Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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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