charles posted
this type of reporting has been going on for nearly 50 years! TW3 had a
sketch which ran "The whole of Britain has ben hit by blizzards - here
is a picture of the snow outsie the newsroom window"

And the lead item on BBC national news a few years ago: "South-east
England has been battered by high winds and heavy rain all day, causing
local flooding and serious disruption. But the good news is, it's moving
north."

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Les