
Huw Edwards has still not paid back any salary he pocketed from the BBC despite calls to return it after his conviction over child abuse images
Daily MailDisgraced broadcaster Huw Edwards has been 'unwilling' to pay back the £200,000 salary he pocketed between his arrest and resignation, a BBC top boss has revealed. Chairman Samir Shah admitted today that the corporation has not been able to recover any salary as yet from the former BBC star, who was convicted of downloading child sex abuse images last year, and described the situation as 'quite frustrating'. Disgraced broadcaster Huw Edwards has been 'unwilling' to pay back the £200,000 salary he pocketed between his arrest and resignation, a BBC top boss has revealed Chairman Samir Shah admitted today that the corporation has not been able to recover any salary as yet from former BBC star Huw Edwards The BBC director general also confirmed the corporation has sought legal advice and there is nothing more it can do at this stage. Huw Edwards leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent pictures of children in July 2024 The former news anchor also raked in an astonishing £200,000 between his arrest in November 2023 and his resignation on 'medical grounds' the following April after the discovery of indecent images of children in a WhatsApp chat.
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Paedophile police officer's mother is jailed for burying son's phone with sickening child sex abuse images in cat's grave
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Law should be changed after Huw Edwards's 'lenient' sentence, says victim's commissioner after it emerged outcome of disgraced newsman's case cannot be reviewed
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Huw Edwards: From trusted face of BBC news to disgrace of child abuse images
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Did Huw Edwards' celebrity status keep him out of jail?
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Huw Edwards doesn't consider his bisexuality to be excuse for infidelity and has 'high level of remorse' for betraying his wife and children, judge says
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Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards avoids jail over indecent images of children on phone
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Huw Edwards smiles as he is spared jail and given six-month suspended sentence for child abuse offences - as BBC slam 'appalling' crimes
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Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for indecent child images
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Watch: Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards arrives at court to be sentenced for accessing indecent images of children
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BBC Media Editor reveals advice she was given about Huw Edwards when she started on BBC News
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'It has felt like a blow every time another horror has been unveiled': BBC staff reveal Huw Edwards paedophile scandal has felt 'unending' on eve of disgraced presenter's sentencing
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Shamed ex-BBC newsreader Huw Edwards 'has been offering to help charities for free' - as he faces sentencing for making indecent images of children
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Huw Edwards still hasn't returned £200,000 salary he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images, BBC boss Tim Davie reveals
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Huw Edwards timeline: Disgraced presenter’s journey from BBC’s most trusted anchor to child abuse image charges
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Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC newsroom claim ex-colleagues
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How far will the Huw Edwards airbrushing go? Paedophile presenter's back catalogue of cameos in documentaries, panel shows and even a Bond film - as his appearance in Doctor Who is wiped
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says Huw Edwards SHOULD return £200,000 BBC salary he received while being investigated for having indecent images of children
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Huw Edwards 'groomed' cash-strapped young man and paid him £2,000 for naked pictures - then turned nasty when he only received a topless selfie
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The shocking case of BBC's Huw Edwards and child abuse images – Firstpost
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Huw Edwards: What is ‘making’ indecent images of children?
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Huw Edwards 'messaged lads in the BBC newsroom for drinks for years': Insider claims corporation bosses may have turned a blind eye to paedophile presenter's behaviour to 'protect the star'
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Huw Edwards 'messaged lads in the BBC newsroom for drinks for years': Insider claims corporation bosses may have turned a blind eye to paedophile presenter's behaviour to 'protect the star'
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BBC chief Tim Davie to be hauled in for urgent talks with ministers over Huw Edwards scandal which saw the disgraced presenter paid £200,000 AFTER his arrest over child abuse images
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Huw Edwards: Ex-BBC presenter pleads guilty to making indecent images of children
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BBC’s former lead news presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to 3 counts of making indecent images of children
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BBC admits it KNEW Huw Edwards had been arrested on suspicious of serious offences last November - but kept paying his £479,000-a-year salary until he resigned in April
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Huw Edwards admits having sexual images of boy as young as seven on his phone: Ex-BBC star, 62, faces up to 10 years in jail after being sent more than 40 indecent images of children by paedophile on
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Huw Edwards, former BBC presenter, pleads guilty to making indecent images of children
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Ex-BBC presenter pleads guilty to making indecent pictures of children
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Huw Edwards splits from wife amid indecent images of children charges
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Huw Edwards kept his arrest 'completely secret' from friends
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BBC staff will be 'relieved' Huw Edwards has finally resigned on 'medical advice' after News at Ten anchor was 'paid half a million a year to do absolutely nothing' following 'damaging' sex pics scand
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'Huw Edwards is due to leave the BBC on medical advice': Moment newsreader on BBC News Channel reports presenter had resigned nine months after he was suspended following sex pics scandal
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Huw Edwards leaves BBC ‘on medical advice’ 10 months after photo scandal, broadcaster says
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Huw Edwards resigns from £439,000-a-year BBC News at Ten role on 'medical advice' nine months after he was suspended over sex pics scandal: 40-year veteran gets NO payoff - but was being paid in full
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Revealed: Huw Edwards is set to be announced as the BBC's top news earner on £435k salary - despite suspension over sex pics scandal
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Huw Edwards 'unfit' for BBC talks about his future six months after being suspended over sex pic scandal
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Huw Edwards scandal: All the allegations made against BBC presenter
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Did veteran BBC anchor Huw Edwards pay teen for sexual photos?
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Huw Edwards in hospital as he is named in BBC sex scandal
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Huw Edwards, the BBC Presenter Caught in Explicit Images Row: What You Need to Know
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How Huw Edwards scandal unfolded: From initial allegations last week to his naming
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Huw Edwards' wife's statement in full as she names BBC star
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Huw Edwards is the ‘BBC presenter’ accused of paying teen over $45,000 for explicit images
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