Getaway star David Reyne has revealed he quietly battled prostate cancer earlier this year, describing the diagnosis as a confronting reminder of his own mortality.

The 67-year-old television personality and musician opened up about the health scare in a candid interview with Nine, revealing he underwent a major five-hour operation after being diagnosed with the disease.

'I had prostate cancer, I had to have a major five-hour surgery,' David said.

'You're staring down mortality.'

Despite the frightening diagnosis, David said he threw himself into preparing for the complex procedure.

'I did a lot of work beforehand - a lot of pelvic floor work!' he joked.

Getaway star David Reyne (pictured) has revealed he quietly battled prostate cancer earlier this year, describing the diagnosis as a confronting reminder of his own mortality

He was also fascinated by the advanced technology used during the operation.

'It was all robotic, it's crazy,' he added.

'Thankfully, the surgery was a success. I came through with flying colours, fortunately,' David said.

However, he admitted that living with cancer takes an emotional toll that doesn't simply disappear once treatment is over.

'When you're living with cancer within, there's always that grey gloom looming in the background,' he explained.

'And you come out the other side of it, you say, "Yep, everything's rosy now".'

The life-changing experience has given David a fresh perspective, with the TV favourite saying he now feels more optimistic than ever.

'I've come out of that with this outlook which is just all sunny and joyous,' he said.

The 67-year-old television personality and musician opened up about the health scare in a candid interview with Nine, revealing he underwent a major five-hour operation after being diagnosed with the disease

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That renewed lease on life comes as David prepares for an emotional reunion with his brother, Australian rock icon James Reyne, and the rest of Australian Crawl for a string of performances on this year's Red Hot Summer Tour.

Long before he became a familiar face on Australian television, David was the original drummer for Australian Crawl, performing with the band for around 18 months before leaving in 1979 to pursue an acting career, shortly before the group achieved mainstream success.

Reflecting on his return to the stage with the band, David said the timing couldn't have been more meaningful.

'To have this slot in at this particular time, it makes my heart sing, really,' he said.

Although he's overcome one of the biggest challenges of his life, David has no intention of slowing down.

The veteran presenter said he remains driven to keep finding new projects and opportunities.

'I love to keep working. Whenever I think that something's maybe coming to an end, I think, "Well, what am I going to replace it with?"' he said.

'So I always want to have something bubbling along. And it just makes life more interesting, doesn't it?'

Police officer raped two women and abused a third

He 'carried out deliberate and repeated acts of abuse against women'.

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Add us as preferred source By Antonio Scancariello, News Reporter 11:17, Thu, Jul 2, 2026 Updated: 11:58, Thu, Jul 2, 2026

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Cameron Ross, 39, has been jailed. (Image: Police Scotland)

A former police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of violent and non-recent sexual offences against women. Cameron Ross, 39, was sentenced on Thursday, 2 July, for the offences that took place in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in 2012 and 2014 and Inverness between 2019 and 2022.

He had denied charges, but had been found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, May 25, where he was also sentenced. During the trial, the court heard how Ross raped the first woman after they met at a party on Lewis between August and October 2012. A second woman told the court of how Ross sat on her and restrained her before raping her in June 2014. He went on to subject a third woman to a course of abusive behaviour between October 2019 and June 2022 in Inverness, the court heard. Alongside being found guilty of rape and domestic abuse, the former policeman was also found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice and threatening or abusive behaviour, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said.

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Ross, who resigned from Police Scotland in June 2026, has been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

Faye Cook, Procurator Fiscal for High Court Sexual Offences at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), said: “Cameron Ross carried out deliberate and repeated acts of abuse against women over the course of a decade. This was sustained offending, which caused significant harm. As a police officer, he was in a position of trust. Instead of upholding the law, he chose to break it in a serious and persistent way. I would urge anyone affected by similar offending to come forward and report it. The Crown is committed to prosecuting those responsible for sexual and domestic abuse, regardless of who they are.”

Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, Head of Professional Standards, said: "Ross was a serving officer at the time of these offences and when the report was received in June 2022, we immediately suspended him. He has since resigned from the service. If he had remained, we would have progressed gross misconduct proceedings and he would have been dismissed as his actions and behaviour will not be tolerated in Police Scotland.

"I want to thank those who came forward and recognise how difficult that can be when the perpetrator is a police officer.

"Police Scotland continues to work with survivors’ groups to improve our response to violence against women and girls to embed an approach which places survivors at the heart of our investigation with a trauma-informed approach and we remain committed to further improvement.

"Equally, over a period of years, and advanced by Lady Elish Angiolini's review in 2020, there has been a Scotland wide focus on police ethics, conduct and scrutiny."

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The superintendent also said police "continue to fully engage with those developments to strengthen our safeguarding of policing's integrity and we're working to embed new legislation to continue that improvement".

"We fully accept the onus is on policing to build confidence with members of the public, victims and witnesses to ensure they can report wrongdoing by police officers and staff, and can be confident that robust action will be taken.

“Police Scotland is committed to reviewing its processes, policies, and procedures, which continue to evolve and are shaped by feedback. The ability to handle police misconduct matters in a more robust, timely and transparent way will now also be greatly strengthened by the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Act 2025,” she said.

Met Office issues heatwave forecast as 9 areas facing 30C heat on Sunday

Met Office issues heatwave forecast as 9 areas facing 30C heat on Sunday - full list

Temperatures are due to rise again this weekend.

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Temperatures could hit 30C this weekend. (Image: Getty)

The Met Office has revealed which areas could see temperatures of 30C this weekend as it gives its verdict on another possible heatwave. Summery conditions are due to resume on Sunday as a high-pressure weather system moves in from the Azores.

This is forecast to bring rising temperatures, with many areas in the high 20s, and South-east England potentially reaching 30C. Tony Wisson, Met Office deputy chief forecaster, said: "Toward the weekend, high pressure will continue to build in across most of the UK as it extends from the Azores.

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South-east England is due to be the hottest part of the country. (Image: Getty)

"This will lead to more settled, warm or very warm conditions for many, especially across England and Wales, though some rain may still affect the far north.

"The forecast for this weekend suggests that temperatures could approach high 20s°C across parts of England, perhaps 30°C in parts of the southeast, with values of mid to high 20s°C in Wales.

"Although a return to heatwave conditions is looking increasingly likely for some areas, the likelihood of such extreme high temperatures or high levels of humidity as last week is currently low."

The Met Office forecast for Saturday to Monday adds: "Scotland, Northern Ireland and the northwest of England will often be rather cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain. Mostly dry further south with some sunshine. Turning hot in places."