BBC News viewers were left baffled as something strange appeared on screen earlier today.
Newsreader Ben Brown was discussing the biggest news stories and updating viewers with what's going on across the world at 1pm this afternoon, but those tuned in were distracted as the journalist tried to deliver the headlines.
Ben, who joined BBC TV News in the late 1980s, was among the anchors axed from the BBC News channel presenting team earlier this year, alongside Jane Hill and Martine Croxall.
In April, the BBC News channel and its commercial global counterpart BBC World News disappeared and was replaced by a new channel branded as BBC News, aimed at both UK and foreign audiences.
As Ben hosted the multi-national bulletin this afternoon, viewers couldn't help but notice something unusual taking place behind him in the BBC newsroom.
The glass window behind a newsreader typically reveals off-camera journalists working at their desks, but eagle-eyed viewers tuned in today just after 1pm spotted one woman taking a selfie as the cameras rolled in the studio in front of her.
"Go ahead and take that picture. No-one will notice," one viewer joked on Twitter after spotting the blunder during the live broadcast.
"The things that go on behind you @BenBrownBBC," another joked, as a third quipped: "Don't think this woman on #BBCNews knows she on the telly."
Following the BBC's decision to merge two news channels as part of a £500m cost-cutting and redistribution mission, Ben has seen his role with the broadcaster reduced and is no longer one of the show's chief presenters.
Matthew Amroliwala, Yalda Hakim, Christian Fraser, Lucy Hockings, and Maryam Moshiri all survived the cull and landed a chief presenter role when the change took place earlier this year.
Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News, said at the time: "This team’s editorial leadership, talent, knowledge and flair make them the ideal presenters to bring the BBC’s trusted journalism to people at home in the UK and around the globe, and to guide audiences through the big stories as they break."
