and samantha bush... the following day, the bbc issued a statement backing fiona bruce. it read... would step back from her role as an ambassador for the domestic violence charity refuge, saying that her words had been mischaracterised in a social media storm. and there was some sympathy for her, including from deborah mckenzie, who wrote... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail newswatch@bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 3700106676, and do have a look at our website bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. spring daffodils in full bloom now right across the country, but what we could do with is some spring like weather. well, for some, we had that today. in fact, in northeast england it was a mild and often quite sunny day as depicted by this weather watch watcher in northumberland. it was a different story, though, elsew