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Countryfile presenter declares ‘end of an era’ as he prepares to leave his farm

The presenter said he still hopes to ‘enjoy the lovely countryside’ when he and his wife relocates

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

Countryfile made a programme all about the coastline around Porthcawl and this is what they found

Wales was looking incredible as always on the BBC episode

Wales Online · Jun 28, 2023

Jones stripped of bankruptcy protections

Texas judge lifts stay preventing Sandy Hook families from collecting damages

Salon · Dec 20, 2022

Leeds legend stopped BBC's news being boring for generations of kids

He introduced millions of young Brits to current affairs and adults to the great British outdoors

Leeds Live · Apr 10, 2022

John Craven’s Newsround was cherished by us grownups too

Letters: Alan McElevey on the programme’s popularity among his fellow shift workers, and Clive Merrison on missing out on the top presenting job

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022

‘Kids are interested in everything’: Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lizo Mzimba on Newsround at 50

From the environment to diversity, the children’s news show has been setting the agenda for decades. Two former presenters explain what it taught them – and why it still matters

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022

Where are the former presenters of Newsround as the BBC children's staple turns 50?

The children's news programme began in 1972

Wales Online · Apr 2, 2022

‘I realise I have only written down one word – poo’: what happened when I was a Newsround presenter for a day

Newsround is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary, so our writer went behind the scenes to find out what makes children’s news tick, by presenting an episode. It did not go to plan

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

'We’re here to inform, and reassure, and empower': BBC's Newsround turns 50

The show was first broadcast as John Craven’s Newsround in 1972 but since then has undergone huge changes, keeping up with the times, and fidget spinners, to stay relevant, exciting and informative to children.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2022

Former Newsround presenters look back on 50 years of BBC's kids' news show

Julie Etchingham and Krishnan Guru-Murthy were among the journalist who worked for BBC's programme Newsround. The popular show launched the careers of some of the biggest names in British TV

Irish Mirror · Mar 31, 2022