On March 29, Ben Thompson hosted BBC Breakfast alone, a departure from the usual two-presenter format. During the broadcast, he shared a personal memory about his first weekend job watering hanging baskets in a garden center. It is unknown why Thompson hosted alone instead of with a co-host.
Welsh journalist Lewis Vaughan Jones co-hosted BBC Breakfast with Rachel Burden on April 12, surprising some viewers, though the specific reasons for viewer reactions remain unclear. Vaughan Jones and his wife Hannah Vaughan Jones spent £80,000 on 15 rounds of IVF before having their son in December 2019. On April 6, Ben Thompson and Nina Warhurst consoled toymaker Bill Houghton after he became emotional during an interview.
Houghton revealed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer sent him a message calling him 'the best of British'. The long-term impact of this interview and any further recognition from Starmer are unknown. In May 2024, Ben Thompson announced the end of World Business Report and its rebranding to Business Today.