Kenya’s President William Ruto has ordered a review of plans to raise the salaries of members of the cabinet and parliament following a public outcry. It comes a week after mass protests forced Mr Ruto to drop a controversial finance bill that had included tax hikes. People began questioning how the salaries of politicians, including […]
The mother of the young person at the centre of the Huw Edwards furore has said their family is “still suffering” and “still have so many questions” following the newsreader’s resignation from the BBC. Edwards left the BBC “on the basis of medical advice from his doctors” after 40 years of service, the corporation announced […]
Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned and left the BBC “on the basis of medical advice from his doctors”, the corporation has said. His resignation comes following allegations he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos. A statement from the BBC said: “Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC. Huw Edwards was the […]
The BBC has apologised to the family of the young person at the centre of the Huw Edwards furore after a review into how non-editorial complaints are handled at the corporation. A report, commissioned in the wake of the scandal, has found a need for “greater consistency” in how complaints at the corporation are processed. […]
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has played down the significance of a blunder which saw a bar at the home of arch-rivals Sunderland decorated in his club’s colours ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup derby. The Wearside club have launched an investigation into how the Black Cats Bar at the Stadium of Light, which will host corporate […]