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just got tougher for Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy. ‘for the last few years i haven’t been confused with Martin Bashir because he was in America so i’m delighted he’s coming back,’ he said sarcastically after Bashir’s return as the BBC’s religious affairs correspondent was confirmed. Bashir famously interviewed Princess Diana. Krishnan’s moment of glory? Actor Robert Downey Jr called him a ‘bottom-feeding muckraker’ and a ‘syphilitic parasite’.