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BBC stars gathered to remember the beloved journalist George Alagiah at his memorial service.The respected newsreader, who sadly passed away aged 67 after a long battle with bowel cancer, was honoured by many of his colleagues. George, who was the face of BBC One's News At Six since 2007, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in April 2014. His death was announced in a touching statement from his agent Mary Greenham.The memorial service took place at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, London.

Friends, family and former colleagues of beloved newsreader George Alagiah gathered in London today for a touching memorial service for him.The BBC presenter sadly passed away in July at the age of 67, following a nine-year battle with bowel cancer, and his memorial service today included a heartfelt speech that George had penned himself before his passing. George was one of the BBC's most recognised journalists, presenting the BBC News at Six for twenty years. He also had an extensive career as a foreign correspondent.

BBC newsreader George Alagiah passed away yesterday (July 24) at the age of 67, and now his colleague and friend Sophie Raworth has helped fulfil his final wish. In an emotional tribute to George on BBC News At Six, which he had presented since 2007, Sophie began: "I saw him just a few weeks ago. "He told me he had hoped to come back to work one last time to say thank you and goodbye, right here, live on air in the studio.

BBC News viewers have shared their support for Clive Myrie after the presenter was seemingly moved to tears during a segment about the Huw Edwards scandal.On Wednesday (July 12), Edwards was revealed as the suspended presenter, after it was claimed that an notable BBC employee had paid a young person £35,000 for sexually explicit images.Following the allegations, the Met police confirmed that there was no evidence of a crime being committed. Edwards’ wife, Vicky Flind, later released a statement on his behalf.In the statement, Flind said that her husband was “suffering from serious mental health issues” and “is now receiving in-patient hospital care where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future”.Edwards’ colleague Sophie Raworth announced the news on BBC News at Six, which was later discussed by Myrie.Myrie began: “He is one of the most recognisable faces on British television, anchoring national and international events often from this very chair.“But tonight, Huw Edwards, the lead anchor of the BBC’s News at Ten, has been revealed as the man at the centre of allegations over the payment of thousands of pounds to a young person for explicit pictures.”He continued: “After what have been five extremely difficult days, Huw Edwards has not resigned from the BBC.”As Myrie presented the story, viewers noted that he appeared to be tearful.I'm sure I saw tears in Clive Myrie's eyes tonight.

The BBC has revealed the latest list of its top earners and it shows that Gary Lineker is still the BBC’s highest-paid on-air talent. It is the sixth consecutive year that the star has topped the list and is the only one to earn more than £1 million in the year 2022/2023.

Prince Andrew was snapped en route for a morning swim today, with pictures showing the Duke of York looking nervous as he left Windsor. The royal was seen behind the wheel of his Range Rover as he drove down the path from the Royal Lodge, his Windsor residence, in the early hours of today. The prince chose to begin the day before King Charles III's Coronation in the pool, while claims swirled that a row had erupted between him and his sovereign brother.

A three-day weekend packed with royal events is taking place, as Britain celebrates the Coronation of King Charles III.

Huw Edwards has shared a defiant response on social media after his BBC bosses offered him redundancy. The newsreader took a swipe at "the papers" with his response and described the offer as nothing more than a "standard HR exercise". He tweeted a photo of himself and his mother, both drinking bubbly, and captioned the snap: "Reality check, A standard exercise by @BBCNews (one of many over the years) is just that.

The BBC has unveiled its presenter line-up for King Charles III’s Coronation next month.

Kirsty Young and Huw Edwards have been named among the BBC’s presenting team for next month’s coronation celebrations.The corporation did not name veteran presenter David Dimbleby, who last year came out of retirement to cover the Queen’s funeral procession, as among those contributing to its live coverage of the “full glory” of the King and Queen Consort’s coronation in May. Former Question Time host Dimbleby, 84, has played a central role in the BBC’s political and royal coverage for several decades, including commenting on last year’s Platinum Jubilee service at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Dan Walker being the most recent presenter to bow out. Walker left the show in May 2022 after six years to work as Channel 5's news anchor and host other programmes on the channel as well.Before that, Louise Minchin was the last BBC Breakfast veteran to leave the popular morning show, waving goodbye in September 2021 after 20 years on the channel.

Ukraine completed yesterday's London Marathon all glammed up and draped in her country's flag Former TV presenter Viktoriya Kiose, 29, who was a presenter in her homeland, ran the gruelling 26.2 miles alongside her fiance Kostiantyn Bidnenko and finished in under four hours.Viktoriya and Kostiantyn were running to raise money for United24, an initiative launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to collect charitable donations in support of the country. READ MORE: 'I'm deafblind and I'm running the London Marathon – nothing can stop me' The couple, who have lived here since May, fled Ukraine last February and travelled via Hungary, Poland and Italy before reaching the UK.Ms Kiose, who was Miss Ukraine 2016, said she was “numb” with fear when the invasion started.“I was shocked. It was very scary and we didn’t understand because it was like in the movies," she said.“It was awful.

FAMOUS faces took to the streets of the nation's capital as they ran the London Marathon among 40,000 runners. Celebs including Mark Wright, Strictly's Tyler West, James Cracknell and McFly's Harry Judd were among those pounding the pavements. BBC broadcaster Sophie Raworth also put her best foot forward and appeared emotional as she reached the finish line of the 26.2 mile course.

BBC viewers have urged for the broadcaster to be ‘protected’ after praising coverage of the Queen’s funeral today. Huw Edwards led coverage today, with Kirsty Young, Fergal Keane, David Dimbleby, and Sophie Raworth were also on the bill to cover the historic event alongside him. The monumental event, which is expected to become the most watched global broadcast in history with an approximate 4.

BBC Breakfast fans were left in shock on Monday (September 19) after a woman made a shocking confession on air.A member of the public, named Sarah, appeared on BBC this morning and spoke to presenter Sophie Raworth. Sarah had joined the queue of mourners late on Sunday night (18 September) and said that seeing the Queen's coffin was "better than having kids".READ MORE: Joe Biden's The Beast heading to Queen's funeral has 8 inches of armour to resist attackThe mum of two had queued up with her partner Mark and said: "Amazing, I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever done in my life."Even having my children, Lily and Luca, I think this tops that.

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 at the age of 96 years old at her beloved Scottish home of Balmoral Castle.The country is now in a national period of mourning as the Royal Family and government prepare the state funeral.King Charles III is overseeing the preparations, alongside Prince William and Prince Harry.It is set to be one of the biggest events in modern British history, with world leaders from across the globe travelling to attend.It will be broadcast live to millions to see across the UK, Commonwealth and the wider world.The Queen’s funeral will be held on Monday, September 19.At 6.30am on the day of the funeral, the Queen’s lying-in-state will end and the public will no longer be able to file past her coffin.Then, at 9am, Big Ben will chime with its bell hammer muffled with a leather pad before the Queen’s funeral cortege will arrive at Westminster Abbey at 11am.The funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey, with the country observing a minute’s silence as the Queen’s coffin arrives around 11am.Queen Elizabeth II is the first monarch to be buried there since King George II in 1760.He now lies in the Hanoverian burial vault under the central aisle of the Lady Chapel beside his queen, Caroline.The Queen’s state funeral is being broadcast on TV for all members of the public to see.It will be televised on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC News, with the channels providing wall-to-wall coverage of the event throughout most the day.Viewers will also be able to see it on BBC iPlayer on TV, online or through the app.Coverage will begin at 8am and last until 5pm with presenters ranging from Huw Edwards, Kirsty Young, Fergal Keane, Sophie Raworth and David Dimbleby.Sky News on the other hand has confirmed its schedule for

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.Numerous Brits in the capital were left in awe at the sight as dozens of images were posted across social media. Journalist Annelise Nielsen captured the amazing sight on camera, saying “A rainbow has just appeared in the Sky next to Buckingham Palace while the diplomatic reception is underway.

The Queen's funeral will be broadcast around the world at 11am on Monday September 19, as she is laid to rest.

Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are going head-to-head in the battle to become the next Prime Minister of the UK. The final two will be hoping to win the backing of party members when they take part in a televised debate tonight.

Naman Ramachandran Former Chancellor and U.K. Prime Ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak will be interviewed live on Channel 4, the British broadcaster whose privatization he has vowed to go ahead with. Sunak will be interviewed on a special episode of “The Andrew Neil Show” on July 29, after “Channel 4 News.” The program will be made by ITN Productions.The other remaining candidate for Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, has been invited for an interview but has so far declined to take part.

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have made it to the final two in the race to replace Boris Johnson and become the next UK Prime Minister.