Tim Westwood sexual misconduct claims ‘appalling’ says BBC head

Director general Tim Davie sees no evidence of complaints at BBC' concerning former Radio 1 DJ

The director general of the BBC has described sexual misconduct claims made against the former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood as appalling", and urged anyone with evidence to come forward.

Tim Davie, who was head of radio output at the BBC when Westwood was the voice of rap and hip-hop on Radio 1, called the allegations shocking", but said he had seen no evidence of complaints being made against the DJ at the BBC.