the intensity of that loss reduces over time and the frequency. but there are obviously moments where our relationship is thrust front and foremost. the documentary is one. so, you know, i ve been closer to yog over this last two or three years than i had for a little while. and obviously you love him still, dearly. yeah, i think anyone who knew him loved him and had a great affection for him. you know, he was an exceptionally kind and generous friend and he was bloody funny, as well. andrew ridgeley, thank you very much for talking to us. you re very welcome. thank you, victoria. the documentary is called wham. we have some of the front pages of the newspapers tomorrow. many of them have the same story. the times newspaper, life reveals huw edwards is a bbc star in eye of storm. and then a story about european temperatures edging towards 50 degrees. the front page of the mirror, bbc star huw is in hospital after scandal. wife names news anchor as cops say no crime committed.
as the bbc presenter explicit images. leaders of the g7 pledge security guarantees for kyiv, withjoe biden and rishi sunak both stressing ukraine willjoin nato. translation: i believe that we will be in nato l and we will be finished. palestinian president mahmoud abbas has made a brief after twelve people were killed in a raid by israel. and it s emmy season. the nominations are in, and hbo drama succession is in full force with 27 nominations this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. he s one of the most recognisable faces on british television, anchoring coverage of major national and international events. but now, huw edwards, the lead anchor of the bbc s news at ten, has been revealed as the man at the centre of allegations, over the payment of thousands of pounds, to a young person for explicit pictures. he was identified in a statement on his behalf by his wife, who said he s now receiving inpatient hospital care, having suffered a serious
here for months, protesting the economic mismanagement of the government that led the country into the economic crisis and demanding a regime change. the feeling then was very optimistic. but one year on, many activists say the country didn t get the change it demanded. melanie gunathilaka was one of the protesters camping here last year. what the youth wanted, i think, was accountability and transparency in decision making, and that hasn t happened. so even the decisions that have been taken with the imf or the conditions, they were not done with transparency. melanie says she has been arrested twice for participating in demonstrations. the government has also proposed a new counter terrorism law, which critics say restricts the right to freedom of assembly and speech. the government says this is needed to maintain stability.
much has changed. the bbc s archana shukla reports. a year ago, i was here at the seaside expanse in colombo. and behind me, this area was full of protesters rejoicing the ousting of the then president, gotabaya rajapaksa, who was forced to flee the country. thousands had been camping here for months, protesting the economic mismanagement of the government that led the country into the economic crisis and demanding a regime change. the feeling then was very optimistic. but one year on, many activists say the country didn t get the change it demanded. melanie gunathilaka was one of the protesters camping here last year. what the youth wanted, i think, was accountability and transparency in decision making, and that hasn t happened. so even the decisions that have been taken