In reply to UKC News: Nice idea. Little tie-mic and perhaps no tie needed!
I'd be interested to see what other people think about the 'bloke behind desk' concept. Seems odd to me, more trying to meet an expectation of what a 'News broadcast' should be, rather than actually what works best. I'd expect more of a presenter doing piece to camera Countryfile style - but there may be another way that works even better on an internet-based broadcast.
Reports, particularly the Craig Doris one, were great.