Spending on the agenda. a review of baby deaths at hospitals in nottingham is expected to uncover the biggest maternity care scandal in nhs history. figures out in the next few minutes are expected to show more people taking up second jobs, as wages fail to keep up with rising prices. good morning. rain clearing the south east. behind it, bright spells, sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. a breezy day. details later. good morning. 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 last week,
Was not acted upon by the bbc. we have seen evidence that supports their concerns. it is now time for their concerns. it is now time for the bbc to investigate. so, the situation is far from the bbc to investigate. so, the situation is farfrom clear. we have the reputation of the unnamed presenter, the role of the bbc in all of this, and of course, crucially, potentially, the welfare of a child. bbc director general, team davey, will facejournalist bbc director general, team davey, will face journalist later this morning? will face journalist later this mornin? , ., ., morning? yes, it was prearranged that today was morning? yes, it was prearranged that today was the morning? yes, it was prearranged that today was the davey - morning? yes, it was prearranged that today was the davey bbc - morning? yes, it was prearranged l that today was the davey bbc would present its annual report. tim davey. until now and this whole story we have had statements from the bbc but nobody from
Lizo, we ve heard these two conflicting statements. where does this leave the situation this morning? yes, an extraordinary few hours in an extraordinary few days. we have different people s i cans filled with allegations and now, quite frankly, confusion. accounts. the crucial thing of the centre of this is the question, has there been an impact on the welfare of a child? the most damaging and concerning allegations have come from the mother of the young individual through the sun newspaper, when they say the well known bbc presenter paid more than £35,000 in return for a sexually explicit images of them. they say that began when the young individual was 17 years old and legally still a child. now, that has been disputed in a letter from the lawyer representing the young individual in question, who is now 20. they say they are adamant that
The bbc itself, the alleged victim, or the victim s mother in this case, it s very hard to know exactly what we re criticising the bbc four. today, the bbc director general, tim davie, is due to speak to journalists about the bbc s annual report. but the event is likely to be dominated by this developing crisis. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. we rejoined now by our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. lizo, we ve heard these two conflicting statements. where does this leave the situation this morning? yes, an extraordinary few hours in an extraordinary story. we have different people s i filled with allegations and frankly no confusion. certainly the most crucial thing in all of this is the question, is this a situation where the welfare of a child has been impacted? perhaps the most damaging
Bbc news has not seen the evidence the sun newspaper says it has. is this about an abuse of power and trust? a scandal at the bbc? a scandal in tabloid journalism? or none of these? it was almost two months between the first complaint and the presenter s suspension. many have questions over why that took such a long time. on the face of it you would think that there were enough red flags in that information without knowing exactly what it was on the 19th of may, to have escalated this up the chain of command, to prevent the situation that we re in now. yesterday, the bbc met with the metropolitan police. officers are now making inquiries as to whether there is evidence of a criminal offence, but say there is no investigation at this time. until it is clearer, until we have a greater knowledge from possibly the police,