A mum who murdered her five-year-old son by poisoning him with antidepressants has been jailed for life.
09.07.2023 - 16:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The mum of a teenager who allegedly sent nude photos to a well-known BBC star says she "instantly recognised" the presenter when shown a screenshot of a video call he held with the youngster.
The broadcaster says it has suspended the male TV host over claims he paid over £35,000 to the teen for sexually explicit photos. While he has not been named, a number of BBC presenters have taken to social media to deny that they are the star in question.
The Mirror reports that the mother of the teen, who is now 20 years old, recognised the star in the screenshot, as he sat in his underwear "getting ready" for the child to "perform" on the video call. She told The Sun on Sunday her child had used the cash to fund a crack cocaine addiction.
She said: "I was shocked to see a picture of him sitting on a sofa in his house in his underwear. I immediately recognised him, he was leaning forward getting ready for my child to perform for him. My child told me, 'I have shown things' and this was a picture from some kind of video call."
The mum submitted a complaint to the BBC in May but went to the papers after the corporation reportedly did not act on her concerns. However, just weeks later, the figure at the centre of the allegations was reportedly partying with fellow stars at a swanky event alongside senior executives.
Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, a guest said: "If this man was aware of what was hanging over him, he certainly didn't show it." The staffer had initially been taken off air but has now been suspended.
In a statement released on Sunday, the broadcaster said: "The BBC takes any allegations seriously and we have robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations. This is a complex and fast-moving set of
A mum who murdered her five-year-old son by poisoning him with antidepressants has been jailed for life.
Last week, news broke in UK media outlets about a BBC broadcaster who allegedly paid £35,000 to a 17-year-old for sexually explicit photos. The scandal, which was first reported
K.J. Yossman The BBC staffer accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs has been named as Huw Edwards, one of the network’s top anchors. The equivalent of NBC’s Brian Williams (before he was fired for embellishing an Iraq war story), Edwards is one of the most senior on-air figures at the corporation and was the anchor chosen to break news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death to the world last September. He is the fourth highest paid figure at the BBC. Edwards’ wife, Vicky Flind, issued a statement on the anchor’s behalf saying Edwards is suffering “serious mental health issues” and has been hospitalized. “As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years,” she said. “The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters.”
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A top BBC presenter has been suspended amid allegations he paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for explicit images.
Former Disney Channel actress Skai Jackson is being ridiculed online after asking fans to pay a $5 fee to be entered into a raffle for an Apple MacBook computer. Jackson, 21, explained the giveaway and consequently defended herself on TikTok live. "It is not that serious, for a damn $5. It is called a raffle, I don't know if you guys have been to school before but I know I've been to school and we used to have raffles all the time," she said, pointedly.
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Scots broadcaster Nicky Campbell has hit out at a twisted troll who claims the telly veteran is the BBC star accused of paying cash to a teenager in exchange for explicit photos.
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BBC stars Jeremy Vine and Rylan Clark have been forced to deny that they are the high-profile presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexual images.
Rylan Clark has denied he is the BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager £35,000 for explicit pictures.
The BBC has said it is taking “very seriously” allegations that one of its top presenters paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexual images.
The BBC said it is investigating following reports a 'well-known presenter' has been taken off air over allegations he paid a teenager for sexually-explicit pictures.
A BBC presenter is said to be facing an investigation after allegedly paying a teen for sexually explicit images, according to reports.
Paul McCartney says musicians today are expected to perform much longer concerts than the Beatles did in the 1960s, and he appears to blame Bruce Springsteen for it. "These days it’s pretty much the main act and there might be a warmup act," McCartney recently told Conan O’Brien on his "Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend" podcast. Sir Paul said "nobody" did long sets during the Beatles' time because there were so many other acts in a show. "Now, people do three, four hours. I blame Bruce Springsteen.