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So good morning Britain was halted for an update on Scott Mel's BBC Xing.

Writing for the daily record, Jess Phillips and Georgia Burns.

Have been talking about this.

They say on a tense morning broadcast, good morning Britain hosts Kate Garroway and Paul Brand.

Joined a reporter as they broadcast live from outside the BBC studios following the sudden dismissal of the presenter, Scott Mel's.

The update came less than 24 hours.

After news broke that Mel's had been removed from his role on BBC Radio 2,

reportedly due to a complaint concerning his personal conduct.

The segment quickly set a serious tone with Paul and Kate pausing their usual programming to get the latest developments.

They turned to correspondent Nick Dixon, who outlined the rapidly unfolding situation live from outside the BBC studios.

He said this has all happened very quickly and as much as the BBC has appeared to act quite decisively here,

without giving any detail of what exactly has happened.

It is yet another very high profile presenter leaving in really quite a challenging situation with many difficult headlines for the BBC this morning.

Nick emphasized the significance of Mel's long standing career, reminding viewers that he had been a familiar voice across multiple platforms,

including BBC Radio 1 and 2.

So he goes on, Scott Mel's was a very popular presenter on the network, network over a long period of time.

He had a career in television and in radio.

He started on Radio 1, moved to 5 live of course, and ended up presenting the flagship Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

The daily record goes on, his track record with the company working his way through the ranks on Radio for the BBC

made the abrupt nature of his departure, a complete shock to viewers and his BBC colleagues alike.

Perhaps most surprising, as Nick pointed out, was how unaware Mel's appeared to be of the impending decision.

He signed off on Tuesday of last week.

From his programme seemingly unaware that anything was about to take place.

Good morning Britain, then aired clips of Mel's cheerfully telling listeners, see you tomorrow.

While signing off, what would become his final broadcast after the clip, Nick continued,

Scott Mel's sacked from the BBC over allegations surrounding his personal conduct,

the way in which the BBC has responded so quickly, does suggest a real shift within the organisation.

Reports this morning that the sacking of Scott Mel's are being linked to a 2016 police investigation into serious sexual offences against a teenager.

The Mirror have published a statement from the police, saying the case was ultimately dropped

due to a lack of evidence.

He said, we haven't been able to verify that statement from the met police.

The BBC, however, will be focusing now on Scott Mel's replacement for their flagship Radio 2 breakfast show.

The front runner at the moment appears to be Vernon K.

And that is the latest there.

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