Weather Afternoon: 12°c Light showers Tonight: 8°c Light showers

News

HEADLINES:
RSS

Mark Speight

Related pictures

Father of Mark Speight sets up art foundation in his memory Children's TV presenter Mark Speight hanged himself with his own shoelaces, inquest hears TV presenter Speight hanged himself with his shoelaces Mark Speight: The BBC star who vanished into thin air Please contact us, beg family of 'shattered' TV star Mark

Latest articles

Father of Mark Speight sets up art foundation in his memory

12.11.08
The father of children's TV presenter Mark Speight has launched a foundation to promote artistic talent... more

'Stress' kills the mother of tragic TV star Speight

06.09.08
The heartbroken mother of children’s TV presenter Mark Speight – who was found dead at her home on Friday – may have died as a result of stress after his suicide.... more

Record numbers killed by 'dinner party' cocaine

28.08.08
The number of people killed by cocaine overdoses is at a record high, figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal... more

The celeb diaries: That's enough of your lip, Cher and how Gordon Brown did a celeb u-turn

18.08.08
Elton and George Michael at war. A bust-up with Jordan. And Cher's weird secret. In the last part of his shameless series, Heat's Mark Frith starts to suffer celebrity overload.... more

Tearful Rolf Harris pays tribute to tragic TV presenter Mark Speight at memorial service

06.08.08
Rolf Harris led the tributes to tragic children's TV presenter Mark Speight at a memorial service yesterday.... more

'I honestly don't think he planned suicide' - Carmen Collins on the tragic death of Mark Speight

24.05.08
Why did TV presenter Mark Speight renew his travel card and take out £50 in cash before killing himself? The mother of his tragic girlfriend reveals the secrets of his last days.... more

Children's TV presenter Mark Speight hanged himself with his own shoelaces, inquest hears

20.05.08
Children's TV presenter Mark Speight hanged himself with his shoelaces because he was 'unable to contemplate life' without his actress fiancee, an inquest has heard.... more

TV presenter Speight hanged himself with his shoelaces

20.05.08
Television presenter Mark Speight hanged himself with his shoelaces, a coroner has ruled... more

Father's tribute to Speight, 'Pied Piper of children's TV'

28.04.08
The father of television presenter Mark Speight has paid tribute to him as a Pied Piper figure who took youngsters on a "magical mystery tour" of art... more

Speight left two notes before hanging himself

16.04.08
Mark Speight, the BBC presenter found dead at the weekend, left two suicide notes, it has been revealed ... more

Organic food, Fairtrade coffee - and a line of coke

16.04.08
The London media world of Natasha Collins and Mark Speight is mine to an extent and I know its codes and taboos... more

Mark Speight: The BBC star who vanished into thin air

12.04.08
Once an attention-seeking, effervescent children's television presenter, Mark Speight became a virtual recluse following the death of his fiance Natasha Collins - whose body was found in a scalding bath in January after a cocaine overdose. Now, six days after Speight mysteriously disappeared, his family and friends fear the worst ... more

Missing star's best friend makes an appeal

11.04.08
The best friend of missing children's TV presenter Mark Speight has publicly appealed for him to get in touch... more

Last sight of missing TV presenter

09.04.08
Police have released a CCTV image of missing children's TV presenter Mark Speight, who has vanished amid fears for his well being... more

Please contact us, beg family of 'shattered' TV star Mark

08.04.08
Mark Speight, the children's TV presenter whose fiancée died after the pair had a cocaine binge, has gone missing amid fears for his mental health... more

Actress high on cocaine scalded to death in bath

02.04.08
Actress Natasha Collins died in a scalding hot bath after a drink and drugs binge at the flat she shared with TV presenter Mark Speight, an inquest heard... more

BBC star Mark Speight will not face charges over fiancee's death

19.03.08
Children's TV presenter Mark Speight will not face any charges over the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins. Police said yesterday that after consulting the Crown Prosecution service no further action will be taken against the 42-year-old... more

'Crushed' TV presenter quits children's show after fiancee's 'cocaine death'

28.02.08
TV presenter Mark Speight is quitting children's BBC show SMart following the death of his fiancee. Speight said the 'tragic loss' of Natasha Collins had left him unable to continue ... more

Don't Miss

Steamy scenes for Purnell in Turkish bath

Scheming over the future of the Labour Party continues even in the most unlikely places

All stories


Promotions

Environmental initiatives

Find out how you can help to meet the challenges of climate change in London.


The Open University

Every year The Open University helps thousands of professionals progress in their careers.


Win the Best Seats

In London theatre when you vote for your favourite celebrity spec wearer.


Breast Cancer Care

Donate £1 and leave a message of support for a loved one in the Swarovski Garden of Wishes.


Win an iPodTouch

With Courvoisier when you share your thoughts on this week's cocktail.