Britain's longest-serving newsreader Alastair Stewart, 71, who stepped down from GB News in March

Britain's longest-serving newsreader Alastair Stewart, 71, who stepped down from GB News in March reveals he has been diagnosed with dementia after suffering a series of strokes

The 71-year-old anchor announced his retirement in March after 47 years working as a journalist on local and national television. In an emotional interview with GB News this morning, he discussed his battle with the disease, saying that 'motor skills (are) very tricky' and 'very short-term memory is tricky'. He explained that around 'six to nine months' ago he began to feel 'discombobulated' while performing simple tasks around the house, prompting him to visit the GP. Scans showed he had suffered a series of strokes and he was then diagnosed with the disease, which he acknowledged is 'incurable'.