George Alagiah forced to take break from BBC News At Six after cancer spreads

RICHARD Madeley squirmed today when his Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid showered praise on his replacement Martin Lewis. The Money Saving Expert has previously filled in for absent Richard, 65, alongside Susanna and is often a hit with viewers. He appeared on the ITV breakfast programme from home today to discuss Jeremy Hunt becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer, with Susanna giving pal Martin a glowing introduction.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Will Mellor's performance has been put at risk as he struggles to walk alone after falling ill. The Coronation Street actor confirmed he and his pro dance partner Nancy Xu had their preparations on hold while he recovers. Will, 46, appeared on It Takes Two on Thursday with a croaky throat and nasty cough as he revealed he'd been bed-bound all week.

NADIA Sawalha has taken a bitter swipe at Ant and Dec after they won their 21st NTA award for best presenters. The TV star, 57, still made headlines from the big night even though she had to pull out at the last minute with suspected Covid.

NATIONAL Television Awards viewers have slammed the ITV show as a "fix" after the channel's daytime show This Morning won. It follows huge backlash aimed at hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby after they skipped the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state.

KATE Garraway made a massive blunder on Good Morning Britain after winning a National Television Award last night. The 55-year-old was up bright and early for today's episode of the ITV breakfast show. Kate, 55, attended the annual event at London's Wembley Arena on Thursday evening alongside her daughter Darcy, 16.

HOLLY Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were booed by fans inside the National Television Awards as they won Best Daytime for This Morning. The pair looked embarrassed as some members of the NTA crowd loudly shouted them down as they were announced as the winners on stage. A source in the audience said: "The boos in the room were very loud when Holly and Phil were announced as the winners.

BBC Breakfast viewers were left questioning Naga Munchetty’s absence this morning as she failed to appear on the red sofa. TV host Naga can usually be found presenting the morning show on Thursdays through Saturdays with co-host Charlie Stayt.

It was a star studded evening last night at the National Television Awards (October 13) which took place in Wembley's OVO Arena, London. Emmerdale, Strictly and the likes of Martin Lewis all won TV recognition and This Morning's Friday host Alison Hammond was up against Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for Best Presenter.

PHILLIP Schofield was all smiles as he celebrated This Morning's NTAs win last night without Holly Willoughby. The TV star had a big grin on his face as he left London's Wembley Arena after scooping another gong for the pair's collection. Earlier in the night Holly snuck out of the ceremony before the show had ended.

Millions of people currently receiving Pension Credit across the UK are due to receive extra financial help during the autumn period.

Martin Lewis has called on “somebody to get a grip on the economy” as he won the expert award at the National Television Awards.

Money saving expert Martin Lewis was hailed a "national hero" as he won the National Television Award for Best TV Expert on Thursday night. Collecting his prize at the ceremony at London’s OVO Wembley Arena, he said: "It’s been a pretty horrible year financially.

Martin Lewis has been helping the nation with his money saving tips for years, but this year the Money Saving Expert has been going the extra mile to help millions of people struggling with the cost of living crisis.Tonight he has a chance of earning some recognition for his hard work after being nominated for a National Television Award as part of a new Expert category added this year.Lewis has some tough competition as he goes up against The Repair Shop's Jay Blades, Sir David Attenborough and Kaleb Cooper, the breakout star from Clarkson's Farm.The winner of the new category will be announced live at the NTAs tonight in an evening celebrating the best contributions to British television this year.Martin has been nominated for the expert advice that he has been offering on The Martin Lewis Money Show, which has seen him provide help with pensions, the energy price cap, student finance and much more.Here's how Martin Lewis became the Money Saving Expert.Martin moved to London at the age of 19 to study Government and Law at LSE and spent a year as general secretary of the students union. After graduating, he went on to work as a spin doctor in financial public relations and later returned to university to study broadcast journalism at Cardiff University.

Martin Lewis was back at the helm of his BBC podcast on Wednesday (October 12) to offer his valuable money-saving advice. The Martin Lewis Podcast is released on BBC Radio 5 Live each week and focuses on a different subject to help viewers through the cost-of-living crisis.

George Alagiah is stepping back from his presenting work on BBC News after scans showed his cancer has spread. The 66-year-old was first diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2014 and took a break from his TV work in October last year as he struggled with the disease. He returned to his presenting duties on BBC News at Six in April - but now his agent has confirmed he will once again have to take a step back.

RICHARD Madeley went 'missing' from Good Morning Britain today - just two days after getting back from his summer break. The much-loved host had eight weeks off to concentrate on writing his new novel. It meant co-host Susanna Reid shared more screen-time with guest presenters Ed Balls and Martin Lewis.

Good Morning Britain 's Martin Lewis is "taking a long break" from his slot on the show, but he's set to make a return later on this year. The 50 year old money-saving expert is revered for his advice on how to make your money go further, and his Martin's Money Mondays slot on GMB was popular with the morning show's viewers as he grilled government ministers with the questions the public wanted to know. According to The Sun, Martin is set to take some time away from the show to turn his attentions to the return of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, which will be on-screen at 8pm Tuesday, October 18 on ITV.

Fans of Martin Lewis have been left stunned after he took to social media to inform his followers that he's been asked to hand back his OBE.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has revealed that he was forced to give back his OBE after having it “taken” from him.The journalist and TV personality, who offers Brits advice on dealing with the cost of living crisis, was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to consumer rights and to charitable services. At the start of 2022, Martin, 50, was awarded a CBE for services to broadcasting and consumer rights in the Queen's New Year Honours.