now on bbc news it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed.id bbc news overdo the platinumjubilee celebrations last weekend and forget its normal journalistic values? 0h, quite the booing in the crowd, and you can hear it... and did the bbc alter the sound level of booing when repeating shots of boris and carriejohnson at last week's thanksgiving service? a decade ago, the bbc was widely criticised for dumbing down it's treatment of the queens diamond jubilee, with its rain drenched royal flotilla along the thames. and a year ago, it received a record 100,000 complaints about the extent of air time devoted to the duke of edinburgh's death. those experiences coupled, with the recent troubled history of the royal family meant there was an intense focus on how the platinum jubilees death was covered on the bbc. and the corporation certainly pulled out all the stops from the start of the weekend to the end. cheering. she was the star of the show and it was her grand finale. the queen began the celebrations on the balcony here and this is where the

paul, why did you contact newswatch about the coverage of the platinum jubilee? felt that the bbc coverage really conveyed the impression to viewers that 100% of the public are in favour of the monarchy and we are all going to be out celebrating 70 years of having the same unelected head of state. now, nothing could be further from the truth, really, because in a recent new yougov poll only 62% of the population thought that the monarchy should continue into the future and a majority of 60—odd% is a majority, but as boris johnson found out earlier this week, it's by no means a resounding majority. the same poll found something like 22% of the population were firmly in favour of having an elected head of state. so, these are big numbers, you know, we're not talking about a fringe of people. i felt that during the hours and hours of coverage of the jubilee events the bbc could have made a bit more of an effort to include some contrary points of viewjust to balance things up a bit. even allowing for the fact that the bbc might say, well, we are covering that platinu

can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc. and do have a look at our website bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week — from me, though, and the rest of the team, bye— bye. good evening. for most of us it has been another decent day ofjubilee weather, but for some things turned quite turbulent. this weather watcher picture shows storm clouds gathering to the north of aberystwyth and on the satellite picture you can see some big shower clouds that developed and then lingered across parts of north west wales. thunderstorms stuck around here for quite some time, bringing an awful lot of rain in places and showers developed more widely across central and southern england. here with some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder as well. and as we go through the night, well, more showers and storms are likely to drift into southern counties of england, especially. some areas are likely to turn very wet indeed for a time. further north, it is looking qui

in about ten minutes�* time, we'll have this week's edition of newswatch, but first, it's time for unspunorld. apologies, it is click. this book was... writing this magic faraway tree book... we are back and it's brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it's all the same to me. ijust like writing — can't stop. i tell you, it's so good to be back and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebrating 70 years on the throne, but the bbc is celebrating 100 years on air. and so, we thought we'd put on a show to talk about some of the technologies the beeb has been instrumental in developing. we talked sound and vision with our brilliant panel. and kind of place sounds around this microphone... in 1922, the idea that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entertain and educate the world. and because it was a public broadcaster, it kind of had quite a lot of freedom to decide what programming could be developed but also, it

shortly on bbc news, newswatch. but first, here's click. food, glorious food. we love it!aybe a bit too much, because it is often shipped around the world, which is — and this is a technical term — not good. the problem isn't just the problem isn'tjust enough getting the food, it's also the fact that we buy too much of it and don't always use it all. food waste is such a big problem for the environment that if food waste was a country, it would be the third biggest carbon emitter after china and the us. and in the future, food might take a very differentjourney future, food might take a very different journey after you throw it away.— different journey after you throw it away. can i take you on that journey? _ throw it away. can i take you on that journey? let's - throw it away. can i take you on that journey? let's go! i picture a tasty—looking breakfast buffet. all those dishes appetisingly full to choose from, even if you arrive just before it is due to close. nobody wants to waste food but inevitably, it does happen. so, how about being able to use the leftovers on you

now, time for newswatch with samirah ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samirah ahmed.the new look studio for the news at six, the news at ten, gone down with yours? we'll discuss whether this week's revamp adds anything or gets in the way ofjournalism. work on it has been going on under wraps for a few months but on monday night the new look studio for the news at six and the news at ten was unveiled. tonight at ten, a special report from the front line as russian forces tighten their grip on eastern ukraine. ., ., forces tighten their grip on eastern ukraine. ,, ., , . , forces tighten their grip on eastern ukraine. ,, ., ' . , ukraine. several differences could be sotted ukraine. several differences could be spotted immediately. - ukraine. several differences could be spotted immediately. firstly, l ukraine. several differences could l be spotted immediately. firstly, the size of the new studio, which means a lot more walking for the presenter from one side of the set to the other. this concerned carol latham. despite the obvious effort and creativity expended the ch

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. seekers, refugees, illegal migrants? by showing pictures of the prime minister addressing the cabinet, is bbc giving him free publicity? first, it has been a difficult week for anyone using public transport and a busy week for travel journalists. transport and a busy week for traveljournalists. here is tuesday's news at six. bombers and much _ tuesday's news at six. bombers and much of _ tuesday's news at six. bombers and much of scotland i tuesday's news at six. bombers and much of scotland and i tuesday's news at six. bombers| and much of scotland and wales were among the places which turned into trained deserts as thousands of workers walked out in the biggest rail strike in three decades. this is one of the stations where some trains are running today, but across the country, only about 20% of the country, only about 20% of the usual services are operating. the usual services are operating-— the usual services are o-ieratin. ., ,, ., operating. polls show the country was _ operati

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.orget its normal journalistic values? 0h, quite the booing in the crowd, and you can hear it... and did the bbc alter the sound level of booing when repeating shots of boris and carriejohnson at last weekend's thanksgiving service? a decade ago, the bbc was widely criticised for dumbing down its treatment of the queen's diamond jubilee, with its rain—drenched royal flotilla along the thames. and a year ago, it received a record 100,000 complaints about the extent of air time devoted to the duke of edinburgh's death. those experiences coupled with the recent troubled history of the royal family meant there was an intense focus on how the platinum jubilee's was covered on the bbc. and the corporation certainly pulled out all the stops from the start of the weekend to the end. cheering she was the star of the show and it was her grand finale. the queen began the celebrations on the balcony here and this is where they ended, after a weekend of pomp, partying, and pageantry. for many last w

bigger scale than before, and they failed to impress oldman wood, who recorded this message on the newswatchhone line. huw edwards was in discussion with faisal islam. neither man was actually talking to the camera and so neither of them were actually addressing the viewer. it made it appear like a private conversation that we were intruding on. earlier, huw edwards had been talking about the northern ireland protocol whilst stood with the wall display. what we need to focus on of course is the border with northern ireland and the republic of ireland which, just let's repeat and underline, is in the european union. the material was presented and dumbed down to a level that would assume that the viewer was not aware that northern ireland was even actually part of the uk. that's bbc news at ten... finally, huw edwards now seems to be obliged to finish his bulletins by traipsing across the studio, down one step and then up another, talking as he goes. what a pointless exercise is this, and how long is it going to be before huw accidentally trips on one of the little steps and goes flat on his f

use of language in this context is dominic who is the bbc�*s homing little thank you for coming on newswatchhese people crossing the channel?— the channel? this is really commentator _ the channel? this is really commentator because - the channel? this is really commentator because the j the channel? this is really - commentator because the law is about to change, which is going, to be frank, the company muddy the waters here about the language. the basic fact is claiming asylum when you are saying you are a refugee and need addiction is not a crime. it is likely, headed by what is happening at the channel at the moment where you can have a situation where somebody is crossing because they are an economic migrant of actively seeking to better themselves, they basically want to improve their life in some shape or form, they haven't necessarily got a claim on asylum. in that context, if they haven't already got a visa or permission to enter the uk, technically speaking you could say they are an illegal migrant because they are arriving without authorisation. to accommodate matters further, you

now on bbc news it's time for newswatch — presented this week by rebecca jones.er his report on the persecution of the uyghurs, the bbc�*s former beijing correspondent tells us about the challenges of reporting in and about china. and the court case between johnny depp and amber heard is over. did bbc news give the trial too much attention? first — just in case you hadn't noticed, we're halfway through the platinum jubilee weekend, and it's pretty clear that news channels and bulletins, as well as television more widely are fully embracing the celebrations. then we have the formation of 70. applause. the queen smiles in appreciation. perfect formation. whooshing. that's wonderful. but it's pretty noisy. when the dust has settled next week, we'll be looking in more detail at your reactions to how bbc news has covered thejubilee. but in the meantime, here's a couple of contrasting

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.ily, meant there was an intense focus on how the platinum jubilee was covered on the bbc. and the corporation certainly pulled out all the stops from the start of the weekend to the end. cheering she was the star of the show and it was her grand finale. the queen began the celebrations on the balcony here and this is where they ended after a weekend of pomp, partying, and pageantry. for many, last weekend showed the bbc at its finest, with punka from felixstowe writing: there were, of course, grumbles. some of them from enthusiasts for the monarchy who objected to occasional references to protests against the celebrations. and interviews with representatives of the republican movement. there are actually twice as many people now that want to abolish the monarchy as who are celebrating the jubilee. obviously you wouldn't know that if you had been watching bbc�*s coverage over the last few days. deb taylor was watching that and e—mails: but for others, this was a political event. and wit

now it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.f the bbc�*s coverage which attracted some attention was the use of footage shot from the air such as this on tuesday morning. well, we are out and about this morning, we've got nina at london euston for us this morning, but let's just take you live to our shot from the helicopter this morning to give you an indication of what the situation is in london. of course, asjohn was saying earlier, it's notjust the rail strike, it's the underground strike that's happening there this morning — lots of people choosing to stay at home, and this is the queue for the buses. steve scott was one of a number of viewers to query the expense of using that helicopter footage. here's his video. the helicopter photo and hovered over euston station to report how quiet it was there. there were no people, no trains at the station. what on earth did the bbc expect to see at euston station on the first day of a national rail strike, i wonder? surely this is a total waste of licence payers' money, let alone the

now on breakfast, it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.this video for us with his reaction to the changes. just my own opinion, but the new studio b seems to be over lavish and tawdry. sophie looks as though she's in isolation. the weather presenters look as though they are lost. and why is the flooring on different levels? is it because they needed to put in curbing? all in all, a complete waste of valuable funds. there's certainly a lot going on here — a spiral staircase, a large, vertical screen used for imagery, and an even bigger screen where a correspondent can explain the background to a story, speak to the presenter either in person or down the line, or we can have some detailfrom the presenter him or herself. these explainers aren't new, of course, but are now being done on a bigger scale than before, and they fail to impress oldman wood, who recorded this message on the newswatch phone line. huw edwards was in discussion with faisal islam. neither man was actually talking to the camera and so neither of them were actually address

i will be typing it fast- _ now it's time for newswatch with rebecca jones.ns, as well as television more widely, are fully embracing the celebrations. and there we have the formation of 70. applause the queen smiles in appreciation. perfect formation. oh, that's wonderful. but it's pretty noisy. when the dust has settled next week, we'll be looking in more detail at your reactions to how bbc news has covered thejubilee. but, in the meantime, here's a couple of contrasting responses to what you've seen so far. first from mel, writing on thursday. but for alan mccloskey: do let us know your thoughts on what is clearly a divisive issue and there will be details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. meanwhile, there have been equally strong reactions to reporting of the defamation case fought over the past six weeks betweenjohnny depp and his ex—wife amber heard. the verdict from the united states came in time for wednesday's news at ten. do you find that mr depp has proven all the elements of defamation? answer, yes. the jury was unanimous in its ve