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Former CBBC presenter supported after breaking down when saying she ‘failed’ kids

Angellica Bell worked as a presenter on CBBC from 2000 until 2006

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

‘Why I finally said yes to Strictly’: Krishnan Guru-Murthy on swapping hard news for dancing shoes

The news is out, but how did the producers finally coax the one-time acting wannabe turned current affairs heavyweight onto Strictly Come Dancing? And will he embarrass his children?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

FTSE 100 hits lowest closing level of 2023 as interest rate rise fears grip markets – business live

FTSE 100 index posts biggest one-day fall since March, as strong US jobs report fuels fears of even higher US interest rates

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

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

‘Some of our greatest fans were pub landlords’ – how we made Newsround

John Craven: ‘Middle-aged people still stop me in the street and say: “Thank you for being a voice of my childhood”’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022

Mum fumes at school for letting child, 8, watch Newsround as it left her 'upset'

The mum is furious at her daughter's school after they allowed her to watch an episode of Newsround about Russia's invasion of Ukraine which left her 'very upset'

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022