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20 July 2012
Veteran newsreader and journalist Sir Alastair Burnet, best known for his many years fronting News At Ten, has died at the age of 84.
The presenter, pictured, who last hosted the nightly ITN bulletin almost 21 years ago, died after a series of strokes.
Broadcaster Andrew Neil called him "one of the greatest journalists of his generation".
A statement on behalf of his family said he had "passed away peacefully" at night at a nursing home in Kensington.