Naga Munchetty broke down in tears live on air over the death of her fellow BBC presenter George Alagiah.

The 48-year-old was audibly emotional after announcing that Alagiah, the face of  the flagship BBC News at Six for years, had died aged 67 following a long battle with bowel cancer.

Munchetty interrupted a sports bulletin on BBC Radio 5 Live to inform listeners of the sad news shortly after midday on Monday.

She said: “We’ve had the very sad news that our colleague George Alagiah, BBC presenter - you all know him - who has been living with bowel cancer since 2014.

“We’ve just heard the news he has died aged 65. We’ve just heard that from his agent.”