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
flagellating its self over its behaviour. but clearly there are questions for both organisations now. ., questions for both organisations now. ~ . , ., , questions for both organisations now. . , ., , ., now. and are there questions for, i su ose, now. and are there questions for, i sunpose. wider now. and are there questions for, i suppose, wider privacy suppose, wider privacy conversations? because when you look at the constraints that bind to both the sun newspaper and the bbc from naming the presenter against their will, there wasn t such a restraint on social media at all? on social media at all? know, but the bbc doesn t on social media at all? know, but the bbc doesn t escape on social media at all? know, but the bbc doesn t escape blame . on social media at all? know, but i the bbc doesn t escape blame here, yes they published a story about the man we now know to be huw edwards, saying he was on a dating app and that he made contact with somebody in their 20s, that he