Former deputy head of news resigns after Savile probe
The BBC's former deputy head of news Stephen Mitchell has resigned from his position following the Pollard Report, the corporation has confirmed.
The BBC's former deputy head of news Stephen Mitchell has resigned from his position following the Pollard Report, the corporation has confirmed.
A review has said the decision to drop the Newsnight investigation into the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse allegations was flawed. It also revealed George Entwistle ignored warnings when he was BBC Director of Vision of "a darker side" to Savile.