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Rachel McGrath

Rachel Burden leaves BBC Breakfast after 11 years

  • Rachel Burden has announced her departure from BBC Breakfast after 11 years.
  • The 51-year-old presenter shared her thanks to colleagues on Instagram, alongside a carousel of behind-the-scenes photos.
  • BBC Breakfast will no longer be broadcast on Sunday mornings due to schedule changes implemented by the corporation.
  • It comes after the BBC announced £80 million budget cuts, which will see multiple other TV and radio shows axed.
  • The BBC's new director-general, Matt Brittin, announced 550 job cuts as part of a plan to save £500m across the next two years.

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