BBC director general Tim Davie and his head of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned.

The BBC had come under fire over a Panorama documentary that was accused of misleadingly editing a speech by Donald Trump to make it look like he was urging people to attack the US Capitol.

In emails to staff, both Davie and Turness said mistakes had been made.

Tim Davie was appointed director general of the BBC in September 2020. He is in charge of overseeing the corporation's services and was its editorial, operational and creative leader.

He was not a new figure to the BBC; prior to becoming director general, he had been chief executive of BBC Studios for seven years.

Before joining the BBC, Davie worked for organisations such as Procter and Gamble, and PepsiCo.

Deborah Turness had been the CEO of BBC News since 2022, overseeing BBC News and current affairs programmes

In her role, she had responsibility for a team of around 6,000 people, broadcasting to almost half a billion people across the world in more than 40 languages.

She was previously CEO of ITN and was president of NBC News from 2013.

Their departures come after controversy over a Panorama documentary called Trump: A Second Chance?, which was broadcast last year.