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September 7, 2021updated 30 Sep 2022 10:34am

Hunt is on for new BBC head of news as Fran Unsworth resigns

By Dominic Ponsford

Fran Unsworth has resigned from the BBC and will leave at the beginning of next year after three years as director of news and current affairs.

Her departure fires the starting gun on the race to succeed her in one of the most influential and important roles in UK media.

The £340,000 job oversees the biggest broadcast news operation in the world.

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