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We now know he is the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images Vicky Flind, the wife of newsreader Huw Edwards, has named him as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images, in a statement issued on his behalf. In a statement, Ms Flind said: “In light of the recent reporting regarding the ‘BBC Presenter’ I am making this statement on behalf of

The killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has lost the first step of a bid to appeal against his prison sentence. Thomas Cashman, 34, was jailed for life for shooting Olivia dead at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22 last year. His application for permission to challenge his 42-year minimum term has been rejected by a judge without a hearing, Court of Appeal staff confirmed on Wednesday. Cashman is

Gatwick is suffering more flight delays due to air traffic control (ATC) limits than any other major European airport, according to an airline veteran. Willie Walsh, director-general of global airline body the International Air Transport Association (Iata), said figures from Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace, show the West Sussex airport is being hit by “severe impacts”. EasyJet cancelled 1,700 summer flights earlier this week – mostly from Gatwick – in response to what

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TV and radio star Jeremy Vine has said the unnamed presenter at the heart of the BBC furore “needs to come forward” adding that “the longer he leaves it the worse it will be for him”. Vine and Piers Morgan are among the high-profile figures who have called for the unnamed BBC presenter to go public, with a number of other BBC stars including Gary Lineker, Nicky Campbell, Rylan Clark

Ambulance bosses have apologised to families after staff were accused of covering up errors and withholding evidence from coroners when patients died. An independent review has been completed into how the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) did not give some relatives a full explanation of the death of a loved one, if mistakes were made. The review, led by retired hospital boss Dame Marianne Griffiths, also looked at how NEAS

A 15-year-old schoolboy will appear in court accused of attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article after a teacher was stabbed in Gloucestershire. Maths teacher Jamie Sansom suffered a single stab wound in a corridor at Tewkesbury Academy at just after 9am on Monday. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with section 18 attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed

Jeremy Vine and Piers Morgan are among the high profile figures who have called for the unnamed presenter at the heart of the BBC scandal to come forward publicly for the good of his colleagues at the corporation. Fresh claims about the anonymous man emerged on Tuesday, following previous allegations over payments he had made for sexually explicit photos. The Sun newspaper’s front page on Wednesday also reported that a