currently we have got some rain pushing across the south east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first reported that the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos last week. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they ve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, nothing inappropriat
responding to them appropriately. i am sarah hawkins, my daughter harriet. ..died in 2016. her death was completely preventable. families spoke up about their catastrophic loss and injury. jack and sarah hawkins daughter harriet would be seven years old now if only she d received adequate care. for seven and a half years, we have just been fighting to be heard. so for them to say that they re going to take an open and honest approach is incredible, really. whether that happens is yet to be seen. but i do think it s a step in the right direction to get maternity safe again. sarah and gary andrews daughter winter died 23 minutes after being born in 2019, following a catalogue of failings and neglect at the queen s medical centre in nottingham. in january they were in court to hear the hospital trust fined
the trust says it will work on a lengthy apology it hopes families will find meaningful. it s also publicly stated there has to be accountability. rob sissons, bbc news, nottingham. we re joined now by sarah and jack hawkins, who ve been campaigning for a review into the trust since the death of their daughter harriet in 2016, and clinical negligence lawyer, stephenjones. jack and sarah, if i can come to you first of all, we have seen your story there in the film that we have just watched and it has taken a long time to get here. what are you hoping can come next?- time to get here. what are you hoping can come next? well, firstly, we re really hoping can come next? well, firstly, we re really thankful hoping can come next? well, firstly, we re really thankful that hoping can come next? well, firstly, we re really thankful that they ve - we re really thankful that they ve agreed to this new relationship. what we really want is action though. because you can say these
so what we would say to families is, if you are worried, if you have got questions, please come forward to our review team and we will do our very best to help you. jack our review team and we will do our very best to help you. very best to help you. jack and sarah hawkins very best to help you. jack and sarah hawkins but very best to help you. jack and sarah hawkins but my - very best to help you. jack and | sarah hawkins but my daughter harriet died back in 2016 after a series of failings. jack says the success of the review will come with lots of voices. the success of the review will come with lots of voices- success of the review will come with lots of voices. the number of people is larue, lots of voices. the number of people is large, weather lots of voices. the number of people is large, weather does lots of voices. the number of people is large, weather does give - lots of voices. the number of people is large, weather does give is - lots of voices. the number of peo