In an awkward farewell to their tenure with the BBC, the Meteorological Office caused consternation today when they predicted that Tuesday morning's weather would only be 'misty'. Radio listeners who hadn't mentally turned off as soon as the forecast started were left confused when the usual 'and murky' was omitted from the forecast.



'Just what is happening with our weather?' demanded Radio 2 listener Colin Pope, 62. 'It can't be just misty. It has to be misty and murky...'