The BBC says Bashir has quit for health reasons, as an investigation into claims about his conduct is wrapped up.

The BBC says Bashir has quit for health reasons, as an investigation into claims about his conduct is wrapped up.

The BBC says Bashir has quit for health reasons, as an investigation into claims about his conduct is wrapped up.

Martin Bashir, who has been on sick leave for months, allegedly peddled a series of lies and smears designed to lure Diana into his trust, two years before she died in a car crash in Paris.

Martin Bashir has quit the BBC on health grounds amid an investigation into his Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.

Mr. Bashir’s departure from the nation’s public broadcaster comes as it prepares to publish the findings of an investigation into accusations that he used deceptive tactics to land a major interview with Diana in 1995.