Listen to Bill

TV presenter Bill Turnbull is both brave and wise to urge people to get checked for prostate cancer after his spread to other parts of his body.

Wanting others to benefit from his plight is the generosity of spirit we enjoyed for years on the BBC sofa, when his big heart shone out from an appealingly lugubrious personality.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with the NHS counting more than 40,000 new cases every year. It develops slowly and there may be no signs for years.

So do not ignore warnings such as the increased need to urinate, straining and the feeling the bladder isn’t emptied. Listen to Bill. Get checked out, before it’s too late.

And good luck, Bill. You’re a star.