News about Nicky Campbell

A legal battle is looming over the bill for compensation claims for alleged child abuse at the former school of BBC broadcaster Nicky Campbell. Edinburgh Academy is taking an insurance firm to the High Court in London in a bid to force it to cover the costs of payouts to survivors - which could run to millions of pounds.

A boss at an exclusive Edinburgh school says 'dark times' experienced by BBC presenter Nicky Campbell (left) and other former pupils who were abused there are 'never leaving' the institution. Samantha Byers (right), chief operating officer at Edinburgh Academy, said the school was 'light years' from what it was then and was 'very much about educate on it, rather than archive it' as it strives to ensure past horrors are never repeated. The reaction of its current pupils to the historic abuse uncovered at the prestigious school, she added, was one of 'sheer shock' and 'horror'. Her comments come weeks after it was revealed retired maths teacher Iain Wares, 85, was facing more than 100 allegations of abuse towards young boys at the school - as well as at Fettes College, where he taught in the 1960s and 1970s. Mr Campbell, a pupil between 1966 and 1978 who suffered abuse from another teacher, compared Wares to Jimmy Savile at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

BBC presenter Nicky Campbell has revealed a retired teacher from his former school is facing around 120 sex abuse allegations. Iain Wares, 85, is accused of abusing scores of young boys at two prestigious private schools - Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College - where he taught in the 1960s and 1970s. But following a decision by South Africa 's justice minister to allow him to be extradited to Scotland it understood that Scottish prosecutors are now preparing an indictment that is expected to contain more than 100 complainers.

The former teacher accused of dozens of historical sex abuse charges has been told he can be extradited back to Scotland. Iain Wares, 84, has been accused of abuse by scores of former pupils from Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College. He taught at the prestigious schools in the 1960s and 70s, but now lives in a luxury retirement resort in South Africa. After a years-long extradition battle, Cape Town's High Court ruled this week Wares can be extradited to Scotland.

The veteran broadcaster was arrested on November 8 but that was not made public until this week, when he was ultimately charged with making indecent photographs of children and pleaded guilty in court. The corporation has said it knew of the veteran broadcaster's arrest on 'suspicion of serious offences' in November, but continued employing him until April. A BBC source told BBC News that the police told the corporation not to share the information. The source said: 'The information was given in strict confidence by the police and was not to be shared.'

The corporation faces yet more damaging questions after another of its biggest stars was revealed to be a sex offender. 'It's unforgivable and makes a mockery of the organisation. There will be lots of people who are very angry with Tim Davie ', one BBC employee said today. The Director General has been summoned to meet Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy today to explain the BBC's role in the scandal, including who had knowledge of Edwards' arrest eight months ago There are also reports that someone in the Met Police called BBC management to alert them that Edwards had been charged, before it was made public. Nicky Campbell, one of the BBC's most senior radio broadcasters, has branded his ex-colleague Edwards 'disgusting'. And responding to social media calls for the BBC to get back the £200,000 of licence fee money paid to Edwards while he was suspended, Mr Campbell gave a hint he might agree, tweeting it is 'my money too'. BBC News Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall said: ' The facts are the BBC … continued paying Huw Edwards his vast salary for five months after he was arrested,' adding: 'Why, also, did they let him leave on his own terms?'.

Huw Edwards, 62, (right) today pleaded guilty to receiving 41 indecent images of children, which included two sexual videos of a boy under nine. His former colleague Nicky Campbell (left) took to social media to slam Edwards and the other 'disgusting men' involved in the swapping and trading of child pornography. Campbell, 63, has previously revealed how he and his fellow classmates at a top private school were sexually abused by teachers when they were just children in the 1970s. Campbell said he was even molested in front of his class by a history teacher at the £17,500-a-year Edinburgh Academy.

A mid-air row involving their mother is believed to have precipitated the chaotic arrest of two men at Manchester Airport in which one was kicked in the face and stamped on the head by a police officer. As demonstrators protest on the streets of Manchester and Rochdale over the treatment of the Fahir and Amaad Khan, family sources have claimed they were defending their mother the day they were taken into custody by police. It is claimed that the pair's mother, who was flying into Manchester on Tuesday evening from Pakistan , was involved in a row while the plane was in the air with a male passenger. Insiders say that while she was picking up her luggage in Terminal 2 the same man pushed her with his trolley and made racist comments towards her, with the mother later pointing him out to her sons. The sources claim that the row became more heated when one of the son's confronted the man, before a physical altercation took place and the police were called.

Hundreds of demonstrators have blocked one of Manchester's busiest roads to protest against the treatment of a man who filmed being kicked in the head by a police officer during an arrest. Crowds have descended on St Peter's Square as they march towards Town Hall in the city centre, with people demanding the officers involved are sacked, with cries of 'no justice, no peace'. It comes after protests outside Rochdale Police Station on Wednesday night when footage of the arrest of Fahir and Amaad Khan at Manchester Airport was shared on social media. In the video Fahir, 19, was seen being kicked in the face and stamped on the head by a police officer, before he and his brother were hauled away by police after an incident in which three PCs were injured, including one female who had her nose broken. Greater Manchester Police has since suspended one officer involved and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating after receiving two referrals from the force over the incident.

EXCLUSIVE: Fahir Khan (left), 19, is one of the two men who were kicked and stamped on by a police officer at Manchester Airport - while the second man was his older brother Amaad (right, Fahir on the ground, Amaad in a chair). The brothers are well known charity workers from Rochdale, MailOnline has learned. Soon after footage of them being apparently brutalised as their mother was pushed over went viral, Fahir began feeling unwell and is now awaiting a medical scan. Greater Manchester Police has suspended an officer from all duties pending an investigation, referring itself to the IOPC watchdog, which has vowed to carry out a 'robust' investigation.

The Radio 5 presenter was amongst a group of male BBC bigwigs who were falsely named after it emerged that a presenter had allegedly paid for explicit photographs. In reality, Huw Edwards , who resigned from his role at the cooperation on medical grounds earlier this year, was the subject of the claims. His identity, however, was only revealed after days of fierce speculation online that suggested Campbell, along with Gary Lineker , Jeremy Vine and Rylan Clark could be the individual behind the report.

Long Lost Family viewers have revealed their heartbreak after watching last night's episode of the ITV show. The moving British documentary series, hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, reunites family members after years of separation, with many participants forced to live apart from relatives due to factors out of their control. In a touching third episode of the series, which aired on Monday evening, a mother and son reunited after 55 years apart. Grandmother Sue Stalley, from Bedfordshire, was still at school when she got pregnant. Her mother forced the pregnant teen to give up her son, Richard, five weeks after his birth. But thanks to the Long Lost Family team, Sue's son, now named Steve, was discovered in the Netherlands , and the duo reunited in emotional scenes, with viewers claiming that while it was 'great TV', they were unable to 'stop the tears'.

Grandmother Sue Stalley, from Bedfordshire, who appeared on the third episode of Long Lost Family's latest series this evening, was still at school when she became pregnant. Her boyfriend at the time suggested the couple should get married - but his mother refused to allow it, claiming the pair were too young. Sue's mother, who was so ashamed that she forced her daughter to wear a thick coat throughout her pregnancy to hide the growing baby bump, forced the pregnant teen to give up her son, Richard, five weeks after his birth. But thanks to the Long Lost Family team, Sue's son, now named Steve, was discovered in the Netherlands, and the birth mother and son duo were reunited in emotional scenes, aired during tonight's episode.

Grandmother Sharon Thomas, 54, from the West Midlands, was born in 1968 to 17-year-old single mother Margaret, who died from leukaemia when her daughter was aged just two and a half. Sharon was raised by her grandparents, but after her grandmother died, her grandfather revealed how there was another baby in the family who had been adopted. He told Sharon how when she was a toddler her mother had another child, but was forced to give him up by the siblings' grandmother, who told Margaret she had to choose between her newborn son Dean and Sharon. Upon being told the family secret, Sharon's 'overwhelming feeling was that I needed to find him', and thankfully, with the Long Lost Family team's help, the grandmother finally reunited with her younger brother after 30 years of searching.

Davina McCall told TV Times that she broke down in tears during Long Lost Family's 'complicated' new season.  The Masked Singer host, 56, joins Nicky Campbell for the emotional show, hoping to reunite families after spending decades apart. Davina is pictured left, in 2020, and right, with Campbell. Pictured inset is Tegan Cornish, who is searching for her long lost brother on the new series.

The new series of the popular ITV programme starts on Monday at 9pm, and follows the story of 76-year-old Roslynne (Ros) Webb, who lives in Cornwall but grew up in Coventry. She was 16 years old when she became pregnant and her strict parents were so ashamed that they decided the baby would be given up for adoption. To hide her pregnancy, teen Ros was sent 100 miles away to London to stay in a Church of England-run Mother and Baby home until her little one was born. Ros, who later married but was unable to have anymore children, was forced to give up her only child and it's only six decades later that the pair have finally been reunited in an emotional episode airing on Monday.

He enlisted the help of ITV 's Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, to find out more about his start in life. The team eventually discovered the identity of Thomas' mother Margaret, known as Peggy, from Dublin. In a heartbreaking discovery, Thomas learned that Peggy had given up all four of her babies. He enlisted the help of ITV's Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, with the team eventually discovering the identity of Thomas' first cousin, Martina Evenden. Pictured left is Thomas meeting Martina. Pictured right is Thomas with his adoptive siblings. The top inset show Martina during her childhood. The bottom insets show viewer reaction)

Davina McCall, 56, who hosts ITV's Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace with Nicky Campbell, has endured a chaotic childhood of her own, one which included her parents' acrimonious divorce and an absentee socialite mother who she said 'shouldn't have had kids'. The former Big Brother presenter has often recalled the heartbreak of flying unattended to Paris aged three, after which her mum Florence Kock forgot to pick her up from the airport. Although Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace aims to reunite close relatives after years of separation, that is sadly one feat the megastar never achieved. Davina's mother passed away in 2008 and she never attended the funeral. (Pictured left: Davina McCall's late estranged mother, Florence Kock; right: Davina poses for ITV; inset: Davina with her grandfather as a kid).

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. Thomas Yeo, 59, of Nottingham, was found in the waiting room of Reading Station on October 15, 1965. He was left well-dressed and tucked under a bench with a spare nappy and bottle. Growing up, he had always known he was happily adopted, but it was only when he became a father himself that Thomas decided to find out more about his start in life - and was shocked discover he had been abandoned as a two-week-old. He enlisted the help of ITV's Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, with the team eventually discovering the identity of Thomas' first cousin, Martina Evenden. Astonishingly, Martina explained how she was found on the steps of a church in Dublin two years after Thomas, in 1967, after being left there when she was only a few hours old. In emotional scenes, the pair met one another for the first time, with Thomas sweetly saying: 'Even if we don't find anything, we've found each other at least.'

Nicky Campbell's 5 Live show has been hit with a huge technical glitch, forcing the BBC to air a four year old interview to baffled listeners for nearly twenty minutes. After Campbell completed the intro to his popular morning chat show, the opening jingles were followed not by lively conversation but a barrage of trance music and the repeating message: 'We are sorry but BBC Radio 5 Live is currently experiencing temporary technical difficulties. We hope to return to normal programming as soon as possible.' After five minutes of this, the broadcaster then bizarrely cut to an in-depth interview between DJ Nihal Arthanayake and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, dating from March 2020.

Scots broadcaster Nicky Campbell has turned to online sleuths to find a web troll who smeared him after claiming that social media giant X had failed to track down the culprit. Campbell was falsely named as the BBC presenter at the centre of the furore over a teenage boy who was allegedly paid for sexually explicit photographs. In reality, Huw Edwards, who quit the BBC earlier this week on medical grounds, was the subject of the claims. But before he was named, there was fierce speculation online about the presenter's identity. Last July, Campbell, 63, said he had contacted police about his name appearing online in connection with the story, and was talking with his lawyers in terms of defamation. On Tuesday he tweeted that it was 'really upsetting' to learn from police that no action could be taken because X allegedly did not respond in time to identify the culprit.

Britain's most famous newsreader, 62, has been off air since last July after he was accused of paying a young person for sexually explicit images. The star anchor's prestigious career involved breaking the news of Queen Elizabeth II 's death and both Prince William and Prince Harry 's weddings. He was widely regarded to be at the pinnacle of his career and had just picked up a television award for Best Live Event for covering the late Queen's funeral. But his spectacular downfall began in July 2023 when The Sun published allegations of an unnamed BBC star at the centre of a sex scandal. This is the full timeline of Huw Edwards' explicit photos scandal and BBC resignation.

Nicky Campbell, a narcotic school instructor, has admitted that the abuse he suffered at the hands of a private school coach left him 'crushed.' Despite the long-lasting impact on his life, the TV and radio host argued yesterday that he did not want to see the man who abused him go to prison. Campbell, 62, was a victim of former Edinburgh Academy teachers John Brownlee, now 89, and Hamish Dawson, who died in 2009, during his time at the exclusive private school. Brownlee was discovered to have committed 'cruel and unnatural acts' of physical and emotional abuse on students at the school between 1967 and 1991. However, the 89-year-old had been found unfit to testify due to ill health, and an investigation of facts was held instead in Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Frazer MacDonald (left) has shrapnel in his body from a terrorist hand grenade that injured hundreds of people and killed two young people nearly 33 years ago. However, he does not fully understand the consequences of his life-threatening ordeal, although the beatings and terror that he suffered as a young boy at Edinburgh Academy have remained with him, as they have almost every day for the past 45 years. When Mr Macdonald, 54, a London civil servant, weeped to tears as he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court against his former teacher John Brownlee (right).