Why do the news programmes presenters have to travel to the country where the main news stories are happening? Two days running now channel five have presented the news at five from Brussels. Nothing is happening there so why do they need to be there?
It's not something that i've ever questioned, to be totally honest, but it could be so that they may have instant access to any breaking news and interview any eye-witnesses without relying on local tv stations an maybe even translators.