Leavers

And as we approach the end of the financial year, more senior departures from the BBC. Paul Brannan, Editor, Emerging Platforms, BBC News, is one - perhaps no more new platforms are emerging.  14 years of experience in News Online will be sorely missed around the organisation.

And in the BBC World Service, three of the six newsroom editors who wrote a pained letter to staff mag Ariel in February about fighting the cuts have decided enough is enough. Andrew Maywood, Andreas Gebauer and Peter Miles are all thoughtful and committed journalists.  It's very sad that they feel it's time to move on.