Protests as BBC takes 11,000 recipes offline

The BBC’s Food and Newsbeat websites, along with its iWonder service, will close over the next 12 months as part of plans to save £15 million.

The online News Magazine will also close, to be replaced by “long-form” journalism online under a current affairs banner, the BBC said. Social media activity around digital radio and music will also be reduced, and the BBC’s Travel website will be closed.

James Harding, director of BBC News and current affairs, said: “The internet requires the BBC to redefine itself, but not its mission: the BBC’s purpose online is to provide a distinctive public service that informs, educates and entertains.”