Huw edwards, resigned from the corporation earlier this year following unrelated allegations that he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos. He will be sentenced in september. Our special correspondent, lucy manning, was in court. The man who read the News Headlines is now in them. In the middle of the jostling cameras and reporters who he would normally have worked alongside. Facing serious charges that he accessed indecent photographs and videos of children, including a boy as young as seven to nine years old. No words outside court but three key ones inside. The former newsreader stood in the dock and as the counts were read out calmly, quietly he replied guilty then again guilty and for the third time, guilty. The court heard Huw Edwards had been in a Whatsapp Chat with a man he met online, who sent him pictures and videos. Of the 377 sexual images, 41 were indecent images of children, mostly between 12 and 15 years old. But two of the most extreme images were videos of a
FIne MargIns Team gb take gold In the Womens RowIng wIth the very last stroke. And here, Karen RIley has won sIlver In the thrIllIng Mens Bmx Freestyle fInal. Welcome to the programme. Keep fIghtIng to The End, that has been the theme of the day for Team Gbs athletes. A dramatIc gold for the womens rowers crossed the lIne fIrst by the narrowIst of margIns, a bronze In the womens synchronIsed dIvIng wIth the fInal dIve, a stunnIng sIlver In the bmx cyclIng, and an astonIshIng late burst from Alex Yee In the trIathlon to snatch gold out from under the feet of New Zealands Hayden WIlde who had been In the lead. Our Sports News EdItor Dan Roan Is lIve from parIs. Such an excItIng day and very welcome, partIcularly In the trIathlon after all the delays and controversey surroundIng that event. Yes, good evenIng. There have been days of uncertaInty In the BuIld Up to the trIathlon as to whether or not It would take place when It was meant to or Indeed In Its orIgInal form. The Mens Race had a
Most places are looking like this, this is the picture in gloucestershire right now. Mostly cloudy during today, some rain around particulate for the west but further east some dry and fine weather lasting through the rest of the day which is down to the fact there is high pressure setting out toward the east. We have met with front end been trying to move in from the west and that has brought some outbreaks of rain for south west england and wales. That becomes more extensive and moves into north west england into the evening and south west scotland as well. For many central and eastern areas of scotland it remains dry with sunshine and towards the south east of england as well, some glimpses of blue sky with temperatures 20 celsius or so in the warmest spots. This evening and overnight, the rain becomes more widespread, particularly across england and wales. A pretty damp night, some showers as well for scotland and one or two for northern ireland. Staying mild under the cloud, still
From that zone. We could see temperatures 22 23 degrees. It will feel pleasant out there. These showers and thunderstorms in central and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. And eastern areas rumble on and then clearaway. It and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. It turns drier tonight but this new area of low pressure pushes in, that will bring cloud, rain and wind, temperatures will start to lift as well across southern and western areas by the end of the night but it is all change for thursday, friday into the weekend, we have low pressure sweeping in. It will bring more unsettled conditions. It will turn windier as well. Here is the culprit. This area of low pressure, more isobars on the chart as you see hence the winds, only slowly moving eastwards during thursday, bumping into the area of high pressure. It means central and eastern areas staying dry. The cloud picks up and a band of rain spreads eastwards through the day, some could be heavy and thundery, that w
Scotland. A bit warmer than yesterday after the cool start in england, it will top out at around 22 degrees stop the showers will continue into the evening before slowly fading. It has been very dry in scotland so far this summer and the rain maybe welcome. In rural spots dipping down to single figures stop a fine start almost again a case of waiting for the shallows to develop. There will be a feeling northern ireland tomorrow, northern and western scotland, a few in the north of england and if you dotted about elsewhere in england and wales. Thursday, friday and into the weekend it is all about the low pressure system. Not as windy as it was last week. Bands of rain and showers will move in. The chance for heavy downpours not raining all the time, there will still be bright and sunny spells around. A breezy picture across the uk and it will turn cooler. On friday that the heavy showers. There could be disrupted downpours around that are thundery on friday and showers will continue in