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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Esther Addley

BBC’s week of scandal: from the Sun’s claims to naming of Huw Edwards

The BBC headquarters seen through a viewfinder
The BBC has faced criticism over its response to the initial complaints. Photograph: James Manning/PA

“At the heart of this are people and their families,” the BBC director general, Tim Davie, said on Wednesday about the presenter who had just been named over allegations of paying for sexually explicit photographs, and more.

If that point has at times been obscured this week, amid the coverage of a complex and disputed story that has dominated the British news agenda, the sobering events of the past few days have brought it sharply back into focus.

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