Advised by colleagues .......stitches? ...Who knows ..I'm sure plenty of people would....i would if i felt it necessary etc.
Re May ..he's a good friend isn't he..maybe slightly biased..maybe didnt want to feed the media frenzy...who knows..shrug
Also from the BBC website
North Yorkshire police have asked to see the BBC's internal report, saying it will be "assessed appropriately and action will be taken... where necessary".