{"id":173185,"date":"2024-08-02T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bbc-director-general-tim-davie-says-bbc-knew-it-was-serious-when-huw-edwards-was-arrested\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:00:33","slug":"bbc-director-general-tim-davie-says-bbc-knew-it-was-serious-when-huw-edwards-was-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bbc-director-general-tim-davie-says-bbc-knew-it-was-serious-when-huw-edwards-was-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC director general Tim Davie says BBC &#8216;knew it was serious&#8217; when Huw Edwards was arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Qm3gvFEahBs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BBC director general Tim Davie says BBC 'knew it was serious' when Huw Edwards was arrested\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qm3gvFEahBs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The BBC was aware former newsreader Huw Edwards had been arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children since last November, the corporation&#8217;s director general said.<\/p>\n<p>BBC director Mr Davie said they had to make the &quot;difficult&quot; decision not to sack Edwards at the time of the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/bbc-was-aware-huw-edwards-had-been-arrested-over-indecent-images-of-children-since-last-november-13188949<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #huwedwards #bbc #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC was aware former newsreader Huw Edwards had been arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children since last November, the corporation&#8217;s director general said. 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