Hundreds of women at the BBC are in line for pay rises after a review of on-air salaries found they were being paid significantly less than men.

The report by consultants PwC found "no evidence of gender bias in pay decision-making" but identified a series of "anomalies that need addressing".

The BBC has identified 188 roles requiring "upward pay adjustment", of which 98 are male and 90 are female. But the women's pay rises will be greater, the corporation said. "This will disproportionately improve pay for women as it is more common to find women in roles at the lower end of the current pay ranges.

"These proposals are subject to consultation, but we think they will affect just under 200 people and should reduce the gender pay gap," the BBC said in its written response to the report.

In addition, around 230 people - mostly women - have raised pay grievances since the salaries of £150,000+ earners were published in July.

Around half of those cases have been addressed and the BBC is currently trying to resolve the others. It is likely that most will see their pay adjusted.

The report found that the overall pay gap for on-air staff is 6.8 per cent but among "lower-profile" presenters and reporters he figure rises to 12.6 per cent.