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currently we have got some rain pushing across the south—east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first rep...

Exactly what it was on the 19th of may, to have escalated this up the chain of command, to prevent the situation that were in now. yesterday, the bbc met with the metropolitan police. officers are now making inquiries as to whether there is evidence of a criminal offence, but say there is no investigation at this time. until it is clearer, until we have a greater knowledge from possibly the police, the bbc itself, the alleged victim, or the victims mother in this case, its very hard to know exac...

Into their loved ones head. they also accuse the bbc of lying, and claim they spent an hour telling the corporation about the allegations in may. this appears to contradict a previous statement, which said the family say no one from the corporation rang them for a proper interview after the initial complaint. there is still so much we dont know. bbc news has not seen the evidence the sun newspaper says it has. is this about an abuse of power and trust? a scandal at the bbc? a scandal in tabloid ...

That the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos. charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. theyve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, "nothing inappropriate nor unlawful has taken place be...

Nothing inappropriate, or unlawful, has taken place between their client of the bbc personality. the allegations reported in the sun newspaper are rubbish, they say. the sun has responded by saying... "we have reported a story about two very concerned parents who made a complaint to the bbc about the behaviour of a presenter and the welfare of a child. their complaint was not acted upon by the bbc. we have seen evidence that supports their concerns. the situation is far from clear. the situation...

Spending on the agenda. a review of baby deaths at hospitals in nottingham is expected to uncover the biggest maternity care scandal in nhs history. figures out in the next few minutes are expected to show more people taking up second jobs, as wages fail to keep up with rising prices. good morning. rain clearing the south—east. behind it, bright spells, sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. a breezy day. details later. good morning. the parents of a young person at th...

Lizo, weve heard these two conflicting statements. where does this leave the situation this morning? yes, an extraordinary few hours in an extraordinary few days. we have different peoples i cans filled with allegations and now, quite frankly, confusion. —— accounts. the crucial thing of the centre of this is the question, has there been an impact on the welfare of a child? the most damaging and concerning allegations have come from the mother of the young individual through the sun newspape...