janet cra btree agreed... we discussed last week a review into the bbc�*s economics coverage, one of whose findings was that many viewers find the output "incomprehensible", and some of the terminology used "mystifying". simpler language and more explanation appear to be the answer, and notjust in the area of economics — but some members of the audience think that can be taken too far. take these lines seen on the bbc news website on tuesday, clive couzens read that, and this was his reaction.

i'm wondering what the bbc thinks of its audience, whether they think we have any intelligence at all. in recent days, reporters on the website, on the news website, have felt it necessary to explain that the cabinet is "rishi sunak�*s group of senior ministers" and that inflation is "the rate at which prices are rising". given that inflation has been in the news daily for several months now, is it really necessary? where will this end? will they soon be telling us that apples are a crispy green fruit, for example? please, give us some credit for some modicum of intelligence. one of the moves in that government reshuffle was the appointment of lee anderson to the post of deputy chairman of the conservative party.

here are two political correspondents, nick eardley and ben wright, talking about mr anderson on thursday. anyone who works on here would tell you that he is no stranger to controversy. he has said several controversial things, from criticising the uses of food banks, as you heard there, to remarks about the england football team taking the knee in protest at racism, something that he didn't approve of at the time. references like those to "controversy", and the description of mr anderson as "controversial", caught the attention of tina stowell, a conservative peer who chairs the communications committee in the house of lords and used to work at the bbc. she tweeted. .. but russ jones thought that was. ..

controversial or not, in an interview on wednesday on bbc radio nottinghamshire, lee anderson tried to turn the tables on presenter verity cowley. there is a worry by some that you might be a bit dishonest. no, not really. i mean, have you ever told a lie, verity? but we're not here to talk about me. we're here to talk about you. no, no, and i asked the question, have you ever told a lie? the mp asked the presenter ten times if she'd ever told a lie and ended by asking for the whole ten—minute interview to be played in full — as he said he didn't trust the bbc to cut it down fairly — or else not to be played at all. radio nottingham did run the whole interview, which also appeared on the bbc website, to the approval of andy brockman. ..

overnight on sunday, the bbc news channel reported on the grammys, the music industry's annual awards ceremony in los angeles. here's a headline they ran in one of their half—hour bulletins in the small hours of monday morning. and beyonce�*s big night. she gets ever closer to winning the most grammy awards of all time. that picture, of course, was not of the singer beyonce but the actress viola davis, another award winner that night. this isn't the first time the bbc has mixed up two famous people of colour, and mary anderson commented... bbc news posted this statement...

now, the uk has always been much slower than the united states in opening up its legal process tojournalists and camera crews. things are changing, though, with limited filming in crown courts permitted since 2020, as it is in the supreme court and the court of appeal. and last week saw the start of a pilot scheme, whereby some reporting will be allowed of what happens in family courts — a part of the justice system which involves at least half a million people a year. one of the journalists who's going to be taking advantage of the new scheme is the bbc�*s sanchia berg, who's been reporting extensively on the family courts over her career. shejoins me now. thank you so much forjoining us.

why is it so important for journalists to— journalists to report from family courts? judges _ journalists to report from family courts? judges say _ journalists to report from family courts? judges say that - journalists to report from family courts? judges say that we - journalists to report from family courts? judges say that we no i journalists to report from family - courts? judges say that we no longer have the death _ courts? judges say that we no longer have the death penalty _ courts? judges say that we no longer have the death penalty in _ courts? judges say that we no longer have the death penalty in england i have the death penalty in england and wales, they retain the most drastic powers of any courts because they can take action to separate a child forever from its they can take action to separate a child foreverfrom its birth they can take action to separate a child forever from its birth family, from its parents through adoption, they can also make a serious impact on family lives by taking children away, putting them into care. they also make these critical decisions and what are called private law cases where parents are separating, they cannot agree on where the children should go in the court will decide where they go. as he said, they involve hundreds of thousands of people every year, but until now, reporters haven't been allowed in. so there is been very little scrutiny, occasionally very exceptionally we've been able to report cases, but this pilot in three quart centuries, leeds, cardiff and carlisle should allow us to follow cases in an entirely different way. of course, the other big thing about these family courts

and staircases particularly are there had been a number of really high—profile awful child deaths that have hit the headlines, and thinking about star hobson, for example, and child protection is something that we should be able through this pilot, to see much more closely. and a couple of the authorities involved in those cases, some of the highest profile child deaths are actually in this pilot. 50 profile child deaths are actually in this ilot. , , ., , this pilot. so will there be stories ou this pilot. so will there be stories you haven't _ this pilot. so will there be stories you haven't been _ this pilot. so will there be stories you haven't been able _ this pilot. so will there be stories you haven't been able to - this pilot. so will there be stories you haven't been able to report l this pilot. so will there be stories| you haven't been able to report to be for that you might now have access to?— be for that you might now have access to? , ~ . ., , , access to? yes. and what it means is that we can — access to? yes. and what it means is that we can actually _ access to? yes. and what it means is that we can actually follow _ access to? yes. and what it means is that we can actually follow these - that we can actually follow these cases step—by—step. we can report what happens in court. we have access to the evidence gathered by social workers, the reasons why they say that children should be taken into care, we can talk to families, describe what happens in court. all of these are new and a are just in these three pilot centres. imilli these three pilot centres. will audio our _ these three pilot centres. will audio our cameras _ these three pilot centres. will

audio our cameras be allowed in add—ons to record anything? m0. audio our cameras be allowed in add-ons to record anything? no, not at all, not add-ons to record anything? no, not at all. not at — add-ons to record anything? no, not at all, not at all. _ add-ons to record anything? no, not at all, not at all. this _ add-ons to record anything? no, not at all, not at all. this is _ add-ons to record anything? no, not at all, not at all. this is dale, - add-ons to record anything? no, not at all, not at all. this is dale, in - at all, not at all. this is dale, in some ways, very closed environment, some ways, very closed environment, so we are the only people in addition to the families, the local authorities, the children's guardian from the court advisory service who will be in the court. if will be in the court. if participants know that reporters are there, might it somehow distort the legal process?— legal process? welcome you think that's a possibility, _ legal process? welcome you think that's a possibility, and _ that's a possibility, and unfortunately, we haven't done a controlled experiment with this and spent time in these courts before hand tojudge spent time in these courts before hand to judge whether it is different. and certainly when it comes to the normal process of the court, doesn't seem like our presence has had that kind of impact. presence has had that kind of im act. ~ ~' ., presence has had that kind of imact. ~ ~ ., ., , impact. we know there will not be an audio impact. we know there will not be any audio or— impact. we know there will not be any audio or failing _ impact. we know there will not be any audio or failing in _ impact. we know there will not be any audio or failing in these - impact. we know there will not bej any audio or failing in these family courts, but more generally come as the legal system opening up to broadcasters?— the legal system opening up to broadcasters? certainly. there is now the broadcasting _ broadcasters? certainly. there is now the broadcasting of - broadcasters? certainly. there is i now the broadcasting of sentencing

in criminal cases, which is quite significant and there are certain other steps that the courts have been taking to try to make it easier for the press to do their work. i think certainly within the judiciary there is a sense that open justice is a really important principle, thatjustice has to be seen to be done as well as being done. as i'm sure you've discussed on this programme, the other side of the coin is that a lot of media organisations lack the staff and resources to send in court reporters, no matter how much the judiciary might like to see them in there. . ~' ,. judiciary might like to see them in there. . ~ i., judiciary might like to see them in there. . ~ . thanks 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... or you can find us on twitter... you can call us on... and do have a look at our website...

that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. it's been a very quiet week, thanks to high pressure. we've seen a lot of dry weather around across much of the country — that is, away from the north and west of scotland. and as we head into the weekend, high pressure continues to bring a lot of dry and settled weather. it'll stay on the mild side, but there will be quite a bit of cloud around generally with limited spells of sunshine. now, through tonight, there'll be a lot of cloud around generally — again, across northern western scotland, maybe some western parts of england and wales, could be a little bit of light rain and drizzle. most places will stay dry. i think with more cloud cover tonight, it shouldn't be quite as cold as we've seen the last few nights, particularly across southern areas. but there'll still be some frosty pockets here and there where the clouds break.

our big area of high pressure holds on, then, for both saturday and sunday, and we'll continue to be in a fairly mild air mass all the while, with our air coming in generally from the south. so, saturday, then, a lot of cloud around, there will be some glimmers of brightness here and there. again, the cloud could be thick enough across some western areas for the odd spot of drizzle, but most places should stay dry. and again, winds will be light, and there's not much wind to disturb the atmosphere to break up the cloud. a little bit breezier across the northwest of scotland. but we get some brightness — for example, the northeast of scotland, it'll be very mild temperatures up to 13—14 celsius, but double—figure values right across the board, so much milder than what we should be at this point in february. as we head through saturday night, again, it's largely dry. a lot of cloud around, so that should keep the frost at bay — but where any cloud breaks up here for a length of time, then we could see the odd the frost pocket here and there. so, sunday, then, it's another rather cloudy day. there will be some sunny breaks here and there, probably the best of it towards northern and eastern parts. but across the board, whether it's

cloudy or it's brighter, temperatures will be in double figures, it'll feel very mild. as we move out of the weekend into the start of the new week, high pressure continues to bring fine, dry weather with some sunshine, certainly monday and tuesday — but then, by wednesday onwards, we could start to see these weather fronts working their way in off the atlantic to bring some of us outbreaks of rain. but there's still a question mark, whether or not these weather fronts make inroads. but one things for certain — with the southerly winds, it'll stay pretty mild, even at the beginning and towards the end of the week, with that chance of some rain or showers from wednesday onwards. stay tuned.

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