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Carol Kirkwood has sent the "biggest thanks ever" to the police, ambulance and hospital staff who helped her after she was knocked off her bike by a car.

The BBC weather presenter tweeted that she had been "injured" and was taken to hospital in Slough.

"Biggest thanks ever to the police (Chris and Faye), the ambulance crew (Miranda and Stewart) who tended to me and took me to hospital," she said.

She was back on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning after three weeks away.

Kirkwood told viewers that her leg that had been hurt.

"I still have a nasty injury on my knee but I'm still here," she said.

Friends expressed their sympathy for the weather presenter on Twitter and Kirkwood said she was "overwhelmed" by their support.

Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins sent Kirkwood a "get well soon" message.

Susan Calman, who was a fellow contestant of Kirkwood's on Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, added: "Hope you're OK."

Gavin & Stacey's Larry Lamb also shared his best wishes.

And Fern Britton also expressed sympathy.