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'Can't keep him down!' George Alagiah leaves fans tearful at BBC return amid cancer battle

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BBC newsreader George Alagiah, 66, left viewers and colleagues emotional today over his return to broadcasting. Earlier this afternoon, George had taken to Twitter to announce his return to the news studio following months of treatment after he was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer eight years ago.The BBC star's announcement was instantly met with delight from his fellow BBC colleagues and his fans, who expressed their excitement at seeing him return to his newsreading duties.In view of his 62,100 followers, George told how he's back hosting the News at Six.The BBC presenter wrote: "I’ll be back in the @BBCNews studio today after months of treatment."Pure coincidence - it’s 8 years to the day since I was told I had stage 4 #bowelcancer"So good to be with the News at Six team again," he ended his post.Following the news, fans of the BBC legend took to Twitter to express their delight at having George back on their screens.@ItsAlKitching wrote: "Mum’s evening call: “George Alagiah is reading the news!”"Tears in her voice.“You can’t keep a good man down!” they ended the tweet..

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