United Kingdom, March 31 -- Former BBC broadcaster Scott Mills was investigated by police over alleged sexual offences involving a boy under the age of 16.

The organisation confirmed on Monday (30.03.26) that Mills, 53, had been dismissed from his role and would no longer be hosting his radio breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 after being taken off-air last week with a statement announcing he was "no longer contracted to work with the BBC".

It emerged Mills was questioned by police in 2018 over allegations of "serious sexual offences against a teenage boy" but the case was closed in 2019 because "the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges".

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said in a statement to the Mirror newspaper: "In D...