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
the presenter what next? here is the news from bethan holmes. the bbc director general tim davie is to face questions for the first time since an unnamed bbc presenter was accused by the sun newspaper of paying tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager for explicit photos. mr davie will answer questions at the unveiling of the corporation s yearly report. a lawyer representing the now 20 year old at the centre of the story says the allegations are rubbish but the sun says it s seen evidence to back the claims made by the young person s mum. mortgage costs have hit their highest level for 15 years after the rate on a twp year fixed deal surpassed the peak in the aftermath of the mini budget. the average rate on such a deal is now over 6.6% a level not seen since august 2008 and the financial crisis. mps are to vote on changes to the illegal migration bill. amendments put forward by ministers include limits on the detention of unaccompanied children who will be gr
eugenie prigozhin is headed to belarus after going to go into exile. the uprising exposed vulnerability to russia s forces as the u.s. turmoil continues over the weeks. i think we ve seen more cracks emerge in the russian beside. it is too soon to tell exactly where they go and when they get their but certainly we have all sorts of new questions the putin is going to have to address in the weeks and months ahead. sarah ferguson s calling on the public to get checked after revealing the 63-year-old duchess of york was recently diagnosed with an early form of the disease which is detected after a routine mammograms screaming. the prince of wales is launching a project aimed at ending homelessness and assuring the issue is rare, brief, and and repeated. the five-year program brings together organizations and individuals to find local solutions a man has died after a hot air balloon caught fire and fell to the ground was to share. the uk air accidents investigation branch h
were over the craft s unusual design. it s non spherical state, effectively, the reliability of the material it was made of, carbon fibre, and the fact that it also not answer any external, independent testing process. the bbc has been given a e mail exchange between stockton rush, the ceo of oceangate who died in the incident, and a leading deepwater explosion specialist. the e mails sent in 2018. rob mccallum warns stockton rush. he went on. a few days later, oceangate s stockton rush replied. he told rob mccallum. guillermo, the former co founder of oceangate. .. the next day, rob mccallum replied, in starkest terms, i think you are potentially placing yourself and your clients in a dangerous dynamic. right, let s get more on this right now. our science correspondent jonathan amos is standing by. this is quite a stark exchange of e mails? it this is quite a stark exchange of e-mails? , ,., , , , e-mails? it is polite but it is very testy. one e-mails? it is polite but it