Chairman of the BBC Trust Rona Fairhead is to step aside after two years in the role, the organisation has confirmed.

The BBC Trust should be abolished and the corporation should be regulated externally, an independent review has said.

The BBC failed the victims of Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall by turning a blind eye to the abuse they suffered, BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has said.

BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead said it was a "fair challenge" after being pressed to explain.

BBC Trust boss Rona Fairhead has been criticised for her links to HSBC by one of the corporation’s own reporters.