"Brian Blair" wrote in message
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The reality is that ALL the articles in the Express, be it foreign news,
home news, politics are equally sensationalist and inaccurate - its not
just that "story".

Mind you if the MO had a spokesperson that was available for media then
this could be somewhat avoided.


If (note if) the MetO is contacted there's always a "spokesperson" available
24/7. The press office personal will normally deal with them during normal
working hours and at all other times the calls are handled by the public
weather service forecasting bench. However, this fact alone won't stop what
we've witnessed today, perhaps for some of the reasons already offered...

Jon.