Corrections and Clarifications

This page includes apologies, significant corrections, statements and responses. It does not include routine corrections to news stories, minor on-air apologies and schedule changes.

Corrections and clarifications are published in the order that they were issued.

BBC News Channel

3 January 2026 

In a breaking news sequence after 10pm about the US seizing the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro we featured a contributor who had placed two of his published books behind him. This gave undue prominence to his work and we’re sorry for this oversight.

12/02/2026

North West Tonight

BBC One, 2 January 2026

During an item about calls for tougher sentences for drivers who cause deaths we briefly showed a picture of a mother and son on a sofa. It has since been brought to our attention that it was digitally edited to incorporate two images and we apologise for including the photograph.

11/02/2026 

Today

Radio 4, 30 January 2026

During an interview in the lead-up to the Welsh Senedd elections, we said that official figures suggested that since the introduction of the 20mph speed limit policy change in Wales, 100 fewer people have died. We should have said that this figure related to the fewer number of people killed and seriously injured – as explained in this article: Welsh 20mph limit: 100 fewer killed or seriously hurt in first year - BBC News.

09/02/2026

Any Answers 

BBC Radio 4, 31 January 2026 

During discussion about the changes to the state pension age for women, it was stated that the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman had rejected calls for compensation and said the changes were lawful. This was incorrect. The Ombudsman investigation focused on the communication of the changes, not their legality, and in 2024 recommended compensation of between £1,000 and £2,950 for each person affected.

04/02/2026

Radio 4 Today bulletins/BBC Breakfast/BBC News Channel

27 January 2026

During widespread coverage of Holocaust Memorial Day, there were some instances where we said “six million people” or “six million mostly Jewish people” had been murdered by the Nazi regime. These were incorrectly worded for which we apologise. They should have referred to “six million Jewish people”.

28/01/2026

Reporting Scotland

BBC One Scotland, 8 January 2026

Our coverage of First Minister’s Questions, in respect of exchanges concerning delayed discharges in hospitals, included a reference to “the three biggest party leaders”, whereas it would have been better if our scripting had said “three of the biggest party leaders”. We are happy to clarify that point.

27/01/2026