i live in the north in 3 tier 3 area. we were in tier 2 to start with and then we've moved into tier 3. there are lots of other towns and cities around which are also in tier 3. some were in tier 2, and some went originally into tier 3. it was mentioned on the news briefly, but not very much. however, when another city recently moved from tier 2 into tier 3, it simply dominated the news is if this was a first. anyone and everyone was interviewed. tier 3 is tier 3, wherever you live. oh, what a surprise, it was london, wasn't it? typical. that sense that some parts of the country are getting more attention than others is felt notjust between the regions of england, but also between the nations of the uk. mick ellis, for example, wrote this to us recently:

alison coyle, writing from northern ireland on wednesday, had a similar perspective: and colin ainslie wasn't happy either: at least english viewers should be satisfied, you'd think. but the live broadcasts across the uk of briefings from scotland's first minister

nicola sturgeon is annoying david watson, who emailed a couple of weeks ago. it is clear that you cannot please all of the people all of the time but to tell us how the bbc tries to balance his coverage between the different nations and regions i am joined by to by nations and regions i am joined by toby castle, deputy news editorfor bbc news. by toby castle, deputy news editor for bbc news. toby, thank you for coming on news watch and let's start with the fa ct watch and let's start with the fact that huge parts of the uk have been in here 3a weeks, even months. why did bbc news make such a big deal about london going into tier three? well, i think we made

a big deal about london going in this week to tier 3 because it was a big new story. and that's not to say that when leicester went into tighter restrictions, or nottingham or liverpool or greater manchester, those were also big news stories for bbc news. and i would say that we covered those in great detail using our specialist correspondents and those correspondents based around the country to reflect the regional nature. but this week, the decision that london was to go into the tightest of restrictions just as we approached london was a big, big news story. 20 minutes of a 30 minute bulletin, as one of our viewers noticed? all those people have to do is look at our coverage in the round.

this week alone those two there was an extremely compelling reports from thomas in burnley. we've had a whole panorama on liverpool — just on liverpool — so i don't dispute that this week has been a big week for london. but i would say that if you look at the coverage that we've done over the course of this pandemic, i think we have reflected the changes and the restrictions that people around the country — and frankly, we are uniquely placed to do that and we have a responsibility to do that. and you did say that we wouldn't be able to please everybody all of the time. iwould hope, however, that people would accept that we do have a responsibility to give the public information about other parts of the united kingdom. and even if those individual audience members perhaps watching aren't living in those areas.

and i'lljust point to one think on that — this week people are considering what they are going to do for christmas and our postcode look—up tool on the bbc news website has been overwhelmingly consumed by the audience. people are going to see what restrictions they or their loved ones that they are perhaps considering going and visiting. and that is public service at its absolute heart and that's what i think we are delivering. when it comes to the national news bulletins, though, toby, viewers in the devolved nations have been contacting newswatch, saying they turn on expecting to see a national picture and they see themselves ignored. well, look, every bulletin, every headline, do we always get it right of reflecting the individual differences between the country? well, i can't sit here and defend every single piece of output that the bbc has produced. we try our best. i'm going to go and chair the afternoon editorial meeting shortly and that will be one of the big considerations.

it's ourjob to make sure that we are reflecting the differences in the nations. and i think people are fascinated about what those differences are. you know, why have wales decided to go into a tighter lockdown after boxing day? why today are we covering the massive decision in northern ireland to go into what will be the tightest of restrictions that anybody has faced, even at the start of the pandemic? earlier in the year. toby castle, thank you so much. the roll—out of the vaccination programme in the past couple of weeks has been a source of widespread celebration but there's been one negative consequence. a number of viewers have contacted us objecting to the frequent use on bbc television of pictures of those injections actually being given. yana trup and, first, hazel moon have recorded videos for us explaining the problem. people like myself have an aversion to needles and i find

this very upsetting and i cannot be alone in just thinking this. the other night on look east there was at least eight times that this was shown on the tv. i have a really intense phobia of needles and getting injections and that includes when i see the imagery oi'i includes when i see the imagery on television or online or in media. it causes me to faint, basic, i feel physically sick. and, like, itjust makes me feel really uncomfortable so you can imagine that seeing all of the coverage of the current coronavirus vaccine in the last couple of months have been really jarring and horrible couple of months have been reallyjarring and horrible for me. ithink reallyjarring and horrible for me. i think it would just be better if before a report has imagery of needles and people getting jabs, if there was just a warning to say that the report will contain needles so ican report will contain needles so i can look away.

consider that suggestion passed on to the powers that be in bbc news. and while we're on the subject of vaccinations, a shorter, blunter term for them is often used, to the dismay of some newswatch viewers. if you know what we're talking about or are liable to be upset by the terminology used on this subject, you may want to mute your television for the next few seconds. margaret keenan received a historicjab in coventry. and becoming the first person to receive the jab and becoming the first person to receive the jab in the uk's mass vaccination program... the first person here to get the jab was 98—year—old jack. here's what bruce latimer had to say about the use of that word:

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have a look at our website. that's all from us. we're off the air now untiljanuary 8. do join us then and we hope you have a peaceful and safe christmas and new year. until then, goodbye. hello. friday brought us another wet and windy day. the rainfall was particularly heavy and persistent in the west. river levels have been rising across parts of wales, south—west england, scotland, too. this was the picture in ceredigion. we've had plenty of flood warnings around and there could still be a bit of disruption with flooding as we head through the weekend because there's a bit more rain in the forecast. it won't be persistent. it will be scattered showers and some sunshine in between as well. so friday's rainfall was courtesy of this cold front, which is going to be clearing away towards the east. low pressure to the north—west of the uk, so showers rotating around that area of low pressure, and the winds coming in from a slightly cooler direction, so the bluer colours

returning to the map. still mild for the time of year, but not as mild as it has been. so we start saturday, then, the early hours, some rain across eastern england which slowly pushes out of the way, and then a return to sunnier skies and plenty of scattered, blustery showers blowing in. always most frequent in the west and along the south coast as well. gusts of wind around about 30—a0 mph for some of us, perhaps touching 50 mph around those exposed coasts in the south—west. a blustery sort of day. again, mild but not as mild as it has been with temperatures about 10 or 11 degrees for most of us. we could see 12 celsius there down towards the south—east. but there could be some hail and some thunder mixed in with some of these scattered, blustery showers as they rattle through on that brisk breeze. they're going to continue overnight, so clear spells and scattered showers moving through into sunday. it is going to be a slightly cooler night than we've seen recently. still frost—free, really, across the board, with temperatures getting down to around about 5—7 degrees first thing sunday morning. through the day on sunday, pretty similar to what we'll see on saturday. again, some sunshine, some scattered showers — perhaps fewer showers compared to saturday — and it looks like they will tend to fade away later

on in the afternoon. a touch cooler as well — temperatures around about 8—11 degrees on sunday. the next patch of rain waiting there in the wings. moving on into monday, looks like this area of rain, a low pressure system, will move its way in from the west. some uncertainty about exactly how far north that gets as we head into the middle part of the coming week but it is looking unsettled to start this coming week. certainly some rain, some blustery conditions to around about wednesday. heading towards christmas eve and christmas day, things turn a little bit drier and a little bit cooler, too. so there could be a bit more flooding for the first part of this coming week, and then cooler and drier conditions by the time we get to christmas. bye— bye.

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