BBC presenter George Alagiah will return to TV screens tonight following a year out for cancer treatment.
The BBC News At Six anchor was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014, and was given the all clear in November 2015.
But the63-year-old broadcaster had to undergo more treatment after the disease returned in January last year.
Presenter Sophie Raworth confirmed that Alagiah would be making a return to the news programme tonight.
Presenter Sophie Raworth confirmed that Alagiah would be making a return to the news programme tonight and posted this picture of him back in the newsroom
Chris Cook, another BBC colleague, posted a picture of Alagiah back in the newsroom. They wrote: 'Look who's back in the newsroom'
The BBC News At Six anchor was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014, and was given the all clear in November 2015. But the broadcaster had to undergo more treatment after the disease returned in January last year
She said at the end of yesterday's broadcast: 'Tomorrow, George Alagiah will be here, so do join him at 6.'
Today she posted a tweet showing Alagiah back in the newsroom, writing: 'We are delighted to have you back tonight...at 6 on BBC1. Be there.'
Alagiah replied: '@sophieraworth there goes my hopes of slipping back into the studio unnoticed!
'Thanks to all for good wishes. We've got the cancer in a holding pattern so it's back to work with colleagues I respect and the viewers who make it worthwhile. #BBCNewsSix
Alagiah replied to Sophie Raworth's tweet saying how he had got cancer 'in a holding pattern'
BBC News at 6 programme editor Jonathan Whitaker later shared a photo of Alagiah 'back in the hot seat' ahead of the 6pm broadcast.
Speaking last year when he learned the bowel cancer had returned, he said it had been 'harder for his family.'
He said: 'My brilliant doctors are determined to get me back to a disease-free state and I know they have the skill to do just that.
'I learned last time around how important the support of family and friends is and I am blessed in that department.
The 63-year-old presenter (pictured with his wife Frances, left) was previously diagnosed with bowel
