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Josh Salisbury and Laura Harding

BBC director general defends not sacking Huw Edwards after arrest

The BBC’s top official has defended not sacking Huw Edwards upon his arrest for child abuse images amid reports the police told the Corporation not to make the arrest public.

The veteran broadcaster was arrested on November 8 but that was not made public until this week, when he was ultimately charged with making indecent photographs of children and pleaded guilty in court.

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