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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is to broadcast a live Eid service from a mosque for the first ever time on British terrestrial TV.

Ally McCoist isn't so sure about the BBC turning to a cast of rotating hosts to replace Gary Lineker in the Match of the Day chair – and a radio colleague branded it a 'cop out' live on air.

Gary Lineker has been spotted for the first time since whispers of a leaked email put his future as Match of the Day host up in the air. In the last stretch of his current deal, Gary, who's been the face of the show since 1999, might see changes ahead with BBC Sport's head honcho Alex Kay-Jelski reportedly keen to shake things up. "We have nothing to announce, and we have not agreed next steps with regard to his contract," a rep from the BBC shared.

Gary Lineker has said he still believes his tweet about the Government’s “cruel” asylum policy was “factually accurate”.The Match Of The Day star, 62, told Alastair Campbell during an interview for Men’s Health UK magazine that he stood by his comments, despite the drama it's caused.The BBC has launched an independent review of its social media guidance for freelancers following an impartiality row prompted by Gary's tweets. Gary was taken off air by the broadcaster after posting a tweet in which he said the language used by the Government to promote its asylum plans, in his opinion, sounded similar to 1930s Germany.

Naman Ramachandran BBC director general Tim Davie has apologized over the ongoing fracas around star soccer player turned sports pundit Gary Lineker, but will not resign. Last Tuesday, Lineker, commenting on the U.K. government’s controversial Illegal Migration Bill, tweeted, describing it as an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s.” Lineker is a star presenter on the BBC’s “Match of the Day” soccer program. Lineker’s tweet raised government hackles and on Friday, the BBC suspended him, saying: “The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days.  We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines. The BBC has decided that he will step back from presenting ‘Match of the Day’ until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. When it comes to leading our football and sports coverage, Gary is second to none.  We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone, or that he can’t have a view on issues that matter to him, but we have said that he should keep well away from taking sides on party political issues or political controversies.”

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.

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 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.

K.J. Yossman Nomzamo Mbatha (“Coming 2 America”) is set to star in period drama “Shaka Ilembe” about the iconic African king.