Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment suspended for two years by a London court for having indecent images of children, according to PA Media.

As Huw Edwards stood for his sentencing after pleading guilty to accessing child abuse images, he clasped his hands and projected a neutral expression. It was a pose millions of BBC viewers will have seen Edwards strike countless times as the seasoned presenter delivered the day's headlines.

Elon Musk has accused Britain of having “misplaced priorities” after disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards was spared jail time for child sex offences. The SpaceX founder retweeted a post which slammed the former BBC anchor’s suspended sentence as “unbelievable”.