Across the bbc, as she wrote to us after watching the lunchtime news. Meanwhile, some wider issues have also been exercising newswatch viewers over the past weeks and months. Phehmie forder emailed us earlier in the summer to say. And Sandra Hume added. The bbc has asked Huw Edwards to return the £200,000 he earned after being arrested in november, but he has not yet done so. Should he, though, have been sacked at that time . Director general Tim Davie was asked about that at a house of lords Communications Committee Hearing last week. The police were, you know, giving us very clear instruction to keep confidential, as is, again, well documented and well reported. We knew the category, we had no knowledge at all of the specifics. And, you know, the decision which i stand by, by the way, was made in terms of to remain with the suspension. Tim davie added in an interview this week that there was shock and a lot of upset within the bbc over Huw Edwards, and that people across the organis
Sea. Switching on great british energy to crowd investment into clean power projects. Launching a rapid review of the environmental improvement plan for completion before the end of this year. So that we can clean our rivers, plus millions more trees, improve Air Quality and halt the decline in species. And with over 90 of the uks biodiversity within our overseas territories looking to expand, the Bluebell Programme to increase marine protection. This domestic programme is notjust essential to our economy but to restoring our international credibility. We are bringing an end to our Climate Diplomacy of being do as i say not as i do. But this domestic programme of this domestic programme of this domestic ambition on its own is not enough. That is why this issue has been on the agenda for nearly every meeting that ive had with another minister in my early weeks. From our closest friends in the g7 to the worlds biggest emitter by the worlds biggest emitter by the largest Renewables Produc
The head of the bbc has said he cant see Huw Edwards working at the corporation again after the presenter was given a six month suspended prison sentence, for making indecent images of children. Tim images of children. Davie confirmed that the bbc Tim Davie confirmed that the bbc is trying to claw back £200,000 that was paid to edwards after he was arrested. Tim davie said the matter was in the hands of legal teams. Edwards was sentenced yesterday, monday. He willalso be placed on the sex offenders register. He admitted having 41 images that were sent to him on whatsapp, including some showing a victim aged seven and nine. Colin patterson is with me. Just take us through his comments. To me. Just take us through his commem me. Just take us through his comments. ,. , comments. To explain the points of this it is comments. To explain the points of this it is the comments. To explain the points of this it is the first comments. To explain the points of this it is the first time of this i
As a default setting. Social media companies have been under growing pressure to protect children from harmful online content. Heres our Technology Editor zoe kleinman. Instagram already claims to have more than 50 tools aimed at keeping teens safe on its platform. But so far, the problem of children being exposed to harmful content has not been resolved. Well, i dont know if its social media, but i think as parents we should have the right to see it. An Ofcom Study earlier this year found that every single child it spoke to had seen violent material online. Instagram was one of the platforms they mentioned the most. The new measures aim put more control into the hands of parents. Accou nts accounts belonging to anyone under the age of 18 are made private by default. Now, if someone under 16 wants to make an account public, they have to add a parent to approve it, and that perak will be able to see who they message which topics they follow. Notifications will be muted overnight, and yo
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