The BBC has published a thematic review of its migration output, undertaken by policy specialist, Dr Madeleine Sumption, MBE. The BBC Board-commissioned review assesses the impartiality and accuracy of BBC coverage of migration and considers if a sufficient breadth of voices and viewpoints is being reflected. It focuses particularly on News and Current Affairs and political programming across the UK. The review finds that the topic of migration is technically complex, emotional and contested. Despite this, it finds no consistent bias towards one point of view within the BBC’s coverage of migration and the quality of BBC coverage on migration has generally been high. However, the review does identify ‘risks to impartiality that point in multiple directions’ with stories often being told through a narrow political lens, focused on commentary from a small number of high-profile people and without exploring issues in greater depth or detail.

Law360: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched an appeal on 25 June 2024 in a case that will decide whether it is able to reduce future benefits for members of its £19.8bn pension scheme.

MLex: The BBC has written to large language model-based search engine provider Perplexity AI with a threat of legal action over what it says is the ‘verbatim’ reproduction of its content without permission. Perplexity tells MLex that the BBC’s actions demonstrate its attempts to ‘preserve Google’s illegal monopoly’.

Law360: A High Court judge granted the BBC permission on 15 September 2023 to challenge the ruling limiting the use of pension scheme amendment powers to cut costs, accepting that the issues in the case were important to the 'wider pension community'.

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched its Acquisitions Sustainability Toolkit which gives commercial property owners practical guidance on how to ensure sustainability risks and opportunities are reviewed during the acquisition process. The toolkit is divided into 3 parts namely, the Sustainability Investment Checklist, which sets out information required during the due diligence process, Investment Critical Decision Trees, which have been developed to help property owners identify risks and determine any mitigation measures and Asset Onboarding, which provides important questions that should be considered post-acquisition.

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched a renewed Green Lease Toolkit to improve sustainability within the commercial real estate sector. The online Toolkit supports owners' and occupiers’ sustainability ambitions providing precedent clauses covering almost 20 areas including building management, circular economy, waste and renewable energy. The suggested drafting variations are categorised as ‘light’, ‘medium’ or ‘dark’ and there is a new Green Lease Essentials section, outlining a vision for minimum expectations on what green leases should include. The BBP invites a wide range of industry professionals to embrace these resources, including property owners, occupiers, letting agents, lawyers, managing agents, investors and analysts.

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has published a Carbon Credit Procurement Guide on 10 November 2025 to assist commercial property owners in procuring high-integrity carbon credits for offsetting residual emissions. Developed by BBP's Net Zero Carbon Working Group in collaboration with Managing Agents Partnership members, the guide provides structured procurement processes including developing carbon credit specifications, conducting due diligence on brokers and suppliers, evaluating projects with consistent criteria, and embedding risk management and integrity checks. The guidance aims to align with evolving best practice and investor expectations as organisations progress towards net zero carbon goals. The guide is available on BBP and MAP websites, with stakeholders invited to provide feedback to ensure practical effectiveness and industry alignment.

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has published a comprehensive guide to support and assist UK commercial real estate owners in applying the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework. The guidance provides practical tools for implementing the TNFD framework and developing informed nature-related disclosures. It provides an overview of the nature and biodiversity challenges in the real estate sector, outlines the Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare (LEAP) process to guide organisational strategy and governance, and offers a step-by-step implementation guide, which includes appendices on regulatory drivers and the impacts of commercial real estate on natural systems.

The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) is responsible for writing and maintaining the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising, but the Office of Communications (Ofcom) retains overall sign-off on major changes to the Code. The BCAP Code sets out the rules that govern broadcast advertisements on any television channel or radio station licensed by Ofcom. The ASA is responsible for administering the Code, but is able to refer broadcasters to Ofcom for further action, if needed.

The BCAP code is administered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), applying to advertising in the broadcast media and should not be confused with Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code, which regulates content. The overarching principle of the BCAP Code is to require broadcast advertising on television and radio to be socially responsible.

The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) has published a statement, announcing updates to section 14 of the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising (BCAP Code), following a public consultation. The changes clarify that existing restrictions on advertisements for unregulated investments to specialised financial channels and programming will apply to unregulated products that meet the likely consumer understanding of an ‘investment’. These changes take effect immediately, with BCAP intending to review the amended rules after 12 months.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published a report reviewing the implementation of margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. The report concludes that the framework has been effectively implemented and finds no evidence of material issues. No changes to the framework are proposed.