After days of headlines, and the looming threat of a $1bn legal action from the US president, outgoing director-general Tim Davie addressed BBC employees in an all-staff call.

Mr Davie admitted the broadcaster had "made some mistakes that have cost us", but said he was proud of the BBC and that the organisation needed to fight for its journalism.

He announced his resignation after a leaked memo revealed clips of a Donald Trump speech from 6 January 2021, the day of the Capitol Riots, had been spliced together in the Panorama programme Trump: A Second Chance? The programme was broadcast by the BBC in October 2024, the week before last year's US election.

Mr Davie will stay in post until a successor is appointed, Sky News understands. Here are some of the key points from the

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