BBC star, Martine Croxall, is back on the BBC after taking the corporation to court over alleged sex and age discrimination. The journalist, 55, and three other senior female BBC presenters, Kasia Madera, Annita McVeigh and Karin Giannone, said they were taken off air after being snubbed for chief presenter roles. Announcing her return to TV today, following a year-long absence, Martine wrote on X, formerly Twitter , saying: “Y’all ready for this? Back on @BBCNews at 1100 BST.

” The presenter, who has worked for the BBC since 1991 and been a main presenter with the BBC News Channel and BBC World News since 2001, shared the message along with a video of her in the studio saying: “Now, where were we?” Annita McVeigh, Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera arriving at the London Central Employment Tribunal on May 1, 2024 ( Image: PA) Kasia, who returned to the Beeb earlier this month, posted on X: “Great to see my friend @MartineBBC back on @BBCNews.” Karin gushed it was a “treat” and wrote: “As soon as the leg mends, I’ll be there too.” Martine previously spent nearly two weeks off air in 2022 over claims she had shown bias when Boris Johnson pulled out of the Tory leadership contest.

She then teamed up with fellow journalists Kasia, Karin and Annita to accuse the corporation of “a sham recruitment exercise” for chief presenter roles following the merger of its BBC News and World News channels. Earlier this month, the four reporters were see.