People across Kent watching BBC1 were left surprised tonight when the channel suddenly went off air.

Viewers waiting to watch the 10pm news were instead presented with a screen displaying a message apologising for a fault.

It was off air for a total of four minutes, with Paul Royall, editor of BBC News and 6 and 10, taking to social media to explain the problem.

He tweeted: "FYI technical system crash seconds before 10. Director had to switch to a back-up system ASAP. @huwbbc doing great job #BBCNewsTen."