New fog warning issued after 40 Heathrow flights cancelled
Dense fog has disrupted travel across England and eastern Wales and cancelled 40 flights at Heathrow, with a fresh warning due from 6pm.
How it was covered
- BBC One was the only channel found covering it, concentrating on travel disruption, fog science and the evening warning.
- Channel 5, BBC News, BBC Two, Channel 4 and ITV: not found in tracked broadcasts.
- GB News and Sky News: covered online, not found on air.
The Full Story
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BBC One's lunchtime bulletin reported that dense fog had caused disruption across much of England and eastern Wales, after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning. The warning covered England south of York and most of Northern Ireland, according to the channel.
BBC One correspondent Tom Symonds reported that visibility fell to zero in West London. Shinaz Virani, who was trying to get home, told BBC One she had to leave her car at work and walk. BBC One said the fog lifted by lunchtime but caused 40 flights to be cancelled at Heathrow.
The channel also reported that an FA Cup match between Altrincham and Notts County held a penalty shootout in murky conditions. BBC One reported that longer, colder nights trapped moisture in the air. BBC One said stagnant air under high pressure and light winds left nothing to mix the atmosphere and clear the fog, while the weaker November sun struggled to disperse it.
BBC One noted that fireworks may have been part of the problem, and Helen Willetts said water condensing on smoke particles made the fog worse. The channel said a further fog warning would come into force at 6pm for parts of Wales, northern England, the Midlands and East Anglia.
In the BBC One forecast, Helen Willetts said the fog would remain for a few more nights. By the end of the week, she said, icy Arctic air could replace it with the first widespread frost across the UK.
Key Claims
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| Claim |  |
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| Only on one channel | |
| Fog led to 40 flights being cancelled at Heathrow. | |
| The Met Office issued a yellow warning for dense fog across parts of England and Wales, with disruption and further fog expected in some areas. | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
BBC ONE West led its weather coverage with the immediate travel disruption, including zero visibility in West London and 40 cancelled Heathrow flights. It then explained the meteorological causes of the fog and ended with a forecast for a fresh warning and a later shift to Arctic air and frost. The tone was explanatory and practical, with a correspondent and a weather presenter guiding viewers through the impact and the outlook.
- “Dense fog is causing disruption across much of England and eastern Wales, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning.”
- “Visibility is zero, zero visibility. How to cross the road, I don't know.”
- “There is another fog warning coming into force from six o'clock this evening for the Met Office.”
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