as part of the transition to the single news channel operation we are making some necessary operational changes. there is nowjoint output across bbc news and bbc world as we work to a phased launch of the new channel in the spring. we will continue to deliver the best bbcjournalism to audiences in the uk and around the world across all our platforms. well, instead, we re delighted to talk about this issue to richard eyre, who s a former controller of editorial policy, former deputy chief executive of bbc news. he s also been a member of the bbc trust and of the ofcom content board. welcome to newswatch, richard. now there used to be two bbc news channels. now there s essentially one with the uk opt outs, is that right? that s right. let me give you a health warning first. i haven t spoken to anybody in the bbc about this. i m as clueless as maybe some of the staff are about what the new channel will look like when it s launched in about four weeks time, i think. but you ca
i m anita mcvey. our top stories. to all intents and purposes, then, the uk only news channel seems to have almost disappeared, although there s been no announcement to that effect. viewer chris sharman was already telling us a few weeks ago. and on monday, julian bray was surprised to observe, later in the week after watching some of the output, rick from manchester wondered, will the news channel be aimed for the uk or american viewers? we asked again for someone from the bbc to talk to about the new channel, but our request was declined. instead, they gave us this statement. well, instead, we re delighted to talk about this issue to richard eyre, who s a former controller of editorial policy, former deputy chief executive of bbc news. he s also been a member of the bbc trust and of the 0fcom content board. welcome to newswatch, richard. now there used to be two bbc news channels. now there s essentially one with the uk opt outs, is that right? that s right. let me give yo
a collision course with the a human rights week but the issue of. these are people particularly when it if they could start applying it to people have already been convicted already been sentenced already so part of the sentence then it s unfair and potentially a breach of human rights potentially unlawful don t forget they violated people s human rights to being there in the 1st place. either thanks for joining us this is r.t. . a civilian airliner carrying 172 passengers is being forced to make an emergency landing at. an israeli air raid on a damascus suburb put the plane in danger defense ministry denounced israel for using civilian aircraft as a shield. only due to the time the actions of damascus airport dispatches and efficient operation of the automated traffic control system did the airbus a 320 manage to successfully land the closest alternative if eld russia s base i was on the streets when the attack happened here in damascus at about 1 12 am local time here on th
Five people, including three children, have been killed after a stolen car crashed into a tree in leeds. Officers were called to the meanwood area of the city last night, to stonegate road just before 10pm. Two boys aged 15 are in custody. Our correspondent Alison Freeman has more. Officers said they were faced with a scene of complete carnage when they arrived here last night. The West Yorkshire force said a stolen renault clio had crashed into this tree just before ten oclock. Five people lost their lives. The youngest of those who died was a 12 year old boy. Two other boys aged 15, and two men aged 2a and 28 were also killed. Its not yet known if all of those who died had been travelling in the car when it crashed or if some had been walking along the road at the time. Two other 15 year old boys have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The Major Collision Inquiry Team is at the scene, trying to work out exactly what happened here last night. Police are
International by the way we should be bringing the weekly around of a big story the last seven days but theres been a tragedy the south after noon in russia its kevin i went down hawkins with the downs across the russian news wires coming in to bring you all the latest as we know it the trial it is a plane has crashed with sixty five passengers and six crew on board just after it took off from dawn of that every airport one of the main airports around moscow is the first pictures from the site of the crash the video was apparently shot by locals there the village where the plane came down is located about sixty kilometers southeast of moscow from where were talking to you now Emergency Services really struggling with some snow they say to reach the area there because of the exceptionally heavy snowfall that the whole regions had to encounter over the last week a bit more detail about the plane as mentioned and turn off one for eight owned by the surat off Airline Company pretty new pla