BBC News 24

Anita might come back to fill emilies current duties and emily might go back with ben and joanna gosling to 8.30-11 and breakfast to cover for kate silverton on the one.makes sense,anythings possible.

But Sophie and Joanna are going to be on maternity leave around the same time! So surely that can't happen!

Perhaps...

Joanna and Sophie on leave
Kate moves to the One Mon-Thurs
Louise stays on the one on Friday, but also becomes relief for Breakfast
Anita stays where she is
Carrie moves to 24 mornings permanently
Any of the following take over from Joanna:
Emily Maitlis (though unlikely)
Claire Marshall
Rachel Schofield
Karin Giannone
Martine Croxall

Personally I don't see the need for the current evening setup - why would someone like Simon McCoy or Louise Minchin work 5 days a week and yet someone working on evenings only works 4? Surely having Ben and Joanna (or replacement) work 5 days a week with Chris Lowe covering it at weekends. It's the only time at weekends where two presenters are used, and I'm sure it was only so that Joanna could have a regular position when she returned from maternity last time!

So can I safely say that the current BBC News 24 schedule is as follows (not including holidays and cover):

Mon-Fri:

0830-1100: Simon McCoy (Mon-Fri) and Kate Silverton (Mon-Thur), Carrie Gracie (Fri)
1100-1400: Matthew Amroliwala and Jane Hill (Mon-Fri)
1400-1700: Louise Minchin (Mon-Fri) and Jon Sopel (Mon-Thur)
1700-1800: Huw Edwards (Mon-Thur), Peter Sissons, Gavin Esler or Emily Maitlis (Fri)
1900-2200: Ben Brown and Joanna Gosling (Mon-Thurs), Chris Lowe and Annita McVeigh (Fri)
2230-0100: Chris Eakin (Mon-Thur), Tim Willcox (Fri)

Saturday:

1000-1300: Maxine Mawhinney
1300-1900: Peter Sissons
1900-0000: Chris Lowe and Annita McVeigh

Sunday:

0900-1300: Nicholas Owen
1300-1700: Tim Willcox
1700-1900: Peter Sissons
1900-0000: Chris Lowe and Annita McVeigh

Almost, but I haven't seen Louise Minchin work on a Monday on News 24 for ages, it seems to Be Emily lately. I assume this is because she does the One on Fridays now, as well as often covering Breakfast at the Weekends, so works a day less.

What about Sophie Long to cover Joanna's maternity leave? She seems to have been used quite frequently since she first appeared on News 24 in September.

I really don't like her - don't know why exactly she just seems a bit, erm, boring! No chemistry with other presenters!

Nice to see Rachel Schofield back! She's got back im the mood of things very quickly, compared to Sophie (Rayworth) who I thought looked very nervous when she returned!

Seems to be some problems with World News America - stings have played, summary, and then a jump to the start and the headlines

That was News24 problem. It didn't happened on BBC AMERICA.

I know it's been a week of high profile stories but has it really been necessary to have the BREAKING strap on more or less continuously today?

Friendly staff in News 24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ57gNR9UF0

I wonder who they were and what TV show they're from.

I like the way that bloke in the white shirt dishes out a swift rebuking!

As for the perpetrators, I think I read somewhere they were from a band being featured on "Sound", the new music programme on Switch.

Bozz