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: there are phases where nothing happens, and during these phases, the bbc should respond... 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 viewer jeff 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 correspondent johnny diamond on monday's news at six. 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 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 correspondant sat 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 royalfamily in the media has long been fraught. at times, each side are using each other for their own purposes. the royals have not 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 with the truth just in the protection of privacy or an attempt to have your cake and eat it? using the media but not

being open about it. one 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 to a royal correspondent. what has been your experience of the viewer's response as well correspondent? this story is a marmite story, people are either very interested in this or that they 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 entirely understand that. what each side doesn't understand is that the other side exists, that 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. — public roles. 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 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 a celebrity couple. it is obvious for tabloids, it is their meat and drink. it is not like that for a broadcast coverage but you have to be aware 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 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, lighter 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 is the lens through which

the nation sees itself. it is complicated 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 royal family, has 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. she also courted the press, she used 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 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're 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. 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. the soaking rain affecting wales, parts of england will gradually clear as we go on through saturday, and then the weather we have now, in scotland and northern ireland, chilly but clear, will take over across the uk for part two of the weekend on sunday. as this rain—bearing weather front eventually pulls away, we look to the north, yes, colder air is pushing southwards, but there will be sunshine on sunday. we may see a shower, most will not. before that happens, concern about rain totals mounting in parts of england but certainly into wales, especially south wales, where the met office has an amber warning infor60—80mm, more in the hills. some flooding and some travel disruption likely out of that. let's see how saturday shapes up. starting with the temperatures to begin with — a big contrast from north to south across the uk. close to freezing in parts of scotland, 15 degrees in southern england. so outside the side of this weather front but, notice, it is still raining through parts

of southwest england, wales, the midlands and northern england to start the day. standing water on the roads. some pretty horrible travelling conditions but all of this is moving southwards into east anglia and the south—east of england. drying up where it has been so wet. brightening up for many of us in wales and northern england by the end of the afternoon. sunny spells in scotland and northern ireland with a few showers. blustery winds in northern scotland. still quite windy along the south coast of england, but the winds will slowly be easing as we go deeper into the day. and the colder air is gradually winning out. just the far southeast in the rain by the end of the afternoon, holding onto temperatures into the mid teens. and that rain, after a wet saturday evening, finally then pulls away here. still a rash of showers overnight, into sunday, pushing into parts of scotland and northern ireland. wintry on the hills. clocks go back on saturday night, the end of british summertime. nothing to do with the weather but actually appropriately enough, as we go into sunday, it is the cold air, the chilly feel that has won out. but that is a big change

where it has been so wet for the past few days. so a colder start across the uk on sunday morning. we may well see a touch of frost in places, but this is the big difference to part two of the weekend — yes, there are still showers rattling into northern scotland and wintry on the hills, maybe one or two to northern ireland, maybe the odd exposed coast in england and wales, but for most places, it is looking, notjust dry, but it is sunny as well. there will be a chilly breeze but you may like this sort of weather compared with what we've had. good visibility and clean, crisp air as well. briefly temperatures into double figures, but they will not stay there too long and dropping quickly again on sunday night. but a big change for part two of the weekend where it has been so very, very wet the past couple of days.

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