The Hutton Report claimed its second BBC scalp today when director general Greg Dyke resigned.

The BBC has said director general of the organisation Greg Dyke has resigned in the wake of the Hutton Report.

Lord Hutton is to give evidence to British MPs on the role of inquiries into the UK government.

David Kelly’s family made a last ditch effort to convince Lord Hutton the British government deliberately made his name public to help in its battle with the BBC, it emerged tonight.

Lord Hutton’s damning criticism of the BBC could have serious implications for the Corporation’s charter renewal in 2006.

The BBC’s chairman of governors Gavyn Davies resigned tonight after Lord Hutton’s report into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly severely criticised the corporation.

BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies became the the first casualty of the Hutton Report today, according to the corporation’s own political editor.

BBC chief executive Greg Dyke today accepted that “certain key allegations” reported by Andrew Gilligan on the Today programme on May 29 last year were wrong and said the BBC apologised for them.

Strike action in defence of Andrew Gilligan was today threatened by the National Union of Journalists.

Reporter Andrew Gilligan’s claim that the British government inserted intelligence into its controversial Iraq dossier knowing it was probably wrong was “unfounded”, Lord Hutton said today.

Weapons expert Dr David Kelly committed suicide by slashing his left wrist - and nobody could have foreseen his actions, Lord Hutton said today.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today expressed fury at the leaking of Lord Hutton’s report into the death of British government weapons expert Dr David Kelly and suggested that there should be a full inquiry.

Furious Tories called for a police inquiry today into the leaking of the Hutton report into the death of British government weapons expert Dr David Kelly.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today set to escape major criticism over the suspected suicide of British government weapons expert Dr David Kelly, according to a leaked version of Lord Hutton’s anxiously awaited report into the tragedy.

A coroner today confirmed he may reopen the inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly, after some witnesses refused to allow their statements to be passed to the Hutton inquiry.

British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was today labelled a liar and a hypocrite by the lawyer for the family of David Kelly as he launched a blistering attack on the Ministry of Defence.

UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was today labelled a liar and a hypocrite by the lawyer for the family of David Kelly as he launched a blistering attack on Britain's Ministry of Defence.

The Hutton inquiry into the apparent suicide of UK government weapons expert Dr David Kelly has badly damaged British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s reputation, a new poll suggests today.

BBC chairman Gavyn Davies returned to the witness box at the Hutton Inquiry today for the start of the last full day of evidence.

Tony Blair's press aide who described Dr David Kelly as a "Walter Mitty" character has denied that his comments were part of a deliberate smear campaign against the scientist.

The British prime minister’s official spokesman Tom Kelly, who described Dr David Kelly as a “Walter Mitty” character, began his second stage of evidence to the Hutton Inquiry today.

UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon admitted today that he had approved the plan to confirm the name of Government weapons expert David Kelly to journalists.

Geoff Hoon has insisted the UK government had done nothing wrong in its handling of weapons expert Dr David Kelly.

UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon will today mount a second battle to save his career when he is recalled to the glare of the Hutton Inquiry spotlight.

Reporter Andrew Gilligan was back in the hot seat today to explain a series of discrepancies in his computer notes as the full glare of the Hutton Inquiry turned on him for a third time.

Geoff Hoon was present at a meeting where Britain's Ministry of Defence’s “naming strategy” over Dr David Kelly was discussed, his head of news said today.

BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan tonight denied doctoring his computer notes of his meeting with the UK government weapons expert David Kelly.

A senior British Ministry of Defence official claims Dr David Kelly brought his public exposure upon himself.

Andrew Gilligan has apologised for his email to a UK Liberal Democrat MP revealing Dr David Kelly as the source for a story by another BBC journalist.

Beleaguered BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan was returning to the Hutton Inquiry today knowing he is already at the centre of an investigation by his bosses.

The first policeman to see Dr David Kelly’s body after the weapons expert’s apparent suicide was giving evidence to the Hutton Inquiry today.

UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon will be called back to give evidence under cross-examination to the Hutton Inquiry next Monday.

The inquiry into the death of weapons expert David Kelly was resuming today, with BBC director general Greg Dyke giving evidence for the first time.

Tony Blair was under continued pressure over the death of David Kelly today as his former ministers lined up to criticise his role in the affair.

A Tory MP today demanded to know why Foreign Secretary Jack Straw had not appeared before the Hutton Inquiry.

David Kelly was “taken aback” by the way BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan grilled him for information, the Hutton Inquiry was told today.

Lord Hutton’s closing statement today reads in full:

Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was at a key meeting which agreed the circumstances in which the British Ministry of Defence would publicly name weapons expert David Kelly, the Hutton Inquiry was told today.

The Hutton Inquiry moved into the final day of its first phase today, as Tony Blair prepared to face questions about his government’s dossier on Iraqi weapons.

A mysterious witness known only as Mr A described today the level of David Kelly’s involvement in preparing the Iraq dossier for publication.

Intelligence officials expressed concern that evidence in the British government’s dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction was “over-egged”, the Hutton Inquiry was told today.

The toxicologist who examined David Kelly after his apparent suicide began his evidence to the Hutton Inquiry today.

A volunteer dog handler working with a British police search team told today how she found the body of weapons expert Dr David Kelly slumped against a tree in woods near his home.

One of the last people to see Dr David Kelly alive, his elderly neighbour, began giving evidence at the Hutton Inquiry today.