[Mike]

Interesting I would have thought with the new BBC regional sets there would have been a set placement for the Christmas tree. Most regions have opted to have the tree to the right of the sofa at the front of the set, EMT have opted to have it directly behind the presenter. So have they gone rogue or is there no fixed placement?

Midlands Today's lunchtime bulletin started without the Christmas tree, and then by the end of the bulletin it was there. I suspect this was an intentional thing though as the first story was about how it's been a year since 4 children drowned in a frozen lake in Solihull and having a Christmas tree visible in the shot might have been seen as insensitive.