and question time returns with a new presenter, how did fiona bruce go down with the audience? at the start of a crucial and dramatic week of parliamentary debate, afternoon live decamped on monday, along with some other news channel programmes, to the bbc‘s temporary presentation spot on a patch of grass outside the palace of westminster. one of simon mccoy's guests there was saffon cordery, deputy chief executive of nhs providers, responding to the government's ten—year plan for the health service. shouting we've got 100,000 vacancies across the nhs, that's notjust nurses, that's doctors, that's health care assistance, that that's health care assistants, that's other health care professionals, we really have to bridge that gap, before we can deliver those services we need to see. i was hoping not to mention the b word but obviously brexit overshadows all of this? absolutely. it's quite... in every way. audibly overshadowing our conversation today. well, some viewers objected to that audible overshadowing, including chris morley, who e—mailed: we discussed on this programme be

fiona bruce's performance, stepping into david dimbleby‘s shoes, was greeted warmly, with steve fuller agreed: and brian phillips also voiced reservations about the programme, but not the presenter. well, we hope to raise your thoughts about question time with a representative from the programme at some point over the next few weeks. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us on: ore—mail us. have a look at our website, the address for that is: that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. the weekend is upon us and there will be some spells of sunshine around, like there was to end the day on friday in portsmouth. it will also briefly be feeling a little bit milder, but also increasingly windy and there will be a few showers around as well. in fact, for western parts of scotland, some persistent spells of rain. and that comes courtesy of this cold front which we can see here, already delivering some per

how did fiona bruce go down with the audience?tic week of parliamentary debate, afternoon live decamped on monday, along with some other news channel programmes, to the bbc‘s temporary presentation spot on a patch of grass outside the palace of westminster. among simon mccoy's guests there was saffron cordery, the deputy chief executive of nhs providers, responding to the government's ten—year plan for the health service. crowd shouts. we've got 100,000 vacancies across the nhs. that's not just nurses. that's doctors, that's healthcare assistants, that's other healthcare professionals. we really have to bridge that gap before we can deliver those services we need to see. i was hoping not to mention the b word but obviously brexit overshadows all of this? absolutely. it's quite... in every way. audibly overshadowing our conversation today. well, some viewers objected to that audible overshadowing, including chris morley, who e—mailed: we discussed on this programme before christmas the noisy disruptions of live broadcasts outside p

how did fiona bruce go down with the audience?de the palace of westminster. among simon mccoy's guests there was saffron cordery, the deputy chief executive of nhs providers, responding to the government's ten—year plan for the health service. crowd shouts. we've got 100,000 vacancies across the nhs. that's not just nurses. that's doctors, that's healthcare assistants, that's other healthcare professionals. we really have to bridge that gap before we can deliver those services we need to see. i was hoping not to mention the b word but obviously brexit overshadows all of this at the moment? absolutely. it's quite... in every way. audibly overshadowing our conversation today. well, some viewers objected to that audible overshadowing, including chris morley, who e—mailed: we discussed on this we discussed on this programme before christmas the noisy disruptions of live broadcasts outside parliament, but since then, protesters for and against brexit have become more numerous and more distracting, as we saw elsewhere on monday's progra

to be kind to fiona bruce, it is a tough call. she did really well.nister and i think she deserves a little bit more respect. last couple. sunday express, i have no idea if he is iiqte§§ i the-e tit- ifiéé—it tie if; "" ' ' sorry. tititttt i tit-t titi iijtt—it tit it "" ' ' sorry. prince philip at behind the wheel. .. sorry. prince philip at behind the wheel... is this - she broke sorry. prince philip at behind the wheel... is this- she broke her wheel... is this lady? she broke her wrist. there was another woman as well who suffered cuts. the stuff we have read so far, the duke's defence is that he was blinded by the winter sui'i is that he was blinded by the winter sun and wintersun is that he was blinded by the winter sun and winter sun is blinding. that is up to the police to decide what actually happened. two days later, she was ——he was immediately given another car to replace the one that was crushed. duke behind the wheel as unhappy crash victim speaks out. well—wishers were extended but obviously we don't expect it was necessarily that chugh

but despite fiona bruce's agreement labour is definitely behind ti; polls, t£1 polls, that is - a fully is not a fully accurate version the polls, that is not a fully accurate version of events as the bbc statement later acknowledged and as the presenter herself mentioned on this week's programme.” as the presenter herself mentioned on this week's programme. ijust wa nt on this week's programme. ijust want to pick up on something from la st want to pick up on something from last week's programme. there was some discussion about opinion polls, i was talking about a poll that came out on the day of the programme that suggested the conservatives were ahead, and the shadow home secretary mentioned some other earlier polls, which showed labour in the lead, and we should have made that context clear and i we should have made that context clearand i am we should have made that context clear and i am happy to do that now. diane and many other viewers wanted an apology and were not satisfied with that. but there were wider concerns too, diane abbott says she is subjected to threats of rape and v

fiona bruce will be here in a few minutes with a full round up of the day's news. but first, the new us congress has been sworn in, with the democratic party assuming control of the house of representatives, and saying it will take action to end a partial government shutdown. it's still refusing to give president trump the $5 billion he wants for a mexican border wall. here's the newly—elected house speaker nancy pelosi. we have no illusions that our work will be easy, and that all of us in this chamber will always agree. but we pledge that when we disagree, we've respect each other and we respect the truth. applause. we will debate and advance good ideas, no matter where they come from. and in that spirit, democrats will be offering the senate republican appropriations legislation to reopen government later today. applause. we will do so to meet the needs of the american people, to protect our borders, and to respect our workers. and i pledge that this congress will be transparent, bipartisan, and unified. that we will seek to reach across the aisle in this chambe

and question time returns with a new presenter, how did fiona bruce go down with the audience?

the paper carries a picture of question time presenter fiona bruce, who some labour activists have accusedme. in the article an audience member is quoted as saying the accusations were catagorically untrue. trending on buzzfeed this morning is a story about what makes a "true cooking expert." the website suggests if you can make 22 out of 33 foods on its list from scratch, you're on your way to culinary genius! the list includes gnocchi, pastry, hummus and pesto! you have to say it like that apparently. hummus. hummus. i have never tried gnocci. gnocci, chickpeas? chickpeas, garlic and lemon. if you can't make it, there is no hope for any of us.|j lemon. if you can't make it, there is no hope for any of us. i eats so much of it, i really need to make it. if anyone has a recipe...” much of it, i really need to make it. if anyone has a recipe... i have made it. it wasn't great. it. if anyone has a recipe... i have made it. it wasn't greatlj it. if anyone has a recipe... i have made it. it wasn't great. i tried pesto once. i am sure i ended up spending £20 for about this much pesto. we have d