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I just read that the BBC Chairman has resigned this morning over a cronyism row about his £800k loan to Boris Johnson while Sharp was appointed as BBC Chairman.

https://news.sky.com/story/bbc-chairman-richard-sharp-resigns-12832218

Are the BBC covering this story via the UK feed right nowhere?

BBC News is covering this story - Nicky Campbell broke it at exactly 1000h. 

Statement from Richard Sharp in front of a very Chameleonesque background, with the screen littered with BBC logos, just in case anyone had forgotten which organisation's reputation had been tarnished by this disgraceful clown as a result of his shady "old boys' network" dealings. 

   

Same shot with breaking news lowers (although I don't think the 'BREAKING' text has actually appeared at any point - I'm pretty sure it's only said "BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigns" the whole time, even when the strap animates off- and on-screen). 

   

On an unrelated note, what exactly is the point of this pushback? 

   

The ticker is constantly showing the contact details, with the incessant command "CONTACT US", and Nicky Campbell takes every opportunity to beg for more and more opinions, endlessly giving out the contact info -- so why bother duplicating this information, along with yet another 5 Live logo, as if there isn't enough of that branding throughout the show? 

One thing that consistently amazes me on this new BBC News channel is how often I see time and effort being spent on worthless features like this, while other glaring and painfully obvious issues are allowed to persist.

Edit: The alternating 'BREAKING' text on the lower-thirds did finally make an appearance at 1030 when coverage switched to Ben Thompson in C. You may now begin rejoicing.