The wholesome moment a BBC news presenter is interrupted by an “unexpected guest” while live on air is going viral online.
It’s just that the “unexpected guest” is a cat, who absolutely steals the show.
Seasoned journalist and presenter Dave Guest – who has been a well-known face to viewers of BBC North West Tonight and BBC Breakfast since 2006 – was just going about his business carrying out what seemed like a completely average TV correspondant segment, and was reporting live to the studio from an alleyway in Manchester, when he made a new feline friend.
Dave was live on BBC Breakfast yesterday morning, and was explaining to the hosts about how neglected and unloved alleyways can be transformed into “ginnel gardens” for the whole community to use and benefit from.
Many residents across Greater Manchester have been becoming familiar with the growing trend of ginnel transformations in recent years.
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BBC presenter Dave Guest and his new feline friend / Credit: BBC
Dave was making his way down one newly-transformed ginnel and decided to take a pew on a wooden bench to deliver a few lines from his script – and it was at this moment the cat saw its chance for 15-seconds of fame and seized the moment.
TV cameras showed the cat jumping up onto the bench to greet Dave, and viewers were all in agreement that it was a pretty wholesome moment.
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“Hello, I’ve got an unexpected guest,” Dave said as he petted his new four-legged friend.
BBC Breakfast viewers were quick to take to social media to share their reactions to the brilliant moment of live TV, with many praising the cat for being right on cue and loving the fact the feline looked straight down the camera lens like a true professional.
Dubbing Dave a “cat whisperer”, fellow BBC reporter Luxmy Gopal took to X, formerly known as Twitter, after the broadcast aired to share a clip of the moment and write: “Appears right on cue and on his mark.
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“Give this cat a job at BBC Breakfast – he’s a natural on live TV.”
Another viewer jokingly added in response: “Lots of potential. Timing superb. An all round well balanced individual.”
A third wrote: “An unexpected guest but a beautiful one none the less”, while another admitted that they were going to “start a petition for more cats on TV.”
Another viewer chipped in with their thoughts that BBC Breakfast should have “a resident studio cat” as it’ll “soon sort out those “difficult” interviewees”.
“A star is born,” another viewer concluded.
Watch the wholesome moment Dave is joined by the cat live on air.
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All the free things you can get with a Great Manchester Run finisher’s medal this year
Danny Jones
What’s the best part about doing the Great Manchester Run, we hear you ask? All the freebies, of course. You’ll be glad to hear there are more free things than ever for finishers this year.
More than 35,000 runners are set to take on the challenge, be it the half marathon or the 10k, and we firmly believe every single one of these legends should be entitled to as much free stuff as possible.
If it were up to us, they wouldn’t pay for anything all day, but hey, we make don’t make the rules.
So yeah, without further ado, here are all the freebies you can get for taking part in the Great Manchester 2025.
Free stuff and offers for Great Manchester Runners to cop in 2025
Without further ado, here are a tonne of freebies, discounts and deals you can grab by simply flashing your finisher’s medals:
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Dishoom –Complimentary 330ml Kingfisher/Kingfisher Zero (0.0%) for anyone with anyone dining with a finisher’s medal.
Blacklock –Free glass of fizz on us with your medal.
Maray – Free glass of fizz/pint (or non-alcoholic beer/soft) for anyone with a medal who is dining on Sunday
Electric Shuffle – Free house wine, prosecco or pint for anyone with a 2025 medal.
Salon Madre – 2-4-1 margaritas all day Sunday for anyone with a race medal.
Suki Suki – Free bao bun for anyone with a medal.
Refuge/Kimpton Clocktower Hotel – 100 free pints of Manchester Union Beer (first come, first served)
Hello Oriental – Discounted soft serve ice cream, plus a free beer or soft drink with any meal for all finishers
The Shack – Flash your medal to claim a free glass of Prosecco or beer, plus parties with medals get 20% off their food bill.
Dough Religion (House of Social) – half price slice at Manchester Jazz Festival on Sunday
The purpose of this happy hour spotting app has definitely been a topic of discussion between friends while over a few drinks on a night out, and now this idea has been brought to life.
Titled ‘Hoppy’, the all-new app shows you all the best happy hours in Manchester, even going as far as planning nights out for you and telling you what times each venue is hosting their exclusive offers.
Crazy Pedro’s are just one of the bars featured on this Happy Hour app.Trof is another venue that has a happy hour offering and has made its way onto the app.
Whether you’re after £6 margs at Ramona, two for one cocktails at Rewind or £4 draught pints and cider over at Arcane Bar, this app spells everything out for you plain and simple.
They even go as far as using their social media accounts to plan nights out in Manchester to make sure you get the most bang for your buck.
In a post on their Instagram, they plan out the ultimate Tuesday night in the Northern Quarter, making the most of the various happy hours in the neighbourhood.
The happy hour app stops off at multiple pubs and bars, including frequently visited watering holes like Wolf at the Door, Trof, Bay Horse Tavern and Smithfield Social, before ending the night at Crazy Pedro’s.
Sounds like all the ingredients for the perfect crawl, if you ask us.
Revolución de Cuba, has a huge marg menu, is another drinks spot on Hoppy.Mother Mary’s serves some seriously good Guinness alongside some savvy savings too.
Go on, tell us looking at those hasn’t made you thirsty…
Next time you go out for drinks, why not download this happy hour spotting app along for the ride with you, and you won’t only thank yourself but your bank account will too.
‘Hoppy’ is available on the App Store now for everyone to make the most of their next night out and make finding the best happy hours in Manchester even easier HERE.
See you at the pub – provided happy hour is still on, of course.
Emily Sergeant -
10th August 2023 
