British Broadcasting Corporation director general Tim Davie and the chief executive of news Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism over bias at the broadcaster including the way it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.

The BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser was leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper which cited failings in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, transgender issues and a speech made by Trump.

Trump welcomed the departures, criticising the two as "very dishonest people" after the BBC's flagship Panorama program edited two parts of one of his speeches together so he appeared to be encouraging the Capitol Hill riot of January 2021.

In a statement, Davie said: "This is entirely my decision, and I rema

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