because bbcjournalists hadn't seen the messages themselves, they were initially somewhat limited in what they could report, which prompted sanghera to write... but later, there was criticism of too much coverage from elizabeth smith, who begged... and, mack wood agreed... if the prominence of matt hancock in this week's news was a reminder

of political times past, so too was the speech at a global power conference by his former boss, borisjohnson, part of which was shown live on the news channel on thursday. nothing and no—one will stop me reciting the song. of the oompa—loompas about augustus gloop, which you all remember. # augustus gloop. # the great big greedy nincompoop. that made me weep with laughter as a child. and frankly, i'd be very surprised if anybody at cis in vauxhall behaved towards their secretaries as bond behaved towards moneypenny. but that doesn't mean we should be banned from reading fleming's novels. not everyone welcomed the reappearance of the former prime minister, with janet edwards asking... we mentioned a couple of weeks ago complaints about hugh edwards and reeta

chakrabarti travelling from london to edinburgh to present news bulletins on the day of nicola sturgeon�*s resignation, and that this practice of flying news anchors out on location was a regular source of irritation. so regular, in fact, that it happened again last week. jeremy, you're live in kyiv as we approach the one year anniversary on friday. simple question, really, but a complicated answer, i suspect. who's winning? clive murray, there, presenting the news at ten from ukraine, where he was all last week. the weary response of mike mckinnon...

well, we asked bbc news, not for the first time, why it was felt necessary to send news presenters off on location in that way. they told us... do let us know your thoughts on anything we're covering in this programme or on any aspect of bbc news. there will be details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. you have already been letting us know your views on our new studio, as invited,

and here are a couple of comments about, well, this sofa. first, john telfer... we can reassurejohn that this is actually a different, though admittedly rather similar sofa to that used for breakfast. and in answer to irene, i am very much hoping to have some guests to share it with in the coming weeks, and besides, several other bbc programmes use the studio as well. now, for a long while, views have asked us why it hasn't been possible to watch english regional news programmes in high definition, despite those bulletins being among the most watched programmes on bbc one. cost and the pace of technological change have been the answers. but on newswatch last summer we heard a commitment

from the bbc�*s director of nations, rhodri telford davies, that hd for the regions would soon arrive. but as costs begin to reduce, and of course, audience expectation changes. audience expectation changes, we need to get this right. so i would like to believe that all our english regions will be available on 101 in hd on your epg at home by early next year. that promise has been kept and as of last week, all standard definition regional bbc one channels on satellite have been replaced by high definition freeview and youview. viewers in england will also be switched over in the next couple of months. and that means that if you're still watching an sd, what you'll see at the end of the news at six or the news at ten, something like this... now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. from the ten team, it's goodnight. the bbc will soon be making all of its services available

in high definition. to access local bbc one programmes, you will need to upgrade to a high definition enabled set top box, though this is progress in the eyes of many people, it's led to objections from others. ruth windsor emailed us last week to ask... well, the answer is for viewers with sd—only satellite set top boxes to get a new hd

enabled set top box. the bbc did put out a press release about this in november, which also advised that all standard definition bbc channels on satellite platforms, notjust the regional ones, will be switched off in a year's time. it has set up a help scheme for those impacted by the changes who need extra information, details of which can be found at... and the press release explains the move like this... a viewer complained recently on newswatch that explaining terms like inflation and cabinet reshuffle to the audience was unnecessary and condescending, assuming an excessively low level of knowledge. but when we aired that opinion, we had something of a backlash

from those who appreciated things being clarified and spelt out. the issue reared its head again this week following a piece to camera from ireland correspondent, emma vardy, about the new windsor framework deal on the northern ireland protocol. the deal also affects what products customers can buy in their weekly shop because the eu's ban on certain goods like chilled meats entering northern ireland has been scrapped. so for shoppers it means that things like sausages from britain or haggis from scotland can be sold on northern ireland's shelves and for parcels being sent from britain to northern ireland, there'll be no need for customs declarations. the response of david harvey...

finally, the visit of president biden to meet president zelensky in kyiv last week prompted some diplomatic analysis from robin brandt for the news channel. here's what he actually said. and that is china's most senior diplomat, wang yi, travelling to moscow today, i think to meet sergei lavrov or maybe even vladimir putin. but that reference to the veteran russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov completely foxed the bbc�*s live subtitling system, thanks to its audio recognition software that came out on screen as i think to meet sergei lover of or vladimir putin. angela lewington took this screengrab for us, commenting wryly... 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, email newswatch@bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 0370106676. and do you 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. hello. some subtle changes in our weather as we head through the weekend. it is going to start to feel just a little bit colder. it will often be cloudy. there will be some scattered showers. most of those showers will be falling as rain. but into the start of the new week, the changes

become more dramatic. it will certainly feel much colder, particularly given the strength of the wind, and there'll be some snow and ice to contend with in places. at the moment, though, the really cold air is quite a long way away to the north of us, we do have this cold front sinking into the picture on saturday that will bring a band of cloud and some showers in north—east scotland and then slumping onto the east coast of england. even further west, i think there'll be quite large amounts of cloud. best chance of any sunshine across parts of western scotland, north—west england, maybe parts of wales as well. temperatures 6—9 degrees, about where they have been really through the last few days. now, as we go through saturday night, again, we keep large areas of cloud, some showers, particularly in the north of scotland. if you do see clear spells for any length of time, you could just about get a touch of frost. most places where it stays cloudy will stay just above freezing. and into sunday, another mostly cloudy day with limited sunshine, but a few more showers around this time. and some of those showers across high ground in the north of the uk could start to turn wintry, because it will start to feel just a little bit colder. but the changes really kick in as we move out of sunday and into monday. developing across the northern isles is this weather front.

now, it'll push its way southwards. initially it will bring some rain, but on the back edge that is likely to turn to sleet and snow. and behind it, we open the door to significantly colder air, it will be cold enough for snow showers in the north of scotland. eventually some snowfall getting down into parts of northern england. and then by tuesday, that weather front continues to journey southwards, clearing most areas through the day. behind it, some sunny spells, but some showers, and it certainly will be cold enough for those showers to fall as snow. and those are the temperatures on the thermometer, but factor in a brisk wind, particularly in northern and eastern areas. this is what it will feel like. it will feel like “4 celsius at best there in aberdeen. there are already met office yellow warnings in force for snow and ice in parts of northern and eastern scotland, north—east england, but there could be some wintry weather in other parts of the uk as well.

this is bbc news. i'm monika plaha. our top stories: the head of russia's wagner group says its forces now surround most of bakhmut, the eastern ukrainian city that's been the focus of extensive fighting. translation: we have practically _ surrounded the city. only one route out of the city remains. earlier we were fighting against the army. now, we are increasingly seeing old people and children. the white house confirms president biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest during a routine health screening. a probe into lockdown parties at downing street indicates the former british prime minister should have known rules were being broken. i believed implicitly

that these events were within the rules,