toby castle, thank you so much.out of the vaccination programme in the past couple of weeks has been a source of widespread celebration but there's been one negative consequence. a number of viewers have contacted us objecting to the frequent use on bbc television of pictures of those injections actually being given. yana trup and, first, hazel moon have recorded videos for us explaining the problem. people like myself have an aversion to needles and i find this very upsetting and i cannot be alone in just thinking this. the other night on look east there was at least eight times that this was shown on the tv. i have a really intense phobia of needles and getting injections and that includes when i see the imagery oi'i includes when i see the imagery on television or online or in media. it causes me to faint, basic, i feel physically sick. and, like, itjust makes me feel really uncomfortable so you can imagine that seeing all of the coverage of the current coronavirus vaccine in the last couple of months have been r

the bbc tries to balance its coverage between the different nations and regions, i'm joined by toby castle, deputy news editorfor bbc news. thank you for coming on. let's start with the fact that huge parts of the uk have been in tier 3 for weeks even months. why did bbc news make such a big deal about london going into tier 3? well, i think we made a big deal about london going in this week to tier 3 because it was a big new story. and that's not to say that when lester went into tighter restrictions or nottingham or liverpool or greater manchester, those were also big news stories for bbc news. and i would say that we covered those in great detail using oui’ covered those in great detail using our specialist correspondence and those correspondents based around the country to reflect the regional nature. but this week the decision that london was to go into the tightest of restrictions just as we approached london was a big, big new story. 20 minutes of a 30 minute bulletin as want of our viewers notice. all those people have to do is look at our coverage and around. this week alone those

toby castle, thank you so much. and i cannot be alone injust thinking this. the other night on look east, it was at least eight times that this was shown on the tv. i have a really intense phobia of needles and getting injections and that includes when i see the imagery on television or online or in media. i — it causes me to faint, be sick, i feel physically sick and, like, itjust makes me feel really uncomfortable, so you can imagine that seeing all of the coverage of coronavirus vaccine in the last couple of months has been really jarring and horrible for me. i think it would just be better if before a report has imagery of needles and people getting jabs, if there wasjust a warning to say that the report will contain needles so i can look away. consider that suggestion passed on to the powers that be in bbc news. and while we're on the subject of vaccinations, a shorter, blunter term for them is often used, to the dismay of some newswatch viewers. if you know what we're talking about or are liable to be upset by