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Gary Lineker’s son has spoken out after facing relentless abuse on Twitter following his father’s public fallout with BBC over small boat tweets. George Lineker shared a screenshot of someone telling him he should be “burned at the stake” for supporting his dad when the Match of the Day (MOTD) presenter was briefly suspended from the BBC. Commenting on the abuse, George wrote: “Social media’s mad isn’t it.

An unprecedented Match of the Day without presenters, pundits or commentators was watched by 500,000 more people last night than the previous week.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spoken out after Gary Lineker was dropped from his role on Match of the Day. The row broke out earlier this week after the former England striker took to social media to hit out at Government plans to stop small boats making the journey to Britain.

Piers Morgan has blasted the BBC's decision to pull Gary Lineker off Match of The Day. The corporation said the presenter's criticism of the government's Migration Bill was a "breach of our guidelines". The sports pundit will now be stepping back from his presenting duties until a "clear position" on his social media use is agreed upon.

READ MORE: BBC’s Lineker MOTD crisis live as stars mutiny in support and show to air with no presenterWayne added: "I'm gonna go with 'no comment on this one guys. "One angry fan wrote: "Ah Wayne, thought you were better than this. Be grateful you live comfortably and will never have to make a journey like this.

The BBC has apologised after it was forced to pull several sports programmes following a boycott by presenters and pundits in support of Gary Lineker.The broadcaster said it would air only “limited sport programming” over the weekend and was “working hard to resolve the situation”. It comes after Lineker was told to step back from hosting the Saturday edition of the football highlights programme in a row over impartiality.

The BBC has issued an update after its sporting schedule was thrown into disarray this weekend. Presenters, commentators, and pundits, pulled out of various shows in solidarity with Gary Lineker 'stepping away' from Match of the Day in a row over impartiality.

Football Focus and Final Score have been axed from today's BBC schedule as presenters are continuing to pull out in solidarity with Gary Lineker. BBC Radio 5 Live Sport has also suffered as contributors refused to go on the air.

More than 10 of the BBC’s highest-profile sports stars have staged an unprecedented walkout over the British broadcaster’s decision to suspend Gary Lineker. Below is a list of those who have walked out, with links to tweets explaining their reasons for joining the protest.

The BBC’s Premier League output is in freefall as mutinous presenters and pundits stage a protest over the suspension of Gary Lineker.

The row over the BBC's handling of the Gary Lineker tweet controversy rumbles on. He's 'stepped back' from Match of the Day following posts deemed to have broken broadcaster's impartiality rules. The former footballer has been overwhelmed with support from fellow BBC employees and celebrity pals.

The BBC’s weekend football TV schedule is collapsing like a cricket side, with its regular late Saturday afternoon show Football Focus – which usually highlights the day’s Premier League matches – having to be pulled, after a list of high-profile names announced today they were boycotting the show.

Fatboy Slim has thrown his support behind Gary Lineker after the footballer turned pundit was asked to “step back” from his presenting duties at the BBC.Earlier this week, Home Secretary Suella Braverman outlined the government’s controversial plan to ban people arriving in the UK illegally from ever claiming asylum.Lineker responded, calling it an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s”. Braverman then hit out at Lineker, saying that his comments “diminished the unspeakable tragedy” of the Holocaust.There is no huge influx.

The BBC comms department must be reeling this morning after a nightmare 48 hours which saw it firefighting battles on several fronts. 

BBC over fears of “rightwing backlash”.Wild Isles, a new documentary series exploring the wildlife of the British Isles and narrated by Attenborough, is set to premiere this weekend (March 12). Five episodes will be broadcast on BBC One in a primetime slot but a sixth will only be available to watch via the BBC iPlayer.According to the Guardian, the sixth episode will feature a stark look at the losses of nature in the UK and what has caused the declines.

BBC Breakfast host Nina Warhurst has recalled a memorable story - something which involved her work and one of her sons.Taking to her Instagram Stories this week, the journalist shared a throwback photo from five years ago from the time she accidentally drove to work with her son in tow."Facebook reminding me it's five years since I pulled up to the work car park and realised I'd forgotten to drop the kid at nursery," she wrote. Nina shared this funny post with fans this weekNina, 42, is a doting mum to her two boys, Digby, six, and Michael, four, whom she shares with her husband Ted.The journalist, who has become a familiar face to many thanks to her role on BBC Breakfast, is often praised by fans for her very relatable posts sharing the ups and downs of parenting.Back in September, Nina shared a snap of her and her husband grinning from ear to ear while enjoying a night out on the town for a friend's birthday.

Viewers of Dragons' Den have hit out at two of the show's multi-millionaires telling them to 'get a room' following the latest episode. The hit BBC One show was back on screens on Thursday night (March 9) with five more nervous entrepreneurs hoping to bag the investment of Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett.

Ken Bruce aired his final show for BBC Radio 2 on Friday after 31 years with the broadcaster.

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Brown vividly recalls her visceral reaction to Steve Coogan. The BAFTA-winning actor was fresh from shooting a scene when he walked across a Cheshire graveyard in her direction. 

Vernon Kay will replace Ken Bruce on his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning weekday show, the BBC has confirmed.The TV presenter, 48, will take over in May following the announcement last month that Scottish broadcasting veteran Ken, 72, would be stepping down from presenting his mid-morning show on the station after 31 years. Ken will present his final show on 3 March, the BBC confirmed on Friday.