The Latest Breaking News from Hazel Irvine

Former MP recited Shakespeare to get his voice back after stroke

Jonathan Ashworth was made a CBE in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Former Labour MP tells how Shakespeare helped him to speak again after stroke

Jonathan Ashworth originally feared he might never talk again

The Independent UK · Mar 10

BBC interrupts Winter Olympics coverage for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest

The BBC coverage of the Winter Olympics was interrupted to alert viewers to the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The Independent UK · Feb 19

2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony review: Tom Cruise takes flight in show that’s less high art, more pop concert

The passing of the torch to LA featured the Top Gun star, Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg, and the dominant mood in the Stade de France was one of relief

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024

Snoop Dogg, bare bums and rogue window cleaners: 12 TV moments of the Olympics so far

It’s not just sporting excellence that’s made Paris 2024 so great. Television has been full of excellent moments of entertainment outside of the actual events. Here are the best

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

Olympics opening ceremony: a little Gaga, a lot of spectacle, and universal uplift

How Paris 2024’s Olympics opening ceremony set spirits – and much else – soaring, embracing the Seine, the streets and the skies. Craig McLean reports

Wallpaper · Jul 27, 2024

2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony review: Interminable Seine procession is a washout

The river Seine procession was battered by driving rains. Despite some silver linings, including a hotly-anticipated Celine Dion comeback, the cloudy ceremony was too much filler, too little killer, writes Nick Hilton

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024

How to watch Paris Olympics in UK and why BBC only has two channels

IOC has sold UK broadcasting rights for Games to Discovery leaving BBC with fewer streams to show live action

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

Give praise for Hazel Irvine’s cool presence in the heat of the Crucible

BBC broadcaster is synonymous with the event after more than 20 years as TV’s face of the world snooker championship

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

BBC's Hazel Irvine breaks news of serious crash at Commonwealth Games as cyclists and fan injured

BBC presenter Hazel Irvine looked concerned as she broke news of the crash in a Commonwealth Games cycling event

Chronicle Live · Jul 31, 2022