Second host on MasterChef UK sacked
United Kingdom correspodent Edward O'Driscoll spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about a second host on the popular cooking show MasterChef UK being sacked, as well as customers at a London fish and chip shop who were met with a slithery surprise.
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