#NotreDame | Breaking News Coverage

Tragic news out of Paris. Icon ablaze. A remarkable variety of footage finding its way onto the News Channels right now.

The French news channels were already having special editions as Macron is due to speak to the nation at 7pm UK time, but BFMTV broke into breaking news at 6.30pm our time to cover the story.

Macron has cancelled his address to the nation due to the fire.

It has just been confirmed that Macron's address has (unsurprisingly) been cancelled.

MSNBC initially took BFM, France 24 and EVN. Now they are simulcasting Sky’s pictures with their own coverage.

CNEWS and Franceinfo are now running in breaking news mode as well. Franceinfo is using a pushback.

TF1 and France 2 have their main bulletins at 7pm UK time.

M6's bulletin is due to start any minute now, but is currently showing commercials.

Are BBC News channel simulcasting World News?

CNN have dropped Amanpour and are running a U.S simulcast. Brianne Keilar anchoring with Melissa Bell reporting at the scene.
BBC and Sky also rolling with the news.

Al Jazeera sticking to tapped programming for the moment.

BBC World haven't even mentioned it... shamefully sticking with Focus on Africa.

CBS simulcasting BBC's coverage on YouTube:

Assumably they're doing this on TV too.

I don't think so yet as they're in Studio E (though BBC World News viewers can tell me more) but we do have Geeta Guru-Murthy, a regular World News presenter, anchoring. Of course the two channels start simulcasting anyway at the top of the hour and at 9pm too.

Parisian expert Christian Fraser coming next at the top of the hour?