THE BBC has decided to apologise after English viewers complained they couldn't understand Scottish weather presenter Judith Ralston.
Ralston made her debut appearance on UK national news last week.
The broadcaster spent a week in London earlier this month doing forecasts on programmes including BBC News at One.
Some English viewers took to social media to say they couldn't understand what she was saying, blaming Ralston’s “Scottish accent”.
The BBC has said that a “technical issue” caused the audio levels on the presenter’s summaries to be lower than intended.
Some viewers did say they thought there were issues with her microphone.
A BBC spokesperson said: “We received complaints regarding the audio quality during weather forecasts presented by Judith Ralston.
"Unfortunately, a technical issue affected some of Judith Ralston’s weather forecasts during the first week of August, causing the audio levels to be lower than intended.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and are pleased to confirm that the issue has now been fully resolved.”
After one of Ralston’s broadcasts, one viewer wrote on X: “This new presenter on screens in England is terrible. She mumbles, is quiet, has a hard accent to always understand, not the best qualities for the job."
Another viewer posted: “Your new weather person Judith Ralston speaks really really quietly and is virtually incomprehensible."
However, Scottish fans leapt to her defence.
One said: “I’m Scottish, so I understand every word, her accent isn’t the problem, her microphone however seems to be an issue as it fades in and out."
Edinburgh-born Ralston said she had enjoyed the opportunity to present from London.
She said: “It was great to get the opportunity to do it for once in my career.
“The presenters down there were really great fun and I really felt at home with them."
