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BBC Sex Shame Star – plus Rise of the Energy Vampires

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BBC in Crisis as Police Call in Over Star Accused of Teen Sex Scandal

All the papers are covering the story that the sun broke on Friday about an unnamed BBC presenter and household name. The star allegedly given more than 35 grand to a 17 year old for sexual images starting in 2020. There's a kind of thrill to a tale like this, isn't there? Yes, there is. But it has huge currency because everyone wants to know who it is. No one can even guess who it is because that is libelous. We're certainly not going to do that here. And finally, the Guardian actually has a very good investigation and exclusive. The secret stakes held by MPs in top UK firms. So quite a big transparency story.

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