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The BBC Ten O'Clock News is the flagship evening news programme for British television channel BBC One and BBC News 24. It is presented by Huw Edwards, and deputised by Fiona Bruce. It is the final comprehensive news programme of the day on BBC One. The programme was controversially moved from 9pm in 2000. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... BBC News is the department within the BBC responsible for the corporations news-gathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ... Huw Edwards (born August 1961) is a newsreader, or anchor, with the BBC in the United Kingdom. ... Fiona Bruce (born 25 April 1964 in Singapore) is a British journalist and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... 1970 RT cover promotes the programmes new logo and its first three regular presenters. ... BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and BBC News 24. ... The BBC One OClock News is the early afternoon news bulletin from the BBC. Produced by BBC News, the programme is broadcast on BBC One and BBC News 24 every weekday. ... The BBC Six OClock News is the evening news programme which is broadcast daily on British television channel BBC One and BBC News 24 from 6:00pm until 6:30pm and is currently presented by George Alagiah on Monday-Thursdays. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... BBC News 24 is the BBCs 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. ... Huw Edwards (born August 1961) is a newsreader, or anchor, with the BBC in the United Kingdom. ... Fiona Bruce (born 25 April 1964 in Singapore) is a British journalist and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ...

It is broadcast on weeknights from 10.00pm until 10.30pm and features thirty minutes of national (UK) and international news, with an emphasis on the latter. It incorporates five minutes of news from the BBC regions around the UK at around 10:30pm. Its main rival is ITN's News at Ten on the ITV Network, which was revived in January 2008. In the first month of the relaunch, the BBC averaged 4.8 million in the ratings, beating ITV, which averages 2.7 million viewers.^[1] For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... BBC English Regions is the division of the BBC responsible for the corporations local television, radio, web and teletext services in England. ... ITN may refer to: Independent Television News In the news, a section on the Main Page of English Wikipedia This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Sir Trevor McDonald presenting the original final broadcast of News at Ten, from 5 March 1999. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ...

The Ten O'Clock News is currently the most watched news programme in the UK, averaging 4.9 million viewers each night.^[2]

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The programme was launched on 16 October 2000, replacing the former BBC Nine O'Clock News, which had been on the air since 1970. Its launch presenters were Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons. is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... 1970 RT cover promotes the programmes new logo and its first three regular presenters. ... Michael Duncan Buerk (born 18 February 1946) is a BBC journalist and newsreader, most famous for his reporting of the Ethiopian famine on 23 October 1984, which inspired the Band Aid charity record. ... Peter Sissons presenting the last BBC Nine OClock News bulletin Peter George Sissons (born 17 July 1942 in Liverpool) is a nationally known television newscaster in the United Kingdom. ...

The move from nine to ten followed the decision by ITV to scrap News at Ten in 1999. The ITV decision was controversial and the network restored the program to compete head-to-head with the BBC Ten O'Clock News in 2001. In 2004, ITV dropped News at Ten because of poor ratings. It was replaced by ITV News at 10.30, over which the BBC always maintained a comfortable lead in the ratings. News at Ten was reinstated in 2008. Sir Trevor McDonald presenting the original final broadcast of News at Ten, from 5 March 1999. ... 10. ...

Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons left the Ten O'Clock News in January 2003 to make way for new presenters Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce. To mark this presenter reshuffle, on Monday 20 January 2003 as Edwards and Bruce took over, the bulletin and the rest of BBC One's news bulletins were relaunched with a new studio. Huw Edwards may refer to two United Kingdom public figures: Huw Edwards, the former Labour Party Member of Parliament Huw Edwards, the presenter of BBC ONEs Ten OClock News Huw Edwards, a character in EastEnders This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same... Fiona Bruce (born 25 April 1964 in Singapore) is a British journalist and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since February 2006, the bulletin has been simulcast on BBC News 24 as part of the BBC Ten O'Clock News Hour. This consists of the BBC One bulletin for the first half hour, with the second half coming from the News 24 studio and presented by Chris Eakin. It includes a paper, sport and business review. BBC News 24 is the BBCs 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. ... Chris Eakin presenting on BBC News 24. ...

After the regional news, there is a weather forecast from the BBC Weather Centre: usually presented by either Philip Avery, Darren Bett, Jay Wynne or Peter Gibbs. Since the 2005 relaunch, a new glass globe has been the logo for BBC Weather and is shown at the beginning and end of all weather forecasts. ... Philip Avery is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing regularly on television on BBC One, BBC News 24 and BBC World as well as radio on BBC Radio 4. ... Darren Bett (born Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire) is a weatherman for the BBC, broadcasting on British television and radio. ... Jay Wynne is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing mainly on BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC World and BBC One. ... Peter Gibbs is a BBC Weather forecaster, born in Sunderland, who appears regularly on BBC One, BBC News 24, BBC World and BBC Radio, particularly BBC Radio Four. ...

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On Friday, the Ten O'Clock News is usually presented by: Huw Edwards (born August 1961) is a newsreader, or anchor, with the BBC in the United Kingdom. ...

Relief Presenters When both the main newsreaders are unavailable, the programme will usually be presented by one from: Fiona Bruce (born 25 April 1964 in Singapore) is a British journalist and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ...

On Weekend, The Ten O'Clock News. This is usually presented by either Mishal Husain or Emily Maitlis. George Maxwell Alagiah (born November 22, 1955 in Sri Lanka) is a newsreader on BBC Television in the UK. He co-presents the Six OClock News with Natasha Kaplinsky. ... The BBC Six OClock News is the evening news programme which is broadcast daily on British television channel BBC One and BBC News 24 from 6:00pm until 6:30pm and is currently presented by George Alagiah on Monday-Thursdays. ... Emily Maitlis presents on BBC News 24 (above) as well as Newsnight. ... BBC News 24 is the BBCs 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. ... Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:40 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two. ... Mishal Husain presents Breakfast from Friday to Sunday each week. ... Emily Maitlis presents on BBC News 24 (above) as well as Newsnight. ...

Michael Duncan Buerk (born 18 February 1946) is a BBC journalist and newsreader, most famous for his reporting of the Ethiopian famine on 23 October 1984, which inspired the Band Aid charity record. ... Peter Sissons presenting the last BBC Nine OClock News bulletin Peter George Sissons (born 17 July 1942 in Liverpool) is a nationally known television newscaster in the United Kingdom. ... Darren presenting the BBC One OClock News The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ... Image:Dermot Murnaghan. ... Natasha presenting the BBC Six OClock News The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ...

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