Former BBC colleagues of Huw Edwards said they were “bemused and bewildered” by the disgraced presenter’s return to the public gaze after he posted a new “moody” picture of himself.

Edwards was handed a six-month suspended jail sentence for making indecent images of children. Insiders said there was “zero chance” of the former news anchor launching a comeback.

Edwards prompted shock among BBC figures after uploading what appeared to be a professionally-taken black-and-white headshot of himself, sporting a brooding expression, on his Facebook account. New Feature

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His social media accounts have been largely dormant since Edwards was taken off air in July 2023, following reports that he had paid a teenager £35,000 in return for indecent i

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