BBC axes 10 long-serving broadcasters including Martine Croxall, Jane Hill and Ben Brown from roles

Long-serving BBC broadcasters Martine Croxall, Jane Hill and Ben Brown are among 10 to lose their chief presenter roles as the corporation launches its fresh rolling news channel and announces five names as part of its new line up. On Thursday, it announced that the main line-up for the channel, called BBC News, would consist of Matthew Amroliwala, Christian Fraser, Yalda Hakim, Lucy Hockings and Maryam Moshiri. BBC News presenter Martine Croxall has been at the BBC since 2001 and Jane Hill has worked for the BBC for around 30 years BBC stalwart Ben Brown is one of the names set to lose their chief roles US news agency Deadline claimed presenters were aggrieved at the 'humiliating' recruitment process for the rolling news channel which reportedly entailed taking screen tests in a small studio with a manual autocue - despite the fact many names had years or decades of experience. Maryam Moshiri and Christian Fraser are part of the new line up for the rolling channel The main line-up for the channel, called BBC News, will consist of Yalda Hakim and Matthew Amroliwala The BBC announced Lucy Hockings would be one of the presenters for the new channel 'This team's editorial leadership, talent, knowledge and flair make them the ideal presenters to bring the BBC's trusted journalism to people at home in the UK and around the globe, and to guide audiences through the big stories as they break.'