david sillito, bbc news.on the all—around gymnastics title — for her second gold at paris — and her sixth overall. the american won the title at rio 2016, and had been the favourite at tokyo 2020 before she pulled out. she's become the oldest winner of her sport's blue—riband event for 72 years. staying at the olympics — and a dream ending has eluded sir andy murray, as defeat in the doubles' quarterfinals brings his tennis career to a close. he and his team gb partner, dan evans, lost in straight sets to the americans, taylor fritz and tommy paul. after the match, murray was applauded by the crowd as he raised his arms in farewell in the centre of the court. the titan submersible disaster injune 2023 gripped the world for days, everyone hoping that the five people on board would return to the surface safe and sound. knocking sounds were heard that were thought to possibly be coming from the oceangate sub, but hopes were dashed when titan's wreckage was found. rory golden was on the mothership at the surface.

david sillito has been behind the scenes to meet the team involved.iscuit barrel — not another 69 sketch show. my show is called little beasts. and this is willy wonka and the doctor factory. there's also a wonka magic show and two wonka musicals. there's a lot of willy wonka here. i think it's sort of a glasgow situation. have you heard about that? glasgow. you may remember it. the gloriously disappointing wonka chocolate experience. the images went round the world, especially this one of a very sad oompa loompa, which inspired an american producer, richard kraft. so, what is this show you're doing? ok, so what it is, myself and the entire universe saw an image on social media of a really sad looking oompa loompa. the sad oompa loompa, in a way, became a symbol around the world of "what the hell happened to my life?" and so since i kept asking the question, "what's going on in that girl's head?" i thought, there's only one way to answer what's going on in someone's head. it's a musical. a musical, of course! what else would it be? a musical! are you

david sillito, thank you.red in court in london after being arrested at heathrow airport, for failing to appear at bankruptcy proceedings. she was warned by the judge today that she must attend another hearing later this month, �*with no ifs or buts, no going abroad' and no holidays. 0ur correspondent frances read was in court. katie price silent as she entered court... ..after being arrested at heathrow airport for not showing up to a hearing relating to her bankruptcy. instead, she was on a flight where she had posted a picture of a crisp sandwich on social media, with it widely reported she was travelling to turkey. appearing from the royal courts ofjustice, katie price sat crouched on a chair with her knees up to her chest. she was wearing a black head bandage and often appeared to have her head in her hands. at the very start of the hearing, she said she couldn't see very much and couldn't hear properly. judge daniel schaffer told her if she did not attend court when asked or provide necessary documentati

david sillito, bbc news. into huw edwards have criticised the way it was handled. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to them. what have they said, lucy? last year the bbc encouraged _ what have they said, lucy? last year the bbc encouraged staff _ what have they said, lucy? last year the bbc encouraged staff to - what have they said, lucy? last year the bbc encouraged staff to come . the bbc encouraged staff to come forward to their internal investigation but the findings of that haven't been published and i spoke to one former employee today who gave evidence to that inquiry. as first revealed in the sun, they spoke and as they received messages from huw edwards when he was presenting the funeral of prince philip and the former newsreader sent this colleague suggestive messages with a picture of his hotel room with the bed saying there was plenty of room and this person told the inquiry all about this and about other messages as well, and they were in tears when they were telling me tod

my colleague david sillito has been following the story from the beginning.r it or weren't aware of it, it was about an allegation, against an unnamed presenter, from the sun. the sun weren't naming him, we understand, because of defamation law and avoiding being sued. they simply said there was a high—profile bbc presenter had been giving a young person more than £35,000 since they were 17, in return for sordid images. now, the implication was that this was happening below the age of 18, and many people said, "well, this is clearly an allegation of illegality." of course, it now transpires that huw edwards was engaged in criminal behaviour, different criminal behaviour. does that mean the sun has good reason to feel vindicated today? this is an advert, if you like, for tabloid journalism. there were many people who, when huw edwards announced his resignation april of this year, said, "the police said there was no evidence of illegality. "this was a private matter." it may have crossed some people's ideas of proper behaviour or personal morality, but he had a

david sillito, bbc news.ards have criticised the way it was handled. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to them. last year, the bbc encouraged staff to come forward to their internal investigation, but the findings of that haven't been published. and i spoke to one former employee today who gave evidence to that inquiry. as first revealed in the sun, but they've spoken to us, as well, they received messages from huw edwards when he was presenting the funeral of prince philip — and the former newsreader sent this colleague suggestive messages, with a picture of his hotel room with the bed, saying there was plenty of room. and this person told the inquiry all about this and about other messages, as well. and they were in tears when they were telling me today, that they felt let down by the bbc. they want the findings of the internal investigation to be published. they said, "it doesn't seem transparent, it seems like things have been swept under the carpet, they've marked their own homewor

david sillitoe without report, a fascinating area.to the programme. you interviewed massive attack for the guardian newspaper a few days ago what you make of what they are doing a? , . , , ., , , ., what you make of what they are doing a? ,, ., a? they are essentially, you heard it there, a? they are essentially, you heard it there. they _ a? they are essentially, you heard it there, they talk _ a? they are essentially, you heard it there, they talk about _ a? they are essentially, you heard it there, they talk about this - a? they are essentially, you heard it there, they talk about this being a bit of an experiment, they are debuting a lot of new initiatives that we have not seen on this scale before. as we know, it takes sometimes people to go first, to try something new, so in that sense, they are very much pioneering, bringing these initiatives. they are going to be sharing their learning to the music community afterwards to hope it creates a bit of a blueprint for how our live music events can be more environmentally conscious.

i david sillito, bbc news, edinburgh. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon.t to donate purely for financial reasons. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. for this time of year. welcomed to sports day. after the heptahtlon hurdles and highjump, katarina johnson thomspon is soaring at the stade de france there are no mistakes from the british quartet , they are also in the medal hunt as they reach the 100 metre relay final, but there won't be a third gold forjadejones, beaten in the first round of the taekwando hello. welcome along. such a busy day in paris, 27 gold medal events, the heptathlon won't be decided today, but katarina johnson—thompson has made a brilliant start to her fourth olympics, she is top of the standings after two of the seven disciplines and she is the reigning world champion — but has never secured an olympic medal, failing to finish in tokyo. she has also been nursing an ongoing tendonitis issue, but she managed to set a season's best in her 100 metres hurdles heat, that saw her move up to 8th overall the hig

david sillito with that report.ntor, will bayley, in what will be his fifth paralympic games. james dunn reports. a special song bidding a fond farewell to two paralympic heroes. just 14 years old, bly has won a major tonnes this year and is now ranked fourth in the world as she heads to paris. paralympian, how does that sound? it heads to paris. paralympian, how does that sound?— heads to paris. paralympian, how does that sound? it sounds amazing, i'm 'ust does that sound? it sounds amazing, i'm just really — does that sound? it sounds amazing, i'm just really happy _ does that sound? it sounds amazing, i'm just really happy to _ does that sound? it sounds amazing, i'm just really happy to go _ does that sound? it sounds amazing, i'm just really happy to go to - does that sound? it sounds amazing, i'm just really happy to go to the - i'm just really happy to go to the paralympics at such a young age. it means a lot to me. her mentor will bayley has been to four olympics, winning gold in rio, and if you don't follow

david sillito reports.a doing word.# clifton downs, high above bristol, and preparations for a festival with a difference. no cars, no diesel, no rubbish. bristol's trip—hop superstars massive attack are trying to prove there's a better way of doing big outdoor events. it's always a big deal to play on your home turf, yeah, so it's a big deal for us, yeah. you're making it special. leaving this gig as a legacy to our history of the city, our performances in the city would be the best thing we can offer. fans have been told to leave cars at home and come by train, but that only takes you so far. you have to get up to the site as well. you can walk, but it's quite a trek and almost all of it uphill. however, you could try cycling. i said try! however, there is an alternative that's easier on your legs than a long walk or cycle up the hill — a bus. an electric bus. hello, simon. how many buses are you putting on? we are putting on 39 fully electric buses. that's a lot for one gig. yes, but people tend to leave

david sillito has more — and a warning this report contains flashing images # love, love is a verb. #ith a difference. no cars, no diesel, no rubbish. bristol's trip—hop superstars massive attack are trying to prove there's a better way of doing big outdoor events. it's always a big deal to play on your home turf, yeah, so it's a big deal for us, yeah. you're making it special. leaving this gig as a legacy to our history of the city, our performances in the city would be the best thing we can offer. fans have been told to leave cars at home and come by train, but that only takes you so far. you have to get up to the site as well. you can walk, but it's quite a trek and almost all of it uphill. however, you could try cycling. i said try! however, there is an alternative that's easier on your legs than a long walk or cycle up the hill — a bus. an electric bus. hello, simon. how many buses are you putting on? we are putting on 39 fully electric buses. that's a lot for one gig. yes, but people tend to leave at the same time. they don't want to be waiting for three hours to leave, yeah. th

he has been speaking to our colleague david sillito.elated to child abuse and you didn't sack him. why? well, we were very shocked, and that's the first thing i want to say, which is, um, no one knew about the specifics of what we heard over the last few days, which has been deeply disturbing. now, when it comes to the decision that we made in november, when we were obviously faced with, i think, a very difficult decision, actually, and we considered it very carefully. the police came to us and gave us information that they had arrested, um, mr edwards, but they wanted to be assured of total confidence. and the reason they rung us at that point was to ensure that — and it's a technical process, which is to ensure employees are protected and there's no risk. they are very clear that at that point it's totally confidential, a restricted number of people know, and as mr edwards was suspended at the time, so was not at the bbc, we could assure ourselves in terms of employees. and at that point we did have a decision. we really thought very

i'm joined by our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. david, what more do we know?pleaded guilty to possession of indecent images of children, one question raised by that was the fact that he had been suspended by the bbc on full pay for around a year. and in november of last year the bbc had been informed that he had been arrested, and the new on what charges he was facing. why was he continued to be paid, was the question at the time? more than £200,000. in a statement to staff, and a public statement as well, the chairman of the bbc, samir shah, said, let me be clear, the villain of this piece is huw edwards. the victims of those children whose degradation huw edwards provided a market. and he said, the information they had at the time, they thought that huw edwards was going to be protesting his innocence, and they said it was a considerable correct or considered an reasoned decision to keep paying him. because he went on to plead guilty they believe he acted in bad faith. he said mr edwards behaved in bad faith. throughout this time mr edwards knew what he had

this afternoon tim davie shared his response with our colleage david sillito.y, and we considered it very carefully. the police came to us and gave us information that they had arrested, um, mr edwards, but they wanted to be assured of total confidence. and the reason they rung us at that point was to ensure that — and it's a technical process, which is to ensure employees are protected and there's no risk. they are very clear that at that point it's totally confidential, a restricted number of people know, and as mr edwards was suspended at the time, so was not at the bbc, we could assure ourselves in terms of employees. and at that point we did have a decision. we really thought very long and hard, and considered it extremely carefully. and i think people will understand this, that when someone is arrested, there's no charges... also, anotherfactor at this point was a very significant duty of care considerations. i think it was right for us to say, "look, we'll let the police do their business. "and then when charges happen, we will act". it is useful you are

david sillito has been to find out more.l's trip hop superstars massive attack are trying to prove there's a better way of doing big outdoor events. well, it's always a big deal, sort of, um, playing your home turf. yeah. so, yeah, it's a big dealfor us. yeah. you're making it special. i think leaving this gig behind is a legacy to our history of the city, and our performances in the city will be the best thing we can offer. train announcement: this is a great western railway... fans have been told to leave cars at home and come by train. but that only takes you so far. you have to get up to the site as well. you could walk, but it's quite a trek and almost all of it uphill. however, you could try cycling. i said try! urgh! however, there is an alternative that's rather easier on your legs than the long walk or cycle up the hill... a bus — an electric bus. hello, simon. ok if i sit anywhere? anywhere you want. i've got the bus to myself. how many buses are you putting on? we are putting on 39 fully—electric buses. that's a l

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