Victoria Derbyshire has been nominated for News Presenter of the Year after the BBC confirmed they are axing her television show. Now, following revelations that Ms Derbyshire's current affairs programme was being axed, the Royal Television Society today said the presenter has been shortlisted for an award. The Victoria Derbyshire twitter account today posted: 'Congratulations to @vicderbyshire who has been nominated for RTS News Presenter of the Year for the 5th year in a row for her work on @VictoriaLIVE.' BBC2's flagship current affairs show Newsnight is also among the programmes bearing the brunt of the cuts, along with popular radio station Radio 5 Live and the World Service. It comes after Victoria Derbyshire yesterday confronted the chief of BBC News, asking if bosses had lied to her about the axing of her BBC Two current affairs programme.

Source: Daily Mail January 30, 2020 11:41 UTC