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
specialist trained armed police, attended and carried out a thorough search. this search is both complex and meticulous in nature as we sought to ensure there were no further injured parties as well as seeking the arrest of the suspect. the academy was locked down and two neighbouring schools were asked to close their doors as a precaution. specialist resources including the national police service and plainclothes officers were deployed to the local area. and the suspect was arrested by firearms officers this afternoon. the national police air service. a knife was seized as part of the arrest. there were no further casualties and we can confirm no one else was injured in the attack. at this stage, the motivation behind the attack is unclear and at this time there is no evidence to suggest it is terrorism related but we are keeping an open mind of further while further inquiries are carried out. the suspect, a teenage boy from tewkesbury, was arrested on suspicion of a
to discuss allegations that one of its presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds for a sexually explicit photos. we ve just had an update on that story and we can cross to our culture correspondent. lizo, what is the update? cross to our culture correspondent. lizo, what is the update? we ve ust been told that i lizo, what is the update? we ve ust been told that detectives lizo, what is the update? we ve ust been told that detectives from h lizo, what is the update? we ve just been told that detectives from the l been told that detectives from the metropolitan police s specialist crime command met with representatives from the bbc on the morning of monday the 10th ofjuly, that s today. the meeting took place virtually. they are assessing the information discussed at the meeting and further inquiries are taking place to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence being committed. there is no investigation at this stage. that follows from what we heard
aged 20 , has claimed via a lawyer that nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place, and that the claims that first emerged in the sun newspaper are rubbish , and an invasion of their privacy. the sun says it stands by its story. meanwhile, the metropolitan police say they are making further inquiries but there is currently no investigation under way. the male presenter, who has been suspended, has not been named. here s our media editor katie razzall. for the first time at the bbc we ve had our own person talking to the person involved in this. they told us that the story as reported by the sun is untrue. now the sun says there is something quite another. the pants had to stand by their account and an interview say we did this to help, and that the presenter has got into their loved ones had come as they put it. the claims tonight on behalf of that empress are not true and they accused the bbc of lying about what happened when they made their complaint. so where
these are very well paid jobs, 0k? and the fear of losing a coveted position of that nature would mean that people would go the extra mile to meet the quotas and the targets. ijm told us that its targets aim to evaluate impact so its work can be most effective. but it denies staff are penalised if they don t meet them. fatima and the other children were able to return home after social services concluded they had not been trafficked and criminal charges against two of their relatives were also dropped. not without consequences. translation: whatever we got from our fish - and business to feed ourselves, we spent everything on the case. ijm ghana told us that it does not decide whether any individual is arrested or prosecuted with offences, and said that it is social workers who independently decide when the child might be put into care even if they are not victims of trafficking. after the raid, fatima stayed in the shelter for about four months. while you were away, what wer