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17 Facts About Laura Tobin

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Laura Elizabeth Tobin FRMS was born on 10 October 1981 and is an English broadcast meteorologist and Scientist.

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Laura Tobin worked for the BBC before moving to the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak in 2012.

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Laura Tobin attended Duston Upper School, gaining A-Levels in mathematics, physics and art, and then obtained a degree in physics and meteorology at the University of Reading.

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In 2005, Tobin moved to RAF Brize Norton, providing aeronautical meteorology reports and briefings to Royal Air Force transport crews and to the British Forces Broadcasting Service.

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Laura Tobin joined the team of BBC Weather Centre forecasters at the end of 2007, eventually regularly appearing on the BBC News channel, BBC World News, BBC Radio 5 Live and the on-demand interactive services of BBC Red Button found on digital terrestrial and digital satellite TV.

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Laura Tobin regularly presented the weather for the BBC News at One on the BBC.

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Laura Tobin continues to front the weather updates on the programme.

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In February 2017, Laura Tobin broke the Guinness World Record for filling and folding 11 pancakes in 60 seconds.

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In 2018, Laura Tobin joined 26 other celebrities and performed an original Christmas song called "Rock With Rudolph", written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.

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In 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, Laura Tobin rejoined the Celebs and sang the opening lyrics on the charity Christmas song called "Merry Christmas Everyone", which was released digitally on 11 December 2020 by Saga Entertainment.

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Laura Tobin performed with 31 other celebrities on the song to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children charities.

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On 28 January 2021, Laura Tobin reported for ITV's Tonight programme.

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Laura Tobin believes in educating climate deniers about the science of climate change rather than ignoring or confronting them.

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Laura Tobin was nominated for the same award in 2017.

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In 2021, Laura Tobin was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Meteorological Society, "In recognition of substantial contributions to meteorology in professional work".

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Laura Tobin married Dean Brown on 13 August 2010, and gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Charlotte, in July 2017.

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Laura Tobin was the first member of the public to ride "The Smiler" roller coaster at Alton Towers.