Weve been deeply moved by the support weve received.
Sources said this week that a settlement was in the interests of both sides.
They also made related sex and age discrimination claims.
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In doing so we have not accepted any liability or any of the arguments made against the BBC.
The successful candidates were Matthew Amroliwala, Christian Fraser, Yalda Hakim, Lucy Hockings, and Maryam Moshiri.
Hakim has since left the BBC for Sky News.
Those in charge of the hiring process are no longer responsible for the BBC News channel.
Naja Nielsen, digital director of BBC News, is leaving the corporation to join Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
