BBC apologises for N-word in television broadcast after DJ Sideman quits

Director general admits mistake following 18,000 complaints

The BBC's director general, Tony Hall, has apologised after the N-word was used in a TV news broadcast, following mass complaints and the resignation of one of the corporation's radio DJs.

Every organisation should be able to acknowledge when it has made a mistake. We made one here," Hall said in an email to all BBC staff.