BBC presenter scandal – latest: Director to face grilling today as teen insists claims are ‘rubbish’

The Metro says The head of the BBC will be questioned today over allegations that one of its top presenters paid a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit images.

Director-general Tim Davie is due to be quizzed when he faces the media for a scheduled briefing this afternoon.

A male member of staff was suspended after claims he paid the youngster sums of money over a three-year period.

The BBC has been branded ‘liars’ by the parents of the person, who claim they first raised concerns seven weeks ago.