LONDON: British TV information presenter Huw Edwards, who has been off air since final 12 months after allegations that he paid an adolescent 1000’s of kilos for sexually express photographs, has resigned following medical recommendation, the broadcaster mentioned on Monday (Apr 22).
Edwards, 62, was the BBC’s highest-paid information presenter and is a family title in Britain, anchoring the “BBC Information at Ten” bulletin for greater than 20 years.
He introduced the loss of life of Queen Elizabeth to the nation in 2022 and has led protection of a few of Britain’s greatest occasions, together with elections, royal weddings and the 2012 Olympics.
“After 40 years of service, Huw has defined that his determination was made on the premise of medical recommendation from his medical doctors,” the BBC mentioned in an announcement.
“The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will enable all events to maneuver ahead. We don’t consider it acceptable to remark additional.”
