Overview

• Editor Richard Frediani has taken extended leave after multiple complaints alleging aggressive conduct, including shaking a colleague
• Presenter Naga Munchetty faces accusations of bullying a junior colleague and using an off-air sexual slur for which she was reprimanded
• BBC Human Resources has seconded a PricewaterhouseCoopers lawyer to lead the internal investigation under confidentiality
• Insiders report deep divisions among BBC Breakfast staff over working styles, likening the environment to a competitive battlefield
• The BBC has reiterated its zero-tolerance policy on misconduct and pledged to act on any breaches of its workplace values