British CNN war correspondent who survived guns, bombs and grenades sues for £1.6m after breaking his ankle outside Borough Market restaurant

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Matthew Chance, 56, toyed with fate in his career in some of the world's most dangerous places.

Published: 11:30 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 11:36 GMT, 14 November 2026

A British CNN war correspondent who survived bombs in Beirut, grenades in Ukraine and being held at gunpoint in Libya - only to be hospitalised after slipping on spilt food at London's trendy Borough Market - is suing for £1.6million compensation.

Matthew Chance, 56, toyed with fate in his career in some of the world's most dangerous places.

But when his guard was down in the seemingly safe market, he slipped on a patch of grease and broke his ankle, having to be rushed to hospital at Christmas in 2022.

The £425,000-a-year journalist had been on his way to book a table at the market's 'Roast' restaurant when he slipped in 'greasy and oily' food waste on the floor beside one of the stalls.

He crashed to the ground and suffered a 'Bosworth fracture' - where ligaments are torn from the bone.

He said the nasty injury left him with ongoing pain and forced him to permanently move to the UK from his Moscow base.

The move has affected his earning power because the taxes in the UK are higher than those in Russia, he said.

His lawyers stated that had he stayed in Moscow, 'his net pay would have been considerably higher than it is now.'

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