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I'm the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is to reveal details of the cuts to its website it announced last year. The Mark Thompson will announce a new strategy today that will see spending cut from Β£135 million to Β£100 million, and 360 of its 1,600 online staff made redundant. It says the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will cut celebrity coverage and in-depth financial analysis from its website.

Radio 4 Controller Gwyneth Williams is to launch a new science strand and a weekly interview programme, in place of the Tuesday morning shows On The Ropes, Taking a Stand and The Choice. since taking the job - and she also writes about her plans on the Radio 4 blog.

Criticisms of the police handling of the phone-hacking scandal have intensified. The Chris Huhne, the Lib Dem Energy Secretary, accused Scotland Yard of failing to properly investigate the allegations, while it emerged that Gordon Brown has asked police to establish whether he has been a victim.

The the phone-hacking scandal could spread to more newspapers. Mark Lewis, the lawyer who acted for Gordon Taylor of the Professional Footballers' Association in a damages claim against the NotW, said he was now representing four people who believe they were targeted by other tabloid papers.

The on the new Broadcasting House. "Although not the truly inspirational building the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ dreamed of, the new Broadcasting House will probably come to be seen as an imposing yet functional HQ" he says.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reports Miranda Hart has triumphed at the British Comedy Awards, with three titles, including Best Female Comedy Actress. Her Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two sitcom Miranda - which she stars in and writes - won Best New TV Comedy, and she also picked up the People's Choice Award, chosen by viewers.

about Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ news coverage of the deaths of the Queen Mother and Diana, Princess of Wales. He writes: "The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has a policy on everything, yet, when the chips are down, presenters make up editorial policy as they go along." On Saturday, "left-wing bias is written into the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's DNA."

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's newspaper review says papers have had the weekend to ponder Labour leader Ed Miliband's decision to promote one of his rivals - Ed Balls - to the job of shadow chancellor.

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