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BBC’s George Alagiah on living with coronavirus and cancer – BBC News

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BBC newsreader George Alagiah, who is being treated for bowel cancer, has revealed he has had a mild case of coronavirus.

“In some ways, I think that those of us living with cancer are stronger because we kind of know what it is like to go into something where the outcomes are uncertain.”

He’s been speaking to Sophie Raworth and BBC News at Ten.

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  1. @mediamonarchyplus

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    They all told us to get it

  2. @shippy1991

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP George

  3. @jj-ts3rg

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    Rest in peace george❤

  4. @Deano14397

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    Always remembered

  5. @charlenewilliams546

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    May you rest in power. A wonderful news reader who will be sorely missed.

  6. @Ilovewatchingsupernaturalparan

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    This is sad…heartbreaking🤲🤲🤲🕊️🕊️🕊️💔💔💔
    His voice is iconic.
    R.I.P

  7. @edmund184

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    They didn't mention he had coronavirus today. RIP

  8. @jaydakx2138

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    Thinking of you George never forget you

  9. @patspec303

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP George. Seemed a very decent human being.

  10. @catshoebags248

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    Rip a great news man ❤

  11. @ndanatswa7

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    Rest in peace George, you will be greatly missed.

  12. @clarkejoseph49

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    R.I.P George.

  13. @harleyreynolds-gq9ed

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    i loved this man i grew up watching him rest in peace george

  14. @Chris-hj1wt

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP George thoughts are with your family and former BBC work mates. 1955 – 2023.

  15. @ExtremeAnalDischarge

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    Obviously this was filmed before he died.

  16. @leoholder7839

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP

  17. @calvinliu6304

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP George Alagiah

  18. @fallendevonish1869

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    R.I.P

  19. @pumpkinpatch5

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    Rest in Peace Sir.

  20. @sparkeydmh

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    George is a trooper. He'll live to 100

  21. @Brblox892

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    He just died so sad RIP George

  22. @emlyngriffiths5428

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    so sorry to hear about georges passing,another great person lost to horrible cancer

  23. @conniefoott

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP. 🙏

  24. @bea1365

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    It's a respiratory infection, just like any other respiratory infection would put him at risk. Now add the special injections to the mix and you have an explosive cancer cocktail.

  25. @zicklezebreacts6027

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP George Gallaway – condolences to his family for their loss.

  26. @ianclothier8931

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    so sad watching this today on the day George sadly passed. RIP

  27. @lilpain8883

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    And the cancer got him in the end…

  28. @rakzz8839

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    🕊️🕊️🙏🏽🙏🏽

  29. @scorpzgca

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    GeorOMG God rest his soul George Alagiah is a news anchor legend R.I.P 🙏🏿😣 😔

  30. @iaw7406

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    he died

  31. @rebeccawoods1029

    January 8, 2024 at 5:23 am

    RIP 🕊️ ❤

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US hits ‘dozens’ of Iranian sites in strikes, as Iran targets US bases in region | BBC News

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The US said it has hit “dozens” of Iranian military targets in overnight attacks, in response to Iran hitting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The military said it struck “air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats”, using aircraft, ships, and drones – including “one-way attack sea drones for the first time”.

“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade,” the US military said. “Iran does not control it”.

In response, Iran said it targeted US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait and also radar systems in Oman.

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President Donald Trump has said the US is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz following days of escalating strikes between the two countries.

He said this would stop “Iran’s ships or customers” from entering or leaving the key oil shipping route, but “all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait”.

Iran’s foreign minister later said whoever provides safe passage “should be compensated for this service”, but Iran would remain the strait’s “GUARDIAN” – using Trump’s word.

Tehran and Washington clashed over the strait’s control after exchanging strikes in the region overnight and on Monday.

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Reeta Chakrabari presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen.

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Wildfires of ‘exceptional scale’ have taken force in Paris, as neighbouring Spain still tackles flames across the country following its own devastating fires.

Now the UK is also experiencing wildfires in England and Wales, as its third heatwave of the year is set to intensify again this week.

Here’s what we know so far about the extent of wildfires in Europe and the UK, and how heatwaves are impacting them.

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Explosions have been heard near two Iranian port cities, Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, state media has reported.

It comes after another night of strikes between the US and Iran, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted US facilities in Jordan and Bahrain.

The UAE called the attack “brazen”, adding that an Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured.

Meanwhile, the US military says it completed strikes on targets aimed at degrading “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping” – Iranian state media reports three people were killed.

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US launches more strikes on Iran and resumes naval blockade of ports | BBC News

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The US military said it was carrying out a new wave of strikes on targets in Iran. It said the aim of the attacks was to degrade Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the strait of Hormuz. It came ass the US Navy resumed its blockade of Iran’s ports.

Iran said that control of the strait of Hormuz was required for its national security and it will exercise sovereignty over the key shipping lane, whatever the cost.

President Trump announced that he was scrapping a plan he had announced a day earlier, for placing a 20% toll or tariff on all cargos passing through the strait of Hormuz.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith in Washington.

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