Radio host and TV presenter Chris Tarrant has apologised after he was given a road ban for drink-driving. Tarrant, wearing a navy suit and striped tie, entered a guilty plea to the charge at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning. The court heard Tarrant’s breathalyser reading was 50 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath – the legal limit being 35 microgrammes. The court heard that he refused to sign a pocketbook and after a breath test he was taken to the police station where he was interviewed about the offence. If Tarrant completes a rehabilitation course by August 18, he will be allowed to drive again on October 18.

Source: Irish Examiner January 18, 2018 12:00 UTC