BBC journalist settles case after claiming she was bullied into Syria trip

Former news producer Natalie Morton claimed she was bullied into unnecessary' trip to Homs

A war journalist who sued the BBC after claiming she was bullied into a dangerous assignment during which she was almost killed in an explosion has settled her case for 40,000.

Natalie Morton, 44, a former news producer, said the ordeal left her with severe post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, which ended her broadcasting career, drove her to drink and left her so traumatised she could not watch the news.