The BBC has agreed a settlement with four of its female broadcast news presenters over employment claims including age and sex discrimination after they agreed to drop their case.
Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh were due to begin the latest round of proceedings on Monday.
But a source at London Central Employment Tribunals court confirmed their discrimination case was withdrawn at the last minute and the hearing vacated.
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