should have been interviewed even had she agreed to it. here is the rub. at the very beginning of the interview fiona bruce said, "and now we have an exclusive interview with melissa cohchrane, it's like we it's a trophy, we're better than the rest, we managed to get an interview with a visibly traumatise red, shocked and bereaved woman before anyone else. well done bbc. give yourselves a pat on the back. well, we put their points one of the big debates was over the comments made by football manager david moyse with bbc sport the bbc sports reporter. does this put pressure with you on the manager when you know the owner is in the stands watching on? not at all. brilliant. then came this. getting a bit naughty at the end. watch yourself. you still might get a slap even though you're a woman. careful the next time you come in. david moyse apologised for those comments which we re apologised for those comments which were widely condemned and are being investigated by the football association, but newswatch viewers thought there was a storm in a tea cup who decides what constitutes impartiality, balance and accuracy in bbc news reports and passes judgement when the values are infringed. on newswatch we don't have that authority though we're keen to hear your views. up to this week it's the responsibility of the bbc trust but that body disappeared and from monday the independent regulator ofcom has ta ken and from monday the independent regulator ofcom has taken oversight of all bbc content. what difference will that make for viewers? well, to answer, that i'm joined by steven barnet, well, to answer, that i'm joined by steven ba rnet, professor of communications and by stewart purvis, to rmer chief executive of itn and a former partner of ofcom. steven, what difference will it make now that ofcom has taken over? the difference is that once you make your complaint to the bbc, which is a lwa ys your complaint to the bbc, which is always the case, you start with the bbc. if you want to escalate it, up until the end of march, you go to the bbc trust. now you go to ofcom. the question is, in practice is it going to make that much difference? the bbc trust despite the name, in my view at least, was a pretty independent body. and i think it was actually pretty good at looking after the complainants who felt they had not had justice from the bbc itself. the problem was that p perception was that this was just once again the bbc, so there will be a sense, i think on those kinds of grounds around impartiality in particular. and briefly... the independent regulator is looking after it. briefly, they are bringing in some changes. i think there is more news going to happen on radio 2 which obviously doesn't affect newswatch but now practical changes in what's required in news provision, is that right? there's a different issue about what they are going to be, the bbc is going to be required to do, which will be set by ofcoms, required to do, which will be set by ofcoms, which is different from the complaints pro—red yur. there will be certain changes to some of the so—called licences for the different radio stations, possibly some of the tv channels as well. which will be set by ofcom. stewart, you used to be at ofcom, we know at newswatch viewers are often unhappy about how the bbc handles concerns about impartiality. we heard from steven that in a way it shouldn't make a difference but does knit some way make a difference in how the bbc will operate? i think it wasn'tjust a perception you weren't sure who will make a decision, i think it was a wider decision about who to complain to of what. i think the issueis complain to of what. i think the issue is wider across the range of bbc output. the simplicity of this is, if you're unhappy, complain to the bbc first, if not, go to ofcom. having said that, there are exceptions. there was f you like a big fudge in the past. there's now a smaller one and perhaps greater clarity about who is in charge at the end of the day. we often hear from bbc editors, achieving impartiality and balance is done through personaljudgement impartiality and balance is done through personal judgement and impartiality and balance is done through personaljudgement and not scientific. but the new bbc chair says he want assign tiffic approach. can it be done? it's a noble ambition but i'm afraid it's in vain. the whole basis is we want humanjudgement, vain. the whole basis is we want human judgement, we don't want it to be done by some algorithm or other, we wa nt be done by some algorithm or other, we want people to take into account the context t we want people to take into account the contextt background a whole series of factors before the regulator makes final decisions. i seem thur there will be league ta bles seem thur there will be league tables about which words are more impartial, but we need experienced people preferably with background themselves in television news that they have to be able to defend, the judgement. if the bbc doesn't like what ofcom says, i have no problem, they should be allowed to say that. with the scientific approach, i'm sure viewers will think if the bbc did a head count and looked to see who goes on panel shows and i hear complaints about certain people talked over and not getting their fair share. they do. you will always get complaints from people who see the knew through their lens, on what is right and wrong, particularly the big issues, like referendum, brexit, oi’ big issues, like referendum, brexit, or middle east, which are the ones that bet the biggest lot of complaints. stewart is completely right. you can count the number of minutes as much as you want. you can count the number of heads, you can count the number of heads, you can count the number of heads, you can count the number of times on different sides that someone is for and someone is against. in the end, it is going to be a matter of judgement. newswatch deals with online as much as traditional tv and radio news output. but ofcom aren't going to regulate it. how does that work? what's been going on behind the scenes is ofcom are pushing back from the government about the idea that they should regulate notjust bbc broadcasting but online content as well. we will have the weird situation — if you want to complain about something you saw on the television or radio, you will if you don't like the bbc‘s response get the chance to go to ofcom. if you see a stam story covered online in tes of a blog post by a bbc correspondent, you won't be able to go to ofcom. the reason for that is that ofcom doesn't want to set a precedent for regulating online content. why doesn't it regulate itv online, or channel 4 online, content. why doesn't it regulate itv online, or channelli online, orthe daily mail online. ifind it's online, or channelli online, orthe daily mail online. i find it's an odd situation and quite unsats factory in terms of the viewer. everyone complains about too much bureaucratic at the bbc, will a whole new layer of ofcom rules make that worse? i don't think there will bea that worse? i don't think there will be a whole new layer of rules. the whole idea is to make it easier and clearer for those consumers who want to complain. i looked at the ofcom form. it's dead simple, to make a complaint. the actual process, i don't think will be any more confusing. i do have a fear about what it might do to the culture of ofcom, taking on this additional very large area of bbc oversight and i think it's going to make it, going to politicise ofcom in a way that it hasn't been before. it's going to put knit the firing line. it's going to be under pressure in the way that the bbc is under pressure. under more pressure from those who are not great friends of the bbc, in particular the major publishers and some major critics of the bbc. once ofcom come down in some of their judgements, which they will, on the side of the bbc, i suspect we will see more criticism of ofcom than we have so far. thank you both very much. finally, last week saw a novel approach to impartiality taken by david dimbleby in a promotional trailfor bbc david dimbleby in a promotional trail for bbc one's question time on facebook live. in a surprise move, a vetera n facebook live. in a surprise move, a veteran of facebook live. in a surprise move, a veteran of numerous facebook live. in a surprise move, a veteran of numerous occasions, demonstrated his alleged skill in the art of rap. # we've triggered article 50 # we've triggered article 50 # the letter was nifty # the letter was nifty # will we have to be thrifty with a recession in 2050 #or recession in 2050 # or rather doom or gloom, thousands of trade deals loom # with terror threats, merkel threats # will we decide to pay our debts? # will we decide to pay our debts? #as # will we decide to pay our debts? # as immigration vexation and questions from the nation may, may's premiership is out on probation # what does britain think? # what does britain think? # are we on the brink of a bright new dawn? #or new dawn? # or might we sink? that's the stuff we get up to op question time in the afternoon when we think brexit, brexit, brexit, brexit. what will we do different about brexit? well, it was certainly different wasn't it. was it appropriate? the performance was described variously online as impressive and awkward, with a plead: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on b bbc news and current affairorappear opinions on b bbc news and current affair or appear on the programme you can call us. you can e—mail us. you can e—mail us. you can e—mail us. you can find us on twitter. have a look at the website for previous discussions. that's all from us. we're off next weekend over easter. dojoin that's all from us. we're off next weekend over easter. do join us again ina weekend over easter. do join us again in a fortnight. goodbye. hello there, good morning. as april weekends go, i think we are in for a bit of a treat this weekend, because there is some strong sunshine to be had for large swathes of the uk on both days. and we are going to see those temperatures creeping up day by day, 23, 2a degrees by sunday afternoon for some of us. however, across england and wales through the day today, we do have some quite high levels of pollen. it is birch pollen at this time of the year. now, to end the week, we saw a good deal of sunshine for much of the uk. always a bit more cloud in the north and west of the uk, but the odd spot of rain. overnight, major towns and cities into single figures. but it is in more rural spots where we are getting down to the bottom end of single figures. two, three degrees for some, so quite a chilly start to saturday with a few patches of mist and fog. mist and fog will not last too long, nor will the chilly feel to things. once the sun is up, those temperatures will be rising quite quickly. it is just the far north—west where we could see a few spots of cloud and some rain. in between, in aintree, around about 17 or 18 degrees. the sky, light winds, very pleasant indeed. should be a fantastic day out. and if you are off to the premier league matches, no problem with the weather, at 16 or 17 degrees the top in man city, a little bit of pressure in bournemouth, but still a lot of sunshine. and on the other side of the atlantic, the winds are easing down for golfers in augusta, and temperatures on the rise for the second half of the weekend, so it looks pretty good here. and temperatures are on the rise for the second part of our weekend as well. warmth coming up from spain and france will raise those temperatures, especially across more central and eastern parts of england. it will be a fresh start to the day on sunday. a few patches of mist and fog, but a decent day for most places, lots of sunshine. thickening cloud on the western side of england and wales, but here, that is where we are going to see the sunshine and the highest temperatures. and it is that fresher air which will eventually win out, late sunday on into monday, the weather fronts out there head south. not much rain on it, but it will be introducing this cool, fresh air. so by monday it is going to be a rather different day. we just have a quick reminder of those temperatures on sunday, because they will be doing quite well. but by monday, a sharp drop in those temperatures. those temperatures will be coming back down by a good eight or nine degrees, so a fresher feel to things on monday, and a different sort of look at things as well. there will be a lot more cloud in the sky, there will be a few showers around, and of course, it will feel that bit cooler. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's tom donkin. our top stories: after its missile strike on a syrian airbase, washington warns it will no longer allow president assad to use chemical weapons without consequences. we took measured steps and are prepared to do more. russia says the strikes could have very serious consequences in the region and the un calls for restraint. but america's allies offer their support. four people are killed, and 15 injured, in what the swedish prime minister is calling a terrorist attack after a lorry ploughs into shoppers in the capital stockholm. you could see bodies

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