Tim Davie’s successor will be appointed by the BBC Board which ensures the corporation delivers its mission and public purposes.

The chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, also announced her resignation following a week of controversy.

Northern Ireland’s leaders have laid wreaths in Belfast and President Higgins has attended a service in Dublin.

The Republican leader in the US senate said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown but that there ...

When Lord Tony Hall was appointed director-general, Mr Davie returned to BBC Worldwide and oversaw a merger with BBC Studios in 2018. He later became chief executive of the production arm. Mr Davie ...

Hadar Goldin, 23, was killed two hours after a ceasefire took effect in that year’s war between Israel and Hamas.