at the chain of events. the family first complained to the bbc about the presenter s behaviour on 19th may, according to the sun. the paper says no one from the corporation rang them for a proper interview after that initial complaint. the bbc s director general, tim davie, said allegations of a different nature had been put to the corporation on thursday, 6thjuly. on friday, the sun published claims that the bbc presenter had paid the teenager £35,000 or $45,000 for sexually explicit photos. on sunday, the bbc confirmed that a presenter had been suspended and that the corporation was in touch with police. a reminder that bbc news impartially reports on the wider corporation. let s cross live now to our culture correspondent lizo mzimba, who is just outside the bbc headquarters in central london. if you could talk us through what we know so far.
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it s maybe 1930? when the best airline you can travel is greyhound, you know you are and we are practically there. i was four hours held up in miami the other day but it wasn t just the delay, you get on board, they pull you out and use it because of weather and this is related to the faa staffing shortage. we don t have enough air traffic controllers so when weather intrudes, they have to rewrite your plane. that takes time in the may communicate with the crew to make sure everybody gets their paperwork it s a bureaucratic nightmare that the faa failed us here and united ceo mentioned through faa said they are understaffed and we get back to we don t have the staff to step in and fill the gaps. it s a chain of events but sadly the one who pays is the traveler and at these prices, it s the least they can do to get us to the destination. especially after three years of not being able to get on a plane and go to where you want and not wear a mask or have to worry about what they requ
when the best airline you can travel is greyhound, you know you are and we are practically there. i was four hours held up in miami the other day but it wasn t just the delay, you get on board, they pull you out and use it because of weather and this is related to the faa staffing shortage. we don t have enough air traffic controllers so when weather intrudes, they have to rewrite your plane. that takes time in the may communicate with the crew to make sure everybody gets their paperwork it s a bureaucratic nightmare that the faa failed us here and united ceo mentioned through faa said they are understaffed and we get back to we don t have the staff to step in and fill the gaps. it s a chain of events but sadly the one who pays is the traveler and at these prices, it s the least they can do to get us to the destination. especially after three years of not being able to get on a plane and go to where you want and not wear a mask or have to worry about what they require with where it