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this is bbc news. the headlines at 10.003m. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. she's believed to have suffered a stroke. her daughter dying yesterday, and todayit her daughter dying yesterday, and today it is unbelievable. what are the odds of this happening? it was incredible. sad. gps' leaders warn that patients could be forced to wait more than a month to see their doctor this winter. a police investigation is underway after two bodies were discovered at a flat in st austell in cornwall. detectives are treating it as "unexplained". also: the birds migrating earlier as global temperatures rise. a study finds some species are missing out on vital resources like food and nesting places as a result. and in half an hour victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016. good morning and
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welcome to bbc news. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, the film star carrie fisher. she was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. reynolds' career spanned seven decades, and she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, singin‘ in the rain, opposite gene kelly. our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. debbie reynolds had been at her daughter's bedside since the star wars star suffered a heart attack on christmas eve. she died just a day later at the age of 84 following a stroke. herson, todd, said simply she wanted to be with carrie. # good morning, good morning, it's great to stay up late # good morning, good morning to you...# debbie reynolds, 19—years—old, singing and dancing on film for the very first time.
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it was her performance alongside gene kelly in singin‘ in the rain that set her on the path to fame. born in texas, she moved with her family to california and landed a contract with warner brothers after winning a local beauty contest at the age of 16. she married the popular crooner eddie fisher and together they had two children, carrie and todd. he later left herfor elizabeth taylor, a friend of hers at the time. two subsequent marriages also ended in divorce. a popular choice for movie musicals in the 1950s and ‘60s, debbie reynolds earnt an oscar nomination for her depiction of titanic survivor margaret brown in the unsinkable molly brown. she opened her own hotel in las vegas in 1992, filling it with movie memorabilia she had accumulated over the years, but the business folded and she was eventually forced to auction off the artefacts.
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my personal life is always sort of like that choo choo train that says "i think i can, i think i can, i think i can". i seem to marry very poorly, i have no taste in men. luckily for me, god was good and i have two lovely children and my son helps me run my little hotel, here in vegas. # good morning, good morning...# come on, girls, jump in! she went on to play grace's mother in the hit sitcom will and grace and returned to the big screen to play liberace's mother in the 2013 biopic behind the candelabra. she was taken ill while discussing the arrangements for carrie's funeral. fans have been paying tribute to the star. debbie reynolds, the girl next door. i remember the unsinkable molly brown. and her daughter dying yesterday, it is unbelievable. it is so sad, a shocker.
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what are the odds of this happening? it was incredible finding out, sad. singer, dancer, hollywood icon. debbie reynolds was 8a. hollywood's finest have been paying their tributes. the star trek actor william shatner described her as "one of the last of hollywood royalty". he wrote on twitter: "it breaks my heart that she is gone." his fellow star trek actor george takei said: "there is nothing harder than having to bury a child. debbie died of a broken heart, but she's with her daughter now." damejoan collins hailed her as "wonderfully warm friend and colleague", tweeting that she was praying for debbie's son todd fisher and granddaughter billie lourd. chat show host larry king tweeted a picture of him interviewing the actress on his show, saying: "debbie reynolds was pure class. she was loving, talented, beautiful, unsinkable." carrie fisher paid tribute to her mother — and joked about her two divorces — when the pair appeared together at the unveiling of her star on the hollywood walk of fame - in 1997.
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let's take a listen. it should be yours. you have the best hollywood memorabilia and the most and the worst ex—husbands. it is always interesting following your footsteps. i love you. one more star and that makes up for each of your horrible, horrible ex—husbands. so we are going for three now, come on! earlier i spoke to the film critic jason solomons and i asked for his reaction to the death of debbie reynolds and her daughter carried fisher passing away so soon together —— carrie fisher. it is like something from a film. there was the film postcards from the edge which was —— the starring
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role was played by shirley maclaine because debbie reynolds was not seen as being ready for that role. it is kind of a hollywood exit. ifind it rather touching. if you wrote it that way people would be crying in their seats in the cinema and i guess we are crying now. debbie reynolds was multitalented, singing, dancing, acting, you name it, a hollywood star. debbie reynolds was the last of those great musical stars who could act and dance a little. as they said of fred astaire with whom she acted in her early career. she could hold her own with gene kelly, one of the most fantastic dancers. she was not the best singer but she was an amazing comedian with a sense of humour
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which she passed on to carrie fisher. that which was always there while she was singing and dancing andi while she was singing and dancing and i think that is why people fell in love with her and she became america's sweetheart. she made the most of what she had. and also longevity in the business where the burn—out for young, attractive women is very severe. 65 years she had in show business. she did vegas, broadway, nominated for tonys and wrote books. she was very hard—working with wrote books. she was very ha rd—working with her scripts. wrote books. she was very hard—working with her scripts. she was in will and grace and became a very well—known on—screen overbearing mother, using her on—screen persona to further her career. hollywood as a family business is something which intrigues me because there are quite a few of these families and they do pass it on from a father to son and mother to daughter and they are one of the most obvious. and eddie
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fisher as well and todd the brother was named after mike todd who was married to elizabeth taylor. it is a factory town. they are all related? there is a slight incestuous to it. but singin‘ in the there is a slight incestuous to it. but singin' in the rain, the musical which made it debbie reynolds' name is about that. it is a very self regarding industry and loves films about it. i was talking to somebody earlier about the forthcoming musical la la land which is a tribute to that era. debbie reynolds' legacy carries on. we saw a clipa reynolds' legacy carries on. we saw a clip a little bit earlier which was carrie fisher honouring her mother but making jokes at her expense about all her bad husbands, there is quite an edge to the wit of both of them. it was called
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postcards from the edge for a reason. it was very fractious relationship. fisher's star was in the ascendant and debbie reynolds complained that she was princess leia's mother, but she was also trying to get out of the shadow of singin' in the rain. it is quite touching that in the end, neither death has overshadowed the other. we are giving tributes to them both because in the end they became this similar entity and they carried on handing that wit down and the distance they had, even though it was a hothouse hollywood relationship, they still had enough distance from it to laugh at it and i think to triumph over it. two bodies have been found at a flat in cornwall, sparking a police investigation. the flat in st austell was cordoned off after the bodies were discovered yesterday evening. the bodies are believed to be a 31—year—old man and unidentified man in his 20s. devon and cornwall police
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said they are treating the deaths as "unexplained". we have a little bit more information coming in. a detective inspector says the investigation is atan inspector says the investigation is at an early stage and they are trying to establish the circumstances around the death. patients could be forced to wait up to a month to see their family doctor this winter, according to the uk's leading gp. helen stokes—lampard, who chairs the royal college of gps, says that longer waiting times could pose a "serious risk" to patients. sophie long reports. every winter an increasing workload puts pressure on the nhs because more people are sick. some patients are already waiting 2—3 weeks to get a seat in their gp‘s waiting—room. come on in and have a seat... now the chair of the royal college of gps says that's likely to climb to over a month in some areas and she is profoundly concerned about how general practice will cope. firstly, there just aren't enough gps out there. we don't have enough clinicians in the workforce,
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but also we haven't got enough nurses and other healthcare professionals too. secondly, there's been a serious underinvestment in general practice for up to a decade. we have some promises of good news coming, more money and people coming through the system, but they've yet to get to the front line, so the problem this winter is as bad as it has ever been and that's a real worry. she says she is particularly worried about the impact on preventative care and chronic disease management, where the knock—on consequences could take years to manifest. the people who will suffer are those with long—term conditions, because we have to prioritise those who are sick today. if however, we are ignoring those with longer term conditions then we are storing up problems for the future and increasing their risks in the long—term. nhs england says gp services are on track to receive an extra £2.5 billion by 2020, which will expand access to convenient appointments throughout the week. child offenders could be given
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life—long anonymity under new plans being considered by the government. a review into the youth justice system found that a ban on naming criminals under the age of 18 would help to reduce re—offending rates. with me is our correspondent andy moore. this is a proposal that they should bea this is a proposal that they should be a blanket ban on naming any children in any circumstances. currently, there is a bank when children appear in youth courts. when they appear in crown court, those are the more serious cases, it is up to the judge to decide. cast your mind back to 1993, whenjon ve na bles your mind back to 1993, whenjon venables and robert thompson were accused of murdering james bulger in liverpool. they were named by the judge but consider another case, this month, the edlington brothers, named after the village in south yorkshire and they tortured two
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young boys. the judge yorkshire and they tortured two young boys. thejudge decided they should have lifelong anonymity. those who think the anonymity is a goodidea those who think the anonymity is a good idea say it is in the paramount interests of the children. that is what should be considered most of all. the problem is there are very future of june in all. the problem is there are very future ofjune in this country who are convicted in court who are then named publicly and their photos available on the internet forever more “— available on the internet forever more —— there are very few children in this country. children who commit anti—social behaviour can also be similarly named. 0ur concern is about future victims and society. these are children and because they are children and teenagers we need to give them the maximum possible chance of rehabilitation and there is good evidence that the kind of vilification that is associated with a child who has committed a very serious crime being identified,
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destroys those chances of rehabilitation. obviously, they may still be rehabilitated, but the chances are much less and if you identify that child. on the other side of the argument are some mps, the society of editors representing the society of editors representing the media. they sayjustice should be seen to be done. they say in most cases the public have a right to know. the government says it is considering this report and will consult with interested parties. thank you. the headlines on bbc news: the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. she's believed to have suffered a stroke. the royal college of gps' is warning that patients could be forced to wait more than a month to see their doctor this winter. a police investigation is underway after two bodies were discovered at a flat in st austell in cornwall. detectives are treating it as "unexplained". sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc
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sport centre, here's katherine. sir bradley wiggins' achievements in cycling will not be repeated — that's according to one of his former team—mates. wiggins is the most decorated british olympian, with five gold medals in his total of eight — the most recent coming in the team pursuit in rio. but speaking to me earlier, his former team—mate rob hayles said the questions over his use of performance enhancing drugs for medical reasons had cast a cloud over the end of wiggins' career. it's a real shame that all this tue has come right at the end of his career. there is a cloud and it is understandable. in terms of the rules of the sport, he has broken them. the uci, the world governing body, wada, have said there is nothing to answer for, but there is still a question of, has it been ethical? and i think that's a separate issue. but it's certainly not the ideal way that bradley wiggins
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would have wanted to retire. has that been potentially a little bit of a push into him making this decision now? potentially. will we see him back racing in six months? who knows. onto football now. tottenham are just a point behind their north london rivals arsenal in the premier league table, after winning 4—1 at southampton. harry kane had gone three league matches without a goal, but he put an end to that last night. and dele alli scored twice, as southampton finished the game with 10 men. spurs stay fifth, they're 10 points behind leaders chelsea. the top sides all won their games, so that was important. we're still fighting, we're in a good position. we're in a very good position to attack the top four in the second part of the season. ahead of the old firm derby on new year's eve, celtic have stretched their lead
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at the top of the scottish premiership to 16 points. they beat ross county 2—0 last night, while second—placed rangers were held to a 1—1 draw at st johnstone. a defensive blunder allowed steven maclean to score the equaliser for the home side. there were also wins for motherwell and partick thistle. former world champion ricky hatton has called for more support for boxers once their careers are over. hatton said if there were a professional boxing association in place, others may be able to avoid the depression that hit him when he retired. hatton fell into heavy drinking and drug—taking, and tried to take his own life on several occasions. he said boxers who retire tend to spend the rest of their lives on their own. there has been another high—profile retirement in the world of sport, with tennis player ana ivanovic ending her career at 29. the serbian won the french open in 2008, and after struggling to repeat that success, she mounted a comeback last year and reached the semi—final at roland garros again. she married manchester united's
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bastian schweinsteiger this summer. andy murray says he will plan differently at the australian open next month, to do all he can to win the first grand slam of the season. murray has reached the final in melbourne five times, but this time he'll go into the event as world number one. i've played really well there in the past and it hasn't happened for me, so i'll need to do something a little bit different this year. but i love the conditions there, i enjoy the tournament a lot. i will be going in hopefully playing well with a lot of confidence because of the way ifinished 2016. darts to finish. defending champion gary anderson was the first man through to the quarter—finals of the pdc world championship. the scotsman averaged 107.68, the highest in the tournament so far, as he beat the dutchman benito van de pas 11—2 at alexandra palace. the man anderson beat to the title last year, adrian lewis,
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was knocked out by raymond van barneveld. it was a thrilling match between two former champions. van barneveld winning that 14—3. you can van barneveld winning that 14—3. you ca n follow van barneveld winning that 14—3. you can follow the darts on the bbc website. —— winning that one, 4—3. thanks very much. rebel groups are expected to meet russian negotiators in turkey today as part of a fresh push for a ceasefire in syria. one key group says it's already been in talks with turkish officials about ways to end the fighting, but that it's too early to say whether there could be a truce. it's believed one key point of contention is the exclusion of a key rebel—held area on the outskirts of damascus from the deal. the bbc‘s correspondent selin girit is in istanbul for us. as the fall of aleppo changed the political picture and lead to these situations? definitely it has. the
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fall of aleppo was the first significant time when russia and turkey collaborated to achieve a ceasefire and that actually allowed the evacuation of tens of thousands of people trapped in the city of aleppo in the east. that actually paved the way for the possible ceasefire that officials are trying to strike at this moment. yesterday turkish officials were saying that they were trying to expand ceasefire that was reached to the whole assyria. today, the turkish foreign minister has said that they are aiming to maintain, to strike this ceasefire deal by the end of this year, which means that in two or three days' time we will probably hear from turkish three days' time we will probably hearfrom turkish or three days' time we will probably hear from turkish or russian officials whether this deal is struck or not. thanks very much.
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dozens of children who lived in the calais "jungle" camp have launched a legal challenge against the home office over its handling of asylum applications. lawyers representing 36 children say the government broke its promise britain to take in its fair share of child refugees. they say hundreds have had their applications turned down without good reason. the home office says it will not comment on current legal proceedings. barcodes are to be printed on medicines and medical equipment such as replacement hips and surgical tools. it is in an effort to reduce the rate of avoidable deaths in english hospitals. ministers say the scheme, which is being piloted in six areas in england, could also save the nhs up to £1 billion over seven yea rs. and angie is carried out in salisbury. as pa rt of as part of the scheme, bar codes on
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medical equipment will contain the time and place of the procedure and the medical staff taking part. we scandal the equipment so there should be no drug errors. and it's to the correct patient, so we scan the patient, making sure the right drug or the right blood product, et cetera, goes to the right patient. and if they're going to roll it out to orthopaedics and other type equipment, we can then trace those back in the future against those patients. barcoding will reduce the average of an hour that nurses spend collecting medicines, and alert staff to those nearing their use—by dates. everything from screws used in knee operations to breast implants will be barcoded, so their quality can be monitored. about once a week, tragically, someone dies in the nhs because they're given the wrong medicine. we also have a number of operations
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where the wrong implant is put into someone's body, and that then has to be changed at a later date. and if we use modern barcode technology, we can deal with a lot of these problems. one of the biggest advantages of scan4 safety could be in tracing patients when faulty products have to be recalled. nearly 50,000 british women had the breast implants made by the french company pip, when they were revealed to be at risk of rupturing, but patchy record—keeping made it difficult to trace the patients. robert pigott, bbc news. migrating birds are arriving at their breeding grounds earlier as global temperatures rise, a study has found. the research, conducted by scientists at the university of edinburgh, says some species are missing out on vital resources like food and nesting places as a result. anisa kadri reports. up, up and away. at least 4,000 different species of birds on regular migrants, with some flying thousands of miles from one continent to another, many moving between north and south from where they breed to where they spend the winter.
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scientists already believe changes in temperature are having an effect on how some plants and animals behave, and now a new study from the university of edinburgh has found that some birds are reaching their summer breeding grounds earlier, on average one day soon for every one degree increase in temperature. they say reaching their breeding grounds at the wrong time, even by a few days, might mean birds miss out on food and nesting places. and it's those with further to go that may miss out most, which may then affect when their young is born and their chances of survival. researchers hope their findings will help scientists improve predictions of how different species respond to current and future environmental change. with me is the ornithological consultant david darrell—lambert. first of all, david, what species are we talking about here?m first of all, david, what species are we talking about here? it could be affecting species like swallows and sand martins, long—distance
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migrants spending their summers in the uk and reaching the furthest is backspace reaches of africa. how much of a problem is it, is it where they are leaving or where they're going to? it's both ends really. habitat loss in africa and food source availability. when they land in the uk, they are arriving at the wrong times, so maybe the foliage hasn't grown at the right time, a may have reduced nesting facilities, not enough food availability for them. if you are a tired migrant, you need to be stuck your energy levels as soon as possible. i'm just wondering if this is a factor of global warming, if that's what we're talking about, why is it not producing the food earlier or the nesting material earlier as well? in other words, why would that be a problem? because sometimes the
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pla nts problem? because sometimes the plants or insects aren't adapting at the same rate that the birds are changing, so you have a disparity between the two. the production time is designed for the maximum time for caterpillars. if you are out for a few days and producing a brood of say eight young, you have a higher mortality rate and that affects the whole population. is that critical, is it? just a matter of days? it could be that critical. the redstart is now nesting 16 days earlier than it used to do. that has a massive range reduction as well. are we going to lose some species then? there is the potential we could lose them not just there is the potential we could lose them notjust in the uk as we have done over the years but also as they become extinct as well. basically, life is getting harderfor become extinct as well. basically, life is getting harder for many of them, but presumably there are some species for whom this is better
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news, is that true? things are getting better for some species?m is for some species, species like the little egret which is a small white heron, their numbers have bloomed since the 1980s and it is now a large species where once it was a rare bird. other species are not doing so well. if they can adapt thenit not doing so well. if they can adapt then it is all good, but if they can't, we're looking at catastrophic times. it would be pretty sad if we lose some of the species we associate with the british summertime. it would be indeed. ok david, thank you for coming in. keepers at chester zoo are celebrating the arrival of a very rare baby giraffe. this six—foot—tall youngster, who is yet to be named, arrived on boxing day. the rothschild giraffe is said to be one of the most endangered species of the animal, with fewer than 1600 left in the wild.
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now let's have a look at the weather. i'm not sure the baby giraffe is going to like the weather out there at the moment! it's a bit cold. temperatures still in places and we have some fog around. still some dense patches. the main areas are through parts of east wales, the midlands into the vale of york and lincolnshire. more clout to the north and west. scotla nd clout to the north and west. scotland and northern ireland having milder atlantic act, south westerly breezes and generally cloudier skies, whilst elsewhere yes the fog in places will linger elsewhere, close to freezing, but for some of —— many of us sunshine will come through and temperatures will get a five or six. the cloud on that weather front further north filters further south as the breeze picks up they did more. still cold and frosty but not the sharp frost we've had this morning, —5 and —6 in places.
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tomorrow more cloud in the north—west, more breeze but milder weather is on the way. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10.30am. singin' in the rain star debbie reynolds has died aged 84 after suffering a stroke, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. the head of the royal college of gps has warned that patients could be waiting more than a month to see a doctor this winter. nhs england says it's boosting funding for the sector. australian police say they have dismantled an international drugs ring responsible for importing one tonne of cocaine. 15 men have been arrested. two bodies have been found at a flat in st austell. devon and cornwall police are treating the deaths as "unexplained" a study into migrating birds has found that they are arriving at their breeding grounds earlier
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