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Former BBC presenter Beccy Barr dies after spending final days in hospice amid cancer battle

Former BBC presenter Beccy Barr has died following her battle with cancer. Tributes have poured in on X. Read more here.

Beccy, who gave up her TV career to become a firefighter in 2019, shared her incurable cancer diagnosis late last year. In December 2023, former BBC North West Tonight journalist Beccy shared her incurable cancer diagnosis. Former BBC presenter Beccy Barr has died following a battle with cancer (Credit: BBC/YouTube)She said at the time: “I still really love being a journalist but it has been nearly 20 years and I’m ready for a change and a different challenge.”

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