BBC presenter Joanna Gosling appeared to be holding back tears as she signed off from the broadcaster after 23 years. She is among those who have taken voluntary redundancy amid plans for the BBC to merge its international and domestic news channels.
She confirmed that she'd be stepping down from her role earlier this month amid reports that many senior BBC journalists were being asked to attend screen test-style auditions to keep their jobs. Announcing her exit on Twitter she wrote: "You may have already heard, but I wanted to confirm, that I have decided to leave the BBC and will go off air on the 26th January.
"I am very grateful for the kind messages I’ve had from so many of you. I’m proud of my career in news." She did not say what she would be doing next, but added: "Now it is time for new beginnings."
