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TO
Towielad
Lucy Watson on lunchtime news today is this a first appearance by her doing bulletin?
BA
Ballyboy
no. she's done a lot of bulletins
BA
Ballyboy
Mary nightingale presenting the weekend bulletin tonight.
MA
Macalolo
Mary nightingale presenting the weekend bulletin tonight.


Noting unusual over this period. Each presenter will do a day
GM
GMc
Rageh Omaar taking over from what would normally be Alastair Stewart's shift tonight.
Roger Darthwell, Alfie Mulcahy and Ballyboy gave kudos
RD
RDJ
Confirmed that Rageh Omaar will be who presides the Big Ben bongs tonight, after Alastair brung us the bongs for many years.

Unfortunately that already means I won’t be watching them on ITV this year as it won’t be the same. Would have liked Charlene or Mary to do them but alas I’ll be joining Simon McCoy on the BBC News Channel myself.
BA
Ballyboy
I take it’ll just Big Ben bonging away and no display on the Thames
BR
Brekkie
I assume nothing official fireworks wise is happening in London anyway. Is Big Ben even chiming considering it now only does for certain events - you'd think to keep people away from Big Ben they wouldn't, but then again it is a significant event, and I suspect the Brexiteers will want it bonging away an hour earlier too.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Big Ben will chime and that's it. The official advice from the GLA is to stay at home and watch BBC One.
News96, Roger Darthwell and Ballyboy gave kudos
PA
paul_hadley
There is a prerecorded light show around the London Eye on their Instagram account. I’m not sure if any of that will be airing on TV.
VA
valley
There is a prerecorded light show around the London Eye on their Instagram account. I’m not sure if any of that will be airing on TV.

Think that was purely a London Eye social media thing. There's been tests for a light show around London Bridge which has either been pre-recorded or will be live tonight, presumably on BBC One's "Happy New Year Live!" programme rather than on ITV News.
CA
Cando
The Sky EPG for the midnight show on BBC ONE contains a warning for flashing images.

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