THE BBC’s former highest-paid newsreader Huw Edwards admitted today to accessing indecent images of children as young as seven.
He was leading the corporation’s coverage of the late Queen’s platinum jubilee, her death and her funeral, as well as the coronation of King Charles when he committed the crimes.
Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that an unnamed man he met online sent him 377 sexual images on WhatsApp between December 2020 and August 2021.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL


