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this is benjamin zephaniah. benjamin zephaniah... i love me mudder and me mudder love me.ame in the �*80s. his dub poetry rooted in the rhythms, language and street politics of his home, handsworth, in birmingham. his words were political, musical, radical. he turned down an obe, saying they'd obviously not read his words about empire. when he began, he could barely read. by the end, he had 16 honorary doctorates. and for one friend and fellow poet, his passing, a terrible loss. he was incredibly friendly, approachable, kind on a personal basis. he could talk to us about things that matter and the things that mattered to him, which is the oppression that he himself experienced but he sees and saw around him in the world and he could express that to almost any age of person in very direct terms. he also appeared more recently in peaky blinders. dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony... in a statement, his family said he was a true pioneer and innovator, who has left the world a joyful and fantastic legacy, the poetry of benjamin zephan

and — writer and poet benjamin zephaniah dies at the age of 65.s being remembered as �*a true pioneer and innovator�*. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc here's marc edwards. the midweek premier league fixture bonanza comes to a close tonight, two matches left from matchday 1a. tottenham hotspur will be looking to keep pace with the champions league spots they're three points off manchester city in fourth but will be looking to build on the performance that saw them draw 3—3 with pep guardiolas side at the weekend. and while it's still four games without a win and crippled with injuries. manager ange postecoglou is hoping their style will start to deliver some more substance against west ham later. the biggest obstacle is ourselves in terms of we need to hit certain levels irrespective of what the opposition might bring to it, because the kind of game start we have, we are very reliant on how, you know, we roll out the kind of football we want to play because it's not so much about stopping our position, it's whether we can place ourselve

this is benjamin zephaniah. benjamin zephaniah... i love me mudder and me mudder love me.ub poetry rooted in the rhythms, language and street politics of his home, handsworth, in birmingham. his words were political, musical, radical. he turned down an 0be, saying they'd obviously not read his words about empire. when he began, he could barely read. by the end, he had 16 honorary doctorates. and for one friend and fellow poet, his passing a terrible loss. he was incredibly friendly, approachable, kind on a personal basis. he could talk to us about things that matter and the things that mattered to him, which is the oppression that he himself experienced but he sees and saw around him in the world and he could express that to almost any age of person in very direct terms. he also appeared more recently in peaky blinders. dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony... in a statement, his family said he was a true pioneer and innovator, who has left the world a joyful and fantastic legacy, the poetry of benjamin zephaniah. i am not the proble

this is benjamin zephaniah. benjamin zephaniah... i love me mudder and me mudder love me.he rhythms, language and street politics of his home, handsworth, in birmingham. his words were political, musical, radical. he turned down an obe, saying they'd obviously not read his words about empire. when he began, he could barely read. by the end, he had 16 honorary doctorates. and for one friend and fellow poet, his passing, a terrible loss. he was incredibly friendly, approachable, kind on a personal basis. he could talk to us about things that matter and the things that mattered to him, which is the oppression that he himself experienced but he sees and saw around him in the world and he could express that to almost any age of person in very direct terms. he also appeared more recently in peaky blinders. dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony... in a statement, his family said he was a true pioneer and innovator, who has left the world a joyful and fantastic legacy, the poetry of benjamin zephaniah. i am not the problem. i greet you with

this is benjamin zephaniah. benjamin zephaniah... i love me mudder and me mudder love me.de sea. he rose to fame in the �*80s. his dub poetry rooted in the rhythms, language and street politics of his home, handsworth, in birmingham. his words were political, musical, radical. he turned down an obe, saying they'd obviously not read his words about empire. when he began, he could barely read. by the end, he had 16 honorary doctorates. and for one friend and fellow poet, his passing, a terrible loss. he was incredibly friendly, approachable, kind on a personal basis. he could talk to us about things that matter and the things that mattered to him, which is the oppression that he himself experienced but he sees and saw around him in the world and he could express that to almost any age of person in very direct terms. he also appeared more recently in peaky blinders. dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony... in a statement, his family said he was a true pioneer and innovator, who has left the world a joyful and fantastic legacy, the poetr

this is benjamin zephaniah. benjamin zephaniah... i love me mudda and me mudda love me. rooted in the rhythms, language and street politics of his home, handsworth, in birmingham. his words were political, musical, radical. he turned down an obe, saying they�*d obviously not read his words about empire. when he began, he could barely read. by the end, he had 16 honorary doctorates. and for one friend and fellow poet, his passing, a terrible loss. he was incredibly friendly, approachable, kind on a personal basis. he could talk to us about things that matter and the things that mattered to him, which is the oppression that he himself experienced but he sees and saw around him in the world and he could express that to almost any age of person in very direct terms. he also appeared more recently in peaky blinders. dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony... in a statement, his family said he was a true pioneer and innovator, who has left the world a joyful and fantastic legacy, the poetry of benjamin zephaniah. i am not the problem. i gr

this is benjamin zephaniah. benjamin zephaniah... i love me mudder and me mudder love me.nd street politics of his home, handsworth, in birmingham. his words were political, musical, radical, reflecting racism and what life was really like on the streets. it was also highly acclaimed — the recipient of 16 honorary doctorates and for one friend and fellow poet, his passing is a terrible loss. i think what marked benjamin out was his very unique personality, he was... his roots, so proud of his roots. and he was a kind, funny person. he also appeared more recently in peaky blinders. dearly beloved, we are gathered here today... in a statement, his family said he was a true pioneer and innovator, who has left the world a joyful and fantastic legacy, the poetry of benjamin zephaniah. i am not the problem. if you give me a chance, i'll teach you of timbuktu. i can do more than dance. i am not the problem. i greet you with a smile. you put me in a pigeonhole. but i am versatile. well, these conditions may affect me as i get older, and i am positively sure i have no chips upon my

and our tribute to benjamin zephaniah, who's died at the age of 65.ively sure that i have no chips up my shoulder... get it right and, just for the record, some of my best friends are white. we'll talk to his friend joan armatrading. good evening. is rishi sunak a prime minister in control of his party? he appears to have called a press conference today, essentially to urge his own mps to get behind his new rwanda plan. he does seem to find himself in the position of trying to save it, after the resignation of his friend and ally, immmigration minister robertjenrick, who said last night that the new bill doesn't go far enough. others within his own party say the new bill declaring rwanda is now safe is like stating "all dogs are cats". in some quarters, there's growing talk of a leadership challenge. we heard some of that last night here on newsnight. but how perilous is this moment for mr sunak? is there more noise than substance emerging from critics within his party, or might we be genuinely witnessing the early skirmishes of another full blown tor

and writer and poet benjamin zephaniah dies at the age of 65.s being remembered as �*a true pioneer and innovator�*. we will hear tributes. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the united nations says it no longer has a humanitarian operation presence in gaza that is worthy of that name. the un's aid chief, martin griffiths, has just been speaking. he says the pace of the military operation in the south has replicated the speed of the north, meaning there was no safe space left for aid agencies to work. he was speaking to reporters in geneva, his bleak assessment was that while aid agencies would remain and not abandon people, they have no sense of clarity, no ability to plan and no sense of where this would actually end. at one stage he describes the humanitarian opportunism, that is how he described it, saying work was being done on the fly, a few lorries getting in, but they had to go through roads that were mined, to get to anybody that they could. t

one of the uk's most influential modern poets, benjamin zephaniah, has died.linders. born in birmingham, he wrote and recited poetry in a caribbean dialect, which reflected his family's immigrant background. and cash use has gone up for the first time in ten years, retailers say. it's because shoppers are keeping a close eye on their budgets while prices rise. time now to leave you with 10 seconds of chanel in manchester. part of the city's northern quarter has been taken over by the french fashion brand and used as a catwalk. now you're all caught up. bye for now. hello, i'm mark edwards. welcome to sportsday. here's what's coming up on the show. docked points, but out of the drop zone, everton thrashed newcastle to climb out of the bottom three. hotspur hammer blow. west ham see off spurs at the london stadium to make it three wins out of four. and it's happened. masters championjon rahm ditches the pga tour and joins liv golf. hello and thanks for joining us on sports day, wherever in the world you're watching this from. we start with football and a massive

back in 30 seconds. ♪ [music break] amy: "stop the war" by benjamin zephaniah.sh activist and poet was inspired by his roots in jamaica and barbados. he has died at the age of 65. to see our interview with benjamin a few years ago, go to democracynow.org. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from cop28 in dubai. we ended today show looking at brazils plans to address the climate crisis. president lula da silva calls for a phase out of fossil fuels. >> now is the time to face the debate about the slow-motion pace of the decarbonization of the planet and to work toward an economy that will be less reliant on fossil fuels. amy: that brazil has alarmed many activists over its plan to join oil producer lines opec+ as an observer state. >> our participation in opec's for us to discuss with opec the need that rich oil-producing countries start investing part of their money helping poor countries and the african continent, latin america, asia, to invest in nonfossil fuels. they can find ethanol, diesel, wind energy, solar energy. this is our role.

some other stories now: one of the uk's most influential modern poets, benjamin zephaniah, has died.ham, he wrote and recited poetry in a caribbean dialect which reflected his family's immigrant background. and cash use has gone up for the first time in ten years, retailers say. it's cos shoppers are keeping a closer eye on their budgets while prices rise. time now to leave you with ten seconds of chanel in manchester. part of the city's northern quarter has been taken over by the french fashion brand and used as a catwalk tonight. you're all caught up. bye for now! hello, i'm mark edwards. welcome to sportsday. here is what's coming up on the show. docked points but out of the drop zone, everton thrash newcastle to climb out of the bottom three. hotspur hammer blow. west ham see off spurs at the london stadium to make it three wins out of four. and it's happened — the masters championjon rahm ditches the pga tour and joins liv golf. hello and thanks forjoining us on sportsday, wherever in the world you're watching this from. we start with football and a massive result for everton fo

some other stories now: one of the uk's most influential modern poets, benjamin zephaniah, has died.n in birmingham, he wrote and recited poetry in a caribbean dialect which reflected his family's immigrant background. and cash use has gone up for the first time in ten years, retailers say. it's cos shoppers are keeping a closer eye on their budgets while prices rise. time now to leave you with ten seconds of chanel in manchester. part of the city's northern quarter has been taken over by the french fashion brand and used as a catwalk tonight. you're all caught up. bye for now! hello, i'm mark edwards. welcome to sportsday. there is what's coming up on the show. docked points but out of the drop zone, everton thrash newcastle to climb out of the bottom three. hotspur hammer blow. west ham see off spurs at the london stadium to make it three wins out of four. and it's happened — the masters championjon rahm ditches the pga tour and joins liv golf. hello and thanks forjoining us on sportsday wherever in the world you're watching this from. we start with football and a massive result fo

for benjamin zephaniah words were there to be spoken.enjamin zephaniah died in hospital in nottingham early this morning. "we shared him with the world," said his family. fellow poet martin glynn shared a stage with him dozens of times. he was with him in 2003 when benjamin famously rejected an obe because of the links between empire and slavery. the vitriolic response to when he turned it down was massive. so, for me, my memory of benjamin is, yeah, as a poet, as an artist, but he had massive integrity. and i suppose really when we see our icons, we think they're going to live forever. and i think that's the biggest shock. that's the status that benjamin had. be nice to your turkeys this christmas because turkeys just want to have fun. he regularly visited children at acorns hospices, campaigning to keep open their premises in walsall when threatened with closure. what we'll miss is that real down—to—earth i opportunity for him to sit with children inside our hospices and bring joy through reading i and through speaking - and being the

fans of benjamin zephaniah have been asked to plant flowers and trees in his memory, as he is laid to age of 65, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. zephaniah has been remembered as a "titan of british literature" who popularised dub poetry. you're live with bbc news. sport — and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie. we're starting with football, and arsenal can go back to the top of the premier league with a win at home to west ham. mikel arteta's side are unbeaten in their last 17 london derbies and the manager is well aware of everyone's high expectations. that's the thing in life, isn't it? i haven't met anyone who wants less. my wife always want more! these guys always want more press conference, these players, more play, more money, we always want more, so these are the positive expectations, that we always want to be better and improve. we've been playing well and we've been getting good results, so we have to _ been getting good results, so we have to keep it going. we have had one blip. _ have to keep it going. we have had one blip, but there's

held today, a titan of british literature who did much to popularise the poetry. , benjamin zephaniahtive football continues in the premier league later on thursday with arsenal able to leapfrog liverpool and return to the top of the premier league with a win at home to west ham. if they do — it'll be the 15th time this season the lead has changed hands in the english top flight. mikel arteta wants more. that is a natural thing in life, i haven't met anybody that wants less. my wife always wants more, these guys want more at the press conference, my players want more play, more money. these are the positive expectations that we want to be better. it's been a topsy turvy few weeks for tottenham but they could climb to third if they beat brighton. five games without a win has been followed by three wins on the spin — playing in a manner thats attracting plenty of admirers. their style is clear, i love their style. they have good players. in terms of personality on the pitch, they are one of the best teams in this moment in the premier league and europe. cricket. still finely poised betw

the independent next they have the lead picture story of benjamin zephaniah , story of benjamin zephaniah sadly died at the age of 65. and there lead story though, is sunak pleads with tory rebels backed by rwanda plan. we've spoken about that a lot. we go to the daily star . yes, we do. airport daily star. yes, we do. airport smuggler is caught with half a zoo down his undies. is that a prairie dog and two otters in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me? a smuggler was caught with two otters and a prairie dog stuffed down their pants. interesting the i wounded pm faces growing rebellion. yes we've spoken again about that quite a lot, haven't we? the kind of in—fighting the guardian again, big picture story there of benjamin zephaniah who has sadly died at the age of 65. sunak fights to hold tories together over rwanda. plan mps call for inquiry into russian cyber attacks and gaza faces descent into chaos would kind of politely suggest it's already in chaos. but there we go. and the sun . now this chaos. but there we go. and the sun. now this is the chaos. but there we go. and the

fans of benjamin zephaniah have been asked to plant flowers and trees in his memory, as his funeral isg diagnosed with a brain tumour. zephaniah has been remembered as a "titan of british literature" who popularised dub poetry. you can find more of his poetry online on the bbc news website, so do log on and take a look. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk, around 100 homes have been damaged by a small tornado in greater manchester, as storm gerrit swept across the country. police declared a major incident in tameside after roofs were torn off houses, trees blew down and walls collapsed. elsewhere in the uk, storm gerrit has brought flooding and disrupted travel, with scotland being the worst affected area. our correspondent fiona trott is in millbrook where the mini tornado struck. they'll evacuate us now. this is me daughter's car. the moment their lives turned upside down. it's been described as a "localised tornado". it lasted for seconds but the impact was devastating. here in millbrook, a lucky escape. this tree smashed through a house metres from where a woman slept. if you

and tributes are flowing for benjamin zephaniah, one of britain's leading poets, who's died at the ageonths ago. he's been described as a once in a generation poet, writer, musician, and activist. you're live with bbc news. the united states has announced joint military flight drills in guyana, after venezuela said it planned to take over an oil—rich region that covers two—thirds of guyana's territory. the us embassy in guyana says the flights are "part of routine engagement and operations to enhance security partnership" between the us and guyana and "to strengthen regional cooperation." neighbouring brazil also expressed concern and says it is deploying troops along its border with venezuela to monitor the situation. essequibo is a densely—forested region controlled by guyana, with large oil deposits offshore. venezuelan president nicolas maduro says that the border between the nations was wrongly agreed by colonial powers more than a century ago and he claims all of the territory to the north and west of the essequibo river. here in washington, national security council spokesmanjoh

fans of benjamin zephaniah have been asked to plant flowers and trees in his memory as he is laid toat the age of 65, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. zephaniah has been remembered as a "titan of british literature" who popularised dub poetry. you're live with bbc news. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello. we're starting with football and arsenal can go back to the top of the premier league with a win at home to west ham. mikel arteta's side are unbeaten in their last 17 london derbies and the manager is well aware of everyone's high expectations. that's the thing in life, isn't it, i haven't met anyone who wants less. might wife always want more! these guys always want more, press conference, these players, more play, more money, we always want more so these are the positive expectations, that we always want to be better and improve. in the other match in the premier league today, a big win at brighton will take tottenham up to third. and it could be a high scoring game as spurs have scored in 30 consecutive league matches, whilst brighton haven'

the independent next they have the lead picture story of benjamin zephaniah , story of benjamin zephaniah sadly died at the age of 65. and there lead story though, is sunak pleads with tory rebels backed by rwanda plan. we've spoken about that a lot. we go to the daily star . yes, we do. airport daily star. yes, we do. airport smuggler is caught with half a zoo down his undies. is that a prairie dog and two otters in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me? a smuggler was caught with two otters and a prairie dog stuffed down their pants. interesting the i wounded pm faces growing rebellion. yes we've spoken again about that quite a lot, haven't we? the kind of in—fighting the guardian again, big picture story there of benjamin zephaniah who has sadly died at the age of 65. sunak fights to hold tories together over rwanda. plan mp5 call for inquiry into russian cyber attacks and gaza faces descent into chaos would kind of politely suggest it's already in chaos. but there we go. and the sun . now this chaos. but there we go. and the sun. now this is the chaos. but there we go. and the

and the writer and poet benjamin zephaniah dies at the age of 65.e's being remembered as �*a true pioneer and innovator�*. hello, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. where we'll bring you the top the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, has urged mps in his conservative party to back his plans for tackling migration to the uk. speaking at a news conference, mr sunak said his "patience has worn thin" when it comes to, in particular, small boat crossings. a particular point of frustration is the government's proposal to deport to rwanda people arriving in the uk illegally — a plan that's had several legal and political setbacks. the immigration minister robert jenrick resigned yesterday in protest at changes in the plans. here's our political editor, chris mason. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as the seasons turn, no migrants are sent to east africa. winter becomes summer, and still no planes are leaving. and then the supreme court

tributes are continuing to pour in for benjamin zephaniah, one of britain's leading poets, who's diedtumour, just two months ago. he's been described as a once—in—a—generation poet, writer, musician and activist. you're live with bbc news. president biden�*s son hunter faces new criminal charges in a federal court in los angeles. federal prosecutors allege that hunter engaged in a four—year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in federal income taxes from 2016 until 2019. it's the second criminal case that special counsel david weiss has brought against hunter biden. the federal indictment includes nine charges, five of them for failure to file and pay taxes, one charge for evasion of assessment, two charges for filing a false or fraudulent tax return and the last charge is for failure to file and pay taxes. the justice department says, if convicted, hunter could face a maximum of 17 years in prison. the white house has not commented on the charges. the united states has announced joint military flight drills in guyana, after venezuela said it planned to take over an oil—rich regio

and tributes are continuing for benjamin zephaniah, one of britain's leading poets who's died at thegnosed with a brain tumourjust two months ago. he's been described as a once—in—a—generation poet, writer, musician and activist. you're live with bbc news. presidentjoe biden�*s son hunter faces new criminal charges in federal court in los angeles. federal prosecutors allege that hunter "engaged in a four—year scheme "to not pay at least $i.a million in federal income taxes "from 2016 until 2019." it's the second criminal case that special counsel david weiss has brought against hunter biden. the federal indictment includes nine charges — five of them for failure to file and pay taxes, one charge for evasion of assessment, two charges for filing a false or fraudulent tax return and the last charge is for failure to file and pay taxes. the justice department says if convicted, hunter could face a maximum of 17 years in prison. the white house has not commented on the charges. it's the second week of the cop28 climate summit. the first week saw a range of global policy commitments inclu

fans of benjamin zephaniah have been asked to plant flowers and trees in his memory, as his funeral is with a brain tumour. zephaniah has been described as a "titan of british literature" who popularised dub poetry. you're live with bbc news. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. hello. the festive football is coming thick and fast in england with two more games on thursday. spurs can go third with a big win over brighton and arsenal can go top against with victory at home to west ham. mikel arteta's side are unbeaten in their last 17 london derbies and the boss is demanding even more. that is and is well thing in life as well, isn't it? i haven't met anyone who wants less. my wife was once more, we always want more, you want more, we always want more, you want more press conferences, we want to be better and improve. manchester united will be without goalkeeper andre onana for up to six matches in the new year after he was named in the cameroon squad for the africa cup of nations. he had retired from international football following a row at last year's

some other stories now: one of the uk's most influential modern poets, benjamin zephaniah, has died.ground. and cash use has gone up for the first time in ten years, retailers say. it's cos shoppers are keeping a closer eye on their budgets while prices rise. time now to leave you with ten seconds of chanel in manchester. part of the city's northern quarter has been taken over by the french fashion brand and used as a catwalk tonight. you're all caught up. bye for now! hello there. thursday's weather was pretty wet for many of us, and we're going to see further bouts of heavy rain moving their way in over the next few days. but i think for many there'll be a brief respite in the really wet conditions on friday with some sunnier spells. but we've still got this area of low pressure into friday, and that's going to keep things pretty unsettled. but the bulk of the rain that we had on thursday has cleared away to the north and the east. and as we start off on friday, temperatures for many of us positive, so about 6—8 degrees celsius. still quite wet and windy in the northern isles throu

and writer and poet benjamin zephaniah dies at the age of 65.

and the writer and poet benjamin zephaniah dies at the age of 65.

the sad news that benjamin zephaniah has died at the age of 65.seen borisjohnson give a second day of evidence at the covid inquiry. listening to that was our correspondent ellie price. what stood out for you so far in mr johnson�*s evidence this morning? there was an exchange, a moment shortly before the break about half—an—hour ago in which boris johnson was asked about diary entries made by his former chief scientific officer, chief medical officer patrick vallance. in which he repeatedly said borisjohnson had caught" letting the virus rip." it's a phrase we have heard several things here but there are multiple entries where borisjohnson had said that. and families of the bereaved who have come here, the language is very uncomfortable and awkward and borisjohnson himself looked really uncomfortable when it was put to him. he got quite angry, he said it was not that i felt like the virus should be let rip, it was more that during the discussions about what to do, particularly in the autumn of 2020, he needed to get the counterarguments are stric

yeah benjamin zephaniah. i mean , so benjamin zephaniah. i mean, so sad. he died at age 65.t this. yeah >> when i think of authors who have really influenced me and inspired me. benjamin zephaniah was at the top of it talking about the black experiences . you about the black experiences. you know, we get we don't get many of those in this country. and he really was a titan of british literature and he'd done it in a way that was so intelligent and thought you know , he thought provoking, you know, he really had the odds stacked against him. he left school at 14 with dyslexia , then to 14 with dyslexia, then to becoming a man whose work is featured in the national curriculum . we don't get many of curriculum. we don't get many of those in this country, and he should be celebrated . and he's should be celebrated. and he's someone who brought dub poetry into british tv . so we're into british tv. so we're talking about poetry mixed with reggae music. again, it's refreshing saying it's unique. and when i saw that he died after such a short battle with a brain tumour, it was real

the british poet and writer benjamin zephaniah has died at the age of 65 on social media. confirmed she was with him when he passed away. the birmingham born poet, described as a true pioneer and innovator, was diagnosed with a brain tumour just eight weeks ago . that's the just eight weeks ago. that's the news on gb news across the uk , news on gb news across the uk, on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> thanks for that, polly on michelle dewberry. i'm with you till 7:00 tonight alongside me. i've got the former editor of the sun newspaper, kelvin mackenzie, and the political commentator. and i have to say, and the birthday boy, matthew stadlen. a treat . you're stadlen. what a treat. you're spending your birthday here with me birthday me and kelvin mackenzie birthday is. don't get any better than that. i've got a present you did from the host of the show and the production team and card. the production team and a card. yeah. don't tell everyone more than you got f

>> well, the poet benjamin zephaniah has died aged 65 very shortly after being diagnosed with a brain zephaniah is probably the most important black poet and writer in britain of the past half century. mean, really century. i mean, he really brought poetry, performance poetry public poetry into public consciousness. he was a fascinating story. he was born in birmingham and he was one of eight children in an abusive family. when his mother escaped, he was the only child to go with her. his mother had been beaten often by his father, and they had to essentially go from place to place to escape his father. he was involved in crime as a child, went to borstal and then was to prison was later sentenced to prison for burglary and was functionally illiterate until he was in his early 20s. incredible from childhood, had begun writing poetry in his head and he once said that being a poet in birmingham as an 11 year old black kid at that time was as difficult as coming out as gay and when you found another poet, it was something he would talk about a sort something about and a sort of something

and british poet and writer benjamin zephaniah has died at the age of 65 on a social media post, it wased away . the when he passed away. the birmingham born poet described as was described as a true pioneer and innovator. he was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago . this is gb news eight weeks ago. this is gb news on your tv , in your car, on on your tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying, play gb news. now, though, back to tom and . emily >> now rishi sunak faces revolt over his emergency legislation to stop the boats. in the last houn to stop the boats. in the last hour, the prime minister insisted the new bill will work and he will be able to overrule foreign courts . foreign courts. >> his government has introduced the toughest anti—illegal immigration law ever. this bill blocks every single reason that has ever been used to prevent flights to rwanda from taking off as the rwandans themselves have made clear. if we go any further , the entire scheme will further, the entire scheme will collapse and there is no point in having a bill with now

british poet and writer benjamin zephaniah has died at the age of 65.cial media post it was confirmed his wife was with him when he passed away. the birmingham born poet described as a true pioneer and innovator , as a true pioneer and innovator, was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago . this is tumour eight weeks ago. this is gb news across the uk on your tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your smart speaker . now, though, more from . martin . now, though, more from. martin >> thank you, sam, top lad. okay, there's only one place to start today. and of course, that's the total chaos in the conservative party. rishi sunak is facing outright revolt over his emergency legislation to stop the boats. but less than 24 hours after his immigration minister, robert jenrick , quit, minister, robert jenrick, quit, the minister said they've the prime minister said they've gone as they can and gone as far as they can and insisted the new bill will work. >> government has introduced the toughest anti—illegal immigration law ever. this bill blocks ev

and we've just lost benjamin zephaniah and annabel giles recently, they were all brain cancers and brain know, and i think that drives us because she's not here to do that, so we need to carry that on. "plot twist," were laura nuttall�*s first words on hearing she got brain cancer. she'd got brain cancer. who would expect it in their life plan? so laura became a champion for research while living her own life to the full. as soon as we found out we were like, right, we need a bucket list! what's going to be on that? it's like... it's crazy thinking about these things, like what you want to do before you die, like when you are 19. you don't... you don't think about that sort of stuff. laura's tumour, glioblastoma multiforme — the most aggressive form of brain cancer — was caught by a routine eye test during herfirst year at university in london. how soon, she asked, would she be back at uni? the doctor said she wouldn't. but laura liked to prove people wrong. given a year to live, laura drew up a bucket list and got stuck in. she ran the great north run. she carried the commonwealth games

i want to tell you something about benjamin zephaniah.rite properly until the age of 13. so how amazing is that that he went full yeah, he went full writer yeah, exactly. absolutely. it's an amazing so we'll be amazing story. so yeah, we'll be paying amazing story. so yeah, we'll be paying him today with paying tribute to him today with stephanie takyi. >> great stuff. lovely. we'll see a little bit later see you too, a little bit later on. winter wonderland. you know, i a couple years ago i did go a couple of years ago and was fantastic tastic. but and it was fantastic tastic. but if want to eat there, eat if you want to eat there, eat before you go. that's not money. got two hot dogs? >> yeah , it was £32. >> yeah, it was £32. >> yeah, it was £32. >> that's ridiculous . >> that's ridiculous. >> that's ridiculous. >> it's £32. i mean, they were nice. >> fill up before you go or after. >> there you go. it was telling the truth. i'm making that up. fake or facts with andrew eborn is heading our way in it's 935. this is breakfast with steph

>> well, the poet benjamin zephaniah has died aged 65 very shortly after being diagnosed with a brainzephaniah is probably the most important black poet and writer in britain of the past half century. mean, really century. i mean, he really brought poetry, performance poetry public poetry into public consciousness. he was a fascinating story. he was born in birmingham and he was one of eight children in an abusive family. when his mother escaped, he was the only child to go with her. his mother had been beaten often by his father, and they had to essentially go from place to place to escape his father. he was involved in crime as a child, went to borstal and then was to prison was later sentenced to prison for burglary and was functionally illiterate until he was in his early 20s. incredible from childhood, had begun writing poetry in his head and he once said that being a poet in birmingham as an 11 year old black kid at that time was as difficult as coming out as gay and when you found another poet, it was something he would talk about a sort something about and a sort of something

i don't mind if people just turn their words down like benjamin zephaniah, amazing poet.aunders, he turned his award ward down. but michael sheen, the welsh actor, he accepted some sort of gong from the queen. and then, you know, a few years later, whenever it was, he turned around and said, i want anymore. i don't want this anymore. i'm disgusted . by the british disgusted. by the british empire. it's like you already accepted. you already had the fun. you had the garden party, you hands with the you got to shake hands with the queen and have a hobnob and dnnk queen and have a hobnob and drink the champagne and drink all the free champagne and eat can of peas. and eat the little can of peas. and you that, you took you had all that, and you took the can't then have the gong. you can't then have have again get like, have it all again and get like, lord, papers, like, lord, in the papers, be like, oh, i'm so pious, i can't, i can't stand british empire. can't stand the british empire. which empire by the which is the best empire by the way? better than the roman way? even b