Moshiri - who joined the Corporation in 2003 and is one of its best-known anchors - was diagnosed with polycythaemia vera (PV), a rare cancer, in November 2024.

Maryam Moshiri has been juggling her job as a BBC News presenter with having treatment for blood cancer for the past two years

The 49-year-old was diagnosed nearly two years ago with the rare condition that causes bone marrow to continuously create red blood cells, making the blood become thick like honey.