Long term broadcaster and Eggheads presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died, it has been announced.
Murnaghan revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer last year.
A lead anchor for Sky News for 15 years until 2023, he previously presented the news for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC.
In June 2025, he announced he had been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer and was undergoing treatment.
His family issued a statement saying that he “passed away at his North London home earlier this morning (11 July) following a period of illness with prostate cancer.”
