BBC Breakfast hit with 'hundreds' of complaints as host forced to apologise

BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay was left to issue an apology after the show was inundated with 'hundreds' of complaints. He revealed that today's programme had received a deluge of emails from disgruntled viewers.

The uproar was sparked by a segment discussing a Yorkshire council's decision to drop apostrophes from street signs, which Sally Nugent reported was due to the punctuation marks "confusing computer systems", leading to widespread bewilderment across the nation.

One local was so incensed by the grammatical gaffe that he took matters into his own hands, armed with a marker pen to correct the signs, but this wasn't the end of the controversy. Later in the show, Nina Warhurst concluded her report on the ongoing train strikes and encouraged viewers to share their thoughts with BBC Breakfast.

However, Jon quipped: "Sorry - there's no room in the inbox Nina. We're filled with punctuation problems."

He continued: "Oh, my goodness. Hundreds and hundreds of messages about apostrophes coming in. We will read some later.", reports the Mirror.

Sally chimed in with a nervous: "I'm slightly scared."

The debate even spilled over onto social media, where one user humorously commented: "Not sure why we're all worried about AI taking over, when according to @NorthYorkshireCountyCouncil computers can't even cope with apostrophes!".

Another said: "@BBCBreakfast Why oh why is putting an apostrophe in its correct place to indicate possession or plural so difficult? Don't dumb down grammar!"

One viewer expressed their dismay, writing: "This is shocking! Language is important, and I worry that this may be the thin end of the wedge! People will be going round the streets with marker pens and adding them, though hopefully in the right places."

Last week, BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was at the centre of controversy when she spat out her food during the live broadcast. Alongside co-presenter Charlie Stayt, they welcomed Dr Ralph Manders from the University of Surrey, who presented two types of muffins for tasting,one made with cricket flour and the other with whey protein.

Naga mentioned that neither she nor Charlie knew which muffin contained which ingredient. As they sampled the muffins and shared their thoughts, Naga seemed particularly taken aback by one, resulting in her spitting it out.

She attempted to do so discreetly, covering her mouth with a tissue while holding up her plate.

Charlie continued to try out the food and probed his co-star for her view, but Naga avoided answering his question. Instead, she was seen reaching for a beverage, prompting Charlie to jest: "Not speaking right now."

Naga eventually confessed: "They both taste bad if I'm being honest."

Disagreement ensued when Charlie retorted: "I don't think so, I quite liked the first one", followed by Dr Manders revealing: "You quite liked the insect one then because the first one actually had the insects in it and the other one has the whey protein in it."

Naga's conduct throughout the segment failed to impress some viewers as one posted on X, formerly Twitter: "She was plain rude. Clearly someone in her ear told her off [so she then thanked the guest at the end of the segment]."

"I see Naga's face after eating those insect muffins lol," joked another observer. On a contrasting note, one viewer defended her with: "By the look of [Naga's] face, those muffins tasted as bad as we'd predicted lol lol."

Another commentator echoed these sentiments, stating: "Both of these muffins on [BBC Breakfast] look rank and Naga just confirmed they're bad. It's a no from me."

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