Overview

• During the broadcast, audio from a BBC Radio 3 advert played before an on-screen apology appeared and a Newsnight crew member was briefly shown.
• The technical fault message stayed on screen for roughly two minutes before Panorama resumed.
• The BBC was contacted for comment by multiple outlets, though no response was included in the reports.
• Panorama’s investigation, led by undercover reporter Rory Bibb, featured footage of serving officers making racist and sexualised remarks.
• The Metropolitan Police suspended eight officers and one staff member, and Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley condemned the behaviour as disgraceful and unacceptable.