thank you so much for coming on newswatch.'s lovely to have you here along with the rest of bbc news. i think it's fair to say you've done a lot about prince harry in the past couple of weeks. too much. we have done a lot, but we've done far more on the cost of living or the health crisis facing the national health service across the uk. prince harry's story is a story of genuine interest. look at how many books he sold in the last few days. it's a story that the viewers will react to. and i would argue, is it about we've done too much or is there just a subjective appeal about whether we should be doing it at all? ultimately, we live in a constitutional monarchy. prince harry is part of that. and therefore, what he has to say about his own life, the life of his relationship with prince william, the king and others, is going to be of interest and in some case, in some parts of it may be of significant news value. people see all those interviews, which we gave examples of with celebrities plugging their new book or their new pl

newswatch. that's all from us.k to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. well, so far, january 2023 has been very wet indeed with above average rainfall for many. we've seen some localised flooding. river levels running very high, some of them breaching their banks altogether across southern and western parts of the uk, so a number of flood warnings continue to remain in force across the uk. head online to see where they are. however, as we move through this weekend, the rain will clear away. it will turn a bit brighter but a very different feel to the weather. for part two of the weekend and into next week, things are set to be much colder — the risk of ice, snow and frost. now, this area of low pressure brings wet and windy weather across much of the uk to start saturday. early on saturday, that rain will be very heavy and persistent across southern and western areas — up to 70 millimetres of rain, in fact. the northern half of scotland will see clear spells and scattered showers wh

thank you for coming on newswatch.sion to put out more alerts than you used to, and what is the guidance? yeah, so we're definitely alerting more. not every news alert is a breaking news alert, we do it for all sorts of different... so it doesn't always say "breaking"? doesn't always say breaking news, and it doesn't always have the sound there, as well. but as well as the biggest news moments, we also want to alert people when to follow live when there's a big news event — like pmqs was mentioned there, which has been contentious week in, week out for some time. and live is a big component of what we do now, and the audience wants to follow along. and we see that when we alert those things for follow live, the audience comes in millions and they stick with the live page, as well. so it's very much not a clickbait thing. one of the viewers there was saying, shouldn't it be for specific events, and shouldn't you have the option to say, "i just want breaking news alerts," like a court judgment or a major...? yeah, and i

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newswatch. thank you.acinda ardern became the youngest female head of government in the world in 2017 when she was elected prime minister of new zealand at the age of 37. on thursday, she announced she was stepping down after what she described as six challenging years in the job. online and on social media, bbc world news headline their story on this with the words, can women really have it all? and that met with a scathing response from the likes of cat... robert rutledge agreed... and here's catherine o'brien... we put those points to bbc news and they told us... last friday, the cardiologist, drasima malhotra, was invited onto the bbc news channel to discuss the use of statins for patients at risk of heart disease. he is, though, also well known for holding controversial views about some covid vaccines. and halfway through the interview, he switched tack, claiming that covid mrna vaccines had a cardiovascular risk. that comment, which was shared widely online, contradicted the overwhelming scientific c

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hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.kfast reaches its 40th anniversary, does it provide the right mix of news and entertainment? and is it too obsessed with charity campaigns and health issues? it's hard to imagine there was ever a time without breakfast television, but there was. and that was the case in this country up until the 17th of january 1983. that morning, two weeks before the launch of its itv competitor, tv�*s am breakfast time arrived on bbc one. it's 6.30. with frank boff and selina scott presenting, the original aim was to be homely and upbeat from the chesterfield sofa they sat on to the presence of the colourfully attired resident astrologist russell grant, giving non—scientific predictions alongside the weather. what man's going to do about your tie. now he's see myjumper. you probably never watch again. equally bright in her appearance was fitness guru diana moran, really expanding there this morning. there was news, of course, but it came a definite second to entertainment, priorities that were revers

shortly on bbc news, newswatch. but first, here's click. scientists have warned that change needs to come from the top, from governments and companies. but science and innovation will play an important part. yeah. so this week, we're going to look at some of the latest green ideas. and first off, take a deep breath. deep inhalation and exhale. if you live in the green, it's easy to forget what life is like in the grey. the air literally can smell sweeter, and it's definitely cleaner. the world health organization says air pollution poses a major threat to health and climate, and it kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year. now, we're not all going to move back to nature but what if we could bring nature into the cities? just outside berlin, this company is trying to freshen up our urban air. this is a biofilter which is sucking air in through the bottom and pumping it back out through this wall of moss. to illustrate that, we've got a smoke machine from the local discotheque. and if i just show you... there you go. it's

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.legations about its own chairman, richard sharp. how does it ensure it does so impartially? and was it relevant for bbc news to describe this tax lawyer who investigated nadhim zahawi as a labour supporter? two sets of allegations dominated the news coverage in the first half of this week, both involve money and senior conservative politicians. 0ne also involve the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp. fewer opinion was divided as to whether bbc news had devoted the right amount of coverage to each of those details. here is a viewer called ch. but others felt that the bbc had been slow last week to report nadhim zahawi's tax affairs and that this week, it had given insufficient attention to what transpired between richard sharp and borisjohnson. keith russell wrote to on monday: the investigation into nadhim zahawi's financial affairs was kick started by the tax expert dan needle. listen to how he was referred to by monday's news at ten on tuesday's newsnight. now, dan needle is a labour

hello, and welcome back to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.news alerts? and another news channel programme bites the dust — why has the papers been axed? happy new year. we ended 2022 hearing your views about the bbc�*s coverage of prince harry, and the place football should have on news bulletins. and while the men's world cup is over, and the fuss over that netflix series about the duke and duchess of sussex has died down, both those questions have reared their heads again in the past week or two — prompted by the death of pele, and advance publicity for prince harry's book, spare. the book's contents will be uncomfortable for the royal family, and particularly for william. the depth of the rift between the brothers — willie and harold, as they apparently know each other — is laid bare. as we found before christmas, many of you object to the prominence given to the allegations made by the duke of sussex. someone describing themselves as "exasperated citizen" wondered... as for the brazilian footballer pele, widely hailed as the greatest ever

hello and welcome to newswatch with me samir are moot.bc reports on allegations about its own chairman, richard sharp. haw on allegations about its own chairman, richard sharp. how does it ensure it does — chairman, richard sharp. how does it ensure it does so _ chairman, richard sharp. how does it ensure it does so impartially? - chairman, richard sharp. how does it ensure it does so impartially? it - ensure it does so impartially? it wasn't relevant for bbc news to describe this tax lawyer who investigated nadeem zahawi as a labour supporter? two sets of allegations dominated the news coverage in the first half of this week. both involve money and senior conservative politicians. 0ne also involve the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp. fewer opinion was divided as to whether bbc news had devoted the right amount of coverage to each of those details. here is a viewer called ch. 0thers felt that the bbc had been slow last week to report the deans zahawi is tax affairs and that this week it had given insufficient attention to what transpir

newswatch. that's all from us.types of plastics at best will be _ pollution in england. these types of plastics at best will be shoved - pollution in england. these types of plastics at best will be shoved into i plastics at best will be shoved into a bin on the street often overflowing, but at worst, they will be chucked out of a car window or dropped onto the street. the labour pa 'oins dropped onto the street. the labour partyioins calls _ dropped onto the street. the labour party joins calls for _ dropped onto the street. the labour party joins calls for the _ dropped onto the street. the labour party joins calls for the forced - party joins calls for the forced installation of prepaid energy meters to be stopped until at least the spring. as thousands struggled to pay their bills. no more wales campaign on dartmoor, changing the law which stops people sleeping out for free changing the law which stops people sleeping out forfree in changing the law which stops people sleeping out for free in the national park

newswatch. thank you.f statins for patients at risk of heart disease. he is, though, also well known for holding controversial views about some covid vaccines. and halfway through the interview, he switched tack, claiming that covid mrna vaccines had a cardiovascular risk. that comment, which was shared widely online, contradicted the overwhelming scientific consensus that mrna vaccines are safe, and the interview alarmed viewers such as thomas lubbock, who wrote... well, following complaints like that, six days later, bbc news issued this statement... finally, as discussed on last week's programme, bbc breakfast celebrated its 40th anniversary on tuesday. a special programme featured a selection of bloopers from years past, a host of former contributors and another return from yesteryear. have you noticed anything different about us? perhaps? look closely. it's not my knees. it's a new clock! but it's an old clock. that is the clock that was put on the screen at exactly this time, well, nearly this time,

in 2004, a commentator on the fox news program newswatch named jim pinkerton said in that program that polls are as accurate and precise as human nature, which is to say they are not accurate and they are not precise. this practice, he said, is witchcraft. the 24 presidential election problem really represented the zenith or if you will the nadir of pop among prominent journalists that year, jimmy breslin, a well-known, well-read, celebrated columnist writer, playwright in new york city. took on a campaign late in the late the race to chastise polls on one occasion, calling them cheap, meaningless blatant lies. and. jimmy breslin's complaint was that pollsters were not inrviewing voters with cell phones who had given up lalines and were relying primarily on cell phones that. number was fairly small a cell phone only. vors backn 2004. it has since become overwhelming. many people have given up their landline for cell phone only use not so much in 2000 for pollsters. he was right did not generally call cell phone numbers. there were complications. federal regulations seem to impede that

thank you for coming on newswatch. that's something we're working on just now. at the moment, you know, getting the best bbc content to people across the board is a really important part of our public service mission. at the moment, it's a bit one—size—fits—all, though because, you know, because of the way our apps work. so, we're working just now to build more opportunities for people — people to tailor what they get to their own needs and for personalisation but fundamentally, we want people to get the biggest stories and the best bbc content and analysis to their phones without them having to go and looking for it. i suppose what some of the viewers feel, which is coming across, is they don't like the idea ofjust getting adverts for bbc news content, because that's not what they signed up for, it's not an alert. yeah, and i think what alerts are has evolved a lot over the last few years, notjust for the bbc but for every news organisation, from the days when it was just straightforward breaking news text messages to

it's time now for a look at this week's newswatch.tax expert dan neidle. listen to how he was referred to on monday's news at ten on tuesday's newsnight. now, dan neidle is a labour—supporting tax lawyer who's been investigating mr zahawi's tax affairs, particularly relating to balshore investments. dan neidle is a, you know, a very senior former tax lawyer but he's also a very vociferous labour supporter as well, it has to be said. yes, and i don't think — but i don't think- that's the real issue. those weren't the only occasions dan neidle was described on the bbc as being labour—supporting. steve hilton agreed that mr neidle's political sympathies weren't the issues here, and recorded this video for us. so, what's going on here? is the bbc inferring that someone's political allegiance means that their criticism is somehow invalid? are we, in future, going to be informed when a guest is conservative—supporting? i'd really be interested in the editorial process here. and lissy wilkins contrasted the description of mr neidle as labour