Newsreader George Alagiah is to take a break from presenting duties at the BBC as he deals with “a further spread of cancer”, his agent has said.
The TV journalist, 65, was first diagnosed with the illness in 2014 and again in 2017.
In a statement his agent said: “George Alagiah, presenter of BBC News At Six, Britain’s most watched news programme, is to take a break from studio duties to deal with a further spread of cancer.
“He was first diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in April 2014. In a letter to colleagues in the newsroom Mr Alagiah said his medical team had decided to hit the new tumour ‘hard and fast’.
“He is due to undergo a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy over the next few months.
“He added that working on the programme ‘has kept me sane over the last few years’ and ‘I’m determined to come back’.”
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