Veteran BBC News presenter George Alagiah has said 'cancer is knocking on his door everyday' despite having endured more than 40 rounds of chemotherapy. The 63-year-old now says he isn't afraid of dying, after first being diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2014. 'Cancer is a physical disease, but you have to deal with it as much in your mind as anywhere else. He said he drew up list of good things and bad things in his life and discovered the good things 'way outnumber the bad things'. Despite having his own health issues to contend with, he also weighed into the current BBC pay row, which has seen Samira Ahmed continue to fight a £700,000 pay dispute with the broadcaster.

Source: Daily Mail October 31, 2019 01:45 UTC