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BBC newsreader Huw Edwards speaks on the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony in Westminster in London, Britain January 27, 2020. (Reuters)
BBC anchor Huw Edwards resigns on medical recommendation amid scandal over sexually specific photos. The broadcaster accepts his resignation
Veteran information anchor Huw Edwards resigned from the BBC on Monday on “medical recommendation”, the broadcaster stated, 9 months after he turn out to be embroiled in a scandal over sexually specific photos involving a young person.
Edwards, 62, had been the BBC’s lead presenter in key occasions, such because the loss of life and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, however was suspended in July 2023 when allegations first emerged.
“Huw Edwards has as we speak resigned and left the BBC,” the broadcaster stated in a press release. “After 40 years of service, Huw has defined that his determination was made on the idea of medical recommendation from his medical doctors. “The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will enable all events to maneuver ahead. We don’t imagine it acceptable to remark additional.”
Earlier this 12 months the BBC apologised to the household of the person who the broadcaster stated Edwards had paid for sexually specific footage when he was a young person. Because the accusations turned front-page information final July, Edwards’ spouse Vicky Flind stated the father-of-five was “affected by severe psychological well being points” and had been admitted to hospital.
The person’s household had complained to the BBC about Edwards in Might 2023. However it was solely two months later, when The Solar tabloid was able to publish a narrative detailing the allegations, that senior leaders have been knowledgeable of the difficulty, in line with a report commissioned by the broadcaster.
The household stated the person, a young person when he had labored with Edwards, had used the cash to gasoline a crack cocaine dependancy. Nonetheless the person, whose identification has by no means been given, has dismissed these allegations as “garbage”. Edwards himself has not publicly commented. Police have stated they discovered no proof a legal offence had been dedicated.
The scandal dominated Britain’s information bulletins and newspapers when it broke final 12 months. The BBC’s public model has been constructed on public belief however the broadcaster has been rocked in recent times by scandals which noticed some massive names revealed as serial intercourse offenders.
