hello and welcome back to news watch with me, samira ahmed. hello and welcome back to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up in the programme, there is rising concern about energy prices but is bbc news contributing to the public�*s anxiety over the issue? on the bbc faces criticism again on the thorny issue of impartiality. broadcasters and journalists have often seen august as the time to recharge their batteries on holiday, safe in the knowledge that nothing much will happen. that wasn't the case in the summer when the news agenda was busy and questions continued to be raised about the bbc�*s role in reporting it. at the top of many bulletins where the cost of living in general and energy bills, in particular. the typical gas and electricity bill willjump to £3549 bill will jump to £3,519 per yearfrom october. and almost £60 more if you are on a prepayment metre. this figure isn't the maximum you can be charged. and it's predicted that prices will rise even further next year. annual bills could exceed £5,000 from january 2023 and then m

hello and welcome back to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. but is bbc news contributing to the public�*s anxiety over the issue? and the bbc faces criticism again on the thorny issue of impartiality. broadcasters and journalists have often seen august as the time to recharge their batteries on holiday, safe in the knowledge that nothing much will happen. that wasn't the case this summer when the news agenda was busy and questions continued to be raised about the bbc�*s role in reporting it. at the top of many bulletins were the cost of living in general and energy bills, in particular. the typical gas and electricity bill willjump to £3,519 per yearfrom october, and almost £60 more if you're on a prepayment metre. this figure isn't the maximum you can be charged. it is an average. and it's predicted that prices will rise even further next year. annual bills could exceed £5,000 from january 2023 and then more than £6,000 from april. worrying figures for many people, but some felt the bbc was adding to that worry with the tone and extent of its

hello, welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.h and its aftermath up to and including herfuneral. did the coverage show the corporation at its finest or was its newsjudgment suspended for 12 days? although the bbc�*s reaction to the death of elizabeth ii had been planned for and rehearsed for several decades, the scale of its response still took many viewers by surprise, from the moment, more than two weeks ago when buckingham palace announced that her majesty was under medical supervision, the normal television and radio schedules were torn up with numerous programmes such as the last two editions of newswatch cancelled. instead, blanket coverage was provided, often on several bbc channels at the same time of the queen's demise, the possession of her coffin and the various ceremonies and royal trips that followed, culminating in monday's broadcast of the funeral. a few moments ago, buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the palace has just issued this statement, it says the queen died peacefully

hello, welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.queen's death and its aftermath up to and including herfuneral. did the coverage show the corporation at its finest or was its newsjudgment suspended for 12 days? although the bbc�*s reaction to the death of elizabeth ii had been planned for and rehearsed for several decades, the scale of its response still took many viewers by surprise, from the moment, more than two weeks ago when buckingham palace announced that her majesty was under medical supervision, the normal television and radio schedules were torn up with numerous programmes such as the last two editions of newswatch cancelled. instead, blanket coverage was provided, often on several bbc channels at the same time of the queen's demise, the possession of her coffin and the various ceremonies and rail ——the possession of her coffin and the various ceremonies and royal trips that followed, culminating in monday's broadcast of the funeral. a few moments ago, buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii

hello and welcome back to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.horny issue of impartiality. broadcasters and journalists have often seen august as the time to recharge their batteries on holiday, safe in the knowledge that nothing much will happen. that wasn't the case in the summer when the news agenda was busy and questions continued to be raised about the bbc�*s role in reporting it. at the top of many bulletins where the cost of living in general and energy bills, in particular. the typical gas and electricity bill willjump to £3549 bill will jump to £3,549 per yearfrom 0ctober. and almost £60 more if you are on a prepayment metre.

hello and welcome back to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.pical gas and electricity bill willjump to £3,519 per year from october, and almost £60 more if you're on a prepayment metre. this figure isn't the maximum you can be charged. it is an average. and it's predicted that prices will rise even further next year. annual bills could exceed £5,000 from january 2023 and then more than £6,000 from april. worrying figures for many people, but some felt the bbc was adding to that worry with the tone and extent of its reporting on what might happen, but hasn't happened yet. stewart luck was one of them, writing: as we saw in that clip we played, the bbc has been reporting the future average cap on bills, but some viewers think that's not the most useful measure to employ. sue clarke made this request: and peter coleman had this suggestion: the ongoing debate about how the bbc should interpret and demonstrate impartiality flared up again last week when emily matliss, who recently left the bbc after 20 years, gave a lecture at the edinburgh televisi

hello, welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.t are likely to be many thousands of personal attributes left here and at the other royal residences. then the king made his way into buckingham palace, for nearly 200 years the headquarters of the british monarchy, to begin work. they have been turning up in their thousands, morning, noon and night to queue for the queen. another chilly start saw blankets handed out, along with wristbands, as mourners embarked on the ten—mile snaking journey across south east london to the palace of westminster. the view from the long walk, recorded by thousands of devotees. this was not a crowd of world leaders or dignitaries, but of ordinary people, who came to say goodbye. there was praise for many quarters for the technical and editorial quality of the output, with libby wilson writing on monday... others picked out the live streaming of the queen's lying in state at westminster hall for a particular praise. stefan was one of them, e—mailing a huge thank you... elsewhere, though, there was comment