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Kirsten McStay & Jamie Roberts

BBC News blunder as rugby report goes wrong before show abruptly ends

BBC viewers were left rather confused after an embarrassing blunder saw a political image mistakenly shown instead of a rugby report.

According to The Mirror, during the Five O'Clock News, presenter Jane Hill tried to move on to a report by Ben Croucher on Ireland's Six Nations game against England, but a photograph of a Donald Trump rally in America was instead shown.

And it wasn't long before the camera returned to the presenter who looked embarrassed and apologised to viewers. She said: "Goodness, I am so sorry," she then said: "That is er, absolutely not, er, the sort of story we don't want to be bringing you on a very big sporting weekend as it is.

"I do apologise. I really hope we will have more much more for you on the Six Nations later on."

Viewers took to Twitter to talk about the technical hitch.

One wrote: ""Did bbc news just get hacked again?? make america great again blimey."

Another penned: "Did I imagine it or did the BBC flash up a 'Make America Great Again' slogan during the news #bbcnews."

The presenter was forced to apologise for the mistake (BBC)

And one noted that Jane looked in "total shock" while a fourth joked it had been a "great week for #bbc" after the huge furore surrounding Gary Lineker and his temporary suspension from Match of the Day.

Jane had tweeted earlier that day she would be bringing Six Nations news "of course" - not knowing the error that would come.

The news came just before Lineker returned to host for the popular show as Manchester City took on Burnley in the FA Cup.

Right away, co-panellist Alan Shearer took the time to apologise to fans for any disruption caused due to their strike in solidarity for Gary last week.

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