Watch the moment BBC News presenter is caught scrolling on her phone as bulletin suffers major technical blunder

A BBC NEWS presenter has been caught scrolling on her phone in a major blunder.

Annita McVeigh was left red-faced over the epic mishap which viewers spotted.

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Annita McVeigh was unaware she was live on TV as she scrolled her phone[/caption]

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The anchor then realised she was live as she stared down the lense[/caption]

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Eagle-eyed viewers captured the blunder and flooded social media with comments[/caption]

The presenter was at the helm of the lunchtime bulletins when she was blissfully unaware she was live on TV.

Annita appeared to be under the impression there was a commercial break but viewers could see the star scrolling on her phone.

The blunder – which lasted over a minute – before the anchor realised she was actually on TV.

As a true professional Annita styled it out, while the top stories began to play out.

However, eagle-eyed Beeb viewers at home spotted the gaff and flooded social media with their reactions.

One said: “The moment Annita started checking her phone was when I started panicking.”

A second wrote: “This is so funny.”

“Annita is such a pro, laughing at this,” said a third.

Meanwhile, last month BBC Breakfast hosts were left stunned as their behind-the-scenes makeup prep was accidentally aired.

The unexpected moment occurred during a preview segment just before the official start of the show.

The cameras switched to the BBC Breakfast studio for a sneak peek at the upcoming program, only to find Luxmy Gopal still getting her hair styled.

Co-presenter Charlie Stayt, who appeared slightly flustered as he straightened his clothes, welcomed viewers with a cheery “Good morning and welcome to BBC Breakfast with Luxmy Gopal and Charlie Stayt”.