that s the statement from huw edwards s wife, coming very shortly after the metropolitan police issued the statement. so that is the statement they are from the metropolitan police. i m joined now by laura trant from the bbc news room. we also heard from the south wales police, didn t we? we have, we ve had a statement from south wales police who say they first received information about this in april this year regarding the welfare of an adult, saying that no criminality was identified. they said that following recent events, further inquiries had been carried out and officers have spoken to a number of parties to establish whether any criminal allegations are being made. south wales police said that at this time, there is no evidence that any criminal offences have been committed. they have said there are no ongoing inquiries being carried out, but that should any evidence of criminality or safeguarding issues be identified at any point in the future, they will be investiga
To hepe that on that? i think the first thing is to hope that there on that? i think the first thing is to hope that there will- on that? i think the first thing is to hope that there will be - on that? i think the first thing is to hope that there will be a - on that? i think the first thing is l to hope that there will be a period of restraint by all media in view of the circumstances that have been revealed tonight. but i think there will also have to be a period of self reflection for the bbc, but also by the sun, about this story and how it came into being, and the frankly delicate lines between private life and public life, which i think have been overstepped here. when you say lines have been overstepped, could you just explain that in detail? because of course, there was a situation where the sun published this story, and whether the bbc responded to it or not, this was being discussed on social media, and that introduced a very brave new front for this entire situation. we
He s a big name, he a famous person, and there s clearly a story there. i don t think anyone could deny that. but, given the fact that, as we now know, no evidence of criminality and his known mental health issues, i think this is a his known mental health issues, i think this i think this is a story that deserved to be handled think this is a story that deserved to be handled with think this is a story that deserved to be handled with the think this is a story that deserved to be handled with the greatest l think this is a story that deserved | to be handled with the greatest of sensitivity, and as i said at the beginning, i think it is telling that the sun didn t name him, i don t think that was out of any particular concern for his well being, i think it was because they must ve been advised that they would be legally foolish to do so. alan, thank you so much for your time. earlier i spoke to the media lawyer, matthew gill, who gave me his reaction to the statements from
Some would say that the sun newspaper turned into a story about the bbc. fih newspaper turned into a story about the bbc. , , newspaper turned into a story about the ssc. , , ,, newspaper turned into a story about the bbc. , , ,, ~ newspaper turned into a story about the ssc. , , ,, ~ ., ., the bbc. oh yes, the sun, like a lot of bbc passing newspapers, - the bbc. oh yes, the sun, like a lot of bbc passing newspapers, will. of bbc passing newspapers, will always say at the bbc scandal bbc bashing newspapers. unfortunately the bbc walked straight into it, and i still don t understand what this investigations unit is therefore. is it prying into the private lives of its 22,000 employees? obviously if you ve got an hr if democrat issue, if huw edwards was harassing underage staff, that s for the hr department. if you ve got someone filling their expenses, that would be a finance department issue most what is the investigations unit? i5 what is the investigations unit? is theissue what
Of the bbc continuing an earlier stage. and so, in terms of the bbc continuing their - an earlier stage. and so, in terms of the bbc continuing their own i of the bbc continuing their own investigation, what sort of questions would they need to be asking? questions would they need to be askin: ? ., questions would they need to be askinu? ., “ , , asking? now the bbc i m sure will be s-ueakin to asking? now the bbc i m sure will be speaking to the asking? now the bbc i m sure will be speaking to the complainants - asking? now the bbc i m sure will be speaking to the complainants in i speaking to the complainants in all four of the occasions that have been discussed in the media over the last few days, i m sure they will also speak to the young person in the case of the first allocation, who as we know wasn t the complainant. and in time, when huw edwards is in a position to be able to speak to the bbc, of course they ll seek his views on the allegations that have been made