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Matt Watts

Jon Snow reveals he has been privately battling Alzheimer's for years as former Channel 4 news anchor announces diagnosis

Former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has revealed he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and has been privately battling the disease for years.

The 78-year-old journalist will discuss the reality of living with the condition, the most common form of dementia, in a documentary titled Jon Snow: A Last Big Story, which will air later this month.

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