Author: BBC

The inquiry is now looking at an email from Jane French, who was then the BBC current affairs editor, on 7 January 2015 about an upcoming Inside Out programme.In the email, she invites Mark Davies, then-communications director, for a filmed interview that would feature in the programme, setting out a summary of the issues the programme would cover and a series of questions.Another document on screen shows that French’s email was forwarded to Williams. In his reply, he says he “smells a rat” given the “BBC’s approach to date, the close engagement it has with JFSA, and the timing of…

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At the end of his night shift in August 2022 Mr Doffou bought some food, bedding and pillows in advance of having friends coming to stay. The value of the shopping was £30. CCTV footage shows Mr Doffou making multiple trips to get carrier bags but his receipt shows that these bags were not paid for. He said he was tired and was unaware that he had clicked the “no bags used” button on the till, unintentionally not paying for the carrier bags. Disciplinary action was taken by Sainsbury’s and Mr Doffou was sacked for the offence. The case later…

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