Simon Bates News Today

The jobs that are being created. Ill have more later. In sport, italian championjuventus took a Big Stride Towards the Champions League final. Jose mourinho has set his sights on winning the Europa League in the semi final tonight. Also this morning the story of eight year old marin and herfriendship with police dog in training tag. He is my best friend. He is basically my special bff. And carol has the weather. There is a north south split, in the north it will be sunny, in the south it will be...

An exclusive chat with one of the stars of the highly anticipated Blackpool Tower Live Weekender coming this weekend!

A Skipton man has been convicted of drink-driving for the fourth time.

A SKIPTON man has been convicted of drink-driving for the fourth time.

Liza Tarbuck broke down in tears yesterday reading out a listeners tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs show

DJ Gary Davies paid an emotional tribute to his friend Steve Wright yesterday in the first episode of Radio 2s Pick Of The Pops show since its much-loved hosts death.

BBC Breakfast presenter Luxmy Gopal trailed a tribute to Wright, who died on Monday aged 69, but a photo of fellow DJ Simon Bates, still very much alive at 77, was shown instead.

Fans of the much-loved radio presenter, who died on Monday, were quick to vent their fury.

BBC Breakfast host Roger Johnson was forced to step in as the wrong person was shown during a Steve Wright tribute.

The BBC has been slammed for making a huge error on BBC Breakfast in a tribute to the late Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright.