to all the palestinians that were killed are terrorists, in this case terrorists, but children. the israeli forces are happy to kill children. you know, it's quite remarkable that you'd say that because they're killing us now, if there's a 17 year old palestinian that's shooting at your family. and jonah, what is he? under your definition, you are calling them terrorists, the un are calling them. i'm actually asking you— what would you call a 17 year old person with a rifle shooting at your family and murdering your own family? that exchange elicited a furious reaction from viewers such as mark benson. the outrageous suggestion that israeli forces are happy to kill children was scandalously inappropriate for a supposedly impartial news presenter. you have intentionally demonized one side in this awful conflict while portraying the other as defenseless and pitiful victims.

in doing so, you demonstrate a disdain for the history of the conflict and the truth itself. as an avid viewer of bbc news, ifeel let down and betrayed and feel that i can no longer trust your impartiality. the bbc put out a statement in response to complaints like that, saying: while this was a legitimate subject to examine in the interview, we apologise that the language used in this line of questioning was not phrased well and was inappropriate. the process by which the former senior civil servant, sue gray, accepted a job with the labour party as keir starmer�*s chief of staff has been at the heart of a long running political row. last week parliament's advisory body on appointments cleared her to take up the post in september. but on monday, a government minister said that his department had come to a different conclusion, at least prima fascia or on the face of it. a cabinet office inquiry has found that the official who led _ |the investigation into lockdown| parties at downing street broke the civil service code as a result of undeclared contact _

with the labour party. sue gray has been cleared to work for labour by parliament's - advisory appointments body. last week labour said the cabinet office's i findings were a political stunt by the conservatives. - on its news website, the bbc initially headlines a story like this: sue gray broke civil service code overjob offer inquiry finds. martin tibbetts thought: and dave brown agreed. the headline was later changed to read sue gray broke civil service rules over labourjob, government says and bbc news told us the headline was amended to more clearly reflect

that the findings were from a government inquiry. that wasn't the only headline on the news website to come under scrutiny this week. an article posted by laura kuenssberg on sunday was headed. love it or hate it, the nhs is here to stay and that wording incurred the wrath of richard kent. ifind it ridiculous and insulting to use the word hate in the headline. there is absolutely nothing in any of the research quoted to indicate that hate is an emotion that the nhs summons up for anyone. someone tweeting as the fluffy mouse added, it's the bbc mistake of trying to offer balanced coverage of an issue, even though the truth or opinion is heavily favoured in a particular way. support for the nhs on this occasion and mary cannon begged: please change your ridiculous headline. i've never met anyone who hates the nhs.

in this case, the headline wasn't changed. and when we asked them about it, bbc news told us the research cited in the article and interviewees quoted highlight a sense of frustration amongst some people, while also noting that the nhs is still held in a high regard by the british public, while the headline aim to capture the mixed sentiment felt towards the nhs as it marks its 75th anniversary, we accept that we could have worded it differently. well, we hope to talk to someone from the bbc news website about its headlines in general and those two examples in particular. but unfortunately, no one was available. on wednesday, the king was presented with scotland's crown jewels in edinburgh. in a ceremony to mark his coronation. scotland editor james cook reported on the day's events. for charles and camilla, the journey is onlyjust beginning. for 500 years, monarchs have paraded up the royal mile. in 1953, queen elizabeth toured

edinburgh in an open carriage. but her son inherits a kingdom divided as he could hear on arriving at st giles cathedral. sara nixon thought there was too much emphasis placed on those protests. she wrote: i happened to be in edinburgh today, so watched the events on the royal mile and outside st giles. what was reported by the bbc was nothing like what actually happened. there were very few, not my king protesters, just a handful compared to the size of the huge supporting crowd. similarly, it doesn't seem scotland is as fractured as they reported. scots are proud of scotland and proud to be part of the uk, but that doesn't make news. max white had a very different perspective on the day of pageantry. did we really need to have blanket coverage on both bbc one coverage on both bbc one and news channel? totally unrequited and blatant, obsequious toadying. it's that time of year when sporting

events sometimes disrupt the scheduling of news programs and frequently feature on television bulletins. one example this week was thursday's news at six, which included reports and correspondence on the spot from both england's men's cricket match with australia and also from wimbledon. ken cook responded to what he saw and to our call last week for your views on the rightful role of sport and entertainment on the news. i think that there is far too much time in news bulletins spent on sport and entertainment. i can cope with a couple of days of glastonbury or the odd football match, but this time of the year with wimbledon is maddening. if i were a tennis fan, i'd be watching it and not watching the news. so why spend so much time on it? on the news? and stephen fyfe sent us his rule of thumb. it's quite simple.

if a reporter is fawning over an event, a celebrity or a musician or someone from sport, it's not news. the annual pride parade in central london last weekend attracted more than 30,000 participants, and it coincided with the revival of a debate that started three years ago over bbc staff attending such events. an article in an online newspaper marketed to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community claimed the bbc had re—issued guidance advising news staff not to attend overt pride protests in a bid to maintain impartiality. and that prompted this criticism from martha. supporting pride shouldn't be a stance or a breach of impartiality. it's important for their employees in the lgbtq+ community to feel valued and for others to show their support of human rights. and andrew page thought this was evidence that the bbc doesn't actually understand pride, the lgbtq+ community or the issues that affect us. we asked the bbc if we could interview someone about this, but that wasn't possible. instead, they told us we have long standing guidance for staff, which covers attending marches, parades, demonstrations and protests. and this latest clarification

was produced at the request of our staff network, bbc pride. 0ur guidance on impartiality is there to protect bbcjournalists and the bbc. and as we have made clear in the past, there is not and never has been a ban on staff attending pride events, and they pointed us to this wording in the guidance. the bbc fully supports our lgbtq+ staff and for most staff and in the majority of circumstances, it is appropriate to attend pride events and your manager will support you in this. however, colleagues injournalism do need to consider the context of the event that they are attending and whether attendance could create a perceived lack of impartiality around your role at work. one recent development on the bbc news channel is the use of a camera positioned in the newsroom from where reporters or guests can speak to the studio. can speak to the studio presenter.

hearing what they have to say, though, isn't always easy. here's health correspondent nick tribble on the channel last week. well, this brings to an end the long running dispute between the royal college of nursing and the government over pay in england, at least the under trade union laws. for a strike to strike mandate to be carried, it requires turnout to exceed 50%. chris gregory was distracted by the off camera noise of the newsroom. the background chatter sounded as if it might have been recorded in a cafeteria area or a busy airport. this seems like a daft gimmick and looks to us to be well past its sell by date. there was another example the following day when security correspondent frank gardner appeared on the news channel from the same spot. nobody is going to seriously sit down and make peace. the war goes on. the counter—offensive continues. the bulk of it is yet to come, but they're going to have a realjob trying to break through russian defences. that hasn't changed.

frank gardner there in the newsroom, thanks very much. before we move on, let me just bring you an update on that story from the ashes... this was the response from h.j. hill. listening to frank gardner got tiring. cut to the silence of the studio and the background noise contrast was stark. he could have been in a busy canteen or a crowded pub since it is possible for bbc news to achieve clear audio from a reporter at some location in ukraine. why is it not possible to achieve that when someone reports from the newsroom, presumably someone on bbc news believes this background noise gives atmosphere to the programme. 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 at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 0370106676.

and do have a look at our website for interviews bbc.co.uk. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. coming up on the travel show... we are finding out what's at the bottom of venice's most popular canals. there's something really big on the line here. it looks really, really heavy. we meet the chef bringing a comforting taste of ukraine to london. welcome to my kitchen! thank you. and lucy checks out the latest tech designed to inject more fun into festival season. i just love the fact that i can film hands—free effortlessly. i can listen to music, i can make calls on these things. cheering.

singing in italian. we start this week in one of europe's most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north—east italy. this city on water is made up of over 100 islets, interconnected by a labyrinth of picture perfect canals and elegant bridges. life around here has remained the same for hundreds of years and steadfast through that time have been the gondoliers of venice. they see themselves as custodians of the city. today, there are only 400 gondoliers left and they are almost exclusively

used by tourists. 44 years ago i started. i hadn't read before because i pass a test. 18, 19 years old, late working for my father. little bit in the summer vacation. so it was in the family. i'm seven generations— generation live with the local ferruccio and his fellow gondoliers aren't short of a customer or two. and while that's good for business, the numbers swelling the main tourist areas inevitably create a huge problem. increased pollution, including discarded junk clogging up the famous waterways. but now some of the gondoliers who ply their trade in the 276 canals are doing something about it.

they hope to solve at least some of the problem with a voluntary