been swept into the sea. violent anti government protests have continued in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people and at least 35 people have been killed. the protests were triggered by the death in custody of a young woman who d been detained for breaching rules on dress code. coming up at 6 o clock, breakfast with ben thompson and victoria fritz. but first on bbc news, the media show. hello. the queen s funeral was the culmination of days of coverage across the british media. the new culture secretary called the bbc s efforts phenomenal and spot on . so, did the media get the tone right? were a range of views about the monarchy represented? and amid the pageantry and commentary, was there room forjournalism? i m joined by marcus ryder, who s head of external consultancies in the lenny henry centre for media diversity, baroness stowell, who s conservative chair of the house of lords communication and digital select committee, lord vaizey, a former culture secret
most of the showers have been across england and wales. this evening and overnight we will see those showers decaying. skies were clear across many parts of the country. it gets windy in northern ireland, and in scotland. temperatures are similar to today. that s rain by monday morning is in the english channel, sweeping through quickly. followed by sunshine and showers, mainly in the north and east. a much stronger northerly winds on monday. hello. this is bbc news. i m annita mcveigh and these are the headlines. the chancellor defends his tax cuts aimed at boosting economic growth, saying they re fair for all, but kwasi kwarteng s mini budget is receiving a mixed reaction from the public. i think its probably will help, but it depends what brackets you are in, in terms of income. this it depends what brackets you are in, in terms of income. in terms of income. this feels like it does not in terms of income. this feels like it does not even in terms of income. this feel
For the significance of the moment. but that doesn t mean, as ed has already said, that there isn t an opportunity in the future for debate about the future of the monarchy or indeed, or if there is any event or any occasion where members of the royal family conduct themselves in a way that should be subject to scrutiny, comments and criticism. for sure. butjust not over the last ten days. ed, you were nodding. i would like to talk specifically about the bbc. it had pulled out the stops and was responsible for filming the memorial, 200 cameras dedicated to the funeral alone. ed, could ijust ask you whether yes, it was stunning, of course it was and very popular. more than 30 million people tuned in at some point on monday. but if we look more broadly at the period of mourning,
I ve heard it from other places. that yes, for the last ten days, when it was nationally important, we sidelined you, we sidelined the diversity and then, after the national moment, we bring back the diversity. unfortunately, diversity and inclusion doesn t work that way. we have to have diversity and inclusion in all its messiness at the most important times, not at the least important times. what would you say to that? i suppose on the bbc, is there a kind of special case when it comes to the monarchy? when it comes to the corporation and are they different expectations for the national broadcaster? i m100% with marcus. the idea that there is a time where you don t confront the uncomfortable as a journalist, ifind that a very difficult concept. and a wrong concept.
Been swept into the sea. violent anti government protests have continued in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people and at least 35 people have been killed. the protests were triggered by the death in custody of a young woman who d been detained for breaching rules on dress code. coming up at 6 o clock, breakfast with ben thompson and victoria fritz. but first on bbc news, the media show. hello. the queen s funeral was the culmination of days of coverage across the british media. the new culture secretary called the bbc s efforts phenomenal and spot on . so, did the media get the tone right? were a range of views about the monarchy represented? and amid the pageantry