Full inquiry under way at broadcaster into comedian’s time there as it removes all his shows from catch-up service

The BBC has pledged to investigate whether Russell Brand used the broadcaster’s taxis to pick up a 16-year-old girl from school, as it removed all of the comedian’s shows from its catch-up services.

Brand, then 31, has been accused of using cars paid for by his then-employers at the BBC to drive his young girlfriend around London.

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