London bombings - TV news coverage

Mark Austen did well for ITV's main evening news - based in Trafalgar Square with a lovely iconic backgroud of London:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/RTE1TV/MarkAusten.jpg

He was based just over here behind the balustrade - just about make the van out where highlighted in this live view. Sorry it's raining on the camera, all London needs tonight

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/RTE1TV/Trafalgar2.jpg

If it is raining, shouldn't he need an umbrella

Luckily it started just after he signed off.
There was a lovely warm evening glow in the sky for most of the broadcast.

Some more captures from the ITV Evening News
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/070705a.jpg
http://www.hillyard22.freeserve.co.uk/070705b.jpg

With slightly better resolution

It looked a bit stupid tonight because the graphics were designed for the news channel, but ITV1 weren't broadcasting the news channel's graphics.

How come different straps were used, i.e the faded blue?

Will Easties still be on tonight cause a fire takes place in Walford

I doubt many people care

They've been using them I think throughout the day. Prehaps reserved for more sombre occassions?

I guess most BBC Local Radio were doing news updates every 15 minutes.

WM took feeds from both N24 & BBC (Radio) London's Jon Gaunt.

The Gaunt feed was one way listening, ie we could hear him, but he couldn't hear WM ! (He was told later, as he mentioned it in an interview with Franksy later!)

That suit Jon Snow is wearing is very frumpy - bland colour and looks two sizes too big for him.