after day of this item leading news bulletins is excessive . the situation is obviously of great concern to the bbc, but, surely, as he cannot be named untilfurther investigations are undertaken, this should be given less prominence than other news about the economy, the effects of climate change, and the war in ukraine . and david robinson suggested, report the facts when they are available and stop adding to the frenzy around who it is . who it was, was revealed on wednesday s news at six as culture editor katie razzael described. katie razzell described. this will come as a huge shock to viewers. we ve had a statement within the last few minutes from vicki flint, who is the wife of huw edwards, who named him as the bbc presenter facing allegations and said about her husband that, he was suffering from serious mental health issues and is now receiving in patient hospital care . later that evening, other bbc news outlets aired new allegations about huw edwards, and the co
to all the palestinians that were killed are terrorists, in this case terrorists, but children. the israeli forces are happy to kill children. you know, it s quite remarkable that you d say that because they re killing us now, if there s a 17 year old palestinian that s shooting at your family. and jonah, what is he? under your definition, you are calling them terrorists, the un are calling them. i m actually asking you what would you call a 17 year old person with a rifle shooting at your family and murdering your own family? that exchange elicited a furious reaction from viewers such as mark benson. the outrageous suggestion that israeli forces are happy to kill children was scandalously inappropriate for a supposedly impartial news presenter. you have intentionally demonized one side in this awful conflict while portraying the other as defenseless and pitiful victims. in doing so, you demonstrate a disdain for the history of the conflict and the truth itself. as an avid v
natalie pirks was the reporter on the spot at alexandra palace. well, it s not only the smell of two weeks worth of beer soaked carpet that s in the air here tonight. a certain 16 year old could become the youngest world champion in darts history here tonight. oh, and he d be half a million pounds better off, too. for sally smith, the bbc s coverage failed to hit the bullseye. but it was a score of 184 skippy 561. not so special forjohn lister. now, last month, the heads of three top colleges in the united states appeared before a hearing of the us congress to face questions about their response to incidents of anti semitism on campus since the start of the conflict in the middle east. one of them was the president of harvard university, claudine guay at harvard. at harvard, does calling for the genocide ofjews violate harvard s rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? it can be depending on the context. what s the context? targeted as an individual. targeted at an indiv
also on the programme. the latest developments in the middle east. including the funeral of a hamas deputy leader in lebanon. thousands of people were there. prince andrew and bill clinton are named in files relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. we ll look at what we ve learnt. and ai terrorism, stethescopes and keyboard keys. all in our weekly look at artificial intelligence ai. decoded is coming up. plenty of elections around the world this year. now know a bit more about what could be happening here in the uk. rishi sunak says the general election is likely to happen in the second half of this year . he didn t rule out it happening earlier but says his working assumption is later this year. opposition labour party leader keir starmer says sunak is squatting in downing street for months on end . here s our political editor chris mason reports. can i welcome to you this morning, rishi sunak, the prime minister? mansfield in nottinghamshire a town the conservatives