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If they were to go for someone from the regions who has had some national exposure, the first person who springs to mind is Tyne Tees and Border's Philippa Tomson.

She's blonde (Desmond loves them), has gravitas and a capable journalist who's under used at TT&B as their weather presenter/environment correspondent and stand in for Pam Royle.

wouldn't be surprised if they put the new 'glamorous' woman at 5pm with Matt staying at 7.

Charlotte Hawkins would be pretty good

Tasmin Lucia Khan spring to mind - could move from the sinking ship Daybreak.

Well she's certainly got the glamour. Not sure about the credibility though.

Quite.

In her defence she has improved since being on daybreak but I don't think she's got the credibilty to be a main newscaster.

Desmound is just ruining five the one good thing under his ownership is Jim Rosenthal's signing to front the networks foootball.

I would like to see it go Double Headed Matt Barbet being one of the presenters and perhaps Emma Crosby alongside him I doubt Charlette would leave sunrise . as for Regional Andrea Benefiled springs to mind and as an outsider Sarah Jane Mee.

A puff piece tonight about Prince William and Kate Middleton on the 7pm bulletin. A sign of things to come under Desmond?

Jim Rosenthal is a bloody good choice as a face for Five to be honest. Too many 'straight out of uni' types presenting sport these days. Rosenthal has been there down that and in reality should be on the BBC / ITV still.

5pm bulletin shunted a 15 minute 16:45 slot next Mon/Tue for a documentary about a competition to star in Neighbours...

Can't believe that - what a bloody joke. Sums up 'new' Channel 5.

Natasha Kaplinsky's last programme today she said shes off to pastures new and that Matt will be taking over in the new year.

any caps?