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(This is controversial, but I want to re-word the story about Laura replacing Caroline. The line "It is currently unknown as to whether Caroline will return..." feels somewhat wrong now, to me at least)
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Togsvig_sandi_public.jpg|75px|The Great British Bake Off]]</div>16 January 2020 '''Sandi's leaving the tent'''<br/>[[Sandi Toksvig]] has announced that she is leaving [[The Great British Bake Off]] in order to focus on other work commitments. Her final series will be the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, due to air in the spring. Searches for a replacement are underway.<br/><br/>
<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Togsvig_sandi_public.jpg|75px|The Great British Bake Off]]</div>16 January 2020 '''Sandi's leaving the tent'''<br/>[[Sandi Toksvig]] has announced that she is leaving [[The Great British Bake Off]] in order to focus on other work commitments. Her final series will be the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, due to air in the spring. Searches for a replacement are underway.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square love island.jpg|75px|Love Island]]</div>20 December '''Writ Ins Whitmore'''<br/>[[Laura Whitmore]] has been announced as the new host of 2020's Winter [[Love Island]] and show narrator [[Iain Stirling]] her Aftersun co-host. It is currently unknown as to whether [[Caroline Flack]] will return for subsequent series, summer series or no series.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square love island.jpg|75px|Love Island]]</div>20 December '''Writ Ins Whitmore'''<br/>[[Laura Whitmore]] will replace Caroline Flack as the host of the winter 2020 series of [[Love Island]], which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa. Whitmore is the partner of [[Iain Stirling]], who will continue as the show's narrator.<br/><br/>
''Previous stories can be found in our [[News Archive]]. For more in-depth analysis, check out [[Weaver's Week]], usually published every Sunday.''
''Previous stories can be found in our [[News Archive]]. For more in-depth analysis, check out [[Weaver's Week]], usually published every Sunday.''

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Caroline Flack
15 February Caroline Flack
The death has been announced of Caroline Flack, aged 40, after a trial by media following her 12 December arrest. She won the 2014 series of Strictly Come Dancing and had presented a series of The X Factor with Olly Murs but was best known for presenting the first five series of the revival of Love Island. This evening's 'unseen bits' episode will be replaced by You've Been Framed! repeats and will not be aired, and neither will The Surjury.

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28 January Nicholas Parsons
The death has been announced of Nicholas Parsons, aged 96, after a short illness. Although his showbiz career spanned three quarters of a century, Parsons was best known for chairing Just a Minute from its inception in 1967, as well as Sale of the Century. You can read Iain Weaver's two-part appreciation from 2017, starting with part one.

The Great British Bake Off
16 January 2020 Sandi's leaving the tent
Sandi Toksvig has announced that she is leaving The Great British Bake Off in order to focus on other work commitments. Her final series will be the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, due to air in the spring. Searches for a replacement are underway.

Love Island
20 December Writ Ins Whitmore
Laura Whitmore will replace Caroline Flack as the host of the winter 2020 series of Love Island, which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa. Whitmore is the partner of Iain Stirling, who will continue as the show's narrator.

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