BBC apologises over Clarkson

THE BBC has apologised after Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson described a car as “special needs”.

Ofcom investigated after the joke, made by Clarkson about a Ferrari owned by co-host James May, provoked complaints.

He said the F430 Speciale “looked like a simpleton” and should have been called “Speciale Needs” on the BBC2 show.

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