The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism

Davie tells staff departure was ‘my own decision’ but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speech

Director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness quit after facing criticism over how it edited the speech for a documentary by the British broadcaster.