Big names in British broadcasting come together for annual charity news quiz

Big names in British broadcasting came together on Thursday for a night of current affairs trivia to raise money for the UK’s leading children’s charity, Action For Children.

Famous faces attending the event included Louis Theroux, Vanessa Feltz and Dermot O’Leary, as well as several political figures.

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Louis Theroux arrives for the Ultimate News Quiz in aid of Action for Children, at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

The 16th annual Ultimate News Quiz was hosted by Channel 5 news presenter Dan Walker and his former sofa partner at BBC Breakfast, Sally Nugent.

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Vanessa Feltz (Jonathan Brady/PA)

It was Walker’s second bout of hosting duties since his recent bike crash in Leeds, having previously hosted the Royal Television Society Awards.

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Dermot O’Leary (Jonathan Brady/PA)

The Channel 5 News team later clinched the title of Ultimate News Quiz champions 2023, after beating off competition from runners up Times Radio and Sky News.

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Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Other quiz attendees included Dr Amir Khan, Channel 5 presenter Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije, Ed Balls, Rachel Johnson, Yvette Cooper and LBC’s Nick Ferrari.

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