people love harry gration. that _ would you use? people love harry gration.ation. that creepy showed there, would you use? people love harry i gration. that creepy showed there, i am welling up just looking at it because —— that clip you showed. he was the biggest professional. he gave up holidays of their was a big story. stories like the murder ofjo cox which hit him very hard because he knew her, and was very close to kim leadbetter. he was part of the region and infiltrated all parts of it. obviously the world of sport but politics, everything. he was mr yorkshire, he was voted mr yorkshire a few years ago. i was watching luke northmore as night wondering if they would break the story and right at the end amy garcia had the toughest job in announcing the death of someone she sat next to over many years. it is a very important relationship and i think howie —— harry really valued that and when the bbc cut down its regional output he realised that was a massive hit and loss. all praise to amy garcia, thatis and loss. all praise to amy garcia, that is not an

and earlier i spoke to simon, who described how important regional news was to harry gration. oon live would not have happened without him because there was a lot of pushback at the time as to whether regional presenters had the time to do it but once we had harry on board i knew we might be able to make a thing with this. because he was so respected nationally and locally particularly in yorkshire, but there were several audiences who will remember harry. yorkshire certainly, the regional presenter there, he worked for itv but he also worked in the south with sally taylor for bbc south. there are lots of people who will have their own memories of harry and i think this was his trick because everybody feels as though they knew him really well and wherever he went, i was having lunch with him two weeks ago in london, and people were still coming up to him and he would do a selfie and autographs and the audience was all that mattered to him and they loved him. i have been in touch with his widow today and the response on twitter after his death has given huge solace to the family

people loved harry gration.g at it because you looked at him and he made you smile. he was the biggest professional in that, you know, he gave up holidays. if there was a big story, stories like the murder ofjo cox, which hit him very, very hard because he knewjo. he's very close to... was very close to kim leadbeater, her sister who is now the mp. he was part of the region and infiltrated all parts of it. obviously the world of sport, but politics, in fact, everything, you know, he was mr yorkshire was voted mr yorkshire a few years ago. and i was watching look north last night wondering if they were going to break the story. and right at the end, amy garcia had the toughestjob i think any of us ever, ever would have in announcing the death of someone she'd sat next to and got very close to over many years. it's a really important relationship that, and i think harry really valued that. and when the bbc cut down its regional output in terms of going from double headed presentation to single, he realised that wa

harry gration, who died suddenly today at the age of 71.atie razzall has been down at worthy farm, where she spoke to wolf alice, who won best band at this year's brits. her report contains flashing images. it's the 50th birthday party twice postponed. finally glastonbury is back. with its youngest ever headliner, billie eilish, taking to the pyramid stage. sam fender's never even been to this festival before. now he knows what it's like to perform here in front of thousands. let's have some fun. brit winners wolf alice nearly didn't make it today after their original flight from america, where they were touring, was cancelled. what is it about glastonbury that means you just don't want to miss it. everything about it, i think. especially playing on the pyramid stage is like a dream come true.

the bbc�*s director—general tim davie said harry gration was "loved everywhere, "but especially in yorkshire we've been watching look north for years. he were all right, sound bloke. whatever he were presenting were honest and straightforward. he'sjust been... he's just been a great ambassador, really, for yorkshire over all these years. and we were very sorry to lose him in the 1990s when he went to work down south and he worked for a southern station. but, fortunately, he came back up again and came back to yorkshire. obviously where his heart lay. he'll be remembered for all. the right reasons, he will do. and, ithink, like i said— before, when you tune in to watch certain programmes, like look north, you watch it because of— the person that's hosting it. harry was synonymous with yorkshire, with sport, with broadcasting. he was a really good friend. it was always good to put the news on in the afternoon to watch him, yeah, very bubbly, yeah, happy chap, greatly will be missed, definitely. earlier, my colleague, lukwesa burak, spoke to peter levy, presenter for bbc look north in east york

the long—time presenter of the bbc�*s look north programme, harry gration, has died suddenly aged 71.ncluding the saturday sports show, grandstand. the bbc�*s director—general tim davie said harry gration was "loved everywhere, but especially in yorkshire". i'm joined by peter levy, presenter for bbc look north in east yorkshire and lincolnshire. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. first off, your reaction to the sad announcement. welcome absolutes shock _ the sad announcement. welcome absolutes shock last _ the sad announcement. welcome absolutes shock last night. - the sad announcement. welcome i absolutes shock last night. absolute shock. you mentioned yorkshire and he was known nationally as well through sport and also on the south coast, at south today for quite a few years as well. but he was mr yorkshire. everybody knows him. everywhere he went people knew him so it was a total shock. and he was one of those people that was, you never found anyone who had a bad word to say about him. he was very, very popular. and as a television presenter he was never flustered. he alway

harry gration, who has died at the age of 71.'s front page carries a striking photo of a woman with tape over her mouth which reads "second class citizen". the image was taken during protests in the united states after the constitutional right to abortion was overturned by its supreme court. several of this morning's papers lead with the fallout from the conservatives' two by—election losses. the daily mirror calls it a "humiliating" defeat, quoting an ex—tory leader as saying the nation would be "better off" if the prime minister resigned. the daily express, however, says borisjohnson is convinced he can ride out the political storms and win the next general election if the "winds change" in his favour. and the telegraph reports that drivers in london could be fined £160 for veering into cycle lanes under new powers which come into effect next week. got something fascinating from the insides? t got something fascinating from the insides? ., , ., ., ., got something fascinating from the insides? ., ., ., insides? i was going to d

who died on friday and that was such a shock. irate harry gration who died on friday and that was such he will be so missed in his dear yorkshire as well. and we both worked with — dear yorkshire as well. and we both worked with him _ dear yorkshire as well. and we both worked with him in _ dear yorkshire as well. and we both worked with him in leeds _ dear yorkshire as well. and we both worked with him in leeds and - dear yorkshire as well. and we both worked with him in leeds and just i worked with him in leeds and just some _ worked with him in leeds and just some shots there of us up at the snow _ some shots there of us up at the snow we — some shots there of us up at the snow. we went up this mountain together— snow. we went up this mountain together and it was so sunny! hurry was such— together and it was so sunny! hurry was such a — together and it was so sunny! hurry was such a professional and a lovely man to _ was such a professional and a lovely man to work— was such a professional and a lovely man to work with as you said, and he will be _ man to work with as you said, and