BBC presenter Huw Edwards has resigned on “medical advice” nearly a year after he was accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.
The broadcaster has been off-air since last July following newspaper reports claiming that a then unnamed BBC presenter funded a teenager’s alleged drug habit.
Katie Razzall, the BBC’s culture and media editor, told BBC News she understands Edwards has not received a payoff.
“After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors.