wednesday evening's bulletins included a report from michael buchanan about an nhs trust in liverpool where, according to a report seen by bbc news, patients had suffered unnecessary harm because a senior leadership team was out of its depth. the chief executive at the time, bernie cuthel, was tracked down on the news at six. we tried to get an interview with her. excuse me? bernie cuthel. yeah. bbc news. health. we just want to ask you a couple of questions. are you a bully, ms cuthel? are you a bully? and, as you can see, bernie cuthel did not want to answer any questions. a later version of that report for the news at ten made it clear that bernie cuthel had not responded to two previous requests for an interview. but some viewers of the news at six were clearly u nha ppy at what they had seen, with michelle smith explaining why in this video she recorded for us.

i was absolutely appalled to see that the reporter who wanted a comment from her was chasing her down a dark street, as she was walking alone, shouting at her and running after her, to get a quote, asking her questions like "are you a bully, bernie?" well, in my opinion, bbc, your reporter was the bully in this case and it was absolutely unnecessary. well, we put that objection to bbc news and they told us: please do let us know your thoughts on anything we are covering in the programme or on any aspect of bbc news.

details on how to contact us coming up at the end of the programme. now, since its first radio weather bulletin in 1922, the data used for bbc forecasts has been provided by the met office. but no longer. although the met office will still work with on severe weather warnings, the bbc now has a new weather service provider, meteogroup. although the presenters are the same, there is also a new look seen online on the weather app and from last tuesday, on television. for that day's news at one, sarah keith lucas talked through some of the changes. let's zoom into northern england and in this example, you can see quite clearly the showers falling as rain but also as snow over the higher ground. and it is not only on the small scale that things are changing, but also on the global scale too. we can now look at satellite data from right around the world, we can also add on pressure fields and frontal systems. well, some members of the audience have responded with enthusiasm like

but paul smith complained of a lack of clarity. apart from the change from a brown to green background, some viewers detected a change in the shape of the map with the new, longer, thinner version giving more space to scotland. for sean gillingham, the overemphasis on scotland is completely misguided when you consider that a mere 6% of the uk population lives there. and simon carter wondered... others objected to the increased text shown on screen,

with dennis franklin writing: well, to answer that question and others, i'm joined by liz howell, the head of bbc weather. thank you for coming on newswatch. people are saying it wasn't broke, why did you change the weather? well, under eu laws, we had to run a regulated procurement process when our previous contract ran out. and quite simply, meteogroup was the best fit. in every respect. and so, that's why they were awarded the contract. so what are some of the specific changes you've made that will notice? we're really excited about some of these. so we have realistic mapping there, so we can put roads on there and we can put urban areas on there so we can show where weather is affecting travel. we have on the app and on the website 1a days now of forecast data for each hour of the day. we have a feels—like temperature,

which really tells people what it's going to be like when they step out the door. and we have a percentage chance of rain. and alongside that now, the forecasters and presenters have far more forecasting models available to them than they ever had before. so, more accurate? well, we have — yes, we have more high—resolution data. and we have more models to choose from. so the accuracy should go up. people have got used to more realistic mapping and that's what we've introduced. we've got a green map and we've got a green earth in the uk. we got a flat map now which gives a better proportion to the uk, a more realistic proportion. and people needed a more modern and contemporary look actually. they had got — through our audience research — they had got slightly bored with the brown map. it looks like a reversion to a flat earth. well, there are many projections of the earth. previously, we had a tilted one and of course, you know, some people weren't

happy with that. but this is a projection that people are really comfortable with in the sense they are used to it, so it's one you see on the news, it's one used in many other organisations. why are they saying it's more skinny? they've noticed it's different. well, it'sjust proportional. it's more proportional to the actual landmass of the uk. we do get viewers complaining about the change of colour and the mapping detail and that actually it looks less clear, they would say. obviously, we've only launched a few days ago. we've done a lot of audience testing with this work. but we'll be listening to audience feedback. so you might tweak it? there are definitely going to be tweaks to this over time. definitely. good, good, good. a related point. the size of the place names. so, tom holt, who also happens to be a lecturer in glaciology, e—mailed us. "the label for birmingham stretches almost entirely across the cambrian mountains". so he can't see the weather for a huge stretch of wales. that's hardly user—friendly. people have different opinions about labels and towns and cities on the map. so we've had comments that they are too small, we've had comments there are too

many, we've had comments there are too few and we've had comments that we shouldn't have any town names on the map at all. maybe fewer. exactly — that's one of the many options people are writing into us about. over the years, newswatch viewers have often complained about too much detail for whole parts of the country they don't care about because they don't live there. how do you approach that whole kind of competing demand situation, of giving a national picture in the time that you have and giving enough local detail for it to be useful? we tend to go for the bigger impact weather and start there and make sure people, where they are going to get storms or snow, or whatever, understand the impact and the relevance of that for them. but we try to give something for every nation so somebody goes away with something. bbc weather is a catalogue of services, so you have the network service that will give you the uk picture. you then can have a regional tv service which will give you a much then we have the app which really we've improved so much now. then we have the app which really

we've improved so much now. we'll give you a very, very local forecast for your postcode each hour of the day. liz howell, thank you very much. finally, we woke up on monday morning to some big sports news. big enough at least to lead sports bulletins and be the lead story on the bbc sport website. yes, the philadelphia eagles had won the super bowl for the first time by beating the new england patriot. and if that leaves you cold, or even mystified, others, too, wondered why an american sporting event had achieved such prominence on british television. here is david gibbs. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us, e—mail newswatch, or you can find us on twitter. do have a look at our website. the address for that is: that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week.

goodbye. hello again. most of us saw some sunshine yesterday, but there were also some wintry showers out and about. the highlands looked splendid, didn't they? after the recent snowfall here and clear blue skies as well. but looking ahead to the weekend's forecast, not so much sunshine to go around on saturday. sunday sees the sunshine return, along with some snow showers. it'll become windy for a time this weekend. here's the satellite picture. it shows an area of low pressure, a curl of cloud racing towards the british isles, and this cloud is going to be moving in, bringing a band of rain with it. and that rain is going to be quite heavy over the next few hours, turning readily to snow — even low down across parts of eastern scotland. i think we will see things turning rather wintry. the other thing you'll notice if you're out and about first thing is how cold it feels. yes, we're looking at a widespread frost and a risk of some icy stretches first thing. now, looking at the weather in a little bit more detail through saturday morning.

the snow across scotland, well, five to ten centimetres possible over the higher ground. it will tend to transition back to rain as milder air works in from the west as we go on through the early morning. further southwards, for wales and south—west england, it's just rain that will fall really. and after that cold and frosty start across east anglia and south—east england, bright with some sunshine, but then the cloud moves over that cold air. it's probably one of those mornings where temperatures will be very slow to rise across parts of eastern england. not really rising significantly until we get into the afternoon, when the winds pick up and we will start to see the threat of some light rain working into east anglia and the south—east. quite a range of temperatures, turning mild in the south—west. highs up to 11 degrees. we still have the cold air hanging on across northern scotland, where we'll also have some bright weather with some sunshine. now, it's six nations again this weekend and both at dublin and also twickenham, the threat of rain. probably the rain heavier at twickenham as the evening progresses. now, looking at saturday night, a windy spell of weather looks on the cards thanks to this area of low pressure. i've just drawn the fronts in, and it's around the southern flank

of this low pressure that we could see the winds being particularly strong. gales seem likely. gusts of wind 50 to 60 miles an hour. it could be a bit stronger than that across parts of the east, it just depends how quickly this area of low pressure develops. either way, as we get into the first part of sunday, that area of low pressure will be working across to cause problems in the continent. we are left with brisk north—westerly winds, that will drag in plenty of wintry showers, most of them snow inland. towards the coast, there could be a bit more of a mix of rain and sleet. there will be sunshine between those showers, but it will feel chilly, highs generally around three to five degrees. it looks quite likely that we will see another spell of heavy snow for the hills of england, northern ireland and scotland monday night. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: president trump blocks the release of a document which rebuts claims of anti—trump bias in the fbi's russia probe.

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