BBC News reported that Tommy Walsh, a building and DIY expert and star of Ground Force and Homes Under the Hammer, has died aged 69.

According to The Guardian's report, Walsh died after a long illness. The newspaper said he started his career as a professional builder before rising to fame alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock on the BBC garden show, and it described him as a co-presenter of Ground Force.

The Guardian also reported that Walsh's big break came after he restored the home of a producer who was working on a precursor to the show. Nadeem Badshah wrote the Guardian report.

BBC News also reported that Walsh appeared on television shows such as Challenge Tommy Walsh and Clean It, Fix It. The two reports differ slightly in describing his role. BBC News called him a star of Ground Force and Homes Under the Hammer, while The Guardian called him a co-presenter of Ground Force.

The Guardian's report is the only one of the two to describe his illness. The sources reviewed for this story do not say where or when he died.

Sources: BBC News: Ground Force and Homes Under the Hammer star Tommy Walsh dies aged 69; The Guardian: Tommy Walsh, co-presenter of BBC’s Ground Force, dies aged 69.