Great British Bake Off has been rocked by claims of a £10,000 betting scandal involving BBC employees.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes has launched a full-scale probe after they found 42 new gambling accounts had been created with links to BBC workers and the independent production company behind Bake Off.

In total, the bookies have taken 529 bets through the suspicious accounts, which were created 72 hours before the Bake Off launch, and rake in about £10,000.

Ladbrokes first raised concerns about insider betting on the pre-recorded show in August and has launched an investigation into dozens of new gambling accounts created with links to BBC and Love production staff and members.