UK TV regulator raps Kyle for 'adding' to girl's distress on show

ITV has been rapped for screening an edition of The Jeremy Kyle Show featuring a sobbing 17-year-old accused by her sister of being a “crackhead” and a “slapper”, which breached broadcasting guidelines.

Ofcom said the broadcaster had failed to apply “generally accepted standards”, with presenter Kyle not appearing to tackle the teenager’s distress and at times the regulator said he seemed to have “added to it”.