History
The programme was launched on 16 October 2000, replacing the former BBC Nine O'Clock News, which had been on the air since 14 September 1970. Its launch presenters were Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons.
Michael Buerk & Peter Sissons left the BBC Ten O'Clock News in 19 January 2003 to make way for presenters Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce. To mark this presenter reshuffle, on Monday 20 January 2003 as Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce took over, the bulletin and the rest of BBC One news bulletins were relaunched with a new studio.
Since 5 February 2006, the bulletin has been simulcast on BBC News channel as part of the BBC Ten O'Clock News Hour. This consists of the BBC One bulletin for the first half hour, with the second half coming from the News channel studio and presented by Chris Eakin Monday-Thursday and Tim Wilcox on Friday. It includes a paper, sport and business review.
From 21 April 2008 the programme, along with the rest of BBC News underwent a graphical refresh and moved into a refurbished studio. It also changed name to the BBC News at Ten.
After the regional news, there is a weather forecast from the BBC Weather Centre: usually presented by either Rob McElwee, Peter Gibbs, John Hammond or Philip Avery.
BBC News at Ten has been named News Programme of the Year by the Royal Television Society on numerous occasions, most recently in 2005, 2009 and again in 2010.
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