welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.ogramme: this man was on our screens again this week. is the bbc giving nigel farage too much airtime? and was coverage of the new us administration's travel ban balanced and impartial, or did it pander to a growing anti—trump hysteria? first, the prime minister's visit to the united states at the end of last week to meet president trump was the subject of considerable media analysis, not least the moment when the two appeared, briefly, holding hands. but some people were more exercised by a question put at a press conference by the bbc‘s laura kuenssberg. um, thank you very much, prime minister. mr president, you've said before that torture works. you've praised russia. you've said you want to ban some muslims from coming to america. you've suggested there should be punishment for abortion. for many people in britain, those sound like alarming beliefs. what do you say to our viewers at home who are worried about some of your views, and worried about you becoming the leader of the free

hello there and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.s with celebrities? she gets to talk about her new film, they get to ask about the divorce. it was a very difficult time, and, we are a family. and we will always be a family. but first, as stormed doris battered many parts of the uk on thursday, it could only mean one thing for bbc reporters, you know what is coming next. here's alison freeman. we saw you earlier almost unable to stand up, it doesn't look much better now? it isn't, rita, we have just watched this storm unfold throughout the morning, as the wind has become more and more powerful. it is so strong at the moment i can't look into it, and the foam that has been blown from the sea is a bit more like being in a blizzard. but was that piece of broadcasting on location necessary, wise or safe? carolj left us this message. i'm sure that the bbc will say that we do not put our reporters in danger and that she is ok. not everyone, however, may be as responsible. i use that term lightly as the bbc. they may think, let's go and sta

hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. vital insight orjust demoralising coverage?potlight. is it everjustified to show an image of a child who hasjust been killed, as newsnight did in a report about a recent us raid in yemen? reports about the national health service have been especially

and there and welcome to news watch with me samira ahmed.gramme, is bbc news doing deals with celebrities? she gets to talk about their new film, they get to ask about the divorce. it was a very difficult time, and, we are a family. and we will always be a family. and we will always be a family. but first has stormed doris battered many parts of the uk on thursday, it could only mean one thing for bbc news reporters, you know what is coming next. here's alison freeman. we saw you earlier almost unable to stand up, it doesn't look much better now?m isn't rita, we have just watched this storm unfold throughout the morning, as the wind has become more and more powerful. it is so strong at the moment i can't look into it, and the foam that has been blown from the seat is a bit more like being ina from the seat is a bit more like being in a blizzard. but was that piece of broadcasting and location necessary , piece of broadcasting and location necessary, why is also? carol] left us necessary, why is also? carol] left us this message. i'm sure tha

welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. of the new us administration's travel ban balanced and impartial, or did it pander to a growing anti—trump hysteria? first, the prime minister's visit to the united states at the end of last week to meet president trump was the subject of considerable media analysis, not least the moment when the two appeared, briefly, holding hands. but some people were more exercised by a question put at a press conference by the bbc‘s laura kuenssberg. um, thank you very much, prime minister. mr president, you've said before that torture works. you've praised russia. you've said you want to ban some muslims from coming to america. you've suggested there should be punishment for abortion. for many people in britain, those sound like alarming beliefs. what do you say to our viewers at home who are worried about some of your views, and worried about you becoming the leader of the free world? this was your choice of a question? laughter there goes that relationship! so did one question from a reporter

now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch.d... and we are a family. and we will always be a family. but first as storm doris battered many parts of the uk on thursday it could mean only one thing for bbc reporters. you know what is coming next. here is alison freeman. we saw you a little earlier unable to stand up. it does not look any better now. it isn't. actually we have just watched this storm unfold through the morning as the wind has become more and more powerful. it is so strong at the moment i cannot look into it and this foam that is being blown from the sea is more like being in a big blizzard. but was that piece of broadcasting on location necessary, wise or safe? some people thought not. i am sure the bbc will say we do not put our reporters into danger. not everyone, however, may be as responsible. i use that term lightly. they may think oh, let's go and film at the seafront. and they get blown over and hurt even worse — hurt or killed and will the bbc take responsibility? there is no need to have that woman stand

hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. vital insight orjust demoralising coverage? special nhs reporting is in the spotlight. is it ever justified to show an image of a child who hasjust been killed, as newsnight did in a report about a recent us raid in yemen? reports about the national health service have been especially frequent on television news bulletins over the last few weeks of winter, but this week more so than ever. the bbc was running a week of special programmes and reports, which they branded as health check, about the state of the nhs, including monday's panorama and lengthy items on the 6pm and 10pm bulletins on monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. seven years ago this council spent about a third of its budget providing care and support to people who are older and disabled. but now the cost of adult social care is heading towards half of its budget, with demand still increasing and that is at the heart of the problems they are wrestling with today. inside the royal blackburn hospital. the bbc was given unrestricted access to witness the pressures