Unsworth has worked at national broadcaster for four decades, overseeing current affairs output

Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s director of news and current affairs, will leave the corporation next year, it has been announced.

Unsworth, who has worked at the BBC for more than four decades, said in a statement: “After more than 40 years with the BBC, I have decided that the time is right for me to hand on the job of leading the world’s best news organisation.

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