The number of households paying for a television licence fell by half a million last year - a drop of 2.5million since 2019 - after a series of scandals rocked the BBC.

Another 500,000 people axe the licence fee as BBC warns 'unsustainble' funding model is broken

The BBC's new director-general, Matt Brittin, pictured at Wimbledon, has described the broadcaster as facing a 'moment of real jeopardy'.

The BBC’s licence fee income has dropped by more than £1 million over the past decade