hello and welcome to newswatch.amiliar subject, the pod cast brexit cast comes to tv. will its informal approach enlighten confused viewers? and how do its presenters and the bbc‘s politicaljournalists in general deal with rising levels of anger about perceived bias over brexit? to say feelings have been running high over brexit and over the bbc‘s coverage is to state the obvious, but this week if anything, the temperature was raised again. what got many viewers hot under the collar was the reporting of this development in the long—running saga on wednesday. the high scottish court rules borisjohnson has suspended parliament illegally to avoid scrutiny of his brexit plans. 0pposition mps demand the recall of parliament as a judgment sends shock waves through westminster. the case was brought by a group of opposition mps in protest against monday's five—week suspension of parliament. the way the bbc treated the story that they produced a furious response from some viewers, including these callers to the newswatch pho

thank you for coming on newswatch. ok for news presenters to talk about personal opinions in discussing these stories? it shouldn't be ok to talk about personal opinions, but it should be ok to talk about personal experience. i want to make it clear that what naga munchetty did when she responded to the questions she was asked and suggested that the statement that had been made had been a racist statement, and her response as a person who has had that kind of horrible things said to her in her lifetime, was completely 0k, and the executive complaints unit which came to this finding had no objection to either of those statements. so those people who have interpreted this finding as somehow ruling out either of those two things are wrong, and those people who have interpreted the statement suggesting the bbc is impartial on racism are also wrong. thatjust isn't the case. some viewers, as you heard in those e—mails, said, "why is naga munchetty being singled out for censure when many older white male presenters aren't?" i

later in this half hour, newswatch.ut first here on bbc news, it's click. 50 years after the first humans landed on the moon, a new space race is under way. but today, it is notjust nations that are competing to put ships and people into space. private companies are getting in on it as well. in fact, they are leading the charge. elon musk‘s spacex already delivers cargo to the iss, and is now one of several companies exploring the notion of space tourism — putting non—professional astronauts into space. it has also signed up billionaire yusaku maezawa to take a trip around the moon. amazon boss and the world's richest man, jeff bezos, is also planning to take passengers to the edge of space by the end of 2019, with his company blue origin, and has ambitions to land humans on the moon by 202a. but there is one company that is further along the space tourism journey than any other, and now virgin galactic has opened the doors to its new hq and given marc cieslak exclusive access. fire, fire. it is a little after 7:00am, a

now it's time for newswatch. here's samira ahmed. welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed.lash after the bbc uphold a complaint against brea kfast bbc uphold a complaint against breakfast presenter naga munchetty for comments about racism. who was wrong? in a week of anger and argument at westminster, a row has been developing here at the bbc. brea kfast been developing here at the bbc. breakfast presenter naga munchetty has been found by the corporation's executive complaints unit to have breached bbc guidelines in comments she made on air injuly. they were pa rt she made on air injuly. they were part of a conversation initiated by co—presenter dan walker after president trump had told four democratic congress women to go back to the places from which they came. it is, it is the president. that was the most telling quote for me last night. i can't remember who said, but she said she had been told to go home times, to go back to where she came from. now she is being told by the man in the oval office. every timel the man in the oval office. every time i have been told, as h

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.her on a visit to a hospital and the bbc faces criticism too over how it covered the story. and can you report cricketer ben stokes's distress over newspaper stories about his family without telling the audience what that story was? it has been a week of tricky editorial dilemmas for bbc news as editors have decided how to cover some sensitive subject matter and how to allocate airtime in the news agenda. for much of the week, the news channel has been broadcasting live the argument from the supreme court over the prime minister's suspension of parliament earlier this month but after the first hour or so of this, it became clear that not everyone was hooked. here is trevor skingle. but other viewers applauded the coverage and expressed their disappointment when this afternoon on the news channel, this happened. we will pull awayjust for a moment because there are other things going on, particularly in bournemouth where the liberal democrats are holding their conference and we are going

now on breakfast it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.senter naga munchetty has been found by the corporation's executive complaints unit to have breached bbc guidelines in comments she made on air injuly. they were part of a conversation initiated by co—presenter dan walker after president trump had told four democratic congresswomen to go back to the places from which they came. i tell you... it is, it is the president. that was the most telling quote for me last night. i can't remember who said, but she said, i've been told to go home times, to go back to where she came from. she is being told by the man sitting in the oval office. every time i have been told, as he woman of colour, to go back to where i came from, that was embedded in racism. now, i'm not accusing anyone of anything here, but you know what certain phrases mean. you still hear that quite regularly? not regularly, but i've been told every so often. you are sitting here not giving an opinion, but how do you feel as someone who has been told that before... furious, absolu

now in a few minutes it'll be time for newswatch. but first, here's click.s bbc music day, an annual celebration of the power of music to change lives, with 2000 events across the uk and 100 broadcasts on tv, radio, and digital. but it's important to remember that not everyone experiences sound in the same way. for example, this week is international week of the deaf. so we met twins hermon and heroda berhane. now, they're both deaf, and although they love dancing and they love going to deaf raves, there's obviously a lot about music which they don't experience — until now. we joined them when they tried on a prototype shirt which can turn music into a whole body experience. sound is something that's around all of us all the time. when we identify those sounds as signifying danger, we've evolved to recognise those sounds and react to them. in the modern world, we have become ever more used to isolating ourselves from the world around us. for most people, recognising those sounds is something we do every single day, but getting devices to recognise different

now it's time for newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch.d will the andrew neil show, just launched on bbc two, get the big political hitters on and offer any further clarity on brexit? one way you can tell the levels of excitement and drama at westminster is by counting the number of temporary structures put up by broadcasters on college green, opposite the houses of parliament. this week we seem to be getting pretty near to peak gazebo, with journalists jostling for space, mps scurrying from interview to interview, and of course the noisy presence of protesters representing all shades of opinion. we have discussed before on newswatch how some viewers find the presence of protesters distracting and annoying and there were more objections this week, following moment such as this. a date that they choose, and i think that is bonkers... protesters shouting. we have our next guest, as well, alison mcgovern... protesters shouting. ..a labourmp. good morning. there are so many divisions. let's be clear. who are you going to vote for today? i am g

now it's time for this week's newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch.evels of anger about perceived bias over brexit? to say feelings have been running high over brexit and over the bbc‘s coverage is to state the obvious, but this week if anything, the temperature was raised again. what got many viewers hot under the collar was the reporting of this development in the long—running saga on wednesday. the highest scottish court rules borisjohnson has suspended parliament illegally to avoid scrutiny of his brexit plans. 0pposition mps demand the recall of parliament as a judgement sends shock waves through westminster. the case was brought by a group of opposition mps in protest against monday's five—week suspension of parliament. the way the bbc treated the story that they produced a furious response from some viewers, including these callers to the newswatch phone line. i just want to complain about your completely 100% biased news reporting on today's decision. every single person that has been interviewed on the news programme at the moment is against

time now for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.s's distress over newspaper stories about his family without telling the audience what that story was? it has been a week of tricky editorial dilemmas for bbc news as editors have decided how to cover some sensitive subject matter and how to allocate airtime in the news agenda. for much of the week, the news channel has been broadcasting live the argument from the supreme court over the prime minister's suspension of parliament earlier this month but after the first hour or so of this, it became clear that not everyone was hooked. here is trevor skingle. but other viewers applauded the coverage and expressed their disappointment when this afternoon on the news channel, this happened. we will pull awayjust for a moment because there are other things going on, particularly in bournemouth where the liberal democrats are holding their conference and we are going to hearfrom jo swinson. david fairfield was watching and had this response. well, it was 40 minutes before afternoon live did ret

to the newswatch phone line. i just want to complain about your completely 100% biased news reporting on today's decision. every single person that has been interviewed on the news programme at the moment is against what the government has currently done. it's just... i am so angry. you have not given a fair, balanced view of what is actually happening. the coverage of the scottish ruling is pitiful. and totally biased. totally one—sided. absolutely... i am speechless, i am so... i am so appalled by the whole presentation of the news broadcasts, i can't think of the right words to describe how appalled i am. strongly worded complaints like those that bbc news has a bias against brexit, significantly outnumber objections of a prejudice in favour of brexit. though there have been plenty of the letter also in the last few days have seen the arrival of a new television programme and this contentious area, hoping to shed some light on the twists and turns of the process. brexit cast which has been running as a podcast

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.son confronted by an angry father on a visit to a hospital and the bbc faces criticism too over how it covered the story. and can you report cricketer ben stokes's distress over newspaper stories about his family without telling the audience what that story was? it has been a week of tricky editorial dilemmas for bbc news as editors have decided how to cover some sensitive subject matter and how to allocate airtime in the news agenda. for much of the week, the news channel has been broadcasting live the argument from the supreme court over the prime minister's suspension of parliament earlier this month but after the first hour or so of this, it became clear that not everyone was hooked. here is trevor skingle. but other viewers applauded the coverage and expressed their disappointment when this afternoon on the news channel, this happened. we will pull awayjust for a moment because there are other things going on, particularly in bournemouth where the liberal democrats are holding the

we have discussed before on newswatch how some viewers find the presence of protesters distracting and annoying and there were more objections this week, following moment such as this. a date that they choose, and i think thatis a date that they choose, and i think that is bonkers. we have our next guest, as well, alice mcgovern, a labourmp. guest, as well, alice mcgovern, a labour mp. good morning. good morning. there are so many divisions. let's be clear. who are you going to vote for today?” divisions. let's be clear. who are you going to vote for today? i am going to vote. no deal. melanie cox was one of a number of viewers to respond in this way. my my point is that i feel that the bbc,by my point is that i feel that the bbc, by broadcasting from parliament square during this brexit debate, are fuelling the animosity between the two sides. both sides are only there in these big numbers because of the tv cameras. the bbc should move away from parliament green so that we can actually get the reports without having the interruptions from the brexiteers and from the remain side. by tu

now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. this week, how is a new weekly tv programme trying to explain brexit? hello and welcome to news watch. a new take for television audiences on a very familiar subject, the pod cast brexit cast comes to tv. will its informal approach enlighten confused viewers? and how do its presenters and the bbc‘s journalist in general deal with rising levels of anger about perceived bias over brexit? to say feelings have been running high over brexit and over the bbc‘s coverage is to state the obvious, but this week if anything, the temperature was raised again. what got many viewers hot under the collar was the reporting of this development in the long—running saga on wednesday. the high scottish court rules borisjohnson has suspended parliament illegally to avoid scrutiny of his brexit plans. opposition mps demand the recall of parliament as a judgment sends shock waves through westminster. the case was brought by a group of opposition mps in protest against monday's five—week suspension of parlia

and you can watch the full interview with david jordan on newswatch here on bbc one at 7:45 this morningg to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the so—called umbrella protests. the original series of pro—democracy demonstrations took place in 2014, with protestors carrying umbrellas to protect themselves from police pepper spray. the movement has returned this year with campaigners expected to gather outside hong kong airport to disrupt traffic later today. prince harry has said that visiting the most famous site of his late mother's anti—landmine campaigning was an "emotional" experience. he was speaking after walking through a partially cleared landmine field in angola — just as diana, princess of wales, did in 1997, shortly before her death. the prince also visited the exact site of where diana walked — which is now a busy, built—up community. totally different, isn't it? it must have been incredibly emotional. and to do it in front of the cameras... and the matching of those pictures all of these years on, 22 years later. it is 12 minutes past six and you are watching bbc bre

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and on newswatch, a public backlash after the bbc uphold a complaint against breakfast presenter nagang report ever handed down to any british force. it‘s been described as "a broken force that‘s become a national disgrace." it‘s the first time a police force has been rated "inadequate" across all areas. stuart whincup has this report. a failing faucet is putting the public at risk with managers that can‘t be trusted to tell the truth. what we are seeing is a force, a service... cleveland police doesn‘t understand the demand that is coming into the organisation. they are not managing that properly and does not understand the vulnerability which creates risk to the public. staff were not properly trained, risk assessment when completed, and the report goes on. preventing crime is not a priority, victims of domestic violence and vulnerable children are not only not being protected, they are being put at risk of further harm by poor police investigations. children reported missing overnight not being searched for and to the following morning, senior managers cannot be trusted to tell the

and you can watch that episode of newswatch in full on the bbc iplayer now.siting the most famous site of his late mother's anti—landmine campaigning was an "emotional" experience. he was speaking after walking through a partially cleared landmine field in angola — just as diana, princess of wales, did in 1997, shortly before her death. our correspondent pumza fihlani joins us from cape town in south africa. pumza, was this also a significant moment for the people of angola? incredibly poignant images. indistinct and also in angola, that really powerful image that we saw of prince harry walking through a minefield. it was a different area he passed than his mother... iam afraid than his mother... i am afraid we are going to have to leave it there. we cannot quite hear your microphone. we will try to rectify that and come back to you in little bit later. apologies. and if you like to back a horse at "short odds", this could be the race for you. they don't get much shorter than this! the annual shetland pony grand national took place at newmarket yesterday. 13