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that was the statement from huw edwards s wife, vicky flind. it came very shortly after the metropolian police issued this statement. so, that, some of the latest that we have got there from the metropolitan police, also from vicky flind, wife of huw edwards. a very personal appeal they are from vicky flind? yes, and no doubt thoughts with her their children. huw edwards now in hospital, receiving treatment, and he has spoken in the past about suffering from depression. he has been very open about that over a number of years and so here we are this evening, able to name the presenter who has been at the centre of five days of claims and counterclaims, as the television news presenter, bbc news presenter huw edwards, who has worked for the bbc for a0 years, he has been present the fight to bbc one news at ten for 20 years, he has taken part in anchoring so many state occasions for the bbc, elections as well presenter of the flagship bbc one news at ten. it will come as a re
revert to an internal inquiry. why has it taken so long for these allegations to come out? should the bbc be looking more closely into into the dynamics between well paid presenters and junior staff? we will talk later in the programme about nato, the end of a two day summit, where all the talk was about a country that is not yet a member. this is bbc news. so the bbc presenter accused of a series of misconduct claims has been named as huw edwards. his identity was revealed by his wife. the statement from vicky flind said. the statement came shortly after police confirmed they have ended their inquiry into the sun s allegations against him. the police said they d found no evidence indicating a criminal offence had been committed. but there is reporting within the bbc today that he had made contact with three other employees here two of them have since left the corporation and there is an allegation from at least one, that inappropriate and suggestive messages were sent. w
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