News about John Simpson

HARDCASTLE: Boris Johnson's resignation honours list is'signed off and ready to go,' i hear. Baron 'Chips' Maclean (1971-84), the late Queen's late Lord Chamberlain, suggested that PMs issue their own medals to distance the monarch, and that the honours system should not be plagued by scandal. Nothing came of the suggestion.

The former BBC Breakfast presenter's family announced that he died 'peacefully' at home in Suffolk after a 'challenging and committed fight' against his cancer, which had been diagnosed in November 2017. Louise Minchin, 53, a former BBC Breakfast colleague who has worked with Turnbull for more than 20 years, said she loved how he made me laugh.' You don't want to get up at 3.30 a.m. every morning to go to work if you don't like who you're working with,' And Sian Williams, who spent more than a decade hosting BBC Breakfast, told The Telegraph: "You don't want to get up at 3.30 a.m. It meant a partnership based on companionship rather than competition.' During yesterday morning's BBC Breakfast, his emotional former coworkers Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt announced the news of his death live on air. The pair, who were both visibly tearful, recalled their predecessor on BBC One morning as 'our friend and former colleague,' and a 'amazing' journalist with a 'wise' head.'

Bill Turnbull's wife paid tribute to her late husband after the tragic death of the much-loved TV and radio host aged 66. According to his family, he made the family laugh every day and they were 'impressively proud of him.' 'Billy,' a woman who married in 1988, was 'dignified and brave throughout' his five-year fight with prostate cancer, leaving him 'often in pain,' she said, adding that the final week of his life was'very special.' The former BBC Breakfast presenter's family announced today that he died 'peacefully' at home in Suffolk yesterday after a 'challenging and committed fight' against his cancer that had been diagnosed in November 2017. "Our lovely Billy died yesterday evening just five years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer," Ms McCombie said in a tweeting. The last week of his life was particularly memorable, as the entire family was with him and we shared some wonderful moments. Bill was dignified and courageous throughout his lifetime, and he was his usual stubborn self right to the end. Billy made us laugh every day and we are extremely proud of him. He was the life of our family. It's difficult to imagine life without him.' Turnbull, who appeared on BBC Breakfast from 2001 to 2016, announced his prostate cancer diagnosis in March 2018 and detailed his surgery in a Channel 4 documentary called Staying Alive. Portrait of Bill Turnbull and his wife Sesi after leaving BBC Breakfast for the last time after 15 years of service; Turnbull with his daughter Flora in a snapshot she tweeted on January 25, 2021 (right); and Turnbull on ITV's Good Morning Britain on February 26, 2020 (right).

Karen Hardy (left and right with Turnbull on Strictly in 2005) broke down as she sang warmly of the actor, calling him a "gentleman" and a "mentor." 'Taught me about the news,' she said, 'it was all about finding the truth and discovering the truth no matter what'. As she was overcome with emotion, the dancer was forced to pause several times to reclaim herself. In 2005, Hardy faced Turnbull in the third series of Strictly Come Dancing. The two were the seventh dancing pair to be voted off the show. She spoke out after Turnbull's former coworkers, Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty, paid their own respects while on air. Inset: Turnbull and his BBC Breakfast colleagues.

Bill Turnbull, a television presenter and journalist, died today at the age of 66, according to his family. The BBC Breakfast host died 'peacefully' at home in Suffolk yesterday, according to Turnbull's relatives, who had been diagnosed in November 2017 with prostate cancer. During this morning's BBC Breakfast, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt's emotional former coworkers also revealed live on air. Turnbull, who appeared on the BBC1 show from 2001 to 2016, announced his illness in March 2018 and detailed his treatment in a Channel 4 documentary called Staying Alive. In October last year, he announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from his show on Classic FM for health reasons. His family lauded the care he received at the Royal Marsden and Ipswich hospitals, St Elizabeth Hospice, and his GP.