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BBC Breakfast forced to scrap local TV news bulletins from Monday as 'pingdemic' leads to staff shortages

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Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The BBC has had to pull some of its local morning TV news bulletins.

Viewers tuning into the broadcaster's news programmes are used to seeing both national and local coverage. But from Monday, some morning news bulletins will be pulled after the so-called Covid-19 'pingdemic' has led to staff shortages.

BBC One’s Breakfast programme will no longer feature local news bulletins covering English regions. Further regional programmes might also be at risk if staff need to self-isolate amid rising cases of Covid-19, The Guardian has reported. READ MORE: Mum's despair at council-owned eyesore behind her house - causing rats to run riot The BBC said it hoped

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