ITV News has announced the ten finalists for its Breaking Into News initiative.

The competition was designed to promote diversity and representation in broadcast journalism and is fronted by award-winning ITV News presenter Charlene White.

Ten finalists from across the UK have now been selected including mature student Kay Loveridge, Grenfell Tower activist Hadeel Elshak, and volunteer hospital radio host Steven Portman, plus Shanice-Kay Bolding, Jazz Halstead, Hayley McCullen, Oliver Youd, Malgorzata Bartram, Peter Moor, and Francesca Dean.