[Stooky Bill]

Back in the 90s Angus Simpson used to do GMTV bulletins then do 30min lunchtime edition of Scotland today at 1pm. Nothing new in the UK.

It's not, but regional news is different to a 3 hour breakfast programme. 

Those working on the breakfast ITV and BBC regional bulletins will start for 6am, they only need to do a few minute long bulletin and most of that will have been written and cut the night before. Often it's just the weather to clip up for the first bulletin. 

Those working on Breakfast will either have been on shift all night, or start at about 3am

When I worked in regional news the 5 people on the breakfast shift (it'll be less now but that was a director, BJ, SBJ and a PA, plus an engineer on duty for both TV and radio). They came in for 6ish did all the breakfast bulletins, went for a break and then did lunch and went home at 2, so an 8 hour shift, and 5 in a row

Those working on Breakfast will need to do much longer shifts if they're expected to work on the 1 as well. So it's not as if they get it for free, long shifts mean they need more people