w us, wus,l w us, i know side and going to help us, i know that the bbc have been out today talking to some rural business owners like a tree surgeon, i have been speaking to a timber merchant myself and they are really overjoyed because there is a self and safety aspect. —— health and safety aspect. they need to know where their guys are and be able to contact emergency services in case of any mishaps. the timber merchant, he said to me, i am a lwa ys timber merchant, he said to me, i am always having to bring people back. that is not very professional, is it? so, it is expensive on his phone bill. this means he can be more responsive with customer service, and we want our local economy to flourish, all the rural economies in the uk to flourish so this is a real helping hand. very quickly, 2025, can you wait that long? it is a long wait and can you wait that long? it is a long waitandi can you wait that long? it is a long

wait and i really hope there can be something done to put this through because it is getting worse and worse. i was quite an early mobile phone user, i worked for a big national company doing a national salesjob and national company doing a national sales job and i national company doing a national salesjob and i have got much national company doing a national sales job and i have got much worse coverage sales job and i have got much worse coverage now sales job and i have got much worse coverage now than i had to 25—30 yea rs coverage now than i had to 25—30 years ago. to have to wait another five or six years, really? it is not as reactive as we would like it to be. you never know, it might come in quicker but for now, thank you very much indeed. now on bbc news it's time for news watch with sean ley. hello and welcome to newswatch, i am shaun ley standing in for samira. on the programme this week: as the duke and duchess of sussex say they are struggling against press intrusion, is it time to rethink how journalists report the royalfamily? more twists and turns

on the road to brexit. some viewers tell us they don't think they can take much more. now, just when you thought the brexit finishing line was in sight, further complications and more uncertainty this week. hard enough for most of us to follow. even the politicians can sound confused. hard too for the journalists who are trying to explain it. after weeks of negotiations with brussels, number ten did strike a deal but mps rejected the prime minister's plan to force it through at top speed so now he wants to force them to go to the country. bbc political editor laura kuenssberg on thursday evening. for some time as we have found out newswatch there has been a weariness in the viewers' reaction to coverage like that and we have seen more of it this week. among those who have been in touch is andrew:

andrew's sentiment was shared by this caller to the newswatch phone line. well, i am trying to watch bbc news but there really isn't any news, is there? brexit, brexit, brexit, brexit. may one hope that once the day is past we have a moratorium on brexit news or even perhaps a better idea would be we have a channel that deals purely with brexit then i could switch over and find some world news. that would be great fun, wouldn't it? funny you should say that. the idea of a channel devoted entirely to brexit may not appeal to many. sky news has created

the opposite which would perhaps delight that caller, a brexit free zone. sky says it has been listening to public opinion and as a result the new pop—up channel will be available on weekdays between 5pm and 10pm. but there have been plenty of important non—brexit stories reported on bbc news this week, including the grim discovery of the bodies of 39 chinese nationals in a refrigerated trailer in essex. this is as close as the police will allow us to the lorry. all morning, forensic teams have been coming and going from that tent. we still don't know who put these people on the lorry. we don't know exactly how they died. all we know is that the lorry was found here in the early hours of this morning. ed thomas reporting there. one aspect of the bbc‘s reporting of this tragic case has upset viewerjeff brown. here is the video he recorded for us. we have all been deeply shocked and saddened by the death of the 39 chinese citizens

in the refrigerated container. understandably, the police have placed screens around the site in order that the emergency services can carry out their desperately difficult duties unobserved by the public. during the bbc news coverage the site was shown from the air, presumably using drones. thereby defeating the whole object of having the screens. and i think this policy is inappropriate and needs to be changed. last weekend prince harry told itv that both he and meghan, the duchess of sussex, were struggling to cope with the intense scrutiny they receive from the tabloid press.

the bbc then reported a source quoting prince william as being worried about his brother. here's royal correspondentjohnny diamond on monday's news at six. in africa just weeks ago they looked so in africa just weeks ago they looked so happy. they showed off their newborn son, they danced and laughed. but behind it all, two people struggling with their rules, their lives and an onslaught of criticism in britain's bestselling papers. if you are called norman had this response: others also want to see less on the bbc about the subject but for a different reason. for chris it is simple:

grace g race left grace left this message on our answerphone. i was really surprised by the bizarre invasion of privacy on monday in the news report on harry and william. that the correspondence that in the studio and asked whether there might be tension between the two brothers, it seemed really peculiar. i don't understand why anyone else would know whether two brothers are getting on or not and why it is any of our business. it just plainly isn't. they are not a soap characters. well, the royal family in the media has long been fraught. the royals are not —— cannot always shared information as

fully as they might. back in 1936 the death of king george v, for half a century that was a state secret. recently, the announcement that the duchess of sussex was in labour with her son archie was made seven hours after she had given birth to him. is being economical in the truth just in the protection of privacy were to have your cake and eat it? using the media but not being open about it. when shadow in the current argument is the death of diana, harry's mother. the press intrusion that added to her unhappiness has been upon her sons. we are now speaking toa upon her sons. we are now speaking to a royal correspondent. what has been your experience spot as well correspond it? this story is a marmite story, people are either very interested in this or that they

are very often completely u ni nterested are very often completely uninterested in it and it is not much in between. i used to cover the israel palestine conflict and that was something of a walk in the park compared to the royals in terms of viewer response. i understand that. what each side doesn't understand is that the other side exists, that people who are not at all interested , people who are not at all interested, who are as one viewer was, faintly repulsed by the coverage we give it, are matched if not outnumbered by people who are very interested in it. it is a very difficult line for us to walk. the stories we don't cover, funnily enough, don't get as much coverage as the stories we do cover but there is an awful lot of time when i am saying to news editors, that is not appropriate, that is private, that has nothing to do with their private rules. and there are other times you make a judgment, this is another point to speak about it, especially when they give interviews and speak about topics close to their heart,

about topics close to their heart, about their personal their mental health, that the birth of their children, then we are going to talk about that but as i say, there is a lot of times we make the call, that is none of our business. we leave it to other people. meghan and harry's story is they are a celebrity couple. it is obvious for tablets, it is their meat and drink. it is not like that for a broadcast coverage but you have to be aware thatis coverage but you have to be aware that is the stuff people see on social media or newspapers. that is the stuff people see on social media or newspapersm that is the stuff people see on social media or newspapers. it is not like that for broadcasters and the bbc. we need more of a reason to broker something than simply people are famous or people are interested in it. the audience might think we do lots of coverage of royal overseas visits because they are great pictures. in that sense, that isa pr great pictures. in that sense, that is a pr operation, not necessarily a news story. there is something in that as well. but, when you look down the running order of a news

bulletin you have lots of different kinds of stories, generally clustered around the top you have stories of great economic, political and social significance. as you go lower down the running order you will have greater stories, maybe even humorous stories are different kinds of programmes. most royal stories end up down the running order. and they are picture stories, later stories and sometimes described as a ministry of fun, it is something that cheers people up, keep them entertained, it is something that now and then as the lens through which the nation sees itself. it is corrugated and multifaceted, that is why it is difficult. in light of the itv interview this week and knowing how vulnerable harry's mother was, diana and the dramatic relationship which she had with the royalfamily, has that affected how the bbc has approached the story?” that affected how the bbc has approached the story? i don't know

actually. remember with princess diana, yes, she was chased physically by the press, especially by the tabloid newspapers, the best selling newspapers and especially by the paparazzi, the international camera crews. the paparazzi, the international camera crews. she also courted the press, she is the press to maintain her profile, to get her message out. she was not simply a victim of the press. i think we are all pretty careful. i know this sounds odd to people who love the story or think we go over the top. we are very, very careful. i am very careful about when we put the story on air and how. especially, one of your viewers brought up this issue of should we be covering prince harry's mental health, he spoke of it himself in an interview and that would have been mediated. there would have been mediated. there would have been been a decision to bring that up and if he does that, how can we ignore it? i would not comment on it otherwise but he

brings it up, you not going to not report it. that is the business. thank you very much and thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news or current affairs or even appear on the programme, e—mail us. orfind us on appear on the programme, e—mail us. or find us on twitter. you appear on the programme, e—mail us. orfind us on twitter. you can appear on the programme, e—mail us. or find us on twitter. you can call us. do have a look at our web page. that is all from us, we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there, heavy outbreaks of rain will continue to affect parts of england and wales but it is across the south of wales that the met office have issued their amber weather warning. here we could get 120 millimetres of rain, more than enough to cause flooding problems. it is not the only place with heavy

rain, overnight and it is not the only place with heavy rain, overnightand it it is not the only place with heavy rain, overnight and it is saturday, large accumulations of rain across the peaks large accumulations of rain across the pea ks and large accumulations of rain across the peaks and pennines and even lower down in the midlands and lower england, will be enough rain to cause localised surface issues. a mild night in the south, cold with a patchy frost in the north. showers affecting the high ground in scotla nd affecting the high ground in scotland at times. on saturday, even as the band of rain eases away from the worst affected areas, the what it will still be running off the hills into the river catchment is a flooding could get worse before better. sunshine and blustery showers across the north—west of the country and for most of us, it is a call today with milder air clinging on across the far south—east of england. that is your weather.

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8pm. families in vietnam say they fear their loved ones are among the 39 people who died in the refrigerated container in essex. the lorry driver remains in custody and police have now made three more arrests as they continue their investigation. the prime minister tells jeremy corbyn he should back an election as the eu agree to another brexit delay but don't say for how long. a report into the crash of a boeing 737 ‘max lion air‘ flight uncovers a catalogue of failures which led to the deaths of 189 people. teenagers buying class a drugs on social media parents are warned that they're oblivious to the way children are being targeted by drug dealers online.