News about Stuart Hall

Today the corporation's troubles deepened as former face of BBC News Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to making vile pictures of children. But he is just the latest in a long series of paedophiles who have worked at the BBC, many of whom have been exposed following the Savile scandal which rocked the corporation in the early 2010s. The reputation of the BBC has been marred by one paedophile scandal after another dating back over half a century.

It is now more than three decades since Prince Edward dramatically quit the Royal Marine training programme. Back in 1987, it had been hoped the Queen's youngest son might be something of a royal advertisement for our armed forces. When it emerged that Edward's father, Prince Philip , was Captain General of the Marins, the embarrassment intensified. Edward's reputation fared little better with his next move that same year. Yet what a turnaround we see today.

Emma Caldwell's murder is one of the biggest scandals to have rocked scottish policing, but several of the key figures have gone on to pursue lucrative careers.

Even today, it's one of the most bizarre bits of royal television ever to be broadcast. It's a Royal Knockout featured senior member of the Royal Family wearing fancy dress and playing silly games with celebrities, a spin on the BBC's long-running Saturday night game show. The royal version, clearly deviated by Prince Edward, set a new bar for Lese Majeste, and according to some commentators, changed monarchy's perceptions forever. We recall the leading commentators from MailOnline's discerning verdicts here as Channel 5 airs a new behind-the-scenes documentary.

JULIE BURCHILL: Russell Brand's broad brush against him is all too familiar: the wealthy and popular man uses and assaults young people. However, it's the nuance that gives it its levancy and repulsiveness. Two of the most striking features in my opinion are cars, the most common of everyday household items. First, there is the taxi driver who drove 'Alice', a 16-year-old boy, to Brand's home. A man named 'Alice' reminisces about her wellbeing.

A former landlord of the 'British's best pub' has sipped a can of Banks' Mild as a final farewell as the building was shattered by fire and demolished. Tom Catton, who lived in the 18th century Crooked House with his wife Laura from 2006 to 2008, was 'fully gutted' about the fire, adding that the ale house was where he first met his wife, suggested, and where they had their first child. The pub in Himley, Staffordshire, had been severely damaged by the fire over the weekend and was reduced to ashes on Monday. Within hours of police and firefighters leaving the site, wolves stepped in to knock down what was left of the restaurant. The cause of the fire is being investigated by police, but South Staffordshire Council lawyers are investigating potential breaches of the Town and Planning Act following the demolition. The locals are now hoping that the pub will be restored. Paul Turner, who had started a petition to save it, told ITV's Good Morning Britain (GMB): "I'd like to think that we should do something to get it rebuilt in some way so the past isn't lost." It's been here since 1765.' Stuart Hall, who had created a Facebook page to save the Crooked House, told GMB: 'Absolutely devastating.' I can't talk about it, but I get emotional, it's horrible.'

JULIE BINDEL: I was approached by a young woman whose late-night ordeal in a small North Yorkshire town still haunts me today. After an evening out with friends, then 22-year-old woman had been led to wasteland and violently assaulted by a man she had never seen before. The investigating officers found and questioned her as a credible witness after she staggered bleeding and bruised to a local police station, and, although they later discovered and arrested her assassination, they let him go. This man had committed at least two other similar attacks locally, but had never been arrested, according to a Facebook group for women who had suffered sexual assaults. She had contacted me because she knew I was a long-serving campaigner for an end to violence against women.

Victims' organizations have condemned the Home Secretary's statement that she might consider providing anonymity to witnesses before they are charged with a felony. Suella Braverman believes that naming people who are suspected of a felony but who have not been charged could result in a'media circus' and possibly jeopardize a fair hearing. However, charities such as Victim Support (CEO in inset) said banning the names of those being investigated by the police discourages other victims from coming forward with potentially new information, implying that more crimes could be missed.'

Suella Braverman (left) said she believes naming suspects after they had been detained could result in a'media circus' and may jeopardize a fair trial. However, under the plans, high-profile people such as Rolf Harris (bottom right) and Stuart Hall (top right) would have been barred from being identified, preventing any of their victims from coming forward to police. When asked about the case of former Conservative MP Harvey Proctor, who was wrongfully accused of child violence and has advocated for victims to be granted anonymity until conviction, Mrs Braverman was asked about it.

What a mess. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: What a mess. Not only Operation Yewtree, the inept and vindictive police probe into historic sex allegations against celebrities, but also the documentary that chronicled it. With so much wonderful content, as well as Sir Cliff Richard's co-operation - articulate, mournful, and broadcaster Paul Gambaccini's panache, you would not believe it was possible to make a bad show. However, the accused: National Treasures On Trial (C4), a one-off flurry in a number of cases, was muddled and shallow. It attempted to cram in the successful trials and defences of detectives, as well as interviewing three of those who were wrongly accused.

Curators at Nottingham Castle have been researching the castle's past and its links with colonization and slavery, and they now want to put these topics into context. Following the treatment of a suspected racial attack last year, the castle was accused of having a 'toxic culture,' with staff claiming of remarkably poor morale.