BBC News At Six regular, George Alagiah has announced that he is stepping back from presenting the channel's evening news bulletin. It has been reported that scans showed his bowel cancer has spread further.
George, 66, was first diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2014. Treatment has meant that he has stepped back from his role at the BBC intermittently. In October last year he took a break from presenting, but returned to BBC News At Six in April, reported the Mirror.
Sadly, once again, the news broadcasting favourite has revealed that he will once again have to take a break from his BBC duties to 'sort out the tough stuff'. George's agent, Mary Greenham, broke the news to followers on social media, writing on his behalf: "A recent scan showed that my cancer has spread further so it's back to some tough stuff."
