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Culture Secretary defends addressing BBC DG regarding presenter scandal

Lucy Frazer was questioned about her intervention in the case during a House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee meeting on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

‘No one expects him back’: what now for the BBC’s Huw Edwards?

Suspended presenter remains silent over partly withdrawn claims he paid a young person for explicit images but still faces internal inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Louis Theroux ‘right’ that BBC cannot shy away from difficult topics – BBC boss

Charlotte Moore says the licence fee is there to allow the BBC to ‘take risks’ and explore the ‘moral complexity of the human condition’.

The Independent UK

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ITV boss says they do not have ‘anything to hide’ as Schofield inquiry continues

Jane Mulcahy KC is currently leading an external review of the facts after Schofield’s departure which is expected to be completed in September.

The Independent UK

HS2 will bury two Tunnel Boring Machines at Old Oak Common

The two boring machines will be blessed in a ceremony using a statue of St Barbara, the patron saint of tunnelling

Evening Standard

Diggers to be buried at HS2 station to await green light on Euston extension

The machines will be kept in an underground chamber at Old Oak Common, ready to start tunnelling should the central London leg get the go-ahead.

The Independent UK

Old Oak Common HS2 station awarded outstanding rating for environmental design

Old Oak Common, which is under construction, was given the highest possible rating under an international scheme

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HS2 station awarded outstanding rating for environmental design

Old Oak Common, which is under construction, was given the highest possible rating under an international scheme.

The Independent UK

MPs write to The Sun over Huw Edwards coverage and Dan Wootton investigation

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has also contacted the BBC about its inquiry into the allegations against Edwards

Evening Standard

Sun stands by Huw Edwards story and is investigating Dan Wootton, MPs hear

Tabloid editor, Victoria Newton, tells committee that decision to publish followed lengthy discussions

The Guardian - UK

Committee writes to The Sun over Dan Wootton investigation

THE Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS) has asked The Sun to set out what investigations are taking place into allegations made about GB News…

The National (Scotland)

MPs raise questions over The Sun and BBC’s reporting of Huw Edwards allegations

Dame Caroline Dinenage said MPs did not want to ‘challenge individual stories’ but it is important for the public to have confidence in the editorial standards of a newspaper

The Independent UK

BBC defends news channel’s coverage of Huw Edwards allegations after complaints

It said it was important for BBC News to keep it’s audience ‘updated with developments’.

The Independent UK

Will ‘close pals’ rally around Dan Wootton as he faces down catfishing allegations? He’d want that, surely

The GB News presenter has always offered a very tabloid form of support to celebrities in difficulty. They can’t desert him now, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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The Independent UK

BBC sets out scope of review into handling complaints after presenter furore

The corporation came under fire for its handling of initial complaints against the presenter, now known to be Huw Edwards.

Evening Standard

Will London audiences welcome Michael Jackson musical after abuse allegations?

A new show which draws a veil over Jackson’s difficult history has just finalised its cast

The Independent UK

BBC may need to consider alternative funding options in future, minister says

Culture minister Sir John Whittingdale suggested the decline in licence fee payers could mean the BBC needs to consider other funding options.

The Week

Huw Edwards and the question of ‘public interest’

Many important things happened last week, said John Simpson in The i Paper. The US sent a consignment of cluster bombs to Ukraine. The Nato summit was held in Vilnius. We learnt that Boris Johnson had failed to hand over his WhatsApp messages to the Covid Inquiry because, he claimed,…

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The Guardian - UK

Huw Edwards faces months off air as BBC investigation could last to autumn

Director general says corporation will take time with fact-finding mission

The National (Scotland)

BBC chief says corporation tried to create 'calm' in wake of Huw Edwards storm

A BBC leader has said the broadcaster attempted to act with “calm and rationality” in the wake of serious allegations about one of its top…

Evening Standard

BBC’s Tim Davie: We should all be concerned about abuse given ‘history of this industry’

Director-General tells Lords committee the corporation has been in touch with the complainant who alleged Huw Edwards paid a young person for explicit images

The Independent UK

BBC boss tells peers: There was huge pressure on us to name Huw Edwards

She said the corporation’s board met twice to discuss the controversy.

The Independent UK

BBC’s Huw Edwards investigation could take months, says director-general Tim Davie

Corporation is ‘keen to receive any information’ on subject

The Independent UK

Watch live: BBC’s Tim Davie grilled in parliament over Huw Edwards scandal

Watch live as Tim Davie is grilled in Parliament over the BBC presenter scandal involving Huw Edwards.

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: ‘Lives are ruined in an afternoon’ – social media and the Huw Edwards story

Content moderation and algorithmic safeguards are meant to help protect the privacy of people in legally contentious cases. So what went wrong?

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