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

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.

The BBC should provide a “universal service” that broadly serves the UK rather than striving to do “everything for everybody”, the chairman of the broadcaster’s governing body has said.

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