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Islander Charles Currie swept all before him when he won the Arran by-election in emphatic style on sunny Arran today.

BBC Breakfast viewers were in for a surprise when they tuned in on Thursday (February 13) to find that regular host Charlie Stayt was absent, with his colleague stepping in at the eleventh hour.

BBC Breakfast has reminded its audience that the clocks will be set back tonight at 2am, with Charlie Stayt expressing his lingering "anxiety" about the change.

BBC Breakfast's Saturday edition saw Charlie Stayt joined by stand-in presenter Nina Warhurst for the latest broadcast.

Beloved BBC Breakfast weather icon Carol Kirkwood has sweetly spilled the beans on how her husband, Steve Randall, makes every morning just a bit brighter for her.The veteran presenter, who is adored by the nation, recently took a little time off but has made her welcome return to our screens.The 62 year old certainly left viewers wondering about her absence after Matt Taylor hopped in to cover the forecast for a stint. Meanwhile, in her personal life, romance was definitely in the air when Carol tied the knot with Steve in a cosy Buckinghamshire ceremony in December 2023.The engagement news had been a delightful on-air moment during the Chelsea Flower Show in 2022, where Carol flashed her sparkler and recounted the surprise proposal: "We went out for a picnic, I had absolutely no idea." She giggled as she told the nation, "The weather was glorious, we were sitting chatting...

BBC Breakfast's much-loved Scots weather presenter Carol Kirkwood has shared the charming daily gesture her husband performs every morning.

Carol Kirkwood, a familiar face on BBC Breakfast, was noticeably missing from Monday's episode - and the 62 year old is expected to be off-screen for the upcoming weeks. BBC bosses have called in Matt Taylor to fill her shoes, who took to social media to update his fans on X. "Good morning all! I'll be looking after most of your @BBCBreakfast weather forecasts for the next 3 weeks.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty found herself in a discussion about "broken promises" just a day after it was announced she has secured a new gig beyond the programme.

BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood has finally returned to screens this week after being absent all of last week.

BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty was left in stitches on Friday morning's show after her co-star Matt Taylor made an unexpected blunder live on air after stepping in to stand in for weather reporter Carol Kirkwood.

BBC One has seen a major schedule shake-up after BBC Breakfast was pulled off air on Thursday morning.

The nominations are out for this year’s UK Music Producers Guild Awards, which will be presented on 27 Apr.On the nominations, MPG Executive Director Matt Taylor says: “We’re proud to have reached our fifteenth year at the MPG Awards, and although our industry has changed over that time, we have strived to reflect and celebrate each evolution while focusing on the quality of the work presented, building a more diverse music production community.

Naga Munchetty, 47, admitted to her 278,900 Twitter followers that she was feeling “slightly scared” in the midst of the stormy weather Britain experienced over the weekend.The storms caused the Met office to issue a yellow weather warning for much of England and parts of Wales.Naga posed a question to her followers on Sunday evening, as she braced herself for the severe conditions. The BBC Breakfast star wrote: “Anyone else slightly scared in this stormy weather?”Her question appeared to divide opinion, with people taking to the comments section to share their thoughts. Not everyone was in agreement, with Fiona quipping: “Living in the Inner Hebrides, I don't really worry until I see sheep flying past the window!”“Oh dear I hope the lightning hasn't scorched your grass! That's BBQ weather in Scotland!” David joked. (sic)While BBC's meteorologist Matt Taylor wrote: “I know someone who may have spent the last half hour at the window watching it all…”“It's amazing to watch I agree.So much [lightning emoji],” Naga replied.

Carol Kirkwood joked she was worried about her co-star Matt Taylor, 46, not staying in the studio as he didn't take his coat off.The 60-year-old shared a selfie of the pair backstage on her Twitter page.Matt was on camera duties as Carol put her arms around him embracing his presence.The pair smiled for the snap while stood in the BBC studio this morning. In view of her 236,000 followers, she wrote: "Errr @MetMattTaylor you are staying aren’t you?!"Getting worried as you still haven’t taken off your coat!!!"James Corden 'apologises' after restaurant calls him out on behaviourMatt also shared the post on his Twitter page, writing: "Great Wednesday mornings begin with a cwtch with @carolkirkwood I might stay for the rest of the shift."Others flocked to Carol's post to share their thoughts.Georgina Belcher commented: "Great pic of you lovely two."Ed Rik wrote: "What a lovely photo Carol and Matthew Happy Wednesday to you.Take away the rain."Derek Stothard typed: "@carolkirkwood and @MetMattTaylor.

APPOINTMENTSSentric Music has hired four new A&R types in the US: Academy Fight Songs co-founder Matt DuFour, HITMUSIC 21 Productions co-founder Carlos Escalona Cruz, former Tommy Boy A&R Kebu Commissiong and ReverbNation co-founder Lou Plaia. “This exceptional first cohort of A&R entrepreneurs supports our wider mission of enabling innovation around our clients’ artistry, and goes to our on-going commitment to deliver best in class publishing services in North America”, says Sentric North America President Simon Perry.Mother Artists has hired Lucy Graubart as Finance Director and Maria Torres as Artist Manager and assistant to Director Mark Bent.

Celtic and Rangers have both reportedly had bids rejected for Exeter City’s rising defensive star Alfie Pond. The teenager made his senior debut for the League One side last season, featuring for against Chelsea’s U23s in the Papa Johns EFL Trophy and against Cheltenham Town in the same competition.

It's been a summer of change at Ibrox and the early signs are Gio van Bronckhorst 's first full season in charge could be set to reap rewards.

Carol Kirkwood has always had a warm friendship with fellow Breakfast star Dan Walker - but now it's time to say goodbye. As the sleep-deprived presenter prepared to bid the familiar red sofa farewell in favour of a position on Channel 5, Carol shared her emotions on Twitter over his departure.Poor Dan managed less than three hours of sleep last night after having a mishap trying to charge his electric car, and then presented for one final time between 6:00am and 9:15am this morning.Just moments after his last words on the airwaves, Carol penned a tender tribute to her friend."Really going to miss @mrdanwalker," the weather presenter tweeted to more than 230,000 followers."It has been an ABSOLUTE JOY working with you honey.

It's time to dust off your summer wardrobe and slather on the SPF at last as temperatures are set to soar this week. Official predictions from the Met Office suggest that the UK will be hotter than Spain - making it officially barbeque weather up and down the country.The warmer weather is courtesy of a blast of heat coming in from Scandanavia which will raise the mercury to a predicted 18C. Over the weekend, the nation was basked in sunshine as the country experience a mini-heatwave over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

The Dark Knight Rises), or he makes himself look ugly and weird (Bronson). I ignored rumours about odd and ungallant behaviour. I ignored his terrible movie, Venom.

BBC Breakfast weather man had forgotten to remove his sticker that read "do not vaccinate" as he took his daughter for her second jab.After realising what had happened, Matt took to Twitter to inform fans of his embarrassing error."Just walked around town like a campaigning anti-vaxxer," he penned."Forgot to remove the sticker I was given on taking my eldest for her second jag."As fans reacted to his post, he quickly explained to those who were confused that he grew up in Glasgow, where the term "jag" is short for "injection"."Get any funny looks?" one fan wondered.Another cringed: "Awkward!""Oooooops!" exclaimed a third.Others found the Scottish slang word rather amusing, prompting them to take to the comments section to make some quick-fire jokes."I’d love just one jag," one quipped.Another giggled: "Lucky daughter if you’ve got her two jags!""They're paying you too much if your kids get 2 Jags each! Any chance you could get me one too just out of interest?" a third teased.Matt recently stepped in for regular weather present Carol Kirkwood on the flagship morning program, leaving host Dan Walker in hysterics after he found referred to himself as her "stunt double".The meteorologist shared a cheeky GIF of a man donning a blonde wig to mirror the locks of the 59-year-old he is standing in for, while advertising his new slot.Up bright and early, the BBC star announced: "I’m @carolkirkwood’s stunt double on @BBCBreakfast all this week."Full forecast for the week coming up between now and 9am."Strictly star Dan instantly reacted to the post with a less-is-more response, featuring nothing other than grimace and laughter emojis.The GIF featured a man swishing his faux blonde locks around for the camera, looking dramatically