Former News at Ten presenter Sir Alastair Burnet dies aged 84

Former 'News at Ten' broadcaster Sir Alastair Burnet has died aged 84, the journalist Andrew Neil has said today.

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Sir Alastair Burnet dies aged 84

The veteran newsreader Sir Alastair Burnet, best known for presenting News at Ten for 21 years, has died aged 84. The chief executive of ITN has called Sir Alastair "the greatest newscaster Britain ever produced".