Saturday Kitchen was back on screens for another episode but, before the show went live, host Matt Tebbutt suffered an unfortunate accident.

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Matt Tebbutt has revealed he suffered a painful injury just moments before he appeared on Saturday Kitchen.

The beloved BBC show returned to screens on Saturday morning (April 11) with Matt back at the helm. Joining Matt on the programme were chefs John Chantarasak, Niklas Ekstedt and Thomasina Miers.

Chart-topping singer Jack Savoretti also made an appearance – in which viewers had to vote on whether he would have his version of food heaven or food hell. Drinks expert Helen McGinn was on hand too, to discuss some booze.

However, just minutes in and Matt revealed things took a worrying turn moments before the show went live, after he suffered a painful injury.

Talking to Helen, Matt revealed: “So I burnt my lips in rehearsal. Does it look like I’ve got fillers?” Helen replied: “It doesn’t look bad at the moment,” to which Matt shared: “I’ve got a blister there. It only hurts when I talk.”

Helen then said: “It’s going to hurt later.” Matt quipped: “Shall I not talk?” Giggling, Helen added: “I don’t know if you can get away with that!” Trying not to move his sore lips, Matt said: “Tell us about the wine,” as Helen laughed and replied: “I’ll give you a straw later.”

Matt quipped back: “I’ll dribble it all out, like you’ve been at the dentist.” Touching his sore lip Matt continued: “That’s what I feel like.”

It comes after Matt returned to Saturday Kitchen last month after spending some time in Australia. Earlier in March, audiences saw The One Show’s Alex Jones take the presenter’s chair as she was accompanied by Mike Reid, Adejoké Bakare, Bryn Williams and special guest Phil Wang.

While Matt appeared on the programme the previous week, the BBC star confirmed it was a pre-recorded episode as he posted updates from Australia with his Instagram followers.

Nevertheless, the 52-year-old presenter was back in charge once more in March as he paused to commend Alex for stepping in.

He remarked: “Before we go on with our usual nonsense, we should say how well Alex did last week. Well done, Alex Jones.”

Saturday Kitchen airs every Saturday at 10am on BBC One.

Around 150 artists across York will open their doors to the public across the weekends of April 18-19 and April 25-26.

The annual not-for-profit event offers a chance to meet the artists, learn about their creative processes and purchase artwork. It involves artists living within a 10-mile radius of York.

Maps for the artists taking part in Open Studios can be found in libraries, shops and galleries across York in the weeks before the event.

Twenty-seven artists will be taking part in the event for the first time, including photographer Marcus Chapman, upcycle jewellers The Spoonery and painter Prachi Bhatnagar.

Marcus Chapman who will take part in this year’s York Open Studios (Image: York Open Studios)

Michelle Hughes who will take part in this year’s York Open Studios (Image: Tom Jackson)

Other artists have regularly appeared at past Open Studios events, such as wire and paper sculptor Joanna Coupland, linocut printmaker Michelle Hughes and textile artist Jacqueline James.

Charmian Ottaway, York Open Studios’ committee member and a contemporary designer jeweller, said the event is a “unique chance to see the city with pops of creativity along the way”.

“As an artist myself, I just love to show visitors how I work and also hear what they might be looking for,” Charmian said.

“As artists, we are all very proud of what we produce and hearing visitors’ responses and find potential buyers can be really uplifting especially if you often work alone and don’t directly meet your buyers.”

As The Press reported, this year’s Open Studios will not feature one of York’s best-known living artists, Mark Hearld, was said he was not selected for the 2026 event.

Mark Hearld who will not be taking part in this year’s York Open Studios (Image: Newsquest)

Mark, whose home in The Mount has been a popular venue at previous Open Studios, said he understood he was not selected because the description of his work, “Collages inspired by nature”, was too brief.

But Mark said the description perfectly described his work.

He added that in the past other leading York artists had faced an identical situation and it was time for the selection process to change.

Mark also said artists not selected for Open Studios risked being banned from future events if they showed work in their homes during the same weekends, which he felt was too punitive.

“I am pro Open Studios; I like the spirit of it, but I am very, very frustrated,” he said.

Christine Storrs, chairperson of York Open Studios, said the organisation was open to feedback and suggestions. However, she confirmed there was a risk to non-selected artists staging their own event during the York Open Studios weekends.

She added that the event had taken the “difficult decision this year to cap the number of artists taking part to 150”, which followed “feedback in recent years from visitors and participating artists that the event was becoming too big”.

“More than 650 artists have taken part over the years, and it would not be practical for our volunteer committee to administer an event on such a scale – nor would this be enjoyable for our visitors to navigate,” Christine said.

For more information about York Open Studios, visit yorkopenstudios.co.uk

Firefighters were called at around 12.15am last night by a neighbour who reported smoke and an alarm sound coming from a house on Mere Avenue, Leigh.

They arrived at the scene at 12.30am with three fire engines from Leigh, Wigan and Atherton.

Once they were inside the property, they found that the top floor was smoke-logged and that a fire had broken out in the back bedroom.

Firefighters were on the scene for two hours.

No one was in the house at the time of the fire, the fire service has confirmed.

In light of the incident, a spokesperson for the fire service has stressed the importance of having working fire alarms in the home.

For more information on fire alarms and to check if you are eligible for a free Home Fire Safety Assessment, you can contact Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service online or on 0800 555 815. m

A full search was carried out but no-one was found, police said

A huge emergency rescue response descended on Irlam Locks last night amid reports of a person in the water.

A large number of police, water rescue units and fire service vehicles were pictured on the scene off Cadishead Way just before midnight on Friday evening (April 10). A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police confirmed the force was called over reports of a person in the water.

Crews carried out a full search of the area into the early hours of this morning. However, no-one was found and the search was stood down.

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In a statement, GMP said: “We were called to a report of a person in the water. Emergency services attended and carried out a full search, no one was found.”

A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just before 12am last night (Friday 10 April), two fire engines from Stretford and Irlam fire station, along with the Water Incident Unit from Eccles and Technical Response Unit from Ashton, attended an incident near Forebay Drive, Irlam.