THE BBC aims to put out seamless broadcasts of the highest quality but occasionally things don't always go to plan.

On the banks of the River Thames,reporter Harry Low was completing a live report when chaos ensued.

On Monday night (October 30, the correspondent was reporting from the flood-hit Mortlake in South-West London.

In the location, the river recently burst its banks which resulted in severe flooding and a huge headache for residents.

However when the penny dropped and the BBC News personality realised what had happened, there was a five-second silence.

The broadcast journalist has worked for the publicly funded corporation for almost 12 years.

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But taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – he posted: "A career first last night – my bag was stolen halfway through our live."

Posting a clip to Twitter, it shows him appear on screen in the dark by the river’s banks, before cutting to shots of the flood-hit riverside.

A local resident named Monty Keough gave his thoughts on camera on the flooding and the severe inconvenience to the community.

However as the camera cut back to Harry, there was a long pause as the correspondent realised what had happened.

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Viewers who saw the news segment took to social media as they expressed their condolences.

One said: "Sorry to hear this Harry. So so frustrating, but you aced this live, you’d never know!"

"Wild, but you carried that report with ease," a second wrote.

Another praised the reporter, adding: "Oh Harry!! You absolute professional. That’s awful though, so sorry that happened to you."

But a fourth said they were gutted they didn’t actually get to see the bag get nicked as they added: "I was hoping we’d get to see the bag theft live on TV!"

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