The BBC Trust - the corporation's governing body - said Mr MacQuarrie's findings were "very concerning".

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An inquiry by BBC Scotland director Ken MacQuarrie concluded that Newsnight had failed to complete "basic journalistic checks".

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In the same session BBC Scotland's director Ken MacQuarrie told the committee, overall in news and current affairs 30 jobs were going.

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