Helen Boaden, the BBC's director of news, and Stephen Mitchell, deputy head of news, have stepped down from their roles, marking the latest scalps to be claimed from the scandal engulfing the BBC.
Boaden and Mitchell, her deputy, have stepped down pending the outcome of an internal review. Their exits follow the departure of George Entwistle, BBC director general, on Saturday. BBC chairman Chris Patten, meanwhile, is fighting to keep his job.
Boaden was director of BBC News and Entwistle was ...