Rageh Omaar (56), journalist and presenter at the British news service ITV News, became unwell on live television on Friday. Omaar was presenting the ‘News at Ten show’ when he suddenly started to stutter and struggle to read the news bulletins. Although it is still unclear exactly what happened, ITV News has confirmed that the newsreader is “now receiving medical care”.
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April 27 2024
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An excerpt from the broadcast shows how Omaar appears to become unwell while reading a message about British King Charles III. He stumbles over several words, such as ‘the’, ‘short’ and ‘began’. The news channel immediately removed the program from the reruns afterwards and announced a message on the screen: “We will be back soon. We are temporarily unable to offer you our +1 service.”
Omaar has been with ITV News since 2013 as a correspondent and presenter, covering a wide range of news stories both in the UK and abroad. He also won numerous awards for his work.
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