you can email newswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on x, formerly known as twitter, at newswatch3700106676 and do have a look at previous interviews and discussions on our website, bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. do you think about getting in touch, perhaps even coming on the programme. and we'll be back to hear more of your thoughts about how the bbc covers the news next week. goodbye. stockholm, capital of sweden and the city of islands — 14 of them, to be precise — which makes water transport a big thing around these parts. so, today, i've decided to take the ferry. but this is no ordinary ferry. because this ferry can fly! this is the candela p—i2, the prototype of a ferry which would go into service injuly 2024 and its cruising speed of 25 knots and wings called hydrofoils provide huge amounts of lived in the same way that aircraft wings can get a plane off the ground, these wings can raise the whole hull above the surface. because hardly any of the boat is having to push through the water, it doesn't need as powerful a motorcar. and

welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed.oming up, there's more than eight months until voters decide on the next occupant of the white house. why have some viewers had enough of the contest already? and the peculiar challenges of reporting on one particular candidate for president. first storm isha and storm jocleyn this week caused considerable damage to many parts of the uk with heavy rain and strong winds, also resulting in two deaths on sunday. here's part of the bbc�*s coverage that day. if you do come near the coast, please make sure that you air with caution. the idea is, is that even when it is rough, the wind and the waves will come over and they could sweep you out to sea. and it's hard in this weather to try and find anyone. so please, if you do come down or if not, please just steer clear of the sea if you can. well, the rain is here and the strong winds have already started to arrive. and the sea is on its way in. and the real warning is around coastal areas with large waves and debris posing a risk to life. pro

welcome to newswatch with me, samir ahmed. coming up, the scottish news show the seven was only created in 2019. we'll be discussing the challenge for bbc budgets. and did bbc news give as much coverage to south africa's genocide case in court last week as they did to israel's defense? and if not, why not? first, you may feel it's been going on for some time already, but this week the process of selecting who will be us president from next january properly started. granted, we won't know the answer to that question until november the fifth, but on monday, iowa was the first state in which voters could choose who they thought should be the republican candidate. and their decision was pretty clear. like the cat that got the cream, or maybe the king regaining his crown. donald trump was practically inhaling the adoration. knowing he'd won support beyond his usual base, including women, college graduates and younger voters. but with a long time to go before we know who will be occupying the white house next. andy buck watched some

email newswatch at bbc.co.uk, or you can find us on x, formerly known as twitter, at newswatch bbc. on 0370106676, and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc.co.uk newswatch. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. and do you think about getting in touch and perhaps even coming on the programme? we'll be back to hear more of your thoughts about how the bbc covers the news next week. goodbye. this is news, we would have the headlines for you the top of the hour straight after this programme. scooters. they're lean, nifty, greener than cars — really green if they're electric. but there's one thing about them that could still be greener — the way they're made and what they're made from. this is stilride one. it has one very unusual feature. its chassis is made from one piece of steel. all the curves, all the lines have been folded like origami, following a design by its creator tue beijer. the reason is notjust about aesthetics. see, a typical scooter is assembled in special factories from more than 100 parts, and then it's shipped around the world. but

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welcome to the first newswatch of 2024 with me, samira ahmed.ates. and was the removal of a christmas tree from the bbc bbc news studio premature? happy new year. darts tournaments don't normally feature on news bulletins, but this wednesday was an exception when that night's news at ten ten started, the progress of 16—year—old luke littler to the world championships had just finished with defeat to luke humphries in the final. natalie perks was the reporter on the spot at alexandra palace. natalie pirks was the reporter on the spot at alexandra palace.

now on breakfast, it's time for newswatch. on campus since the start of the conflict in the middle east. one of them was the president of harvard university, claudine gay. at harvard, does calling for the genocide of dues violate harvard's rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? —— jews. rt be — depending on the context. what's the context? targeted as an individual. targeted at an individual? it's targeted at jewish students, jewish individuals. do you understand your testimony is dehumanising them? do you understand that dehumanisation is part of anti—semitism? there was a widespread scathing reaction to the answers given by dr gay and her fellow college heads. and on tuesday, she resigned, having also faced allegations of plagiarism in her academic record. the following day, bbc news published a tweet reading: and an online article with the same headline. there was a swift and angry backlash on social media to that interpretation of her departure, and a community note was added to the post on x reading: a community not

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. often a television drama prompts a national discussion which seizes hold of the news agenda. but that's certainly been the case with mr bates versus the post office, broadcast last week on itv. it's been largely responsible for emergency laws announced by the government on wednesday, designed swiftly to exonerate and compensate victims of what's now recognised as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in british history. that morning, breakfast had devoted large parts of its programme to the issue, including almost the whole hour between eightam and nine am. so, we brought together these nine victims for the first time on live tv to hear about the impact this scandal has had on their lives and what they think should happen next. claire sutherland wrote to us in praise of the programme,

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.ge graduates and younger voters. but with a long time to go before we know who will be occupying the white house next, andy buck watched some of the extensive coverage this week and wondered well, there will certainly be more coverage to come next tuesday, as thatis coverage to come next tuesday, as that is when the second primary contest for the republican nomination takes place in the state of new hampshire, and next week will be speaking to the north american editorfor bbc news be speaking to the north american editor for bbc news sarah smith, be speaking to the north american editorfor bbc news sarah smith, so if you have any further questions or comments you would like to put to her, please let us know. now, in the wake of the attacks by hamas on october seven, wake of the attacks by hamas on octoberseven, has wake of the attacks by hamas on october seven, has israel been guilty of genocide against the palestinians? that is the view of the government of south africa, and they have

now it's time for newswatch.d nine am. so, we brought together these nine victims for the first time on live tv to hear about the impact this scandal has had on their lives and what they think should happen next. claire sutherland wrote to us in praise of the programme, "i have just watched an extremely powerful piece about the post office scandal with nine subpostmasters on the red sofa. "i wanted to congratulate bbc breakfast for giving all nine of them the time to talk freely about their ordeals and have their voices heard. "i didn't get the feeling that they were being rushed, that every story was worth listening to. "well done, john and sarah and to the producers for giving it to the time it deserved". but elizabeth williams thought it was given too much time. "i absolutely support those people, and hope those with convictions have them quashed and compensation duly paid out to all affected in a speedy manner. "but was it necessary to devote so much of the programme to it? "i appreciate it is human interest

welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed.and the waves will come over and they could sweep you out to sea and it's hard in this weather to try and find anyone. so, please, if you do come down or if not, please just steer clear of the sea if you can. well, the rain is here and the strong winds have already started to arrive and the sea, it's on its way in. and the real warning is around coastal areas with large waves and debris posing a risk to life. professor lucy easthope was one of a number of viewers concerned about that juxtaposition between the rnli's warning to steer clear of the sea and the piece to camera that followed immediately. and john from cheshire recorded a video with his thoughts on the matter. are those who control the bbc of the view that oral warnings cannot comprehend be comprehended by members of the public of the public unless accompanied by pictures? if so, that's a very condescending view to hold. in any event, if they held that view, there are any number of static cameras from which views of the sea