BBC Upholds Complaints Over Controversial Martine Croxall 'Pregnant People' Clip

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/690db33a150000fb079c28d9.png?cache=eJsr8UAlUu&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Martine Croxall presenting BBC News earlier this year" data-caption="Martine Croxall presenting BBC News earlier this year" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="BBC" />Martine Croxall presenting BBC News earlier this year</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400">The <a href="news/bbc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBC</a> has upheld complaints from viewers over the controversy that <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/martine-croxall-bbc-pregnant-people-women-viral-video-b2775791.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">surrounded newsreader Martine Croxall earlier this year</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Back in June, Martine was fronting a report about an expected heatwave in the UK, and read from her autocue: “London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has released research which says that nearly 600 heat-related deaths are expected in the UK.  </span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">“Malcolm Mistry, who was involved in the research, says the aged, pregnant people…”</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">At this, she paused, made a face, and said “women”, which raised eyebrows at the time, with <a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/23/maxine-croxall-bbc-trans-gender-language-jk-rowling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">some suggesting her choice to say “women” rather than “pregnant people” excluded transgender men and non-binary people</a> who may also be affected by the heatwave if they we