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Olympics presenter Matt Baker has been inundated with support after announcing that his pet Labrador Annie had passed away. The 46-year-old former host of The One Show shared the news in a post on Instagram on Sunday, August 11.

Sharing a series of photos of Annie, Matt said: “Sad to say we’ve said our goodbyes to Annie, our beautiful Lab. She helped me and Nicola raise our kids and we owe her so much – just pleased we were all with her at home.

“I’m sure you’ll agree the reason we all love our dogs so much is because the only time they break our hearts is when they leave us.”

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BBC Breakfast was abruptly interrupted as presenters Ben Thompson and Sarah Campbell shared some “sad” news.

Filling in for regulars Jon Kay and Sally Nugent on on Monday (August 5), the presenters shared the announcement of England cricket legend Graham Thorpe’s death aged of 55.

The show paused its usual programming to break the shocking news to viewers, with Ben addressing the audience: “Just some more news to bring to you this morning away from the Olympics and some sad news as-well.”

He continued with a sombre tone” “News of the death of the former cricketer Graham Thorpe at the age of just 55. His family revealed he had been diagnosed with a serious illness back in March of 2022.”