Anne Robinson to host Countdown
Anne Robinson has been unveiled as the first female host of Countdown and said she is excited to work with the show's two other "formidable women".
She will join mathematician Rachel Riley and lexicographer Susie Dent on the Channel 4 daytime show.
Her identity was revealed on talk show Steph's Packed Lunch after the show teased
her name to viewers with a Countdown conundrum.
Robinson, who previously hosted game show The Weakest
Link, will replace Nick Hewer after he announced he would be stepping down after nearly 10 years in the hot seat.
She said: "I am beyond thrilled to be joining Countdown. The show is almost as old as I am and just as historic.
"I am particularly excited to be working alongside the show's two other formidable women.
"Worryingly, Susie and Rachel are not only very smart but younger, prettier and thinner than me.
Police have launched an investigation into an armed robbery in West Lothian that threatened the safety of a pair of young girls who were home alone.
Two men broke into a home on Main Street, East Calder, between 7pm and 8pm on Saturday, February 13, one armed with a spade.
They demanded the girls, aged 8 and 12, hand over what police described as a “quantity of cash”, before fleeing the scene.
Officers confirmed that the children were left shaken by the incident but unharmed.
Detectives are now appealing for information from the public to help identify the two men responsible. They called for witnesses to come forward, as well as those who may have CCTV.
Police said the first suspect was wearing a black jackeand a balaclava style mask, which covered his head. The second suspect is thought to have been wearing a beanie hat and was carrying a spade.