Sarah Sands resigns as editor of BBC's Today programme
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sarah Sands is to stand down as editor of the BBC’s Today programme after three years. Ms Sands said: “I have decided to move on from being editor of the Today programme and propose to leave the BBC in September. But the corporation’s plans to centralise its news operations to reduce duplication of stories mean editors of programmes such as Today could lose some of their authority. Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya said: “Sarah has held the reins at Today during a time of extraordinary politics, as well as intense scrutiny and challenge. “She has done so with great poise and dedication, seeking to broaden the programme’s remit along the way, and I wish her luck for what she does next.” Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s director of news, said Ms Sands had “brought new ideas and fresh thinking to the Today programme over the past three years”.
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