Ant and Dec 'sorry' over phone-in scandal

British television presenters Ant and Dec are to donate profits from the next series of their show Saturday Night Takeaway as a “gesture of goodwill” after the ITV phone-in investigation, they announced today.

The popular stars sought to distance themselves from the scandal, saying they were “deeply upset” by the findings of an independent review that phone-in lines had been rigged and stressing they had received no financial benefit.