Bluenose wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:47 am Piers Morgan highlighted one BBC news program involved the following situation: "BBC host asks BBC reporter standing outside the BBC about allegations against unnamed BBC star. BBC reporter says they "haven't been able to confirm" whether the BBC presenter has been suspended by the BBC."

Sounds crazy but I've known people who have worked at the BBC and this is pretty much how they operate. It's such a huge organisation that it's run like a small country. Each division or department runs semi-independently with their own rules and guidelines etc, whilst at the same time following general overall guidelines from the central office so to speak. Bit like central government and local governments. So for example, if a drama was to air on the BBC which drew a lot of complaints, the BBC News department would pick up the story and report on it in the same way they would report on it if it was shown on a non-BBC channel, such as interviewing the people responsible for that particular BBC department.

However, if the offender is the man everyone is saying it is, the BBC News department would be the first to know. I think what they mean when they say they have been unable to confirm who it is, what they mean is legally, they are not allowed to confirm it. Not that they don't know.

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i think the tile should reflect the truth of the matter
BBC Presenter Allegedly paid ( maybe) underage teen for sexual photos

One of Britain’s leading TV anchors, Huw Edwards, has been named by his wife as being the BBC presenter accused of paying a young person thousands of pounds in exchange for sexually explicit photos as police said a criminal offence had not been committed.

In recent days, the BBC has been rocked by scandal following a report by the Sun tabloid that a veteran news anchor had paid $45,000 (35,000 pounds) for the explicit images over three years beginning when the young person was 17.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/1 ... to-scandal

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Username Taken wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:39 am One of Britain’s leading TV anchors, Huw Edwards, has been named by his wife as being the BBC presenter accused of paying a young person thousands of pounds in exchange for sexually explicit photos as police said a criminal offence had not been committed.

In recent days, the BBC has been rocked by scandal following a report by the Sun tabloid that a veteran news anchor had paid $45,000 (35,000 pounds) for the explicit images over three years beginning when the young person was 17.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/1 ... to-scandal

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Thank you! It was about time we got the name.

Named by his wife!!!

"....has been named by his wife

At the same time, London’s Metropolitan Police issued a statement saying it concluded its assessment into the allegations and there was “no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed”."

Until HE admits something happened, which the police say is no crime, its still up in the air>>>!!!!

"Edwards’s wife said she was revealing his identity “after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family” and was doing so “primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children”."

HOW will this protect the children? This is Exactly why they didn't name him cause of the kids>
Now their stuck going thru life with this over their heads!!!

This is NOT Being handled correctly>>>

is "TV anchor" rhyming slang?