Celebrities were sweltering as the awards ceremony took place on the hottest day of the year so far.

A London church thundered with applause as friends and colleagues remembered the BBC newsreader.

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George Alagiah, the "fearless" and "kind" BBC reporter and author, has died of cancer aged 67.

Despite increasingly grim news from medics, his spirit remained indomitable - writes his friend.

The award-winning journalist was a respected fixture on British TV news for more than three decades.

Lucy Hockings announces the death of colleague and "much loved" fellow presenter George Alagiah.

George Alagiah, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most respected journalists, has died at 67.