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Possibility that magistrates sends the case to the Crown Court if he feels he does not have sufficient sentencing powers. A reminder of the case. Huw edwards were sent hundreds of explicit images over a 16 month period, 41 of them involved children, seven were deemed to be of an extremely serious sexual nature and two of those images involved a child between the ages of seven and nine. Injuly, when he made and nine. Injuly, when he made an appearance here, when he pleaded guilty, his barrister spoke to the court saying that mr edwards did not keep any images, did not send any to anyone else and did not and has not sought to similar images from anywhere else. The prosecution asked the magistrate to consider a suspended sentence but a Prison Sentence as possible. But there are other options, such as a Community Order or bei ....
Has also exited to court with his legal team and we are told that the magistrate should be backin that the magistrate should be back in the court at around 12 30pm with his decision. Over the last 20 minutes or so we heard the defence say that Mr Edwards switches to apologise, he wishes to coach a know how profoundly sorry he is. He says he recognises the repugnant nature of such images aren t a heart that is done to those who appear in such images. For his part in that he apologise sincerely and makes it clear he has the utmost regret. This is significant because it puts forward her remarks how remorseful Mr Edwards is for his crimes. As barrister is using that as a mitigating factor. We have 30 has mental and physical health problems. We have been hurt that he has been struggling for the last few years. Mr edwards s mental Health B ....
Grace for a man who was described by the Chief Magistrate is perhaps the most recognised newsreader in the uk. Huw edwards was also told it wasn t an exaggeration to say his reputation was in tatters. Helena wilkinson, Bbc News. Back now to westminster magistrates court, where we just heard that sentence in our senior Uk CorrespondenceSima Kotecha is there. You watched Huw Edwards arrive there this morning, he has been sentenced in the last ten minutes or so, is he still in the court . We have literallyjust heard that there sentencing has finished and that Huw Edwards has stood up and left the dock with his legal team to meet the probation service, i understand. H ....
Acted on rhetoric of the democrats. The rhetoric is causing me to be a shot at and i am the one that is going to say they are destroying the country from the inside and out. He quotes it as a threat to democracy. Again, your response to that, if i may. I think the response to that, if i may. I think the president , the former President Donald Trump, ought to look in the mirror as well. We saw the inflammatory rhetoric on january the 6th. And the attack on the capital. I think both sides should find some stability, lower the volume. As a democratic congressman, All Of Us are also getting threats on our lives. Again, we have seen in the last two months, the Assassination Attempts. I really do think we all ought to take a look in the mirror as democrats and republicans, and think about if there is a different way ....
About the presidency in the us after an attempt on the life of Donald Trump. And Huw Edwards is given a sentence for accessing child abuse. Immigration is high on the agenda in rome. At least 15 people have died as a result of extreme flooding across parts of central and eastern europe. And the epicjapanese tale, shogun, becomes the first foreign Language Tv Series to win the best Drama Award at the emmys. More on some of that in the next few minutes. Now, heres all the latest sport. The head of World Athletics has been named as one of the confirmed candidates to become the next president of the international olympic committee. He is one of seven potential people to be considered to succeed thomas bach. The britis ....