Fed up of foreign news dominating our news

[sickofthenews]

I do realise the unrest in the Middle East is significant, but every bulletin is dominated by the minutiae of it.

I want to see more of what's going on here, more of what's going on in our government.

Surely there's news here?

I agree

That's the point. Why is it the most significant? Surely there's war going on in other places? There are many things going on in the UK to not report constantly but they turn our eyes to other places to avoid solving our own problems.

Nothing about this is goady or bigoted (I see what you're doing with your name).

It's not about 'British news being the best news' (Well it is in Britain. So what? US news is the "best" news in the US, same with other countries).

People say it has an impact but how exactly? I have noticed any change in my life caused by this war. With the Ukraine situation, it had a huge impact on gas prices, oil and food etc.

Petrol rationing could still happen - oil from the Middle East? There were plans to introduce rationing in the first Gulf War and some occupations were to be given priority vouchers (as a teacher I would have got them) but, fortunately, it didn't happen. The children in the Nursery Class played at queueing up for petrol on their bikes though it was dominating the News then!

I don't think the uk mainstream news (especially bbc) can balance news. They absolutely spank the issue of the day to death for months (without really telling you what's important although maybe it's not their job to educate - I don't know) and then they drop that blanket coverage like a stone for the next Huw Edward's or whatever. All very important stuff but it's very weird how they operate.

OP never said turn a blind eye, just don't inundate us with it when we have a lot of issues of our own we should be inundated with, but of course it's better for the govt to point us to look at others to distract us from our massive problems.

So many atrocities are happening in other parts of the world too - have you turned a blind eye to them?

If you want local news surely you just watch / read the local news? Look East, Look North and many other regional news channels are for this very purpose and be glad that we are rarely a country that makes significant international news - the odd Royal Event is far better to be known for than devastating terror attacks.

You post is ridiculous. You know there's a difference.

What do you mean by 'because the people are a bit foreign'? We are in trouble because OP says we need to focus more on our troubles?

How many other 'foreign people's' news have you sort out and are interested in - you know there's humanitarian crisis happening in many other parts of the world right? How much of it have you solved?

Agree with this totally. A lot of people frothing at the mouth about genocide but doing zero to change anything.

Just click on the BBC news page that says “England” (or wherever you live).

@Wonderwom so what action have you taken exactly to stop the 'genocide '?

Kardashians aren't our news. That's how used to and influenced by other countries' news you've become that we're talking about what's happening in Britain and you bring up Kardashians (Americans, if you've forgotten). OP's point has been made.

Let's get used to the atrocities happening in our country that we can solve. We're being intentionally distracted by what's happening elsewhere to avoid making a lot of fuss about ours.

What is happening in the uk which is more significant than genocide? Are there any wars in the uk which could escalate and impact a wider region?

What news are you reading op? You know you can go on a news site or newspaper and find the section about UK news, along with business, culture etc? It's literally portioned out.

If you're complaining about headlines and what's on the news at ten or what's in the fucking daily mail, you need to find a better news source.

And this is the problem OP is talking about. People are dying in the hospitals, children are being taken away from their parents, parents are abusing their children, the cost of living has messed up the country, so many things to constantly report but we're being distracted by other people's problems.

Yet some people think our news is only about when the parliament is sitting, political opposition and leadership contest. No wonder some find other countries' news more entertaining because the real nitty gritty of our problems in this country are hidden behind our 'posh boys' activities'.

OP never said no mix of other news. OP said have more of ours than others. Right now the balance is shifted to the other side and we know it's a distraction.

If only that were true for the rest of the UK!

I agree with this too. It's obviously intentional.

The price of oil has already jumped. The number of refugees will increase, you know, people who are seeking safety because their countries are being annihilated... there all sorts of shockwaves that will affect the UK.

All of these things have a knock on affect.

Most countries are like this but leave it to the "oh you hate the forriners, you goady mcbigot" brigade to not know this in their quest to brand anyone bigots regardless of what they're actually saying. I doubt they know what's happening elsewhere when it's not shown in the news, just like they have no idea the crisis in our country because 'forriners are more awesomer'. They don't seek after other unpopular countries news either.

Another ridiculous post.

It's clicks, readership and viewership. They don't just report out of goodness of their hearts.
When Morocco had earthquake, 2 days later Lybia had flood with considerably higher number of deaths and missing. Barely any mention while news still run Morocco coverage as main live streams.

They show whatever is popular. Harsh but it's money making exercise at the end of the day.

Exactly. Besides covering the many atrocities in our country, I doubt all "these forriners are more awesomer and you're a bigot for not thinking it. Educated yourself!" crowd know what's happening in other parts of the world that isn't so popular. As if world news is really that important to them.

Again, ridiculous.