Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for indecent child images


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  • Monday, 16 Sep 2024

Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards arrives for sentencing at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Britain, September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe

LONDON (Reuters) -Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flagship news programme, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday after admitting making indecent images of children.

Monday's sentencing sealed a fall from grace for Edwards, a household name in Britain for around two decades who as the BBC's leading news anchor announced the death of Queen Elizabeth to the nation in 2022.

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