News about Frank Gardner

This is the time of year when BBC journalist Frank Gardner (left) cut his story on Israel short due to a fear of getting a parking ticket. On BBC Radio 5, Mr Gardner, 62, was talking to Naga Munchetty when he noticed traffic wardens lurking around. The security correspondent was covering Gaza's hostage crisis and the recent announcement by Israel and Hamas that an agreement that would see 50 women and children be released in exchange for a ceasefire.

Sir Nicholas Coleridge, Eton's provost-in-waiting, was accused of having soup for brains on social media for announcing that Etonians are preferred over others and that it "counts against" those who studied elsewhere. Coleridge, who takes over from William Waldegrave at the £50,000-per-year school next September, was chastised by his remarks in The Daily Telegraph. But it was the editorial boffins at the Telegraph who had red faces when it was revealed that his words, reaffirmed for the first time as he spoke about the school he loved, were made in 1988 for Danny Danziger's book 'Eton Voices'. Waldegrave told Old Etonians that he called the newspaper and it has apologized, adding: 'Sir Nicholas wants to make it clear that these remarks, which were made almost 40 years ago, do not represent his views.'

After being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014, the News at Six host died 'peacefully' surrounded by family and friends on Sunday. In 1989, BBC world affairs editor John Simpson recalled Alagiah's as a foreign correspondent, claiming he knew he was right for the job as soon as he stepped in. In the meantime, Today host Nick Robinson recalled visiting George Alagiah at a 'Survivor' Lunch' (left) in 2016 with BBC colleagues Andrew Marr and Frank Gardner.

On Centre Court in SW19 on semi-finals day at Wimbledon, FEMAIL reveals the most popular faces in the house on Centre Court. 1. Frank Gardner, 2. Elizabeth Rizzini, a 3-year-old girl from Windsor, England. Pooja Patel, a 4-year-old boy from Pooja Patel. Dina Asher-Smith, a 5-year-old girl from Sheffield. Alok Sharma, a 6-year-old boy, was born in India. Ingela Sharma, 7. Indira Feustel, 8, 8. Andrew Feustel, 9, 9. Martha Kearney, 10. Rebecca Gleeson, 11. Eric Bana, 12, 12 years old. James Whishaw, 13. Ben Whishaw, 14 years old, is the son of a farmer. Vaym Psystaiko, 15, is a student at the University of Valiantym Psystaiko. Inna Prystaiko was born in Inna Prystaiko.

Sue Cook, pictured, accused the BBC of not wanting to'question anything' as she stated that it is no longer the 'complete national institution' that it once was. On Nigel Farage's show Talking Pints, she said, 'Sadly it's not looking very promising.' It was a national service and a treasure, and I believe they do some excellent dramas but not as well as they should have been.' As the cast continues, you can see all the woke boxes ticked.'