do it for less who list their home do it for less than 90 days a year. actually more than 90 days a year. actually more than half are less than 30 days, so that's not taking homes away. it's getting an extra income to people who might need to rent their spare room or earn a bit of extra income when they're away talk like would it be fairto when they're away talk like would it be fair to say that we need stricter regulation for people who are using this as an investment opportunity. we've seen problems, notjust in the uk. their problems documented in new york as well. it's around the world. as an organisation, we support in areas of housing shortage. that's a way to work to avoid going into commercial usage. again, we really wa nt to commercial usage. again, we really want to get that balance right because there are so many people who do this for all the right reasons and what we don't want to see is heavy—handed regulation come in

and impact negatively a sector which is having so much —— adding so much to communities. people are spending money in shops and restaurants and owners are able to earn money to pay mortgage. what do you think is needed? we want to see it come under similar regulations. we like to see a register of rented properties, whether that property is being made available to long—term tenants or to tourists or what have you, the local authorities know what those properties are supposed to be used for and they can tackle noncompliance abuse. concerns of who's going to police that, but we believe that they are. thank you both very much indeed. now it's time for newswatch.

here's samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me. if caroline flack was the subject of the media intrusion and social media abuse over the last few months, has bbc news reported her death was suitable six activity? wasn't and responsible to report the way in which the presenter took her own life? we've seen before on this programme how stories about celebrities can divide audiences down the middle, often on generational levels. 0ne person's social media idol can be completely unknown to others. some people can't get enough detail while others can't wait for broadcasters to move on to what they consider more important topics. it was last saturday when the growth of —— death

of caroline flack just weeks before the growth of —— death of caroline flackjust weeks before she was supposed to stand trial for assaulting her boyfriend, a charge she denied. in court in december it was clear. she was deeply distressed. today she was found dead at her flat. distressed. today she was found dead at herflat. her distressed. today she was found dead at her flat. her lawyer said she distressed. today she was found dead at herflat. her lawyer said she had taken her own at herflat. her lawyer said she had ta ken her own life. at herflat. her lawyer said she had taken her own life. friends and collea g u es taken her own life. friends and colleagues have spoken of their shock and heartbreak of the news. love eyelid is a show —— i caroline flack‘s death stayed in the news headlines for the next few days. on monday, the last photograph of her before she died was posted on a friend's instagram and picked up by broadcasters, prompting this reaction. it showed herjust wearing -- it reaction. it showed herjust wearing —— it looked to be a very personal private moment and not one she would have wa nted private moment and not one she would have wanted to be shared. the news

item didn't really add any more detail to what had happened to caroline, so i feel the inclusion of the image was there just for viewers so we the image was there just for viewers so we could all see the final moments of her life. i can't believe the bbc would be so incident as to use the submitted. —— insensitive as to use this image. it seems they have learned nothing about how it can have a negative impact on people's life. nicola thompson had wider concern about the bbc‘s reporting. and the last few days, the bbc have shown a continual loop. we had interviews with tv pundits who we have never —— who never even met her. we had a reporter for some reason stand on the steps of the magistrate court. none of this is actually news. caroline was a

celebrity and i fully accept that her death needed to be reported, but beyond that, we are straying into the territory of nosiness. i'm not comfortable with it at all. it was a celebrity, but she was also a human being. she was one in great distress. please, let's show some restraint for her and for her friends and family. on wednesday, the inquest into her death opened and one of the details that emerge from it and was reported by the bbc was the means by which she took her own life. strongly advised against posting about suicide because the owner will build people might actually take that method and use it themselves. whether you have

to publish that or leave that detail out. with me now to talk about all of this is the deputy editor of the bbc‘s news at this and the ten o'clock news as well. a number of viewers had concerns, why the bbc reported how she died. wasn't responsible to forecast that detail? i think that detail, we thought long and hard about the language we use about whether to report that detail or not. in a come out of the corner‘s court and there was a huge amount of detail and that, but we decided to broadcast only the very bare essentials of how she died. 0ur thoughts are very much informed on the guidelines of reporting on suicide which suggests that you can report very much that the headline of what happened, but

not the detail. that is absolutely what we did. we certainly didn't put any of that detail in the headlines, unlike other media outlets. we mentioned it very briefly in an introduction and not in the peace at all, so we really carefully considered how we reported that fact. i think there is an issue around, there's a lot of speculation around her death and we felt it was on balance, and it's a judgement we felt was important to make clear. the very bare essentials that have —— of what happened. make clear. the very bare essentials that have -- of what happened. as opposed last photograph of her, posted on instagram, it was widely used in headlines and was used in reports on monday. viewers are said it was too intrusive. do you think it's possible to cross a line with that? i think the thing about that

photo was that it was released by a friend and so caroline flack‘s friends and family released a very small amounts of pictures and information ‘s. 0bviously her family released a photograph of her on wednesday as well, but also a statement that she was going to make on instagram. i think thejudgement was that that was a photo taken by a friend. she was at her own house. that wasn't something that had been taken off her that wasn't something that had been ta ken off her social that wasn't something that had been taken off her social media. . the volume of coverage, with what for the first day of so is mostly speculation, was there not a case to have just reported the actual facts and bulletins and left it at that until more information emerge?” would say we really did stick to the fa cts would say we really did stick to the facts that we knew. i think there

was obviously a lot of speculation on social media. i think what we looked at is, we know that with suicide, there's very rarely one reason, one cause, and there are number of issues that have been raised, including by her own management around her upcoming court appearance. we spoke to a barrister about the pressures facing people and also how the prosecution service came to the conclusion that they did in terms of prosecuting. when we did speak to individuals, it was very much about an issue related to some of the pressures that she might have been facing. caroline flack was clearly distraught at the coverage of the prosecution. i wonder, you mentioned talking to people, but how fardid you bear mentioned talking to people, but how far did you bear in mind that in how you covered her death? we really

bore in mind. this was a kind of story that we really apply huge editorial scrutiny two. there is a lot ofair editorial scrutiny two. there is a lot of air editorial meetings i go into presenting this kind of story. a lot of the issues around the story are very much in the public interest. even public health issues around mental health, around social media, we've got real track record on the bulletins at six and ten in looking at issues of mental health and suicide much more broadly. last week we had a piece about regulation of online harm where he talked to someone who had faced similar issues, so i think it was those issues, so i think it was those issues always really carefully considered. there are two different audiences watching bbc. there are many who admire caroline who want to share their grief and others who feel the whole focus on her is feeding a kind of celebrity frenzy

which is ultimately harmful. how do you balance those? it is a balance. she was a public figure, whether you watched her show or not. she was a very popular broadcaster. i think it would have been ordered not to cover her death in some way. i think there isa her death in some way. i think there is a balance and as i said, we look at the issues surrounding suicide quite regularly and very responsibility and we talk to people and families who aren't celebrities at all. so i don't think her being a celebrity was the reason we were looking at the story. we try to cover some of the broader issues around press intrusion, social media, mental health in the criminal justice system. think you very much. deep social is a platform at

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this user thought it had value. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, including in social media, e—mail newswatch. you can call us on the number listed above. to have a look at our website. you can watch previous interviews and discussions we've had. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts on our coverage again next week. goodbye. good evening. after the heavy rain and flooding of the last week, you might well be hoping for dry weather through the weekend. unfortunately, that is not

what we're going to get. there will be some rain at times, certainly some rain continuing through tonight, pushing southwards and eastwards across england and wales. for northern ireland and scotland, we'll see some clear spells but some showers. those showers turning wintry across high ground in scotland on what will be quite a windy night. a mild night in the south, but an increasingly chilly one across the north. and then as we go on into tomorrow, well, we'll have some cloud and rain plaguing the south of england and the channel islands at times. further north across wales, the midlands, northern england, sunny spells and some showery outbreaks of rain. sunshine and showers for northern ireland and scotland, but the showers across scotland will be falling as snow to relatively low levels. over the very highest ground, over the hills and mountains, blizzard conditions are likely with very brisk winds. icy stretches, too. a cold day in the north, a milder one further south. and a quick look ahead to sunday. it's going to be a wet start for some parts of wales, the midlands, northern england. could see some heavy rain. it should brighten up as the day wears on.

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