rubbish. a short time ago the sun issued a statement it said. we have reported a story about two very concerned parents who made a complaint to the bbc about the behaviour of a presenter and the welfare of their child. meanwhile the police say that they are making further inquiries to establish whether a criminal offence has been committed. there is currently no investigation underway. the male presenter who has been suspended has not yet been named. let s get the very latest. our correspondent helen wilkinson is in the newsroom. just outlined for us the newsroom. just outlined for us the most recent available developments in detail. i the most recent available developments in detail. the most recent available develoments in detail. ~ developments in detail. i think when the various first developments in detail. i think when the various first emerged developments in detail. i think when the various first emerged in - developments in detail. i think when the various first
remains rock solid. in his brief visit to london en route to lithuania the president called in on the king at windsor and then on number 10. we will dig into what the purpose of that visit might have been. yevgeny prighozin led a mutiny on moscow two weeks ago. five days later he and his wagner generals were sitting in a meeting with vladimir putin. what was discussed, what does it mean for their future role in ukraine. and deep sea mining returns a two year moratorium comes to an end. why do we to go hunting beneath the waves, and what danger could that pose to pristine deep water habitats. our panel tonight is the former head of the russia desk at mi6 christopher steele and media law expert, david banks we are going to start with those allegations made on friday evening that a bbc presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images. the young person, now aged 20, is being represented by a lawyer who has issued a statement in the last few h
by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed as is the government. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. bbc radio 5 live has also been affected, with schedules disrupted. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent dav
that he really wished he had said something to somebody at a particular time, something to somebody at a particulartime, but when something to somebody at a particular time, but when you say the director general visited him yesterday, obviously the director general can express out the bbc is failing, but he can t get him to do anything in terms of resigning. to do anything in terms of resigning- to do anything in terms of resiuanin. , , , ., resigning. exactly, this is not the bbc issue, resigning. exactly, this is not the bbc issue, this resigning. exactly, this is not the bbc issue, this is resigning. exactly, this is not the bbc issue, this is the resigning. exactly, this is not the bbc issue, this is the gift - resigning. exactly, this is not the bbc issue, this is the gift of - resigning. exactly, this is not the bbc issue, this is the gift of the i bbc issue, this is the gift of the government and it has been since the very beginning in 1922 and pretty much eve
let s remind us of the events that led us to where we are today. richard sharp was appointed chairman of the bbc in february 2021. at the start of this year the sunday times reported he was accused by a group of mps for failing to declare his involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnsonjust involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnson just before he recommended mr sharp for the bbc job. there was discussion of his listenership with eventbrite minister and there was added pressure for him to resign amid the gary lineker impartiality row last month. mr sharp denies any wrongdoing. as i mentioned, started in the sunday times and we are going live to the whitehall editor at the sunday times. gabriel, quite a skip on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? i on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ ., . on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ . . ., , reaction? i think, in a way, it has codified and reaction? i think, in a way, it has co