Watch: BBC presenter corrects ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’

JK Rowling hails Martine Croxall as her ‘new favourite’ BBC newsreader following live broadcast remark

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JK Rowling hails Martine Croxall as her ‘new favourite’ BBC newsreader following live broadcast remark

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Martine Croxall, 56, has won a legion of new fans after she dismissed an autocue line instructing her to say 'pregnant people',…

dailymail.co.uk10 mesi fa

The Harry Potter author, 59, who has been vocal on the subject of trans people and what she calls 'sex-based rights' for several…

dailymail.co.uk10 mesi fa

Insiders say presenter’s on-air correction signals move towards use of more ‘honest language’

telegraph.co.uk10 mesi fa

A BBC News presenter has gone viral after replacing the term “pregnant people” to “women” while reading the autocue during a live…

independent.co.uk10 mesi fa

Newsreader’s raised eyebrows as she switched to ‘women’ suggested a viewpoint on trans identity, corporation says

theguardian.com6 mesi fa

There were concerns amongst colleagues that Martine Croxall could be disciplined after Justin Webb was told he partially breached…

dailymail.co.uk10 mesi fa