The BBC's director-general Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, the CEO of BBC News, have resigned from their positions.

The bosses announced their departures on Sunday evening and the notes they sent to staff at the corporation have been published.

Read them both in full below, along with the response from the BBC's chair, Samir Shah.

Tim Davie's note:

"I wanted to let you know that I have decided to leave the BBC after 20 years. This is entirely my decision, and I remain very thankful to the chair and board for their unswerving and unanimous support throughout my entire tenure, including during recent days.

"I am working through exact timings with the board to allow for an orderly transition to a successor over the coming months.

"I have been reflecting on the very intense personal and p

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