Funeral held for newsreader Barnes

Rex Features

Mourners have gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of former ITN newsreader Carol Barnes.

Ex-colleagues Dermot Murnaghan, Alastair Stewart and Mark Webster attended the service in Brighton alongside the broadcaster's friends and family, including her 26-year-old son James.

She passed away at the Royal Sussex County Hospital on March 8 after suffering a massive stroke.

A memorial service will be held in Brighton on March 29.

Barnes began her career at radio station LBC in 1973. Two years later, she joined ITN as a reporter and went on to present the News At Ten for several years.