced they would not be taking part in the show

The broadcaster should have stood up to this baying mob of right-wing MPs and defended free speech - and Lineker’s right to voice views which may be unpalatable to others

Following the BBC's original statement earlier this evening, a whole host of stars have ruled themselves out of replacing Gary Lineker on Match of the Day tomorrow night

New book The Secret Life of Ealing Films by Robert Sellers reveals the secrets from behind the scenes of classic movies, including a crevasse fall by John Mills and the stunt that nearly drowned Alec Guinness

The broadcaster has confessed to being a pint-swilling cider drinker who once went into work at Radio 1 still dressed as a mermaid from a party the night before

Gary Lineker has been taken off air by the BBC after a Twitter row with the Conservative party, but director general Tim Davie has insisted Match of the Day will press on as normal

Joe Lycett has joked he is available to host Saturday evening's Match of the Day after a number of presenters distance themselves from the role in 'solidarity' to Gary Lineker

High-end supermarket Booths, which is often described as the 'Waitrose of the North', is working with the National Food Crime Unit after it was found one of its suppliers had sold them deli products from outside the UK

EastEnders has plenty of action unfolding on the BBC soap next week, from worrying news and possible twists - and one character is betrayed

Jermaine Jenas stayed focussed on his The One Show hosting duties this evening, as the former footballer remains the favourite to replace Gary Lineker on Match of the Day this weekend

Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are men prepared to risk their space - so just what did the BBC think would happen when they tried to shut them up? This period now is about which side you are on, writes Darren Lewis

Piers Morgan certainly isn't impressed with the BBC's decision to take Gary Lineker off the air, with the former Good Morning Britain presenter issuing a warning to any star who is considering replacing his pal on Match of the Day

Jeremy Clarkson has spoken out on the controversy surrounding the BBC's decision to take Gary Lineker off air from Match of the Day this weekend

Alan Shearer is the latest man to confirm he won't appear on Match of the Day this Saturday after Gary Lineker was stood down from his duties following his social media activity

The BBC have issued a statement following comments made by Fiona Bruce on last night's episode of Question Time

The BBC have stood Gary Lineker down from his Match of the Day presenting duties after a row with the Conservative party, with Ian Wright pulling out of Saturday's show in response

The Mirror has launched a petition calling for Gary Lineker to be reinstated to Match of the Day by the BBC - we urge anyone who values liberty and free speech to join the 200,000 people who've already signed it

Gary Lineker has broken his silence after BBC bosses confirmed that will not be presenting Match of the Day until they had "agreed a clear position" on his social media use

The BBC confirmed this evening that Gary Lineker will not be presenting Match of the Day until both the broadcaster and Gary come to an agreement 'and clear position on his use of social media'

Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright has pulled out of appearing on Match of the Day this weekend after the BBC dropped Gary Lineker from the programme

Gary Lineker has been axed from Match of the Day by the BBC after comments he made on social media criticising the Conservative government with Gary Neville leaping to his defence