Victoria Derbyshire: Last News

BBC Breakfast appeared to undergo a host overhaul on Sunday (March 13) as unlikely duo Victoria Derbyshire and Roger Johnson took to the presenting chairs.For Sunday's it usually Nina Warhurst and Ben Thompson who have occupied the red sofa together but this week producers had other ideas.Journalist and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here star Victoria, 53, took centre stage alongside co-star Roger, 52, with the twosome delivering the latest headlines and updates on the heartbreaking situation in Ukraine.At one point in the show, hosts and guests on the programme were overcome with emotion as they discussed the governments new scheme to help bring Ukraine families to Britain.Households in the UK are being offered £350 a month to open up their spare bedrooms and free homes to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.The government's Homes for Ukraine scheme is requesting for goodwill from those with a extra space to accommodate a refugee for a period of at least six months in exchange for "thank you" payment.Sabrina and Tony appeared on Sunday's programme to explain that they had been in touch with a family wanting to come into the UK to offer up their spare room.The husband and wife broke down in tears as they talked about their devastation with wanting to do more to help those who are desperately trying to flee for safety.Roger explained: "Sabrina and Tony, you had this thought, which many people are sharing this morning."You reached out, Sabrina, in a nutshell just explain how you found Lillia."You haven't yet been able to bring her over but you're in touch.""Yeah," added Sabrina.

BBC News Presenter reacted angrily when a pro-Russian guest denied that the Russian military had been targeting innocent civilians in its advances on Ukraine. The Russian military began an assault on their neighbouring country on February 24, and satellite footage has shown a 40 mile long procession of armoured vehicles and soldiers making their way towards the capital Kyiv.

BBC Breakfast host Victoria Derbyshire grilled the Secretary of State for the Armed Forces about how the UK can help civilians in a tense Ukraine refugees row. Ben Thompson and the 53-year-old broadcaster helmed the popular BBC One morning show on Saturday as they updated viewers on the latest developments of the Russian invasion in Ukraine,During the three-hour show, the co-hosts discussed the devastating situation at length, with emotional scenes from reporters on the ground, as locals fled cities such as Kyiv.In order to shed some light on what the UK can do to help the huge wave of refugees seeking asylum during the mum-of-two welcomed MP James Heappey onto the show via video link.But their heated discussion left the presenter with more questions than she started with as she grilled the politician as to whether or not the UK would allow Ukrainian immigrants into the country as refugees.It’s fair to say the party member was frazzled by the hard-hitting question while thousands of civilians prepare to take up arms and fight to protect their country from Putin’s invasion.In order to get a clear answer from the government, the journalist asked the politician point blank if UK would open its boarders to those in need at this desperate time.The presenter said: “I’m asking you, will England accept Ukrainians wanting to flee to safety? And if so, how many Ukranians?”In an attempt to avoid the uncomfortable questions, James replied: “Sorry, I thought I had been clear; I don’t know the answer to that question.

BBC News presenter Victoria Derbyshire has opened up about marrying her husband Mark Sandell following her breast cancer diagnosis.

BBC News presenter Victoria Derbyshire has admitted that she was forced to delete a tweet for breaking BBC guidance on impartiality.The newsreader, 53, took to Twitter to confirm that she had removed the tweet as it didn't meet the BBC's standards.In view of her 163,300 followers, the host announced the reason behind her deleted post.Victoria wrote: "Hi hve deleted a tweet abt crime figs/fraud/computer misuse etc because it didn’t properly meet the BBC’s guidance on impartiality." (sic)Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for the BBC for comment.Earlier in the week, Victoria slammed an MP over crime statistics provided by Boris Johnson.Watching her colleague Sophie Raworth's interview with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Victoria didn't hold back as she blasted the Government for "insulting voters".The Business minister insisted Prime Minister Boris Johnson didn't lie about the percentage of national crime figures that had been tackled by the Tories.It comes after the official Twitter account for BBC Politics shared a clip from the interview, showing the "selective" response to the question regarding crime rates.The tweet read: "Why did PM Boris Johnson tell Parliament that Government is cutting crime by 14 per cent when that’s not true?"Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng: 'All I know is that certainly on the doorstep people are saying that there is progress being made.'"Clearly a little confused by Kwarteng's reply, Victoria hit out: "Errrr crime is down if you take out certain crimes??!!"Time to stop insulting voters’ intelligence?" she raged.In the interview, the Business Secretary told Raworth he "didn't know why" she said the statistics were "untrue".He said: "I don't know what the evidence is for it not

Boris Johnson didn't lie about the percentage of national crime figures that had been tackled by the Tories.It comes after the official Twitter account for BBC Politics shared a clip from the interview, showing the "selective" response to the question regarding crime rates.The tweet read: "Why did PM Boris Johnson tell Parliament that Government is cutting crime by 14 per cent when that’s not true?"Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng: 'All I know is that certainly on the doorstep people are saying that there is progress being made.'"Clearly a little confused by Kwarteng's reply, Victoria snapped: "Errrr crime is down if you take out certain crimes??!!"Time to stop insulting voters’ intelligence?"In the interview, the Business Secretary told Raworth he "didn't know why" she said the statistics were "untrue".He said: "I don't know what the evidence is for it not being true."All I know is that certainly on the doorstep, people are saying that there is progress being made."Raworth replied: "It isn't true because he hadn't included in that figure, and this is the Chair of the Statistics Authority who said that he had not included in that figure, fraud and computer misuse."The UK Chair of the Statistics Authority said that if fraud and computer misuse had counted in total crime, as they should be, total crime in fact increased NOT decreased by 14 percent."She added: "It's reasonable for people to expect the Prime Minister is accurate in what he says about an issue as important as crime in The Commons?"Kwarteng was quick to respond: "So when people talk about crime..." he began, before stressing how important he thinks fraud is."People are talking particularly about burglaries and personal injury and physical crimes."I think in

"It changed my life, though.The joy and happiness I felt at being alive was amazing."Speaking about why she married Mark after 17 years, she said: "After my diagnosis, I’d said, ‘If we get through this I would like to get married, but I don’t want you to do it if it’s only because you feel sorry for me.’"It was weird to finally start calling him my husband, but amazing to get married at 49.

BBC radio and TV broadcaster and journalist Victoria Derbyshire, 53, lives in London with her husband Mark, sons Ollie and Joe, and their two cocker spaniels. Below, she shares how she makes it work. I get up at 4.30am.

BBC radio and TV broadcaster and journalist Victoria Derbyshire, 53, lives in London with her husband Mark, sons Ollie and Joe, and their two cocker spaniels. Below, she shares how she makes it work. I get up at 4.30am.

BBC newsreader Victoria Derbyshire has breathed a sigh of relief after her colleague was rescued from a lift at the broadcasting house today.

Who knew that handsome ex-footballer David Ginola had such a loud snoring habit? His fellow campmates on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! have been agog – and kept up all night by the volume levels.

The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! castle isn't exactly known for its luxuries, and its notoriously harsh living conditions are plain to see.

THERE is a genius trick that I'm A Celebrity campmates do to stop ITV showing their private conversations. Shane Ritchie, 57 - who starred in the 20th series of the popular programme in 2020 - shared the clever idea with the rest of the gang last year.

Former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! campmate Victoria Derbyshire has revealed the surprising reason why the stars on the show are forced to stay up until 4am every morning.The 53 year old was a contestant on the popular series last year - the first time ITV bosses had to move the location from Australia to Wales due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Radio Times that her children, Oliver,17, and Joe, 14, are huge fans of the show, so when the opportunity came along, there was no chance she was going to decline the offer.Victoria would commit to every Bushtucker Trial that came her way after having signed up. During her time on the show, however, the BBC broadcaster was very vocal about her breast cancer battle as she praised the NHS for saving her life during a heart to heart with fellow campmate Jessica Plummer. It was also during their chat when fans learned that Victoria did not have private healthcare insurance.“No, the NHS. Amazing.

I'm A Celebrity contestants going to the castle will have former campmate Vernon Kay to blame if 2021's series if particularly brutal.The TV host went to Gwrych Castle last year and made it to the final, finishing third behind Jordan North and Giovanna Fletcher.He took part in the twentieth series, and is now calling for show bosses to make it "more horrible" for 2021.Vernon also predicts that the show will be even more "grueling" this year for the next batch of contestants.

Naga Munchetty has announced that she's taking on an exciting new role away from BBC Breakfast.The presenter, 45, normally hosts BBC Breakfast from Thursday to Saturday on BBC One alongside her co-host Charlie Stayt.She also fronts her own radio show on Radio 5 Live, where she chats to her listeners about current affairs.

Naga Munchetty, 45, is usually seen either hosting BBC Breakfast alongside her co-star Charlie Stayt, or behind the decks on Radio 5 Live.

Beverley Callard has taken to her social media to proudly announce that she has a new granddaughter.The Coronation Street star posted a series of pictures of her and the sweet baby girl along with her husband Jon McEwan and another grandchild as well. She can be seen cradling the newborn whilst beaming with pride as she revealed the baby girl's lovely name.

Loose Women’sVictoria Derbyshire has admitted she keeps in touch with her former I’m a Celeb contestants almost one year on from her time in the Welsh castle.And as viewers prepare for the ITV reality show to return to out screens later this year, the award-winning broadcaster revealed how happy she was that she joined the show in Wales rather than travelling to Australia.The 52-year-old joined the cast for the challenging show last year for the 20th series of the show which took place in Gwrych Castle in North Wales due to the ongoing global pandemic.And it appears that this year’s contestants will be returning to the castle grounds once again rather than their usual digs in the jungle down under.The mum-of-two joined Lorraine Kelly on her

ITV announced that the show would not be returning to the Australian jungle. In a statement, ITV announced the series would be filmed at the castle again in a statement.