well, as you've been hearing from vicky flynn, the wife of newsreader hugh edwards , has newsreader hugh edwards, has named him as the bbc presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images. in a statement issued on his behalf . in her statement, vicky said her husband, hugh, was suffering from serious mental health issues and is now receiving inpatient and hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future as she asked foreseeable future as she asked for privacy for her family. the statement comes after met police detectives have determined there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed by hugh edwards. but the met has advised the bbc it can continue with its internal investigation. a total of four claims have been made towards mr edwards as we will of course bnng edwards as we will of course bring you more on that but in throughout the evening. but in other news, g. seven leaders have signed a joint declaration in support of ukraine, promising to stand by the country for as long as it takes. prime minister rishi sunak says i

hugh elle edwards this , of hugh elle edwards this, of course, confirmed by his wife late this afternoon. in a statement released on her husband's behalf, vicky flint said that hugh is now suffering from serious mental health issues and is receiving inpatient hospital care . so for inpatient hospital care. so for the next two hours, we will bnng the next two hours, we will bring you exclusive live reaction to edward's finally being named with analysis from bbc legends like its former chief political correspondent john sergeant and ex tory mp and beeb broadcaster edwina currie, plus , i'll ask my superstar plus, i'll ask my superstar panel if hugh edwards was the victim of a media witch hunt or if celebrities , private lives if celebrities, private lives are really any of our business. tonight, i'm joined by christine hamilton , adam brooks and hamilton, adam brooks and matthew lhasa and free speech champion toby young will tackle the left's attempt to use this scandal as a stick to beat the free press with words . the sun free press with words. the sun reporting in the national interest

they've seized the initiative at least through hugh edwards wife , and decided that edwards wife, andided that it was time to name him. we were reporting actually the very significant development that the metropolitan police were not going to launch a criminal investigation when the news came through, that indeed , this was through, that indeed, this was hugh edwards, the suspect , through, that indeed, this was hugh edwards, the suspect, added bbc presenter. there are four allegations, but with regard to the metropol written police scoping exercise, a pre—ind investigation, if you like. that was the central allegation made in the sun newspaper splashed on friday of last week , alleging friday of last week, alleging that hugh edwards had been in contact with a young person , contact with a young person, that at that time, according to this young person's mother, was is 17 years old, that hugh edwards had solicited indecent images from that individual and had paid large sums of money, such currently that person through their solicitor, said these allegations were rubbish. well, the pol

and also hugh edwards.is family itself , and also hugh edwards. his family itself, and hugh himself . i've itself, and hugh himself. i've worked briefly with him in the past, and i'm sure many of us have. and it's terribly sad to think that all this has been been triggered by something which is apparently not even criminal , which is apparently not even criminal, but the fact that he was not rung until last week by by his his own bosses when he was such a high profile , high was such a high profile, high level figure that he was having to suffer alone and with his family, the knowledge that the bbc was covering his own private what sounds like a tragedy as a news story rather than really getting to grips with him and simply allowing it to seep out bit by bit makes you really question on what's their processes are and who was thinking what at the top of the of the corporation and also within their pr department. >> but but sally i'll just play devil's advocate with you. i mean, are they there's not saying fr

hugh edwards , it here.ith hugh edwards, it seems to me a classic, you know, hindsight is a marvellous thing, but we all remember about a couple years he had all couple of years ago, he had all those pictures of himself the those pictures of himself in the gym, down, gym, boxing stripped down, losing it looked losing weight, and it looked classic crisis to me. classic midlife crisis to me. there good here, and there is no good news here, and i think we wish recovery. we i think we wish him recovery. we look at the two young men. i very hope that they can very much hope that they can recover. but above all, i think we need to look at the bbc and say, this is our bbc, we're paying say, this is our bbc, we're paying for are we paying for it. what are we getting? >> i just want to clarify. you're in the ancient you're using men in the ancient anglo—saxon and not differentiating where anglo—saxon and not diffe|and ating where anglo—saxon and not diffe|and atin men. where anglo—saxon and not diffe|and atin men. so

in recent years, hugh edwards has shared his struggles with mental health.lsh documentary. >> the future of the u.k. is uncertain. >> the man who has held viewers hands through the most significant moments of the nation's history is asking to be left in private. whether he can find a way back to health and broadcasting is a question for the future. >> now to some other headlines. the u.s. bureau of labor statistics released inflation data on wednesday showing a cooling mark in the 12 straight months of slowing price increases in the u.s.. the consumer price index climbed 3% through june compared with its roughly 9% peak last summer. president biden took credit for the slow down saying in a statement good jobs and lower costs, that is vied in action. it's been a week since metta debutedts twitter rival threads and bf is weaving into the social media fabric with 100 million sign-ups. the growth outpaces chatgpt which became the fastest consumer application and history two months after its launch. donald trump can be held liable for the comments about e. jean c

the bbc suspended a male member of staff known to be hugh edwards.xecutives met with the metropolitan police which started their work to assess evidence while a 20-year-old mentioned in the first story claimed that the claims -- a this was a statement made by lawyers were absolutely rubbish. the sun publish further allegations and presented lockdown rules to visit a younger man on allegations, direct messages with someone under 18. they said that the bbc news publish claims and sent messages to a person in their early 20's, and just before 6:00, the met police confirmednd assess that there was no evidence of criminal activity after reading with those involved in the investigation. wii's start inquiry. at the same time, hugh edwards issued a statement confirming he was involved. he said that he was in a hospital after serious mental health episodes and in his statement, the husband intended to respond to the stories that were being published wants he was able to do so. let's bring in roger bolton. he is a former bbc executive, now independent. thank y

hugh edwards in the newsroom. hugh edwards has been named as the bbc presenter at the centre of the broadcaster's controversy. in a statement , broadcaster's controversy. in a statement, his broadcaster's controversy. in a statement , his wife, vicky statement, his wife, vicky flind, says hugh is suffering from serious mental health issues as is well documented. he has been treated for severe depression in recent years. the events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters. he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving inpatient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future . she for the foreseeable future. she continues , in the circumstances continues, in the circumstances and given hugh's condition, i would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected. i know that hugh is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been impacted by the recent media speculation . we hope this media speculation. we hope this stateme

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we're relieved be able to say we're relieved to be able to say the hugh elle edwards the words hugh elleards because last week, because of course last week, earlier this week , earlier this earlier this week, earlier this week, couldn't . the police week, we couldn't. the police have now confirmed they're not pursuing action against the pursuing any action against the bbc. presenter either. >> so this all came out in the end. statement by his wife, end. a statement by his wife, vicky finn, who is a radio producer in her own right. she named him as the suspended presenter and revealed he's in hospital with severe and serious, according to her mental issues. and it was timed, of course, her statement to come out with a police statement which said no further action. so that's when all for they that's when all for once they got it all coordinated with the bbc who've hopeless , in my view. >> and it took the woman yet again, it took the strong wife and mother the background to and mother in the background to do right thing and do the do the right thing and do the decent bbc decent thing. the

bbc presenter hugh edwards was in the hospital after accusations in connection with a teenager , thewife said this, noting. that edwards is having serious problems with mental health and has been treated for depression in recent years. after the accusation, he had a serious attack . our own uk correspondent alexander khabarov will tell more about the scandal. the name of hugh edwards is known to all television viewers in britain for twenty years, he was the host of the top bbc news program , leaving daily at 10:00 pm. now he is at the center of a scandal that has been going on for days. after tabloid-san accused one of the unnamed bbc tv presenters of indecency, the newspaper published statement of the parents of the young man. whose gender was not disclosed, claiming that a famous tv presenter paid their then 17-year-old child £35,000 three years ago for candid shots and during video calls. he himself appeared in front of a teenager in his underwear, the bbc management announced an internal investigation , the police joined the case, the public wondered, who would it be, and only on

hugh edwards.was removed from the air edwards works in the main british snakes is 40 years old and is considered one of the highest paid employees report by alexander khabarov the name of hugh edwards is known to all television viewers in britain for 20 years he was the host of the top bbc information program, leaving daily at 10 pm. now he is at the center of a scandal that has been going on for days. after the tabloid-san accused one of the unnamed bbc tv presenters of obscenity, the newspaper published a statement from the young man's parents. whose gender is not disclosed, claiming to be a famous tv presenter 3 years ago paid them £35,000 to a then seventeen-year-old child for candid shots and during video calls. he himself appeared before a teenager in his underwear, the bbc management announced an internal investigation, the police joined the case, the public of fortune-tellers, who could it be and only on the day when the police said that they had not found the leading corpus delicti in the

hugh edwards is such a significant person thatis edwards is such a significant person that is for this of bbc values, she is somebody who has held her hand or some of the most important moments when talking about general elections, he was there to cover them in very important moments including announcing the queen's death. his reputation has been tarnished to the people to know who he was but speculation abounded in any of this reset news from his wife that he is suffering from mental health issues and we have number fourin health issues and we have number four in the public domain that he had suffered severe depression but in the past, a reference that but the words of the last few days, he suffered another serious episode and is now receiving patient care and for the foreseeable future. it's a lot to take in for people, even though we in the bbc have known this for a bit bbc news and other viewers may have known it but it will still be a profound shock.— may have known it but it will still be a profound shock. rounding out reaction that _ be a profound shock. rounding out reaction th

of the most prestigious media organizations in the world has misused its position by suspending hugh edwardse most important and best news anchor, or not, this issue also raises questions about the ethics of the sun newspaper, one of the british powers . the sun newspaper in a news he claimed a star importantly, bc paid 40,000 euros for the nude pictures of a 17-year-old teenager. the teenager's parents claimed that he was vulnerable and used this money to buy cocaine. these events have passed a few days and made it worse. currently in hospital and under observation based on the results of the police investigation , there is evidence of a crime at buckingham palace. inappropriate is published to trace employees the bbc's internal investigation into the professional behavior of f. son in these views is aimed at the sun newspaper, which is owned by robert murdoch. this newspaper has only published the words of the parents of the teenager about the photos, for the reality of the teenager that this story is false. has not published about the way sun newspaper reports, there is a subsidized colle

but it's around hugh elle edwards. but wsfime around hugh elle edwards.big willie style with former conservative minister, bestselling author and television personality ann widdecombe and rishi sunak has accepted the recommendations of an independent pay review board and proposed a 6% increase in pubuc and proposed a 6% increase in public sector workers pay, calling the offer a major breakthrough . so 6% for police breakthrough. so 6% for police officers , junior doctors and officers, junior doctors and teachers in england . and the teachers in england. and the prime minister warned unions now to do the right thing and accept the deal, which would bring an end to months of strike action. take a look at this . take a look at this. >> today's offer is final . there >> today's offer is final. there will be no more talks on pay. we will be no more talks on pay. we will not negotiate again on this year's settlements and no amount of strikes will change our decision on instead the settlement we've reached today gives us a fair way to end the strikes is a fair d

but it's around hugh elle edwards. but wsfime around hugh elle edwards.g willie style with former conservative minister, bestselling author and television personality ann widdecombe and rishi sunak has accepted the recommendations of an independent pay review board and proposed a 6% increase in pubuc and proposed a 6% increase in public sector workers pay, calling the offer a major breakthrough . so 6% for police breakthrough. so 6% for police officers , junior doctors and officers, junior doctors and teachers in england . and the teachers in england. and the prime minister warned unions now to do the right thing and accept the deal, which would bring an end to months of strike action. take a look at this . take a look at this. >> today's offer is final . there >> today's offer is final. there will be no more talks on pay. we will be no more talks on pay. we will not negotiate again on this year's settlements and no amount of strikes will change our decision on instead the settlement we've reached today gives us a fair way to end the strikes is a fair dea

well , the details of alexander the name of hugh edwards is known to all television viewers in britains the leading top bbc information program coming out. daily at 10:00 pm. now he is at the center of a scandal that has been going on for days. after the tabloid-san accused one of the unnamed bbc tv presenters of obscenity, the newspaper published a statement from the young man's parents. whose gender was not disclosed, claiming that a famous tv presenter paid their then seventeen-year-old child £35,000 three years ago for candid shots and during video calls. himself appeared before a teenager in underwear, bbc guide announced an internal investigation, the police joined the case, the public wondered who it could be, and only on the day when the police announced that they had not found the leading corpus delicti in the actions and were dropping the case and mehu edwards. already in a new capacity , she appeared on television and on the newspaper page. the revelation came from the wife of television producer edwards vikin, she said that her husband had been suffering from mental disorde

hugh edwards, who worked for s84 and made half a million pounds a year.he who first broke the news of the queen's death to the british. elizabeth ii answered her funeral and the coronation of charles iii, moreover, because edwards turned out to be a pedophile, his wife and mother of five children said. she sent out a letter on his behalf , apologizing and explaining that he a psychiatric clinic where he needs treatment for depression and mental health problems , i recall earlier that one of the main news anchors of the bbc paid money to minors for sending him their erotic photos. so far , four people have filed indecency complaints against edwards. at the same time, the police say that they did not find the composition of the crimes and recommended that the bbc conduct an internal investigation of the presenter suspended from the air. selling cellophane rose kombucha natasha pupyrochka former director of the dolce vita no matter who you transfer or pay to, it is important that without commissions and restrictions, he was the first in russia to abolish com

time, the metropolitan police issued a statement saying they looked into the allegations against hugh edwardsno 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 be well enough, because he does want to address the allegations that have been made against him. he has spoken a lot about his mental health recently saying that he suffered from severe depression over the past 20 years. but real flurry of allegations over the last five da

the name of hugh edwards has been known to all television viewers in britain for 20 years.was the presenter of the bbc's top news program airing daily at 10:00 pm. now he is at the center of a scandal that has been going on for days. after the tabloid. sam accused one of the unnamed, bbc tv presenters of indecent behavior , the newspaper published a statement by the parents of a young man. whose gender was not disclosed, claiming that a famous tv presenter paid their then 17-year-old child £35,000 three years ago for candid shots and during video calls. himself appeared before a teenager in the bottom linen management of the bbc announced an internal investigation, the police joined the case, the public wondered, who would it be, and only on the day when the police said that they had not found their leading crime in action and were stopping the case and mehu edwards. already in a new capacity, it hit the telegraph and on the page of the newspaper. the revelation came from the bonds of the wife of television producer edwards vikin, she reported that her husband had been suff

but it has had dramatic repercussions on hugh edwards mental health on the bbc's reputation. and i don't think the sun comes out of it. scott free either. paul ben, that with the latest for us on that story from london, thank you for all southern europe is facing reco, breaking temperatures as a heat wave hits the continent. it's been called the sub or as heat wave, named onto the 3 headed mountain, stepped from dante, as in fenner. some parts of spain registering temperatures of $45.00 degrees celsius. while it is full cost to cool their over the weekend, it's expected to get to in both equally ends in greece. and meanwhile, the us stays as a month has been in on days and by flash floods of the 2 months. west of rain fell in 2 days. the governor is cooling at historic and catastrophic emergency cruise. as you see that and boats have conducted more than 100 rescues us. president joe biden has also declared a state of emergency in the area. meanwhile, more monsoon rains, a full cost for northern india with more than 72 people have died this past month from floods and lance liv

secondly, this internal investigation will have to look at the behaviour of hugh edwards himself, especiallyployee have come forward and said that they sent him messages that made them feel uncomfortable, but they said they didn't report it because they feared it would adversely affect their career. their questions to be answered about the culture of the bbc in the workplace.— bbc in the workplace. charlotte, thank ou bbc in the workplace. charlotte, thank you for— bbc in the workplace. charlotte, thank you for taking _ bbc in the workplace. charlotte, thank you for taking us - bbc in the workplace. charlotte, thank you for taking us through l thank you for taking us through that. we will now speak to nathan sparks. ——i�*m joined now by the chief executive of the hacked off campaign, which advocates for a free and accountable press. the newspaper put out a statement last night saying that we must reemphasize that it no point in our original story was alleged criminality. those are made at a later date by other media outlets. your thoughts. later date by other media outlets. yourthoughts. do

questions was how the bbc was handling the issue raised by the headlines, the allegations about hugh edwards suggesting there was anything criminal in the allegations can us down to the bbc. that investigation, that fact finding, we are told, they're well, there has to be a duty of care, which he edwards was hospitalised with serious mental health issues his wife said in a statement, there is an issue of duty of care. —— or weeks, possibly months for that particular investigation. however, there is also the issue of the complainant, they said there had been an issue, complaints about how that bbc had dealt with that, how slow it had been, and they said there will be issues about the red flags whether or not these things should be made more aware of the iran and the full investigation about complaints and protocols will be reported later the autumn. david, thank ou be reported later the autumn. david, thank you very _ be reported later the autumn. david, thank you very much _ be reported later the autumn. david, thank you very much indeed. - this is the scene in the pentagon in washington. th

point that he has said that it has been debilitating for him, his depression and confirmation from hugh edwardseceiving inpatient hospital care where huw edwards will stay for the foreseeable future and his wife, huw edwards's wife says he will respond to the stories that have been published and we have not heard anything from the presenter and it is very clear whether was of the family understandably want privacy now but let's just take a moment because we have had five days of claims and counterclaims and politicians weighing in on this in conversations about privacy and defamation about duty of care and for millions of viewers, the confirmation that the television presenter paiiiii confirmation that the television resente . ., . , . confirmation that the television resente _, . , . , ,, presenter will come as a huge shock to some of — presenter will come as a huge shock to some of the _ presenter will come as a huge shock to some of the people _ presenter will come as a huge shock to some of the people up _ presenter will come as a huge shock to some of the people up and - presenter will com

it says in light of the recent reporting by the bbc, i make in a statement on behalf of hugh edwardsve extremely difficult days for ourfamily. i'm doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well—being and to protect our children. huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. as is well documented, he has been treated by severe depression in recent years. the events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters. he has suffered another serious episode and is receiving inpatient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future. 0nce well enough to do so, he intends to respond to the stories that have been published. to be clear, she goes on, huw was first told there were allegations being made against him last thursday. in the circumstances and given his condition, i would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected. i know that huw is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been deeply impacted by the recent media speculation. we hope this statement will bring that to an end. those are the

relation to last week's controversy and those headlines concerning allegations against presenter hugh edwardss of governance of the bbc. i point and that is questions of governance of the bbc. i think it was very direct _ governance of the bbc. i think it was very direct anyway, - governance of the bbc. i think it was very direct anyway, which i governance of the bbc. i think it l was very direct anyway, which was basically asking the acting chair whether she had any role in the way the bbc management conducted itself over the allegations made in the huw edwards affair and what she said was no, nobody seemed very interested in what i said. i think that missed the point and that is what the chair of the committee pointed out, should you not have been more visible when the story broke, that there was a role for the board and the board was acting on the behalf of the licence fee peer and not leaving it to the management? there is an issue there of what is the point of the bbc board at moments like this. also, in terms of reports _ board at moments like this. also, in terms of reports on _ board

sorry, hugh. edwarde the sun or crucially, maybe himself, actually. but it is emerged now that there's been a sharp decline in the number of white people applying to university. there's been a 5% fall this year, but applications from people from black and british asian backgrounds have both increased and i wondered why this is . i'm joined now by why this is. i'm joined now by matt goodwin, who is a professor of politics at the university of kent. great have you kent. matt, great to have you on. you very, very much. on. thank you very, very much. so is going here, then? so what is going on here, then? is anything to do with is this anything to do with disadvantaged working class white well white boys that we hear? well tragically, about, tragically, little about, actually, maybe actually, or is this maybe people trades? people getting practical trades? what's going on? >> yeah, well, what's going on? >> yeah, well , the short answer, >> yeah, well, the short answer, patrick, is we're not entirely sure wh

own misdeeds and therefore , i'm not surprised therefore, i'm not surprised that in this case, hugh edwardiscover, has got profound mental health issues . mental health issues. >> yeah, i mean, to be fair, people will say, well, huw edwards has mentioned previously he's been very open and transparent about mental health challenges in the challenges that he's had in the future. this isn't he's not future. so this isn't he's not saying mental health this saying mental health in this instance, the first instance, and it's the first time heard of it time anyone's heard of it because he has, by his own admission, said that he's had a history that. history of that. but notwithstanding to you notwithstanding that, to me, you can history of mental can have a history of mental health then also health challenges, but then also know if any crisis management team were involved in this scenario, it would be basic 101 to say, right, okay, if a mental health reasons, you know, let's get that there then get that out there and then a lot this will go away. lot of this will go away. >> the thing is, what is

hugh edwards, he's 439,000. ken bruce is nearly 400,000. fiona bruce nearly 400,000.ce nearly 400,000. many people look at this and say, do you know what? why are we taxpayers having to fund these salaries? and more broadly , the bbc, do you support broadly, the bbc, do you support this kind of whole life licence fee funded need for a broadcaster like this ? broadcaster like this? >> yeah, i think the bbc is being very stubborn and slow in not facing up to the fact that the licence fee is an anachronism in a digital age and that you can't basically it was a tax on television receivers as on televisions themselves. that's really what it was. you had a television, you had to pay a tax on it and that went to the bbc. nowadays there are so many different channels, so many different channels, so many different modes of getting hold of and the bbc has to go of things. and the bbc has to go around extending it. on your around extending it. so on your computer, read on if you computer, if you read on if you look on bbc look at your computer on bbc news, comes up and asks you

and then maybe we'll also get an update on hugh edward's health, his family . update on hugh edward'san ongoing bbc investigation and i can't possibly pre—empt it. >> and of course this aukus heanng >> and of course this aukus hearing was scheduled old anyway. it's not in reaction to what's happened in terms of the huw edwards issue, although clearly it will be now top of the agenda for. yeah, what sort of powers do they have press? of powers do they have to press? what is effectively the bbc's top team ? top team? >> i mean. yeah it's not a grilling as such. >> you don't like that term? >> you don't like that term? >> well, not that term anyway. i don't like that term anyway. but it house of lords. it's it is the house of lords. it's not, it's not mps so you know they're not, they're not electable way. and electable in that way. and the house these committee house of lords, these committee heanngs house of lords, these committee hearings still hearings tend to be still forensic, but maybe not as forensic, but but maybe not as adversarial as they are in the commons . so look, it'll be

any one time there's it doesn't excuse the fact that it mentioned hugh edward.whoops, hey got a red flag this but why didn't you can say there are legitimate legitimate questions to be asked there what you can say is once this dg found out about it, he acted very well. by the way, i think on tuesday. the problem is going to he appears before the to be when he appears before the lords committee, he probably lords committee, is he probably won't all his won't have finished all his investigation . so what can he investigation. so what can he say? he's got to protect the say? and he's got to protect the family . he's say? and he's got to protect the family. he's got to say? and he's got to protect the family . he's got to protect you family. he's got to protect you all you can say the bbc is in all you can say is the bbc is in some ways more open in some ways been more than open in reporting itself. roger bolton i agree with. >> thank you forjoining us >> thank you for joining us today. and michael crick as well. and the one thing that i totally agree, two of the be

out star, emily maitlis, has hit out at the bbc for its coverage of the allegations against hugh elle edwardsveryone knew that something had changed and that this man was in hospital something had changed and that this that man was in hospital something had changed and that this that was] was in hospital something had changed and that this that was absolutely spital and that was absolutely appalling. yet, obviously appalling. and yet, obviously there here there will be journalists here saying, doesn't stop us saying, but that doesn't stop us doing she's she's doing our work. so she's she's criticised journalist for criticised the journalist for investigating very serious investigating these very serious allegations and obviously, you know, very public interest allegations against hugh elle edwards. saying, oh, but edwards. she's saying, oh, but he's he's in hospital. he's feeling sad it. we feeling sad about it. so we should stop. where's where's feeling sad about it. so we shoufor, top. where's where's feeling sad about it. so we shoufor, top. know, 's where's feeling sad about it. so we sho

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this is hugh elle edwards story is not going anywhere.ncern that this father of five is unwell and we wish him a speedy recovery. he and his family must be going through hell and it's fantastic that he'll have the chance to address the allegations made against him. after all, the police have found no evidence of illegality. so if he hasn't broken the law, why can't we all move on as his lovely north london pals so wish that we would? well take a listen to this highly respected journalist at the times newspaper, sean o'neill, who tweeted the following yesterday . my tuppence worth on the sun, the bbc and the presenter. there seems to be a suggestion in the air that journalists should only report on criminality . when report on criminality. when i broke the oxfam story in 2018, he writes , it was not about he writes, it was not about criminality , but serious criminality, but serious misconduct and abuse of power and breach of trust . the abuse and breach of trust. the abuse of power, a feature of the allegations against elle edwards may no

this is hugh elle edwards story is not going anywhere.f deep concern that this father of five is unwell and we wish him a speedy recovery . he and his speedy recovery. he and his family must be going through hell and it's fantastic that he'll have the chance to address the allegations made against him. after all, the police have found no evidence of illegality. so if he hasn't broken the law, why can't we all move on as his lovely north london pals so wish that we would? well take a listen to this highly respected journalist at the times newspaper, sean o'neill, who tweeted the following yesterday . my tuppence worth on the sun, the bbc and the presenter. there seems to be a suggestion in the air that journalists should only report on criminality . when report on criminality. when i broke the oxfam story in 2018, he writes , it was not about he writes, it was not about criminality , but serious criminality, but serious misconduct and abuse of power and breach of trust . the abuse and breach of trust. the abuse of power, a feature of the a

the beeb's latest transgression is that the metropolitan liberal elite are trying to paint the hugh elle edwardsrio off as homophobic, as if to imply the reason people are unhappy with his actions depends entirely upon the sex of the young persons he was chasing after. what a patronising view of the british public. surely we were disappointed in hugh because he has a wife and kids and he's let down his family and he's dropped the standards expected of any man, not to mention a figure in the public eye. societal standards are important. his sexuality is neither here nor there. and frankly , it's being there. and frankly, it's being used as an excuse , just as it used as an excuse, just as it was with phillip schofield. no one really cares if you're gay or straight in 2023. what people care about is if you're in the 60s and you're grooming teenagers whilst cheating on your wife and neglecting your children. that said , the pylon children. that said, the pylon has been horrible to witness and i not want to add to it. i do not want to add to it. i blame a lot of this blame on the bbc for being a cor

pierce ben, to consider whether in the wake of the hugh elle edwards revelations, it's too easy for prominent people to abuse their position . we'll also be talking position. we'll also be talking to a former member of the hunganan to a former member of the hungarian parliament about the importance of free speech on social media to and contemplate the dangers of censorship in countries with autocratic leaders. and finally , in a real leaders. and finally, in a real change of direction, brown bread ice cream is making a comeback work from dover castle to stonehenge , 13 english heritage stonehenge, 13 english heritage sites will be serving the 18th century. treat this summer. all of that, plus plenty of chat with my eloquent panellist , with my eloquent panellist, ingnd with my eloquent panellist, ingrid tarrant. but first, an update on the latest news from ray addison . that ray addison. that >> thanks, neal. our top story tonight councils in england and wales have joined doctors in calling for a ban on disposable vapes. calling for a ban on disposable vapes . the local government vapes. the

the beeb's latest transgression is that the metropolitan liberal elite are trying to paint the hugh elle edwardsoff as homophobic, as if to imply the reason people are unhappy with his actions depends entirely upon the sex of the young persons he was chasing after. what a patronising view of the british public. surely we were disappointed in hugh because he has a wife and kids and he's let down his family and he's dropped the standards expected of any man, not to mention a figure in the public eye. societal standards are important. his sexuality is neither here nor there. and frankly , it's being there. and frankly, it's being used as an excuse , just as it used as an excuse, just as it was with phillip schofield. no one really cares if you're gay or straight in 2023. what people care about is if you're in the 60s and you're grooming teenagers whilst cheating on your wife and neglecting your children. that said , the pylon children. that said, the pylon has been horrible to witness and i not want to add to it. i do not want to add to it. i blame a lot of this blame on the bbc for being a corrupt

lauren laverne has seen an increase of ten k ken, ken, bruce five k increase and hugh edwards as wellducing the overall wage bill then? absolutely. i mean, we have lost some people out of the top ten as well. we've lost steve wright . steve wright. >> we lost vanessa feltz . she's >> we lost vanessa feltz. she's dropped out of the top ten and scott mills as well. i think steve wright's now just literally just out of the top ten because he's on just the sunday programme. >> he's gone to daily >> yeah, he's gone from to daily just the sunday. just on the sunday. >> and tim davie, director general the has enjoyed general says the bbc has enjoyed an excellent year. >> yeah . he says he is proud of >> yeah. he says he is proud of the content that they've delivered, but acknowledges delivered, but he acknowledges that a period of change. that it is a period of change. >> there are financial pressures, of pressures, maybe, hence some of these down, these salaries coming down, other coming into the top ten. >> and he says had to make >> and he says he's had to make some choices , some some di

pierce ben, to consider whether in the wake of the hugh elle edwards revelations, it's too easy for prominenton . we'll also be talking position. we'll also be talking to a former member of the hunganan to a former member of the hungarian parliament about the importance of free speech on social media to and contemplate the dangers of censorship in countries with autocratic leaders. and finally , in a real leaders. and finally, in a real change of direction, brown bread ice cream is making a comeback work from dover castle to stonehenge , 13 english heritage stonehenge, 13 english heritage sites will be serving the 18th century. treat this summer. all of that, plus plenty of chat with my eloquent panellist , with my eloquent panellist, ingnd with my eloquent panellist, ingrid tarrant. but first, an update on the latest news from ray addison . that

judges as mental health charity mind says people like hugh elle edwards experiencing serious mental health problems should be given the space to receive treatment . questions have been treatment. questions have been raised regarding the sun's newspaper's conduct, as well as the bbc's response to the allegations that mr elle edwards paid a young person for sexually explicit images as the corporation's director general will be questioned in parliament next week on how the story was handled . the met police has handled. the met police has found no evidence of criminality and the coronation robes worn by the king and the queen will be featured as part of a summer display at buckingham palace. king charles and queen camilla have already viewed the exhibition , and that's ahead of exhibition, and that's ahead of the official opening tomorrow. but the public will have the opportunity to see the robes up close and in person in the palace ballroom. that's where secret rehearsals for the royal family were held ahead of the coronation. and that event will last until september. depher tv on line dab+

judges as mental health charity mind says people like hugh elle edwards experiencing serious mental health problems should be given the space to receive treatment . questions have been treatment. questions have been raised regarding the sun's newspaper's conduct, as well as the bbc's response to the allegations that mr elle edwards paid a young person for sexually explicit images as the corporation's director general will be questioned in parliament next week on how the story was handled . the met police has handled. the met police has found no evidence of criminality and the coronation robes worn by the king and the queen will be featured as part of a summer display at buckingham palace. king charles and queen camilla have already viewed the exhibition , and that's ahead of exhibition, and that's ahead of the official opening tomorrow. but the public will have the opportunity to see the robes up close and in person in the palace ballroom. that's where secret rehearsals for the royal family were held ahead of the coronation. and that event will last until september. depher tv on line dab+

the hugh elle edwards saga rumbled on at the start of the week.ing great guns until his wife named and the words mental named him and the words mental health were uttered. it's like the new race card. if you're a liberal lefty and you utter it, people like john soap will pop out and defend. >> you wouldn't say we're close friends, but thought that some friends, but i thought that some of about what has of the coverage about what has happened about someone's private life, complicated and life, which is complicated and possibly a bit messy, and that some find distasteful, i some might find distasteful, i don't see what it's got to do with anyone else . uh maybe with anyone else. uh maybe something to do with the fact that he's being paid for by us. >> but obviously , though, if you >> but obviously, though, if you are suffering from mental health issues, laughing matter. issues, it's no laughing matter. and we wish the best. but and we wish you the best. but sway close to the right, like bofis sway close to the right, like boris johnson . and it's a