Glasgow Police Helicopter Crash

I don't think they're allowed too - one of the obligations of a C3 licence is carrying the national news. There are occassions where they might take the bulletin at a different time, but I suspect they have to fund that. Would have made sense though for STV to drop You've Been Framed and return at 6.30pm.

STV has dropped the national news for a hour long STV special for the elections in 2007 and 2011. It was pointless since all the reports comes from STV, and the presenters come from the exact same spots.

Then she may as well just have stayed in London if it is intended to present from a studio.

Laura Bicker back on air 10. Weird, she was on Breakfast before it closed then Jenny Hill did the 9am hour.

I presume the BBC One Helicopter ident has been withdrawn for the moment?

I hope so, it wouldn't be appropriate at present.

They've also simulcast an edition of Points West, after the conviction of a woman who was murdered by her partner in Bristol.

It's usually one of a small number of idents that the regions use, so I wouldn't be surprised if someone uses it before the news tomorrow.

What Can Glasgow use?

The generic BBC One ident possibly? Maybe they should have generic regional HQ idents, much like that Strictly(?) TVC one.

Hmmmm... what about an ident without a helicopter on it?

I've just watched back a snippet of Saturday evening's News Channel coverage. After the 30 minute Reporting Scotland special finished, it cut back to Gavin Grey in BH, who immediately threw to Sophie Long on the street in Glasgow, who interviewed Nicola Sturgeon down the line from Pacific Quay - to rehash the interview she'd done minutes previously in the Reporting Scotland studio.

Do the newsrooms not talk to each other? How did this benefit the viewer? Couldn't they have just done a recap of other news and then throw to Sportsday?