hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.sy domestic argument with his girlfriend a matter of public interest or none of the media's business? and with broadcasting a photograph of a father and child who drowned trying to enter the united states gratuitous and intrusive? concerns about intrusion and taste and decency around reporting private lives define today's programme. lives define today's newswatch. it was saturday's guardian newspaper that broke our first story, that of borisjohnson‘s row with his girlfriend recorded by a neighbour but bbc journalists followed it up extensively during the day. mrjohnson, why were police outside your house last night? he has been accused of hiding from scrutiny, avoiding detailed answers about his policies on brexit and tax. today the questions were more personal as borisjohnson faced hundreds of conservative party members and was asked why police had been called

hello and welcome two —— newswatch.the programme, why is the bbc showing a debate for contenders in the conservative party leadership race when most of us cannot vote for the candidate we like best? and what sort of negotiations with politicians with borisjohnson were involved in getting the programme off the ground ? first, the bbc has faced a barrage of protest this week following its decision to restrict free television licences for the over 75 to those who claim pension credit. the corporation has said maintaining the benefit universally would cost £750 million. but some viewers think abc news could pay a role in planning that financial gap. —— bbc news. david marshall asked, why do you go to the enormous expense of sending news p rese nte i’s to the enormous expense of sending news presenters abroad when you already have reporters based in these countries? televised debates between politicians have a tortured history, with broadcasters attempts to get or main party leaders to take part failing at the last two gener

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, rebecca jones. risk of a cacophony in televised debates between those wanting to lead the conservative party. did tuesday's programme, our next prime minister, prove him right? and how come questions were raised about two members of the public who asked questions on the programme? in the process of whittling down the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party to the two we have left now, tuesday's live television debate on bbc1 was a significant staging post. it was a chance to see the then five contenders debate with each other and answer questions put to them by members of the public. but it resulted in questions being levelled at the bbc itself. would you, at that point say, we are almost there... i share, i share, i share michael's... can you give me that guarantee that it is october 31? brexit was top of the agenda but at times, everyone wanted their say at the same time. eminently feasible... that's not a guarantee. can i ask you a question? plenty of questions, white back one of

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. in the eu elections but did bbc news coverage make too much of that, underplaying the success of brexit party? others have complained and the success of nigel‘s new party new party received too much attention on election night. it was the eu vote that was never meant to happen here. but when the results came in on sunday evening, the bbc election night machine swung into action. over the next few hours, there was plenty of analysis and interpretation of the results. at a quarter past one in the morning, huw edwards asked laura kuenssberg where she thought things stood. laura, so far, what are our headline thoughts? brexit party the clear winners. maximising the inheritance they got from ukip. they have been outperforming ukip in these elections. really squeezing the tories. terrible result for them as a governing party. in fifth right now. no doubt about the big losers on the night, but the emphasis on the brexit party as the clear winners annoyed some of their opponents. susan though

next tuesday's programme isjonathan munro and he is with us for now and thank you forjoining us on newswatchpick up on that point from rob spencer, the decision on the winner of this contest is ultimately going to be made by conservative party members. so, what is the point of presenting the different candidates viewpoints on prime—time tv bbc one, when the vast majority of people can't vote? well, mr spencer is right. the electorate is really small for this vacancy at number 10 but we are all affected by it, it is going to be an election effectively and directly for the prime minister, notjust for the conservative party. that is actually quite rare. when theresa may took over, there wasn't an election, there was effectively a coronation. you have to go back to sirjohn major for this. all of the audiences will be affected by who the next prime minister is. why did you announce the programme before you even knew who was standing, let alone whether they would agree to take part or not? there is always a bit of a debate about when you announce the intention to have a programme of this sort. is

in about ten minutes time we'll have this week's edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news, it's timeor click. giant alien heads, pokemon gyms, and massive queues to get into the los angeles convention centre. for hard—core gamers, this can only mean one thing — it's time for the electronic entertainment expo. orjust plain old e3 to those in the know. almost a quarter of a century on from the very first show, it's now the premier event in the gaming calendar, with over 70,000 people making the annual pilgrimage to the show floor. although, why they need a rock—climbing wall i'm not quite sure. and so we sent sent along our very own gaming gurus, kate russell and marc cieslak to see what everyone will be talking about this year. this e3 is a little bit different, though, since 2017 the public has been allowed in, before that this was a games industry only affair. usually, playstation and xbox hold giant computing press conferences to show off their latest software and hardware. however, playstation isn't attending e3 2019 at all... ..and that left xbox is the only big games company — w

hello and welcome to newswatch. with me, rebecca jones.ike best? and what sort of negotiations with politicians with borisjohnson were involved in getting the programme off the ground? first, the bbc has faced a barrage of protest this week following its decision to restrict free television licences for the over 75s to those who claim pension credit. the corporation has said maintaining the benefit universally would cost £750 million. but some viewers think bbc news could pay a role in plugging that financial gap. david marshall asked: why do you go to the enormous expense of sending news presenters abroad when you already have reporters based in these countries? mark had a similar thought. joan davis, who considered monday's decision and utter disgrace asked this. televised debates between politicians have a tortured history, with broadcasters' attempts to get or main party leaders to take part failing at the last two general elections. more recently, at the end of last year, plans for a head—to—head between theresa may and jeremy corbyn

now it's time for newswatch. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed.atch with me, samira ahmed. in the week of president terms's a visit was this an amusing addition to victoria derbyshire studio are just plain offensive? and did the wider coverage of his chip make too much of those who dislike him rather than shop ago showing the office of president it's due respect? although president trump is like a trip to the uk passed off without major row or embarrassment, it was to the surprise of no one, not free of controversy. so too, the bbc. good coverage of the visit, starting one hour after air force one landed with this spectacle in victoria derbyshire's studios. protests are planned across the uk while he is here tomorrow. an even bigger version of this inflatable marking the present flyover london. in the presence of that inflatable offended a number of viewers including david parry. i was very disappointed when i tuned into victoria derbyshire to see that she had a blimp of the president of the united states, donald trump, in the studio. i felt this

taste and decency around reporting private lives define today's programme. lives define today's newswatch. it was saturday's guardian newspaper that broke our first story, that of borisjohnson‘s row with his girlfriend recorded by a neighbour but bbc journalists followed it up extensively during the day. mrjohnson, why were police outside your house last night? he has been accused of hiding from scrutiny, avoiding detailed answers about his policies on brexit and tax. today the questions were more personal as borisjohnson faced hundreds of conservative party members and was asked why police had been called to his flat in the early hours of friday morning. i don't think they want to hear about that kind of thing. unless i am wrong. but the judgments of bbc news, along with much of the news media, was that people did want to know more. it featured prominently in the news coverage of the conservative leadership contest for the next few days and would also brought up on monday's panorama. carefully rationing his tv appearances and interviews may only have sharpened their media's appetite for

you can e—mail newswatch or you can find us on twitter. you can call us as well.ok at previous interviews on our website. that is all from us. we'll back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. well, saturday is almost certainly going to bring the warmest weather we will have seen so far this year, with temperatures expected to reach the high 20s, but not everywhere. in fact, just across a small part of south—eastern britain. the warm currents of air are coming in from the south, from portugal and spain. the warmth is spreading across france, germany, into eastern parts of europe as well. large swathes of europe will be under the influence of this high pressure. we're actually quite close to the low pressure as well, so there is rain in the forecast. it isn't looking sunny all through the weekend. in fact, starting off quite cloudy across some western areas first thing in the morning on saturday, but it is relatively mild. temperatures around 10—13 across the southern half of the uk, maybe just about single figures in the nor

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.d taste and decency around reporting private lives define today's newswatch. it was saturday's guardian newspaper that broke our first story, that of borisjohnson's row with his girlfriend recorded by a neighbour but bbcjournalists followed it up extensively during the day. reporter: mrjohnson, why were police outside your house last night? he has been accused of hiding from scrutiny, avoiding detailed answers about his policies on brexit and tax. we meet in dark days for our party. today the questions were more personal as boris johnson faced hundreds of conservative party members and was asked why police had been called to his flat in the early hours of friday morning. i don't think they want to hear about that kind of thing. unless i am wrong. but the judgments of bbc news, along with much of the news media, was that people did want to know more. it featured prominently in the news coverage of the conservative leadership contest for the next few days and would also brought up on mon

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, rebecca jones.nson said there was a risk of a cacophony in televised debates between those wanting to leave the conservative party. did tuesday's programme prove him right? and how come questions we re him right? and how come questions were raised about two members of the public who asked questions on the programme? in the process of whittling down the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party to the two that we have left now, she was the‘s live television debate on bbc one was a significant staging post. it was a chance to see the five contenders debate with each other and answer questions put to them by members of the public. but it resulted in question is being levelled at the bbc itself. would you at that point say, we are almost there... i share michael's. .. you at that point say, we are almost there... ishare michael's... brexit was top of the agenda but at times, eve ryo ne was top of the agenda but at times, everyone wanted their say at the same time. plenty of questions, whit

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. too much attention on election night. it was the eu vote that was never meant to happen here. but when the results came in on sunday evening, the bbc election night machine swung into action. over the next few hours, there was plenty of analysis and interpretation of the results. at a quarter past one in the morning, huw edwards asked laura kuenssberg where she thought things stood. laura, so far, what are our headline thoughts? brexit party the clear winners. maximising the inheritance they got from ukip. they have been outperforming ukip in these elections. really squeezing the tories. terrible result for them as a governing party. in fifth right now. no doubt about the big losers on the night, but the emphasis on the brexit party as the clear winners annoyed some of their opponents. susan thought there was another fairer way of looking at the outcome. and recorded this video of her thoughts when watching on monday morning. four parties were leading with a pro—eu anti—brexit message

now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. this week, did bbc news treat president trump this week with the respect owed to his office? hello. welcome to news watch with me samirahmed. in the hello. welcome to news watch with me samir ahmed. in the week of president terms‘s a visit was this an amusing addition to victoria derbyshire studio are just plain offensive? and did the wider coverage of his chip make too much of those who dislike him rather than shop ago showing the office of president it's due respect? although president trump is like a trip to the uk passed off without major row oi’ the uk passed off without major row or embarrassment, it was to the surprise of no one, not free of controversy. so too, the bbcgood coverage of the visit, starting one hour after air force one landed with this spectacle in victoria derbyshire‘s studios. protests are planned across the uk while he is here tomorrow. an even bigger version of this inflatable marking the present flyover london. in the presence of that inflatable offended a n

now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed.h with me samirahmed. in the hello. welcome to news watch with me samir ahmed. in the week of president terms's a visit was this an amusing addition to victoria derbyshire studio are just plain offensive? and did the wider coverage of his chip make too much

now, it is time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, rebecca jones.rty. did tuesday's programme prove him right? and how come questions were raised about two members of the public who asked questions on the programme? in the process of whittling down the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party to the two that we have left now, the live television debate on bbc one was a significant staging post. it was a chance to see the five contenders debate with each other and answer questions put to them by members of the public. but it resulted in questions being levelled at the bbc itself. would you at that point say, we are almost there... i share michael's... brexit was top of the agenda but at times, everyone wanted their say at the same time. plenty of questions, one of them from an imam who it later emerged had shared anti—semitic tweets, allegedly. the bbc said it had only come to light after he had reactivated his twitter profile. another contributor was a solicitor who had previously done some work for the labour party and once stood as

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hello and welcome two —— newswatch. race when most of us cannot vote for the candidate we like best? and what sort of negotiations with politicians with borisjohnson were involved in getting the programme off the ground ? first, the bbc has faced a barrage of protest this week following its decision to restrict free television licences for the over 75 to those who claim pension credit. the corporation has said maintaining the benefit universally would cost £750 million. but some viewers think abc news could pay a role in planning that financial gap. —— bbc