�* news m bulletins have news bulletins have been shortened or delayed, including a day of scotlandsecond game last friday. because of live coverage of another match that afternoon, the news at six that day was actually the news at 7:05pm. day was actually the news at 7:05 - m. ., ., 7:05pm. tonight the england - scotland showdown _ 7:05pm. tonight the england - scotland showdown at - 7:05pm. tonight the england - i scotland showdown at wembley, there euro 2020 class is about to get under way. it’s there euro 2020 class is about to get under way.— to get under way. it's not “ust the timing �* to get under way. it's not “ust the timing of i to get under way. it's not “ust the timing of news * to get under way. it's notjust the timing of news bulletins l the timing of news bulletins that caught people's attention but also the prominence and amount ofairtime but also the prominence and amount of airtime within them which is being devoted to football. the first 12 minutes of that programme previewed the england — scotland match, and the first 12 minutes of that night's news at ten looked back on it, a pattern that was repeated on tuesday when both teams played their last pool games in the tournament. among the viewers who have contacted us about babies —— about how bbc news have handled the euros was kate baker who joined bbc news have handled the euros was kate baker whojoined us now, as is the bbc�*s editor of

tv news paul royle. thank you both. hate you contacted us about the six and ten bulletins, tell us about the news at six first. obviously as football fans _ news at six first. obviously as football fans we _ news at six first. obviously as football fans we wanted - news at six first. obviously as football fans we wanted to . football fans we wanted to watch the match, but we thought we would like to see some ordinary news beforehand. so i tuned into the news bulletin and was quite shocked to find, as you previously said, 12 minutes of the bulletin was devoted first of all to nothing but the football match, but the football much hadn't taken place yet, so really, what was there to talk about other than family gathering and the fact that the match was going to carry on later on? it was very frustrating, as it was quite a big news day i gather, with by—election results and i think european curbs on british travel because of covid. so paul travel because of covid. so paul, the _

travel because of covid. 50 paul, the top 12 minutes of the bulletin on a match that hadn't even taken place yet that's not news, is it? i even taken place yet that's not news. is it?— news, is it? ithink in terms ofthe news, is it? ithink in terms of the six — news, is it? ithink in terms of the six o'clock _ news, is it? ithink in terms of the six o'clock news - news, is it? ithink in terms of the six o'clock news on i of the six o'clock news on friday, we will were on at 7:05pm as you said, it was just before kickoff, less than an hour before kickoff, in what was overwhelmingly the biggest event that was happening in the uk that day. as we saw afterwards from the tv viewing figures, more than one third of the country way tuned into the tv to watch this match. it was a big sporting event in itself, and i think sometimes, let's not step away from the interest and significant of the sporting event itself, as well as some of the other stories and issues that are attached to it. for example, the movement of fans across the country, you know, should there be spectators in the ground, should euros be taking place at all. so for all those reasons, it was at the

top of the six o'clock news. but that doesn't mean other stuff didn't get into the programme, orwasn't stuff didn't get into the programme, or wasn't given proper coverage or was squeezed. and so the by—election results and the latest on the pandemic was all come pensively covered as well. kate, tell us about the ten o'clock board and then. obviously we watched the match and thoroughly enjoyed it, and we decided we didn't want to see the post match analysis, so decided to watch the ten o'clock news bulletin. but as soon as we switched on, obviously it reported the result of the match, which was fair enough, and we had a reporter at wembley who told us all about the match, although most fans like us would have probably watched the match, and those who didn't watch the match wouldn't have wanted so much detail, i wouldn't have thought. much detail, i wouldn't have thou:ht. ., much detail, i wouldn't have thou:ht. . , , much detail, i wouldn't have thou:ht. . ,, , thought. paul, the issue is, if ou are thought. paul, the issue is, if you are really _ thought. paul, the issue is, if you are really interested - thought. paul, the issue is, if you are really interested in i you are really interested in football you would have watched the match, and if you weren't

interested, you didn't care. so a simple match report of maybe three minutes telling you what actually happened would have been fine. in either case, but not 12 minutes which is what we got again at top of the tendon. i think we have two judge the i think we have twojudge the event — i think we have twojudge the event and the occasion in itself, _ event and the occasion in itself, i_ event and the occasion in itself, i don't think we can sort — itself, i don't think we can sort of— itself, i don't think we can sort of make the assessment that— sort of make the assessment that if— sort of make the assessment that if you are interested in football, _ that if you are interested in football, then you have seen the match, and so we shouldn't cover_ the match, and so we shouldn't cover it — the match, and so we shouldn't cover it on _ the match, and so we shouldn't cover it on the news. we just have — cover it on the news. we just have taken on its merits. cover it on the news. we “ust have taken on its merits. three minutes. _ have taken on its merits. three minutes. 12. — have taken on its merits. three minutes, 12, paul. _ have taken on its merits. three minutes, 12, paul. well, - have taken on its merits. three minutes, 12, paul. well, therel minutes, 12, paul. well, there is uuite minutes, 12, paul. well, there is quite a _ minutes, 12, paul. well, there is quite a lot — minutes, 12, paul. well, there is quite a lot to _ minutes, 12, paul. well, there is quite a lot to cover- minutes, 12, paul. well, there is quite a lot to cover in - is quite a lot to cover in terms _ is quite a lot to cover in terms of— is quite a lot to cover in terms of the game itself. and the millions of people around the millions of people around the country overwhelmingly, the biggest — the country overwhelmingly, the biggest event in the uk, probably this year, that had been — probably this year, that had been watching, enjoying, and consuming the match. we wanted to reflect — consuming the match. we wanted to reflect that and feel there is a duty— to reflect that and feel there is a duty of the programme to do that — is a duty of the programme to do that. again, i would is a duty of the programme to do that. again, iwould repeat that— do that. again, iwould repeat that it — do that. again, iwould repeat that it didn't mean that other things— that it didn't mean that other things won't covered in the

programme. things won't covered in the programme-— things won't covered in the rorramme. ., ., , i. programme. kate, what is your feelina. programme. kate, what is your feeling- as _ programme. kate, what is your feeling. as paul _ programme. kate, what is your feeling. as paul said, - programme. kate, what is your feeling. as paul said, there - programme. kate, what is your feeling. as paul said, there is i feeling. as paul said, there is some people who don't want football on the news at all. i don't think that should be the case, there is generally on the news bulletin a sports report towards the end, and i think thatis towards the end, and i think that is where football and other sports can be covered. but paul is talking about pre— match analysis and post match analysis and so forth, but if you look at the scheduling of the match, it isn'tjust the 90 minutes or so that is played for the match, so anyone who is particularly interested in hearing what the experts say before and after and finding out what fans are doing, would happily watch that. personally i would prefer to actuallyjust watch ten minutes before the match and the match itself. fiend match and the match itself. and paul match and the match itself. and paul, on tuesday _ match and the match itself. and paul, on tuesday when england paid germany, were you listening in terms of news coverage in terms of what people are saying, they don't want to much coverage and they don't want to much previewing

pleas. don't want to much previewing leas. ~ ., ., ., ., pleas. what i would say to that is our audience _ pleas. what i would say to that is our audience figures - pleas. what i would say to that is our audience figures have . is our audience figures have been — is our audience figures have been pretty good during the euros. — been pretty good during the euros, and i don't .2 viewers and — euros, and i don't .2 viewers and audiences disappearing on the evenings or the days when footbalt— the evenings or the days when football may be more prominent in the _ football may be more prominent in the programme. but absolutely, just to reassure kate, — absolutely, just to reassure kate, we _ absolutely, just to reassure kate, we think about the stuff very— kate, we think about the stuff very carefully, we take a lot of care, _ very carefully, we take a lot of care, we weigh all the issues _ of care, we weigh all the issues up and we don'tjust sort — issues up and we don'tjust sort of— issues up and we don'tjust sort of blindly go into this thing _ sort of blindly go into this thing without really thinking it through. i would also, i am delighted _ it through. i would also, i am delighted that kate is an avid news — delighted that kate is an avid news viewer as well, and that is definitely something we can agree — is definitely something we can agree on _ is definitely something we can arree on. . ., ., is definitely something we can arree on. . . ., ., ~ agree on. paul and kate, thank ou both agree on. paul and kate, thank you both so _ agree on. paul and kate, thank you both so much. _ agree on. paul and kate, thank you both so much. last- agree on. paul and kate, thank| you both so much. last month's conservative by—election victory in the labour stronghold of hartlepool was widely described as a political earthquake, and it occupied lots of tv airtime, both in the

buildup to the boat and after it, as we have mentioned already, there was another by—election earthquake last week when the liberal democrats won chesham and amersham, a safe tory seat since its creation in 197a. here is vicki young on friday's news at six. young on friday's news at six. you know what happens when a really powerful orange force goes against a blue wall? flotilla: goes against a blue wall? polls su: est goes against a blue wall? polls suggest iust — goes against a blue wall? polls suggest just 7% _ goes against a blue wall? polls suggest just 7% of _ goes against a blue wall? polls suggest just 7% of voters - goes against a blue wall? polls suggest just 7% of voters back his party, _ suggest just 7% of voters back his party, but sir ed davey insists _ his party, but sir ed davey insists that is notjust his party, but sir ed davey insists that is not just a his party, but sir ed davey insists that is notjust a one off, — insists that is notjust a one off, and _ insists that is notjust a one off, and lib dems could knock down — off, and lib dems could knock down other conservative strongholds in southern england. strongholds in southern england-— strongholds in southern encland. . , ., ., , england. that photo opportunity with ed davey — england. that photo opportunity with ed davey wielding - england. that photo opportunity with ed davey wielding a - england. that photo opportunity. with ed davey wielding a hammer was replayed widely across the media, and it caught the attention of this whether that strategy has

worked or not, jennifer was more concerned that nobody in the news media seemed to have seen the liberal democrats' victory coming, and wondered whether it should have taken journalists quite so much by surprise. the queen has been holding weekly audiences with her prime ministers for all the 69 years of her rain so far, and what they have discussed in those meetings has long captured the

imagination of dramatists, journalists and the public at large. on wednesday we got a very rare glimpse of the most recent those of encounters. no surprise that that caught the media's attention, but adrian objected to this headline, used in the bbc�*s online article the subject. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media,

e—mail: oryou radio, online and social media, e—mail: or you can find us on twitter. you can call us: and do have a look at our website for previous interviews. that's all from us, we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. friday evening brought some quite dramatic weather for some of us, especially across parts of england. through the western side of the midlands, there was some heavy, thundery rain. that was how it looked for a weather watcher in south staffordshire. and then to the north—east of london, and up into essex, some really vicious thunderstorms, with reports of localised flash flooding and even reports of a tornado in east london, or at the very least some squally gusty winds in amongst the showers, which did cause some damage. and the weather system responsible will still be quite close by as we head through this weekend. it will become slow moving across northern france, but from time to time, it will throw showers or longer

spells of rain back in our direction. and we will see some showers during saturday, across england and wales particularly. through east anglia, into the midlands and wales, we could see some particularly heavy, thundery ones during the afternoon. more cloud for north—east england, south—east scotland. some patchy rain here. brighter skies for northern scotland and for northern ireland, and top temperatures between 1a and 22 degrees. so, some of those heavy showers in the south will continue during saturday evening and some more persistent rain is likely to start to slide across the channel islands, and that will come into play across southern counties of england as we get into the first part of sunday. elsewhere, we start sunday on a mainly dry note. those are your temperatures for sunday morning, nine to 1a degrees. so this weather system that will become very slow moving through the weekend is likely to throw a band of rain back northwards as we go through the day on sunday.

there is uncertainty aboutjust how far north the rain will get, but it's likely to affect southern counties of england. it may spread into south wales and parts of the midlands as well. further north, it should be largely dry, with patchy cloud and some spells of sunshine. i think thicker cloud across the far north—west of scotland and temperatures between 18 and 22 degrees in most places. so, to sum up for the weekend, we will see some spells of sunshine, but there will be a few showers around on saturday. some of those could be quite heavy. and potentialfor some more persistent rain in southern parts as we head through sunday. and southern areas could see further rain during the week ahead. some of that rain could be quite heavy. further north, it looks drier. some of the highest temperatures likely to be across scotland, up to 2a degrees. watching, see you soon.

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