Huw Edwards is hospitalised as wife names him in BBC sex scandal

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( July 13, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /[Huw Edwards is hospitalised as wife names him in BBC sex scandal]( Huw Edwards has been named as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments to a teenager for sexually explicit images. His wife, Vicky Flind, said the newsreader is “suffering from serious mental health issues” and is now “receiving inpatient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future”. The statement, which ended days of intense speculation over his identity, came as the Metropolitan Police announced that no criminal offence had been committed. The BBC said it would now resume its own “fact-finding” investigation into claims made in The Sun last week that Mr Edwards, 61, had paid a young person around £35,000 over three years, from the age of 17, for photos. Ms Flind said her husband would address the claims when he was “well enough to do so” as she asked for her family’s privacy to be respected. He has been treated for severe depression in recent years, she said, adding: “The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters, he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving inpatient hospital care where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future.”   2 / [Ben Wallace accused of ‘scolding’ Ukraine over demands for weapons: ‘We’re not Amazon’]( Zelensky asks if Wallace ‘wants something special’ after defence secretary says West wants ‘gratitude’ 3 /[£500 a month rise in mortgage payments for 1 million households by 2026, Bank of England warns]( The average household will see their monthly interest payments go up by about £220 if they are refinancing during the second half of this year 4 /[Milan Kundera death: Czech-born author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being dies at 94]( Author died in Paris ‘after a prolonged illness’ 5 /[Warnings issued to tourists over European heatwave Cerberus as temperatures soar and worker dies]( The thermometer could reach 48C in parts of Italy and Spain, while Greece will also face extreme heat, as holidaymakers jet off to the Mediterranean THE BIG QUESTION [Who is Huw Edwards’ wife Vicky Flind?]( In a shock announcement, [Huw Edwards]( has been [named as the BBC presenter at the centre of a sex scandal](that has rocked the nation’s broadcaster. His wife Vicky Flind named him as the suspended TV star and said that her husband was “suffering from serious mental health issues” and was receiving treatment in hospital, where he would remain “for the foreseeable future”. Describing the last few days as “extremely difficult” for her family, she requested privacy for all involved, including the couple’s five children. [For the full article click here]( Enjoy a year of unlimited digital access for just £99 £20 ✓ Full access to Premium news analysis ✓ Advert-free reading across web and app ✓ The Independent Daily Edition newspaper ✓ Puzzles, virtual event tickets and more [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   Watch /[Moment passenger plane skids off runway after landing at Somalia airport]( NUMBER OF THE DAY 60C – The temperature of the ground in some areas of [Spain]( has hit more than 60C during the deadly heatwave sweeping [Europe](, satellite recordings have shown. 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