Editing Martin Bashir (section)

===BBC religious affairs correspondent===
In late 2016, Bashir returned to [[BBC News]] as religious affairs correspondent, succeeding [[Caroline Wyatt]] in the post.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37474803|title=Martin Bashir appointed BBC religious affairs correspondent|date=26 September 2016|publisher=[[BBC News]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mayhew|first=Freddy|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/martin-bashir-returns-to-bbc-news-as-religious-affairs-correspondent|title=Martin Bashir returns to BBC News as religious affairs correspondent|work=Press Gazette|date=26 September 2016|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> He left the BBC on 14 May 2021 after a period of ill health and shortly before the publication of a report from an inquiry into his [[An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales|1995 interview]] with [[Diana, Princess of Wales]].<ref name=resignation/><ref>{{cite news |first1=Rob |last1=Picheta |first2=Rob |last2=Iddiols |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/15/media/martin-bashir-diana-interview-investigation-gbr-scli-intl/index.html |title=BBC journalist quits as investigation into his landmark Princess Diana interview wraps up |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=15 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 }}</ref>