Speight 'found dead' at Paddington station

A man believed to be the missing TV presenter Mark Speight has been found dead at Paddington station in London.

The body of the 42-year-old was discovered in a remote area of the station at 10am this morning. His death is being treated as "unexplained" but police confirmed that he had not been hit by a train.

Speight - a presenter of numerous kids TV shows, including the BBC's SMart - disappeared last week, three months after the death of fiancée Natasha Collins at their shared flat in St. John's Wood. An inquest into Collins' death just days earlier had revealed that she died from an overdose of cocaine and sleeping pills.

Relatives have been informed of the discovery, although a formal identification has yet to take place.

A statement issued by the BBC said: "This is very sad news and our thoughts and sympathies are with Mark's family and friends. Mark was a hugely talented and very popular presenter for many years."

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