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Inside ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar's life off screen with wife and three children

Here's everything we know about ITV newsreader Rageh Omaar after he appeared to be struggling to read his news bulletin on Friday, stumbling over words and prompting concern online

The anchor was delivering the 10pm news when he began stumbling over his words and Omaar, who serves as International Affairs Editor, has since thanked everyone for their well wishes via a statement issued by ITV this morning, the BBC reports. Eagle-eyed viewers even noticed that he appeared to be struggling to read the news bulletins – sparking concern online with many flocking to social media to express their worries. Rageh Omaar appeared to be struggling to read his news bulletin on Friday, prompting concern online (Image: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)He won numerous awards for his work during this time, including a Peabody Award for his reports for the BBC from Sudan and a BAFTA for the BBC's coverage of the invasion of Afghanistan, amazingly, he was the only western TV journalist to report from inside Taliban-held Kabul.

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