Overview
- BBC One's Morning Live returned on 1 September after its customary summer hiatus with Skelton and Jones back in the studio.
- BBC Breakfast hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent previewed the relaunch, with Kay joking the duo were "back from their gap year."
- Jones's on-air return came weeks after he announced his father's death, sharing a tribute that thanked NHS staff.
- In his post, he recalled a peaceful farewell, quoted "Wales defeated England," and noted his father's decades in education.
- Some outlets reported the presenters had "cooled off" a romantic relationship over the break, a claim not confirmed by the hosts.