Would have been sacked over accessing indecent images while he was still working for the corporation and said they were shocked at his conduct. Once his most senior news presenter, he admitted having 41 indecent images of children which had been sent to him by another man On Whatsapp, the included seven category eight images, the most serious classification. He was arrested in november and charged last month. You will be sentenced on the 16th of september. With me is our correspondent charlotte gallagher. I will come to that Bbc Statement that has just been released, but you have additional new information. We do have additional new information. Do because the metropolitan police has confirmed The Man who was sharing those indecent images of children with Huw Edwards was a convicted paedophile. 25 year old alex williams. Police say he pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing category a, B And C images. A, the most severe and seemed the least. As well as possessing prohibited image
That the protection given by two doses Of the Pfizer And Astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear Off within six months. Do you have any questions about the protection Offered by these jabs . We will be speaking to an expert at 10clock this morning. Get in touch on Twitter Annita Mcveigh using the Hashtag Bbcyourquestions a new lead in the case Of the missing Chef Claudia Lawrence 12 years on, Police Search Gravel pits near her home in york and its a golden start In Tokyo for Paralympics Gb as Cyclist Dame Sarah storey takes the 15th gold Of her career. President biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states Forces Airlift in afghanistan beyond the 31st Of August , saying it would be too dangerous. In a televised address from the White House last night, President Biden said each day Of operations brings added risk to our troops Of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. Some us Soldiers have already started to leave as the Rescue Effort enters its fin
Lucy, overcautious to me, i must say. Lucy, does overcautious to me, i must say. Lucy, does it overcautious to me, i must say. Lucy, does it explain why thats being suggested . We lucy, does it explain why thats being suggested . Lucy, does it explain why thats being suggested . We know that the social distancing being suggested . We know that the social Distancing Review being suggested . We know that the social Distancing Review is being suggested . We know that the social Distancing Review is likely social Distancing Review is likely to come out, the results of that next week, and that is likely to see things like the one Metre Rule scrapped, borisjohnson told mps last week that he is hopeful of that being the case, but so far, the government is still planning to keep this very cautious regime in place that if people have been in contact with someone who is a confirmed case, that even if they have been vaccinated, they will have to isolate for ten days. I think it could have quite a
parties, to stop the spread of the omicron variant. good morning. england dig in down under as captainjoe root stands up to the australian bowlers, even if his side still have a mountain to climb, in the first test in brisbane. and weather wise, whilst it might be a bit on the chilly side today with one or two showers in the west, this weekend it gets milder but be prepared for some of you a good deal wetter. all the details here on breakfast. it s friday, the 10th of december. face masks are now compulsory in most indoor public venues in england under stricter measures to slow the spread of the omicron variant. theatres, cinemas and places of worship will require people to wear face coverings as part of the government s so called plan b restrictions, along with shops and public transport, as leboo diseko reports. a night out in london s west end. at this theatre, covid measures are already familiar. but from this morning, one more is back. anyone wanting to come and see a sh
the uk environment secretary has welcomed what he calls a big de escalation of the post brexit fishing row with france. paris says it will delay introducing punitive trade measures while further talks are held. mps are calling for the introduction of smart motorways to be paused until the government can prove they re safe. the system uses the hard shoulder to increase capacity, but critics say that s contributed to road deaths. welcome to glasgow. this is our continuing coverage of the crucial climate summit at bbc news and bbc well to. it is day two of the leaders summit, the opening stage of cop26, and after today they will go away and by delegations, the negotiators, will get down to the detailed discussions. the delegations. but we have news of the first major deal of the climate summit. it is expected to be signed today and it is to end deforestation by 2030. it is notjust about cutting forests jamboree planting forests were they have been cleared forests were they