that was the statement from huw edwards s wife, vicky flind. it came very shortly after the metropolian police issued this statement. so, that, some of the latest that we have got there from the metropolitan police, also from vicky flind, wife of huw edwards. a very personal appeal they are from vicky flind? yes, and no doubt thoughts with her their children. huw edwards now in hospital, receiving treatment, and he has spoken in the past about suffering from depression. he has been very open about that over a number of years and so here we are this evening, able to name the presenter who has been at the centre of five days of claims and counterclaims, as the television news presenter, bbc news presenter huw edwards, who has worked for the bbc for a0 years, he has been present the fight to bbc one news at ten for 20 years, he has taken part in anchoring so many state occasions for the bbc, elections as well presenter of the flagship bbc one news at ten. it will come as a re
cautious language. it did not make significant may to contact is made in may to contact is made allegations, only twice in may to contact is made allege individuals, wice in may to contact is made allege individuals, and huw edwards those individuals, and huw edwards was not informed about the until the sun made the allegations until the sun made the story in. sorry, someone has come into the office. huw into the office. i apologise. huw edwards was only made aware of the allegations against him when the sun edwards was only made aware of the allegations agaii with m when the sun edwards was only made aware of the allegations agaii with the hen the sun edwards was only made aware of the allegations agaii with the story, e sun edwards was only made aware of the allegations agaii with the story, and n went to the bbc with the story, and i think the fact that they include that in the fact that vicky flind, huw edwards s makes reference huw edwards s wife, makes reference to that any stat
the story, why that was not perhaps given greater weight, in the coverage? i think these are all things. coverage? i think these are all things, they are interesting questions, but it is not summing i can answer. questions, but it is not summing i can answer, it is for people at the sun to can answer, it is for people at the sun to answer. sun to answer. and uc a clear divergence sun to answer. and uc a clear divergence tween sun to answer. and uc a clear divergence tween how- sun to answer. and uc a clear divergence tween how privacyi sun to answer. and uc a clear- divergence tween how privacy law operates in the real world and how it operates online do you see a clear divergence between? absolutely. i do not think people online absolutely. i do not think people online have a care about privacy, no one, online have a care about privacy, no one. when online have a care about privacy, no one, when people respecting at the weekend, one, when people respecting at the
in the end it has come from his family, and it is, yeah, a shocking and sobering statement, it reminds us that there is a man and his family at the centre of what has been an enormous media storm over the past five days. and at the back of my mind, as i have been reporting on this story, for the past week or so, is that huw edwards has spoken quite openly about his own battles with mental health issues and there were concerns expressed to me during my reporting that the storm that has engulfed him and his family may have had an impact on his mental health, and we are seeing that borne out in the statement from vicky flind, his wife, today. we the statement from vicky flind, his wife, today- wife, today. we have also had a statement wife, today. we have also had a statement from
continuing duty of care, to huw edwards and particularly as we know his mental health at the moment and a statement from huw edwards s wife that he has suffered a serious episode and is now receiving inpatient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future. a number of huge developments in what has been a very complex story after it first emerged on thursday night. just complex story after it first emerged on thursday night. complex story after it first emerged on thursday night. just got more and more complicated, on thursday night. just got more and more complicated, and on thursday night. just got more and more complicated, and we on thursday night. just got more and more complicated, and we are - on thursday night. just got more and | more complicated, and we are getting a lot of reaction to this story now. bbc presented simpson has said bbc presented john simpson has said he feels so sorry for everybody involved in this, for the he feels so sorry for everybody