BBC Sport staff have reportedly reacted angrily to plans to remove lunchtime and overnight sports bulletins from the BBC News channel. The changes, announced by director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski, are part of a restructuring intended to prioritise online analysis, club-focused material and audiences on social media and YouTube, prompting concerns about the future of traditional broadcast coverage.

The BBC says 41 roles will be made redundant while five new positions are created, with the changes expected to save £2.5 million. Four story-sourcing producer roles will be cut, reducing that team to 11, while staff have questioned Kay-Jelski’s reported salary of £275,000 to £279,999 compared with the £245,000 figure previously associated with the post. Some employees are considering strike action amid wider plans to reduce the BBC’s workforce by 10 per cent by 2028.