I couldn't find anywhere that said the BBC were dropping the Met Office. Is this FUD / standard media hype? From what I gathered the BBC has decided to put fore

I couldn't find anywhere that said the BBC were dropping the Met Office. Is this FUD / standard media hype? From what I gathered the BBC has decided to put forecasting out to tender. To which, the Met Office is very welcome to bid. It may end up meaning that the Met Office is gone, but not necessarily. So while the Guardian headline is strictly true, some bits of the report make it sound like it is a done deal.