News Headlines - 22 November 2012

▽New BBC boss Lord Hall to earn ￡532,000 by drawing pension on top of salary - Telegraph

Lord Hall, the new director-general of the BBC, will earn ￡532,000 a year from the corporation because he already draws an ￡82,000 pension which will be added to his ￡450,000 salary, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

▽Britain's first profit-making university opened - Telegraph

It is the first private university to be established since Buckingham – officially a charity – was awarded the full title almost 30 years ago. But it the first time a profit-making organisation has been turned into a university. The announcement was made as part of a controversial Government plan to create more diversity in the higher education system.

▽Sony and Panasonic given junk ratings - FT.com

Fitch has cut the credit ratings of Sony and Panasonic to junk, saying that the recovery of both companies rests on aggressive and far-reaching restructuring. The credit rating agency on Thursday downgraded Sony three notches to double B minus, from triple B minus and cut Panasonic two notches to double B, from triple B minus.

▽British woman faces jail for having sex in back of taxi in Dubai - Telegraph

A British woman was sentenced to three months in jail and then deportation after being convicted of having drunken sex in the back of taxi in Dubai.

▽BBC News - Facebook criticised over decision to stop public privacy votes

Facebook is set to remove the ability for users to vote on changes to its data privacy policy, in a move that has angered campaigners. In an email to all members, Facebook said it wanted a "more meaningful" way for users to give feedback.