Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from Mirror - daily news Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailThe BBC has announced that it has suspended the closure of its red button text service, just one day before the service was due to be cancelled. The BBC first announced the closure of the red button in September, 20 years after the service first launched. (Image: BBC)Announcing the change in September, a BBC spokesperson said: "From early 2020, viewers will no longer be able to access text-based BBC News and BBC Sport content by pressing red. "Viewers can still access this information on the BBC website, BBC News and Sport mobile apps - as well as 24-hour news on the BBC News channel.”The petition against the closure of the Red Button was signed by more than 100 organisations, according to the BBC. Many delighted people have taken to Twitter to discuss the BBC's decision to delay suspend the Red Button cancellation.

Source: Daily Mirror January 29, 2020 13:16 UTC