Benazir Bhutto Killed

Fiona Bruce went back to the correspondent in Pakistan at the end of the bulletin for the news that she had died. Mark Longhurst broke the news on Sky at 1.24.

Has Embley just joined Tim WIllcox on News 24, there's a voice I don't recognise questioning Barbara Plett.

Edit: Tim Willcox appears on News 24

Now we have Willcox! Who is on News 24 and who on World or is it simply the end of shifts as it is 2pm!? Why is it that they insist on showing the same pictures over and over and never have presenters invision during big stories like this, or at least split screens, especially if there are interviews going on in the studio.

I presume it's now Tim and Mike together in News 24 studio....?

Why

Jonathan Charles knows alot about Pakistain, he interviewed her only a few months ago. So why take him off???

Mike and JC would have been good, Tim is now going to take over, was he ever a foreign correspondent like JC?

I presume it's because it's the end of his shift, he's been on since 11, but I agree that it does seem a waste of such specialist knowledge. I assume Tim was scheduled to take over Charles anyway.

I seem to remember the same thing happening this time last year with the killing of Saddam - Jonathan joining Tim on News 24 on the Sunday morning- Jonathan tried to give his views, only to be interrupted by Tim.

I remember the coverage of Saddam's execution, it was really scrappy, with the two constantly talking over each other and guests and long drawn out pauses.

The reason for simulcasting is so they aren't duplicating resources. What's the point of both BBC News 24 and BBC World providing their own coverage and having to fight with each other for correspondents and guests? They may as well team up and provide one service, especially since there's no real reason for UK viewers to have a different angle/explanation than BBC World viewers.

I can't help finding the big Christmas tree in the background extremely grotesque during this BBC News Special about Mrs Bhutto's death broadcast to the world.
Moving to the World newsroom would have been a better choice IMO.