the match of the day presenter, gary lineker, has once again been named presenter, gary lineker, butw earning more than £1 million after taking over the breakfast show last year. the latest figures were published in the bbc‘s annual report. it came as lineker announced he would be taking a £400,000 pay cut. here's our media editor, amol rajan. whatever the complexities and caveats within this annual report, in a time of brutal recession across the country, these salaries are a bad look. on £1.75 million, gary lineker tops the list, but the 23% reduction in his new five—year deal means zoe ball on £1.36 million for her radio 2 breakfast show now earns slightly more. some of the published salaries don't include earnings from shows made by the bbc‘s commercial arm. the bbc has given some individuals, mostly women, big pay rises for taking on additional work. that's in an attempt to address the imbalance in gender pay. can we just say thank you so much, everyone, for listening... at 1%, the overall increase in stars' pay is below inflation. in other words, a real terms cut. lineker and o

it came as lineker announced he would be taking a £a00,000 pay cut.s within this annual report, in a time of brutal recession across the country, these salaries are a bad look. 0n £1.75 million, gary lineker tops the list, but the 23% reduction in his new five—year deal means zoe ball on £1.36 million for her radio 2 breakfast show now earns slightly more. some of the published salaries don't include earnings from shows made by the bbc‘s commercial arm. the bbc has given some individuals, mostly women, big pay rises for taking on additional work. that's in an attempt to address the imbalance in gender pay. can we just say thank you so much, everyone, for listening... at 1%, the overall increase in stars' pay is below inflation. in other words, a real terms cut. lineker and others could, and do, earn much more for their work outside the bbc. this points to a tension within the corporation. it's a public sector institution engaged in a commercial war for talent. audiences flocked to the bbc‘s news and education services during the pandemic. iplayer view

lineker and others could, and do, earn much more for their work outside the bbc. engaged in a commercial war for talent. audiences flocked to the bbc‘s news and education services during the pandemic. iplayer viewing is sharply up, and the bbc sounds app has surpassed ambitious targets. but a fifth of those under 16 in this country see no bbc content each week and, among those aged 16—34, youtube will soon overtake the bbc. given all this, the optics of these salaries, which include my own, make it that bit harder to persuade a generation raised on youtube and whatsapp and tiktok to part with their cash. i don't really watch a lot. i don't feel like it is for my generation. it is one of several that are available and, increasingly, i'm sort of using on—demand services as well. i happily pay it to make sure that i can keep watching those dramas, if we get another lockdown. for them to take a pay cut, i think is really good. and not to whinge, though. so as long as they took the pay cut and wasn't like, oh, a bad thing came out of their mouth, happy days. shows such

responding to mr davie's comments mr lineker said: "i think only twitter can take people off twitter.presidential tv debate — and it could be lively. the president's on the back foot — after revelations in the new york times about his business losses and tax affairs.. it's likely to come up. our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghe reports. the stage is almost set, the actors soon to be in place and america is about to get its first head—to—head show in this battle for the white house. the president has reportedly done little formal preparation, instead questioning his opponent's mental capacity, repeatedly calling him sleepyjoe, and going further. i always joke, but it's true, he was no winston churchill in debating, but he was fine. and people say he was on performance enhancing drugs. and the former vice president's reaction to that? he laughs. he's almost... no, i have no comment. it was here in cleveland four years ago that donald trump was anointed as the republican candidate president. now he finds himself trailing in the polls, trailing in the swing states and being outspe

responding to mr davie‘s comments mr lineker said: "i think only twitter can take people off twitter. grounds were scrapped. without the income, there is a real threat that many clubs could go out of business, but no agreement has been reached. there are nontheless signs this evening of a possible lifeline for the national league with talk of a grant from the government as our sports editor dan roan explains. business as usual for the champions. liverpool‘s perfect start to the season continuing, but off the field things are more complicated. the premier league is under mounting pressure to provide a quarter of a billion pound bailout for cash—strapped lower league clubs, after plans to reopen turnstiles next month were scrapped. today, the top flight discussed a rescue package for the first time, but without match day revenues, some of their clubs have financial concerns of their own and in the football league, they are increasingly desperate for a deal. the proportions in money are so extreme in their differences. if you look at man city yesterday, paying £65 million for a player, t

responding to mr davie's comments, mr lineker said: "i think only twitter can take people off twitterstancing rules, many councils introduced restrictions on how we move around in cars. now, across the country, there are plans to make some of the changes permanent. mark easton reports. in the south of norfolk, there is a power struggle going on. amid the strangeness of the pandemic, the motorcar is having its dominance challenged. so what's the situation here? they pedestrianised the road due to the virus. the thoroughfare of the ancient market town of harleston has provided almost free access to wheeled vehicles for over 1,000 years. what now? the need for social distancing has seen the council divert all but essential traffic around the high street, giving control of the public realm to pedestrians. i'm not anti—car or anti—trader. footfall is up. two new shops have opened in the last month. something is working here, but this isn't about extreme positions for or against the car, this is about everyone compromising and having market towns that are fit for the future not stuck in the

radio 2‘s zoe ball is set to become the highest paid bbc presenter, as gary lineker accepts a pay cutent from that picture we saw of him as he was taken off the plane in russia and taken into an ambulance. clearly very seriously ill indeed. yes, that is right. we see his family jubilantly looking ill indeed. yes, that is right. we see his familyjubilantly looking in that picture. on the right—hand side of the photo, his wife and on the left—hand side, his children. they are very left—hand side, his children. they are very happy at the remarkable progress he has made. in that statement, the first public concert —— committee made since falling out, he said his progress has been remarkable and he is amazed and he seemed very happy indeed. the idea he is off mechanical ventilation and he is off mechanical ventilation and he can breathe independently, that was the case yesterday, and this is remarkable progress because it was only last week he was in a medically induced, and given that german officials and now french and swedish la bs officials and now french and swedish labs have also con

and the daily mirror features an interview with former england footballer and presenter gary lineker,y he is taking a refugee into his home. so lots to talk through, it's good to have you both with us here on the papers. let's start with the guardian, the pressure being placed on vladimir putin with germany saying that president's putin's rival poison with no talk. they're pointing the finger at russia, with scientist saying it was another chalk and adding to a very complicated situation. it's very much stages of —— deja vu, where we saw the poison used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter on british soil. we see at this time with the russian opposition leader who was on a flight to go between siberia and moscow when he became ill, and much to many peoples surprise, he made his way to berlin where he is in an induced,. toxicology reports have confirmed that he's also been poisoned with this incredibly powerful nerve agent. and much like in the case in britain, prompt an international response. we saw that there were diplomats that were expeuedin there were diplomats that were exp

the bbc‘s highest paid star, gary lineker, has agreed to take a salary cut of nearly a quarter, but he'llement came as the bbc published its annual report. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, is here. what have we learned today? whatever the complexities and the caveats, we have learnt a lot in the annual report. at a time of suffering and hardship across the country, basically these salaries are quitea country, basically these salaries are quite a bad look for the bbc. the list of published names include sellers, some people are paid huge amounts of money and there were some huge pay rises, albeit for additional work. had huge pay rises, albeit for additionalwork. had been huge pay rises, albeit for additional work. had been three yea rs of reform additional work. had been three years of reform at the bbc where some individuals, especially that that exclusively men, had taken pay cuts and others, especially not explicitly women, have had writers. the pay bill has gone up by £1 million, but that is below inflation so it's a real terms cut. it was about addressing the outcry of the gender pay ga

radio 2's zoe ball is set to become the highest paid bbc presenter as gary lineker accepts a pay cut.re revealed in the bbc‘s annual report. hospital chiefs in england say nhs staff are having to stay off work because they can't get coronavirus tests. nhs providers say health workers with symptoms are being forced to stay at home as they wait for tests, and that's putting added strain on the service as it gears up for winter. they want doctors and nurses to be treated as a priority. the health secretary matt hancock says officials are working round the clock to fix ‘operational‘ problems, amid widespread reports of people across england struggling to get tests. richard galpin reports. the town of oldham in north—west england has one of the highest infection rates in the country, but people wanting tests are being turned away at sites like this because of a lack of capacity. the frustration palpable. do yourjob! i'm doing myjob! he's had a high temperature, he's supposed to be in school. what do you want me to do, leave him out of school, for indefinite? i've been trying since the last

today, for the first time then lineker since thing started to improve, when 20 out of 100,000 peopleve reached a threshold where we think in a precautionary way requiring people to wear face coverings will help us to wear face coverings will help us to clamp down on these bikes that we are seeing in some parts of wales and prevent us from having to take even more intrusive action in the future. it is a significant change in welsh government policy. they have until now stuck to two metres social distancing is the main deterrent against the virus. it's a welcome decision here, but one that has also raised questions about why the devolved nations couldn't have been more invite from the start. the devolved nations couldn't have been more invite from the startlj think it's ridiculous. they're not sticking together. everyone is doing a different thing. it's no wonder this is not going away. why is it different in one country than in another? we are all going through it, everyone has got coronavirus in different areas, so i should wales be different to england? also announced today is a lim

gary lineker has agreed to take a 23% salary cut.y in this data that we have, and i think it is likely to lead to some negative headlines. 0n the salaries, the list of salaries which includes me includes reforms trying to address the outcry over the difference between what men and women were getting paid and those reforms include many broadcasters, particularly men taking pay cuts, the likes of jeremy particularly men taking pay cuts, the likes ofjeremy vine and huw edwards and then some women, but not exclusively, people like lauren laverne and fiona bruce getting pay rises, crucially for extra work and that has adjusted the balance of that has adjusted the balance of that topless so that for the top ten highest earners are now women but fundamentally these are big salaries ata time fundamentally these are big salaries at a time of tremendous economic hardship with lots of people being made redundant or being on furlough and a lot of people will be shocked that some people have got pay rises. hence the difficult questions. the overa

the presenter gary lineker has been outspoken on social media about his feelings on how the governmentr this month, asking if he had housed any refugees. speaking to the daily mirror this week, lineker said he had "been thinking of doing something like that for a while," adding that his "kids are all grown up, so i've got plenty of room, so if i can help on a temporary basis, then i'm more than happy to do so. why not?" to find out more about the process, we can speak to guy wyatt — who's been hosting refugees and asylum seekers via the charity refugees at home for more than three years — and mo rahimeh, a former refugee who previously had help from the same charity, and now lives with guy as a lodger. good morning to you both! hankey for joining us on the bbc breakfast this morning. we will explain to you interviewers, you are in the same household which is why you can sit together and talk to us —— thank you. tell us what the experience has been like for you, guy. universally positive. my wife julia and been like for you, guy. universally positive. my wifejulia and i have been lookin

you get invited to red carpet events, you get free gifts showered on you, and to see gary lineker took, should be paid a salary more than the prime minister. cut them right down to the poverty level of £150,000 a year. they will still have all the commercial benefits, they will still be able to talk to their events and do their commercials for potato crests, but at least you and i, paying our license fee, will know no—one working for the beeb will be paid more than the prime minister. dame esther rantzen, more than the prime minister. dame esther ra ntzen, on more than the prime minister. dame esther rantzen, on those points, there is this funding gap, it came out yesterday. how would that be filled, and how do you, would you cut services? well, the bbc in real terms is about 3% less well off than it was in 2010. so in many ways, it is remarkable with the bbc has done as well as it is doing at the moment with so much less money. and it is a great optimistic case. the bbc will gain some money from the licensing fee income coming years but will, need to extract more revenue out of what t

the daily mirror reports that gary lineker is set to house a refugee at his surrey mansion. at home. the guardian leads on german doctors saying that russian opposition politician, alexei navalny, was poisoned by the deadly nerve agent, novichok. mr navalny remains in a coma after falling ill on a flight in siberia last month. and the telegraph leads on the bbc‘s decision to allow rule, britannia and land of hope and glory to be sung at the last night of the proms. the u—turn follows fierce criticism after it was decided to just play instrumental versions of the songs. there will now be members of the bbc singers choir actually performing some of the lyrics. this time of the morning, probably not the time, but my theme for the insides is milk and biscuits. it is quite comforting. to go with your cup of coffee. biscuits. it is quite comforting. to go with your cup of coffeelj biscuits. it is quite comforting. to go with your cup of coffee. i don't ta ke go with your cup of coffee. i don't take milk in my coffee. i like ‘s story that was picked out. a couple celebrating 50 yea