Peter Spencer of Sky News retires as a reporter from the British 24-hour TV news channel.

Peter Spencer which South African viewers often saw on Sky News (DStv 402) "live from Westminster" has just retired from reporting.

He joined Sky News in 1991 as a political reporter.

The flamboyant Peter Spencer who was Sky News' eccentric Westminster correspondent was one of the last remaining "character" reporters on news television, and worked on weekends for Sky News.