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Mark Thompson, Former New York Times C.E.O., Among Candidates to Lead CNN

Mr. Thompson, who was also the director general of the BBC, stepped down as chief executive of The Times in 2020.

By Benjamin Mullin and John Koblin

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Michael Parkinson, Famous for Interviewing the Famous, Dies at 88

A mainstay of British television, he was best known for a long-running BBC program that was called simply “Parkinson.”

By Neil Genzlinger

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NatWest C.E.O. Resigns Amid Nigel Farage’s Feud With Coutts Bank

Nigel Farage, a political insurgent and ally of Donald J. Trump, exposed his bank for dropping him over “reputational risks.” Some analysts say he could parlay his situation into a comeback.

By Mark Landler

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BBC Suspends Male Staff Member After Report of Payments for Sexual Images

A report in The Sun newspaper said that an unnamed male presenter at the BBC had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for “sexually explicit photographs.”

By Chris Cameron