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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Director General and News CEO resign

It comes after a leaked memo criticised the editing of a documentary about Donald Trump and accused the organisation of bias in a number of areas.

The director general of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Tim Davie and the head of news Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing two parts of President Trump's speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021.

Also in the programme: Activists in Afghanistan say the Taliban authorities order women to wear burkas to be allowed into hospitals and government offices in the western city of Herat; and Sudan's rich artistic history.

(Image: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Broadcasting House in central London. Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

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