[Newsroom]

Do you not think the perceived shortage is basically due to Charlene not being available and anyone having been involved in lengthy broadcasts following the Queen’s death and various political events having accrued holidays. It’s hardly as extreme as described above

I think it's a simple case of inconsistency,  but hey, that's been happening at the BBC for quite some time. The 'Anchor' or 'Chief' presenter appears to have less significance in this country these days and that's probably for the better. I do understand the point that people DO tune in to these 'appointment to view' bulletins and expect to see a regular face, certainly folk on an elder generation do anyway. 

I don't think it's got anything to do with someone being elsewhere, or anyone having pulled mega shifts two moths ago as being relevant to said inconsistencies. 

Over at the BBC, Clive Myrie has been absent from a fixed news programme for almost just as long.