The BBC’s director of news, Helen Boaden, and her deputy have “stepped aside”.

The BBC’s director of news, Helen Boaden, and her deputy have “stepped aside”.

epa03468538 New BBC Broadcasting House in central London 12 November 2012. The BBC’s director of news, Helen Boaden, and her deputy have “stepped aside” pending the outcome of an internal review. The move by Boaden and Steve Mitchell follows director general George Entwistle’s resignation last weekend. EPA/ANDY RAIN