BBC Licence Fee Hits £180 as Evasion Soars to Record Levels

The BBC licence fee jumps to £180 annually from April 1, marking a £5.50 increase tied to inflation under the 2022 settlement. But the price hike masks a deeper crisis - licence fee evasion has hit a record 12.52%, costing the corporation around £550 million yearly. Combined with 3.6 million households legally opting out, the BBC faces over £1.1 billion in lost annual revenue. Read more about this...