including steven blakemore. whilst i do understand the importance of this week's midterm us elections they have rather eclipsed other news, particularly from europe. for example, by comparison how much coverage of the devastating tomorrow for example, by comparison how much coverage of the devastating storms and floods in italy? time and time again, the bbc will focus on what's happening across the atlantic, and follow stories coming from america, rather than closer to home in europe. perhaps it's a language issue, perhaps it's a cultural issue. perhaps it's one reason why so many people in this country don't identify with or feel strongly enough about europe, to want to be part of the eu. the united states featured again in the headlines of thursday's news at one, but it was the precise wording here, which caught the ear of another viewer. emboldened by success in the midterm elections, donald trump fires his attorney general, and bans a cnn reporter from the white house. ian gilmore seized on a phrase used by