BBC Scotland probes Kaye Adams over complaints as she is off air

Kaye Adams, a presenter on ITV's Loose Women and a long‑standing freelance host on BBC Radio Scotland, has been taken off air from her BBC morning programme while the broadcaster investigates internal complaints about her behaviour, BBC Scotland and her representative said. Adams has not presented Mornings With Kaye Adams since October 6 and the slot has been covered by other presenters during the inquiry.

A BBC Scotland spokesperson said the corporation would not comment on individual cases and added, "If any complaints or concerns are raised we have robust internal processes in place to manage these." Adams's representative said the presenter had not been told of any formal complaints by the BBC, stating, "No complaints have been presented to Miss Adams by the BBC. Further, she has worked for BBC Radio Scotland for more than 15 years and in that time has never had any issue raised about her."

Multiple internal accounts raised with station management reportedly allege that Adams shouted at junior colleagues, and the matters are said to have been raised through the BBC's Call It Out initiative, the broadcaster's internal mechanism for reporting poor behaviour. The scheme was...