His exit from Britain's BBC was raised by high-paid presenter Hugh Edwards, who has been “off air” since last year after allegations he paid a young man thousands of pounds to buy erotic pictures. Edwards, 62, was one of the BBC's highest-paid news presenters (£435,000 – around €500,000 for the year 2022-23) and one of the best-known in Britain. For more than 20 years he presented the evening newscast. He was the one who announced to the nation the death of Queen Elizabeth in 2022, while also covering some of the most important events of recent years, including elections, royal weddings and the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012. He was also the presenter of the coronation of King Charles in May 2023. “After 40 years of service, Hugh explained that his decision was taken on medical advice from his doctors,” the BBC said in a statement. “The BBC accepted the resignation, which […]
Source: News Beast
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