the presenter is on there. any greater clarity as to what has gone on and what the bbc is doing to try and put it right. live now to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, whojoins me now from outside the bbc headquarters in central london. can you talk us through what we know? . ., , can you talk us through what we know? ,, ., , ., ., ., , can you talk us through what we know? ,, ., ., ., , ., , know? serious allegations have been made in the know? serious allegations have been made in the sun know? serious allegations have been made in the sun newspaper - know? serious allegations have been made in the sun newspaper over- know? serious allegations have been made in the sun newspaper over the | made in the sun newspaper over the weekend regarding someone that they describe as a top bbc staff. they say according to the sun newspaper that this will not name paid more than £35,000 to a young individual in return for sexually explicit photographs of them, something the newspap
the bbc says the presenter isn t due on air in the nearfuture, but the pressure for the corporation to explain how it s handling this crisis is continuing. helena wilkinson, bbc news. live now to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, whojoins me now from outside the bbc headquarters in central london. a meeting between the culture secretary and the head of the bbc later on today, we understand, about all of theirs. the pressure over the years building on the bbc, isn t it? yes, we think that the culture secretary and tim davie, the bbc s director general, will be talking on the phone at some point this afternoon but, yes, pressure is building significantly on the corporation over this issue and these allegations raised over the past few days. now, the reason that
was pictured in his underwear, on a video call to the teenager. it s understood the corporation is investigating the allegations and the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. bbc news impartially covers stories about the wider corporation and like other news organisations is seeking further clarification on the story. the bbc has issued a statement about the claims. it says it takes any allegations very seriously and it attempts to speak to those who ve contacted them to get further details. but it pointed out if it gets no reply or receive no further contact that can limit its ability to progress things but that doesn t mean the enquiries stop. live now to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, whojoins me now from outside the bbc headquarters in central london. what more can you tell us? well, es, what more can you tell us? well, yes. these what more can you tell us? well, yes, these serious what more can you tell us? well, yes, these serious a
through the process. the problem is it looks evasive. it doesn t look, in the jargon of the hour, transparent. 0ther bbc presenters, unconnected to the allegations who are themselves facing false rumours, have been forced to publicly deny they are the star in question, including jeremy vine, nicky campbell and gary lineker. the bbc says the presenter isn t due on air in the nearfuture, but the pressure for the corporation to explain how it s handling this crisis is continuing. helena wilkinson, bbc news. live now to graham satchell whojoins me now from outside the bbc headquarters in central london. pressure is mounting on the bbc. tit really is. from all political sides, this morning in particular, we have seen most notably the culture secretary liz fraser put out a
to recognise the signs that a spill might be about to take place. it crunches all the real time data, including satellite images, and can, if necessary, raise the alarm. the idea is to very much scale and roll this out to different parts of the uk. we have already begun some of those conversations with different county councils that are interested. it is a lot easier to prevent it than actually try to sort of deal with it once the incident has occurred. all this tech isn t cheap. a water sensor alone costs about £2,000. but with billions set to be spent on upgrading the sewage network, this approach could have a role to play, warning us about pollution before it hits our rivers and beaches. jonah fisher, bbc news, in north devon. let s talk a little bit more to jonah, whojoins me now on the