TV licence fee to rise for second year running

The annual TV licence fee will rise for the second year in a row, from £147 to £150.50, it has been announced.The announcement comes as the BBC faces scrutiny over gender pay inequality, withChina editor Carrie Gracie having resignedandsix male presenters agreeing to a salary cut .Licence fee payers will receive a reminder of the new amount when they next need to renew, with anyone buying or renewing after 1 April made to pay the new higher fee.