 Tributes have flooded in for BBC newsreader George Alagiah following his death aged 67 from bowel cancer. The Sri Lanka-born journalist, the face of BBC One's News At Six since 2007 died on Monday 'peacefully' and surrounded by 'his family and loved ones', his agent confirmed to PA. The veteran broadcaster had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer, which had spread to his liver and lymph nodes, in April 2014 and had recently taken a break from BBC News after scans showed the disease had spread further. Dan Walker and Jeremy Vine were among the media figures paying tribute to Alagiah on Twitter, with the former describing him as 'incredibly well respected and loved both inside and outside the BBC.' He continued: 'How sad to hear about the death of George Alagiah. Incredibly well respected and loved both inside and outside the BBC. I hope his family know he inspired a lot of people with his courage.' In a lengthy tribute, Jeremy said: 'I never met anyone who didn't love George Alagiah. He was compassionate, totally switched on, and really funny. He was one of the best TV reporters there's ever been, but he had no ego. Alagiah joined the BBC more than 30 years ago in 1989(Picture: REX/Shutterstock) 'I was lucky enough to work with him in the Johannesburg bureau 25 years ago and I saw the profound care and understanding he brought to every single story and the kindness he showed every single person who crossed his path. Above all he loved his family and I'm thinking of them today in their grief.' Remembering Alagiah, Jon Sopel wrote on Twitter: 'Tributes will rightly be paid to a fantastic journalist and brilliant broadcaster – but George was the most decent, principled, kindest, most honourable man I have ever worked with. What a loss.' Labour lead Keir Starmer penned a heartfelt tribute to Alagiah, writing: 'Deeply saddened by the news of George Alagiah's passing. A much-loved face of){kind=link}
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Clive Myrie struggled to hold back tears as he lead the tributes for BBC newsreader George Alagiah following his death aged 67 from bowel cancer.
The Sri Lanka-born journalist, the face of BBC One’s News At Six since 2007 died on Monday ‘peacefully’ and surrounded by ‘his family and loved ones’, his agent confirmed to PA.
The veteran broadcaster had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer, which had spread to his liver and lymph nodes, in April 2014 and had recently taken a break from BBC News after scans showed the disease had spread further.