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| Rageh Omaar: ITV host receiving medical care after becoming unwell live on air | |
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| ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar is receiving medical care after becoming "unwell" live on air, ITV has said. | ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar is receiving medical care after becoming "unwell" live on air, ITV has said. |
| Omaar, 56, was presenting the channel's News at Ten programme on Friday when he appeared to be struggling to read the bulletins. | Omaar, 56, was presenting the channel's News at Ten programme on Friday when he appeared to be struggling to read the bulletins. |
| The incident sparked widespread concern on social media. | The incident sparked widespread concern on social media. |
| Omaar serves as international affairs editor at ITV News and was formerly a foreign correspondent for the BBC. | |
| "We are aware that viewers are concerned about Rageh Omaar's wellbeing," an ITV News spokesperson said. | "We are aware that viewers are concerned about Rageh Omaar's wellbeing," an ITV News spokesperson said. |
| "Rageh became unwell while presenting News at Ten on Friday and is now receiving medical care. | "Rageh became unwell while presenting News at Ten on Friday and is now receiving medical care. |
| "He thanks everyone for their well wishes." | "He thanks everyone for their well wishes." |
| No further details of Omaar's condition or what happened to him during the broadcast have been released. | No further details of Omaar's condition or what happened to him during the broadcast have been released. |
| However, ITV pulled the programme from its scheduled re-runs on ITV+1, with a message instead telling viewers that ITV was "temporarily unable to bring you our +1 service". | However, ITV pulled the programme from its scheduled re-runs on ITV+1, with a message instead telling viewers that ITV was "temporarily unable to bring you our +1 service". |
| "We will resume shortly," it read. | "We will resume shortly," it read. |
| Omaar first rose to prominence covering the war in Iraq for the BBC in 2003. | Omaar first rose to prominence covering the war in Iraq for the BBC in 2003. |
| He now covers major news stories across the world for ITV News and also presents current affairs programme On Assignment. | He now covers major news stories across the world for ITV News and also presents current affairs programme On Assignment. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| ITV | ITV |