ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar is 'recovering at home with his family'

ITV News journalist Rageh Omaar thanked viewers for their well wishes today as ITV confirmed he was recovering at home following hospital treatment after falling ill and struggling to speak while presenting the News at Ten on Friday.

'Following medical treatment at hospital, he is now recovering at home with his family. We are wishing Rageh a speedy recovery and look forward to him being back on screen when he feels ready.' Angus Walker, an award-winning correspondent formerly with ITV News, took to Twitter / X to suggest in his time with the company protocols were in place for editors to intervene if a presenter fell sick.

Rageh Omaar, 56, the ITV News International Affairs Editor was rounding up the top stories of the day on the News at 10 show when he suddenly becomes incoherent while live on airMr Omaar, a Somali-born British journalist joined ITV News in 2013 and became their International Affairs Editor in 2014 Advertisement The credits continued for nearly 20 seconds as the camera stayed focused on the presenter.Viewers immediately took to social media to share their concern for Omaar, with one ICU nurse claiming to have contacted ITV News as early at 10:10pm to warn them of possible stroke symptoms.

Clark wrote on Twitter/X: 'Unfortunately something I seen regularly as a stroke nurse, absolutely shocked at the lack of urgency to get medical attention.' 'Rageh became unwell while presenting News at Ten on Friday and is now receiving medical care. He thanks everyone for their well wishes.' Mr Omaar is married to Georgiana Rose 'Nina' Montgomery-Cuninghame, the daughter of Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill, the baronet - an aristocratic title below baron - of Cuninghame of Corsehill.

The journalist arrived in London UK at the age of six in 1974, where he was educated at the Dragon School, a private prep school in Oxford, before being enrolled in top public school Cheltenham College.Mr Omaar said that although his father founded a newspaper, he did not want his son to become a journalist as he did see it as a 'serious profession' and said he should study law.

Rageh Omaar with his children and cast attend the party prior to the English National Ballet's press night performance of The Nutcracker at the Coliseum, on December 20, 2005

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