BBC badly hit by staff strike

DISRUPTION to BBC radio and TV news programmes will continue over the weekend because of a “solidly supported” strike by thousands of journalists, including newsreaders and presenters, in a bitter row over pensions, union leaders said.

Presenters including Radio Five Live’s Nicky Campbell and TV newsreaders Fiona Bruce and Huw Edwards joined in the action, which led to the scrapping of popular programmes.

Radio 4’s flagship Today programme, the World At One and PM were all hit, with freelance staff and non-union journalists continuing to work.