Gratitude

And so, after a wobbly day, Director of News Fran Unsworth can head into the weekend a little more relaxed.

"We are very grateful to Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson and Jeremy Vine, who have agreed that their pay will now be reduced. These are great journalists and presenters, who have a real connection with the audience. We are proud to have them working at the BBC. The final details of some of these changes are being discussed, and there are further conversations that the BBC will have with others in due course".

So, with a little more work to do on Eddie Mair and Andrew Marr, and perhaps a visit to Stephen Nolan in Northern Ireland, some big equal pay anomalies in News have been ironed out.

Now the spotlight turns to James Purnell and Bob Shennan in Radio & Education, for Chris Evans and Steve Wright versus any commercial competitor, never mind BBC Woman comparisons; and Charlotte Moore/Barbara Slater for the Lineker deal.