After a whirlwind journey from legislation to the Olympics, nothing was going to cease Rose Harvey – not even the small matter of a stress fracture in her leg.

Harvey’s story was already outstanding sufficient. 4 years in the past, she was made redundant from her job as a company lawyer, and determined to make use of lockdown to see how far she might get along with her working.

Her first outing over 26 miles was the Cheshire marathon in 2021, which she ran in simply over two hours and half-hour. From there, she joined with Puma as an expert athlete and was capable of prepare full-time, changing into British champion and recording a brand new private greatest of two:23:21 on the Chicago marathon final 12 months – placing her sixth on the British all-time listing.

Choice for the British group at this 12 months’s Paris Olympics adopted, and Harvey took her place alongside the world’s greatest on the weekend.

However there was to be a painful twist.

Harvey defined: ‘My unbelievable group and I put in a lot work to make the beginning line match and wholesome and we have been all optimistic that with a little bit of race day adrenaline, I’d be capable to run the race I knew I had in me.

‘A few miles in, I shortly realised that wasn’t going to occur. The following 24 miles have been a painful battle. It seems I had stress fractured my femur.’

In every other race, she would have stopped, however this being the Olympics, she was decided to complete. She crossed the road in 78^th, however with the admiration of a nation.

‘There have been so many moments after I thought I couldn’t take one other step. The downhills have been hell,’ she mentioned. ‘However regardless of that the majority of my race targets having slipped away, there was nonetheless a tiny a part of my Olympic dream that I might grasp onto – and that was ending the Olympic marathon. I couldn’t surrender.

‘I saved telling myself to smile, take in the power of the unbelievable crowds and simply put one foot in entrance of the opposite.’

The village goes head-to-head with eight others throughout the UK within the Finest Village class of Britain in Bloom, representing the North East space from Berwick to North Yorkshire and throughout to the Cumbria border.

Washington Village has had earlier success within the competitors, choosing up the Finest Village award and being named total winner in Northumbria in Bloom in 2021.

A group of 20 volunteers welcomed the judges at this time (Wednesday 14 August) with a 1960’s ‘Flower Energy’ themed celebration – a nod to each Washington’s sixtieth anniversary and the sixtieth anniversary of the Northumbria in Bloom and Britain in Bloom competitors.

The common Washington Village in Bloom group of volunteers have labored tirelessly alongside the Metropolis Council, volunteers finishing Duke of Edinburgh awards and further volunteers from Barclay’s Financial institution on the beautiful, vibrant flower beds that they hope will wow the visiting judges.

Joan Atkinson, Chair of Washington in Bloom, stated: “We’ve had additional volunteers giving their time this 12 months and Sunderland Metropolis Council are all the time able to assist us with watering the beds and ensuring the pavements and roads are litter free.  

“In fact, none of this might be attainable with out our good Washington in Bloom volunteers who refuse no activity all year long, from clearing all grassed areas of leaves, sustaining borders, and placing on fundraising occasions to assist us purchase all of the vegetation for our altering shows.

“This 12 months we’re one in all simply eight villages within the UK to be invited to compete within the RHS Britain in Bloom Competitors – it is simply superb for our village to symbolize the North East entry.  This 12 months after all we’re celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Washington New City and Britain in Bloom are additionally celebrating their sixtieth anniversary, so our volunteers are all dressing in 60’s clothes for our personal ‘flower energy’ judging day.”

Representatives from the organisations who’ve helped put together the village additionally attended the celebration this morning to welcome the judges, and native companies who’ve supported the group are displaying footage from native schoolchildren with the theme of ‘flower energy’.

Councillor Beth Jones, Washington Central ward councillor and Sunderland Metropolis Council’s Cupboard Member for Communities, Tradition and Tourism, stated: “Washington Village seems stunning this summer season. Anybody who lives in or visits the village can have observed the beautiful flower arrangements and its all all the way down to the exhausting work of the Washington Village in Bloom volunteers and the collaborative effort of council workers, native companies, volunteers, native colleges and residents. They’ve finished a unbelievable job and I hope the judges can see how exhausting they’ve labored.

“Everybody concerned within the repairs of the village will be proud that Washington Village is one in all solely eight villages nominated, and I want all of them the perfect of luck for the judging.”

Washington Village will discover out if it has been profitable when the winners of every class of the Britain in Bloom awards are introduced at an awards ceremony on the RHS headquarters in London on Monday 21 October.

Editor’s be aware: This ran Tuesday and has been up to date with the information that Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is completed for the season after present process surgical procedure on his torn proper meniscus.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has an harm that can value him his rookie season, a deflating flip of occasions for everybody who had been enthused by his preseason debut Saturday within the crew’s 24-23 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.

McCarthy underwent surgical procedure Wednesday.

The information solidifies Sam Darnold’s function because the starter, moderately than a bridge QB till McCarthy is prepared.

ESPN Vikings reporter Kevin Seifert, draft analyst Jordan Reid and nationwide reporter Jeremy Fowler check out the affect of McCarthy’s harm.

What does the harm imply for McCarthy’s improvement as a passer?

Lacking prolonged time can be a big blow to his on-field improvement. One of many largest questions on McCarthy as a prospect coming into the draft needed to do together with his inexperience as a passer. He wasn’t requested to shoulder the load at Michigan fairly often, as he had solely 25 or extra passing makes an attempt in 12 of his 28 profession begins for the Wolverines, so he wants all of the reside throws and snaps he can get.

McCarthy — who was drafted No. 10 general resulting from his accuracy and upside — will have the ability to achieve psychological reps by sitting and watching behind Darnold, however the on-field reps can be not possible to duplicate as he makes an attempt to be taught and execute O’Connell’s scheme. — Reid

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Will the Vikings add one other QB to their room?

There is not a urgent want so as to add a quarterback in Minnesota. Darnold (63 profession TD passes, 56 interceptions with a 21-35 profession document) is entrenched because the starter, and the crew is assured in Nick Mullens’ potential to supply in spot responsibility. The 29-year-old Mullens has 20 profession begins over a six-year profession with the 49ers, Browns and Vikings. And Minnesota hasn’t completely given up on Jaren Corridor, final 12 months’s fifth-round decide who began twice in 2023.

Apart from Ryan Tannehill, the choices are scarce on the free agent market. It would not shock to see the Vikings no less than consider the skin choices, however they’ve sufficient expertise to maintain with out McCarthy. — Fowler

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What does this imply for WR Justin Jefferson and the remainder of the offense?

Little or no. Darnold has been on monitor all summer season to be the Vikings’ No. 1 quarterback, no less than to open the season, as McCarthy was being introduced alongside on a methodical timetable.

Darnold and Jefferson have begun establishing a transparent rapport in coaching camp practices, with Jefferson noting Darnold’s potential to “put contact on the ball right here and there” and understanding “what velocity he must throw the ball and the way he must throw the ball.”

O’Connell has been saying all summer season that he desires to emphasise the operating sport irrespective of who’s his beginning quarterback. Even with out McCarthy, Aaron Jones stays on monitor to pair up with Ty Chandler for 20-plus touches per sport between the 2 of them. — Seifert

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What does this imply for the Vikings’ 2024 competitiveness?

The harm strikes Darnold from a place-holder for McCarthy to a longer-term starter. Nearly as good as Darnold has seemed throughout spring and summer season practices — and for all of the chemistry he has developed with Jefferson and nonetheless being solely 27 years outdated — there stays a good diploma of uncertainty about how that can all translate in regular-season video games.

Darnold has a 21-35 document as an NFL starter in admittedly unideal conditions with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, and he spent the 2023 season as a backup with the San Francisco 49ers. If Darnold has a tricky go early within the season, or if he will get injured, the Vikings will not have McCarthy to alleviate him. As an alternative, the remaining quarterbacks on their roster are Mullens and Corridor, who have been 1-4 as starters for Minnesota in 2023. — Seifert

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What does this imply for the 2025 offseason?

The Vikings are headed for a collection of actually necessary selections this offseason. McCarthy’s harm, on the very least, will make these selections tougher and will additional push out the timing of their quarterback transition.

The primary determination is apparent. Darnold is on a one-year contract. Will the Vikings be able to anoint him their 2025 starter? Or would they want Darnold — or one other veteran — to function a foil?

Secondly, each O’Connell and common supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah are within the third 12 months of four-year contracts. They have been employed in 2022 partially to handle the transition from Kirk Cousins to the subsequent beginning quarterback. If McCarthy is not in a position to set up himself in 2024, how will homeowners Zygi and Mark Wilf consider O’Connell and Adofo-Mensah? Will they provide market-level extensions or have them work in 2025 on the ultimate 12 months of their offers? — Seifert

Superstar Race Throughout the World has some fairly powerful guidelines for the celebrities competing within the actuality sequence.

The celebrities make the 12,500km difficult journey from the gateway to the Amazon, in Belem, Northern Brazil, to southern Chile. There are 5 checkpoints alongside the way in which the place the celebrities should race to be first, journeying throughout the size of South America and the end line is within the Andes, Frutillar in southern Chile.

Sound easy sufficient? Certain it’s – besides there are some fairly strict guidelines in place to make issues much more attention-grabbing, with many earlier contestants saying Race Throughout the World is the hardest present on TV. This yr’s Jeff Brazier confessed it is tougher than SAS Who Dares Wins.

So what are the foundations and are they ever damaged?

Kindness of strangers

Contestants should depend on the kindness of strangers, an enormous theme and healthful ingredient of the celeb spin-off and civilian sequence. Strangers are allowed to assist stars by giving them a free or discounted elevate, a spot to remain and even advise the place one thing is.

Behind the scenes, nonetheless, there are guidelines relating to enlisting the assistance of strangers. Stars are unable to simply accept cash from strangers collaborating, with 2024 Race Throughout the World contestants telling Yahoo: “We needed to flip down cash… That is not allowed. We won’t settle for it.”

Learn extra: Superstar Race Throughout the World

Race contestants Stephen and Viv revealed the kindness of strangers is probably the most rewarding a part of filming the present. Stephen informed Yahoo: “We commonly get requested what was one of the best bit? What was one of the best place you went to? It’s a tough one to reply however singularly the folks we met each nation had been so good. So supportive. Pleasant. Welcoming. Simply pretty.”

Viv agreed: “Generally we did not even need to ask for assist. Generally they noticed us. Generally we had been crying. They’d come over and provide assist. It’s superb, the assistance that they did provide.”

Banned transport and damaged guidelines

Stars should attain their vacation spot with out utilizing air journey as flights are banned in each the celeb and civilian sequence. As a substitute, the contestants should use different types of journey from vehicles to boats and trains in addition to in a single day buses which is all the time proves a preferred alternative of transport on the sequence as a result of it helps save funds and journey time.

Through the years there have been two exceptions to the rule. Whereas filming Race Throughout the World 2024, stars could not undergo China. The contestants had been flown from Sokcho to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. It sparked an enormous dialog on-line on the time of airing.

A Race Throughout The World spokesperson defined to Yahoo: “On the time of planning the route, on account of time constraints and difficulties in journey within the aftermath of the worldwide pandemic, it was not doable for manufacturing to journey by means of China and so a flight was organised from Seoul to Hanoi.”

This is not the one time the place contestants have needed to catch a flight throughout filming the sequence. TV bosses organised air journey when contestants needed to get a flight over Ecuador due to civil unrest on the time of filming sequence two. It is very important word there is no such thing as a unfair benefit as a result of stars go away in the identical order they arrived on the final checkpoint which is proven on TV.

There was an enormous rule change in Race Throughout the World 2024 as a result of they had been racing in Japan. Bullet trains stay the quickest and most handy method of exploring the nation, so in fact they had been banned for that sequence.

Getting jobs

Superstar Race Throughout the World stars should make the epic journey on a funds set out by TV bosses, normally equal to the celebrities buying a flight ticket. No financial institution playing cards are allowed and are confiscated firstly of filming the sequence.

In fact, cash quickly runs out so the celebrities should ebook into do jobs alongside the way in which. It may be nearly something from duck herding to waitressing and cleansing. Contestants usually choose up one job per leg. It proves to be a good way for stars to expertise the native tradition too.

Race contestants mentioned a calculator is the must-have merchandise they wished they introduced on the journey and had been satisfied it may assist stars win the BBC present.

No Google Maps

Telephones are banned and brought from the contestants on the very starting of Superstar Race Throughout the World, in addition to the civilian sequence. Stars of the present should return to fundamentals relating to plotting their journey throughout the globe.

Overlook Google Maps, as an alternative they need to depend on the paper copy they’re given on the present. Nevertheless, Race Throughout the World stars Alfie and Owen managed to lose their map within the first episode of the 2024 civilian sequence nevertheless it have to be mentioned this did not cease them profitable the present. They had been capable of choose up one other map alongside the way in which.

Watch Superstar Race Throughout the World on BBC One at 9pm on Wednesday 14 August. See the trailer for the 2024 sequence under.

The second sequence of Celeb Race Throughout The World sprints into motion on BBC One tonight (14 August) – and this time contestants are navigating the Amazon and the Andes in South America.

4 new well-known faces will compete to make their method throughout nations with out the help of transport, smartphones and financial institution playing cards.

TV character Jeff Brazier and his son Freddy, actor Kola Bokinni and his cousin Mary, former glamour mannequin Kelly Brook and her husband Jeremy, and Radio 2 host Scott Mills and his husband Sam should depend on their wits to make it to the opposite facet of the continent.

The 12,500km race begins in Belem, northern Brazil, earlier than passing by means of 5 undisclosed checkpoints throughout the size of South America to the end line within the Andes, Frutillar in southern Chile.

Tim Harcourt, chief artistic officer of Studio Lambert mentioned: “After the phenomenally profitable run of the primary movie star sequence, and extra not too long ago the fourth sequence of the common sequence – we are able to’t wait to deliver audiences together with us to the massive South American continent and its jaw-dropping surroundings, in a race which is able to push our celebrities and their family members to their absolute limits.”

The beginning

Belem, Northern Brazil

In any other case referred to as “the gateway to the Amazon”, Belem in north Brazil is a riverfront metropolis of church buildings, vibrant azulejo tiled homes and remnants of Portuguese colonial structure from its time as the primary European colony on the river. From right here, the Amazon rainforest stretches throughout a lot of northwestern Brazil into Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname.

The tip

Frutillar, Southern Chile

On Llanquihue Lake in southern Chile’s Lake District, Frutillar is a “metropolis of music” within the Unesco Inventive Cities Community, with views of the volcano Osorno. Amongst sights, blended Chilean and German cultural traditions in The German Museum, the Teatro del Lago acoustic live performance corridor and a yacht membership for crusing on the lake.

Celeb Race Throughout the World begins on 14 August at 9pm on iPlayer and BBC One.

West Hertfordshire Educating Hospitals NHS Belief, which operates the Vicarage Highway hospital, has informed residents to “save the date” because it was shared that Emma Willis: Delivering Infants will return from Thursday, September 5, on UKTV owned channel U&W.

Filming passed off over 4 months, beginning on the finish of January after the manufacturing firm put out a name for expectant native dad and mom as a consequence of give beginning in the course of the filming interval who had been eager about being a part of the collection.

Forward of the beginning of filming, the previous Large Brother presenter stated: “I’ve a nervous pleasure about persevering with my coaching at a brand-new hospital, which implies a completely new ward and group to study from and work alongside.

“It is all the time an honour and privilege to achieve an perception into the unimaginable function maternity care groups play in such an emotional and susceptible time for expectant dad and mom.”

Earlier collection of the award-winning documentary noticed Emma Willis get stuck-in coaching to develop into a maternity care assistant at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow however for collection 4 it strikes to Watford Basic Hospital.

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Over the course of 10 weeks, Emma is challenged to step up her coaching as she tries to qualify as a maternity assist employee, one degree up from her earlier job.

Emma added: “My love and thanks go to everybody on the Princess Alexandra Hospital who’ve been a significant a part of this journey to date.

Emma Willis: Delivering Infants promo picture. (Picture: Firecracker Movies)

“They are a particular bunch and I will miss them very a lot… I am unable to wait to get caught in at a brand new hospital for what is bound to be one other wonderful alternative to shine a light-weight on one of many hardest however most rewarding vocations.”

The primary of six new episodes will apparently see the host off to a rocky begin as she fails to carry the proper footwear for her extra hands-on function. Later, she’s going to face the most important problem of her NHS profession, operating an ante-natal clinic for expectant mums with none supervision.

Belief chief nurse Kelly McGovern stated: “We’re honoured to have Emma Willis be a part of us to spotlight the distinctive dedication of maternity employees throughout the belief and the compassionate care they supply to oldsters and newborns.”

Gloria Hunniford has introduced the dying of her husband of greater than 20 years, Stephen Method, on the age of 85.

The 84-year-old veteran broadcaster wed the businessman in 1998, and he or she mentioned he would go away ‘essentially the most monumental void, not solely in my life, however our complete household’.

In an announcement at this time, his household mentioned: ‘It’s with enormous unhappiness and really heavy hearts that we share the passing of Stephen Method, Gloria’s beloved husband, who misplaced his battle yesterday afternoon.

‘Stephen had been heroically combating his sickness… however all the time with nice tenacity and a constructive spirit.’

Hunniford mentioned: ‘Stephen was a gentleman and a large of a person, who will go away essentially the most monumental void not solely in my life, however our complete household.

‘He was an extremely sort, beneficiant, and caring man, with a delightfully quirky sense of humour, which remained until the tip. 

‘We had a tremendously blissful 25-year marriage and did so many lovely and thrilling issues collectively that I’ll all the time cherish.’

Mr Method was described as a ‘fantastic husband, father and grandfather’ and Hunniford added: ‘It is a fantastic shock and phrases can not categorical my unhappiness presently.

‘A vibrant shining gentle has dimmed, and he shall be missed at each flip.’

Northern Irish broadcaster Eamonn Holmes, who bought his break when he bought Hunniford’s job at Good Night Ulster, additionally paid tribute.

He wrote on Instagram: ‘I really feel the ache of Gloria my pricey good friend of 40 plus years on the lack of Stephen – a real gent and a scholar. My real heartfelt condolences.’

It was Mr Method who broke the information of the dying of Hunniford’s former husband Don Keating as she got here off stage after internet hosting a TV chat present in 1997, she revealed that 12 months.

Mr Keating was discovered useless by a good friend at his kitchen desk, along with his dinner and a glass of wine in entrance of him.

When Hunniford and Mr Method began courting, he owned an hairdressing salon in New Bond Avenue, Mayfair.

Hunniford and Mr Method met at an occasion in London earlier than getting married in Kent in 1998, one 12 months after Mr Keating’s dying.

She beforehand revealed that Mr Method proposed whereas they have been on vacation in Barbados after she was struggling in a pool at their villa having by no means learnt to swim as a baby.

Hunniford advised the Belfast Telegraph in 2017: ‘I keep in mind larking about once I was six or seven and falling into the water absolutely clothed and developing for the third time and considering I used to be going to die.

‘Then, when Stephen and I have been in Barbados, we had a pool to ourselves and it was extremely popular, and Stephen was bantering me to get in.

‘I managed a number of strokes then went plop, straight down. Stephen mentioned no-one had ever clung to him so tightly. It was the primary time he noticed me wanting weak, so he proposed.’

In Might final 12 months, Mr Method revealed he had been left partially blind after dropping the sight in his proper eye when he suffered a second stroke.

He mentioned on the time that he ‘wakened within the morning and there was blood within the eye and that was it’, including that he was ‘coping OK with all of it – it is tremendous however simply disorientating’.

Hunniford’s daughter Caron Keating, additionally a TV presenter, died after a battle with breast most cancers in 2004, and he or she arrange a basis in her reminiscence.

The Caron Keating Basis fundraises for most cancers charities, in addition to elevating consciousness.

In March, Hunniford revealed her grandson Charlie, 29, was getting married in the identical church as Caron. 

In 2017, Hunniford grew to become an OBE within the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her contribution to most cancers charities by means of breast screening providers and most cancers assist.

She began her profession in tv in her native Northern Eire earlier than going to London to work on the sport present We Love TV, and internet hosting a Radio 2 programme for greater than a decade.

Hunniford has been a steady presence in residing rooms across the nation together with on Unfastened Girls, This Morning, Rip Off Britain, The Travelling Image Present, Residence Away From Residence and Meals: Reality Or Scare.

The Portadown native appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2005, the place she was partnered with Darren Bennett, and had a stint on The Masked Singer in 2022.

Final month, Hunniford led tributes to BBC radio star John Bennett after his dying aged 82, saying her former colleague was as a ‘big in broadcasting’.

Bennett co-launched BBC Radio Ulster with Hunniford on New 12 months’s Eve in 1974, and later grew to become best-known as ‘The President’ of the weekend music programme The Sunday Membership, which he offered for greater than 44 years.

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar staved off one other main election problem from former Minneapolis Metropolis Councilman Don Samuels on Tuesday, based on unofficial main election outcomes. 

Omar’s win is a victory for Minneapolis progressives, in addition to opponents of Israel’s battle in Gaza. Professional-Israel activists efficiently ousted two “Squad” members in Democratic primaries in latest months, however Omar will probably return to Washington for one more time period given nominal opposition within the November election.

The first race for Minnesota’s fifth Congressional District didn’t function the intensive outdoors spending of the opposite Squad primaries.

Samuels misplaced to Omar within the 2022 main election by about 2 share factors, and this yr made the case that her headline-grabbing advocacy is leaving Minneapolis with out competent management to handle issues dealing with constituents.

Omar’s margin of victory shall be bigger than 2022, based on preliminary outcomes.

“This marketing campaign has been one of many ugliest, most disgusting (campaigns) towards me that I’ve ever, ever witnessed,” Omar stated in a speech at her election evening watch celebration. “We had an opponent that was prepared to align with literal Nazis with a view to defeat us.”

Omar in 2022 largely ignored Samuels’ marketing campaign and acquired the political scare of her life when he almost received. Omar this yr campaigned energetically towards Samuels. She spent $450,000 on promoting within the runup to the first, as of a July marketing campaign finance report.

Omar, now in her third time period, for years has balanced roles as an influential progressive voice in Washington and a world spokeswoman for justice, with the extra mundane facets of being a member of Congress: serving to constituents navigate federal forms, voting as a member of the Home minority on a raft of laws that can by no means turn into regulation and lifting up native companies and nonprofits within the fifth District.

Omar hopes a Democratic Home majority will imply a return to the Home Committee on International Affairs, from which she was eliminated by the GOP Home majority over allegations of antisemitism, over unanimous help from her caucus, together with Jewish Democratic colleagues.

Katherine Byrn, a 53-year-old instructor on the College of Minnesota, advised the Reformer she voted for Omar as a result of she “kicks ass.”

Kerry Newstrom, a 45-year-old highschool instructor in northeast Minneapolis, voted for Omar as a result of she stated we want girls in elective workplace. She has no children and known as herself “a childless cat girl,” referring to disparaging feedback made by Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance.

Gloria Hunniford has introduced the loss of life of her husband of greater than 20 years, Stephen Manner.

The veteran broadcaster, 84, wed the businessman in 1998, and she or he mentioned he would depart “probably the most huge void, not solely in my life”.

In a press release on Wednesday (14 August), his household mentioned: “It’s with enormous disappointment and really heavy hearts that we share the passing of Stephen Manner, Gloria’s beloved husband, who misplaced his battle yesterday afternoon.

“Stephen had been heroically combating his sickness… however all the time with nice tenacity and a constructive spirit.”

Manner was 85, Hunniford’s agent confirmed.

Hunniford mentioned: “Stephen was a gentleman and a large of a person, who will go away probably the most huge void not solely in my life, however our whole household.

“He was an extremely type, beneficiant, and caring man, with a delightfully quirky sense of humour, which remained until the tip.

“We had a tremendously completely satisfied 25-year marriage and did so many stunning and thrilling issues collectively that I’ll all the time cherish.”

Manner was described as a “fantastic husband, father and grandfather” and Hunniford added: “It’s an amazing shock and phrases can’t categorical my disappointment presently.

“A vivid shining mild has dimmed, and he shall be missed at each flip.”

It was Manner who broke the information of the loss of life of her former husband Don Keating as she got here off stage after internet hosting a TV chat present in 1997, she revealed that yr.

Once they began relationship, he owned an hairdressing salon in New Bond Road, Mayfair.

Hunniford’s daughter Caron Keating, additionally a TV presenter, died after a battle with breast most cancers in 2004, and she or he arrange a basis in her reminiscence.

The Caron Keating Basis fundraises for most cancers charities, in addition to elevating consciousness.

In 2017, Hunniford turned an OBE within the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her contribution to most cancers charities via breast screening companies and most cancers assist.

She began her profession in tv in her native Northern Eire earlier than going to London to work on the sport present We Love TV, and internet hosting a Radio 2 programme for greater than a decade.

Hunniford has been a steady presence in residing rooms across the nation together with on Free Ladies, This Morning, Rip Off Britain, The Travelling Image Present, Dwelling Away From Dwelling and Meals: Reality Or Scare.

The Portadown native appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2005, the place she was partnered with Darren Bennett, and had a stint on The Masked Singer in 2022.