George Alagiah is taking a break from presenting the BBC's News At Six after scans showed his cancer has spread further.
The 66-year-old newsreader was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2014 and announced he was stepping back from his broadcasting work in October last year. He returned to BBC News At Six in April.
He said: "A recent scan showed that my cancer has spread further so it's back to some tough stuff. I'm missing my colleagues. Working in the newsroom has been such an important part of keeping energised and motivated.
