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control of the media. supporters in parliament gave a minute long standing ovation at the ceremony but many opposition mps refused to stand. police have arrested 21 people in connection with plans to disrupt the epsom derby on saturday. officers said 19 people were arrested before the festival began while two others were detained on the grounds. one man was arrested for attempting to run across the track before the race began. now on bbc news, newswatch. hello and welcome. coverage of
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phillip schofield, does it show the bbc getting carried away by celebrity status? and if the bbc puzzling editing of security camera footage distort what happened before two boys died in cardiff last week? mentioned last week the view of some of you that bbc news had been devoting too much airtime to the departure of phillip schofield from itv's departure of phillip schofield from itv�*s this morning. by the time we went on air last friday night, development in the story was at the top of that ten o'clock news. tonight at ten, when itv�*s biggest names, phillip schofield leaves itv with immediate effect. the former host of this morning admits lying about an host of this morning admits lying aboutan affair host of this morning admits lying about an affair with a younger male colleague, which he has called on wise but not illegal.— wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. _ wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. you _ wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. you lead - wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. you lead with l had this reaction. you lead with this trivial story despite...
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on saturday's bbc one bulletins it was still headline news. his co-presenter, _ was still headline news. h 3 co—presenter, holly willoughby, was still headline news. h1 co—presenter, holly willoughby, says the revelations are very hurtful. our correspondent is here, now itv and other big star coming up with statements. and other big star coming up with statements-_ and other big star coming up with statements. , ., , , ., , statements. john rhys emma left this messaue on statements. john rhys emma left this message on our— statements. john rhys emma left this message on our phone _ statements. john rhys emma left this message on our phone line. _ statements. john rhys emma left this message on our phone line. i - statements. john rhys emma left this message on our phone line. i have - message on our phone line. i have just been alerted via the breaking news feature an just been alerted via the breaking news feature— just been alerted via the breaking news feature ., �* �* , ., , , ., news feature on the bbc news app, to tell me that holly _ news feature on the bbc news app, to tell me that holly willoughby's - tell me that holly willoughby's feelings— tell me that holly willoughby's feelings have _ tell me that holly willoughby's feelings have been _ tell me that holly willoughby's feelings have been heard. - tell me that holly willoughby's - feelings have been heard. news,? i do feelings have been heard. news,? do things. sunday saw simon feelings have been heard. news,?|j do things. sunday saw simon jones do things. sunday saw simonjones reporting on the late news bulletin outside television centre, from where this this morning is broadcast.— where this this morning is broadcast. ., , ., , broadcast. tonight, questions whether this _ broadcast. tonight, questions whether this morning - broadcast. tonight, questions whether this morning can - broadcast. tonight, questions i whether this morning can survive broadcast. tonight, questions - whether this morning can survive as a television programme, itv bosses have insisted it will be on air as
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normal tomorrow, have insisted it will be on air as normaltomorrow, its have insisted it will be on air as normal tomorrow, its future is not in any doubt. normal tomorrow, its future is not in any doubt-— in any doubt. anthony slater had this question. _ asa as a new week started on monday, the same topic was still on the agenda. the form former this morning presenter phillip schofield has denied there was a toxic culture on the programme when he was there. dermot o'leary and alison hammond presented today as the show and for the first time since phillip schofield quit itv on friday. ba; schofield quit itv on friday. by now, the former director of bbc news, journalism professor, richard sambrook had weighed into the debate, pointing to a story about a 47 million pounds payment to a supply of ppe and tweeting, i normally don't comment on bbc coverage, but while they indulge at length one phillip schofield, including bizarrely for international audiences, important accountability stories internationalaudiences, important accountability stories like this are
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tucked away on the local pages. if this was all too much for some, there was respite on tuesday, although bbc one news did show a report on the announcement that derick thomson would be leaving the cast of the drama series, casualty, prompting paul carol to e—mail... prompting paul carol to e—mail. .. some prompting paul carol to e—mail... some actor... itv was back in the headlines on wednesday stop lemon i got on the programme. itv announces an external review into events at this morning after the controversy surrounding its former star presenter, phillip schofield. mary phillips wrote to us to say...
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and helen added... still plenty more to come. on thursday night it emerged phillip schofield had given a frank and emotional interview to the bbc�*s presenter who was shown extensively across many platforms on friday. extensively across many platforms on frida . ~ . . , extensively across many platforms on frida . 1 ., ., extensively across many platforms on frida .~ ., ., extensively across many platforms on frida . ~ ., ., friday. what was on was the fact that it happened. _ friday. what was on was the fact that it happened. and _ friday. what was on was the fact that it happened. and that - friday. what was on was the fact that it happened. and that was l friday. what was on was the fact that it happened. and that was a very, very grave error. it was consensual, but it was my fault. if consensual, but it was my fault. if you are called jacob found that interview excruciatingly painful and wondered, was this interview conducted too soon? lots of questions to answer, but unfortunately no one from bbc news was available to come on this programme to do so. instead, we were
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given this statement. iamjoined by i am joined by one of the viewers who got in touch with us this week. teresa hughes, thank you very much for coming on. everyone is covering the phillip schofield story, what made you to want to come down eye contact us? i made you to want to come down eye contact us?— contact us? i felt compelled to e-mail you. — contact us? i felt compelled to e-mail you, because _ contact us? i felt compelled to e-mail you, because when - contact us? i felt compelled to e-mail you, because when the| contact us? i felt compelled to - e-mail you, because when the news e—mail you, because when the news headlines was the first mag, set story, for me that was positively tabloid like full stop not i would expect from the bbc. what like what you said earlier, there has been a cover—up, allegedly, about ppe, there is a war in europe, we are facing the biggest cost of living
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crisis in decades, people are struggling and we are looking at phillip schofield and holly willoughby. is there really an appetite for this? the willoughby. is there really an appetite for this?— willoughby. is there really an appetite for this? the bbc says there is a potential _ appetite for this? the bbc says there is a potential abuse - appetite for this? the bbc says there is a potential abuse of. appetite for this? the bbc says - there is a potential abuse of power. which is an important story to discuss. a lot of aspects that are important. can you see that? yes. discuss. a lot of aspects that are important. can you see that? yes, i can, but important. can you see that? yes, i can. but also _ important. can you see that? yes, i can. but also it _ important. can you see that? yes, i can, but also it was _ important. can you see that? yes, i can, but also it was a _ important. can you see that? yes, i can, but also it was a consensual. can, but also it was a consensual relationship between two adults. no criminal offences were committed will stop i feel that phillip schofield has been demonised. he looked incredibly vulnerable in that interview, i've only seen snippets of it, and i actually wonder if the timing was right for him to agree to that, because i am actually a therapist myself and i think that would possibly create more suffering for him, having agreed to do that at thisjuncture. i for him, having agreed to do that at thisjuncture— thisjuncture. i wonder if the bbc miaht thisjuncture. i wonder if the bbc might argue _ thisjuncture. i wonder if the bbc might argue that, _ thisjuncture. i wonder if the bbc might argue that, because - thisjuncture. i wonder if the bbc might argue that, because of - thisjuncture. i wonder if the bbc might argue that, because of the past history of bbc presenters like jimmy savile, they are particularly
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conscious of the need, or they feel, the need to cover the stories about presenters and questions about controversial relationships. possibly, but they too committed criminal offences. phillip schofield hasn't done that. do criminal offences. phillip schofield hasn't done that.— criminal offences. phillip schofield hasn't done that. do you share the o - inion hasn't done that. do you share the oinion of hasn't done that. do you share the opinion of one _ hasn't done that. do you share the opinion of one of _ hasn't done that. do you share the opinion of one of our _ hasn't done that. do you share the opinion of one of our other- hasn't done that. do you share the j opinion of one of our other viewers that, given phillip schofield has apologised and his statement of what he did in this relationship was not illegal, the ongoing coverage is unfair and perhaps even a witchhunt? i agree. unfair and perhaps even a witchhunt? iagree. again, ifeel unfair and perhaps even a witchhunt? i agree. again, ifeel he's been demonised on some level. i would draw a line under it. concentrate on the things that really matter to this country. the things that really matter to this country-— the things that really matter to this country. can i ask how much coveraue this country. can i ask how much coverage would _ this country. can i ask how much coverage would have _ this country. can i ask how much coverage would have been - this country. can i ask how much i coverage would have been enough? this country. can i ask how much - coverage would have been enough? you not saying it shouldn't have been capital. not saying it shouldn't have been caital. �* ., ., capital. i'm not saying that, i think there's _ capital. i'm not saying that, i think there's been _ capital. i'm not saying that, i think there's been too - capital. i'm not saying that, i think there's been too much | think there's been too much coverage. and i often think that about main headlines. the main headlines tends to dominate most of the news, rather than its be a bit more apportioned, does that make
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sense? , i. ., more apportioned, does that make sense? , ., sense? yes. so you are saying there should be more _ sense? yes. so you are saying there should be more stories _ sense? yes. so you are saying there should be more stories rather - sense? yes. so you are saying there should be more stories rather than l sense? yes. so you are saying there j should be more stories rather than a huge amount of airtime given to one at the top. huge amount of airtime given to one attheto. . v huge amount of airtime given to one attheto-. ., ., at the top. that's right, i have a stron: at the top. that's right, i have a strong sense — at the top. that's right, i have a strong sense that _ at the top. that's right, i have a strong sense that i _ at the top. that's right, i have a strong sense that i feel- at the top. that's right, i have a strong sense that i feel that - strong sense that i feel that something has become more apparent. to rita hughes, thank you for coming on. . ~' to rita hughes, thank you for coming on. . ~ , ., another subject that has been exercising the news watch audience over the past few days is the way the bbc has reported on the deaths of two teenage boys in cardiff. following an electric bike crash that resulted in a riot in the city. south wales police initially denied the boys were being pursued by their officers, but a bbc report last tuesday suggested otherwise. full sto this tuesday suggested otherwise. fill stop this footage obtained by the bbc raises questions about south wales police and then done a version of events last night will stop it appears to show two teenage boys on an electric bike being chased by the police in ely, cardiff. kyrees
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sullivan and harvey evans were later killed in a road collision nearby. the police admitted they were following them, but didn't say they were following them at the time of the crash. they refer to themselves to the police watchdog and on friday the bbc spoke to the outer one of the bbc spoke to the outer one of the boys. the bbc spoke to the outer one of the bo s. ,., ., ., ., the boys. then someone ran into the crowd with a — the boys. then someone ran into the crowd with a phone _ the boys. then someone ran into the crowd with a phone and _ the boys. then someone ran into the crowd with a phone and said, - the boys. then someone ran into the crowd with a phone and said, i - the boys. then someone ran into the crowd with a phone and said, i have. crowd with a phone and said, i have -ot crowd with a phone and said, i have got a _ crowd with a phone and said, i have got a video. — crowd with a phone and said, i have got a video. i— crowd with a phone and said, i have got a video, i have got a video of the police — got a video, i have got a video of the police chasing them. and that is what started it.— the police chasing them. and that is what started it. what happened next was an escalation _ what started it. what happened next was an escalation of _ what started it. what happened next was an escalation of emotion, - what started it. what happened next was an escalation of emotion, as - what started it. what happened next was an escalation of emotion, as a l was an escalation of emotion, as a field from this heartbroken community turned to violence against the police and they did so based on what was at the time a rumour. peace, by piece, cctv we have gathered has showed how police were following the boys in the minutes before their death.— before their death. blood did a video obtained _ before their death. blood did a video obtained show— before their death. blood did a video obtained show by - before their death. blood did a video obtained show by bbc. before their death. blood did a i video obtained show by bbc news demonstrate the police were chasing and notjust following the teenagers? it was concerned that the
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clip there was edited with the effect of misrepresenting the police and that fact hadn't been made clear on air. totally outrageous editing... we put that point to bbc news and they told us... so, a partial admission from the bbc. thank you for all of your
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comments this week, if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on the bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail us at... oryou radio, online and social media, e—mail us at... or you can find us on twitter... you can also call us at... that is all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. andrew tait has built his image around cars, cigars and controversy. his followers are swallowing his sexism along with his success. you
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know i sexism along with his success. you know i am — sexism along with his success. you knowl am innocent. _ sexism along with his success. you knowl am innocent. he _ sexism along with his success. you know i am innocent. he said - sexism along with his success. you know i am innocent. he said a - sexism along with his success. you| know i am innocent. he said a little in ublic know i am innocent. he said a little in public since _ know i am innocent. he said a little in public since his _ know i am innocent. he said a little in public since his arrest _ know i am innocent. he said a little in public since his arrest in - in public since his arrest in romania five months ago, the rape and human trafficking. today the bbc was the first major media outlet to challenge him on those allegations. and on concerns from police, schools and rights organisations, that he is spreading misogynistic attitudes among boys and men. andrew tate. we are doing an interview with you because you are facing some very serious allegations. rape, human trafficking. and also because there is a great deal of concern about the things you say. and the impacts that they have on young people come on women. i they have on young people come on women. ., �* ~ .., . , women. i don't think the concerns about the things _ women. i don't think the concerns about the things i _ women. i don't think the concerns about the things i say, _ women. i don't think the concerns about the things i say, i _ women. i don't think the concerns about the things i say, i think- women. i don't think the concerns about the things i say, i think the | about the things i say, i think the concern is for the level of influence i have and the reach i have. �* , influence i have and the reach i have. v , . have. let's start with the allegations. _ have. let's start with the allegations. have - have. let's start with the allegations. have you - have. let's start with the i allegations. have you raped have. let's start with the _ allegations. have you raped anybody as an absolutely not. have you trafficked anybody? absolutely not. ex-aloitin trafficked anybody? absolutely not. exoloiting any _ trafficked anybody? absolutely not. exploiting any women _ trafficked anybody? absolutely not. exploiting any women for _
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trafficked anybody? absolutely not. exploiting any women for many? i exploiting any women for many? absolutely not a. but exploiting any women for many? absolutely not a.— absolutely not a. but you have admitted using _ absolutely not a. but you have admitted using emotional - absolutely not a. but you have - admitted using emotional medication to get women to work in the webcam industry for you? irate to get women to work in the webcam industry for you?— industry for you? we have an open criminal investigation, _ industry for you? we have an open criminal investigation, i _ industry for you? we have an open criminal investigation, i am - criminal investigation, i am absolutely sure of my innocence, i know my case better than you, i know it intimately, you don't. i have seen the evidence against me, you haven't. i know the truth of what you haven't done egg and you don't. i've never hurt anybody. the case but against me is fabricated. i'm never going to be found guilty of anything and it's very difficult for me to answer your in—depth questions because we're sitting here inside of the territory of romania, i am home to the romanian legal system and i'm not going to incriminate myself. let me read what you said about what you have done. you have said, myjob was to meet a girl, go on a few dates, sleep with her, get her to fall in love with me to the point where she would do anything i say and then get a run webcam so we could become rich together dublin and i don't think thatis together dublin and i don't think that is what i personally said. that is what you said on your website. i is what you said on your website. i have never said that, that is something you found in the internet. doesn't mean i said once again.

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