Huw Edwards has resigned from BBC, broadcaster says

Corporation says newsreader has left after 40 years of service to ‘allow all parties to move forward’

The newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned and left the BBC, the corporation has said.

A BBC spokesperson said: “Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC. After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors.