The disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards will be sentenced at Westminster Magistrates' Court today after he admitted to three counts of making indecent images of children. Follow live updates from court.
BAFTA says it's reviewing seven individual awards previously handed to Huw Edwards at the BAFTA Cymru Awards, between 2002 and 2017.Edwards has won the best on-screen presenter prize at the BAFTA Cymru awards six times.'Like everyone in the industry and country we were shocked by the news - given the seriousness of this abhorrent crime, we are reviewing,' BAFTA said.
York St John University and the Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama have withdrawn awards and fellowships from the disgraced newsreader, while Cardiff University - which made him an honorary journalism professor in 2007 - says Edwards has now resigned from the position.Edwards has also lost his position as vice-president of the National Churches Trust.
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