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BBC and ITV legend John Stapleton dies

Published 10:07 21 Sept 2025 BST

Updated 10:25 21 Sept 2025 BST

Ryan Jarrett
BBC and ITV legend John Stapleton dies

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He died peacefully this morning.

BBC and ITV broadcasting legend, John Stapleton, has died.

Stapleton, who was a household name for many across the UK due to his work on Newsnight, Panorama, GMTV's News Hour, and Sky News, was 79.

The news was confirmed by his agent who revealed that Stapleton, who had Parkinson's disease complicated by pneumonia, died peacefully this morning.

Agent , Jackie Gil, said: "His son Nick and daughter-in-law Lisa have been constantly at his side and John died peacefully in hospital this morning."

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