Doing what you enjoy. And we celebrate with World War ii veteran Christian Lamb as she turns 104. Good morning all, Fridays Heat and humidity will be replaced as we go through the weekend with cooler, fresher conditions and even rain at times, but dont despair if you have plans, there will be dry weather the forecast and if you want all the details you will have to keep watching. Its saturday 20 july. Plane, train, Bank And Health services are still dealing with the aftermath of yesterdays global It Outage. A faulty Software Update caused cancellations and disruption around the world. Airlines, Gp Surgeries and pharmacies were some of the worst affected, and are now facing huge backlogs as a result. Our correspondent Vincent Mcaviney has this report. A day of worldwide it chaos, thanks to an update meant to protect systems, but which instead paralysed them with this blue screen. Train services and airports were badly affected with thousands of flights grounded all over the globe, from
When i came to the bbc, understanding the director general s real focus on impartiality, we did a really big piece of work asking audiences across the uk and around the world what they needed today to trust us, and they told us they wanted Fairness And Respect. And Fairness And Respect really come together to form Impartiality Fairness in reflecting the fullness of the political Conversation And Respect in showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us and the bbc is here for everyone. Eight in ten Uk Adults came to the bbc during the election period. They said, when asked, who would you choose for trusted, impartial coverage of this election . , four times more chose the bbc than any of our nearest other competitors. So i would say i really am incredibly proud of our output during the election, and i really feel that we stepped up to deliver on our democratic duty as a platform for Freedom Of Speech and to reflect the fullness of the political conversation that was happ
But i dont think you would expect me to make a Programming Scheduling Decision with a camera in my face. Thank you for coming on. Thank you. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you for all your comments this week. If you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on Bbc News, on tv, radio, online and social media, email newswatch bbc. Co. Uk, or you can find us On X newswatchbbc. You can call us on 0370 010 6676, and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc. Co. Uk newswatch. Thats all from us for now. Thank you forjoining us. We are off the air now until the first week of september, but do continue to send us your views and join us again then. Goodbye. Las vegas is known for rolling out the Red Carpet for the worlds biggest stars, but theres a new celeb in town. In the grand atrium of the sphere, one of the citys newest venues, its drawing big crowds. Pauland donna, it is a pleasure to meet you. Where are you visiting from . Ireland. Its described by
People acted in good faith. I think they were really out to find the right person. I think that when you look at it you say, if they had known what we know now, and this is what the report said, there is absolutely no way you would have hired Martin Bashir. They did not have that knowledge of the 96 events and what had happened in terms of Martin Bashir S Behaviour to secure the interview with Princess Diana. If they have that, i dont think anyone would have made the hire. Mr davie was back in the public eye on tuesday, appearing in front of a parliamentary select committee along with two previous Director Generals lord birt, who was in charge at the time of the Princess Diana interview, and lord hall, who ran the News Division at the time and concluded in a 1996 investigation that Martin Bashir was a decent and honourable man. Lord hall told the committee that he regretted coming to that verdict, and explained why he didnt involve himself in bashir s re employment. It is not for me to