Simon King: Last News

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was left devastated for her co-star as he shared the tragic news that a beloved family member had died. BBC Weather presenter Simon King took to Twitter to share a very sad update with fans which left Naga reaching out to console him.

Met Office has issued a red warning across large parts of the country, stretching from York and Manchester to London and the south-east.High temperatures are also forecast in the rest of the UK - with amber warning for all of Wales and parts of Scotland. READ MORE: Inside UK's worst heatwave in 500 years - 70m pints, closed schools and 'zombie nation' People are already being advised not to travel on public transport unless “absolutely necessary” as services will be reduced due to the heatwave.

Naga Munchetty, 46, has responded to her colleague Simon King on Twitter, after his dog barked through the weather forecast on her radio show this morning.The weather forecaster admitted his pup was “fed up” of having to wear a neck cone following an operation last week and was being “a bit more vocal” than usual.On-air Simon attempted to read out the day’s weather forecast but ended up being drowned out by pooch Honey barking in the background.Naga eventually interrupted and said: “Simon what dog is it? You have got to paint the picture.”He responded sheepishly: “Her name is Honey, she’s a cockapoo.”Naga continued: “She’s got a big bark!”The weather forecaster explained that the canine had not barked much until recently, when she suffered

Naga Munchetty asked her BBC listeners to complete the sentence, ‘You know it's hot in Britain when…’ which prompted many to send in their thoughts.

Naga Munchetty, 46, has recalled a time when she was caught in a tornado while golfing in the UK.The BBC Breakfast host opened up about this on her BBC Radio 5Live show earlier today, admitting she “could have died”.The broadcaster opened up about the story after weather presenter Simon King discussed the natural event.He was explaining how there are between 30 and 50 tornados a year in the UK.At this point, Naga promised to tell him about a time he was caught in one.She said: “One day when you and I meet for coffee, I’ll tell you the story of the time I was caught in a tornado on the golf course."In response to his incredulity, she continued: “Yes, you’re jealous now!“In the UK, at the Buckinghamshire Golf Course while playing golf.“I’ll

weather roller coaster dubbed the "Big Dipper".Temperatures are set to plunge from a 24.5C scorcher to snow over the Easter weekend.Wednesday has been the warmest day of the week as the mercury hit 24.5C in London.But as we get into the Easter weekend, temperatures are set to plunge back down to single figures in parts of the country, the Mirror reports.Wet weather is forecast for Easter Sunday, with the chance of sleet or snow in Scotland and the far north of England, the Met Office says.The risk of snow continues for Scotland and parts of northern England on Easter Monday.BBC weather presenter and meteorologist Simon King tweeted: "It’s like the Big Dipper of temperature forecasting."Some of you might even be sledging on Easter

Countryfile viewers have been left creasing after a wildlife photographer told the show’s presenter to “spread her legs”.Ellie Harrison was being taught the best pose to adopt when attempting to take pictures of birds by naturalist Simon King, on Sunday's episode (December 26).He told her to “become a tripod”, saying: “The faster you can get your shutter speed to work then the more likely you are to freeze movement.”Simon demonstrated the action before Ellie tried it herself – to little success.“That movement is quite hard,” she said.

David Myers and Simon King as The Hairy Bikers have become staples on our screens since their first series aired in 2006.Today the pair will share their best Christmas recipes but what is known of their friendship? How did they become friends?David and Simon are known on-screen for their love of food, however, before they met, the pair had very different career paths.The cooking duo first met on the set of Catherine Cookson TV drama, The Gambling Man.At the time, Simon was an assistant director for the show while David was head of the hair and makeup department.Talking of how they first crossed paths, Simon spoke of how they met during a lunch break on set.He said: "At lunch, most of the crew were ordering salads and mineral water at the

Temperatures in Britain will soar to nearly 21C later this week despite parts of the country having seen lows of -7C since the Easter bank holiday heat wave.

John Craven is launching the annual Countryfile photo competition this evening (Sunday, July 5) alongside Cerys Matthews and Simon King.