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The BBC have confirmed Huw Edwards, who has been named as the suspended presenter following explicit pictures allegations, now faces fresh accusations of "inappropriate behaviour".
On the BBC News At Six it stated that Huw Edwards is facing "more allegations of inappropriate behaviour". The accusations are that he behaved inappropriately towards colleagues at the BBC, the broadcaster reported.
Asked to respond to these comments made on air, a BBC spokesman confirmed allegations were being looked into as part of their investigation.
They said: "We are communicating with staff and will continue to do so. We always treat the concerns of staff with care, and would always urge any staff members to speak to us if they have any concerns. We have clear processes for making complaints within the organisation, including whistleblowing procedures should someone wish to do so anonymously."
Huw Edwards was suspended after explicit pictures allegations (BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images)The Director General Tim Davie also wrote an email to all BBC staff last night(WEDS).
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In his message, he said: “I wanted to write following this evening’s statements from the family of Huw Edwards and the police.
“Many of you will have read the words of Vicky Flind, Huw’s wife. It is a reminder that the last few days have seen personal lives played out in public. At the heart of this are people and their families.
“This will no doubt be a difficult time for many after a challenging few days. I want to reassure you that our immediate concern is our duty of care to all involved.
“Also this afternoon, the Metropolitan Police and South Wales Police confirmed they would be taking no further action following an assessment of information provided to them.
“As you know, we were asked to pause our fact finding investigations until that assessment had been concluded. It is important we now continue with this work. I want to be clear that in doing so we will follow due process.
“This remains a very complex set of circumstances. As we have done throughout, our aim must be to navigate through this with care and consideration, in line with the BBC values.”
BBC News at Ten presenter Huw was named as the man accused of allegedly paying a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit pictures by his wife Vicky Flind.
Vicky named her husband as the man at the centre of the allegations in a statement issued on his behalf.
The statement read: "In light of the recent reporting regarding the 'BBC Presenter' I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family.
"I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children. Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years.
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"The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters, he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving in-patient hospital care where he'll stay for the foreseeable future. Once well enough to do so, he intends to respond to the stories that have been published.
"To be clear Huw was first told that there were allegations being made against him last Thursday. In the circumstances and given Huw's condition I would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected."
"I know that Huw is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been impacted by the recent media speculation. We hope this statement will bring that to an end."
*If you are struggling with mental health, you can speak to a trained advisor from Mind mental health charity on 0300 123 3393 or email [email protected]