George Alagiah was first diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in April 2014. It was disclosed on 17 April 2014, that George Alagiah was being treated for colorectal cancer.
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Despite announcing on Twitter that the treatment was officially over in late October 2015, cancer returned in January 2018.
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In June 2020, George Alagiah revealed that cancer had spread to his lungs, liver and lymph nodes and in October 2022, he announced that it had spread further.
Since 3 December 2007, he has been the presenter of BBC News at Six and was previously the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News since its launch on 1 February 2010.
George Alagiah studied politics at Van Mildert College, Durham University. Alagiah initially worked for seven years in print journalism with South Magazine.
Since 3 December 2007, George Alagiah has been the presenter of BBC News at Six. Alagiah was part of the BBC team which collected a BAFTA award for its coverage of the Kosovo conflict in 2000.
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