a spokesperson from the sun newspaper says the sun _ hour. from the sun newspaper says the sun has - hour. a spokesperson from the sun newspaper says the sun has no - hour. a spokesperson from the sun i newspaper says the sun has no plans to publish any further allegations of huw edwards and will cooperate with the bbc investigation process. the sun also added from the outset, they have reported about two very concerned and frustrated parents who made a complaint to the bbc. we reported that the parents had already been to the police who said they couldn't help. it is now for they couldn't help. it is now for the bbc to properly investigate. that is what the sun newspaper has said in a statement. and that is what the sun newspaper has said in a statement.— said in a statement. and laura, 'ust thinkin: said in a statement. and laura, 'ust thinking about�* said in a statement. and laura, 'ust thinking about the i said in a statement. and laura, 'ust thinking about the staff i said in a statement. and laura, 'ust thinking about the staff here i

serious allegations have been made in the sun newspaper over the | made in the sun newspaper over thee as a top bbc staff. they say according to the sun newspaper that this will not name paid more than £35,000 to a young individual in return for sexually explicit photographs of them, something the newspaper says began when the individual in question were 17 and legally still a child. the bbc has questions to answer, of course, on this, the family of the young individual says they approached and complained to the bbc earlier this year but the presenter remained on air. the bbc said it takes any allegation very seriously and that it has attempted to speak to those who contacted them to get further details but also pointed out if it gets no reply or receives no further contact that can limit its ability to progress things but that does not mean any inquiries stop. the pressure _ mean any inquiries stop. the pressure is — mean any inquiries stop. the pressure is mounting on the bbc to get this investigation right? absolutely. we understand that the presenter in question who has not been n

yes, so the sun newspaper— focused on them. yes, so the sun newspaper initially _ focused on them. on was 17, teenager, at the heart of these allegations. now, what the sun newspaper didn�*t do was speu what the sun newspaper didn�*t do was spell out to its readers that it could be a criminal offence in terms of the sexually explicit photographs. that is not something they put in their original story. and then later in summer their courage, they tweaked the wording and said it was understood that the contact between the presenter, huw edwards, who wasn�*t named at the time, happened at the age of 17. there are lots of questions a box of commentators asking whether the sun newspaper was right to publish that story, especially given that the teenager, now 20 years old, at the centre of that story had, through a lawyer afterwards said that he claims his mother had made, the claims his mother had made, the claim is the mother had made were complete rubbish. and so, there are many, many questions for the sun newspaper in terms of how they handled the story originally. helen wilkinson the

, like a lot of bbc passing newspapers, - the bbc. oh yes, the sunnewspapers, will. of bbc passing newspapers, will always say at the bbc scandal —— bbc bashing newspapers. unfortunately the bbc walked straight into it, and i still don't understand what this investigations unit is therefore. is it prying into the private lives of its 22,000 employees? obviously if you've got an hr if democrat issue, if huw edwards was harassing underage staff, that's for the hr department. if you've got someone filling their expenses, that would be a finance department issue most what is the investigations unit? i5 what is the investigations unit? is theissue what is the investigations unit? is the issue here not the fact that the parents of this young person approach to the bbc and ask them to specifically look into this matter? what did they expect the bbc to do? the bbc is not a police force, it doesn't have any investigative powers, it cannot compel people to give evidence or arrest anyone. all it could ever have done is say to huw edwards, "these people have pho

newspaper reports, there is a subsidized collection of people who after a week of publishing this news on the front page of newspapers , it seems that the trust in bbc and sunspaper has given birth to this, the latest news in america after the strike of different ages of hollywood now the actors are on strike, the actors' union wants to receive more royalties from the broadcasters, hollywood actors are also worried that the use of artificial intelligence to create their faces and voices will eventually lead to their unemployment. joining the hollywood writers strike page soon with this action all new and in-play productions are halted this is the second simultaneous strike by two unions in the last 63 years we have been severely marginalized we have been severely disrespected this is an unfortunate and disgusting reality this is a wonderful and new world that has caused the actors of cinema and television to go on strike. the new version of the indiana jones movie starring 81-year-old harrison ford, who has changed his face using artificial intelligence to look like 35-year-old actors. they are worried that their images and images similar to them may be use

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

i think when the various first emerged in the sun | the various first emerged in the sun newspaper thereere many many questions. it feels like there are even more questions now following this latest development. the bbc he received a letter as you've been mentioning from the lawyer representing a young person who is at the centre of the bbc presenter allegations. and has disputed their mothers account of events. now, if the lawyer claims is true it could potentially throw some doubt on the claims that have been made in the attitude newspaper and have dominated the headlines over the weekend going into today. and will no doubt continue for many days, perhaps weeks to come. in the letter from the lawyer representing the young person it says that the young person sent a denial to the sun newspaper on friday evening. this is before the paper published the article via whatsapp saying the statement their mother made it to the newspaper was and i quote" totally wrong and there was no truth totally wrong and there was no truth to it. "nonetheless the lawyer said the sun newspaper continued and w

were found that those that were published — it were found that those that were published in the sun newspapers not name of the present or at the heart of these allegations. how does that look to you now given what we have heard from vicky flind, huw edwards's life, speaking about the situation that he is in and the issues he is facing with mental health, the fact that he is in receiving treatment? riff mental health, the fact that he is in receiving treatment? of course, as we have — in receiving treatment? of course, as we have discussed _ in receiving treatment? of course, as we have discussed several - in receiving treatment? of course, i as we have discussed several times, the bbc_ as we have discussed several times, the bbc have a duty of care to their employees— the bbc have a duty of care to their employees and i'm sure you edwards's mental— employees and i'm sure you edwards's mental health will it played a factor— mental health will it played a factor in _ mental health will it played a factor in that equation, and equally. _ factor in that equation, and equally, intelthe factor in t

a few days ago, the sun newspaper published a news. that exploded like a bomb because the said allegations were told to the police the metropolis of london has since suspended the said bbc presenter from work, while a number of bbc stars have decided to react to this issue live on bbc programs and exonerate themselves from this story. which was disturbing, for example, my name and some of the government have been mentioned on the list , speculations about the presenter's identity are still widely discussed on the internet. a teenager is paid to receive private sexual images however, the bbc finds itself in an awkward position once again, as reports about the bbc itself have emerged . there was a time when klip richard was able to win a privacy complaint case against the bbc and he said that he asked me about this issue and despite this, you raised the important issue in the media. i must say that day of the world i must say frankly that some of us never thought that nosei would be a loser, but the new bbc is the target of criticism of t

so, let's talk about the position of the sun newspaper finds itself in, talk about the position of the the law of the young person involved disputing the claims by the sun. what questions do you think the sun newspaper needs to answer? , ., , . ., think the sun newspaper needs to answer? , ., , _, . ~ answer? the sun has come back with all runs answer? the sun has come back with all guns blazing _ answer? the sun has come back with all guns blazing today _ answer? the sun has come back with all guns blazing today assisted - answer? the sun has come back with all guns blazing today assisted by - answer? the sun has come back with all guns blazing today assisted by a l all guns blazing today assisted by a story and its source, which is the parents of the young person concerned. i'd very much doubt that the sun would have gone into this without being sure of the correctness of their story. that makes it more awkward for the bbc because the bbc would prefer to believe this statement by the young person and the two are opposed to each other. it will be a difficult one. you have the right wi

the sun — story. we had some new allegations from the sun newspaper _ story. ons from the sun newspaper tonight - story. we had some new allegations l from the sun newspaper tonight which will appear in the paper tomorrow but let's start with what the sun has reported in the paper this morning. they allege that an unnamed bbc presenter was paying money to a 17—year—old for over a three—year period, so that person is 20 years old, money of £235,000 in return for explicit photos. the family of that person had spoken to the sun and say that the money received was being used for crack cocaine —— money of “p used for crack cocaine —— money of up to £35,000. the family say they complained in may and the allegation is that bbc did not properly investigate. the new allegations in the sun tamara cohen said the unnamed presenter, they claim is there was a picture of the presenter that the family of the teenager had seen with the presenter in his underwear —— the new allegations at the sun tomorrow said the unnamed presenter. the family do not believe there were proper in

now this moral corruption, which was published for the first time by the sun newspaper, has caused a dispute between the english media. iran has also played a lose-lose game so that france 24 channel will discuss the media dimensions of the story in a report . how can we do this story ? it is not about how one one of the most reliable organizations the world's media is caught in a crisis with the suspension of edwards, the most important and profitable news anchor, and whether he abused his position or not. this issue also raises questions about the ethics of the sun newspaper, one of the most powerful newspapers in england. he claimed that an important bbc star had paid 40,000 euros for the nude pictures of a 17-year-old teenager. the parents of this teenager claimed that he was vulnerable and used this money to buy cocaine . the events of the past few days made it worse. another new blow to him korde is currently in hospital and under observation based on the results of a police investigation . buckingham palace has announced evidence that queen elizabeth ii committed a crime in the

that's according to the sun newspaper . according to the sun newspaper.ow it comes after a lawyer representing the youngster told the corporation that their mother's allegations were, quote, rubbish and nothing inappropriate or unlawful happened. it follows reports that a male presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos earlier today, met police detectives, said that they will work to establish if there is any evidence of a criminal offence. yesterday the bbc announced that it had suspended the star almost two months after a complaint was first made. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was stabbed at tewkesbury academy in gloucestershire . the secondary gloucestershire. the secondary school was put into temporary lockdown along with two neighbouring schools following concerns that the suspect may have fled the scene. police say they do not believe that the incident was terror related . us incident was terror related. us president joe biden has completed his brief tour of the uk after meetings with the prime mini

we have heard more revelations from the sun newspaper. s the newspaper that first reported it a few days ago. they are saying this person contacted the young person, made a panic phone call saying "what have you done?" and asked them to ask their mother to put a stop to the investigation. the mother as well has told the sun newspaper that she is upset with the bbc. she is saying the bbc never contacted herfor a proper interview when she first made those allegations back in may. so, more claims, more revelations in the sun newspaper tomorrow and in other newspapers. now, lots of people are asking "why are we not naming this presenter?" and it is a really good question and it is a legal reason. firstly, defamation. so, a few key developments today. those of the two reasons why at the moment the smell presented is still unnamed. it has not stopped people speculating on social media. a number of high—profile bbc presenters have come out and said it is not them. the director—general today condemned all these rumours about different mail present

the mother as well has told the sun newspaper that she's upset with the bbc. or a proper interview when she first made those allegations back in may. so, more claims, more revelations in the sun newspaper tomorrow and in other newspapers. now, lots of people are asking "why are we not naming this presenter?" and it is a really good question and it is a legal reason. firstly, defamation. that's a law that protects people from lies, being spread about them essentially, and if you sue someone for defamation you can win a lot of money. also a second reason is the right to a person's privacy which is a law in the uk, those are the two reasons why, at the moment this male presenter still unnamed. of course, it has not stopped people speculating on social media. a number of high—profile bbc presenters have come out and said it is not them. the director general, tim davie, today condemned all these rumours about different male presenters who have been innocent and have been caught up in this story. charlotte gallagher there. a second child has died after a car crashed

sahar zwantati of the sedava sima news agency, the end of the news section of badrud and god , the sun newspaper accused one of the stars of the bbc network , who is said to be a famous presenter, of moral scandal. it is going to happen that these presenters of 2015 gave a teenager to receive his private pictures from him, and now they started talking about who this person is . it has reached a point where even the minister of interior has entered into this issue, meeting with the director general of the bbc speaking of an investigation being carried out to clarify the facts, it has been raised not only by the bbc but also by the sun newspaper. this evening, a spokesman for the newspaper said, "we reported a story about two very concerned parents who complained about the behavior of a tv host and the health of their child. today, the sun newspaper claimed that since the publication of the news, the male bbc presenter has called this 20-year-old man twice in panic and said, "what is this?" once again , their words are on the front page of the newspapers. this is a situation for an organization th

yes, this story first emerged in the sun newspaper, the story contains allegations against someone thetop bbc staff. we understand that the bbc is looking into the allegations which are very serious. the sun says a well—known presenter is accused of giving a young individual more than £35,000 in return for sexually explicit images. something that the newspaper says began when the individual was 17 years old and legally still a child. neither the bbc presenter nor the individual have been named, we understand that the presenter is currently not scheduled to be on air in the near future. the bbc is under scrutiny because according to the sun newspaper, the family complained to the bbc in may, but the presenter remained on air. in a statement the bbc has said that we treat any allegations very seriously and have processes in place to proactively deal with them. as part of that, if we receive information that requires further investigation or examination we will take steps to do this. that includes actively trying to speak to those who have contacted us to seek further detail and understan

meanwhile, why are we not saying to the sun newspaper, "you publish these allegations, you ask for the have details of back transfers and so —— bank transfers? so i think it's time first of all that you reduce the level of coverage you've got on this issue, you test allegations much more than you test allegations much more than you are, and secondly, you focus and put the questions to the sun newspaper about what they were doing in the first place. another thing you might do is ask all those mps who very quickly, nadine dories, priti patel, lee edwards and so on who quickly said "let's name this person," some of whom said they would name him in the house of commons, to reflect upon the two tragedies we've got in this case. we should be very careful. let tragedies we've got in this case. we should be very careful.— should be very careful. let me read ou this should be very careful. let me read you this statement _ should be very careful. let me read you this statement that's _ should be very careful. let me read you this statement that's just - should be very careful. let me read you th

notjust the bbc, but the police and for the sun newspaper. he problem.- away, that's the problem. paul, thank you _ away, that's the problem. paul, thank you for— away, that's the problem. paul, thank you for that. _ away, that's the problem. paul, thank you for that. i _ away, that's the problem. paul, thank you for that. i wanted - away, that's the problem. paul, thank you for that. i wanted to l away, that's the problem. paul, i thank you for that. i wanted to ask you something there that paul raised, about morale at the bbc. he said many people in the building are not satisfied with how management have handled this. there are many young journalists here at the bbc, hundreds of bbcjournalists around the world, who are desperately worried that perhaps this means the quality of the journalism they produce every day is now being questioned. work on the war in ukraine, the stories on israel today, then that the sum the unease that people are feeling here, the broader reputation of the bbc is being threatened. it is broader reputation of the bbc

the sun newspaper claims the unnamed male presenter was pictured in his underwear, on a video call tonager. it's understood the corporation is investigating the allegations — and the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. bbc news impartially covers stories about the wider corporation and like other news organisations is seeking further clarification on the story. in the last few moments — the department for culture, media and sport has called the allegations concerning a bbc presenter "deeply concerning" and that the culture secretary will be speaking to the director general later today. in a statement, it said �*as a public service broadcaster in receipt of public funding, senior officials have stressed to the bbc that the allegations must be investigated urgently and sensitively, with the department kept informed. the culture secretary will be speaking to tim davie later today.�* our correspondent lizo mzimba told us the details we know so far. these serious allegations have been made in the sun newspaper over the weekend concerning somebody that they desc

today, the sun newspaper claimed that since the publication of the news, the male bbc presenter called 20-year-old man twice in panic and said that they were watching the bbc, once again on the front page of the newspapers. it is said that it is very uncomfortable to work transparently in performance that this bbc star requested a private photo from this young man when he was 17 years old. a few days ago , the sun newspaper published a news that exploded like a bomb because it was said that the allegations were reported to the london metropolitan police. since then, the bbc presenter he was suspended while a number of bbc stars decided that they were uncomfortable with this incident with the weekend market glossary. for example , my name and some government colleagues have been mentioned . the target of more criticism is the same organization as jimmy made savile a star inside the bbc, officials are scrambling to prevent past mistakes from being repeated the nightmare continues to haunt the bbc bbc officials say what they will take on any allegations and have strong internal procedures

after all, if all this is completely untrue, then they stand to make a great deal of money from the sun newspaper long as they hide behind their lawyers, that puts everyone else in an uncomfortable position. the bbc, the sun, and colleagues of the individual. christian: there is a broader issue which people around the world watching might not understand and that is that after the cliff richard case in 2018 wheree was under investigation, the judge in that case decided the people who were under investigation were kind of right -- they had a reasonable right to their privacy until the allegations were proven but you are a long time political editor and the rules are not always consistent because we have mp's who were accused in the house of commons. julia knight is one we are constantly talking about at the moment who is facing allegations and yet his name is in the public domain. so where is the difference here? adam: i think the difference is that this is about the media. it's about the bbc. it's about someone who is not a politician. there is a sort of certain feeling in people involved in polit

the arents back on the sun newspaper? the parents can _ back on the sun newspaper? o have made it clear, both they say to the sun and to the bbc that there is nothing to see here, no criminality, no wrongdoing, and in those circumstances, it's difficult to see where the sun takes this now. it difficult to see where the sun takes this now. , , ., ., this now. it seems that over the weekend, _ this now. it seems that over the weekend, there i this now. it seems that over the weekend, there were i this now. it seems that over the weekend, there were two i this now. it seems that over the i weekend, there were two elements to this, the allegations themselves and then the way that the bbc had handled this. and the more we learn, we get a sense that those two are very linked because perhaps the bbc�*s response is based on that perhaps lack of evidence. yes. bbc's response is based on that perhaps lack of evidence.- perhaps lack of evidence. yes, i think that _ perhaps lack of evidence. yes, i think that there i perhaps lack of evidence. yes, i think that there will i perha

intervention should be done so that this for the second day in a row, the news took the front page of the sun newspaper. a photo of a video call from an unnamed male presenter was found on a teenager's mobile phone, in which the male presenter was only wearing underwear, the sun newspaper wrote. the bbc host has given this teenager a thousand pounds. if you mention the person's letter , it will be considered a violation of privacy based on the judicial procedure. another thing is that if you mention the letter , you will expose yourself to a big lawsuit for defamation, if it is found out . if these accusations are not true, you will have to pay a huge amount as damages there has been a crisis in the bbc organization and the director-general's discussion with the minister of culture about the allegations that one of the presenters paid a teenager for nude photos with a sexual theme became one of the main topics of the bbc's news coverage throughout the day. the bbc, which closed gmail, has not been criticized . let's find out how such events did not happen. the jimmy saville scandal still casts a shadow

the sun newspaper has printed claims the presenter contacted the family in recent days.ditor katie razzall reports. for the best part of 48 hours, the bbc has been splashed across many of the front pages. today was an attempt to prove it hadn't been slow to act in the face of a serious complaint, an effort to take control of the narrative. this afternoon, the bbc announced it has suspended the still—unnamed presenter at the heart of the allegations and also contacted the police. the bbc first became aware of a complaint in may, it said in a statement. new allegations were put to us on thursday of a different nature. and in addition to our own inquiries, we've also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols. those new allegations. the devastating story in the sun newspaper yesterday that a male presenter had paid an individual £35,000 over three years in return for sexually explicit images beginning when that person was 17. a possible criminal offence. today's newspaper had new allegations about the bbc star described as known to millions that he

and that is the same son of the mother who has complained to the sun and the bbc personality and the allegations reported in the sun newspapersh. so the story is getting curiouser and curiouser , so don't forget and curiouser, so don't forget to let me know what you think within the bounds of the libel laws and the privacy laws and so on. male margaret gbnews.com. if they that, i'm afraid they don't meet that, i'm afraid i won't be able to read them out. coming up, be staying out. coming up, we'll be staying with but asking our with this story, but asking our panel with this story, but asking our panel, broader question with this story, but asking our panel,this broader question with this story, but asking our panel,this beyader question with this story, but asking our panel,this beyade beginning of could this be the beginning of the the bbc? plus, is god the end of the bbc? plus, is god trans? i hope that's not blasphemy . >> you're listening to gb news radio . we welcome back. radio. we welcome back. >> i'm still jacob rees—mogg and this is state of the nation. you've been getting in touch with your thoughts. jill says the

the sun newspaper also publishes new allegations claiming the presenter broke covid lockdown rules to meet someone from a dating site. the writers�* strike in the us enters its third month with no breakthrough in negotiations between actors unions and the studios. hello. western powers will propose long—term security commitments for ukraine later on the second day of the nato summit, in lithuania. a declaration from the g7 should sound a more positive note after a somewhat more tense opening day, when nato countries refused to commit to a timetable for ukraine to become a member. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. president zelensky arrived in vilnius to the sound of cheers and applause. the crowd is healing a leader that has taken the fight to russia. on his mind, using nato to support the fight but letting ukraine joined the club.- fight but letting ukraine “oined the club. ~ ., ., joined the club. ukraine would make nato _ joined the club. ukraine would make nato stronger _ joined the club. ukraine would make nato stronger and - joined the club. ukraine would mak

the question that the sun newspaper. the question that the sun newspaper. stion you have already set forth, do you think this could be further questions, maybe even action based on the fact that they chose to publish the story? i based on the fact that they chose to publish the story?— publish the story? i think that is riuht. publish the story? i think that is right. several— publish the story? i think that is right. several questions - publish the story? i think that is right. several questions i've - publish the story? i think that is. right. several questions i've been asked _ right. several questions i've been asked over— right. several questions i've been asked over the past few days, in particular. — asked over the past few days, in particular, the son have not disclosed _ particular, the son have not disclosed much evidence of criminality, particularly of allegations that edwards have been paying _ allegations that edwards have been paying money to a 17—year—old for images _ paying money to a 17—year—old for images and — paying money to a 17—year—old

it accuses the the sun newspaper. the situation where you have reputations and careers at stake and yet this claim and counterclaim in the public domain and breaking it down, you have a situation where the sun newspaper has spoken to the mother as a child —— of the child which was sending sexually explicit images to the have a unnamed bbc presenter and we have a situation with the bbc has suspended a member of staff that person is not been named that is because they have a like every a confidentiality clause like every employer has to member of staff and do not expect any movement there is no way of this letter from lawyers representing the young person hitting back quite hard let me representing the young person hitting back quite hard because analyse little bit of this because it has come from quite a significant a modest small firm on the firm, not a modest small firm on the high street for anybody would firm, not a modest small firm on the high street for anybo emphasise that into, they repeatedly emphasise that th

the sun. news group newspapers, through _ admissions for the sun. also indirectly destroyed thousands and thousands of other innocent lives through the profoundly negative impact that this has had on my landmine and animaland impact that this has had on my landmine and animal and children charities and our ability to raise funds. �* ., . ., ., , , funds. but for the claimants, this was a landmark _ funds. but for the claimants, this was a landmark case _ funds. but for the claimants, this was a landmark case that - funds. but for the claimants, this was a landmark case that paved l funds. but for the claimants, this i was a landmark case that paved the way for further action. the e—mail gave the claimants' lawyers the confidence that ammunition for future cases might rest with internal newspaper documents. when someone sues a newspaper.- someone sues a newspaper. insight have to give — someone sues a newspaper. insight have to give documents _ someone sues a newspaper. insight have to give documents to - someone sues a newspaper. insight have to giv

but the sun metropolitan police. but the sun newspaper these stories and they've run them for day after day after day. and this is effectively the end of hugh edwards career. he has not behaved well and morally , you behaved well and morally, you couldn't stand up and support what he'd done, but who of you out there have lived perfect lives? i reckon the answer would actually be very, very few . so actually be very, very few. so is this a matter of public interest? has the sun newspaper ever done the right thing? let me know your thoughts. farage at gbnews.com i'm joined by mark white, our home and security editor mark, this had to happen in the end, didn't it ? in the end, didn't it? >> yes, i think it was inevitable that the name would come out . they've seized the come out. they've seized the initiative at least through hugh edwards wife , and decided that edwards wife, and decided 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 i

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

in order to clarify the facts, he presented it to the sun newspaper today, the sun newspaper claimed since the publication of the news, the male bbc presenter had called this 20-year-old man twice in panic and said that he had done it again on the front page of the newspapers. it is very disturbing that the bbc star is said to have asked the young man for a private photo when he was 17 years old. a few days ago , the sun newspaper published a story that exploded like a bomb because it was said that the allegations were reported to the london metropolitan police. since then , the bbc presenter has been suspended from work a number of bbc stars decided to exonerate themselves from this story. the weekend market was uncomfortable. i can't. hi, my name and some government colleagues have been mentioned. my name has been mentioned in the bbc's new shoulder list . it is the target of more criticism. this is the same organization that made jimmy savile a star inside the bbc , officials are scrambling to avoid repeating past mistakes the nightmare continues to haunt the bbc bbc officials say

the story has dominated the front pages for days, driven by the sun newspaper, which first reported it now a lawyer for the young person at the centre of the allegations has told the bbc that on friday, via whatsapp, they told the sun the statement by their mother was totally wrong and there was no truth in it, adding, "nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place and the allegations are rubbish". the sun newspaper has pushed back tonight, telling the bbc its story was about two concerned parents who made a complaint about the behaviour of a presenter and the welfare of their child. their complaint was not acted upon by the bbc. "we have seen evidence that supports their concerns," they say, adding it is now for the bbc to properly investigate. time is of the essence because it is not fair on victims, it is not fair on people who could be implicated and it is not fair on the bbc, which does an important job. you know, i am not here to, as it were, bash the bbc, but i do think they to get their house in order and they need to proceed properly, otherwise you will have plenty of coll

. - action is being taken against the sun newspaper. legal action against the mirror group over allegations of phone hacking. who did you hack? be quicker to say who i didn't hack, wouldn't it? _ be easier. celebrities, politicians... i was living in this sort of superhighway of illicit information. it was exciting. you felt like a spy. i don't know to this day how many people have heard my deepest secrets, my desires. phone hacking was not practised by the mail. on sunday or the daily mail. you have just about anybody who's ever appeared in a tabloid newspaper saying, "give me large wodges of cash, please." i think it's actually a legal scandal. it's not the money i'm after. it's...it's to expose their guilt. it's justice. as long ago as i can remember, all i ever wanted to do was act. that was it. that's my only memory. i've been lucky that i have loved myjob. but the other side of it, which i was completely and utterly unprepared for, was overwhelming. i fell very much in love with my first co—star, and got papped with him, and the ne

the claims in the sun newspaper allege the unnamed male presenter paid the teenager tens of thousands of pounds. and there are questions tonight over the bbc�*s handling of the allegations. president zelensky marks 500 days since russia's invasion of ukraine. and some allies express concerns over the united states�* decision to send cluster bombs to the country. let's start in ukraine, where the country's president has marked the 500th day of russia's invasion with a video of his visit to the site of one of the war�*s most iconic battles. volodymyr zelensky posted the clip on telegram of his trip to snake island, a strategically significant outpost in the black sea that ukrainian border guards refused to surrender to russia on the first day of the invasion, february 24th, 2022. their obscene reply to russian warnings became a rallying cry, and they were presumed dead when russian troops invaded and captured the island, though it later transpired that the guards had survived. ukraine re—took the island four months later. mr zelensky toured the island, laid a wreath and spoke to his nat

it was the mother of this young person that spoke to the sun newspaper . young person that spoke to theewspaper. and that's young person that spoke to the sun newspaper . and that's where sun newspaper. and that's where the story has come from. i've been pretty sceptical as to whether anything that went on here is illegal, but there have been a couple of bombshells on this story in the last couple of hours. and let's go to new broadcasting and join gb broadcasting house and join gb news reporter national reporter paul hawkins. paul, bring us up to speed. what's happened in the last hour or so ? last hour or so? >> yeah, it's a confusing picture . nigel. so first of all, picture. nigel. so first of all, we had the statement from the lawyer read presenting the young person in the past few hours. they said that their client contacted the sun on friday via whatsapp, saying that that the statement their mother made to the newspaper was totally wrong and there was no truth to it. nonetheless yes, the sun newspaper proceeded to publish what the lawyer describes as an inappropriate article, and

the claims in the sun newspaper, allege the unnamed male presenter, paid the teenager, tens of thousands of pounds. and there are questions tonight, over the bbc�*s handling of the allegations. president zelensky marks 500 days since russia's invasion of ukraine. some allies express concerns over the united states�* decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine. and us treasury secretary janet yellen urges china to step up their investments to tackle climate changes. hello, i'm carl nasman, thanks forjoining us. there are new allegations tonight, concerning a bbc presenter, accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs, beginning when they were 17. the claims in the sun newspaper, allege the unnamed male presenter, paid the teenager tens of thousands of pounds. it's understood the corporation is investigating the allegations, and the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. our correspondent graham satchelljoins us. what do we know? as you say, these allegations first appeared in the british newspaper, the sun newspaper. they are spoken to the mother

action is being taken- against the sun newspaper. legal action against the mirror group over allegations of phone hacking. who did you hack? it would be quicker to say- who i didn't hack, wouldn't it? it'd be easier. celebrities, politicians... i was living in this sort of super highway of illicit information. it was exciting. you felt like a spy. as the years have gone by, - the story has grown and grown. it's 100 times worse - than the press admitted to. these are frankly eyewatering claims. bugging cars, listening to and recording live phone calls, paying police officials for sensitive information. i don't know to this day how many people have heard my deepest secrets, my desires. ...that phone hacking was not. practised by the mail on sunday or the daily mail. i didn't feel like i was working in some sort of underground illegal news gathering operation. i was working at the sun. what you saw was what you got. you have just about anybody who's ever appeared in a tabloid newspaper saying, "give me large wadges of cash, please." i th