before that... it's newswatch with samira ahmed.nd welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. is it still important to broadcast daily the official statistics on covid cases, deaths and vaccinations? and for the second time in a fortnight, bbc news is accused of encouraging panic buying, this time over a logjam at ports. first, on wednesday, the star trek actor william shatner became the oldest person to go to space as he blasted off aboard the blue origin sub—orbital capsule. the 90—year—old, who played captainjames t kirk in the original series, took off from the texas desert with three other individuals. mr shatner�*s trip on the rocket system — developed by amazon founderjeff bezos — lasted about ten minutes. spectacular pictures, but bellerophon thought the bbc was... and dennis ess had another objection... on thursday, prince william spoke to newscast�*s adam fleming and expressed the view that saving the earth should be a higher priority than travelling into space. the idea this space race is on at the moment, we have been s

now on bbc news it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed.ow can the bbc attract younger audience more used to getting their news on social media? and does the news media have a right to be kept informed about the health of the queen? first, in 19117 the then chancellor of the exchequer, hugh dalton redesigned after a leak of his budget speech appeared in an evening newspaper. things have changed. in recent years it's become increasingly common for budget measures to be pre— announced in the press. this year that happened to a greater extent than anyone can remember. good evening, the chancellor rishi sunak is promising to spend almost £7,000,000,000 improving transport outside of london. in england's city region. it's one of a number of pledge, spending pledges to be announced in wednesday's budget. an increase in the national living wage tonight will be included in the chancellors budget on wednesday. a pay rise to public sector workers but the detail- will not be known until next year. the extent of the briefing earned rishi sunak and his

hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. getting their news on social media? and does the news media have a right to be kept informed about the health of the queen? first, in 1947 the then chancellor of the exchequer, hugh dalton redesigned after a leak of his budget speech appeared in an evening newspaper. things have changed. in recent years it's become increasingly common for budget measures to be pre—announced in the press. this year that happened to a greater extent than anyone can remember. good evening, the chancellor, rishi sunak, is promising to spend almost £7 billion improving transport outside of london. in england's city region. it's one of a number of pledge, spending pledges to be announced in wednesday's budget. an increase in the national living wage tonight will be included in the chancellor's budget on wednesday. a pay rise to - public sector workers but the detail will not - be known until next year. the extent of the briefings earned rishi sunak and his team a firm telling off from the speaker of the hou

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.of sir david amess, how relevant is the ethnicity of the man charged with his murder? the death of sir david amess at his constituency surgery last friday has led to a lot of soul—searching in commentary and analysis of the possible reasons behind the attack, and what can be done to prevent similar incidents is in the future. —— in the future. alan lomax sent his thoughts on this: as for the bbc�*s reporting of the murder itself, one aspect caught the attention of some of you, demonstrated here by daniel sanford on last friday�*s news at 6pm. 0ne witness who was opposite the church when it happened told me he saw a woman coming out and calling an ambulance. and then, after armed police arrived, he saw a man of african appearance being away. ben ward—lewis responded like this: 0nline and in broadcast since then, ali harbi ali, who was charged with murder on thursday, has been described in bbc coverage as being "of somali origin". but other viewers thought bbc news didn�*t make enough of

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.stopped broadcasting party political conferences in full? and, by displaying conservative slogans prominently on its conference set, is bbc news guilty of helping the party advertise itself? for years, encounters between borisjohnson and bbc interviewers have provoked strong and polarised reactions. there were several such meetings this week — starting with the andrew marr show last sunday. after more than ten years of flat—lining, what you are seeing is people on low incomes are being paid more. and by the way, here's an example... no, let me finish this point. you said something that isn't true, i'm afraid. you said something that isn't true about wages. liz wright wonders... but janet haagensen had a different perspective.... and there was a similar division of opinion over nick robinson's radio 4 interview with misterjohnson on tuesday morning — the prime minister's first on the today programme for over two years. there's no... there's no supply of young people in this country who

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.y the statistics on covid cases, deaths and vaccinations? and for the second time in a fortnight, bbc news is accused of encouraging panic buying, this time over a logjam at ports. first, on wednesday, the star trek actor william shatner became the oldest person to go to space as he blasted off aboard the blue 0rigin sub—orbital capsule. the 90—year—old, who played captainjames t kirk in the series, took off from the texas desert with three other individuals. mr shatner�*s trip on the rocket system — developed by amazon founderjeff bezos — lasted about ten minutes. spectacular pictures, but bellerophon thought the bbc was... and dennis ess had another objection... on thursday, prince william spoke to newscast�*s adam fleming and expressed the view that saving the earth should be a higher priority than travelling into space. the idea that space on at the moment, the idea that we need some of the world was my greatest brains and minds, fixed on this purpose, not trying to find the next p

share your about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, email at newswatchitter at @newswatchbbc. you can call us at... do have a look at our website for previous discussions. that's all from us, we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello again. friday was another very mild day across the whole of the uk, even those places where it stayed cloudy throughout. however, there were some places where the sunshine popped out. northern england was one of the sunnier places. it was also one of the warmest places in the uk. the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius. that's eight degrees celsius higher than the october average, so it was very, very warm indeed. now looking at this satellite picture, you can see those areas that had the clearest skies. we've seen some clearing skies across east anglia and south—east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because

if you want to share your about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online email at newswatchtwitter at @newswatchbbc. you can call us at... do have a look at our website for previous discussions. that's all from us, we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello, again. it was another very mild day on friday with temperatures in the warmest spots reaching the low 20s. and although there was quite a bit of cloud for some, others saw the sunshine come through, for example, in scarborough in north yorkshire. and just down the coastline in bridlington, this was one of the places where we saw temperatures reach 21 celsius. that's 7 degrees above where temperatures should be at this stage of october. so it has been very mild. as i say, there has been some sunshine, northern east wales, northern england, the far north of scotland, otherwise it's been pretty cloudy. notice we're starting to see some breaks in the cloud in kent. that's behind a very weak cold front. this stripe of cloud you can see here, that's important, because behind tha

on the bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, email us, or you can find us on twitter at newswatchave a look at our websites for previous interviews. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. skies have cleared across some parts of the country and it's even dried out, but in other areas, it's raining again. the next weather front is currently moving into western parts of the uk, and the whole weekend is going to be very changeable from rain to sunshine back to rain again. so, here's the satellite picture, and you can see lots of weather systems circling around the north atlantic, some of them moving in. this is the one that's over western parts of the uk right now. so if it's raining where you are at this very moment, it's as a result of this weather front, and you can see it here through the early hours of the morning. the rain will be heaviest around south—western scotland, wales and also the south—west of england. in some areas, there could be 20, 30, maybe even 40mm of rain. at the same time, and this is 7am, it's

makes me think of one of the complaints we've had over the years on newswatch, which is launches likeell, that's fascinating. i was actually hauled onto this programme the weekend my report went out because some people said, "that's just a plug for a new product by apple." and i defended myself — and i was slightly heart—in—mouth about it, isaid, i remember, "just imagine that the bbc had been around when the model t ford had arrived, should we have covered that, or was thatjust a product? no, it was the beginning of the motoring revolution." and, as i said, i stuck my neck out and said, "well, this could be the start of another revolution, so it is significant." and i think i've been proven right. we're going to make some history together today. i think we're in danger of not reflecting the incredible advancements in technology, not giving people a flavour of the magic of technology because we're rightly concerned about the negative impacts, too. when you think, for instance, of the advancements made in artificial intelligence over the last ten years, which are quite extraordinary, t

now on bbc news, it's time for newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.by displaying conservative slogans prominently on its conference set, is bbc news guilty of helping the party advertise itself? for years, encounters between borisjohnson and bbc interviewers have provoked strong and polarised reactions. there were several such meetings this week, starting with the andrew marr show last sunday. after more than ten years of flat—lining, what you are seeing is people on no incomes are being paid more. and by the way, here's an example... no, let me finish this point. you said something that isn't true, i'm afraid. isn't true about wages. liz wright wonders...

now on bbc news, it�*s time for newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.rgery last friday has led to a lot of soul—searching in commentary and analysis of the possible reasons behind the attack, and what can be done to prevent similar incidents is in the future. alan lomax sent his thoughts on this... as for the bbc�*s reporting of the murder itself, one aspect caught the attention of some of you — demonstrated here by daniel sanford on last friday�*s news at 6pm. one witness who was opposite the church when it happened told

hello and welcome to newswatch.court been any more appropriate? it was thursday of last week when the bbc first put on story which was to dominate news output over the following few days. it appears in the headlines on the news at six. a shortage of lorry drivers forces bp and esso to close some of their petrol stations. downing street says people should buy petrol as normal. by lunchtime, a sense of crisis was developing. the government urges people not about panic biofuel after some petrol stations had to close up because there are not enough petrol tank delivery drivers. there are long queues of motorists in some parts of the country trying to fill up. petrol station owners insist there is no need to panic. but that don't panic message seem to have an adverse effect as queues lengthened and anger grew for some motorists. people have half a tank and they are going in there to fill up. three hours, isjust ridiculous. the problem was clear, the cause of it less so. the government insisted there was no lack of fuel,

coming up on two nights newswatch. bbc news. at 6:00 — the prime minister urges the public to trust in the police but admits there are issues in the force that need addressing after the death of sarah everard. borisjohnson said sarah everard's murder by a serving policeman will have sickened officers up and down the country but said the justice system is a nightmare for the women. there is one area that i think the issue of trust needs to be addressed square on, and it's in the way we handle crimes against women and girls. also on the programme tonight... get set for a hike in your energy bills — why 15 million households in britain will have to pay more for gas and electricity from today. cut off from the world since the start of the pandemic — next month australia will reopen its international

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let's have a look| at this week's newswatch with some ahmed.ng to make it! people have half a tank and they are going in there to fill up. three hours, isjust ridiculous. the problem was clear, the cause of it less so. the government insisted there was no lack of fuel, just a shortage of drivers. but hundreds of newswatch viewers told us they put the blame squarely on the media and specifically bbc. two of those viewers join me now. as doesjonathan munro, bbc�*s deputy director of news. carolyn, can i start with you. what did you object to with that news coverage? basically, i felt that it was a bit of a nonstory that was built up to the point which people started saying, 'don't panic�*. if we've learned anything from covid and the lockdown, if you say don't panic, people panic. people including main sister—in—law rushed out to fill their cars with petrol, and that's what caused the problem. jonathan, this is a specific point. did the bbc hype the story early on when it was only a few petrol stations? i don't think so. i don't think it was a no

now it's time for this week's newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.ct caught the attention of some of you, demonstrated here by daniel sanford on last friday's news at six. 0ne witness, who was opposite the church when it happened, told me he saw a woman coming out and calling an ambulance and then, after armed police arrived, he saw a man of african appearance being away. of african appearance being led away. ben ward—lewis responded like this: 0nline and in broadcast since then, ali harbi ali, who was charged with murder on thursday, has been described in bbc coverage as being "of somali origin". but other viewers thought bbc news didn't make enough of his ethnicity and was too slow to mention it. adrian rundle left us this message late on friday evening. i'm just appalled that the bbc are not reporting that it is a man from somalia that's been arrested. other news networks are. why on earth should you be protecting this man or protecting the muslim faith? at the end of the day, this is the person who has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing, and

time now for this week's newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed.be announced in wednesday's budget. an increase in the national living wage tonight will be included in the chancellors budget on wednesday. a pay rise to public sector workers but the detail will not be known i until next year. the extent of the briefing earned rishi sunak and his team a firm telling off from speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. he accused the chancellor of riding roughshod over mps by providing information to the media before parliamentarians. but are only politicians and spin doctors to blame? some viewers feel that journalists contribute to the problem by frequent speculation about what might be in the budget and repeatedly questioning ministers about it's contents in advance. peter has asked... and peter hammon road on monday... last friday morning the sun revealed that the queen had spent wednesday night in hospital, a fact previously undisclosed by the palace. this was the response of the bbc�*s royal correspondent. officials at buckingham palace

time now for this week's newswatch with samira ahmed. was... and dennis ess had another objection... on thursday, prince william spoke to newscast�*s adam fleming and expressed the view that saving the earth should be a higher priority than travelling into space. the idea this space race is on at the moment, we have been seeing people try to get the space race on. the idea that we need some of the world's greatest brains and minds fixed on this purpose, not trying to find the next place to go. the interview took place to mark this weekend's awarding of the first earthshot prize, which the prince has launched to find solutions to climate change, and that timing prompted mcguinn to ask... but forjahnavi... that wasn't the only significant royal interview on the bbc this week. on monday, prince charles spoke tojustin rowlatt, newly appointed as the corporation's first climate editor, about how to effect changes in behaviour that will help the environment. is our government doing enough to make these things happen? i couldn't possibly commen

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.orning — the prime minister's first on the today programme for over two years. there's no — there's no supply of young people in this country who frankly at the moment, are thinking of becoming truck drivers. crosstalk. that is going to change — that is going to change... prime minister, stop talking. we are going to have questions and answers, not where you merely talk, if you don't mind. now the question and i want to ask you is about the cost of living, crosstalk. now the question and i want to ask you is about the cost of living, if you would. giles bedloe contacted us to say: but jean jeeves begged: those interviews were conducted at the conservative party conference, and several other programmes were broadcast from there this week, most of them using the same location at the conference venue in manchester. the set, in each case, was customised with the programme's logo but also prominent in the wide camera shot — on newsnight, for example — were the conservatives' slogans for the