Live updates as David Burns’ BBC Radio Humberside show to end as he is told he ‘won’t be needed as presenter’

Yorkshire radio presenter David Burns has announced his BBC show is to end as he calls last few months “unnecessarily painful”.

David, known as ‘Burnsy’, presents the mid-morning show at BBC Radio Humberside. He tweeted a statement this morning (Monday, April 24) saying: “The BBC has told me I won’t be needed as a presenter.

“I’m eternally grateful to them for the opportunity, I’ve loved every minute, though the last few months have been unnecessarily painful. I think I made a difference and I couldn’t have done it without you as an audience.”

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Several BBC local radio shows have faced cuts recently as the BBC focuses more on online and social output regionally. BBC local staff have been striking over the cuts – and are set to walk out again on May 5.

YorkshireLive has contacted the BBC for comment. Follow our live blog below for updates on this story.

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