Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The former Bbc Presenter Huw edwards has pleaded guIlty to three counts of makIng Indecent Images of chIldren, one as young as seven to nIne years old. He was arrested last november and charged last month, before makIng the plea thIs mornIng at westmInster magIstrates court. Our senIor Uk Correspondent SIma Kotecha Is there for us now. SIma, what more do we know . Afternoon, sally. Huw edwards made hImself Into courtjust after 9am thIs mornIng, he was flanked by several PolIce OffIcers who led hIm In through the double doors behInd me. The court heard he was sent the Images In a Whatsapp Chat wIth another man. Today, 41 of those Images were Indecent Images, we were told, maInly IncludIng chIldren between the ages of 12, at least two of the Images In both chIldren aged between seven and nIne years old. HIs lawyer told the court there was no suggestIon that he had made any of these Images to hImself. The judge saId he would not sentence
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With fellow european leaders. Meanwhile, the us president s focus will be on forming an alliance of countries to combat the growing influence of china. I m shaun ley the other main stories this hour. And wales begin their euro 2020 campaign against switzerland as england fans also gear up for their team s chances in their opening game tomorrow. And the man leading a team which trialled covid treatments in the early stages of the pandemic, is among those to be recognised in the queen s birthday honours. Today is the second day of the g7 summit let sjoin ben brown, who is in cornwall. I m here at tregenna castle the resort in st ives, cornwall in the south west of england which is hosting world leaders for the g7 summit. The sun has come out so a fine blue sky and blue sea for the leaders to look out on as they continue their talks. Today, they re agreeing a new plan to deal with future pandemics within the first 100 days of an outbreak. Called the carbis bay declaration, it prom