One of England’s best-known news presenters Huw Edwards has been named as the BBC employee who allegedly paid a teenager for nasty pics – claims that have now been squashed. His wife Vicky Flind made the revelation yesterday in a statement saying the 61yo was in hospital with “serious mental health issues”. The veteran TV anchor previously shared his long history of depression, and Flind said he will address the allegations when he is well enough to do so. Speculation ran wild this week after tabloid newspaper The Sun published allegations that an unnamed leading BBC presenter had paid a young person £35,000 (A$67,177) for the pictures over 3 years, starting when the person was 17yo. But the alleged victim later denied the incident had occurred, and police confirmed they are taking no further action. His employer is restarting its investigation into claims of inappropriate behaviour towards some younger staff members.