It is understood that teachers will be given a 6.5 per cent pay rise in an attempt to end long-running industrial action.
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Vishal Gohel was expecting to have sex with two women who had actually planned to rob him with the help of three men.
Huw Edwards in hospital as he is named in BBC presenter row TV presenter Huw Edwards – named by his wife as the presenter at the centre of the BBC sex photo scandal – is in hospital with “serious mental health issues,” his wife has said. Vicky Flind said she was issuing the statement on behalf of her husband following days of media coverage and speculation online and “primarily out of concern for his mental…
Junior doctors in England start five-day strike Junior doctors in England have started a five-day strike – the longest walkout over pay to date, according to NHS chiefs. Patients will see significant disruption as the strike will run until 07:00 on Tuesday 18 July. Thousands of planned appointments are set to be postponed while more senior doctors fill in to provide emergency care, before going on strike themselves next week on Thursday and Friday. People…
‘He was literally begging for him to come forward.’
Union leaders said: ‘This is still not a record that needs to go into the history books, we can call this strike off today.’
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Thursday’s front pages report on the ongoing BBC incident. Last night, presenter Huw Edwards was named by his wife as the individual at the centre of the scandal. Huw Edward’s wife named him to stop speculation and bullying of other presenters. She said her husband was suffering from ‘serious mental health issues’ and is receiving in-patient hospital care. Her statement said that her husband will address the allegations against…
‘I just hope that whoever needs help – on all sides of this – gets the time, space & support they need to heal.’
A driver allegedly struck several people at a crosswalk near the White House and killed an elderly man.
The Metropolitan Police was looking into the claims of a BBC presenter allegedly paying a then-17-year-old for explicit images.
The veteran broadcaster’s wife released a statement.
‘Well it doesn’t do headless chickens justice what’s going on in this building.’
Met asks BBC to pause internal inquiries into suspended presenter The Guardian says The Metropolitan police have asked the BBC to pause its inquiries into a suspended male presenter while specialist officers decide if there is any justification for a criminal investigation. The BBC director general, Tim Davie, said the Met had taken control of the inquiry, although the police were still at the “scoping” stage of their inquiries and may decide there was no…
BBC ‘sex pics scandal’ presenter started Instagram chat with teenage follower, 17, using love hearts & kisses The Sun says THE BBC presenter suspended over sex pic claims started a chat with a teen follower from his Instagram account — using love hearts and kisses in his messages. The individual said they were contacted by the presenter out of the blue when they were just 17 years old. In an exclusive interview they said: “Looking…
BBC star ‘broke Covid lockdown rules to meet 23-year-old from dating site’ The Metro says A 23-year-old person has claimed the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit pictures broke Covid lockdown rules to meet them, The Sun reported. Messages seen by the newspaper suggest the top star travelled across London, to a different county, to see them in February 2021. It is alleged the two met on a dating website and the…
Jeremy Vine calls on BBC presenter to reveal themselves as others are being blamed BBC radio host Jeremy Vine has called on the presenter at the centre of the sex photo scandal to name himself amid social media speculation. Last week, the Sun newspaper broke a story in which the parents of a young woman told the paper that when the girl was 17 a ‘top’ BBC presenter paid the teenager for sexually explicit images.…
Senior Tories criticise Illegal Migration Bill but MPs reject Lords changes Some senior Tory MPs, including former PM Theresa May, have criticised the government’s asylum reforms as MPs overturned changes made by the House of Lords to the Illegal Migration Bill. Dozens of senior Tories have called for a different approach from ministers. Despite the calls, MPs voted to reject revisions peers had made to the bill in the Lords. The bill is important to…
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New Renault-Geely engine firm to have headquarters in UK A new global company is set to have its headquarters in the UK. French motor giant, Renault and Chinese carmaker Geely will invest up to €7bn to develop low-emission petrol, diesel and hybrid engines. It will employ around 19,000 workers at its 17 engine factories as well as five research and development hubs. The global motor industry is now shifting its focus to developing electric vehicles. …
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Wednesday’s front page continues its coverage of the BBC scandal. BBC sex photo scandal The Sun – which originally broke the story – reports that another young person received texts from the presenter containing hearts and kisses on Instagram when they were 17. The i newspaper also focuses on the new young person, who spoke to BBC News on Tuesday and accused the unnamed BBC presenter of sending “abusive…
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A 23-year-old person has claimed the BBC presenter facing allegations overpayments for sexually explicit pictures broke Covid lockdown rules to meet them in February 2021, The Sun reported.
It is not yet clear if the latest round of allegations come from a third unnamed person.
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