BBC newsreader Rachael Bland dies, just days after cancer reveal

BBC news presenter Rachael Bland has died after being diagnosed with incurable cancer, her family has announced.

A post on Bland's official Twitter account said: "Our beautiful, courageous Rachael died peacefully this morning surrounded by her close family. We are crushed but she would want me to thank everyone who took an interest in her story or sent messages of support. You'll never know how much they meant to her. Steve and Freddie xxx".