In the 11PM 'bulletin' on the 25th November, after a few genuinely important pieces, the last item went something like:
"A baby has been admitted to hospital after being scalded when hot water pipes burst above the cot, at the parent's home in Taunton."
Sounds like the BBC know more than they are telling us. Remember this is a *UK-wide* network, so what is the significance of this story? I wouldn't even consider it sufficiently important for a local BBC radio station, hospital casualty departments must deal with incidents like this regularly.
It didn't say whether the house was local authority/housing association or not, some corruption involving sub-standard plumbing perhaps? We should be told.
It's certainly not the first time bizarre items have appeared on 'BBC Radio News' without explanation.