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BBC told to improve online local news

Review by the BBC Trust says web services are in good order, but coverage of regional news is 'not particularly comprehensive'. By Mark Sweney

CBeebies star Justin Fletcher to launch educational apps for kids

'I'm astounded at the way children are now using apps from a very young age as a learning tool'. By Stuart Dredge

Former BBC Newsnight editor tipped to return in bid to boost show after Savile

Speculation that Peter Barron is being lined up to fill gap left after Peter Rippon stepped aside during furore over axed report. By John Plunkett

BBC’s troubled £133m digital video archive delays ‘tapeless’ future

Old-fashioned tape editing machines may have to be installed in Broadcasting House in specially-constructed refrigerated areas. By Tara Conlan

Up the Junction’s Tony Garnett reveals mother’s backstreet abortion death

Producer who edited Ken Loach's 1965 TV drama about illegal abortion reveals own mother died two days after operation. By Jason Deans and Maggie Brown

Television producer Tony Garnett: ‘I’m only interested in love and politics’

Maggie Brown: As the BFI celebrates his 50 years' work, the man behind Cathy Come Home reveals the tragedy that changed his world

Shaun the Sheep aims to expand his flock with a big-screen adventure

Aardman Animations teams ups with French broadcasting giant StudioCanal to give Nick Park's creation his own movie

BBC ports iPlayer Radio app to Android and says it’s ‘even better’ than on iOS

App enables radio listeners to stream stations live, as well as accessing podcasts and on-demand shows. By Stuart Dredge

Can Apple stop the profits rot?

Apple's much-anticipated results are expected to show its growth story has soured as rivals eat into smartphone market

BBC iPlayer watched on tablets more than smartphones for first time

Top Gear two-parter from Africa and Comic Relief made March the corporation's joint best month, with 272m requests. By Josh Halliday

Tracey Emin launches Radio 4′s major arts series Cultural Exchange

Bernardo Bertolucci, Jeanette Winterson and Paul Weller also among 75 public figures revealing favourite works

Falklands on film: how broadcasters have handled Margaret Thatcher’s war

BBC and ITV enraged the government with early portrayals of the conflict but it is being supplanted by recent conflicts

BBC to play Ding Dong in chart show despite anti-Thatcher Facebook push

Radio 1 says it may ask Newsbeat reporter to explain context of song, as top five entry poses test for corporation's new chief. By Lisa O'Carroll

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