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Kirk Jones says he initially thought a slur shouted during the ceremony was not broadcast.

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The anger toward John Davidson’s racist Baftas outburst is understandable. But I’ve had to ask what I owe to others with the condition

I cover Canada for the Guardian, a country spanning six time zone…

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The BBC's director general tells its Executive Complaints Unit to complete a fast-tracked investigation.

Corporation says broadcasting of N-word by Tourette syndrome campaigner was ‘serious mistake’

The BBC is to undertake a fast-track investigation into the broadcasting of a racial slur aired during its…

Why did they sit him behind a microphone? Devastated John Davidson reveals organisers put mic in front of him at Baftas - and says BBC knew 'what to expect' from his Tourette's tics

John Davidson yelled the slur as the Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting the Bafta Film award for special visual effects at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.

Davidson said he ‘can’t begin to explain how upset and distraught I have been’ over slurs he shouted during the award ceremony

• With N-word incident, Bafta has shot itself in the foot
• Why the Baftas…

Davidson, 54, was heard to yell the offensive slur while black actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage to present an award at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night.

By failing to remove John Davidson’s tic from the broadcast, editors let down both black and disabled people

I attended the Bafta awards on Sunday. And I arrived early enough to hear the Tourette synd…

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While the use of the N-word may not have been intentional, some with the condition agree that doesn’t make it acceptable

It was an incident that sparked a furore: during Sunday’s Bafta ceremony Touret…

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