BBC apologise over Gary Lineker tweet as presenter set to return

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Gary Lineker will return to hosting Match Of The Day after BBC director-general Tim Davie apologised for the disruption to the weekend's football coverage. Lineker was told to step back from presenting the programme in a row over impartiality but will return to hosting coverage this weekend.

Published 3 months ago · London, United Kingdom

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Times of India

BBC reaches deal with Gary Lineker after Twitter row

UK News: Gary Lineker will return as presenter of the flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said on Monday, ending a crisis sparked by h

3 months ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day as BBC's Tim Davie denies climbdown

Director general Tim Davie says the BBC will carry out an independent review into its social media rules.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Gary Lineker Set to Return as Host After BCC Director General Tim Davie Issues Apology

Lineker was criticised by ministers and politicians after comparing the language used in the government's new asylum policy with 1930s Nazi Germany

3 months ago·India

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The Guardian

Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day after BBC suspension

BBC announces review of social media guidance after presenter was stood down over comments on asylum policy language

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

BBC reverses Gary Lineker's suspension for post on Twitter

The BBC says Gary Lineker will return to airwaves. Britain's national broadcaster has reversed the former soccer great's suspension for a post on Twitter that had criticized the British government's new asylum policy.

3 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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