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Huw Edwards, the BBC, The Sun and the media storm

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The Law and the Sun's Decision to Name Vicky Flint

Pia Sarma is editorial legal director at Times Media, which owns the Sun. She says there was confusion over why Vicky Flint took so long to name him. A line of case law prevents naming those under suspicion of a criminal offence. But that did not stop her from publishing his name in this story. Pia: "There are all number of reasons why an organisation doesn't name"

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