currently we have got some rain pushing across the south east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first reported that the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos last week. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they ve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, nothing inappropriat
it isa it is a fresh start for some of this morning. a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest across scotland, northern england. wherever you are it will be blustery. details coming up later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning s front page of the sun bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger . this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says
light. the dazzling display that can be seen a little farther south than usual. hello and welcome. the premise to rishi sunak is on his way to belfast and he calls for mps to back his new deal on postgraduate training arrangements for northern ireland. the agreement removes most checks on goods destined only for northern ireland from the rest of the uk and creates new powers ministers at stormont to fend off changes to eu regulations. however, the democratic unionist party says it still has concerns and will study the legal text before giving it support. a little corresponded helen catt has the latest. it was a big moment with big smiles to match. after years of wrangling, deal with the eu has finally been sealed. wrangling, dealwith the eu has finally been sealed. finally been sealed. today s agreement finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers - finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers smooth | agreement delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole united k
With air conditioning, like libraries and schools, opening their doors to shelter people. and austria experienced its hottest day of the year with the mercury rising to 36 degrees. from one of their news anchors there was only one solution at the end of his broadcast. whilst the uk is said to escape this heatwave, the world meteorological organisation has warned the earth experienced its hottest week on record at the start ofjuly because of climate change. vincent mcavennie, bbc news. nato says ukraine can join the military alliance but only when allies agree and when conditions are met. president volodymyr zelensky has previously described the delay is absurd. james landale joins us now from the lithuanian capital vilnius. frustration there yesterday and a lot of work today to try to smooth