BBC News 24

Nice bit of relevant banter between Ben and Joanna about pregnancy bumps during an item about women's spines when pregnant.

I almost die as a result of watching him every day. Either through excessive cringing or boredom.

Here is my ideal BBC News 24 presenter line up. Please feel free to add any improvements in which I could make (I've not included Joanna since she's going on maternity leave):

Mon-Thu
Simon McCoy and Carrie Gracie (8.30-11am)
Matthew Amroliwala and Jane Hill (11am-2pm)
Tim Willcox and Emily Maitlis (2-5pm)
Huw Edwards (5-6pm)
Jon Sopel and Louise Minchin (7-10pm)
Chris Eakin (10.30pm-1am)

Fri
Simon McCoy and Maxine Mawhinney (8.30-11am)
Matthew Amroliwala and Jane Hill (11am-2pm)
Tim Willcox and Rachel Schofield (2-5pm)
Gavin Esler (5-6pm)
Chris Lowe and Annita McVeigh (7-10pm)
Ben Brown (10.30pm-1am)

Sat
Maxine Mawhinney (10am-1pm)
Nicholas Owen (1pm-5pm)
Rachel Schofield (5pm-9pm)
Chris Lowe and Annita McVeigh (9pm-1am)

Sun
Nicholas Owen (9am-1pm)
Maxine Mawhinney (1pm-5pm)
Ben Brown (5pm-9pm)
Chris Lowe and Annita McVeigh (9pm-1am)

Desist.

Suicide please.

I think it's time I got something called a life

Yea, and thats you.

Yet again it looks like 24 have lost their breaking news sting. When the new graphics came in they never used it for months, then they went through a period of using it every time the strap came up, and now yet again it's rarely used.

What is wrong with them!

I heard it on Friday during the overnight World News Today.

Saw briefly this morning that Tim was on his own at 8:30 - did another presenter turn up or was it single headed until 11?

And Joanna's just said he'll be back with her at 7pm - another long day for Tim!

Tim was joined at 1030 by Jane Hill, Matthew A. then appeared at 1100 as 'normal'.

Tim strikes me as the sort of person who would really p ss me off if I worked with him; the sort of person who constantly crops up where there are gaps in the schedule to say "I'll do it!" and people get tired of fairly quickly.