and claudia winkleman is the highest—paid woman on over £a50,000.captain, tweeted today about who came top of this league. but crucially the list isn't complete. we still don't know what big names like davids dimbleby and attenborough or mary berry get paid, because they work eitherfor independent companies or bbc worldwide, a commercial entity. the bbc‘s director—general insisted value for money was his priority. these people have relatively straightforward jobs, they really enjoy doing them and they're paid colossal sums of public money. i think they are highly skilled jobs, i think you underestimate what it is to present a programme, to have a bond, a close bond with the public. this is the forth bridge, we are constantly assessing — and should be constantly assessing — the people, the job we are asking them to do, and are they getting the right pay, and thinking about that all the time. it is public money, we owe the public that. at a tour of the bbc‘s salford studios today there was scepticism about the cost of on—air talent. i think they're in

claudia winkleman at around £450,000. indeed, looking at the list, two thirds of the names are men. black or asian or bame presenters, there's not one in the top 20. this is license fee payers' money. they need to know where the money is being spent and that they're getting that value for money, and i think by having that transparency, we have the opportunity to see where there's maybe gender pay gap, and where there's issues about bame presenters perhaps not being paid as much as others. meanwhile, at radio 2, the listeners were turning the tables onjeremy vine. are you embarrassed to pick up your paycheque? and outside, more questions. i'm just sorry, i think the bbc's really hurting today. the highest—paid bbc actor? derek thompson, charlie from casualty. of course, most actors are off the list, because they work for independents, and with amazon and netflix, talent costs are rising. it's notjust itv outbidding the bbc any more, but for those paying the license fee, today has been an eye opening glimpse into where their money has been going on. david sillito, bbc news. 0ur media

absolutely, and i think nice or something from claudia winkleman.d she welcomed this coming up. i don't know how many people would welcome this. true. let's move on to the financial times at netflix. this was the top story on the business stories yesterday. 104 million subscribers, beating expectations. not quite so complimentary to the company. netflix is one of these new fangs stocks which dominate wall street. please explain. we used to be dominated by oil and banking. please explain. we used to be dominated by oiland banking. now, wall street is dominated by fangs stocks, facebook, amazon, apple, netflix and google, alphabet. netflix and google, alphabet. netflix is a modern tech company, which dominate everyday living, like a lot of those companies do. and subscriber numbers have been enormous. they have been pushing into other areas of the world very successfully. what this story talks about is the fact that a lot of chief executives, the high earners at netflix, are earning their bonuses and hitting their bonuses with what it says "uncanny ce

but it is claudia winkleman who is the highest—paid woman for strictly and other programmes, more thanhat appears to be gaps in pay deals between male and female presenters. there is discrimination and unfairness against women. but i think although everyone will think it is very unfair and outrageous, this is now a moment when it can be sorted out. however one argument against revealing the pay deals is that some presenters may now think they have a good case for asking for a rise. but the former culture secretary who enforced this new openness has no doubts about the process. if you consider that £150,000 represents the licence fee of 1,000 households, then i think the public are entitled to know that is how their money is being spent. so, 96 pay deals above £150,000. this talent bill has been dropping, but viewers and listeners now have a much clearer picture ofjust who owns what. have a much clearer picture ofjust who earns what. well, one of the presenters named in today's list is radio 2'sjeremy vine, who received upwards of £700 thousand last year. discussing the story on his pro

claudia winkleman at around £a50,000. indeed, looking at the list, two thirds of the names are men. or bame presenters, there's not one in the top 20. this is license fee payers' money. they need to know where the money is being spent and that they're getting that value for money, and i think by having that transparency, we have the opportunity to see where there's maybe gender pay gap, and where there's issues about bame presenters perhaps not being paid as much as others. meanwhile, at radio 2, the listeners were turning the tables onjeremy vine. are you embarrassed to pick up your paycheque? and outside, more questions. i'm just sorry, i think the bbc's really hurting today. the highest—paid bbc actor? derek thompson, charlie from casualty. of course, most actors are off the list, because they work for independents, and with amazon and netflix, talent costs are rising. it's notjust itv outbidding the bbc any more, but for those paying the license fee, today has been an eye opening glimpse into where their money has been going on. david sillito, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news

but it is claudia winkleman who is the highest—paid woman for strictly and other programmes, more thandeals between male and female presenters. there is discrimination and unfairness against women. but i think although everyone will think it is very unfair and outrageous, this is now a moment when it can be sorted out. however one argument against revealing the salaries is that some presenters may now think they have a good case for asking for more money. but the former culture secretary who enforced this new openness has no doubts about the process. if you consider that £150,000 represents the licence fee of 1,000 households, then i think the public are entitled to know that is how their money is being spent. so, 96 pay deals above £150,000. this talent bill has been dropping, but viewers and listeners now have a much clearer picture ofjust who owns what. have a much clearer picture ofjust who earns what. david sillito, bbc news. 0ur correspondent nick higham is outside bbc‘s broadcasting house here in central london. they should have a new sign saying mind the gap! you are talking ab

the editor of the sunday times has apologised for an article suggesting the bbc presenters claudia winklemanhsbc have gone up by 5% in the first six months of the year. it's also buying back some of its shares. we'll have more on this injust a moment. fees for going over your overdraft limit could soon be a thing of the past. the financial conduct authority says these charges are too high and too complicated. it's thinking about a fundamental shakeup. the chancellor, philip hammond says he won't try to undercut rival eu countries by slashing taxes after brexit. this is being seen as a softer tone from him. injanuary he said the uk would do whatever it takes to stay competitive after brexit. back to news about hsbc. it made pre—tax profits of more than 5 billion dollars in the second quarter of the year — that's more than analysts were expecting. it's also spending 2 billion dollars on buying back its own shares. this could push up the value of the company by effectively restricting how many of its shares are on the market. the company's already had a good year, with its share price almost do

chris evans is the bbc biggest paid star on more than two million, while the best—paid woman is claudia winklemanharmacy chain, has apologised for dismissing calls to cut the cost of its contraceptive morning—after pills. it had initially refused to drop the price of the medicines because it claimed that doing so would "incentivise inappropriate use." andy moore reports. the british pregnancy advisory service launched its campaign with a video mocking the high prices charged in the uk for the morning after pill. they said it would be cheaper to fly to france and buy it there for about £5. wait, so that's. .. 30 quid. 30 actual pounds? tesco and superd rug reduced their prices, but boots refused to back down, saying: there was a vigorous campaign on social media critising the company and calling for a boycott. 30 labour women mps sent a letter to the company yesterday saying boots was taking a moral position on what should be a personal choice for women. then came a late—night change of heart. in its statement, boots said it was truly sorry for its poor choice of words. it said it was committed to

stars are paid and in that list, va nessa stars are paid and in that list, vanessa feltz and claudia winklemanrs said they were paid that much, he implied it was because they were jewish and he said jewish were not known for having lower salaries and is demanding less money. he said these things about how men deserve to be paid more because they are seldom found to be pregnant. it was intellectually incoherent and the question people would ask is how this got through. the usual process, i know this from a daisy newspapers, is the editor on the desk says, what do you think about writing? the columnist writes it and you check it with a headline to your editor. there is a question about how the irish edition allowed a column that was anti—semitic and misogynistic to make it onto the page. we can hear what vanessa feltz had to say right now. when you write something, it's read by the sub—editor... yes. it's read by the features editor. it's usually read by whoever it is... in the old days, it was setting to print but, you know, putting it... yes. arranging it on the page. it's read. and then it's

the top paid female star is claudia winkleman.nder 25% of chris evans. again and again the issue of gender inequality plays out — on radio 4, on the news at ten, on newsnight, on radio five live, on bbc sport, on bbc breakfast — the best paid people are men. eight news correspondents are on the list — one, laura kuenssberg — is a woman. the prime minister has got involved. "theresa may slams the bbc for ‘paying women less than men for doing the same job'. warns the bbc that she will be watching progress." that came from the political correspondent of the sun. the bbc says it is making progress, it takes it seriously. the bbc‘s director general tony hall addressed the issue. what i care most about, and i think we have to get much, much better, is the gender barents between men and women in our top talent. i think we've made a lot of progress but nowhere near where i wanted to be, by2020 nowhere near where i wanted to be, by 2020 want to get to the point where it is equal between men and women on the radio channels and television pr

but it is claudia winkleman who is the highest—paid woman for strictly and other programmes, more thanons will be asked about what appears to be gaps in pay deals between male and female presenters. there is discrimination and unfairness against women. but i think although everyone will think it is very unfair and outrageous, this is now a moment when it can be sorted out. however one argument against revealing the salaries is that some presenters may now think they have a good case for asking for more money. but the former culture secretary who enforced this new openness has no doubts about the process. if you consider that £150,000 represents the licence fee of 1,000 households, then i think the public are entitled to know that is how their money is being spent. so, 96 pay deals above £150,000. this talent bill has been dropping, but viewers and listeners now have a much clearer picture ofjust who owns what. david sillito, bbc news. 0ur media editor amol rajan is here. what are the likely consequences of this disclosure? well, as the excellent report went into, this is in essence a l

the editor of the sunday times has apologised for an article suggesting the bbc presenters claudia winklemanned high salaries because they were jewish. the article, by the columnist kevin myers, was published in the newspaper's irish edition and online and has since been taken down. speaking on bbc radio london, ms feltz has expressed her hurt over the article. i couldn't believe such a thing had been printed, i really couldn't. it absolutely gratuitous, it's not cleverly done, it's a blatantly racist and that's all that is, it's just racism. when you write something it is read by a sub—editor, the features editor, it is supposedly read by the legal team and the editor. ijust couldn't understand how all those layers of command had allowed something so blatantly racist to be put in the paper. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: government announces plans to recruit thousands more mental health workers in england. 100 years on from passchendaele, said are held to mark one of the bodies battles of the first world war. —— ceremonies are held. the editor of the sunday times has apologised for an

he said that vanessa feltz and claudia winkleman were only in the list of top paid bbc stars becauseop paid bbc stars because they werejewish and he managed not only to be anti—semitic but vaguely misogynistic as well saying that maybe some women had more junior positions because they get pregnant while men don't. it was bizarre. it was intellectually incoherent. as a former newspaperman it is strange how it got through the various layers of bureaucracy. usually a column editor will speak to the commerce and say what you think about writing and the columnist will say they have got this stuff coming and he will file a copy and you will ta ke and he will file a copy and you will take the edge and say what does what you got. at some point someone should read this and said this seems com pletely should read this and said this seems completely barmy. the column was published, it had a huge number of people angry, including vanessa fell to address the issue her radio show this morning and here's what she said. when you write something it is read by a sub—editor, the features editor, it is

the columnist published a column when he said some outlandish things, that vanessa feltz and claudia winkleman they werejewish, and he managed to be anti—semitic and misogynistic and said that maybe some women have junior sessions because they get pregnant and men do not. as a former newspaper and i thought it was very strange that this went to the various layers of bureaucracy. usually you have an editor speaking to the columnist who will ask what they're thinking about writing and then they will write it and stick it to an editor but at some point someone to an editor but at some point someone should have read it and thought it seemed crazy. it has offended a huge number of people including vanessa feltz to address the issue. when you write something it is read by a sub editor, features editor, whoever puts it to print, arranges it on the page, by the legal team and their editor. it is not like you just write it and it is in the paper. i couldn't understand how all those layers of command allowed something so blatantly racist is to be put in the paper. allowed something so blatantly racist i

the editor of the sunday times has apologised for an article suggesting the bbc presenters claudia winklemanssa feltz earned high salaries because they were jewish. the article, by the columnist kevin myers, was published in the newspaper's irish edition and online and has since been taken down. speaking on bbc radio london, ms feltz has expressed her hurt over the article. it is surprisingly hurtful. i would have thought that after all these years i would have been immune to it, and that is not at all how i felt. i felt extremely upset. also the layers of people at the newspaper who check copy before it goes into the paper, the subeditor, the legal team, not a single one of them spotted it and thought that is blatantly anti—semitic, vile and unsuitable, that cannot go in the paper. 0ne one in five mps continues to employ a member of their family using taxpayers‘s money, despite the practice being banned for new members of parliament. of the 589 returning mps, 120 do have declared the employment of a relative in the latest register of members financial interests. none of the 61 new mps elect

speaking on that she and claudia winkleman were bothjewish.his position as columnist at the sunday times. the chancellor, philip hammond, appears to have stepped back from a suggestion that the uk could cut taxes and regulation in a bid to undercut eu countries after brexit. in an interview with the french newspaper, le monde, he says the government has no plans to make big changes to tax policy in order to attract global investment. his remarks are in sharp contrast with what he said earlier in the year. the united states says president putin‘s decision to order 755 of its diplomatic staff to leave russia is unjustified. they have been told to leave by 1st september. the move is in retaliation to new sanctions approved by the us congress for russia‘s alleged involvement in last year‘s presidential election and the annexation of crimea. footballer cristiano ronaldo will appear in court in madrid today accused of tax fraud. he‘s the latest player to fall foul of spain‘s taxman and will attend a hearing to answer four counts of tax evasion. our

the highest—paid woman on the list is claudia winkleman. she gets £a50,000 a year.ng what appears to be the samejob with people doing what appears to be the same job with other people doing the same job with other people doing the samejob because same job with other people doing the same job because because samejob because because many presenters appear on more than one show, sue this should be taken with some caution, but if we take the deflation between men and women, the seniors presenterjohn humphrys get... nick robinson gets £250,000, mishal husain, the highest—paid woman, gets £200,000. justin webb ‘s get £170,000 plus. we are told we should not assume that the lowest paid presenter of today is a woman andi paid presenter of today is a woman and i surmise from that but fairer martin you may be on a list if she did more shifts. she's only doing part—time. 0n the one show, there is a differential flared between alex jones... dan walker gets £200,000 plus, another of the women, louise minchin, does not figure on the list. fiona bruce gets £350,000 plus, hugh edwa