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James Forlong found dead

Former Sky News royal & defence correspondent (October 2003)

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LO
Londoner
From Press Gazette:

Quote:
James Forlong, the former Sky News reporter, who resigned after faking a news report aboard the submarine HMS Splendid during the second Gulf War, was found dead at his home over the weekend.

Forlong was found hanged at his home in Hove, according to a report in the Brighton Argus.

Sussex Police confirmed a 44 year-old man was found dead at his home in Hove in the early hours of Saturday morning. "There were no suspicious circumstances," a spokeswoman said.
DA
DAS Founding member
Bloody hell, that's a bit shocking.
MO
Moz
How are Sky News reporting this?
LO
Londoner
Nicholas Owen has just announced it on the ITV News Channel, including a statement from Nick Pollard.
ST
Ste Founding member
I havent seen it on Sky News its not on the Media Guardian site either, is the Brighton Argus a local paper?
LO
Londoner
As the name implies, it is Brighton's daily evening newspaper.

www.thisisbrighton.co.uk
MO
Moz
Ste posted:
is the Brighton Argus a local paper?


Rolling Eyes
DA
DAS Founding member
It sounds like such a cheery local paper, but they obviously like the Sun's approach to headlines:

SKY TV FAKER FOUND HANGED
LO
Londoner
This is the PA copy that Nicholas Owen read earlier:

www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_826348.html
LO
Londoner
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3168220.stm

Sky has just run the story - Kay read the story and showed a still of James outside Buckingham Palace.

Edit: it's now on the Sky News site:

www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-12812818,00.html

I see from the BBC News Online story that Forlong had worked for the Brighton Argus.
:-(
A former member
James Hatts posted:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3168220.stm

Sky has just run the story - Kay read the story and showed a still of James outside Buckingham Palace.


What a dreadful thing to have to do. She was almost in tears
RT
rts Founding member
What terrible news. He may have mislead viewers with a fake report but his death remains a sincere sadness.

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