a 60—second news service. now, you've got this three minutes on the catch up, you know, each night. can you realistically cover stories as complex as, say, ukraine in such a short bulletin? well, some of the bulletins are two minutes, actually. so it is a challenge, but i think in development, we found that the key is not to try and race through too many stories. so, to take a couple of stories and kind of break them down. kind of, what's the story? why does it matter? why is it happening? and not assume too much knowledge, to use graphics to help kind of explain, then signpost to other kind of areas of the bbc if they want to know more. so it's just an opportunity, then, for them to dig deeper if they want to. i think it's fair to say no one would be turning on bbc3 for the news, will they? so is it really something that the regulator ofcom is making you do? yeah, it is a requirement of ofcom, but i mean,

it's important for the bbc anyway, because you know, this audience that maybe will be coming off the back of rupaul�*s drag race, or we're at half—time and the africa cup of nations. so we're picking up a hard—to—reach audience for news. so we're kind of getting to them by stealth and hoping that, you know, they'll stumble across us, and actually, we'll be a good add—on, tell them something they didn't know, and then, you know, bring people back into news and make a lifelong habit, hopefully. i love that stumbling onto it because it moves around, doesn't it, in the schedule? it does, yeah. younger viewers, i think it's fair to say, have generally been deserting traditional broadcast news bulletins in droves over the last few years. and i wonder if you think you can really persuade a generation that really does get its news mostly online, usually social media, to sit down and watch on a on a regular basis. do you think that move will ever happen? actually, the evidence is that

especially outside london, people are still watching linear tv, and they do kick back in the evening, put their legs up and watch the telly. and we also know that they are interested in news and they're sharing these stories. so we need to be where the audience is — so the combination of both, if we're there where they are, and giving them what they want to hear and what, what they want to see, then it's a winner. you have got a regular good news section at the end of each bulletin. what was the thinking behind that? so, you know, we know that young people are really interested in mental health, and that they want a, kind of, mix of news and also inspirational stories, and uplifting content. our focus groups told us really strongly that they wanted that. so we decided not to make it accidental, but to make it a feature. and at the end of every bulletin, we've got what we call ten seconds of, and it's something uplifting. so it might be ten seconds of wonder, ten seconds of calm, or ten seconds of fabulousness. so just to leave them

with a really fantastic moment. amanda goodman, thank you very much for coming on newswatch. absolute pleasure. and we should say that any 16— to 2a—year—olds watching, we would love to hear from you and what you think of the catch up and, indeed, any bbc news content. now, it's been hard to get away this week from those allegations of lockdown gatherings at downing street. over the past few days, several bbc news bulletins and hours of continuous news were again presented from outside number ten. on tuesday morning, it was victoria derbyshire, stationed there for the news channel, conducting an interview down the line with conservative mp shailesh vara, when she got distracted by some activity behind her. there were plenty of occasions where he was there, because he was actually at the party. how did that happen in the middle of a pandemic? tell me — people don't understand. victoria, the prime minister has said... inaudible. ..at parliament nearly three weeks ago, he said that,

as far as the event of 20th... i'm sorry, mr vara. he did say... mr dowden, will you speak to us, please, on bbc news? therese coffey, will you have a word with us, please? mr raab, can you come and talk to us here on bbc news, please? mrs coffey, are you going to talk to us? mr eustice, would you like to talk to us? sorry about that, mr vara. that's all right, i'm sorry you're stuck with me instead of members of the cabinet. no, no, no, don't — we're grateful for your time, of course. i'm really sorry, but i might interrupt again. and she did interrupt again when talking to her next interviewee, jill rutter. reminiscent of what we're told was heard in the prime - minister's flat. maybe it's still the same cd. but no, i don't think- it was a party culture, then... mr rees—mogg, will you come

and talk to us here on bbc news? please — come on, today, you know you want to. ok, i'm so sorry, jill rutter. that's the last time i'm going to interrupt anybody. despite the apologies, several newswatch viewers were angry about what they saw. here's paul williams. that evening, the location changed from downing street to kyiv — where borisjohnson had been holding talks with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, about the threat posed by the build—up of russian troops on its border. but had the subject matter changed too? well, let's see what was said after the two leaders had

spoken at a press conference following their meeting. translation: thank you to colleagues, journalists. - the prime minister and the president are prepared to answer a couple of questions. bbc, please. just wait for your mic. good afternoon, gentlemen. prime ministerfirst — have you done enough to survive? have you done enough to persuade enough colleagues to rescue your premiership? and, on the issue of ukraine, why should the international community take your diplomacy seriously when you're so preoccupied at home? several newswatch viewers were highly unimpressed by that. one of them was david lewis, and he recorded this video to explain why. with the world apparently on the brink of war between russia and ukraine, did the bbc's correspondent james landale really feel it appropriate to open his questioning of the prime minister at his news conference

with the president of ukraine with questions around the prime minister's difficulties in westminster and, in particular, the issues around partygate? not only was it incredibly disrespectful to the prime minister on a world stage, but it was, in my view, incredibly embarrassing for our country. i felt it to be completely inappropriate, and personally, i would like to see james landale make a public apology. well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us... back at home, interviews about sue gray's update were being given by some of the prime minister's supporters — including an appearance by the culture secretary, nadine dorries, on channel 4 news. her performance was mocked by rory stewart, a former conservative minister,

but now no longer a member of the party. he tweeted. .. that post was then retweeted by newsnight presenter emily maitlis, prompting complaints, such as this from molly giles... emily maitlis took to twitter again, reposting the original message from rory stewart and writing... she later added... it's not the first time emily maitlis has got into trouble for sharing posts on social media, and reaction was divided. andyjohnstone was supportive, writing...

but alfred disagreed. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, read or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online, and social media, email newswatch@bbc.co.uk, or you can find us on twitter at @newswatchbbc. you can call us on... and do have a look at our website for previous interviews — bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. snow was a feature of the weather for some parts of the uk on friday, and it continues to feature as part of what is actually quite a varied weekend weather

menu. snow and ice continuing to be an issue, particularly in scotland. elsewhere, some rain at times, some brisk winds, but there will also be some spells of sunshine. the big weather maker for the weekend is this weather front extending all the way from north america across the atlantic towards our shores. this front will bring some outbreaks of rain. there will be some quite strong winds, but also this front dividing cold air which will be returning from the north from this mild air, staging a temporary comeback down towards the south. so this is how saturday shapes up. a touch of frost for some to start off. dry to start for much of england and wales, but you can see this wet weather on the move southwards as the day wears on. some particularly heavy bursts of rain developing over hills in the west. the south of england likely to stay dry for a good part of the day. northern scotland brightening up, but with some increasingly frequent snow showers and a windy day for all. those are the gusts — gusts of 40, 50 or maybe 60 mph in exposed places

in northern scotland. afternoon temperatures — well, quite a range. three there for stornoway, ten for london, plymouth and st helier. through saturday night, our weather front continues to journey southwards across northern ireland. it will cling on for a good part of the night, i think. certainly some wet weather crossing england and wales. for scotland, frequent snow showers. we could see up to 15 cm of snow accumulating over high ground. a mild night in the south, a colder one further north. and then we look ahead to sunday. well, this rain could well drag its heels. it could actually turn heavy for a time on sunday morning, and it may struggle to clear the south of england. but elsewhere, we should see some spells of sunshine through the day. showers continuing, snow showers across high grounds in scotland, but those showers even wintry to quite low levels. strongest winds at this stage could well be down towards the south, with gales likely through the channel. and temperature — again quite a range. four in the north, nine or ten further south, maybe 11 for the channel islands. now, as we head into the start of the new week, an area of high pressure not too far away, trying to build its way northwards. a weak frontal system

but it is a warm front, so that will bring some milder air returning from the west. so quite a mild start to the new week. we will see some rain at times, but particularly the further south you are, the week should start on a mostly dry note.

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