We have spoken to several of our senior News editors and posted a correction on the BBC Corrections and Clarifications website which acknowledges some instances in our reporting where we used incorrect wording, for which we apologise.

Many of those who got in touch have alleged that we made a deliberate effort to downplay that the Holocaust involved the murder of six million Jewish people. We can assure you this was not and never would be our intention.

Throughout the day, our language included references to "six million Jews and many millions of others who were murdered by the Nazis", “the six million Jewish men, women and children all murdered during the Holocaust”, and “six million Jewish men, women and children and millions more murdered under Nazi persecution”.

Our coverage that day was extensive. On Radio 4, our Religion Editor, Aleem Maqbool, explored Holocaust Memorial Day’s importance and the events taking place around the UK to mark it. He was at the national memorial ceremony in London, and interviewed a woman believed to be Britain's youngest Holocaust survivor.

Turning to BBC One, BBC Breakfast, the BBC News at One and the BBC News at Ten all reported on Holocaust Memorial Day.

The BBC News channel ran special coverage of events throughout the day: including live coverage from Auschwitz, where Holocaust survivors paid tribute to the victims; later, we reported on remarks by the Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, who had confirmed the appointment of a new UK Special Envoy for Post‑Holocaust Issues; and we reported live from Piccadilly Circus as the UK prepared for a moment of remembrance. The News Channel stayed with this story after midnight, as parts of the world in different time zones continued to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

You might also be interested in some of our online coverage:

King and Queen meet Holocaust survivors at Palace

'People should never forget the Holocaust'

Tale of one Jewish child's escape from the Nazis

While we deeply regret the incorrect wording in some of the early coverage, we hope this reassures you that we covered Holocaust Memorial Day extensively.