43 h. ago BBC Breakfast star announces sad death of TV pioneer live on air

BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay was joined by Sarah Campbell on Monday morning and the pair shared some 'sad' news at the opening of the show.

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43 h. ago Blue Peter legend who turned show into national institution dies aged 92

Tributes have been paid to the icon who was a 'true force of nature' and supporter of young people

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45 h. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies aged 92 as tributes pour in for children's TV pioneer

Baxter took over as editor of Blue Peter in 1965, several years after the programme’s launch

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46 h. ago BBC Blue Peter legend who turned children's show into institution dies

The icon became a household name as generations of children tuned in going through endless 'sticky back plastic' as they turned washing up bottles into new creations

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46 h. ago Blue Peter icon dies after tributes paid to 'formidable' legend

She spent 25 years at the helm, heping turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years on working on the beloved programme

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46 h. ago Blue Peter icon Biddy Baxter dies aged 92: Tributes pour in for the 'pioneer' of children's television

A statement was released on Monday that read: 'We are sad to report that longtime Blue Peter Editor Biddy Baxter has died at the age of 92.'

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46 h. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies as fans pay tribute to BBC pioneer

Biddy Baxter, who was known for her role as the editor of Blue Peter, has died at the age of 92, and tributes have poured in for the icon following the sad news

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46 h. ago BREAKING: Biddy Baxter dead: Blue Peter legend dies as tributes paid to ‘formidable’ legend

Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter helped turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years on working on the beloved programme

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46 h. ago Biddy Baxter dead: Blue Peter legend dies as tributes paid to ‘formidable’ legend

Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter helped turn the children's show into a television institution during her 25 years working on the beloved programme

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65 h. ago Rangers fan tragically dies during Premiership game with Dundee as club pay tribute

The Ibrox club have paid tribute to the supporter who passed away in hospital after taking ill in the Main Stand

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65 h. ago Rangers fan tragically dies after Premiership game with Dundee as club pay tribute

The Ibrox club have paid tribute to the supporter who passed away in hospital after taking ill in the Main Stand

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7 d. ago Father who fell to his death at Oasis gig: Family pay tribute to lifelong fan who plunged from stand at Wembley

This is the Oasis fan who tragically fell to his death during Saturday night's concert at Wembley Stadium.

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9 d. ago Oasis pay tribute to fan who died after tragic fall from top tier at Wembley Stadium

Oasis have paid tribute to a fan who tragically fell to his death from the top-tier area of Wembley Stadium on Saturday night

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3 w. ago Red Dwarf icon dies as BBC fans pay tribute to star who played iconic character

Red Dwarf icon Charles Augins, who played Queeg in the BBC sci-fi sitcom, has died at the age of 81, with tributes flooding in from devastated fans

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