: video yesterday two pieces of video footage that showed him leaving the village where they were staying. there he is seen with a black umbrella shielding himself from the incredible heat, setting off towards a path that would have taken him to some rocky exposed hillside. we were told earlier that the body had been found on a path leading towards a cave and the thinking was doctor mosley had following some ten metres down a cliff in very difficult mountainous terrain and as i said and quite high temperatures. this is the village where he has been staying. the search was in the fifth day today, an extensive search involving helicopters, drones,

firefighters, the police, volunteers and tourists as well coming forward to help look for michael mosley. by eight is now possible for us to confirm that the body that was discovered near the cave is that of doctor michael mosley. let me share this statement with you it is from his wife. she says, i don't know quite where to begin with this. it is devastating to have lost michael, my wonderful, funny, kind has been. we had incredible lucky life together. we loved each other very much and were so happy together. iming —— i am incredibly proud of our children. ourfamily have been hugely comforted by the outpouring of love. it is clear that michael meant a huge amount to so many. we are taking comfort in the fact that

he so very nearly made it. he did an incredible climb, took the wrong root and collapse where he could not be easily seen. michael was an adventurous man, that is part of what made him so special. we are so grateful to the extraordinary people on the island who helped to find him. some of the people who had not even heard of michael worked from dawn until dusk. we are also very grateful to the press who had dealt with us with great respect. i feel so lucky to have our children and my amazing friends, most of all most of us i feel so lucky to have had this life with michael. thank you all. that was a statement from michael's mrs our media correspondent looks back at his life. how mrs our media correspondent looks back at his life.— back at his life. now the data i'm about to go _ back at his life. now the data i'm about to go and _ back at his life. now the data i'm about to go and was _ back at his life. now the data i'm about to go and was developed l back at his life. now the data i'm| about to go and was developed by

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lives of people. nothing seemed to doubt him. here he is infesting himself with tapeworms.- doubt him. here he is infesting himself with tapeworms. down they no. himself with tapeworms. down they to. there himself with tapeworms. down they 90- there was _ himself with tapeworms. down they go. there was always _ himself with tapeworms. down they go. there was always a _ himself with tapeworms. down they go. there was always a serious - go. there was always a serious oint. if go. there was always a serious point- if type — go. there was always a serious point- if type two _ go. there was always a serious point. if type two diabetes - go. there was always a serious. point. if type two diabetes could go. there was always a serious - point. if type two diabetes could be reversed or chronic insomnia help to show not tell what science was discovering. his mix of charm, intelligence it made him one of one of the most popular trusted names. dr michael mosley�*s former co—presenter on trust me i'm a doctor — dr saleyha ahsan joined us earlier. i just want to begin with sending my deepest, sincerest condolences to michael's family, the last few days and today have been horrendous for them. i think, for those of us that worked with michael and know him as the resourceful,

inventive man that he is, we just hoped that there would be good news at the end of this, just kept thinking he would find a way to make it out and we would have a hell of a story from him so, even though things were stacked against him as the days rolled on, just kept hoping the news would be good. there has been no formal identification of this body, which we learned had been found today, but the sheer number of people who have expressed concern just shows the esteem in which he has been held for many years. definitely. michael is a national treasure. he is so personable. i remember, when i was first invited to audition for the programme, it included sitting down and doing

an on—screen tape with michael, and, when i heard about it, i was nervous, but the moment i arrived and sat down with him in front of the camera, i forgot the cameras were there, and i have been thinking about it a lot today, that was my first experience of working like that with someone in television and really i can now appreciate that not everyone is able to make other people feel so at ease with lights and cameras in front of them, but then to forget about all of that and just to focus on the science, the story and the message we're to get out, he is such a hugely talented man. we hear from we hearfrom michael all we hear from michael all the

we hearfrom michael all the time in his written work, his podcast, at his written work, his podcast, at his television. heat in our homes all the time. the man that you hear that sound so down to earth it's not just. that is exactly how he is. exactly who he is in real life. you cannot act _ exactly who he is in real life. you cannot act as _ exactly who he is in real life. you cannot act as somebody different from who you really are when you have done all of those programmes, all of the hours of tv and radio. the audience will be able to know. and the audience responds very well to him and his style and the information that he manages to crystallise into something that we can all understand.— crystallise into something that we can all understand. absolutely. he had this passion _ can all understand. absolutely. he had this passion for— can all understand. absolutely. he had this passion for explaining - had this passion for explaining science to a wider audience to make science to a wider audience to make science that was an improvement to

our own health and lifestyle. he has a passion for explaining that to everyone, making it accessible to anyone and everyone, notjust a niche scientific crowd, but to everyone. how do you break down complex scientific content to make it understandable and reachable and applicable to each and every single one of us, to help us improve our lives? i would tune in regularly to his programmesjust to lives? i would tune in regularly to his programmes just to get... lives? i would tune in regularly to his programmesjust to get... it felt like you are having a one—on—one conversation with michael when he was explaining something to you. that is exactly how it felt. when i have my one—to—one moments with him and he was explaining to me that was exactly how he did it. i remember during ramadan when it was very hot and we were having a very long fasting days, hejust very hot and we were having a very long fasting days, he just put me at ease. he asked me how i was going to tackle it? i told him i was a bit

apprehensive and not knowing how i was going to cope. he talked to me about hormone which had never heard of and he told me that it was the hunger hormone. he said look, all you have to tackle is the little hormone. it's telling you you're hungry now that you know what it is you can deal with it. that's what it was like with him. he was on the subject all the time. she was like with him. he was on the subject all the time.— was like with him. he was on the subject all the time. she spoke to les earlier — subject all the time. she spoke to les earlier and _ subject all the time. she spoke to les earlier and she _ subject all the time. she spoke to les earlier and she was _ subject all the time. she spoke to les earlier and she was a - les earlier and she was a co—presenter with doctor michael mosley. we are joined co—presenter with doctor michael mosley. we arejoined now co—presenter with doctor michael mosley. we are joined now by our culture and media correspondent. we were hearing from a former colleague just how admired he was. i met were hearing from a former colleague just how admired he was.— just how admired he was. i met him at the few times. _ just how admired he was. i met him at the few times. i _ just how admired he was. i met him at the few times. i went _ just how admired he was. i met him at the few times. i went to - just how admired he was. i met him at the few times. i went to a - just how admired he was. i met him at the few times. i went to a public| at the few times. i went to a public event and it was one of those slightly chaotic things where you grab slightly chaotic things where you gmba slightly chaotic things where you grab a quick sound bite and i had to

push my way through. around him was a little group of people they normally want autographs, that this was a group of people and i was aware that they were people coming up aware that they were people coming up to say thank you because they were considerably thinner and healthier than they had been a year or two before. it is remarkable. you look at the attributes today and you can see how many people have said thank you, intermittent fasting, the blood sugar diet, i went online and it changed my life. and the deputy leader, former deputy leader lost more than seven stone. i remember him being a much larger man that he is today. he said it is hard to describe how upset i am by the news. he has helped thousands of people to get well and healthy and i am one of them. he was a hero to me. it is interesting because you know, he had

trained as a banker originally and then moved into training as a doctor, he wanted to be a psychiatrist. he realised... he moved into television. for many years there are many people today like brian cox, adam mckay, figures of bbcjournalism, they have all said thank you to him for being a producer. what transformed his life and made him think differently was a programme i remember watching in 1995. i remember in the 80s that ulcers were caused by stress. it was the tired and overworked executive who got ulcers. and barry marsh are with an australian academic, scientist who said no, i think it's a bacteria. he said but i'm going to

do is prove it. i'm going to swallow it and create an ulcer. and he did a programme about this man who i think now has a nobel prize and he realised that self experiment was the proof that was required. you can tell people anything you like about good advice, eat greens, eat more plants, avoid sugar if you can, but if you show it, then people might believe you. and he said doctor barry marshall convinced him, yes, self experiment michael took to get back to extraordinary levels like when he swallowed tapeworms. it's a moment where you go, i think this is above and beyond the call of tv. but there is always serious science behind it. and i think what it was like the realisation that there has been so much extraordinary science,

the gut microbe i am, all of these things has been an extraordinary story and he has told it vivid way. he had an impact of people going, yes, i'm going to try eating greens. the list of people who have lost weight. george osborne went on the diet. the 52 diet. the weight. george osborne went on the diet. the 52 diet.— diet. the 52 diet. the fast 800. that is the _ diet. the 52 diet. the fast 800. that is the other _ diet. the 52 diet. the fast 800. that is the other one. _ diet. the 52 diet. the fast 800. that is the other one. the - diet. the 52 diet. the fast 800. that is the other one. the point you're making is that michael made an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence relatable to people that those without scientific training could understand it because he broke it down into micro habits. i could understand it because he broke it down into micro habits.— it down into micro habits. i don't want to be _ it down into micro habits. i don't want to be disparaging _ it down into micro habits. i don't want to be disparaging about. it down into micro habits. i don't. want to be disparaging about some

science programmes, but they were a little bit like doing your homework in the past. lots of charts and a voice of god in the distance saying the scientist thinks this and that. michael went out and said i'm going to test it and see if it works and test it on myself. he made it very engaging like he brought serious science into the lives of people and changed those lives. the number of people who listen and say i will try this. i have a cold shower every morning. that has been a real impact on me. these little things they do help change and help the lives of people. especially when you look at the work in newcastle university, the work in newcastle university, the reversal of diabetes trial. i remember my mother being diagnosed with type two diabetes in the 1990s

and the doctor saying there is nothing you can do, you are going to have to take the drugs. and she said i'm going to try my best with diet. and the doctor said you are a fool you should take the drugs. and how many people are now saying my blood sugar levels are back to normal as much as i can? it is thanks to michael mosley.— much as i can? it is thanks to michael mosley. millions of people have watched _ michael mosley. millions of people have watched and _ michael mosley. millions of people have watched and listened - michael mosley. millions of people have watched and listened to - michael mosley. millions of people have watched and listened to his . have watched and listened to his podcast and radio and tv programmes around the world and ifjust a fraction of them have taken heed, he would have had a transformative effect. ~ , ,., , ., would have had a transformative effect. , , ., ., effect. absolutely. he would always sa he was effect. absolutely. he would always say he was just _ effect. absolutely. he would always say he wasjust there _ effect. absolutely. he would always| say he wasjust there communicating say he was just there communicating what a huge number of people were actually discovering. in the laboratories in the hospitals, in the universities, every year, people are getting a better understanding of what is going on and the key question is can you bring 19 people in an exciting and vivid way? the

number of people who have an interest in their gut microbe i am... i'm sure ten years ago we didn't even know what that night and now you can see people eating bucha and all these things and saying that has had a huge impact on my life. it is not about popularising it's about finding your way were people go, oh yeah, that could have an impact on me it's not a distant piece of research or a graph. to me it's not a distant piece of research or a graph.- me it's not a distant piece of research or a graph. to be in the ublic research or a graph. to be in the public eye _ research or a graph. to be in the public eye on _ research or a graph. to be in the public eye on that _ research or a graph. to be in the public eye on that time, - research or a graph. to be in the | public eye on that time, audience will work out if you are genuine or not. you have to have an enduring appeal. not. you have to have an enduring a- eal. ., ., ., , ., not. you have to have an enduring anneal. ., . . , . , appeal. you are a brave brave person if ou no appeal. you are a brave brave person if you go with — appeal. you are a brave brave person if you go with that. _ appeal. you are a brave brave person if you go with that. there _ appeal. you are a brave brave person if you go with that. there are - appeal. you are a brave brave person if you go with that. there are 1000 i if you go with that. there are 1000 other doctors going why are you there, why do i trust you? why do i believe you? it is not as simple as all that. the fact that you managed to survive with other people going i

don't think that's true or whatever, it is a sign at the end of the day, he was trusted and he had an impact on people's lives.— on people's lives. thank you very much. were going to remind you that we have had unfortunately a confirmation that the body that was found on the greek island of sydney has been confirmed as that of tv and radio presenter michael mosley. —— on the island of symi. he went for a walk and he was seen heading out of the village on wednesday into a rocky mountainous hillside and a body was discovered this morning at the bottom of the cliff about a ten metre drop close to a beach. his family have confirmed that it is that of doctor michael mosley and his wife has issued a statement

saying she does not quite know where to begin with this, it is devastating to have lost michael, my wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant husband. were going to speak tojoe england who is on the island. we have been waiting for identification joe and sadly we have it now. yes have been waiting for identification joe and sadly we have it now. yes we do. this joe and sadly we have it now. yes we do- this is — joe and sadly we have it now. yes we do- this is the _ joe and sadly we have it now. yes we do. this is the news _ joe and sadly we have it now. yes we do. this is the news that _ joe and sadly we have it now. yes we do. this is the news that everyone i do. this is the news that everyone has been dreading since this morning, slightly expecting. we got the report initially coming in that a body had been found on this speech just around from where i'm standing. that was a location that had been the focus of the search. it had become apparent that michael mosley had started his walk away from where we are which was the village where he spent a lot of time and into the hills that are in the distance they

are rocky and mountainous and the fear had been that michael mosley had decided go into those hills in the heat of the day. we don't know if it was deliberate or an accident but the end result has been his tragic death. the statement from his wife does give us a bit more context of what happen. she said she took some comfort from the fact that he still nearly made it. it seems he had taken a wrong turn and we don't know whether going into the hills or en route, but she says he took a wrong turn trying to get to the beach and he nearly made it to the beach. he collapsed just metres away from the waterfront. she described her husband as an adventurous man. it was a very heartfelt statement. that has been outpourings of affection for him notjust of course internationally, that many people with know him as a broadcaster and journalist, but here as well. it

really captured people here. they had been out on the hillside looking for him. the fact that it has now been confirmed that the body that was found this morning is tame, will be met with great sadness. his was found this morning is tame, will be met with great sadness.- be met with great sadness. his wife exresses be met with great sadness. his wife exoresses that _ be met with great sadness. his wife expresses that in _ be met with great sadness. his wife expresses that in her _ be met with great sadness. his wife expresses that in her statement - be met with great sadness. his wife| expresses that in her statement just expresses that in her statementjust how extraordinarily kind people on the amn't have been even though they didn't know who he was. yes absolutely- _ didn't know who he was. yes absolutely. this _ didn't know who he was. yes absolutely. this is _ didn't know who he was. yes absolutely. this is a - didn't know who he was. jazz absolutely. this is a very small place it to a half thousand people who live here and when... everyone started to rally around. we got here 24 started to rally around. we got here 21t hours afterwards and you could see that people were on the hillside. it where taurus is well. we met three friends, one from normandie and one from sheffield who decided to try and help. they loved him. the fact... they knew the route

he was on and they thought that they could try and help. that spared has been demonstrated by tourists. they don't have a huge amount of resources sitting around waiting to mount a big search and rescue operation. a lot of people have had to be brought in. they have done it. that was something that was expressed by clare mosley. the extensive efforts of the greek authorities were not able to save his life but they have found his body. his life but they have found his bod . ~ .., , his life but they have found his bod . . . . , ., his life but they have found his bod . ~ .. , ., , body. we can see from the hills behind you _ body. we can see from the hills behind you just _ body. we can see from the hills behind you just how— body. we can see from the hills| behind you just how inhospitable body. we can see from the hills - behind you just how inhospitable the terrain can be particularly in the heat that you are experiencing

there. , , ., , , there. oh! it is unbelievably inhospitable. _ there. oh! it is unbelievably inhospitable. it _ there. oh! it is unbelievably inhospitable. it was - there. oh! it is unbelievably inhospitable. it was even i there. oh! it is unbelievably - inhospitable. it was even hotter on wednesday when michael mosley went for his walk. i've been up a few times we cannot go all the way, but i know people who have made the whole journey and it is seriously hot. i got sunburned doing it. it is really, really hot up there. very difficult conditions. he was a man who was aware of his body and health, but in the end itjust proved too difficult of a journey. we have seen a number of people making the walks back and forth, but in general they have not done it in the middle of the day because it is just too hot. the middle of the day because it is just too hot-— the middle of the day because it is just too hot. joe, we know that the bod was just too hot. joe, we know that the body was found _ just too hot. joe, we know that the body was found and _ just too hot. joe, we know that the body was found and it _

just too hot. joe, we know that the body was found and it took - just too hot. joe, we know that the body was found and it took a - just too hot. joe, we know that the body was found and it took a while | body was found and it took a while understandably, for identification to take place. i understand that michael mosley�*s body was taken away from symi. michael mosley's body was taken away from s mi. , ., , michael mosley's body was taken away froms mi. , �* from symi. yes, it was. it wasn't that long- _ from symi. yes, it was. it wasn't that long- the — from symi. yes, it was. it wasn't that long. the form _ from symi. yes, it was. it wasn'tj that long. the form identification will be done by a coroner. the confirmation is not one from the greek authorities but rather the family of michael mosley. we had heard the reports that he was carrying an umbrella which we saw on the cctv and wearing a wrist watch, he had the same clothes on. i think everyone was prepared for this news, but it was confirmation that came from the family that means that we can report these things. there is an established practice with a journalism that you take time and you are cautious about how you report even when you suspect them to be the case because of sensitivity towards the case. it was the statement from clare mosley led to

the confirmation.— the confirmation. thank you very much. the confirmation. thank you very much- we _ the confirmation. thank you very much- we can — the confirmation. thank you very much. we can see _ the confirmation. thank you very much. we can see how _ the confirmation. thank you very j much. we can see how incredibly the confirmation. thank you very - much. we can see how incredibly hot it is out there at the moment. just to add to the attributes that have been coming in, many spencer who co—wrote that fast diet described him as immediately likeable, genuinely funny. she said that his mind would go down rabbit holes and come out with fantastic snippets of information you never knew exactly where you are going to arrive at the journey was fascinating. he was quite shy although that did not come through. when he had success on tv or through his books, he was rather thrown by it. he got an almost childlike throughout when success

happened. he wasjust childlike throughout when success happened. he was just a good childlike throughout when success happened. he wasjust a good bloke and i will miss him terribly. that was just one of many tributes coming in. that was from mimi spencer on the news that doctor michael mosley has died in greece. you are watching bbc news. hello. for some of you, it's been a lovely sunny start to sunday, but we're seeing cloud become more extensive now, and will continue to do so through the rest today, bringing some outbreaks of rain. but there will be a few areas — as i'll show you — sticking with the sunshine. the cloud has been streaming out to the north atlantic, a weather system just the south of iceland pushing its way southwards and eastwards. the further away you are from that on either side is where you've got the best chance of seeing some sunshine — some of that continuing, southern counties of england — especially towards the southwest — and also the channel islands. north of central belt of scotland, some sunny spells, too, but a few showers and quite a cold and brisk wind. it's in between southern scotland — so northern england,

parts of north midlands, north wales — patchy rain or drizzle. the rain becoming more persistent this afternoon to the north and west of northern ireland. 11 to 19, the high. it is going to feel cool under those cloudier, wetter moments. nice enough where you've got the sunshine. now, this evening, rain in northern ireland clears, but it spreads across much of england and wales. not a huge amount of rain, though, for some southern counties. and then later, scotland, northern ireland, clear skies, and if you shelter from that northerly wind, it is going to be a chilly night — temperatures in some sheltered valleys down to around two or three degrees. but here's why things get colder into the start of next week. area of low pressure pushes into scandinavia, opens the door to northerly winds. this weather system is what will be hanging around, though, for monday morning, making it feel especially cool and miserable for some. parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, east midlands, in towards east anglia — outbreaks of rain, gusty wins. that persistent rain lasts into the afternoon for parts of east anglia. away from it, though, sunny spells but a scattering of showers running down that northerly wind, and there'll be more cloud than sunshine between the showers in northern scotland. the showers wintry over the higher ground. 10 to 17 for many, so it's

going to be even colder than we'll have had through this weekend, and that run of northerly winds bringing arctic air continues into tuesday, too. so a fresh but bright start to tuesday. even though it's arctic air, you've got the sunshine tempering things — still quite strong, and of course warm things up a little bit — but more cloud into the afternoon will take away some of that sunshine. scattering of showers — central eastern areas most prone on tuesday. best of the drier weather probably through some southern and western parts. again feeling rather chilly — temperatures four or five degrees below average. that continues into wednesday. fewer showers around by then. still some showers later in the week, and it still stays on the cool side. take care.

live from london. this is bbc news. the family of tv and radio presenter michael mosley confirm his body has been found on the greek island of symi. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says nearly 300 palestinians were killed during a military operation to rescue four hostages from a refugee camp in central gaza. the eu's top diplomat has strongly condemned the killings. and, election campaigning continues, cabinet minister mel stride insists prime minister rishi sunak "apologised unequivocally" for leaving d—day anniversary events early and the labour party pledges to build more prisons. leaders cast their votes as millions go to the polls in the european

parliament elections. and narendra modi is set to take oath as india's prime minister for a record—equalling third term. hello and welcome to the programme. the 67—year—old was last seen on wednesday afternoon when he went for a walk alone in a remote mountainous area. the islands mayor said the body was spotted by a cave next to a beach after an extensive search operation led by emergency workers. mr mosley was last seen on wednesday morning when he went for a walk

alone in remote mountainous area and