has ever taken place at stonehenge. do we have success here? it is partial success, not exactly vertical, but it has been raised. afairfew a fair few people pulling. it shows the effort required just for a four tonne stone. 0k, are we ready? it does not always go to plan. whoa! stop! yet even with the odds tumble, the experiment shows what can be achieved when strangers come together for a common good. and in doing so, help inform our preconceptions of prehistory. the headlines on bbc news: president trump and north korea's kim jong—un agree to meet face to face — it's due to take place by may. nearly 200 military personnel are deployed to salisbury, as the grave of sergei skripal‘s wife becomes the latest place to be sealed off by the authorities.

britain seeks an exemption from america's tough new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium, as the eu says it may go to the world trade organisation. now on bbc news, samira ahmed presents this week's round—up of audience reaction on newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. the attempted murder of a double agent on british soil, did bbc news report it proportionately and fairly? and was the oscars ceremony an excuse for trivial gushing over celebrities or a welcomed dose of glamour? the week began with some news that could have come from a john le carre novel, described here at the top of monday's news at 10 by fiona bruce. a former russian spy is critical in hospital after a suspected

poisoning in salisbury. sergei skripal, convicted of spying on russia for the uk, has been living in britain for nearly eight years. police in protective clothing have sealed the area after the russian and a young woman were found unconscious on a bench. we'll bring you the latest, as police and doctors race to establish if this is another example of a russian being poisoned on uk soil. that last suggestion of russian involvement was examined many times during the week, but without any conclusive proof being put forward, and that prompted one twitter user to complain that... evidence of russian involvement wasn't the only thing lacking. despite plenty of airtime being devoted to the story, actual news developments were slow to emerge. a viewer called john e—mailed. ..

meanwhile, mike barnes had a different point to make. if some thought there should be a presumption of innocence for russia over the nerve agent attack, then for others the same was true of bradley wiggins. the olympic gold medal winning cyclist was found by a house of commons select committee on monday to have crossed an ethical line in taking asthma drugs to enhance his performance. richard conway reported on the story for the news at 6. he is a sporting icon, a tour de france winner and britain's most decorated

olympian, but a damning report has accused sir bradley wiggins of unethical behaviour over his use of drugs that mps say were taken to boost performance and not just for medical need. john sheffield got in touch with us to say... now, the main purpose of bbc news is to inform its audience, but is there such a thing as too much information? that was the charge that's been made over the past week by viewers of the bbc news channel, some of whom were watching the prime minister's speech about brexit last friday, and found their eyes drawn to the right side of the screen, as we look at it.

we are clear that as we leave the eu, free movement of people will come to an end, and we will control the number of people who come to live in our country. but uk citizens will still want to work and study in eu countries, just as eu citizens will want to do the same here. there's quite a lot going on on the screen there, the breaking news banner with the description of what theresa may is saying, the scrolling ticker below that, summarising other news stories, tweets reacting to the speech, oh, and the speech itself. susan rowe was one of those who found it all too much. the live speech reaction panel and the right—hand side of the screen, with random comments from journalists political commentators rendered it almost impossible to concentrate on the contents of the speech. there was already comment at the bottom of the screen. please give the british public the chance to listen and watch without being constantly interrupted by random comments from all

and sundry, which pretty much repeat each other anyway. the practice of splitting the screen in this way is also used during the live broadcast of prime minister's questions, and last weekjames turner objected to the presence of this tweet from carrie symonds, who was the conservative party's director of communications. a fact not made clear on air. and after this week's pmqs adrian david also thought... do let us know what you think of those tweets appearing on screen, added value orjust a distraction? if you think it's the latter, you may like to know that prime minister's question time is shown notjust on the news channel, but also on bbc two, where it appears full frame, without tweets running along the side. there will be details

of how to contact us at the end of the programme. sunday night saw the big night of the year for the film industry. some love watching the oscars for the glitz, the outfits, the drama. for others, as we will see, the appeal is not so great. for breakfast on monday morning, rebecca jones is outside the post—ceremony vanity fair party collaring some of the night's winners. yes, morning everyone from hollywood. i have a great british success story here, and the headline reads for itself. from hollyoaks to hollywood — i've got the winners of the best short film for the silent child, rachel shenton, chris overton, from britain! show us your oscars. yes.

and they've already got your name is already engraved on them. david baker also felt the bbc‘s news values were wrong on monday morning. and rosemary smith agreed. on tuesday, bbc news reported on calls from public health officials for britain to go on a diet. health editor hugh pym set up the numbers for the 6 and 10 o'clock bulletins. here's the obesity problem. a child's diet might include breakfast with nearly 500 calories, a packed lunch with more than 1000, an after—school snack at around 250,

and pasta and a pudding for dinner, with more than 800 calories. but that's nearly 600 above the recommended limit for children, which is like eating an extra meal a day. hugh pym was also on the air on thursday with some statistics about what has become a familiar

story this winter, about cancelled nonurgent surgery in english hospitals. figures out today reveal the scale of the cancellations. in december, there were nearly 27,000 fewer routine operations carried out in england than the same month a year earlier. injanuary, there was a drop of nearly 1a,500. and for the most recent two week period, bed occupancy in hospitals at more than 95% was the highest this winter. steve gordon wrote to us with his reaction. finally, andy cross is a keen watcher of bbc news programmes but has a frustration he shared with us recently. he recorded this video to explain. could you please explain the logic of scheduling news programmes at the same time on different channels every night? i watched the news at 10 on bbc one, and then i'm invited to either watch my local news or turn over to newsnight, starting at the same time on bbc two. as someone who enjoys news

programmes, it's so frustrating to have to either choose between two programmes or record one for later, especially as there's always a taster of what's to come on newsnight given at the end of the news. newsnight has testimonies from the women at the centre. if this is two competing channels, i'd completely understand, but they're both bbc. to add insult to injury, question time then competes with newsnight every thursday as well. don't bbc one and bbc two talk to each other? and why only on the later programming? bbc two offers an alternative to the news at six. the later scheduling is a pain to everyone, really. if you like news programmes, you can't watch them all, and if you don't like news programmes, you can't get away from them. it's very frustrating. thank you for that. and to all of those who got in touch with us this week. we welcome all your opinions on bbc news and current affairs and broadcast as many as we can whether sent in by e—mail,

telephone or video. you can leave a message on our phone line... or send us an e—mail... you can also post your views on twitter... and do have a look at our website, where you can watch any programmes we've made over the past year. that's all from us, we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good evening. friday brought sunshine for many, but things have been changing down to the south. cloud and rain has been spreading its way in and that will continue to push northwards as we continue through the night, perhaps wet snow on high ground in the pennines. scotla nd on high ground in the pennines. scotland is dry and clear with clear spells. a widespread frost. down in the south, by the end of the night temperatures 10—11. that is the theme for the weekend, very mild

indeed. spells of rain at times, not all the time but will often be quite cloudy. you can see during saturday, wet weather slides northwards. as against scotland, could get some snow for a time at the high ground. in the southin time at the high ground. in the south in england, wales and northern ireland, bands of rain passing from west to east but in between where we get some breaks in the cloud and sunshine, temperatures into double digits, maybe 15—16. sunday, the mist and fog to start then spells of sunshine, scattered showers in the south and still feeling mild. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: almost 200 military personnel, trained in chemical warfare, i;- 53555 ei—i’ziif : 155. ' 3:15; 5.53??? f1??? §z

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