Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back part of his annual BBC salary after pleading guilty to possession of indecent images of children.

The amount – thought to be in the region of £200,000 – is what he earned from the broadcaster for five months after he was arrested.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy had previously called on the former broadcaster to return his salary.

The 62-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children at a court hearing last…