The crash happened in June when Terry Duddy, 69, who was driving a BMW SUV, cut across an oncoming lane and into a cyclist, who said to have been left seriously injured

The newly-appointed chair of BBC Children in Need has resigned after being convicted of causing serious injury by careless driving.

Terry Duddy’s decision, revealed just days after he was appointed to the role, came after he was given a suspended sentence for driving into a cyclist while turning at a junction. It will come as a fresh blow to the BBC , which has found itself mired in controversy in recent days amid claims US president Donald Trump is set to launch a billion dollar legal case against the Corporation.

A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “Last Thursday, Mr Duddy, of Nightingales Lane, Chalfon

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