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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.

Today

Radio 4, 17 April

In a discussion of Cochrane鈥檚 review into Alzheimer鈥檚 drugs their method of pooling data was strongly criticised. While we did quote from Cochrane鈥檚 statement it would have been better to include the part addressing this matter directly and we鈥檙e happy to put it on record: 鈥淚t is inappropriate to dismiss the review鈥檚 conclusions because it presented pooled outcomes as well as individual ones. The individual outcomes are all transparently reported and none demonstrate clinically meaningful differences from placebo.鈥�

19/06/2026

North West Tonight

麻豆社 One, 27 May 2026

During an interview about a tragic incident at Pickmere Lake in Cheshire a contributor inaccurately stated that there were 20-30 deaths a year at the lake. We did not challenge the accuracy of this figure and subsequently included it in the report on the 6.30pm and 10.30pm bulletins. The number of deaths at the lake is far lower, with the last one recorded in 2021.

17/06/2026

麻豆社 Somerset

Radio Somerset, 21 May and 22 May 2026

In radio bulletins on 21 and 22 May 2026, and in two-ways, we covered the death of a 17-year-old boy struck by a train in Taunton. The copy and two-ways incorrectly said the coroner had recorded a verdict of accidental death. In fact, the coroner recorded a narrative verdict. We are sorry for the error and apologise to the coroner for the mistake. The online article has also been amended.

17/06/2026

Witness History - When Krishna Menon met Stalin

World Service, 20 May 2026

This edition has been taken down after it was identified that the archive interview used in the programme was wrongly attributed. It had been mistakenly labelled in the archive as Krishna Menon but the interviewee was actually K P S Menon. The two Menons lived and worked in the same era and were both Indian statesmen. This meant a programme was created featuring the wrong subject meeting Stalin. We apologise for the confusion this may have caused.

10/06/2026 

Newsnight

麻豆社 Two, 2 June 2026

In an interview about the murder of 18 year old Henry Nowak, we mistakenly quoted the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as saying people should respond to his death with a 鈥渨hite, cold rage鈥�. To be clear Mr Farage actually said 鈥減ure, cold rage鈥� as had been stated earlier in the programme and we apologise to him for this error. The programme has been removed from 麻豆社 iPlayer and 麻豆社 Sounds.

03/06/2026

Today

Radio 4, 28 April 2026

In an introduction about opposition parties wanting Sir Keir Starmer to be investigated by the House of Commons Privileges Committee, we mistakenly said that the committee鈥檚 verdict had ended Boris Johnson鈥檚 premiership. To be clear, the investigation by the committee did not report until after his resignation. Several other immediate factors led to his stepping down.

15/05/2026

Secret Garden

麻豆社 iPlayer 鈥� 5 April 2026 / 麻豆社 One 鈥� 12 April 2026

During a sequence about blue tits in episode two of Secret Garden, our narration incorrectly claims that 鈥淭o successfully fledge, each chick will require 20,000 caterpillars.鈥� This should have said 鈥�2,000鈥� as each chick needs 100 caterpillars a day and they take approximately 20 days to fledge as per . It is therefore all ten chicks who require 20,000, not one. We have added a clarification strap at the start of the episode and apologise for the error in the narration.

12/05/2026

麻豆社 News Online and social media

22 April 2026

In our video 鈥楽cotland no longer the underdogs in the sport of kabaddi鈥�, about the increase in popularity of the sport in Scotland, we inaccurately referred to the location of the Kabaddi World Cup in 2025. We apologise for the erroneous reference and are happy to clarify that the event took place in the West Midlands of England.

06/05/2025

Political thinking with Nick Robinson 

麻豆社 iPlayer/麻豆社 Sounds, 13 February

In an episode with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, he briefly referred to 鈥渘et migration numbers鈥� coming down because of an 鈥渆xodus鈥� of people leaving the UK (i.e. emigrating). To be clear, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), long-term international net migration was two thirds lower in the year up to June 2025. While the number of people leaving the UK did go up, 90 per cent of that overall fall was from a decrease in long term immigration (401,000).

17/04/2026

World at One

Radio 4, 16 January

In a report on the Darlington hospital tribunal our reporter misspoke at one point when describing part of the ruling which talked about a 鈥渂iological male, trans woman鈥�. Despite the word 鈥渕ale鈥� being inadvertently missed out in this instance, the rest of the item had been clear about the gender identity and sex of those involved.

24/03/26

麻豆社 News website and various social media posts

5 February 2026

In a story about experts warning against drinking raw milk after a baby died from listeria in New Mexico, we mistakenly used a picture of the dairy product 鈥楻aw Milk鈥�. We apologise for this and would like to stress that this product from Raw Farm isn鈥檛 connected in any way with the story. The image was replaced quickly online and associated social media posts have been removed.

20/03/2026

麻豆社 News Online, South

23 February 2026

We posted an online article about a gay man who said he felt unable to access gambling addiction services and some research into others who felt similar. The article did not meet our editorial standards. It included the man鈥檚 criminal offending but did not provide sufficient context or take account of the likely impact on victims of his contribution. We have removed the article from the website.

23/02/2026 

麻豆社 News Channel

3 January 2026 

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

12/02/2026

North West Tonight

麻豆社 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 鈥� as explained in this article: Welsh 20mph limit: 100 fewer killed or seriously hurt in first year - 麻豆社 News.

09/02/2026

Any Answers 

麻豆社 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 拢1,000 and 拢2,950 for each person affected.

04/02/2026

Radio 4 Today bulletins/麻豆社 Breakfast/麻豆社 News Channel

27 January 2026

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

28/01/2026

Reporting Scotland

麻豆社 One Scotland, 8 January 2026

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

27/01/2026