Sacked BBC Journalist Who Refused To Prioritize Prince George’s Birth Wins £51,000 In Court

‘A BBC journalist who was allegedly fired for prioritizing a report on Sri Lankan violence anniversary over the birth of Prince George has received £51,428 in compensation after suing the news outlet for unfair dismissal.
Chandana Keerthi Bandara, 57, was in charge of overseeing the publishing of stories on July 23, 2013 – the day after Prince George was born. However, he said he chose not to prioritize the royal birth, partially because it clashed with the anniversary of Black July – a wave of anti-Tamil violence which led to hundreds of deaths in Sri Lanka in 1983.’
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