News reader Sophie Raworth was forced to make a correction after announcing Huw Edwards is the BBC presenter facing allegations.
Sophie Raworth told viewers Huw Edwards had resigned after his wife came forward to announce he was the presenter at the centre of allegations. The BBC News at Six programme opened this evening announcing he had been named as the presenter at the centre of the scandal, which has rocked the BBC over recent days.
The 61-year-old TV presenter's wife shared a statement confirming Huw was the male presenter alleged to have paid a teenager money in exchange for explicit photographs, MirrorOnline reports.
