TURN TO THE BBC

Pity the Freeview won't give us Sky. So, can't report on how well they coped with the floods. There's an old saying that in times of crisis the viewers turn to the BBC. Their coverage yesterday of the floods was excellent, admittedly in the hurry to get the news on air and the huge reduction in staff, quite often the words - when live - didn't match the pictures. A reservoir about to burst its banks became an industrial wasteland. But great stuff, Beeb. Thanks. While we're on the subject of things in news not quite going right I recommend watching 24-hour news with sub-titles. The best came on Sky about a year or two ago when an armoured personnel carrier had been attacked and disabled by a "bucket". You see, even machines have their faults.