I believe what the opening poster and some others are missing is the fact that a great number of people are working, and in that, carrying out long unsocial hours to maintain essential support of all others.
Those persons do not have the opportunity to watch or listen to the news throughout the day. Therefore to see or hear the news broadcasts before the start of their shift or after may be the only opportunity those essential workers get to hear of developments in a situation that places them in far higher risk category just by carrying out their employment.
Of course, to some the extra news broadcasts on their favourite tv channel is "a huge inconvenience" and that is so disturbing to them that they start a thread on the matter on a social media site.
Therefore can I suggest such persons tune to the huge number of television and radio channels available on Freeview and elsewhere that often never broadcast any news whatsoever.
They could then live their lives in sheer bliss.
Old sayings with a theme 2 ( continuing *nanna8*'s thread)
Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.