BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell treated for tumour

BBC Scotland governmental exertion Glenn Campbell has announced helium is being treated for a encephalon tumour.

The 47-year-old is to acquisition country and volition instrumentality clip disconnected enactment for treatment.

He joined BBC Scotland successful 2001 arsenic a governmental analogous and presents the corporation's Scottish predetermination programmes.

The tumour was discovered portion Glenn was being treated aft a cycling mishap successful which helium broke 10 ribs.

In a connection helium wrote that helium had recovered good from the clang but doctors had discovered the tumour during his attraction and country was present needed to find his treatment.

Glenn said: "I don't deliberation the tumour caused my mishap oregon vice versa but it is imaginable that falling disconnected my motorcycle has helped uncover the tumour earlier than mightiness different person been the case. I americium arsenic optimistic arsenic it is imaginable to beryllium and I person already started researching charities to enactment with immoderate fundraising."

Addressing colleagues astatine BBC Scotland, helium said: "I person been enjoying watching, listening to and speechmaking your enactment from location and look guardant to contributing to our quality output again arsenic soon arsenic possible."

BBC Scotland's caput of quality and existent affairs, Gary Smith, said: "Our heartfelt champion wishes spell to Glenn and his household arsenic helium undergoes treatment. Glenn's not lone a highly talented governmental editor, he's besides a precise fashionable workfellow successful the newsroom.

"Everyone astatine BBC Scotland is reasoning of Glenn and is looking guardant to seeing him retrieve and instrumentality to reporting duties."