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***Breakfast News*** is a breakfast news programme which first aired on BBC One on 2 October 1989. The programme was previously known as *Breakfast Time*. It was planned to launch on 18 September 1989 but was held back by two weeks due to technical issues with its new studio. The programme adopted a rolling news format with news summaries every 15 minutes plus weather and regional news every 30 minutes. Other features include a review of the day's newspapers and regular business news updates. The programme is currently presented by Jon Kay and Sarah Campbell.

From 22 November 1989, following the commencement of televised coverage of the House of Commons, the 8am to 8.15am part of the programme was simulcast on BBC Two as part of a new news hour which encompassed a review of the previous day's proceedings at Westminster. Currently BBC Two simulcasts the 7am to 7.15am part of the programme.

The programme went through ten main visual changes over the years. The initial look lasted until 8 April 1993. The 13 April 1993 revamp saw the programme presented from the same set as the One, Six and Nine O'Clock News bulletins. A further revamp took place on 2 June 1997 when 'BBC' was shorn from its title, and on-screen it became known as simply *Breakfast News*. Alongside the revamp, the tone began to shift, with the return of a sofa set, alongside more features, and more interaction between the presenting team. On 2 October 2000, the programme was relaunched with a more uniform look, to give an identical series of titles across news programming on all BBC channels. On 19 March 2013, the programme moved to Broadcasting House, along with the BBC News 24 and the other BBC One bulletins, and began broadcasting in high-definition.

*BBC Breakfast News* only airs from Mondays to Fridays with no weekend editions, although weekend editions were shown during the early stages of the 1991 Gulf War. In September 1991 the BBC launched a short 5 minute weekend breakfast news summary. The Saturday edition airs at 7:25 am. The bulletin is not presented from the Breakfast News set, but from the main BBC News set based in Studio B.

## Business Breakfast

Business Breakfast is a daily news programme which airs between 6 am and 7 am, directly preceding Breakfast News from 4 January 1993. Initially the programme aired as part of Breakfast News broadcasting between 6:34 am and 6:55 am. The programme is currently presented by Ben Boulos (Monday-Wednesday) and Nina Warhurst (Thursday-Friday).

## Format

Throughout the programme the main news stories are presented at the top of the hour with summaries at half past the hour. Sports updates are presented from the BBC Sport Centre in MediaCityUK in Salford Quays at 06:32, 07:32 and 08:32. On occasions live sports updates are broadcast from sporting locations, such as Royal Ascot and Wimbledon, with the presenter interviewing key sporting figures. Business updates are presented at 6:15 am, when the main business stories from the newspapers are also discussed, and then at 7:40 am, either from the studio, or out on location. The United Kingdom weather forecast is presented every half-hour between 6:55 am and 8:55 am, either from the BBC Weather Centre in Broadcasting House, or out on location. Short (approximately three minutes) regional news, travel and weather bulletins broadcast just before the hour and the half-hour throughout the programme.

## Interactive

Breakfast News encourages viewer response and interaction via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter. Video reports and interviews from the programme are made available on the Breakfast News Facebook page after transmission.