Staff fears grow that BBC will shut its Three and Scotland channels next week

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What happened

Redundancy process suggests home of Gavin and Stacey and Fleabag could go online-only again in £500m cuts push The BBC has started a redundancy process in its TV and streaming division, heightening staff fears that Matt Brittin will announce the clos…

Key facts

  • Redundancy process suggests home of Gavin and Stacey and Fleabag could go online-only again in £500m cuts push The BBC has started a redundancy process in its TV and streaming division, heightening staff fears that Matt Brittin will announce the clos…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:00:10 UTC.

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  1. Staff fears grow that BBC will shut its Three and Scotland channels next week

  2. Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year

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Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year

Rolling stock companies, which also paid out nearly £400m to shareholders, accused of profiting at passengers’ expense The chief executives of three firms that rent out trains to Britain’s railways were paid a combined £3.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian