you might as well get mr blobby back on to offer his analysis because i think his will probably be not as good as mine. don't do yourself down, chris mason! was that an embarrassing admission of defeat oi’ an embarrassing admission of defeat ora an embarrassing admission of defeat or a welcome outbreak of honesty? it may have been pseudo— analysis, but in the absence of mr blobby, bbc journalists over the next couple of days chewed up to offer their versions of what was going on inside the brexit negotiations and inside government and what would happen next. for nikki porter, much of this was not news. i was watching the six o'clock news on tuesday and became concerned when in response to rumours about the deal on brexit, bbc decided it was justified in spending almost ten minutes on the subject using more than one reporter and interviewing several people, but what they were discussing was all speculation. at that point, no hard factual information was available. the bbc mission statement from its website is to inform, educate and entertain. on this occasion, the bbc has failed miserab

you might as well get mr blobby back on to offer his analysis because i think his will probably be asn, chris mason! was that an embarrassing admission of defeat or a welcome outbreak of honesty? it may have been pseudo—analysis, but in the absence of mr blobby, bbcjournalists over the next couple of days queued up to offer their versions of what was going on inside the brexit negotiations and inside government and what would happen next. for nick porter, much of this was not news. i was watching the six 0'clock news on tuesday and became concerned when, in response to rumours about the deal on brexit, the bbc decided it was justified in spending almost ten minutes on the subject, using more than one reporter and interviewing several people, but what they were discussing was all speculation. at that point, no hard factual information was available. the bbc‘s mission statement from its website is to "inform, educate and entertain". on this occasion, the bbc has failed miserably on all three points.

you might as well get mr blobby back on to offer his analysis because i think his will probably be asthe next couple of days queued up to offer their versions of what was going on inside the brexit negotiations and inside government and what would happen next. for nick porter, much of this was not news. i was watching the six 0'clock news on tuesday and became concerned when, in response to rumours about the deal on brexit, the bbc decided it was justified in spending almost ten minutes on the subject, using more than one reporter and interviewing several people, but what they were discussing was all speculation. at that point, no hard factual information was available. the bbc‘s mission statement from its website is to "inform, educate and entertain". on this occasion, the bbc has failed miserably on all three points. the following night's news at six got a similar reception from bruce clark. since when has uninformed speculation merited the word 'news'? this evening's news, for more than ten minutes, was dominated by what can only be described as fishwives' chatter in the form of il

we'll keep mr blobby on hold for now! mudslides. dave lee has the latest from the city of chico. here in chico, the mourning process is just about getting under way, even though there are still many unaccounted for in these fires. prayers have been said in here this evening for firefighters, for police officers, anyone that's been offering support since the fire took hold. those fires are still raging. those forecasts of rain over the next few days will complicate firefighting efforts further. that means across the state, there are still issues around air quality as far away as san francisco. the country's environmental protection agency warned anyone with respiratory issues they should probably stay indoors as much as possible. up here in chico, the support of this community is helping with the rebuilding efforts, both with the town itself and in the hearts and minds of those that live there. dave lee, bbc news, in northern california. that's the latest from there this morning. four men have been taken to hospital with s

# bob the builder, can we fix it, hell yeah. 1984, christmas number one, mr blobby.eather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. the driver of a bus which crashed in croydon yesterday afternoon, leaving a teenage girl in a critical condition, has been arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs. 20 people were injured when the 198 bus collided with a car, another bus, and hit a shelter in west croydon. the 15 year—old remains in hospital. black cab drivers are being advised to stay clear of the lisson grove area, in maida vale, after a number of attacks on their vehicles. the latest incident happened a week ago when a cone was thrown at a cab. police have received thousands of calls relating to antisocial behaviour around london over the last fortnight, and the drivers' union is advising black cab drivers on what they need to do to stay safe. our advice to our members is simple. lisson grove is not a safe area, lisson grove is not a safe area, lisson grove is a particular, our advice to members is not to come to this area, if they are driving th