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| Ex-newsreader Barnes dies at 63 | Ex-newsreader Barnes dies at 63 |
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| Former ITV news presenter Carol Barnes has died in hospital aged 63 after suffering a stroke. | Former ITV news presenter Carol Barnes has died in hospital aged 63 after suffering a stroke. |
| The journalist was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton last weekend. | The journalist was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton last weekend. |
| Barnes formerly presented all of ITV's main news programmes, including News at Ten, and worked on the now-defunct ITV News Channel when it opened in 2000. | Barnes formerly presented all of ITV's main news programmes, including News at Ten, and worked on the now-defunct ITV News Channel when it opened in 2000. |
| Her former boss Stewart Purvis said it was a "very, very sad day". Her son James called her "beautiful and kind". | Her former boss Stewart Purvis said it was a "very, very sad day". Her son James called her "beautiful and kind". |
| He said: "My mum was a beautiful, kind and delicate person - a person loved by many and whom I am desperately proud to call my mother." | He said: "My mum was a beautiful, kind and delicate person - a person loved by many and whom I am desperately proud to call my mother." |
| She couldn't have been kinder, more helpful and caring to someone like me Dermot Murnaghan,Sky News presenter class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/7285385.stm">In quotes: Tributes to Barnes class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7285466.stm">In pictures: Carol Barnes | |
| Former ITN chief executive Mr Purvis said: "Even though Carol's death seemed inevitable it's still a very, very sad day, at such a comparatively young age for somebody who was still absolutely full of life and vigour and excitement. | Former ITN chief executive Mr Purvis said: "Even though Carol's death seemed inevitable it's still a very, very sad day, at such a comparatively young age for somebody who was still absolutely full of life and vigour and excitement. |
| "All her friends are mourning her - 'Barnesy' as she used to be known - at ITN, so many happy memories both professionally and also socially in the extraordinary world that television news was in those days." | "All her friends are mourning her - 'Barnesy' as she used to be known - at ITN, so many happy memories both professionally and also socially in the extraordinary world that television news was in those days." |
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| Sky News presenter and former colleague Dermot Murnaghan said Barnes looked after him when he joined ITN in the late 1980s. | Sky News presenter and former colleague Dermot Murnaghan said Barnes looked after him when he joined ITN in the late 1980s. |
| He told Sky News: "I was in awe of the mighty Carol Barnes and she was just so down to earth, so helpful but, above all, so professional," he said. | He told Sky News: "I was in awe of the mighty Carol Barnes and she was just so down to earth, so helpful but, above all, so professional," he said. |
| "She couldn't have been kinder, more helpful and caring to someone like me." | "She couldn't have been kinder, more helpful and caring to someone like me." |
| HAVE YOUR SAYCarol was straight-talking, funny and compassionate in the way she delivered the news. She will be greatly missed AJ, York Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAYCarol was straight-talking, funny and compassionate in the way she delivered the news. She will be greatly missed AJ, York Send us your comments |
| Barnes was last seen on TV in January presenting ITV documentary Saving Ed Mitchell about her former colleague's struggle with alcoholism. | Barnes was last seen on TV in January presenting ITV documentary Saving Ed Mitchell about her former colleague's struggle with alcoholism. |
| Barnes started her career as a teacher before moving into public relations and journalism, joining ITN as a reporter in the mid-1970s. | Barnes started her career as a teacher before moving into public relations and journalism, joining ITN as a reporter in the mid-1970s. |
| In 1973 she was part of the launch for London radio station LBC and she later joined ITN as a reporter. | In 1973 she was part of the launch for London radio station LBC and she later joined ITN as a reporter. |
| Barnes and former government minister Denis MacShane had a daughter called Clare, who died at 24 as the result of a skydiving accident in Australia in 2004. | Barnes and former government minister Denis MacShane had a daughter called Clare, who died at 24 as the result of a skydiving accident in Australia in 2004. |
| Later that year, Barnes was stopped by police near Brighton on suspicion of speeding and was found to be over the legal alcohol limit. | Later that year, Barnes was stopped by police near Brighton on suspicion of speeding and was found to be over the legal alcohol limit. |
| She was eventually found guilty of drink-driving and subsequently lost her role as a magistrate. | She was eventually found guilty of drink-driving and subsequently lost her role as a magistrate. |
| After separating from Mr MacShane, whom she never married, she went on to marry ITN cameraman Nigel Thomson. The couple, who divorced in 1999, have two children. |