BBC denies plan to axe Moyles

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According to The Sun, the 35-year-old presenter will be moved aside later this year, with fellow station DJ Scott Mills stepping in while a permanent replacement is sought.

But a spokesman for the corporation said: "There are no plans to take Chris off the breakfast show," adding that he has "a hugely successful show with over seven million listeners".

Moyles, from Leeds, took over the flagship radio role in 2004 from Sara Cox, soon adding one million listeners.

He joined Radio 1 in 1997, styling himself as "The Saviour of Early Morning Radio".

Figures released by radio body Rajar for the final quarter of 2008 showed The Chris Moyles Show had 7.3 million listeners - up from 7.02 million in the previous quarter and a slight drop from 7.31 million the previous year.

This year has seen him make a series of controversial remarks on-air, including jokes about Auschwitz concentration camp and gay singer Will Young.

And in December last year Moyles apologised for seeming to suggest on his show that Polish people make good prostitutes.