we start with breaking news this hour. at the centre of the allegations over paying another young person for explicit pictures. bbc news has spoken to a young person in their early 20s who says they felt threatened by the same bbc presenter who is currently this young person was first contacted anonymously by the bbc presenter via a dating app and claims the presenter then sent menacing messages. helen know wilkinson is in the studio with me right now watching the development of the story, just take us through this second set of claims. fix, take us through this second set of claims. , ., take us through this second set of claims. ,, , ,., take us through this second set of claims. ,, , .,, ., take us through this second set of claims. , ., “ claims. a young person has told bbc news that they claims. a young person has told bbc news that they felt claims. a young person has told bbc news that they felt threatened - claims. a young person has told bbc news that
when the charon s contacted the police force the parents told us that no criminality was identified and the force in question has now met the metropolitan police and the bbc. and it says as a result of recent developments further inquiries are ongoing to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence and as a reminder as i mentioned the bbc confirmed the parents first complained to the corporation on the 18th of may. the metropolitan police has today confirmed that they ve asked the bbc to pause their investigations while the metropolitan police carry out inquiries. there is no formal terminal investigation at this stage but they are carrying out inquiries to see if a criminal offence might have been committed. helena, thanks for taking us through that, the very latest coming to us from the prime