The BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit pictures has been named as Huw Edwards. He was named by his wife Vicky Flind in a statement issued on his behalf. Huw Edwards – latest: BBC presenter ‘suffering serious mental health issues’ She said her husband was “suffering from serious
The Bank of England says it expects the proportion of income UK households spend on mortgage payments to remain below levels seen during the financial crisis. Its latest Financial Stability Report declared that squeezed households were proving resilient in the face of challenges posed by rising living costs and interest rate hikes to tackle high
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North Korea has fired a long-range missile that flew for 74 minutes – the longest flight time ever recorded. According to Japanese defence officials, it travelled at an altitude of 3,728 miles (6,000km) with a range of 621 miles (1,000km). It follows heated complaints from Pyongyang in recent days, which has accused US spyplanes of
After just 15 minutes on the streets of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighbourhood, an encounter that was everything. It was illustrative of a crisis out of control, it was reflective of a profound personal struggle, it was instructive of the power of addiction, and it was deeply, deeply sad. “I really didn’t have anybody taking me seriously,”
A woman who was a follower of infamous cult leader Charles Manson and assisted him in killing two people has been released from prison after 53 years. Leslie Van Houten was put behind bars in 1971 for her role in the Manson cult murders of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife
The BBC is facing increasing pressure after fresh allegations were made against an unnamed presenter. The star was suspended over the weekend after The Sun claimed that he had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a young person in exchange for sexually explicit photographs. But on Tuesday, three other allegations emerged, with BBC host
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Prime Day has arrived and is ushering in a whole host of price cuts of the energy-efficient variety and beyond. On tap today is one of the more unique e-bikes on the market, which can really only be called an electric motorbike with how cool Hover-1’s just-released Altai Pro looks at its $620 off all-time
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Russia has its own counter-blow ready as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive across all fronts, military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has said. “The Russians are building up a lot of troops around Kreminna in the north,” he added. On the other hand, he stressed Ukraine’s military is making some real progress in the south of Bakmut,
Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has said he believes the BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos “should now come forward publicly”. The BBC Radio 2 broadcaster made the remarks after a second person came forward with a complaint about the unnamed presenter. The individual in their early 20s told
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The dispute between Royal Mail and staff represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has officially come to an end after months of bitter exchanges. Members of the union have voted by 67% to accept a deal with Royal Mail that was reached in April. The CWU had recommended members accept the deal. More than
Rishi Sunak has hinted there will be no tax cuts on offer from the government before the next general election, as his party faces three by-elections next week. A number of Conservative backbenchers have been pushing the prime minister for reductions to a range of levies, including corporation tax, income tax and fuel duty. But
Theresa May has attacked the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, saying it would “enable more slave drivers to… make money out of human misery” and “consign more people to slavery”. The former prime minister, who has long campaigned on tackling modern slavery in the UK, said ministers wanted to use the new legislation to “stop the
A second person has come forward with a complaint about a BBC presenter accused of paying a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. The person told BBC News they felt threatened by the unnamed star at the centre of a row over alleged payments for sexually explicit photos. The individual in their
If Ukraine’s counter-offensive has moved more slowly than many in the West had hoped, it has also proven more costly in terms of human lives. The fighting has been brutal – and bloody – as the Russians use mass artillery and minefields to defend territory seized earlier in the war. An information blackout has been