but some viewers pointed out that those weren't quite his words, or at least not all of them. mr tusk spoke of those who promoted brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely, but that last thought, though it featured elsewhere in the programme, was not included in george alagiah‘s introduction. steve martin was watching and told us... "this is not what he said. not the same thing at all and highly inflammatory at this time." iain stewart agreed. " did bbc‘s manipulation of what he actually said gave a clear suggestion that tusk had used an aggressive tone, whereas what he actually said was a reflective comment on what he and i am sure many others of you as a sad situation. those who felt the shortened version of the quotation distorted its meaning also pointed to its use on thursday morning's today programme. and the initial headline on the news website, "special place in hell for brexiteers," later deleted. and on the bbc politics twitter feed. stephen kingsnorth felt compelled to contact the bbc for the first time ever and recorded this video for us about how mr tusk‘s

words were reported. he spoke of those who had promoted brexit without a sketch of a plan to carry it out safely. the essential theme of his remark, which was rarely mentioned, "safely", he was talking of those who had promoted brexit, not as you variously reported or implied either all brexit supporters or brexit voters. he was musing on a question, "i have been wondering," whereas it was repeatedly reported without reference to that pondering. both flowing subtext on the screen and reporting oversimplified the comment. it was very difficult to understand because it was so misleading. making things simple can be at the cost of truth.

i accept absolutely that the remark was worthy of attention, but i expect better of the bbc which, by using shorthand and half quotations, spread misinformation on a sensitive subject. and it is simply poorjournalism. well, we want to discuss those points with someone from bbc news, but our invitation was declined. instead, we were given this statement which did acknowledge the points. it is often a challenge to summarise complex stories in our headlines within the strict word count limits on our site. the summary of the story and opening paragraph made clear that mr tusk was referring to a specific group of people, those who promoted brexit without a plan. but our original short headline on the website and news app was misleading so we amended it. a tweet that promoted the article was deleted as insert down like some formats, it did not provide the full context. if there was an outraged reaction to mr tusk‘s bombshell, there was just as much of a backlash to an interview given by the actor liam neeson and reported on bbc news on tuesday.

the hollywood actor liam neeson has denied he is racist afterfinding himself at the centre of a global media storm. in an interview to promote his latest film, he described how a0 years ago when someone close to him had been raped by a black man, he then set out to kill any innocent black man in revenge. he says he quickly came to his senses and was appalled by his behaviour and that it was not motivated by racism. but some viewers thought that wider context of what liam neeson had said was not fully reflected in the coverage that followed. jeanette lewis e—mailed. and clem o'mara echoed that.

the bbc gave us this statement in response. one man whose remarks are always guaranteed to provoke a heated response is president trump. who this week delivered his delayed state of the union address in washington, dc. no issue better illustrates the divide between america's working class and america's political class than illegal immigration. simply put, walls work and walls save lives. applause.

mick warren felt there was a lack of balance in the way bbc news covered that. for others, coverage of the state of the union address, along with reporting last week of extreme weather in the united states, was signs of an obsession with the usa on the part of the bbc. the last straw for maurice pankhurst came with reporting of the highlight of the american sporting calendar, the super bowl, in which, for those who are interested, the new england patriots defeated the los angeles rams.

his reaction... do let us know your thoughts on any of those issues or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us coming up at the end of the programme. now, on thursday night, police confirmed that the body recovered from the wreckage of a crashed plane is that of cardiff city footballer emiliano sala. the plane, piloted by david ibbotson, who has not been found, disappeared over the english channel almost three weeks ago. bbc news has been following developments closely since then withjohn donaldson reporting here. emiliano sala's family and friends will have known this moment was coming. but it has now been officially confirmed he is dead. after being recovered from the wreckage of the small plane on wednesday, police say his body has been formally identified by the dorset coroner. denise walker e—mailed us

on thursday to say... and jane johns agreed. last week's snowy and icy weather across much of the uk which continued into the weekend prompted the familiar sight of bbc reporters braving the conditions across the country. that prompted a familiar complaint voiced here byjoe moon.

and a different objection was articulated by kathleen critchlow. finally, it is sometimes pointed out to us that for all the complaints and suggestions you make about bbc news, instances of them being addressed and things changing as a result are few and far between. well, last month, we aired objections that the news at ten was moved on to bbc two when a live

football match shown on bbc one overran because of extra time. we can't be sure that newswatch can claim all the credit, but when the same thing happened this week with another fa cup match going to extra time, the boot was on the other foot. this time it was the football that switch channels. although some viewers objected to the disruption that caused, others were delighted that the news stayed in its rightful place on bbc one. here is jane burchfield. dear bbc, three weeks ago, i wrote to complain because the ten o'clock had been relegated to bbc two in favour of an overunning football match. this week, i would like to thank the bbc for maintaining its usual schedule by moving an overrunning football match to bbc two and allowing the ten o'clock news to be on bbc one where it belongs. thank you. at least one satisfied customer. perhaps we had a little influence there. thank you for all your comments this week. if you have got an opinion about

something you have seen, heard or read on bbc news, you can share it by calling or e—mailing us. you might even appear on the programme. find us on twitter and do have a look at our website. that is all from us. we will back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage next week. goodbye. hello there. storm erik still not done with us yet, there is more wind to come, in fact it looks like we could see some very gusty conditions through the early part of this morning. storm erik passes to the north of the uk with a swathe of 60—70 mph gusts for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england first thing on saturday, gradually those winds will turn light into the afternoon. this swathe of potentially damaging, disruptive winds will affect the northern half of the country for a while this morning, some heavy rain and snow on the tops

of the pennines and the scottish hills, further south some blustery showers, we will start the day with temperatures of around 6—8 degrees. a windy start this morning, further heavy pulses of rain, but eventually the rain becomes confined to the north—east of scotland and the northern isles, as storm erik continues to pull away into the north sea. further south there will be plenty of sunshine, a few showers across western areas, and a good deal of dry weather across eastern areas. it will be a gusty day, those winds gradually easing down into the afternoon. temperature wise, england and wales are seeing double figures again, io—ii celsius, closer to 7—9 across scotland and northern ireland. something a little bit fresher there. there could be some disruption from the winds through today, particularly early on, keep tuned in to the latest weather forecast and bbc local radio for the latest updates. storm erik pushes off in towards scandinavia, we look to the south, this next feature could bring a spell of very wet weather to southern parts of the country on saturday night, maybe

on sunday some strong winds, but the strongest winds will be across the channel into the near continent. we could see some snow over the higher ground of wales for a while, but slowly this rain will ease away through sunday, it could hang back to east anglia and the south—east. colder air will be pouring south eastwards behind it, these showers across northern areas will be turning increasingly wintry as temperatures back into single figures for all of us. we will have showery burst of rain through saturday into sunday night, and then we see a ridge of high pressure building in which will settle things down but it will feel cold as we start monday off on a cold note. a little bit of frost around. but we have this ridge of high pressure which should see a good deal of dry weather, winds lighter than we have had for the past few days. temperatures 5—9 degrees, so it will feel a little chilly to how it has felt at the start of the weekend. high pressure building in next week, temperatures will come down considerably, with dry weather

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