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BBC announces Gary Lineker return after huge backlash over Match of the Day star's suspension

The BBC has broken its silence over whether Gary Lineker will return to the broadcaster after it faced huge backlash over deciding the sports presenter should step back' from Match of the Day

Daily Mirror

Match of the Day's long-held feelings on Gary Lineker as WhatsApp group messages leaked

A number of pundits pulled out of Match of the Day on Saturday after Gary Lineker was told to step back from presenting duties, with the BBC airing a shortened show

Daily Mirror

Alan Shearer claims Arsenal goal should not have stood as Ian Wright makes "weak" dig

Arsenal struck three times in the first half to beat Fulham and restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League, but there were questions over their opener

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Community-led rainwater testing near Orange finds one in three tanks have unsafe lead levels

NSW Health is retesting water after residents raised concerns about elevated traces of heavy metals, which they worry is linked to Cadia goldmine

The Guardian - AU

Three men and a boat

Tomorrow Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and UK PM Rishi Sunak will announce which submarines Australia will acquire under the AUKUS treaty, and if reelected NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will create a savings fund for each child in NSW at a cost of $850 million.

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Ian Wright and Alan Shearer return to punditry duties after boycotting Match of the Day

Ian Wright and Alan Shearer were the first to launch a boycott of the BBC after the broadcaster stood Gary Lineker down from his Match of the Day hosting duties on Friday night

Daily Mirror

Inside BBC crisis talks amid toxic Gary Lineker saga as Match of the Day ratings emerge

Gary Lineker did not appear on a watered-down Match of the Day on Saturday evening after being stepped down by BBC chiefs leading to a boycott by his colleagues including pundits and commentators

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta lauds 'huge' Gabriel Jesus boost amid Man City title race

Gabriel Jesus returned to the Arsenal squad for the Premier League game with Fulham on Sunday.

Manchester Evening News

Gary Lineker's 25-word response after being questioned over BBC future

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker was controversially taken off air by the BBC on Friday afternoon

Liverpool Echo

Song set to Match of the Day tune backing Gary Lineker goes viral

“We decided we did not just want to make the song about Lineker, but to make it about the problem of people’s assumptions about bias”

Wales Online

Family hope song in support of Gary Lineker sparks impartiality conversations

Gary Lineker became embroiled in a row over impartiality after using Twitter to compare the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy.

The Independent UK

'I'm totally behind him': Leeds shoppers on Gary Lineker's Match of the Day suspension

Many of Lineker's fellow pundits have pulled out of BBC sports programming this weekend as the situation escalates

Leeds Live

Match of the Day review – without Lineker, this is just 20 minutes of shameful, joyless TV

The embarrassingly truncated and hilariously silent ‘scab’ MotD proves that Gary Lineker is the best in the game – and that the BBC has absolutely shot itself in the foot

The Guardian - UK

BBC One broadcast stripped back Match of the Day after Gary Lineker stood down

The show lasted 20 minutes and did not feature the usual title music or graphics.

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Viewers react to ‘silent’ Match of the Day as pundit-less episode airs

Fans made light of the situation by confirming that everyone from Bend It Like Beckham’s Keira Knightley to Lana Del Rey would not be presenting on Saturday’s show

Liverpool Echo

What BBC said before Match of the Day as iconic theme tune axed after Gary Lineker fallout

Match of the Day, the BBC's flagship football programme, is running for 20 minutes on Saturday evening with no hosts, pundits or match commentary

Daily Mirror

BBC begs Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day calling him 'best in the business'

BBC Director General Tim Davie said success would be Gary Lineker 'getting back on air' amid the chaos surrounding its sports coverage as colleagues showed support by downing tools

Daily Mirror

Brave way Gary Lineker told sons of axe before breaking down in tears

Gary Lineker attempted to put a brave face on his axing by the BBC, but it was the solidarity and support shown by his Match of the Day colleagues which made him emotional

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Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker would go back to Match of the Day but will NEVER apologise, says son

Gary Lineker's son George said his dad, who was taken off air by the BBC after criticising the government's new immigration bill, 'will always speak up for people who don't have a voice'

Al Jazeera

BBC sport coverage in disarray over Gary Lineker free speech row

BBC sport presenter Gary Lineker was suspended after criticising the British government’s new asylum policy.

Daily Mirror

BBC boss Tim Davie will not resign over Gary Lineker debacle amid sports coverage chaos

Tim Davie, BBC director general, says he will not resign over the handling of Gary Lineker criticising the government on Twitter, apologising that audiences "have been affected" thanks to the huge backlash

Daily Mirror

BBC's Match of the Day replacement revealed as show is cut short amid Gary Lineker row

Match of the Day has been cut to just 20 minutes tonight, as a number of the presenters stepped back from the show this week in solidarity with Gary Lineker amid the impartiality row

Bristol Post

Carol Vorderman shares support for Gary Lineker amid BBC row

The star has taken to Twitter to share a clip which she has urged people to watch

Daily Record

Jeremy Clarkson has his say on Gary Lineker BBC row after Piers Morgan comment

Piers claimed the Clarkson's Farm star's career suffered when he "made a crass ham-fisted joke about Meghan" and predicted many want to see the same thing happen to Lineker.

Wales Online

Gary Lineker row: What time is Match of the Day tonight?

A public row has erupted over the BBC's decision to stand Gary Lineker down from Match of the Day duties

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