Dame Lowell Goddard has resigned as the head of the UK's independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, the home secretary has announced.
The New Zealand high court judge was appointed to lead the inquiry in 2015 after the resignation of two previous chairwomen.
The probe was set up in March of that year to examine claims made against public and private institutions.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said a new chair would be appointed.
The reasons for Justice Goddard's resignation are unclear but ...
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