BBC appoints Rachel Jupp as director of news and current affairs

The BBC has appointed Rachel Jupp as its new director of news and current affairs, nearly a year after the previous chief executive resigned.

Ms Jupp, director of BBC News documentaries and long-form journalism, will begin her new role this month.

Her appointment comes after Deborah Turness stood down as chief executive of BBC News in November last year in the fallout over how Panorama edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.

Ms Jupp’s previous roles include editorial executive for BBC Content, editor of Panorama and deputy editor of Newsnight. She joined the BBC in 2013.