News at Ten viewers hit out at ITV after Rageh Omaar's 'disturbing' medical episode on air
ITV News at Ten viewers have taken to social media to blast the broadcaster after presenter Rageh Omaar took ill during a live broadcast. The 56-year-old appeared to be struggling with his speech during Friday night’s (April 26) headlines.
Following the concerning bulletin, ITV executives pulled the ITV News at Ten repeat featuring Regeh from its +1 channel. Instead, a message aired: “We'll be back soon. We're temporarily unable to bring you our +1 service. We will resume shortly.”
Following the incident, viewers have come out in their droves to query ITV’s “duty of care” and wish the journalist a “speedy recovery. One user took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote: “Rageh Omaar was clearly struggling on Thursday night (24 hours before) - big questions about duty of care here.”
A second user said: “My thoughts are with Rageh Omaar this morning. ITV should never have allowed him to continue reading the news. He should have been taken off once it became obvious he wasn't right. Poor guy.”
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Rageh managed to sign of the bulletin with a short farewell before sitting back from his desk. (Image: ITV)A fourth fan typed: “Concerning scenes on @itvnews last night & wishing Rageh Omaar a speedy recovery. Nevertheless, two necessary questions: Why did ITV not immediately stop the broadcast and provide help?
“Why are such occurrences live on air becoming so common over the past 3 to 4 years?”
ITV has since acknowledged Rageh’s illness and confirmed the star is now receiving medical care.
A spokesperson wrote: “We are aware that viewers are concerned about Rageh Omaar's wellbeing.
“Rageh became unwell while presenting News at Ten on Friday and is now receiving medical care.”
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window.topArticlesScript="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/js/dist/article-top-articles20240423.min.js"Despite struggling to read the autocue towards the end of the bulletin, the broadcaster managed to complete the show and sign off with a short farewell.
No further details of Rageh’s condition or what befell him during the time of the broadcast have been released.
The public figure is a regular anchor on the late-night ITV news programme and also works as the broadcaster’s international affairs editor.
Before his move to ITV, Rageh worked for BBC and earned himself the moniker ‘the Scud stud’ due to his coverage of the 2003 Gulf war.
Express.co.uk has reached out to representatives of ITV for further comment.
News at Ten viewers hit out at ITV after Rageh Omaar's 'disturbing' medical episode on air
News at Ten viewers hit out at ITV after Rageh Omaar's 'disturbing' medical episode on air
News at Ten viewers hit out at ITV after Rageh Omaar's 'disturbing' medical episode on air
News at Ten viewers hit out at ITV after Rageh Omaar's 'disturbing' medical episode on air
News at Ten viewers hit out at ITV after Rageh Omaar's 'disturbing' medical episode on air
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