Sri Lanka-born journalist was diagnosed with stage-four bowel cancer in April 2014
BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67.
The award-winning BBC newsreader reported from around the world and became well-known as the face of both the Six O’Clock and Nine O’Clock News.
Alagiah had a long struggle with bowel cancer following his first diagnosis in 2014.
Tributes from across the broadcasting and news industry have been led by Tim Davie, the BBC director general, who remembered “one of the best and bravest journalists of his generation”.