British broadcaster Sky News has taken one of its leading news anchors off the air for six months after she threw a birthday party that violated coronavirus restrictions.
The channel said Thursday that Kay Burley had agreed to be off air for six months ``as a result of an internal review.''
Burley threw a 60th birthday bash at a London restaurant on Saturday. Under current restrictions in the British capital, people from different households cannot meet indoors.
Two reporters who attended the gathering will be off-air for three months. Burley, who has been with Sky News since 1989, said she had agreed ``to step back from my broadcasting role for a period of reflection.
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