[Former Member 406]

Clive has just announced on the News at 1 that they would be joining newsrooms across the country. Yet, in EY&L, the news ended abruptly followed by a continuity announcement stating that due to the industrial action they were unable to bring the local news, with a showing of Blue Planet in its place. Is Clive not aware of the strike action today?

There's a mixture of some regions having a lunchtime bulletin, and others not.

In such circumstances, it's debatable whether the network news should just end with a close that makes no reference to anything being on next or whether the throw to the regions should still be made (for the benefit of those that do still have a bulletin).

Maybe it's dependant on whether the majority of regions are still doing a bulletin, or down to the network presenter's preference.

Or maybe Clive just said the usual throw-to-the-regions stuff through force of habit, as he is only human and we are all prone to forgetting ourselves at the last moment (even after repeatedly thinking "do/don't say the thing").