ITV News journalist Emily Morgan has died at age 45.
Emily acted as the broadcaster's health and science editor, working with ITN for 23 years and playing a key role in delivering covid pandemic coverage. Chris Ship, the channel's royal editor, announced her death following a short battle with lung cancer.
In a statement on Twitter, he said: "She was such a beautiful person and a dear friend. As Health Editor, Emily was fearless in reporting Covid to the nation in 2020. Talented, kind, full of humanity. She was 45."