president biden is travelling to the uk — he will meet with rishi sunak ahead of 3 nate summit. could the ashes fightback be on? of a nato summit. england win the third test — australia lead the series two—one. hello. i'm rich preston. the bbc says an unnamed male presenter who is alleged to have paid thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for explicit sexual images has been suspended. bbc news impartially covers stories about the corporation and, like other news organisations, is seeking further clarification. these are the key details we have so far. the male presenter, who is accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs, has been suspended. the bbc says it became aware

of a complaint in may. the statement adds that the bbc investigations team has been "looking into this since it was raised and has been actively following it up". according to the bbc statement, new allegations "of a different nature" were put to the corporation on thursday. the bbc says it is in touch with "external authorities" and the metropolitan police has confirmed it has been contacted. the bbc�*s director—general says the bbc is in touch with the family referenced in media reports. helena wilkinson has more. the bbc has this afternoon confirmed one of its presenters, accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos, has been suspended. it's understood the bbc has also been in touch with the police. these developments follow further serious allegations today about an unnamed high—profile bbc presenter. in new claims, the youngster�*s

mother told the sun on sunday the presenter was pictured in his underwear, ready for her child to perform for him. in an email to staff this afternoon, the director—general, tim davie, said they became aware of a complaint in may and the bbc investigations team have been looking into it since it was raised and have been actively following it up. the bbc said they were alerted to new allegations of a different nature on thursday. there's been mounting pressure on the corporation to act. today culture secretary lucy frazer held urgent talks with the bbc director—general, tim davie, and said she was assured the corporation was investigating swiftly and sensitively. the allegations first emerged in the sun yesterday. the paper isn't naming the presenter for legal reasons. it's claimed the bbc star paid around £35,000 to a 17—year—old over

a three—year period in return for explicit photos. the young person's mother told the paper her child, now 20, used the money to fund a crack cocaine habit. the family told the sun they complained to the bbc about the presenter in may, but became frustrated that the star remained on air. earlier a government minister urged the bbc to move quickly. these are very, very serious allegations and the bbc needs to act swiftly. it needs to follow its procedures that it says it has in place. but i'm a former minister for safeguarding and i worked for 20 years in the criminaljustice system and so in all of this and in our conversations about it, we have to remember that there is a person, a young person at the centre of this. there's been pressure, too, from politicians on all sides. the bbc do need to speed up their processes. it looks like these issues

were raised in may, and we're now injuly and the presenter stayed on air. that's not good enough. there is no doubt the bbc is in a serious crisis. the corporation has many questions to answer, including what investigations went on when the family contacted the bbc in may? was the presenter made aware the allegations had been made? and should the investigation have been more thorough? the bbc�*s director—general said he was taking the allegations incredibly seriously and that they were in touch with the family who have made the complaint. mr davie added that they would ensure the process is handled fairly and with care. helena wilkinson, bbc news. live now to news correspondent charlotte gallagher, who is in the newsroom. it is just it isjust gone it is just gone 9pm here it isjust gone 9pm here in london,

what is the latest? irate it isjust gone 9pm here in london, what is the latest?— it isjust gone 9pm here in london, what is the latest? we learn two do thins what is the latest? we learn two do things today. _ what is the latest? we learn two do things today. key — what is the latest? we learn two do things today, key things. _ firstly, this unnamed bbc presenter has been suspended and the police have been contacted by the bbc about this case. the police are saying at this case. the police are saying at this point there hasn't been a formal allegation as of yet. we also heard from the director general of the bbc, tim davie, he said the bbc was contacted in may about this presenter, allegations were made, and the bbc�*s own investigation team was looking into those claims, but he said last thursday new different allegations were revealed to the bbc about this man. he said the bbc is in contact with this young person's family, and the mother of this young person said the £35,000 paid to him

was used to fund a crack cocaine addiction, and that is why she had got so desperate and contacted the bbc, then a newspaper.— bbc, then a newspaper. questions around the — bbc, then a newspaper. questions around the individuals _ bbc, then a newspaper. questions around the individuals involved - bbc, then a newspaper. questions around the individuals involved in l around the individuals involved in this case, put the spotlight is on the bbc itself. how will this damage the bbc itself. how will this damage the reputation of the bbc? i the bbc itself. how will this damage the reputation of the bbc?— the reputation of the bbc? i think it has already _ the reputation of the bbc? i think it has already damaged _ the reputation of the bbc? i think it has already damaged the - it has already damaged the reputation of the bbc. serious questions about why it took so long for the bbc to act, if allegations were made in may, why was this presenter not taken off air? why would they allowed to continue to broadcast? also the bbc very much prides itself on trust and transparency and it looks evasive at the moments in the dealings of this case. also, if these allegations are proven to be true, many will see it as an abuse of power, an older man paying a younger person thousands and thousands of pounds for sexually

explicit photos. lots of people outside the bbc are angry and they want answers. outside the bbc are angry and they want answera— outside the bbc are angry and they want answers. what kind of reaction have we been _ want answers. what kind of reaction have we been saying _ want answers. what kind of reaction have we been saying to _ want answers. what kind of reaction have we been saying to this - want answers. what kind of reaction have we been saying to this story? i have we been saying to this story? as you would expect, here in the uk it is all over social media and it has become a bit of a grim guessing game, people trying to work out who this presenter is. other presenters, high—profile bbc presenters, have felt they had been forced to come out on social media and announce it isn't them, because people are accusing them of doing this while they are totally innocent. nikki campbell, jeremy vine, gary lineker all coming out saying this is nothing to do with me. the director—general has condemned people speculating on who this is. we have heard lots of reaction from politicians, priti patel calling the

bbc�*s handling of this case derisory. rachel reeves sent the bbc needs to get its house in order. there are obviously lots of questions for the bbc itself. {iii questions for the bbc itself. of course we will bring you any developments on this story as we get them. in the last few minutes, we have heard a second child has died following an incident where a car crashed into a school in south—west london. she has been named as eight—year—old nuria sajjad. the metropolitan police has released this picture of nuria. in a statement her family said she was "the light of our lives". on thursday, it was confirmed that eight—year—old selena lau had died as a result of her injuries. a woman aged in her 40s remains

in hospital in a serious condition. a number of other people, including a seven—month—old girl, were also taken to hospital with injuries later assessed as non—life threatening. the driver of the car, a 46—year—old woman from wimbledon, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the us president, joe biden, is on his way to the uk, travelling from the dover air force base in delaware en route to london ahead of a meeting with the prime minister, rishi sunak, in downing street on monday morning. he will then meet with king charles. the us and uk have disagreed in public over the decision to send american cluster bombs to ukraine. the issue has dominated the build—up to the visit. live now to los angeles and our correspondent david willis. good afternoon to you there on the west coast. it seems like president

biden is losing a friend here in rishi sunak. will this be a difficult meeting for him? there is no doubt about _ difficult meeting for him? there is no doubt about it _ difficult meeting for him? there is no doubt about it that _ difficult meeting for him? there is no doubt about it that the - difficult meeting for him? there is no doubt about it that the speciall no doubt about it that the special relationship has looked a little bit frayed of late. we have seen a number of things, for example president biden not turning up for the coronation of king charles, there has been some consternation over comments president biden made following his visit to northern ireland. there is still no trade agreement in place post—bread sit between the us and the uk. although the war in ukraine has galvanised nato allies, it has also led to divisions over munitions and to thereof, in particular most recently cluster bombs, which the uk and a number of other countries do not believe our legitimate weapons to be sent to ukraine. president biden coming under criticism today from

members of his own party. there is a lot to repair, if you like, and the two men will be meeting at both 10 downing street and then president biden will go on to meet with king charles for the first time since he was correlated at windsor castle. live to the bbc security correspondent, frank gardner. how will this cluster bomb issue translate to talks at the nato summit in lithuania, which are coming up? it summit in lithuania, which are coming up?— summit in lithuania, which are coming up? it is not 'ust britain amonust coming up? it is not 'ust britain amongst the h coming up? it is not 'ust britain amongst the nato _ coming up? it is notjust britain amongst the nato allies - coming up? it is notjust britain amongst the nato allies who i coming up? it is notjust britain i amongst the nato allies who don't agree _ amongst the nato allies who don't agree with the provision of cluster bombs _ agree with the provision of cluster bombs. france, germany, another of other_ bombs. france, germany, another of other countries are signatures to the convention banning the use of these _ the convention banning the use of these so—called apparent weapons. spain _ these so—called apparent weapons. spain has _ these so—called apparent weapons. spain has been openly critical, so has canada. america is very much out

on a limb _ has canada. america is very much out on a limb on — has canada. america is very much out on a limb on this. americamy point is, on a limb on this. americamy point is. they— on a limb on this. americamy point is. they say. — on a limb on this. americamy point is, they say, look, we have taken many— is, they say, look, we have taken many months to come to this decision. _ many months to come to this decision, and the reason they are doing _ decision, and the reason they are doing it _ decision, and the reason they are doing it is — decision, and the reason they are doing it is ukraine is running out of artillery— doing it is ukraine is running out of artillery and ammunition and it is desperately trying to break through— is desperately trying to break through these heavily fortified russian — through these heavily fortified russian lines in the south of ukraine. _ russian lines in the south of ukraine, and the next best thing about_ ukraine, and the next best thing about these cluster munitions. the reason _ about these cluster munitions. the reason they— about these cluster munitions. the reason they are controversial as a lot of— reason they are controversial as a lot of them — reason they are controversial as a lot of them don't explode on impact. they can _ lot of them don't explode on impact. they can he — lot of them don't explode on impact. they can be fired from an artillery weapon— they can be fired from an artillery weapon or— they can be fired from an artillery weapon or drop from an aircraft and they shatter — weapon or drop from an aircraft and they shatter in midair, showering and loads— they shatter in midair, showering and loads of tiny bombs that explode on the _ and loads of tiny bombs that explode on the ground. most of them do explode — on the ground. most of them do explode. militarily very effective clearing — explode. militarily very effective clearing infantry out of trenches. the problem is they then linger. those _ the problem is they then linger. those that don't explode. the russians _ those that don't explode. the russians have a rate of up to 40% of

not exploding. they create an enduring _ not exploding. they create an enduring hazard for years. that is why there — enduring hazard for years. that is why there has been a lot of international criticism of the us for supplying these things. the us, russia _ for supplying these things. the us, russia and — for supplying these things. the us, russia and ukraine have not signed up russia and ukraine have not signed up to— russia and ukraine have not signed up to the _ russia and ukraine have not signed up to the convention banning them. russia _ up to the convention banning them. russia uses— up to the convention banning them. russia uses them consistently, ukraine — russia uses them consistently, ukraine uses them sparingly. this is think— ukraine uses them sparingly. this is think a _ ukraine uses them sparingly. this is think a blow— ukraine uses them sparingly. this is think a blow to america's moral authority— think a blow to america's moral authority in this war. david, in the us president biden says ukraine can count— us president biden says ukraine can count on— us president biden says ukraine can count on his — us president biden says ukraine can count on his continued support. what is the current — count on his continued support. what is the current picture _ count on his continued support. what is the current picture of— count on his continued support. twist is the current picture of american support in ukraine, and what is the us public opinion on us involvement in ukraine? ., , .., ., us public opinion on us involvement in ukraine? ., , ., , ., in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is _ in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is and _ in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is and remains - in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is and remains backing l that there is and remains backing from the american population for the continued support of ukraine, but i

have to say that president biden has seen a little weakening in that resolve, as far as those same polls are concerned. he is coming to this nato summit in lithuania to once again try to garner support for the continuing efforts to supply ukraine with weapons, billions of dollars have been spent by the us on arming ukraine and the president continues to make clear that if he gets his way he intends to continue with that. of course they are bound to be discussing that, rishi sunak and president biden, when they meet at 10 downing street on monday morning. frank, away from ukraine, another issue likely to be high on the nato agenda is sweden, its application for nato membership and turkey vetoing that application. what is the state of play there? it is boned

the state of play there? it is bogged down. _ the state of play there? it is bogged down, to _ the state of play there? it is bogged down, to be - the state of play there? it is bogged down, to be perfectly honest. jerky is _ bogged down, to be perfectly honest. jerky is not _ bogged down, to be perfectly honest. jerky is not keen on sweden at all. it jerky is not keen on sweden at all. it considers — jerky is not keen on sweden at all. it considers that sweden is harbouring kurdish extremists who it considers— harbouring kurdish extremists who it considers to be terrorists and at once _ considers to be terrorists and at once to — considers to be terrorists and at once to hand them over. sweden says no, once to hand them over. sweden says no. we _ once to hand them over. sweden says no. we have _ once to hand them over. sweden says no, we have provided a shelter to these _ no, we have provided a shelter to these people and they haven't broken these people and they haven't broken the law _ these people and they haven't broken the law. the nato secretary general has spent _ the law. the nato secretary general has spent many long hours in the capital— has spent many long hours in the capital of— has spent many long hours in the capital of turkey trying to find some — capital of turkey trying to find some sort of common ground here. nato's _ some sort of common ground here. nato's 31— some sort of common ground here. nato's 31 members have to reach unanimity— nato's 31 members have to reach unanimity on netting in a new memhen _ unanimity on netting in a new member. it only takes one member nation _ member. it only takes one member nation to— member. it only takes one member nation to say we don't like it and a new member canjoin. —— can'tjoin. they— new member canjoin. —— can'tjoin. they are _ new member canjoin. —— can'tjoin. they are politically at different ends _ they are politically at different ends of — they are politically at different ends of the political spectrum, turkey— ends of the political spectrum, turkey and sweden. none of this is helped _ turkey and sweden. none of this is helped by— turkey and sweden. none of this is helped by the fact a few days ago some _ helped by the fact a few days ago some plantar koran publicly and sweden. — some plantar koran publicly and sweden, and in a very devout muslim country. _

sweden, and in a very devout muslim country, which much of turkey is outside — country, which much of turkey is outside the — country, which much of turkey is outside the cities, that goes down extremely— outside the cities, that goes down extremely badly. i think there was probably. — extremely badly. i think there was probably, although no one will say publicly. _ probably, although no one will say publicly, amongst western nato leaders. — publicly, amongst western nato leaders, there was probably a little bit of— leaders, there was probably a little bit of hope that in the recent presidential elections that it wouldn't be president organ and —— president _ wouldn't be president organ and —— president erbakan would win. he has not been _ president erbakan would win. he has not been a _ president erbakan would win. he has not been a particularly nato ally, he is _ not been a particularly nato ally, he is really not 100% seen as being inside _ he is really not 100% seen as being inside the _ he is really not 100% seen as being inside the nato camp. he has won a new term. _ inside the nato camp. he has won a new term, despite his age, so they will have _ new term, despite his age, so they will have to — new term, despite his age, so they will have to live with him and the fact that — will have to live with him and the fact that he is blocking so far swedenmy country. finland has been able to— swedenmy country. finland has been able to get— swedenmy country. finland has been able to get in. nato needs sweden n. and once _ able to get in. nato needs sweden n. and once we can's navy, it's anti—submarine capabilities. sweden

has an— anti—submarine capabilities. sweden has an enormous coastline. it will complete — has an enormous coastline. it will complete the jigsaw in the baltic. that will— complete the jigsaw in the baltic. that will not happen soon, certainly not in _ that will not happen soon, certainly not in time — that will not happen soon, certainly not in time for this summit in vilnius — not in time for this summit in vilnius in _ not in time for this summit in vilnius in the next couple of days. frank— vilnius in the next couple of days. frank mentioned fenland. the president will visit fenland. how important is this trip for him in general and is signalling us support and commitment to the nato alliance? —— fenland. just one footnote to the remarks to frankjust made about sweden's potential membership, the white house said this morning that president biden had spoken by phone with president erbakan and the cheerleaders intend to meet on the sidelines of the nato subjects this

week. it has announced that the turkish president has plans to meet with the swedish prime minister as well on monday on the sidelines of the nato summits. it seems that there may be some diplomatic headway there may be some diplomatic headway there as part as sweden's membership of the alliance is concerned. thank you both. ukraine has welcomed home five army commanders captured by russia who were being held in turkey after a prisoner swap. the men had been detained for over a year, following the fierce and prolonged battle for control of the azovstal steel plant in mariupol. moscow has condemned their release, saying the move breaks the terms of the prisoner swap deal. gordon corera has more from kyiv. ukraine's president welcoming home five commanders at a ceremony in the city of lviv.

translation: they were fighting for ukraine. - they survived russian captivity. they spent over 300 days in turkey. it is time for them to be home. the returning men were greeted by their families. translation: from today onwards, we will continue | the fight together with you. we will definitely have our say in the battle. with each day passing, we are advancing, destroying the enemy. the five had spent three months defending the vast azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol, holed up in bunkers and tunnels, keeping the russians at bay. finally, the men had been ordered to surrender. under a prisoner swap deal, they were later freed but were supposed to remain in turkey. the men's return has been widely celebrated here in ukraine, but an angry russia has said it was not informed and that

ukraine and turkey had gone against the terms of the deal. the release came after president zelensky met with president erdogan in turkey ahead of an upcoming nato summit. turkey's leader saying ukraine deserved to be invited into the alliance. president zelensky returned home not just with that endorsement, but also five military heroes by his side. now it's time for a look at today's sport with 0lly foster. we've had some fantastic matches at the wimbledon championships, the women's world number one, iga swiatek, lost the first set against the olympic champion, belinda bencic, and then saved two match points against the swiss in the second. we've had some fantastic matches at the wimbledon championships, the pole saw out the match 6—3 in the decider. she is a four—time grand slam champion, but she has now reached her first

wimbledon quarterfinal. swiatek will now play the ukrainian elina svitolina after she came through an epic match against former australian open champion victoria azarenka. it went to a tie break in the decider. svitolina beating the belarusian11—9 and sealing the match with an ace. there were no handshakes, that is svotolina's stance against belarusian and russian players because of the war in her country. in the men's draw, there was a much more straightforward win for the italian 8th seed, jannik sinner. he beat the colombian daniel elahi galan in straight sets. he will now play the russian roman safiullin in the quarters. another russian, andrey rublev, is in the quarterfinals for the first time, he beat alexander bublik in five sets, that was the first game on centre court and he will play the winner of the match on centre right now.

the seven—time champion novak djokovic is playing the pole, hubert hurkaz. i think novak djokovic has just gone 6-5 i think novak djokovic has just gone 6—5 up on that one. it is going with serve. england's cricketers have kept the ashes alive with victory over australia in the third test. it was a nervy chase for the home side. they lost seven wickets along the way, but they reached their target of 251 and now trail australia 2—1 in the series with two to play. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was at the headingley test today. this was day's journey towards victory that must have felt like a lifetime for england fans, who believed, hoped and doubted that their team were going to win over and over again. england in pursuit of 251 to win the second match were pegged back and again by australia, in particular by mitchell starc. just when it seemed

like they were going to do it, when harry brook made 75, taking england to 21 runs from their target, he was out. it took mark wood came to the crease and nervously walloped a six to make england believe again. chris woakes was the man playing a supporting role, all the way until it was his turn to hit the winning runs and headingley erupted. when england's men really need a victory, they tend to come here. for this series as a whole, to keep the ashes alive, well, it is very important. it now stands at 2—1. both teams now have over a week to rest and think before the fourth test begins. it is going to be good, for our dressing room and the aussies as well. it has been a very quick turnaround and they have been three very hard—fought games. everyone can do with the break. we know what we need to do. we need to win the next two games, it is pretty simple. i

would have liked a few more on the board _ would have liked a few more on the board. depending 250 on a pretty good _ board. depending 250 on a pretty good wicket was always going to be hard _ good wicket was always going to be hard we _ good wicket was always going to be hard. we told well at times and a couple _ hard. we told well at times and a couple of— hard. we told well at times and a couple of good innings by them. harry— couple of good innings by them. harry brooke put a good partnership together~ _ harry brooke put a good partnership together. another great game, kept flipping _ together. another great game, kept flipping and flopping. the formula one world champion, max verstappen, won sunday's british grand prix, his sixth victory in a row. he started on pole and, though the british driver lanado norris passed him on the first corner, the dutchmen soon restablished the lead. he has stretched his lead in the standings to 99 points. norris finished second after holding off the challenge of mercedes lewis hamilton who also made it on the podium. novak djokovic is actually serving to take _ novak djokovic is actually serving to take that first set to a tie—break. it to take that first set to a tie-break.— to take that first set to a tie-break. .., , ., ., to take that first set to a tie-break. . ., , ., ., ., tie-break. it could be another late niuht tie-break. it could be another late ni . ht at

tie-break. it could be another late night at wimbledon. _ it could be another late night at wimbledon. that's all the sport for now. the bbc has confirmed that one of its male presenters has been suspended while an investigation is carried out into allegations that he paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. the corporation said it was working as quickly as possible to establish the facts and the appropriate next steps. london's metroplitan police has confirmed it received initial contact from the bbc but no formal referral or allegation has been made. here are some pictures from stansted airport. these are two marine helicopters waiting for the arrival of president biden, due within the next 45 minutes or so. we will bring a much more on this story. hello. showers and thunderstorms this evening — not as extensive or as widespread as we saw through saturday evening. but through the week ahead, we're never going to properly escape the rain.

a fairly changeable week in store — showers, longer spells of rain. it means rainfall amounts going to vary quite widely from one place to the next. it will feel cooler and, at times, a little bit windier as well. not particularly cold for the next few days. this evening, low pressure still to the south—west, so the general wind flow is from a southerly direction. the band of cloud and rain that was affecting 0rkney pushes across shetland during the first part of the night, before clearing. the showers we've got elsewhere fade away. by and large, most will end up dry through the end of the night. and as we start monday morning, temperatures in rural parts could be down to single figures, most places double figures, but it does represent a bit of a drop to what we've seen on recent mornings. a fine commute, though, for most of you — dry, sunny spells quite widely, but quickly the cloud thickening up in the south—west and wales. the breeze picking up too. outbreaks of rain becoming extensive during the second half of the morning into lunchtime. thunderstorms breaking out in northern ireland and scotland, particularly to the north—east of scotland and then the north and west midlands through the afternoon, and northern england turning increasingly wet. some of that rain will be heavy,

persistent and thundery. to the south and east, though, some will stay dry. bit breezier than we saw on sunday, but that breeze still coming in from a southerly direction. 23 to 24 degrees here. temperatures in the high teens, low 20s to the north. now, as we go through monday evening, showers and thunderstorms become a bit more fragmented across the north of the country. but parts of wales, central and southern england, a band of heavier, more persistent rain will sweep its way from west to east, which on tuesday may take a while to clear east anglia and the south—east. away from that, it's sunshine and showers once again. showers heaviest, most frequent and thundery in parts of northern england, scotland and northern ireland. bit breezier through england and wales, too, on tuesday, and temperatures dropping a little bit more once again, but still high teens, low 20s — around where we should be for this stage injuly. it's as we go through wednesday and beyond, we start to see temperatures drop a bit more. low pressure becomes centred, then, to the west of norway and we bring the winds in from an increasingly north—westerly direction for a while. still going to see plenty of showers around. those most frequent close to that

low pressure system in the north where temperatures will only be around 13 to 16 degrees at times. further south, temperatures still in low 20s, fewer showers, greater chance of staying drier for longer.

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sexually explicit images. the two allies have disagreed in public over the us decision