charlotte gallagher in unusual, thank you . ch. —— in our newsroom. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has answered some of the questions about this case. effectively, if you go on social media this weekend, there have been two burning questions. firstly, has there been a crime that's been committed? and secondly, why hasn't this individual been named? so let's go through these in turn — has any crime being committed? well, look, if these allegations turn out to be true, it's a fairly straightforward issue in terms of the criminaljustice system and what it says about the alleged incident. the presenter is accused of paying for sexually explicit photographs. those photographs are said to have come from somebody who was 17 years old at the time that this began. now, that individual would have been a teenager, would have been over the age of consent — which is 16 — but in terms of actually making these images, it's a crime. sorry, i beg your pardon — a child. anyone under the age of 18 cannot consent to making those images an

charlotte gallagher reporting — matter.reporting there. _ in the last couple of hours, us presidentjoe biden has arrived in the uk. air force one touched down at stansted airport mr biden will meet prime minister rishi sunak on monday to discuss a range of issues, including the war in ukraine. he'll also meet king charles for the first time since his coronation, before heading to lithuania for a nato summit which starts on tuesday. let's speak to tom brada who's at the us ambassador�*s residence in london. it's an awkward moment for the prime minister — the us�*s decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine, which mr sunak didn't criticise, but said he discourages their use? that's right. this does come at a slightly uncomfortable time for the two leaders based on that announcement on friday about the cluster munitions. so, ijust want about the cluster munitions. so, i just want to about the cluster munitions. so, ijust want to point about the cluster munitions. so, i just want to point out a couple of hundred metres behind me

charlotte gallagher — behind all of this.sfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on wednesday. its state media reported the move is in a show of force against apparent us aggression. the launch comes just days after pyongyang threatened to shoot down us military reconnaissance planes flying over nearby waters. it also follows several other recent missile tests by the country. live now to michael bristow, our asia pacific regional editor, who's in seoul. so, this is north korea, displaying on media, on state media what that has recently been up to? media what that has recently been up to?— media what that has recently been u- to? ., ., ., been up to? you have hit on the main point _ been up to? you have hit on the main point there, _ been up to? you have hit on the main point there, this _ been up to? you have hit on the main point there, this missile i main point there, this missile launch came on wednesday, two day we have had a quite slick looking video, showing the launch from several different angles, essentia

let's speak to charlotte gallagher who is in the newsroom for us this evening.rlotte gallagher, tell me about this latest allegation and where this takes the story and what sort of position this puts the bbc in now? charlotte: this is a second young person who has no connection to the first young persian that the allegations involved -- young person that the allegations involved. they met them on a dating app and they felt pressured by this presenter to meet up in person but they did not want to. they then say they hinted online that they would name this presenter. the presenter responded, sending text messages that were abusive and they scared this person. they said they felt threatened and fearful about what was going to happen because this person was in power. that is the situation at the moment with that allegation. the bbc is in a bit of an odd position because the police asked the bbc to cause their internal investigation into what happened because the police need to conduct their own inquiries into whether evidence of a criminal offense is there and what

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.ited states after washington agreed to supply cluster bombs to ukraine. it's a weapon that has been banned by more than 100 countries around the world. but ukraine has been pressing for the artillery shells which drop multiple explosives to help with their counter offensive against russian forces. russia has been using the weapons since the start of the war. human rights groups say cluster bombs kill indiscriminately and unexploded devices can pose a danger to civilians for many years. our correspondent gordon corera reports from kyiv. ukraine's counter—offensive has been under way for a month, with heavy fighting in places like bakhmut, but progress has been slower than hoped. ukraine is short of ammunition and facing entrenched russian defensive positions. that's why the pressure has been growing for its western allies to provide more weapons, including cluster munitions and today, washington gave the green light. russia has been using cluster munitions since the start of this war to

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.t article. it is important development in the story is as the sun's later story, i will take you to these in turn. the law of privacy is there to effectively protect reputations and careers and futures from undue harm and because there are many things in our private lives which are simply nobody else's business, they are private to us. and if you analyse this letter what the law firm saying on behalf of the client and this is not a modest high—street firm they are a decent sized firm in central london, they are saying there is a repeated breach of privacy here in this reporting even though the individual has not been named has the presenter. the young person denies involvement in unlawful or inappropriate activity, they are effectively saying if you carry on doing this and a you were to name our client, this is the subtext you might end up in court, that is what the warning comes down to although there is no warning as such in there is no warning as such in the letter. if you take that

charlotte gallagher has the latest.he bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning's front page of the sun newspaper, bbc star broke lockdown to meet another stranger. this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021, this was during the third national lockdown. the sun newspaper says it has seen messages which suggest that as well as visiting the 23—year—old's time, the presenter in question sent the money and asked for a photograph. the individual said he sent a seminaked picture and it quotes the sources saying he was always asking to meet and i found it quite pressuring. there is a second story about another young person, an allegation the presenter approached a 17—year—old online, out of the blue. it is published what it says is a chat between the pair, whether presenter sends a love heart motegi. the now 22—year—old healthy paper: the bbc has not been able to independently check these latest allegations. it was in may when the initial com

charlotte gallagher there.d into a school in south—west london on thursday. eight—year—old nuria sajjad has been described by her family as "the light of our lives". a woman in her 40s remains in a serious condition in hospital after the crash. vincent mcaviney has this report. just eight years old, nuria sajjad is the second people killed in the wimbledon school tragedy. in a statement last night herfamily paid tragedy. in a statement last night her family paid tribute to a life cut short. describing her as the light of our lives. fellow pupil selina lau also just eight years old died on thursday, herfamily said just eight years old died on thursday, her family said she was intelligent and a cheeky girl. 35 police vehicles and 15 ambulances were sent to the scene after a land rover crashed through a fence and into an end of term tea party at the study preparatory school. several people were taken to hospital, including a seven—month old girl, but their injuries were assessed as nonlife threatening, apart from

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. our media editor, katie razzall, is here.days after these claims were published, the presenter involved is still not being named? it is absolutely right. the bbc hasn't named the presenter and the sun hasn't named the presenter question for legal reasons. there is a risk of defamation, the law protecting someone�*s reputation from the massive harm caused by lies. there are issues around privity, people have the right to keep names out of the public domain if they had not been charged with a crime. that is to protect people who have done nothing wrong but happen to find themselves at the centre of unproven allegations. bbc director—general tim davie said in an e—mail to staff, he said the expectation of privacy as he put it was making the situation more complex. it is reputation of a difficult for the bbc which depends on trust from the public. anything like this has potential to erode that trust. tim daveyis potential to erode that trust. tim davey is under intense pressure about what the bbc knew and when. we understand he o

our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest.ll dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they've called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, "nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place between our client and the bbc personality", adding the young person sent a denial to the sun on friday evening via whatsapp. but the sun proceeded to publish what they call an inappropriate article. in an interview splashed on the paper's front page this morning, the young person's parents say they stand by their account, claiming the presenter has got into their loved one's head. they also accuse the bbc of lying, and claim they spent an hour telling the corporation about the allegations in may. this appears to contradict a previous statement, which said, "the family say no—one from the corporation rang them for a proper interview after the initial complaint." there is still so much we don't know. bbc news has not seen the evidence the sun newspaper says it has. i

charlotte gallagher reports. another day of allegations, another day of pressure.tself. today bosses from the corporation are meeting with the police. but we understand no formal allegation has been made yet. fresh claims in the sun newspaper, too. it says the presenter made a panicked phone call to the young person, saying, "what have you done?" and asking them to ring their mother to stop the investigation. the family also say they're upset with the bbc, claiming no—one rang them for a proper interview after that initial complaint. the presenter is now suspended. but, if an allegation was made in may, why did it take so long for that decision to be made? the big question for the bbc, i think, is are your processes fit—for—purpose? when did this question come in? was it escalated fast enough? why was it, when new information came out on thursday, it took until sunday for the bbc to suspend the presenter? to be fair to the bbc, they would say, "look, this is a complex nuanced environment, lots of questions, lots of issues." let's take a look at the time line so far

charlotte gallagher reports. another day of allegations, another day of pressure. are meeting with the police. but we understand no formal allegation has been made yet. fresh claims in the sun newspaper, too. it says the presenter made a panicked phone call to the young person, saying, "what have you done?" and asking them to ring their mother to stop the investigation. the family also say they're upset with the bbc, claiming no—one rang them for a proper interview after that initial complaint. the presenter is now suspended. but, if an allegation was made in may, why did it take so long for that decision to be made? the big question for the bbc, i think, is are your processes fit—for—purpose? when did this question come in? was it escalated fast enough? why was it, when new information came out on thursday, it took until sunday for the bbc to suspend the presenter? to be fair to the bbc, they would say, "look, this is a complex nuanced environment, lots of questions, lots of issues." let's take a look at the time line so far. friday the 19th of may. this is when t

katie razzall reporting. 0ur news correspondent, charlotte gallagher, joins me now. t has happened in the last few hours — talk us through the latest. it has been a really fast moving day. lots of developments. sojust before 6pm uk time, the metropolitan police issued a statement saying they looked into the allegations against hugh edwards, but they found no evidence of a criminal offence. they were not moving forward. it was now bbc internal matter. just a few minutes later, we get a statement from the wife of huw edwards identifying him as the bbc presenter at the centre of these allegations, saying that her and her family had had a really terrible five days, as you can well imagine. it's been a drip, drip, drip of allegations, accusations and of course a lot of pressure on huw edwards to name himself as the person behind these allegations. we also heard from huw edwards's wife that he is now in hospital. he's had a severe mental health episode and is now being treated inpatient, so we don't know when he will be released, when he will be well enough, because he will

let's speak to charlotte gallagher. bout this latest allegation and where this takes the story and what sort of position this puts the bbc in. this story and what sort of position this puts the bbc in.— puts the bbc in. this is a second ounu puts the bbc in. this is a second young person. — puts the bbc in. this is a second young person, like _ puts the bbc in. this is a second young person, like you - puts the bbc in. this is a second young person, like you said, - puts the bbc in. this is a second | young person, like you said, who puts the bbc in. this is a second - young person, like you said, who has no connection to the first young person that the allegations involved. they say, this person, they met this unnamed male presenter on a dating out, they felt pressure to meet up in person but they didn't want to. they then say they hinted online they would name the presenter. the presenter responded, sending text messages that were abusive and they scared this person. they said they felt threatened and they felt feel fr

charlotte gallagher has the latest.er day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning's front page of the sun — �*bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger'. this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says it has seen messages that would suggest that, as well as visiting the 23—year—old's home, the presenter in question sent them money and asked for a photograph. the individual says he sent a semi—naked picture. it quotes the source as saying... the bbc has not been able to independently check these latest allegations. it was in may when the initial complaint about the presenter was made to the bbc from the parents of a young person who said their child received thousands for sexually explicit images. questions remain about the length of time it took to take action. the bbc boss says that will be looked at. as director—general i want to make

this latest crisis will be when the full facts of the story are known. 0ur news correspondent charlotte gallagherre. we have heard more revelations from the sun newspaper. this from the sun newspaper. was the newspaper that first this was the newspaper that first reported it a few days ago. they are saying this person contacted the young person, made a panic phone call saying "what have you done?" and asked them to ask their mother to put a stop to the investigation. the mother as well has told the sun newspaper that she is upset with the bbc. she is saying the bbc never contacted herfor a proper interview when she first made those allegations back in may. so, more claims, more revelations in the sun newspaper tomorrow and in other newspapers. now, lots of people are asking "why are we not naming this presenter?" and it is a really good question and it is a legal reason. firstly, defamation. that is a law that protects people from lies being spread about them essentially and if you sue someone for defamation you can win a lot of money and the second reason is the right to a person's privacy which

live now to news correspondent charlotte gallagher who's outside broadcasting house. what is the verys? the what is the very latest we are hearing on this?— what is the very latest we are hearing on this? the van at key oints hearing on this? the van at key points on _ hearing on this? the van at key points on this, _ hearing on this? the van at key points on this, richard, - hearing on this? the van at key points on this, richard, firstly i points on this, richard, firstly that female presenter —— two key points, that the male presenter has been suspended. the bbc director—general tim davie has released a statement saying the allegations were first made in may. since that point, the bbc�*s investigation team have been looking into those allegations. however, he says accusations of a different nature are put to the corporation on thursday. they were different, he says. he also says that the bbc is in touch with the family have made any claims against this presenter. the other key point is that the bbc has been in touch with the police. how critical it is for the bbcif these are true,

live now to news correspondent charlotte gallagher who's who's in the newsroom.re the latest developments on this story? many will be wondering why the presenter hasn't been named — a few key developments today. the unnamed male presenter has not been suspended by the bbc. secondly, the police have been contacted by the bbc that the police say that no formal allegation is been made yet. also, we have seen the front page of the sun newspaper which is the story they've originally reported, they're saying this unnamed presenter made a panicked phone call to the young person involved and tried to get this young person to tell their mum to stop this investigation, the family at this young person i've also told the newspaper there very upset with the bbc report and after they made this complaint in may, contacted them for a proper interview. the director general at the bbc said today that when the initial complaint was made in may, the bbc investigation team began looking into it and it was only last thursday that they received new information that was revealed to them

our correspondent charlotte gallagher is here. ta ke take us to the outstanding questions there stillions there still are.— there still are. two key questions that still need _ there still are. two key questions that still need answering, - there still are. two key questions i that still need answering, matthew, firstly, how effective is the complaints procedure when people ring up and complain about a bbc member of staff. we know the parents of the original young person called the bbc in may, but it wasn't until seven weeks later that edwards was suspended. they want to look at when does the red flag go up when people make complaints. we know when the bbc investigation team received the complaint they took it seriously, the presenter still allowed to be on air and cover high—profile events. secondly, this internal investigation will have to look at the behaviour of hugh edwards himself, especially since to members of bbc staff and a former employee have come forward and said that they sent him messages that made them feel uncomfortable, but they said they didn't report it because the

live now to news correspondent charlotte gallagher, who is in the newsroom. what is the latest?s what is the latest? we have learnt two things today. _ what is the latest? we have learnt two things today. firstly, - what is the latest? we have learnt two things today. firstly, police i two things today. firstly, police have been contacted. the bbc contacted the police about this case. the police say a formal allegation has yet to be made. we have also learned that this unnamed male bbc presenter has now been suspended. the director general of the bbc is obviously under a lot of pressure over this. he released a statement today saying that the bbc was contacted about this presenter in may and the bbc�*s investigation team are looking into these allegations. however, he added that different allegations were revealed to the bbc on thursday. tim davie also said that the bbc is in contact with this young person's family, the family that made this initial complaint. family that made this initial complaint-— family that made this initial comlaint. ., ., , ., ~ family that made this ini

our news correspondent charlotte gallagher has more. a few key developments today.he unnamed no presenter has been suspended by the bbc and second, the police have been contacted by the bbc that the police say no formal allegations of been made yet. we have also seen the front page of the newspaper which is the story that was originally reported that say this unnamed presenter made a panicked phone call to the person involved saying what if you've done and tried to get this young person to tell their mum to stop this investigation by the family of the young person i've also told the young person i've also told the sun newspaper they are very upset with the bbc news statement today saying the bbc at no point after they made this initial complaint in may contacted them for a proper interview. the director general of the bbc said today that when the initial complaint was made in may, the bbc investigation team began to look into it and it was only last thursday that they received new information that was revealed to them that was different than the original allegations

live now to news correspondent charlotte gallagher, who is in the newsroom. 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, an

this latest crisis will be when the full facts of the story are known. 0ur news correspondent charlotte gallagher. we have heard revelations from the sun newspaper. they are saying that this unnamed presenter made a panicked phone call to the young person involved, saying "what have you done?" and tried to get this young person to tell their mum to stop this investigation. the mother of this young person has also told the sun newspaper they are very upset with the bbc statement today, saying that the bbc at no point after they made this complaint in may contacted them for a proper interview. so, more revelations. a lot of people are asking why are we not naming this presenter and it is a really good question and it is a legal reason. so, firstly, defamation. that is a law that protects people from lies being spread about them essentially and if you sue someone for defamation you can win a lot of money and the second reason is the right to a person privacy which is a law in the uk so that is the two reasons wife at the moment this mail presenter is still unnamed, but, of course, it has not stopped

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.ined now by our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. lizo, we've heard these two conflicting statements. where does this leave the situation this morning? yes, an extraordinary few hours in an extraordinary story. we have different people's i filled with allegations and frankly no confusion. certainly the most crucial thing in all of this is the question, is this a situation where the welfare of a child has been impacted? perhaps the most damaging and concerning allegation is the one made by the young individual�*s mother through the sun that someone, a well—known bbc presenter, paid more than £35,000 to a young individualfor more than £35,000 to a young individual for sexually explicit images, something the paper says through the family started when the person was 17 years old, so legally, still a child. now this has been disputed in the letter from the lawyer representing the young individual, who is now 20. the letter is adamant that nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken p

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.what was derelict into something pleasant for everyone to enjoy. derelict into something pleasant for everyone to enjoy-— derelict into something pleasant for everyone to enjoy. everyone to en'oy. people coming by could see everyone to en'oy. people coming by could in — everyone to enjoy. people coming by could see in the _ everyone to enjoy. people coming by could see in the distance _ everyone to enjoy. people coming by could see in the distance that - could see in the distance that something was there and they said, it's really intriguing because you can see something colourful and people are drawn to it. it’s can see something colourful and people are drawn to it. it's about --eole people are drawn to it. it's about people coming — people are drawn to it. it's about people coming down _ people are drawn to it. it's about people coming down here - people are drawn to it. it's about people coming down here and i people are drawn to it. it's about i people coming down here and enjoyin

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. to our correspondent, lizo mzimba. charlotte was saying, many questions are still to be answered and we understand the bbc is now going to restart its investigation, after pausing it under police advice. the pausing it under police advice. tie: investigation is pausing it under police advice. tue: investigation is going ahead pausing it under police advice. tue investigation is going ahead and it is assumed it will cover all aspects of these events. let me read an e—mail that director—general tim davie centre bbc staff. he said this remains a very complex set of circumstances. the statement from the family is a reminder that the last few days have seen personal lives paid out in public, adding at the heart of this our people and theirfamilies. no doubt the heart of this our people and their families. no doubt this will be a difficult time for many after a challenging few days. i want to reassure you our immediate concern is our duty of care to all involved. there are questions for the

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.way in the city. the refugee camp there is controlled by several militant groups, which were the target of the israeli offensive. the celebrated czech—born brighter, milan kundera — who's best known for his novel the unbearable lightness of being — has died at the age of 94. kundera left what was then czechoslovakia in the mid—19705 amid repression by the soviet—backed government and relocated to france. he became a french citizen after being stripped of his homeland's citizenship, although this was restored four years ago. his international fame grew when the unbearable lightness of being was made into a film. he was mentioned as a potential nobel laureate, and was shortlisted more on all those stories on the website including eight live page we are running with all the latest updates from that nato summit in the lithuanian capital. we also have a life page on the latest update on the bbc presenter story. stay without here on bbc news. the weather for the next few days up until the we