george alagiah. the 6:00 news... me to the bbc's news at six... ..and the george you saw each evening, that warm authority, was the george we knew off screen. at 6:00, the ground war on iraq has begun. gentle, kind, but blessed with the intelligence and empathy that made him a wonderful friend and a brilliant foreign correspondent. hejoined the bbc in 1989 and was soon reporting from the world's trouble spots. how long and at what human cost can these camps be sustained? war, hunger, genocide. i haven't the heart to count and it doesn't really matter. he saw the worst, but there was always an understanding and compassion rooted in his origins. there is hunger here, but there's also peace. this report in particular had a special resonance. it was his birthplace, colombo. sri lanka, an assignment with added poignancy, because this is where i was born. and africa was where he'd grown up when his family moved to a newly—independent ghana. that house, number ten, second avenue. every morning we'd get into a car, into my da

that was the broadcaster alan little remembering george alagiah. on nkosi also worked closely with george. he's the former bbc africa bureau chief. he spoke to us from johannesburg. first of all, i would like to convey my deepest sympathies to george's family, friends and indeed colleagues, particularly his wife, fran, who stood by him throughout his cancer challenge. and also his two sons, adam and matty, together with their young children, george's grandchildren. we are saddened, my family and i and many other colleagues, by the news of george's passing. i spent a lot of time with george. we travelled across the continent of africa. we went to zimbabwe, swaziland and, liberia, kenya, all of those countries. when you travel together in places going through turmoil, it bonds you, and we became more than colleagues, we became friends. i was very proud when george very graciously agreed to be the godfather to my son, who was born in 2001. that brought the families together. george was at my wedding in 1998. we have a picture of him at home on our disp

i'll leave you now with george alagiah in his own words.eird thing about a bowel cancerjourney is,

remembering george alagiah. now, i want to take you back to tel aviv.moment for israel and the country. you can see there is a small fire burning. there have been a number of very small fires on the streets of tel aviv and every now and again the authorities put them out. we have been watching the pictures for the last couple of hours. they are protesting because of what happened in parliament, binyamin netanyahu and his government passed a reform limiting the power of the supreme court, limiting its ability to overturn government decisions. these protesters on the streets are angry at that decision. they say it is antidemocratic and it is this government destroying checks and balances in the system. i should say these protests are big and are going through the night, it is coming up to midnight in tel aviv, but they are farfrom new. thousands have been out on the streets across the country weekend after weekend throughout this year. they were hoping to stop or at least delay these reforms, but they have been unsuccessful. opposition parties inside the

george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most respected journalists — has died of bowel cancer at the age ofe came to think that in george's reporting, there was a kind of outstretched hand of a shared humanity. i kind of shared and human solidarity. he stretched that out to almost everybody he reported on. twitter�*s blue bird departs — as elon musk changes the platform's logo to x. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let's start in greece where new fires have been reported in rhodes. more than 80 wildfires are now burning in greece, with tens of thousands of residents and tourists forced to flee. the greek government says it's launched the biggest rescue of its kind in response to the emergency. this footage was filmed in island of corfu on sunday evening. over 2000 people have been evacuated from the island. this video was filmed in a corfu hotel, as guests were dining. the government says it has sent boats to evacuate residents by sea, if required. the greek emergency services are deadling with

george alagiah, who has died at the age of 67., particularly parts of northern england and northern ireland, have already seen the wettestjuly on record. and you probably won't be too surprised to hear that we have got more rain in the forecast at times through the remainder of this week. now, tuesday brings a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. we won't all be seeing the rain during the day on tuesday, but let's look at the rest of the week. this is the jet stream. these winds you can see here continuing to drive areas of low pressure in towards our shores with showers or longer spells of rain moving their way through from the atlantic and pushing gradually eastwards. now, tuesday morning, a few spells of showery rain across parts of central scotland. also the odd shower for wales, south west england, east anglia too. heading through the day, this area of cloud and rain nudges further south and then we start to see showers bubbling up for eastern scotland and eastern england, which could be really quite heavy, potentially

our top story this evening: george alagiah, our friend and colleague, has died at the age of 67. george in his own words. you know, i wish i hadn't had cancer, obviously, but i have cancer, and i'm glad of the things i've learnt about myself and about my community, my friends and my family, as a result. coming up on bbc news... former england forward, trevor francis, has died at the age of 69. he was the first player to be sold for £1 million, moving from birmingham city to nottingham forest back in 1979. the government has pledged to the government has pledged to relax the government has pledged to relax planning rules in england to create more homes in cities across the country. housing secretary michael gove said he would make it easier to convert even that would empty retail premises and betting shops into flats and houses. labour says the plans aren't ambitious enough. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has more. almost everyone agrees more new homes are needed, but it's harder to find a consensus on where and how to build them. the prime minister popped in to see je

the journalist, presenter and writer george alagiah, who has died at the age of 67. ouched us all with his kindness and generosity, his warmth and good humour. we loved him here at bbc news and i loved him as a mentor, colleague and friend. his spirit, strength and courage in the later years of his life are something his family can be so proud of. journalism has lost a giant. in our other main news today. the foreign office says there are between 7,000 and 10,000 british tourists on the greek island of rhodes where wildfires have forced many people from their homes and hotels. they're being urged to take advice from tour companies about what to do, and holiday firms are sending planes to pick up those who may be stranded. some have had to sleep at the airport or in sports halls, conference centres and and even out on the street. and today there are evacuation orders in place because of spreading wildfires for parts of corfu and evia. zoe conway has the latest. the seaside resort of kiotari this morning on the south coast of rhodes. it was engulfed by fire on saturday.

at six, the man who presented this programme for 20 years, george alagiah, has died. he was 67. loved and respected faces on bbc news. we launched the new 6 o'clock news together back in 2003. he went on to become this programme's longest serving presenter. the bbc�*s director general has called him one of the best and bravestjournalists of his generation. we will be looking back at his life. also on the programme: wildfires are still burning out of control on the greek island of rhodes as hundreds of british holidaymakers are flown home. easing england's planning rules — the government says it wants to create more homes in cities. and the uk's last open coal mine — why campaigners are demanding that's it shut now. coming up on bbc news... that's it shut now. germany and brazil impress at the women's world cup. they're among the big winners at the tournament, as they set out there stall in their openers.

before we go, today we lost george alagiah, a great colleague and a good friend.e of 67, nine years after he was dignosed with bowel cancer. here he is talking to his former bbc colleague craig oliver on his podcast desperately seeking wisdom last year. goodnight. i had to get to a place of contentment and the only way i knew how to do that was literally to look back at my life, because actually when the guy's sitting there telling you you've got cancer and it's not looking good, the first they think you're thinking it, "oh, i'm being cheated, i'm being robbed, i'm being robbed of all the things i could have become, i'm being robbed of all the experiences i might have had". and i had to stop and say, "hang on a minute, if the full stop came now, would my life have been a failure?" and actually when i look back and i looked at myjourney, where it all started, the family i have, the opportunities my family had, and the great good fortune to bump into fran who has now been my wife and lover for all these years, the kids that we brought up, it didn't feel like a failu

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we are going to end the hour with a special tribute to our colleague george alagiah. thousands of letters and messages from people who wrote to him as if they knew each other, strangers who spoke to him as a friend. he was really touched by your support. george was a man of great values, an indomitable spirit, a big smile and a velvety laugh. he had wanted to come back to work one last time ? to say thank you and goodbye. he didn t get the chance. so we have done it for him. i ll leave you with george alagiah ? in his own words. my life is, for what it's worth, is divided into pre—cancer and post cancer. yeah, the weird thing about a bowel cancerjourney is you don't really know the beginning and you don't really know the end. so i know the day i was diagnosed with bowel cancer, but i don't know when it started, because i was at the top of my game, i was having a fantastic time at work, at home. then suddenly, you hear those words, "i'm sorry to have to tell you, mralagiah, "you've got bowel cancer. " at first when you're told, you don't know how to kind of respond. it

continue — as mps approve a controversial law restricting the power ofjudges tributes are paid to george alagiah one of the bbc�*s most respected journalists — who's died at the age of 67. wildfires continue on the greek island of rhodes. the country's prime minister says it shows the climate crisis is already here a double box—office blockbuster: barbie and oppenheimer take the cinemas by storm, providing the big screen with its biggest footfall in four years. welcome to the programme. we begin in israel where the parliament has approved restrictions on the powers of the supreme court, which have led to some of the largest protests in israel's history. the move preventsjudges from blocking government decisions they consider unreasonable. critics say it will destroy israel's democracy, but the government says it will curb judicial over—reach. the white house has described the vote in the israeli parliament as "unfortunate," pointing out that the measure was passed with the slimmest possible majority. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, sent this report from jerusalem. the streets of isra

tributes are paid to george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most respected journalists — who has died at hared humanity. a kind of shared and human solidarity. he stretched that hand out to almost everybody he reported on. new fires in greece — prompt tens of thousands — to flee the flames. we'll have the latest on more than 80 wildfires — and the evacuations being organised. and — israel's parliament approves restrictions on the powers of the country's supreme court — despite huge protests. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the many tributes being paid to george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most highly—respected, and much—loved presenters.

george alagiah, one of the bbc�*s most highly—respected, and much—loved presenters, has died. een living with bowel cancer since 2014. george died at home with his family today — nine years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. he was 67. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. the bbc�*s director general, tim davie, described him as "one of the best and bravestjournalists of his generation". but above all he was a very fine human being — as his friend and colleague allan little now reports. three, two, one... go tape. at six o'clock — the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o'clock news... good evening and welcome to the six o'clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc�*s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road... and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew

the highly—respected journalist — and our much—loved colleague — george alagiah, has died. d been battling bowel cancer since 2014. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. but many who worked with him — here at the bbc — and elsewhere — will remember him most — as a thoroughly decent, unfailingly kind—hearted and generous colleague. the bbc�*s director general, tim davie paid tribute to george's "kindness, empathy and wonderful humanity." our special correspondent allan little looks back at his life. three, two, one... go. the grand war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the 6:00 news. good evening and welcome to the 6:00 news. and for his calm, unflappable authority, good evening and welcome to the bbc�*s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child, the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be unit

george alagiah, one of the bbc�*s most highly—respected, and much—loved presenters, has died. wel cancer since 2014. george died at home with his family today — nine years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. the bbc�*s director general, tim davie, described him as "one of the best and bravestjournalists of his generation". but above all he was a very fine human being — as his friend and colleague allan little now reports. three, two, one... go tape. at six o'clock — the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six 0'clock news... good evening and welcome to the six o'clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc�*s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road... and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be

and tributes are paid to george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most respected journalists, who's died at parliament has approved restrictions on the powers of the supreme court, which have led to some of the largest protests in israel's history. the move preventsjudges from blocking government decisions they consider unreasonable. critics say it will destroy israel's democracy,

george alagiah, the much—loved presenter of the bbc news at six, has died. he was 67.trusted voice of authority, he spent the last few years calling for better nhs cancer screening. he'll perhaps be best remembered for his work in africa, where his reporting gave a voice to millions. we'll have an appreciation of a remarkable life. also this lunchtime... thousands flee the wildfires in rhodes as the blazes spread out of control. more repatriation flights bringing british tourists back are planned. we could see the fire just coming down, there was nowhere for us to go, the beach was a dead end. and the struggle to get on the boat, it was very, very traumatic. the government sets out plans to build the bulk of new homes in cities, vowing not to "concrete

we start with the many tributes being paid to george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most highly—respected presenters. he died — at home in london — with his family — this morning. he was 67 — and he'd been living with bowel cancer since 2014. the bbc�*s director general said he was "one of the best and bravest journalists of his generation." george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him all over the world. but many who worked with him here — will remember him most — as an unfailingly kind—hearted and generous colleague. alan little — looks back at his life. three, two, one... go tape. at six o'clock — the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o'clock news... good evening and welcome to the six o'clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc�*s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road... and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that af

george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most respected journalists — has died of bowel cancer at the age ofd of outstretched hand of a shared humanity. i kind of shared and human solidarity. he stretched that out to almost everybody he reported on. twitter�*s blue bird departs — as elon musk changes the platform's logo to x. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them.

that none of us in the newsroom wanted to hear or to give — that of our much—loved colleague george alagiaho has died at the age of 67. for so many of us — and particularly for colleagues from an ethnic minority background — george was a trailblazer whom we all looked up to and all wanted to emulate. he was such a modest man that he wore his status as the role model very lightly — but that is exactly what he was, a complete natural on the air, and a total gentleman off it. for a last word, here's his good friend sophie raworth. we're going to end the programme tonight with a special tribute to george. 20 years ago, we launched the new six o'clock news together, back in january 2003. he was a foreign correspondent at heart. that was his passion, but he felt enormously proud and privileged to be presenting the bbc�*s evening news, and he loved it. he loved being in the newsroom, being part of the team, and we all adored him. he felt a real connection with the audience too. after he was diagnosed with cancer just over nine years ago, he received thousands of letters and messages from people wh

george alagiah, one of our most highly—respected and much—loved presenters, has died. ds in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. but many who worked with him here at the bbc and elsewhere will remember him most as a thoroughly decent, unfailingly kind—hearted and generous colleague. earlier we spoke to the broadcaster allan little, who worked closely with george over many years. he knew how loved he was because those of us who loved him took the opportunity to tell him so and not wait till the last minute. so he had the ability to bestow affection and bestow warmth and he was surrounded by love. the other thing that the sillitoe piece reminds us of is how rooted he was in the love of his family. he and francis met when they were in their teens i think she and their two boys were the still and constant centre of his life. he was absolutely rooted in the love of his family and it was a very warming and inspiring thing to be included. i got to know george about 30 years ago when we were both stationed in johannesb

george alagiah. we are all going to miss him so much. t saw him reflecting on that piece. that maelstrom of news is we 'ust saw him reflecting on that piece._ reflecting on that piece. that is riaht, reflecting on that piece. that is right. calm _ reflecting on that piece. that is right. calm is— reflecting on that piece. that is right, calm is a _ reflecting on that piece. that is right, calm is a very _ reflecting on that piece. that is right, calm is a very good - reflecting on that piece. that is right, calm is a very good word | reflecting on that piece. that is i right, calm is a very good word to use for him. i think he was a very exceptional human being. he was at the top of his game as a reporter and presenter, and he won all sorts of awards and millions of people watched him, but he was also exceptional in his private life. he had a close family that meant a huge amount to him and he meant a huge amount to him and he meant a huge amount to him and he meant a huge amount to them, lots of friends. and the key to that success in hi

george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most respected and loved journalists — has died of bowel cancer — human solidarity. he stretched that hand out to almost everybody he reported on. israel's parliament approves a key clause of a controversialjudicial reform plan that's been the focus of protests. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let's start in greece where wildfires are causing havoc on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia and on

continue — as mps approve a controversial law restricting the power ofjudges tributes are paid to george alagiahster: barbie and 0ppenheimer take the cinemas by storm, providing the big screen with its biggest footfall in four years.

an outpouring of love and affection for the bbc�*s george alagiah, who has died of cancer at the age in 2014 came his diagnosis of bowel cancer. you know, i wish i hadn't had cancer, obviously, but i have cancer. and i'm glad of the things i've learned about myself and about my community, my friends and my family as a result. we'll be looking back at the life and career of this truly remarkable colleague and friend, a mentor to many here and an inspiration to everyone. also on the programme... wildfires continue on the greek island of rhodes — as people contemplate the devastation, greece's prime minister says it shows the climate crisis is already here. and, in israel, mass protests continue tonight, as mps approve a controversial law curtailing the power ofjudges.

we'll have the tributes to bbc news reader george alagiah, who's died at the age of 67. we'll look at what's going on at twitter — why is it being rebranded as x? start in greece. strong words from prime minister. he says the climate crisis is already here and greece is at war. more than 80 wildfires burning right now. he says the mediterranean region would face even greater disasters as a result of climate change. the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia have been worst hit. parts of the mainland are on high alert. tens of thousands of locals and tourists have been evacuated. the european union has sent firefighter reinforcements to help. from lindos, our correspondent jenny hill sent this report. it seems like a miracle no—one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks... well, idyllic. and then you take a few steps and you come across a scene... well, like this. it's still smouldering. that, of course, was someone�*s livelihood, completely destroyed. this is where there were sunbeds just

breaking news that the bbc newsreader and presenter george alagiah has died at the age of 67.of course, he'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2014 and had been fighting the disease. but still remaining on air. but his agent has just confirmed his death in the last few minutes. >> yeah, a face, a voice we all know so well. he was presenting on television for more than three decades and had presented on the bbc news at six for the last 20 years. he was an award winning foreign correspondent reporting from countries such as rwanda and iraq, but diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2014. and he only revealed in october last year that it had spread further. he was an award winning journalist, a statement released from the bbc director—general tim davie, saying across the bbc, we're incredibly sad to hear the news about george. >> we're thinking of his family at this time. george is one of the best and bravest journalists of his generation. he reported fiercely rather fiercely, fearlessly, rather from the world, as well from across the world, as well as presenting the n

. >> my greatest britain is george alagiah. the at six alagiah., who died of today . and i think he of cancer today. and i think he was clearly one of the was quite clearly one of the best news correspondents. there's and leaves a there's been and leaves a remarkable legacy of work, terribly sad news that today kwasi kwarteng your greatest britain nominee. >> so my greatest britain today is steve tuckwell because he's the latest mp , my latest the latest mp, my latest colleague. and he was totally written off. people just said there was no way the conservatives were going to win. there was no way that steve was going to get elected. he's a local man, a local councillor , local man, a local councillor, and he's done a fabulous job in getting himself elected, very much against the odds. >> well, look, i'm >> okay, well, look, i'm actually to go laura actually going to go with laura dodsworth and just stop people actually going to go with laura d0(because|nd just stop people actually going to go with laura d0(because|nthink stop people actually going

. >> my greatest britain is george alagiah. the at six alagiah., who died of today . and i think he of cancer today. and i think he was clearly one of the was quite clearly one of the best news correspondents. there's and leaves a there's been and leaves a remarkable legacy of work, terribly sad news that today kwasi kwarteng your greatest britain nominee. >> so my greatest britain today is steve tuckwell because he's the latest mp , my latest the latest mp, my latest colleague. and he was totally written off. people just said there was no way the conservatives were going to win. there was no way that steve was going to get elected. he's a local man, a local councillor , local man, a local councillor, and he's done a fabulous job in getting himself elected, very much the odds. much against the odds. >> okay, well, look, i'm actually going go laura actually going to go with laura dodsworth and just stop people actually going to go with laura d0(because|nd just stop people actually going to go with laura d0(because|nthink stop people actually going

ignore the men much the much more important, the fantastically intelligent, amazing broadcaster george alagiahthings he did was he talked about bowel cancer. he talked about bowel cancer. he talked about and brought in a little about and i brought in a little prompt. post prompt. this arrived in my post yesterday anyone them. yesterday. anyone can get them. these poo tests. two weeks these are poo tests. two weeks ago. well, this one's not used , ago. well, this one's not used, but i just brought it in. well, that's. that's good. you'll get them in the post. and if you don't get one phone, your doctor and get one. because if you catch early it's of the catch it early, it's one of the most treatable cancers. >> and george talked how >> and george talked about how he has been. >> men are to particular have their bits ever looked yeah their bits ever looked at. yeah it's whether it's the at the >> whether it's the bits at the front, at the back and front, the bits at the back and he i don't his situation he was diagnosed 7 or 8 years ago. >> it's very odd that men are reluctant to look at their b

newsreader george alagiah and reporter george algar at the age of 67 from bowel cancer.ly about he talked very movingly about how he that the illness how he knew that the illness would in end and he would get him in the end and he hoped to have as much time with his family and his colleagues as much reported on much as possible. he reported on anything nelson mandela. we anything from nelson mandela. we reported africa. he reported on wars in africa. he interviewed the great and the good. and briefly , we met him good. and briefly, we met him when i was working at bbc. they have what call the lift have that what i call the lift test at the bbc, where if you stand in lift with someone, stand in a lift with someone, are they nice you off air are they nice to you off air because you because they they certainly to meet certainly have to meet other members they would members of staff that they would do. the great equaliser do. and it's the great equaliser at the bbc where cleaners and presenters else have at the bbc where cleaners and pr