Huw Edwards resigns from BBC, corporation says

The BBC has announced the departure of Huw Edwards, who was serving as a news anchor.

According to the BBC, the determination was established "based on medical counsel".

The announcement has been made nine months after the 62-year-old presenter from Llanelli was accused of sharing inappropriate pictures.

Edwards, a newsreader for the BBC who earned the most money, was alleged to have paid a teenager several thousand pounds in exchange for pictures of a sexual nature.

According to a representative from the BBC, Huw Edwards has decided to resign from his position and depart from the BBC. He has served with the company for an impressive 40 years, but has chosen to do so based on recommendations provided by his medical professionals.

The BBC has agreed to his resignation and considers that it will enable everyone involved to make progress. We don't think it's suitable to provide any additional remarks.

The BBC said sorry to the family who had made the allegations for the way it dealt with their grievance back in February.

The company was charged with a delay in addressing the grievances.

The accusations were initially brought to light in an article released by The Sun in July of the prior year.

It was claimed that Edwards had given the adolescent over £35,000 for photographs that were sexually suggestive.

In its first article, the newspaper did not mention the former BBC host by name.

The Metropolitan Police declared that it would not pursue any additional measures after five days since the initial report, as they did not deem any illicit conduct had occurred.

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The individual who is the main focus of the story expressed in a written message sent to BBC News, through their legal representatives, that there was no occurrence of anything improper or illegal.

Following the initial news report, there was a lot of buzz on social media regarding the anonymous host's identity.

Vicky Flind, who is married to Edwards, confirmed that he is the individual involved in the accusations.

In a statement that was made public, she declared that he had severe problems with his mental health and was being treated in a hospital as an in-patient.

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Edwards, who has been the lead anchor for BBC News At Ten since 2003, has not been on the air since the news initially surfaced.

The cessation of his tenure at the BBC marks the conclusion of his 40-year-long service with the organization. Throughout his employment, he spearheaded the BBC's 2019 general election news coverage and was responsible for covering crucial occurrences like the demise of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.