7 months, 2 weeks ago

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'

Huw Edwards messaged 'lads in the newsroom for drinks' for years, a BBC insider has claimed. A BBC insider claimed that bosses at the corporation may have 'turned a blind eye' to the star's behaviour within the newsroom in order to 'protect' him. Huw Edwards messaged 'lads in the newsroom for drinks' for years, a BBC insider has claimed Edwards yesterday pleaded guilty to receiving 41 indecent images of children, which included two sexual videos of a boy under nine Edwards received seven category 'A' images of the very worst kind on his phone after being sent them on WhatsApp by paedophile kAlex Williams, it has emerged. Edwards received seven category 'A' images of the very worst kind on his phone after being sent them on WhatsApp by paedophile Alex Williams He had a total of 41 foul images, showing youngsters between the age of seven and 14, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard yesterday Yesterday, Edwards appeared in court to admit three charges of 'making' indecent photographs.

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1 week, 2 days ago

BBC has not published the findings of its own internal inquiry into Huw Edwards - despite spent £1.3million on costs associated with the scandal

Daily Mail

The BBC has spent about £1.3 million on costs associated with the Huw Edwards scandal, figures show - but the findings of its own internal inquiry have never been published. A large part of the spend went on a review, carried out by Deloitte, into the BBC’s ‘polices and processes’ for ‘non-editorial complaints’, triggered by allegations Edwards paid a young …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

BBC’s year of crisis: From Strictly to Gregg Wallace, how catalogue of scandals have pushed it to brink

The Independent

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6 months ago

Huw Edwards: From trusted face of BBC news to disgrace of child abuse images

The Independent

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6 months ago

Did Huw Edwards' celebrity status keep him out of jail?

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards' mental health may have been a key factor that kept him out of prison, lawyers told MailOnline today. Liam Kotrie, a criminal defence solicitor at Mary Monson Solicitors who has dealt with 'hundreds' of sex abuse image cases, said first time offenders were very rarely jailed. Huw Edwards' remorse and prison overcrowding may also have been factors that …

6 months ago

Edwards said ‘go on’ when asked about ‘naughty pics’ of young person, court told

The Independent

6 months ago

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

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards doesn't consider his bisexuality to be an excuse for his infidelity and has 'high level of remorse' for betraying his wife and children, a judge has said today. The court heard Edwards paid Williams hundreds of pounds after he sent him pornographic images, but his defence barrister Philip Evans KC said the broadcaster did not make payments to …

6 months ago

Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards avoids jail over indecent images of children on phone

Hindustan Times

LONDON — Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, once one of the most prominent media figures in Britain, was given a suspended prison sentence Monday for indecent images of children on his phone. Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards arrives for sentencing at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Britain, September 16, 2024. Edwards had been one of the BBC’s …

6 months ago

Huw Edwards' final performance? Body language expert reveals disgraced newsreader's 'defiant' nod as he walked into court to be sentenced over child abuse images shows he 'expects to still be viewed a

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards' 'defiant' nod as he walked into court to be sentenced over child abuse images shows the disgraced newsreader still 'expects to be viewed as a TV star', a body language expert has claimed. Edwards walked into Westminster Magistrates Court today dressed in a dark blue cardigan, dark trousers and an open-topped white shirt and pulling a black wheelie …

6 months ago

BBC News star Huw Edwards admits he 'betrayed the priceless trust' of viewers but insists he has 'no memory of viewing images' of child abuse

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards admits he 'betrayed the priceless trust' of viewers by receiving child abuse images but insists he has 'no memory' of viewing them, his defence barrister said today. Huw Edwards - seen outside court today - admitted three charges of 'making' indecent photographs after he was sent 41 illegal images by convicted paedophile Alex Williams Alex Williams, 25, shared …

6 months ago

Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for indecent child images

The Hindu

Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news programme, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday after admitting to making indecent images of children. Mr. Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in July to three charges of making indecent images of children, relating to 41 illegal images he was sent via …

6 months ago

Watch: Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards arrives at court to be sentenced for accessing indecent images of children

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch from outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, where Huw …

6 months ago

Revealed: Huw Edwards' sordid chats with paedophile who sent him child sex abuse videos after newsreader paid him £1,500 to buy 'expensive trainers' and fund university

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards sent hundreds of pounds to a convicted paedophile after he sent him pornographic images and replied 'yes xxx' after being asked if he wanted photos of a child aged between 14 and 16, a court heard today. Mr Hope told the court Edwards wrote 'yes xxx' when he was asked by Williams if he wanted sexual images of …

6 months ago

BBC Media Editor reveals advice she was given about Huw Edwards when she started on BBC News

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards' BBC colleagues were warned about him and hope he will be jailed over indecent images of children sent to him by a convicted paedophile, MailOnline can reveal today. The disgraced former BBC News star has admitted three charges of 'making' indecent photographs of children after he was sent 41 images by convicted paedophile Alex Williams in vile WhatsApp …

6 months ago

'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

Daily Mail

BBC staff have revealed the Huw Edwards paedophile scandal has felt 'unending' on the eve of the disgraced presenter's sentencing. 'There have been so many twists and turns, it has felt like a blow every time another horror has been unveiled. Huw Edwards, 63, admitted having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by another paedophile …

6 months, 1 week ago

Shamed ex-BBC newsreader Huw Edwards 'has been offering to help charities for free' - as he faces sentencing for making indecent images of children

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards has been caught 'offering to help charities for free' on his LinkedIn page, despite his ongoing child abuse case. The 62-year-old pleaded guilty to having indecent images of children on July 31 at Westminster Magistrates' Court, including 13 of the most serious category A and one of a child as young as seven. A young BBC worker claims …

6 months, 1 week ago

Huw Edwards still hasn't returned £200,000 salary he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images, BBC boss Tim Davie reveals

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards still hasn't repaid any of the £200,000 he was paid by the BBC after being arrested over child abuse images, Tim Davie has revealed. Huw Edwards, 62, pleaded guilty to having indecent images of children on July 31 at Westminster Magistrates' Court, with seven of the 41 images being of the most serious type Tim Davie told the …

7 months ago

Huw Edwards timeline: Disgraced presenter’s journey from BBC’s most trusted anchor to child abuse image charges

The Independent

7 months, 1 week ago

Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC newsroom claim ex-colleagues

Daily Mail

There is understandable shock in the BBC newsroom after former anchor Huw Edwards admitted child charges in court last week. Last week Sir Craig Oliver, who was at the helm of BBC News at Six and Ten during Edwards' time, told The World At One: 'There were, I think, a number of people who were worried about his behaviour... was …

7 months, 1 week ago

ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC newsroom, claim ex-colleagues

Daily Mail

There is understandable shock in the BBC newsroom after former anchor Huw Edwards admitted child pornography charges in court last week. Highly-paid Huw Edwards would complain bitterly in private about the pay cut he was forced to take in 2018, following a row over gender pay inequality One issue which rankled was Huw's belief that colleague Fiona Bruce hugely outearned …

7 months, 1 week ago

ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC newsroom, claim ex-colleagues

Daily Mail

7 months, 1 week ago

BBC is allowed to keep the Bafta award it won for the royal coverage Huw Edwards fronted including of the late Queen's state funeral but Academy 'will review the individual awards the disgraced broadc

Daily Mail

The BBC will be allowed to retain the Bafta it won for royal coverage fronted by Huw Edwards, but individual gongs to the disgraced newsreader remain under review. Huw Edwards picked up an award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards in 2003 Huw Edwards pictured arriving at Westminster Magistrates Court on July 31 However, the Bafta won by the BBC in …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Huw Edwards narrowly dodged being confronted by stepfather of vulnerable young man ‘he paid £35,000 to’

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She looked down and was shocked to see Huw Edwards’ name flash up with …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail

The BBC has started to remove Huw Edwards from some of its archive footage after the disgraced former broadcaster pleaded guilty to receiving indecent images of children. In 2004, Edwards appeared as the BBC news presenter in the documentary Who Killed Kirsty MacColl? 2006: To Kill a Burglar: The Tony Martin Story Two years later in 2006, Edwards appeared as …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

BBC is paying for therapy for vulnerable woman who complained about Huw Edwards over online messages

Daily Mail

The BBC is paying for therapy for a vulnerable woman who complained twice about Huw Edwards' messaging her online. The issue was reportedly raised with the broadcaster after Edwards failed to cease messaging despite pleas from the woman, known only as Rachel. To prove that it was in fact Edwards engaging in the messages, Rachel told him to wear a …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Huw Edwards: All his archive appearances and TV and movie cameos, from James Bond to Doctor Who

The Independent

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Huw Edwards plaque removed from Cardiff Castle wall

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A plaque honouring Huw Edward has been removed from the …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail

Disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards groomed a cash-strapped young man and paid him £2,000 for sexual photos - before raging when he only received a topless selfie. After seeing Edwards plead guilty to making indecent images of children, the man told The Sun: 'It's disgusting. Disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards groomed a cash-strapped young man and paid him …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Huw Edwards invited me to share his hotel room before Prince Philip's funeral, says young male TV worker

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards suggested a junior colleague could stay over in his BBC-funded hotel suite on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral and sent a picture of the room including the bed, it was reported today. A young BBC worker claims that Huw Edwards invited him to stay in his hotel suite on the eve of presenting coverage of Prince Philip's …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

The shocking case of BBC's Huw Edwards and child abuse images – Firstpost

Firstpost

Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards, known for covering major national events, has pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children. With sentencing set for September 16, the broadcaster faces scrutiny over its handling of the scandal and its internal procedures Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards walks outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, ahead of his court hearing after being charged …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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'

Daily Mail

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail

BBC chief Tim Davie is set to be hauled in for urgent talks with ministers in the wake of disgraced presenter Huw Edwards admitting to accessing indecent photographs of children. BBC director general Tim Davie signed a statement from the broadcaster which claimed it would have dismissed the presenter 'immediately' if he was charged while still an employee at the …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Huw Edwards: Ex-BBC presenter pleads guilty to making indecent images of children

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On an extraordinary day: Edwards …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

BBC’s former lead news presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to 3 counts of making indecent images of children

The Hindu

Huw Edwards, the BBC's former top news presenter, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children as he admitted accessing photographs sent to him by a man via the WhatsApp messaging service. During a 26-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London, the court heard that an unnamed man contacted Edwards via social media and …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail

The BBC has admitted it knew that Huw Edwards had been arrested on 'suspicion of serious offences' last November, but kept paying his £479,000-a-year salary until he resigned in April. Disgraced former BBC News reader Huw Edwards is pictured leaving Westminster Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children Edwards is pictured leaving the court after his …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Huw Edwards fronted Philip funeral coverage at time of indecent images offences

The Independent

7 months, 3 weeks ago

BBC shocked at ‘abhorrent’ conduct of former news presenter who had indecent images of children

Associated Press

LONDON — The BBC said it is shocked at the “abhorrent” behavior of its former top news presenter Huw Edwards, who admitted Wednesday to accessing indecent images of children sent to him by a man via the WhatsApp messaging service. During a 26-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London, the 62-year-old Edwards — for decades the trusted front …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards is facing 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children, which included two sexual videos of a boy under nine. Disgraced former BBC News reader Huw Edwards is pictured leaving Westminster Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children Edwards is pictured leaving the court after his brief appearance where …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Huw Edwards, former BBC presenter, pleads guilty to making indecent images of children

LA Times

Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards was suspended last year after he was accused of paying a 17-year-old for explicit images. Huw Edwards, a former top BBC presenter who was suspended from his duties last year, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children, London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed to The Times. After receiving a final “Category A” …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-BBC presenter pleads guilty to making indecent pictures of children

Al Jazeera

Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards, once the broadcaster’s star news anchor, has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent pictures of children. Edwards admitted during a hearing at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday that he had received 41 indecent images of children on the messaging platform WhatsApp between December 2020 and August 2021. During the 25-minute hearing, prosecutor …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Huw Edwards splits from wife amid indecent images of children charges

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police said Edwards was arrested on 8 November last year and charged just over a …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Huw Edwards kept his arrest 'completely secret' from friends

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards kept his arrest 'completely secret' from his friends for eight months, MailOnline can reveal today. Former BBC host Huw Edwards has been charged with making indecent images of children. Category A involves images involving penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity with an animal or sadism; Category B covers images which show non-penetrative sexual activity; while Category C is for …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Huw Edwards issued ‘warning over online conduct’ two years before scandal

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The BBC warned presenter Huw Edwards about his online conduct …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Family of young person at the centre of Huw Edwards BBC scandal vow 'this is not the end' as they declare they will keep fighting for answers despite star's resignation

Daily Mail

The family of the young person at the heart of the Huw Edwards scandal have sworn it is 'not the end' and they will keep fighting for answers despite his resignation. Nine months on he has left the BBC on health grounds In a statement released by Mr Edward's wife Vicky Flind last year, she said that he was receiving …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail

There is 'relief' among BBC staff that Huw Edwards resigned after he was being paid in full while he was suspended following the sex photo scandal, a TV executive says. There is 'relief' among BBC staff that Huw Edwards resigned after he was being paid in full while he was suspended following the sex photo scandal, a TV executive claimed …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

'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

Daily Mail

This is the moment a shocked BBC News Channel presenter revealed Huw Edwards had resigned after being suspended nine months ago amid a sex photos scandal. BBC News presenter Sarah Campbell announced the breaking news of Huw Edwards' departure from the corporation live on air at 2pm today Huw Edwards is quitting following medical advice from his doctors, today's BBC …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Huw Edwards: Timeline of BBC presenter scandal as star steps away from corporation

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A statement said: “New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Huw Edwards leaves BBC ‘on medical advice’ 10 months after photo scandal, broadcaster says

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy BBC presenter Huw Edwards has resigned on “medical advice” nearly a …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Huw Edwards: Former BBC flagship presenter’s four decades at the corporation

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Huw Edwards has been one of the most recognisable faces …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail

Huw Edwards has today resigned from his £439,000-a-year job at the BBC because of 'medical advice' from his doctors, the corporation has revealed. Nine months on he has left the BBC on health grounds The broadcaster, 62, announced that the Queen had died in September 2022 In a statement released by Mr Edward's wife Vicky Flind last year, she said …

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