‘In his own words’ George Alagiah’s last appearance on BBC News was in October last year after the newsreader announced he was taking time off because of his battle with cancer, but he had pre-recorded a clip for the broadcaster. The 67-year-old, who died Monday, was the face of BBC News at Six since 2007. […]

2 years ago

The newsreader was diagnosed back in 2014 Presenter George Alagiah has announced that he will be taking a break from BBC News as his cancer has spread. Alagiah, 65, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer back in 2014 and despite having made progress, it returned in 2017. Now, in a statement from his agent, […]

4 years ago

George Alagiah has returned to presenting the BBC news at six after a year out during which he underwent cancer treatment after a second diagnosis

7 years ago

Such sad news. BBC Newsreader George Alagiah has been given a cancer diagnosis which statistically means he has less than a 10 percent chance of surviving the next five years. George has undergone 17 rounds of chemotherapy and five operations after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014. The disease has since spread to his liver […]

8 years ago