BBC blew £350,000 of licence-fee payers' cash on unused taxis, train fares and hotel stays

(November 23 03:19) Dailymail.co.uk

The BBC spent more than £273,000 on 5,455 train tickets, £64,800 on 600 hotel rooms and £25,000 on 1,631 taxi journeys - all of which were unused by its globetrotting staff.

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BBC blew &pound;350,000 of licence-fee payers' cash on unused taxis, train fares and hotel stays

BBC blew £350,000 of licence-fee payers' cash on unused taxis, train fares and hotel stays