BBC knew about Scott Mills probe in 2017 but ‘new information’ led to sacking

The BBC knew about a police investigation into DJ Scott Mills in 2017, the corporation admitted, but said it “acted decisively” after receiving “new information” in the weeks prior to his sacking.The corporation revealed it had terminated the BBC Radio 2 presenter’s contracts on Friday just days after taking him off air, but has now said this followed new information it received in recent weeks.