BBC gets buck-broken by white man

>Lineker will return to football coverage this weekend for the FA Cup quarter-final clash between Manchester City and Burnley

>The BBC will launch an independent review of its social media guideline, although who will lead this review is yet to be revealed

>It will place a particular focus on how the guidance applies to freelancers outside the corporation's news coverage, like Lineker

>BBC director general Tim Davie has denied he took the presenter off air last week due to political pressure

>He has apologised for a "difficult period" for staff, contributors, presenters and the audience, following mass-walkouts over the weekend disrupting most of the BBC's normal football coverage

>The head of the BBC has also acknowledged "grey areas" in the current guidelines - introduced in 2020

>Lineker has agreed to stick to the current guidelines while this review is carried out - but what this will mean in practice is not clear

>The broadcaster has taken to Twitter to say he is "immeasurably proud" to work for the BBC and thanked people for their support over the last few days