Matt Barbet to leave 5 News

A few other lasts on Channel 5 today.
Last The Wright Stuff before its handed from Princess to ITN.

It’s the end of an era in the media world today. Rupert Murdoch selling Fox to Disney? No, my final day presenting @5_News - join me at 5pm & 6.30pm on @channel5_tv

— Matt Barbet (@MattBarbet) December 15, 2017

And Chris Page leaves Met Office/5 Weather

So no news next week on C5 then - IIRC they did the same last year then got caught out with a major story breaking before Christmas.

As far as I know, nothing until Tuesday 2nd January.

I find this very odd when there is a full normal week of work and school for many that things are closing down so early for Christmas.

Schools break-up in London on Wednesday, which allows them to go back either on the 2nd or 3rd Jan.

Same here, it still means that news services are going into skeleton staff mode very early.

With an early Easter in March, Schools have to squeeze in as many days as possible, plus half term, alas the half week next week to get the two weeks of Christmas break in.

They don’t have to. Many schools have a 2 week “Spring Break” at a fixed time every year with the Easter weekend not necessarily at the middle of it. Some schools start back after Christmas on 2nd January whilst others wait until the 8th

Very strange when Parliament is still sitting next week for example

A bit wishful thinking in the current climate to assume news is going to stop for two weeks. There's no such thing as a slow news period anymore.

With last Christmas Night being a prime example.

And it’s not like they have a website they can direct you to like BBC, ITV and Channel 4.