Summary

  • The BBC's director general is to face questions in Parliament next week about the corporation's handling of the Huw Edwards story

  • Police say they've found no evidence of criminality in claims reported by the Sun that the presenter paid a young person for explicit pictures

  • Edwards is currently receiving hospital treatment for mental health issues - his wife says he will respond to the stories when he is well enough

  • Friend and former colleague Jon Sopel says Edwards feels angry and let down by the media coverage of the allegations

  • The BBC is carrying out a review of its complaints procedure and is also investigating claims of inappropriate behaviour by the presenter

  • The Sun says it didn't intend to suggest Edwards had done anything criminal and won't be publishing further claims about him

Live Reporting

Edited by Emma Owen

  1. Good morning and welcome

    Emma Owen
    Live reporter

    Good morning and welcome back to our coverage of the Huw Edwards story.

    As you probably know by now, he was named by his wife last night as the presenter The Sun claims paid a young person for sexually explicit images

    The police have concluded there has not been any criminality, and the BBC's director general Tim Davie said an internal inquiry will "follow due process".

    This morning we're hearing from a number of media experts who have views on how the story has unfolded and where it goes from here.

    A reminder again that as BBC News journalists, we report on stories within our own organisation with the same impartiality as we do on other stories.