edwards asked him to go on. williams said, young, and edwards replied, go on.e deceptive. when william suggests some of the images may be illegal, edwards replies, 0k, don't. we knew this prior to the hearing. edwards had said on a couple of occasions he didn't want anything illegal sent to him. 0pening these images will send to the category of making indecent images. we know it is serious enough to click on the image and open such severe photography, some moving images, some videos, some stills. as i said, huw edwards could face sentencing today. the more we hear, they're more likely it sounds as if he will be. there is a possibility that the magistrate sends the case to the crown court if he feels he has insufficient sentencing powers. the magistrate can only send a sentence of 12 months, anything more has to go to the crown court. a reminder of the case, alex lynn sent huw edwards 377 explicit images, 41 involved children and seven were of an extreme sexual nature. —— alex williams. two involved a child between the ages of seven and nine. speaking in defence

up until last year, huwl edwards was the most high-profile edwards was the most high—profile and presentedoadcasting their _ royal coverage. bbc television is broadcasting their special - broadcasting their special programme, reporting the death of her majesty the queen. huw edwards was suspended from the bbc lastjuly. the the sun published a story about sordid pictures bought. he was later named as that presenter. huw edwards was then arrested over the possession of other images unrelated to the original allegations. other images unrelated to the originalallegations. in other images unrelated to the original allegations. in april, other images unrelated to the originalallegations. in april, he resigned from the bbc. two months later, he was charged with making indecent images of children. then in july, huw edwards appeared in court and pleaded guilty. the victims of huw edwards�* crimes were children. behind every image is a vulnerable child that has been violated, that has been subject to abuse and the continuing distribution of those images only goes to service that demand. huw edwards

huw edwards's -- huw edwards's career. ' :: :: , huw edwards's -- huw edwards's career. ' i: i: , .,is one of the things _ career. 10096 the end of his career. that is one of the things the - that is one of the things the magistrate said, the barrister speaking in behalf of hugh edwards said one of the mitigating factors was the fact he has had this huge fall from grace, that he has lost his standing within the bbc and across the nation, that he was arguably the most recognisable journalist in the country, as the magistrate put it and that has all fallen and gone. the magistrate said i�*m not taking that into account in litigation because huw edwards, you have brought this on yourself. there was a moment in court when i wondered whether he was going to give him a custodial sentence. the magistrate said these are very serious offences against children and he would be facing a 12 month custodial sentence, and he would be facing a 12 month custodialsentence, but and he would be facing a 12 month custodial sentence, but there were these mitigating factors, including these mitigating fact

he could be given huw edwards the, huw edwards , who is now 67 years edwards, who is now 67 years olde really old, i believe now, the really interesting point about all of this is how mental health plays into the conversation. >> the prosecution has accepted that huw edwards has suffered from depression and mental health issues. that is something that the defence has been pushing to a huge degree through through this trial , saying that through this trial, saying that huw edwards was not in his right mind when these conversations were had, when these images were sent to him. although it must be said that when these images were sent to him, the court has heard that edwards sent words like amazing and go on, even though he also sent don't send anything underage. there's a real duality playing out here, and you can see that there have been arguments from both the prosecution and from the defence that could sway the jury that could sway the magistrates. either way here. and of course, those options are a custodial sentence of up to 12 months, or indeed a non—custodial sentence. a rehabili

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madison. >> hi, edward.of $10,000 on state and local tax deduction is set to expire at the end of next year. it a key part of tax law trump signed in 2017, but last night in new york, president trump promised again to end it in order to encourage jobs to come back new york. >> by contrast, i will cut taxes to families, small businesses and workers, including restoring the salt deduction saving thousands of dollars for residents of new york, pennsylvania, new jersey, and other high cost states. [ applause ] >> going to restore salt. jobs and factories will pour back into new york. i know how to do it better than anybody's known how and we can do it so easily. >> he all called for a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at around 10%. all of this part of his pitch to win over voters in the reliably blue states like new york, where congressional races could end up deciding the house. but there are a lot of questions as to how this revenue will be made up because this is just the latest tax props from the

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edward. edward: thank you, grady.vestment nancy tengler and doug egan, i want to start with you on the tax foundation of the two plans and vice president's plans decrease gdp by about 2% and costing about 400,000 j jobs and mainly blamig taxes for the stunting of the growth. what do you think about the vice president's plan here? >> the vice president both owns the record of the biden administration and it's not a huge record and her plan as enunciated for the plan and one of the things that people keep focusing on is what happens to inflation prices and what do you do about prices? that result says it won't happen and wages are falling and not getting the growth. that's a really dismal outlook for the american people. edward: manicy, new polls by nbc say 65% of people believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. vice president has been the one that's standing next to president biden on the bridge of the ship. and the poll says people trust former president trump on the economy by 9 points and it's actually w

him edwards had been edwards they have heard nothing. hun" edwards had been suspended.t have a opinion. has the _ the details. you might have a opinion. has the bbc- the details. you might have a opinion. has the bbc really . the details. you might have a - opinion. has the bbc really learned the lesson from stuart hall and jimmy savile? because i looked back at the conclusion of damejanet smith report into the abuse byjimmy savile and hall. she said, it is incumbents on the bbc to examine its culture when it comes to the fear of staff speaking out and its attitude to top on air staff. that was eight years ago. it has not learned that lesson. do you agree? h0. years ago. it has not learned that lesson. do you agree?— years ago. it has not learned that lesson. do you agree? no, ithink there has been _ lesson. do you agree? no, ithink there has been progress, - lesson. do you agree? no, ithink there has been progress, but - lesson. do you agree? no, i think. there has been progress, but maybe not enough. the bbc is readdressing that issue. it is not enough. the bbc is rea

you talk about _ on behalf or huw edwards. you talk about the _ on behalf or huw edwards.ctors, lord faulkner, and just reading the live page of the bbc website, the prosecutor, ian hope, has said that there are genuinely concerning questions about how best to deal with edwards, currently said to be doing well therapeutically, but the concern is that if he were to be outside of a hospital environment where he is being treated, subject to intimidating public opprobrium, that current state of affairs will not last. there is some concern about one of the risk factors being huw edwards's isolation. to what extent does the public profile of someone, the public profile of someone, the celebrity of someone, if you like, play into the considerations of the court when it comes to sentencing? i think inevitably it does, in two respects. first of all, the huge amount of publicity attached to huw edwards's sentencing hearing indicates, as i said before, that this will be a very clear demonstration to the public as to how the justice system deals with these cases. the chief magistrate,

mr edwards, do you apologise? mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes?cted sex offender, he came with a suitcase, prepared if his punishment was prison. the court heard disturbing and graphic details of his crime, descriptions of the videos of children, including one as young as seven that he looked at, and money that he gave to another sex offender who sent them to him. the images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. the police were unable to find the former�*s newsreader�*s phone that he'd used to look at them. edwards�* responses to the 41 indecent images are particularly revealing. in one exchange, he describes the images williams has sent as "amazing". williams then says he can try and get more videos — "if you like, 13, 14, 15, 16." months later, edwards says, "don't send underage," but in another exchange, when williams describes images he is offering as "young", edwards replies, "go on". as the judge sentenced him, he listened intently, emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems,

huw edwards the person.orse, for example, if he is feeling any, in order to lessen the sentence. but like i said, prison is a possibility and as he was going into court, he had a wheelie bag with him, an overnight bag that he dragged along with him as he went through the glass doors behind me. ,, ., ., ~ i. through the glass doors behind me. ,, ., ., ~ ., me. ok, sima, thank you for brinuain me. ok, sima, thank you for bringing us — me. ok, sima, thank you for bringing us up-to-date - me. ok, sima, thank you for bringing us up-to-date on i me. ok, sima, thank you forl bringing us up-to-date on the bringing us up—to—date on the latest there as we continue to monitor those images. that was a view moments ago, that was huw edwards arriving at court, westminster magistrates�* court. sima kotecha live on the ground saying he was arriving for his sentencing hearing, due to begin at10am. in sentencing hearing, due to begin at 10am. in a5 minutes�* time. we will bring you, as and when we images on whatsapp. he recei

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and, you know, just beyond huw edwards in in recent beyond huw edwards in recent weeks, you've had similartions aboutjermainejenas. and also strictly come dancing kind of falls into this area as well. so if you look across the bbc, it's notjust news. some of these questions are plaguing the corporation in other areas. yeah, but can ijust say that what's very interesting is that in the more recent cases, the bbc have acted incredibly quickly. some people said they acted too quickly, whereas with huw edwards they were dithering and dragging theirfeet, in retrospect. suzanne franks, jake canter, thank you both so much. some of these questions are plaguing the corporation in other areas. yeah, but can ijust say that what's very interesting is that in the more recent cases, the bbc have acted incredibly quickly. some people said they acted too quickly, whereas with huw edwards they were dithering and dragging theirfeet, in retrospect. suzanne franks, jake canter, thank you both so much. before we go, some reaction to chris mason's report on wednesday about the prime minister's chief of staff, s

mr edwards, do you apologise? mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes?s punishment was prison. the court heard disturbing and graphic details of his crime, descriptions of the videos of children, including one as young as seven that he looked at, and money that he gave to another sex offender who sent them to him. the images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. the police were unable to find the former�*s newsreader�*s phone the former newsreader�*s phone that he'd used to look at them. edwards' responses to the 41 indecent images are particularly revealing. in one exchange, he describes the images williams has sent as "amazing". williams then says he can try and get more videos — "ifyoulike,13,14,15,16." months later, edwards says, "don't send underage," but in another exchange, when williams describes images he is offering as "young", edwards replies, "go on". as the judge sentenced him, he listened intently, emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems, his suicide risk, and an upbringin

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of course, huw edwards _ there been to this? of course, huw edwards was _ there been to this? - there been to this? of course, l huw edwards was such a trusted and recognisable face not only on the bbc, but for the nation. he fronted so many national events, including the queen's death, so this has come as a real shock to a lot of people, including those who work with him. we had that station will make a statement from the bbc saying it was appalled by his actions, that he's betrayed not just the bbc, but the audiences who put their trust in him — but of course, we must remember the real victims here, the children who are in those images, and that something the judge also touched on in his remarks, saying the impact of such images on young people who are forced to be in these. the other reaction we've had as well as from the cps, who also said that when you see a prosecution like this, it shows that they will take action to avoid. . ~' ,. that they will take action to avoid. . ~ i., that they will take action to avoid. . ~ . around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news

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the chairman samir shah said two staff in an e—mail shortly after mr edwards pleaded guilty that mr edwardsin of the piece. tim davie, the director—general, has asked back for the £200,000 that mr edwards was paid from when he was arrested in november to when he left on medical grounds in april. it is not clear what happens with that money that we have been told it was asked for and that there is some motion in that area but it is not clear what as of yet. their story goes _ clear what as of yet. their story goes back _ clear what as of yet. their story goes back a - clear what as of yet. their story goes back a lot - clear what as of yet. their l story goes back a lot further than this, sima, doesn�*t it? it goes back to when huw edwards was suspended from the bbc. in a case that was totally unrelated to this, as it turned out? . , unrelated to this, as it turned out? ., , , ., unrelated to this, as it turned out? , ., ,' unrelated to this, as it turned out? , . i, out? last year, yes, he was suspended _ out? last year, yes, he was suspended from _ out? last year, yes, he was suspended fro

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huw edwards is extraordinary. i mean, he's not just a newsreader, he is the voice of the bbc, the embodiment of the bbc, the man entrusted by the corporation to tell the world the queen had died. it's an extraordinary moment. and of course, we shouldn't forget some of those images, he was looking at were children as boys, as young as 7 or 4. >> we'll be fascinating, though, to see, won't it.7 whether he gets a custodial sentence, particularly given the custodial sentences we've seen, given out in the last couple of months for things that might be deemed a little less serious than having pictures of child on your phone. but call me old fashioned . but call me old fashioned. gbnews.com/yoursay to get in touch this morning . first, touch this morning. first, though, the very latest news with sam francis . with sam francis. >> very good morning to you from the newsroom. a look at the headunes the newsroom. a look at the headlines at just after 930. we start in the us, where the secret service have foiled what the fbi

huw edwards sensationally story. huw edwards sensationally avoided jail.spite sharing over 41 of the most serious type of paedophilic images. it's possible to share in the uk. two weeks ago, a man was jailed for two years and eight months for throwing a mountain bike at an asylum seeker hotel. a woman jailed for two years for a facebook post. huw edwards, of course, claims he is vulnerable and at high risk of suicide. is this a fair outcome , or is it another outcome, or is it another example of two tier justice? i'd like your thoughts on that , like your thoughts on that, please. gbnews.com/yoursay. but now your headlines. and here's sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 4:00. these are your headlines. disgraced bbc presenter huw edwards has been spared jail after admitting to accessing indecent images of children. but the judge said his long earned reputation is in tatters. it comes after the 63 year old was sent 41 illegal images by convicted alex williams over whatsapp. the court also heard edwards pa

mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes?rime, descriptions of the videos involving children, including one as seven, that he looked at, and money that he gave to another site offender who sent them to win. —— and other sex offender. the images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. the police were unable to find the former�*s newsreader phone that he had used to look at them. edwards' responses to the images are particularly revealing. in one exchange, he describes the images as "amazing." williams then says he can try and get more videos, "if you like, 13,14,15,16." months later, edwards says, "don't send underage," but in another exchange, when williams describes images he is offering is young, edwards replies, "go on." as the judge sentenced him, he listened intensely, emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems, his suicide risk, and an upbringing where his failure to get into 0xford left him feeling like an outsider at the bbc. edwards, through his barriste

mr edwards, do you apologise? mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes?prepared if his punishment was prison. the court heard disturbing and graphic details of his crime, descriptions of the videos of children, including one as young as seven that he looked at, and money that he gave to another sex offender who sent them to him. the images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. the police were unable to find the former newsreader�*s phone that he'd used to look at them. edwards' responses to the 41 indecent images are particularly revealing. in one exchange, he describes the images williams has sent as "amazing". williams then says he can try and get more videos — "if you like, 13, 14, 15, i6." months later, edwards says, "don't send underage," but in another exchange, when williams describes images he is offering as "young", edwards replies, "go on". as the judge sentenced him, he listened intently, emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems, his suicide risk, and an upbringing where his fa

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edwards had both.it was very routine for someone who was 14 or 15 to go up to college at that point, to go up to yale. now remember, yale was founded as a protest movement against harvard drift toward the philosophy. well, edwards goes up to yale and what he finds there is an education at yale that rests on the traditional protestant scholarship sticks. i mean, 17, 18, he goes up and he finds a curriculum that is about 100 years old because at yale and again, remember, yale was founded as a protest against harvard's drift to the new philosophy at at yale. he will read the people we talk about last week and that you read last week william ames adrian hare aboard francis berger steak these are your traditional protestant scholastics who believe that what you do is you accept assumptions on authority and you use logic to open them up and that tells you what truth is. so he goes there and this is what he studies. but he also discovers through yale's rector, timothy cutler, william bradley's cartesian new l

mr edwards, do you apologise? mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes?prepared if his punishment was prison. the court heard disturbing and graphic details of his crime, descriptions of the videos of children, including one as young as seven that he looked at, and money that he gave to another sex offender who sent them to him. the images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. the police were unable to find the former�*s newsreader�*s phone that he'd used to look at them. edwards' responses to the 41 indecet images are particularly revealing. in one exchange, he describes the images williams has sent as "amazing". williams then says he can try and get more videos, "if you like, 13,14,15,16." months later, edwards says, "don't send underage," but in another exchange, when williams describes images he is offering as "young", edwards replies, "go on". as the judge sentenced him, he listened intensely, emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems, his suicide risk, and an upbringing where his fai

these are the pictures of huw edwards arriving for that hearing.alex williams, hundreds of pounds in

that is why we are reading edwards this week. jonathan edwards is born octobe.as the son of timothy edwards who is the pastor of the congregational church at east windsor, connecticut. his mother was esther stoddard edwards was the daughter of the great solomon's t daughter the n and northampton who have been calling for revival and renewalc right away you begin to see there is a family connection here. edwards goes up to yale in 1718. you are saying or wait a minute he was only 15.ha how did the admission staff at yale allow that to happen? well, for two reasons there is no admission staff at yale in 1718. colleges and universities do not require that until much later. and it was very routine. for teenagers and particularly if they were teenagers who have some evidence of intellectual gifts or teenagers that had good connections, edwards had both. it was very routine for someone was 14 or 15 to go off to college and up to yale. remember yale wasn't founded asa protest movement against harvard's drift towards the new philosophy. edwards goes up to yale what he f

edwards through his barrister apologized.e wanted the court to know how profoundly sorry he was, that the images were repugnant, and he recognized the hurt done. that he had betrayed the trust and faith of so many people and hurt and daged his family. but the police were clear that he exploded the children who -- >> behind every image is a vulnerable child that has been violated and subject to abuse. and the continuing distribution of those images only goes to service that demand. reporter edwards was at the top of his career, and the bbc. the man entrusted to tell the nation the queen had died. >> see television is broadcasting the special program, reporting the death of her majesty the queen. reporter: reading the news until he bece it. initially suspended by the bbc last year in the aftermath of separate allegations in the sun that he paid a young vulnerable man for explicit photos. the bbc, criticized for still paying him more than 200,000 pounds after they knew he had been arrested, said, we are appalled by his crimes. h

huw edwards edwards, will you give back the £200,000 to the bbc? >> all right.ad of religion and ethics at the bbc is akhil. akhil, thank you very much . sorry to be talking to you much. sorry to be talking to you about something as kind of vile as this. really but, you know, that's the way it goes, i'm afraid. should huw edwards be made to pay that money back , do made to pay that money back, do we think? >> i mean, on a personal level, yeah, i do, that's what i personally think. >> and obviously i'm speaking now in a purely personal capacity. i think the bbc have got to go through a legal process to try and get the money out of it. you've got to ask him first, you know, and the likelihood is he's not going to give it back, is he, you know, and then they've got to go through a legal process. personally, i think he should give the money back. i think, you know, i think he's i don't think he's behaved properly. i mean, the bbc didn't know everything at the beginning . everything at the beginning. they things have moved on. the story is, you know, there's a number

it that huw edwards has been given toda ? ., ., ~ ., that huw edwards has been given toda ?ional _ today? it looks like a pretty conventional centres - today? it looks like a pretty conventional centres in - today? it looks like a pretty i conventional centres in english today? it looks like a pretty - conventional centres in english law terms. in england and wales, we have a sentencing council which sets out guidelines to courts to follow when they are passing sentences. the sorts of cases are categorised in three categories. category a are the most serious, indecent images, the most serious, indecent images, the most graphic and serious. category b, medium gravity and category c are the lesser images, the less it was images although of course they are still there was theirs. most of the images that huw edwards were are in the b and c category range. and so, taking that into account and also the fact that he had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity, that he did not have previous convictions and that he was apparently suffering from mental health issues at this time these

63-year-old huw edwards could be sentenced — today?enced later _ today? 63-year-old huw edwards could be sentenced later after _ today? 63-year-old huw edwards could be sentenced later after pleading i be sentenced later after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. but there is a plus ability, as you say, that the case is sent to the crown court because the magistrate feels he does not have sufficient sentencing powers. a reminder of the case, huw edwards was sent hundreds of explicit images on whatsapp. 41 of explicit images on whatsapp. 41 of those images were of children and seven of those images were deemed to be of a serious sexual nature. two of those images involved a child between the ages of seven and nine. so when i was back here injuly when he pleaded guilty, his barrister told the court mr edwards did not keep any images, did not send any to anyone else and did not and has not sought similar images from anywhere else. we also heard that he had mental health problems and physical health proble

huw edwards having admitted in july that offences, with huw edwards having admitted injuly that he had received 41 images of child abuse which were sent to him on whatsapp. the estimated age of the children in most of the pictures was between 13 and 15, but one was aged between seven and nine. we will keep an eye on what is happening there. a number of my colleagues inside the building and out are keeping us abreast of what is happening in this case. let's see if we can speak to our senior uk correspondent, sima kotecha, who has been following the live reporting by our colleagues who are inside the court room. cameras are not allowed inside, of course, but they are relaying that information to us outside. we are expecting to hear the sentence and the associated remarks in under half an hour if things go to plan. that's right. we've already heard from the prosecution and the defence in court, both speaking about huw edwards's mental health. the magistrate has now left the court to have a think about the sentencing in the sentencing remarks, so huw edwards has also exited the court with

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. >> what do you say to your victims .7 victims.7 >> huw edwards as huw edwards is handed a six month suspended sentence, i'll be reminding the left wing activist elites that they were, as ever, on the wrong side of history. plus, in light of some news regarding the nutritional status of fruit smoothies, i will for be the first time ever drinking one state of the nation starts now . state of the nation starts now. by my state of the nation starts now. by my panel , state of the nation starts now. by my panel, telegraph columnist tim stanley and the author and broadcaster emma nicole turner. as ever, let me know your views . as ever, let me know your views. mail gb news. com but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> jacob thank you. good evening from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 8:00. these are your headlines, junior doctors have voted to accept a government pay deal worth a rise of 22.3% on average over two years. the british medical association thanked junior doctors in england for voting, with 66% of junior doctors in favour

huw edwards is back.e possession of the very worst category of child abuse images for which he awaits sentencing. the former face of the bbc's news output has been on the career networking website linkedin, offering his services as a media consultant. this irrepressible star is still keen to sell his wares. you can't keep a good man down or a bad one, by the looks of it. the brass neck of this wicked individual, promoting himself as he awaits sentencing this monday for a truly egregious crime. the linkedin post online reads as follows. after four decades of top level experience in journalism, media, politics and communications, i am available for no charge to charities and for no charge to charities and for not profit organisations. wow. now, it's not often that i'm lost for words, although, that said, alongside the brave sun newspaper, i pursued this story relentlessly for over a year and i got dogs abuse for doing so, particularly when edward's powerful mates in the media the likes of jon sopel and emil

edwards, about which images they chatted. alex williams has stated that the money was more generally to support him at university and amounted to around 121500 pounds. you would think that after such a crime, he would spend some time behind bars. but know, the reason he gets to be a free man. well, the court says that they definitely believe his remorse to be genuine, but most importantly, that he's mental health at the time of the offences. good to have him parents, his decision making. there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation and strong personal mitigation in particular your neural vulnerabilities at the time and your remorse, which i accept is genuine and apply mental health due to the cold. it 19th and demick, according to his lawyer, seems to be reason enough to commit and be complicit in child abuse. to make matters worse, the judge also decline to make the sexual hon prevention order against edwards. so that's the way just this works in new k to edwards will not receive a custodial sentence and is still entitle

huw edwards was suspended from the bbc lastjuly.by an unnamed tv presenter from a young person. he was later named as that presenter. huw edwards was then arrested over the possession of other images unrelated to the original allegations. in april, he resigned from the bbc. two months later, he was charged with making indecent images of children. then injuly, huw edwards appeared in court and pleaded guilty. good evening. the victims of hugh edwards crimes were children. behind every image is a vulnerable child that has been violated, that has been subject to abuse. and the continuing sort of distribution of those images only goes to service that demand. huw edwards has been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years. it's a huge fall from grace for a man who was described by the chief magistrate as perhaps the most recognised newsreader in the uk. huw edwards was also told it wasn't an exaggeration to say his reputation was in tatters. the bbc said it was appalled by his crimes and that he had betrayed notjust the c

the huw edwards stuff, obviously, and much more.d show tonight. >> that all sounds very exciting. it is absolutely unbelievable that a man let some other fellow buy his wives frocks. it seems a bit mean and ungenerous. anyway, your programme is always exciting, patrick. i'll be back tomorrow at 8:00. i'm jacob rees—mogg. this has been state of the nation. now. tomorrow the weather you want to know about is in lancashire, because somerset are playing lancashire in one of the final two games of the county championship, and the excitement is that if we could win both of them and surrey doesn't, we could. for the first time in the history of somerset county cricket, take the championship. so pray for fine weather in lancashire. in somerset the sun will be shining anyway, as always . anyway, as always. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . news. >> hi there and welcome to the latest forecast from the met office for gb news. it was missing throughout much of the summer, but higher pressure has now arrived.

edwards breaking notjust the trust viewers placed in him, but the law.'s coverage across the bbc, as she wrote to us after watching

and edwards walks , walks, walks and edwards walks, walks, walks free from court and his mitigation.oh, i didn't go to oxford university. it was very difficult. oh, my dad was so strict. come on. >> pathetic excuses with his. >> pathetic excuses with his. >> he's not the victim here with his massive pension pot. young children. >> yeah. with his pension pot still intact, with his enormous earnings over the last few years, it does feel deeply unfair . gbnews.com/yoursay for unfair. gbnews.com/yoursay for your thoughts this morning. we'd to love hear from you. firstly, the very latest news with sam francis . francis. >> very good morning to you from the newsroom. it's just after 9:30. >> the top story this morning. >> the top story this morning. >> the top story this morning. >> the health secretary, wes streeting, says the end of a pay dispute with junior doctors marks the first step in the government's mission to reform the broken health service. members of the british medical association have voted to accept the government's offer of a 22% pay the government's offer of a 22% pay ris

he said i can see huw edwards working up a corporation again.ent on to see the man hasjust obvious reasons. he went on to see the man has just been convicted of appalling crimes and it's pretty straightforward in my mind, i can see him working here again. he also went on to say that discussions are ongoing about getting the £200,000 back from huw edwards that he earned and continued doing after he had been arrested and after word of his arrested and after word of his arrest had been known to some of his bosses. tim davey said we want the money back, we have asked for it back, there is discussion between legal teams and that is as far as i can go. and a few more words from tim davey, the director—general, he said there was shock and upset at huw edwards and he said a lot of people across the bbc feel deeply let down but he insisted it wasn't about the corporation but rather about the victims and their families. sojust in the the victims and their families. so just in the context of what happened this time yesterday, former bbc news presenter huw

the vast majority of huw edwards... images were c or b.e sense in the range set by the council is six months to three years after a trial. as far as category b, high—level community order 18 months. category c, medium level community service order to six months. that is all after not guilty pleas, so huw edwards had benefited from an early plea. some mitigation on his part, previous good character, mental health issues. i think a suspended sentence of six months is pretty conventional. the magistrate could have sent him to prison that certainly wasn't obliged to you. i think if this had been an ordinary defendant who hadn't been huw edwards, the sentence would probably have been something very like this. on the cusp of prison, possibly prison, but not necessarily present. as possibly prison, but not necessarily resent. ~ ., ., , . present. a conventional sentence, des - ite present. a conventional sentence, despite the _ present. a conventional sentence, despite the well-known _ present. a conventional sentence, | despite the well-known pe

they're saying that if someone was tried in a similar case that huw edwards elle edwards one, they would have a similar sentence. oh yes. but that's not that's a straw man because that's not the question. the question is in the larger context of the riot, we're bound to look at it and say, it seems when there's a political element, people are punished far more harshly than when there isn't. and far more harshly than there should be. so it's not based on the severity of the crime. it's based on if it's political and it's not just huw edwards. >> lots of people for a long time have been noting cases where, for instance, people involved in grooming or sexual, misconduct, illegal sexual misconduct, illegal sexual misconduct haven't gone to prison either. so lots of people have been flagging this for quite a while in comparison to this. >> also, just like the resources that are applied to rape , you that are applied to rape, you know, rape prosecutions are to down almost nil, you know , all down almost nil, you know, all that money that was spent on these 24 hour courts and whatnot could be a