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The public broadcaster's iconic programme was ditched following a remarkable backlash - and instead viewers were given 20 minutes of highlights with the only trimming being budget graphics that anyone with a laptop could have created in minutes

Saturday night's edition of Match of the Day was aired without a presenter, pundits, commentators or interviews with players and managers, leaving supporters furious at the BBC

The Chancellor will make sweeping changes to the welfare system - and ramp up sanctions on benefit claimants who don't look for work - but parts of the new plan seem awfully familiar

Match of the Day was forced into going straight into the first match following its opening credits on Saturday night - with no presenters, pundits or commentators

Gary Lineker's son George has spoken out on the Match of the Day host's emotional week and revealed what brought the former professional footballer to tears after his tweet slamming proposed government policy went viral

BBC Director General Tim Davie said success would be Gary Lineker 'getting back on air' amid the chaos surrounding its sports coverage as colleagues showed support by downing tools

Gary Lineker attempted to put a brave face on his axing by the BBC, but it was the solidarity and support shown by his Match of the Day colleagues which made him emotional

Gary Lineker's son George said his dad, who was taken off air by the BBC after criticising the government's new immigration bill, 'will always speak up for people who don't have a voice'

Gary Lineker's son George has spoken of how proud he is of his dad for speaking "up for people who don't have a voice", as backlash against Gary's Match of the Day axe continues

The BBC will air a radically different edition of Match of the Day on Saturday, but regular presenter Gary Lineker will not be tuning in after being stood down by the broadcaster

Gary Lineker was stepped down by the BBC for Saturday's showing of Match of the Day following his comments comparing the Tories' migrant policy to 'Nazi Germany'

Ahmad Harris, who fled Kabul six months ago and has family in the UK, has compared the BBC's move to silence Gary Lineker to the tactics of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Ex football player John Barnes says Gary Lineker had the right to express his view on his personal Twitter account - and adds the BBC can't pick and choose when it wants to be impartial

The BBC stood Gary Lineker down from his job as a presenter, throwing flagship Premier League highlights show Match of the Day into crisis as presenters boycotted the broadcaster

Tim Davie, BBC director general, says he will not resign over the handling of Gary Lineker criticising the government on Twitter, apologising that audiences "have been affected" thanks to the huge backlash

Sports presenter Gary Lineker, though employed by the BBC, has a right to speak his mind. At all times, but particularly when the chairman Richard Sharp remains in post

Match of the Day has been cut to just 20 minutes tonight, as a number of the presenters stepped back from the show this week in solidarity with Gary Lineker amid the impartiality row

Keir Mudie says the new immigration bill unveiled by Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman is a really cheap electoral trick, which is a great indicator we’re up and running campaign-wise

BBC director general Tim Davie has apologised to the broadcaster's viewers after the decision to axe Gary Lineker decimated sports programming over the weekend

The Prime Minister’s response comes as the row over the England legend turned broadcaster’s ouster from Match of the Day continued to overshadow the Government’s controversial refugee crackdown

Millions of people across the UK will hear a loud alarm from their mobile phones, along with a test alert message

Celebrities have been among those expressing support for former football and pundit Gary Lineker amid an impartiality row involving the presenter and the BBC following a tweet he made recently

Gary Lineker was able to visit the King Power on Saturday to watch Leicester take on Chelsea after being forced to "step back" from his Match of the Day role by the BBC

Ahead of the Budget, analysis from the UK Spirits Alliance found the cost of duty on a bottle of gin in the UK is 77% higher than the EU average

Fans of Gary Lineker have unearthed an awkward BBC statement from 2018, which said 'any expression of Gary's personal political views does not affect the BBC's impartiality' amid a new row