Disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been sentenced to six months imprisonment suspended for two years with a requirement to complete a sex offender programme. As the chief magistrate told Huw, his “reputation is now in tatters”…

The court was told today that Edwards paid between £1,000 and £1,500 to a convicted paedophile, Alex Williams, for images of child sex abuse. On one occasion, Edwards replied “f***” to an indecent video of an underage child, before wishing the paedophile a Happy Christmas. Meanwhile, Edwards’ defence claimed he was “mentally vulnerable” and has “no memory of viewing any of the images”. Not a good look for the BBC…