The incident was the latest in a string of controversies to hit the BBC

The incident was the latest in a string of controversies to hit the BBC

 HENRY NICHOLLS

The BBC breached its own editorial standards by broadcasting a racial slur during the BAFTA awards ceremony, an internal probe found Wednesday.

The finding follows a "fast-tracked" investigation ordered by former Director-General Tim Davie into the "serious mistake" that saw the racist slur aired during the event in late February.

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