good afternoon. stars from around the world have been paying tribute to the actor sirjohn hurt, who has died at the age of 77. he had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. the hollywood actor and director mel brooks said he was a, "truly magnificent talent", and the authorjk rowling called him "immensely talented and deeply beloved." his career spanned over six decades and more than 120 films, including the elephant man, alien, and harry potter. nick higham, looks back at his life. john hurt, as the deranged roman emperor caligula in the bbc‘s i, claudius. but you ordered no triumphs. well, of course i ordered no triumphs. do you think i'd order triumph for myself? but you ordered us not to order any. yes, and you took me at my word, didn't you? and in the naked civil servant. i wear rouge, i wear mascara on my eyelashes, i dye my hair, i wear flamboyant clothes, far more outre than those i am wearing now. he was an unusual actor, instantly recognisable,

yet never typecast. here, he played the notorious and flamboyant quentin crisp. it was a brave part to take on. many people said "don't do that, you'll never work again", and so on. and i said "but it's not about homosexuality, it's about the tenderness of the individual, as opposed to the cruelty of the crowd, really". his breakthrough had come in a man for all seasons in 1966, a small part in an oscar—winning film. what will you do with it? sell it. and buy what? a decent gown. he earned an oscar nomination himself for midnight express, in which he played a heroin addict in a turkish prison. i'm very pleased to meet you, mr merrick. and another for his performance as the hideously disfigured john merrick in the elephant man. like quentin crisp, merrick was an outsider ostracised by society. perhaps... this. late in his career, he reached new audiences in harry potter.

you're my future selves? yes! and in a guest appearance in doctor who. why are you pointing your screwdrivers like that? in one of his last performances, he played a dying screenwriter, quoting lines from a famous dylan thomas poem. do not go gentle into that good night. old age should burn and rave at close of day. rage, rage against the dying of the light. today, his widow anwen called him "the most sublime of actors and the most gentlemanly of gentlemen, who touched all our lives with joy and magic". sirjohn hurt, who has died, aged

77. the united nations has urged the united states to continue protecting refugees regardless of their religion or nationality. it follows president trump's latest executive order which suspends all refugee arrivals for four month, and imposes tough controls on travellers from seven muslim countries. mr trump says the order will protect the country from islamic terrorism. from beirut, alex forsyth sent this report. protection of the nation from foreign terrorists entering into the united states. with a flourish of his pen, another sweeping change. a hold on visas for people from seven mainly muslim countries, heavy restrictions for refugees wanting to enter the us, to stop, says president trump, another 9/11. i'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want them here. with that announcement confusion. on

social media reports of people being stopped at airports. one said an iraqi fred and who has fled isis was turned back and into our iranians we re turned back and into our iranians were being returned to iran. in qatar the father of a former la times employee in iraq was reportedly turned back by us officials. what it means for some is still unclear. for the syrian refugees who fled war there is no question. they are now indefinitely banned from entering the us, and all other refugees are suspended for four months. like this woman, a transgender woman who four months. like this woman, a tra nsgender woman who fled four months. like this woman, a transgender woman who fled iraq, persecuted for her sexuality and now lived in lebanon and she was accepted for resettlement in america but that now seems on hold. translation: the moment i heard the news my dreams were shattered. my pa rents

news my dreams were shattered. my pa re nts wa nt news my dreams were shattered. my parents want to kill me. i am terrified they will find out where i am now. i hoped i would feel safe in the us, that i would finally be able to sleep in a country where i have rights and no one can hurt me. this order will notjust affect rights and no one can hurt me. this order will not just affect tens of thousands of refugees but many across the middle east to regular travel to the us on visas. google has recorded a staff saying it is worried about the impact it may have. for some, rather than worried about the impact it may have. forsome, ratherthan improve security, this will only leave muslim communities more isolated. theresa may has arrived in ankara, where's she's holding talks on boosting trade with turkey once britain leaves the eu. with president erdogan, with security and counter—terrorism also on the agenda. within the last few minutes the two have held a joint news conference. they're expected to hold a news conference within the hour. let's speak to mark lowen in istanbul. what do they hope to achieve from

the visit? top of the agenda is trade and post brexit britain is keen to set up a strong bilateral arrangement with another country. both countries are involved in the coalition against so—called islamic state and both are nato members and turkey is europe's eastern flank so britain is keen to have —— europe is keen to have a strong border in turkey to keep terror threats out of europe. theresa may will be keen to try and tame turkey somewhat, this country has moved rather away from europe in recent yea rs has moved rather away from europe in recent years and more towards russia and she would be keen to raise human rights issues and there is pressure to raise those issues. 140,000 people have been arrested or dismissed or suspended here since the failed coup here last year. turkey is the world's biggestjailer of journalists. as for turkey is the world's biggestjailer ofjournalists. as for recep tayyip erdogan, despite the bluster against western governments that he

frequently comes outwith, he is keen to keep up relationships with europe, even if the hopes of turkey joining the eu look slimmer than ever. two controversial presidents, donald trump and recep tayyip erdogan, theresa may will emerge from these days better versed in delicate diplomacy than ever. thank you. diesel drivers in parts of central london will be charged an extra 50% to park from the beginning of april. westminster city council will trial the price rise as part of a pilot project aimed at cutting high levels of air pollution. poor air quality is linked to the early deaths of around forty thousand people a year in the uk. with all the sport here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. now, we're about to tell you about the women's final at the australian open. if you're waiting for the highlights which follow this bulletin at 1.15pm please look away, close your ears, leave the room. right, serena williams has broken the record for grand slam victories in the modern era, after winning the australian open

for her 23rd title. it was the first final, between her and her sister venus williams for nearly a decade. tim hague reports. venus and serena williams bringing new meaning to the term sibling rivalry for 20 years. this is a throwback final between two women who know each other inside out. that was clear in the first set, with five breaks of serve. while venus, in her first grand slam finalfor eight years, was always chasing her little sister, she gave as good as she got, but serena, despite the odd mishap, found that bit extra when it mattered most. the fifth of those five breaks went her way. one set ahead. the second was equally close. venus edged ahead on serve this time, only for serena to match her with brawn and resilience.

both of those was evident for the crucial break. what a winner that was. it allowed serena to serve for the match. with it an open era record and 23 grand slams, surpassing steffi graf with the seventh australian open title. the world number one spot. all against her sister. sibling rivalry, most definitely, sibling love, even more so. it is a great number and i know she would like to have a little more. who wouldn't? it was a great moment and i am very happy that she is playing well as well. you don't get to number 23 because there is 22 ahead of that that she has also earned and she earned it. the day's fa cup action is underway. liverpool are taking on wolves in the fourth roun, and it was an incredible start for the championship side, richard stearman, scoring after just 53 seconds. and it was very nearly 2—0 not long afterwards, but helder costa's shot was saved. liverpool have won only one of seven

matches so far in 2017. wolves have already knocked out premier league stoke city in the cup. the biggest giant killers from the last round, non—league, lincoln city, are hoping home advantage, will help them cause another big upset. their manager danny cowley, says beating ipswich of the championship, in round three, was like climbing a mountain, and so thinks today's match against the leaders of the championship, brighton, is like trying to get to the moon. rangers can go back to second in the scottish premiership this afternoon — a win at motherwell will take them above aberdeen, again — but they're down to 10 men, after michael o'halloran was sent off after just five minutes. the repayable show you exactly why. scott mcdonald lunged at kenny miller. whatever happens in this game, leaders celtic won't be troubled — they're 21 points clear at the top.

that is the second sending—off. a feisty match so far. tiger woods told reporters he was rusty, after missing the cut in his first competitive tournament for 18 months. he managed a par round but he was always in peril, after opening with a 76. he said he needed to get more rounds under his belt, and that's what he's planning to do. england's olympic champion justin rose still leads. he's a shot clear of the field on eight—under—par. the upset at anfield could really 110w the upset at anfield could really now be on because it is liverpool zero and walls two. —— walls— two. goodbye. this is bbc news.

i'm maxine mawhinney. lorry drivers should be banned from using sat—navs designed for cars according to council chiefs. the calls to change navigation systems come after a number of lorries have got stuck in narrow roads or under low bridges. the local government association wants legislation brought in to make it compulsory for all lorry drivers in england and wales to use sat—navs specifically designed for their vehicle. keith doyle reports. when a large lorry tried to cross this bridge over the thames in buckinghamshire last year it caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage. it was ten times heavier than the bridge's weight limit but its sat—nav did not know that. sat—navs are leading large vehicles into unsuitable roads across the country. it causes damage and disruption. the local government association, which represents local authorities across england and wales, says truck drivers using sat—navs

and phones meant for cars are causing mayhem. they want to lorry drivers to be forced to use the right kind of sat—navs for large vehicles. we are seeing a growing problem, i have more and more complaints from local residents who see country lanes blocked by vehicles who should not be going down them, and they see local high streets blocked by hgv vehicles and local economies are hit when you just see big lorries going over bridges that theyjust cannot take the weight four. most truck drivers use the right kind of sat—navs but they say they are no substitute for common sense. sat—navs are ok but you cannot rely on them. we have a particularly special one for hgvs and even they go wrong. it isjust watching road signs and being careful, that is not to say you don't come unstuck and you have to turn around sometimes. the bridge has now reopened

after two months of repairs but locals say they live in fear of a similar accident closing it at any time, and that is why the local government association says something needs to be done to stop vehicles of larger vehicles using the wrong kind of sat—navs, that is leading them into nothing but trouble. let's get more now on the actor sirjohn hurt, who has died at the age of 77. he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015. in a career spanning six decades, sirjohn won oscar nominations for his roles in the elephant man and midnight express. he also starred in 1984, alien and three harry potter films. iamjoined i am joined from our southampton studio by esther rantzen, she founded childline and john hurt was a fundraiserfor the founded childline and john hurt was a fundraiser for the charity. tell us a fundraiser for the charity. tell us what he was like from your side of things. i first met him when he was a very young actor because i was

working in radio and he was also working in radio and he was also working in radio at the time, amongst other places because he was obviously a stage actor. he was brilliant and i remember seeing him in his 20s taking the lead in a play that was performed at the edinburgh festival and he just dominated effortlessly. he was riveting to help —— to watch. i was extremely thrilled to meet him as a kid, as i was as well. and then decades went by and childline was launched and i went to see him just on spec. i went to see him in a play and i went around afterwards and i talked to him about childline. he understood immediately. i asked him about childline. he understood immediately. iasked him if him about childline. he understood immediately. i asked him if he would be able to help us by speaking at events taking part in carol services and he at once. and he talked to me and he at once. and he talked to me a little bit about the fact that he

understood vulnerable children. he knew what it was like to have suffering that you couldn't talk about publicly or to anyone in your family. it had happened to him. something happened to john family. it had happened to him. something happened tojohn at school which made him understand that childline could be the only way that children suffering as he had could ask help. given that empathy he had with you, how would you say his contribution helped with the success of childline? he talked at events and he told stories from some of the children who had been in touch of us and he talked about how he had helped them and he was able to read their first person descriptions of their first person descriptions of their lives and read their letters aloud and of course, given his skills and his wonderful voice and his emotional intensity, it packed an enormous punch, so it meant that

when he read for us at a carol service or at a fundraising event people were immediately drawn to the message she was portraying and he talks about it from his own experience, from the heart, and we have lost a wonderful ambassador for vulnerable children and my heart goes out to his family and his many friends but i would like to express much sympathy from all of the children who he helped by raising money for the man delivering their message. this is a very different side to the hollywood actor that we have been talking about today, isn't it? yes, and i don't know how much he would wish me to draw attention to the work you did because he did it, as i say, sincerely from a heart and without drawing attention to it but i think it is important that people understand that it wasn't just a hugely gifted actor that we know from so many roles but as a

human being he so much. dame esther ra ntzen, human being he so much. dame esther rantzen, thank human being he so much. dame esther ra ntzen, thank you human being he so much. dame esther rantzen, thank you so much. more now on president trump's executive order, which severely restricts passport—holders from seven mostly muslim countries. google has recalled travelling staff members to the us. our business correspondentjoe lynam joins me with the latest. just explain what has happened, first of all. the tech sector is full of people working on special visas called recep tayyip erdogan, which is for highly skilled and specialised expertise. these companies in the tech industry rely on brainpower and they don't rely on very much. —— special visas called h—1b. donald trump has issued this executive order calling for an immigration pours from those countries and many

people overseas at the moment i need to be recalled that the united states unless they face problems getting back to the united states. we have heard reports of being people taken off planes being refused entry into the united states because they are in countries that may be on those lists. google staff have said it has had a personal affect many of their colleagues and they have made public their views on immigration controls and the effect it would have on their country —— co. is clarification required the trump administration because he was talking about refugees and not working people on visas. this is a classic case of the law of unintended consequences. the president, in what he said in the last 24 hours, wants to curb the arrival of potentially dangerous people, so he has bound people from mostly muslim countries, the unintended consequences that quite a few very clever and very well—paid individuals are already engaged by american can denise and if they

cannot leave the country, lest they cannot leave the country, lest they cannot come back or they are overseas and they can't come back in it could have an effect on these companies who pay a huge amount of income tax and if you are a tech giant with google or amazon or ebay or whatever it is and you worry about your brainpower not being able to move around the world, would you base yourself continuously in california? that is the question. what about other companies? any news from anyone else? microsoft has written to their shareholders say the immigration controls could have a material impact on their business. the boss of google has posted a note saying he is the grandson of immigrants and his wife is the daughter of immigrants from vietnam and china so the point they are making is that america is a land of immigration and it has benefited from that immigration and the tech community is nervous. thank you. international help has been arriving in chile to help the country fight the worst wildfires in its history.

so far 11 people have died and 1,500 homes have been destroyed. beneath the rising plumes of smoke you get a sense of the scale of this disaster. one of the biggest emergencies in this country's history. forests incinerated. towns destroyed and lives lost. services are so overwhelmed that residents are left protecting their homes with hosepipes and bottles of water. more than 100 fires are still raging, aided by high winds and dry conditions. with services so stretched teams of firefighters have arrived from colombia, with mexico also providing reinforcements. earlier in the week the world's biggest firefighting plane arrived on loan from the us. now russia is sending a similar aircraft. the damage has left thousands without a home and many are forced into temporary shelters like this school. others are sleeping in vehicles and clinging to what they have left. on friday came a reminder of those who have lost much more. funerals were held for a firefighter

and a policeman, both killed as they tried to tackle the flames. at least ten people are now known to have died but with so few of these fires under control it is a number that is likely to keep rising in the coming days. we have been waiting for the press conference with theresa may and recep tayyip erdogan and we will go live about ankara where they have just appeared in front of the camera. translation: we are investing our effo rts translation: we are investing our efforts in investigating what we can do better in the future in these aspects and what investigations can be taken forward in the field of the defence industry. we are all taking into consideration, and madam prime

minister will have yet another round of meetings with the prime minister of meetings with the prime minister of the republic of turkey, whereby i believe they will take these discussions and the deliberations to the next level. the process, as of now, between the uk and turkey, will be enjoying a very different nature and a very different position and in the economic field the curb on trade volume is $15. 6 the economic field the curb on trade volume is $15.6 billion and within the first phase we hope and pray that the volume will be increased up to $20 billion, and this is the objective we have identified for the nearest future. it is something i have cordelia offered madam prime minister and we have discussed a strategic partnership. this step have been taken many years ago now and it is going to be sustained in

and it is going to be sustained in an uninterrupted fashion. every year we will get together to discuss where we are coming from and where we are headed. the relevant cou nterpa rts we are headed. the relevant counterparts at the level of ministers or at the level of prime ministers, this strategic partnership will be strengthened and consolidated and i am sure this is going to be a wonderful way to follow. this is another issue that we seem to agree. another important step has got something to do with exploring further areas of cooperation between the uk and turkey, namely in the field of energy. it is a strong possibility to cooperate further in energy generation and transmission and in the defence industry we can further cooperate. we have a project to take joint steps forward and it will be very important for our nations. we might take steps forward in terms of the drones, the predators, that we have discussed extensively today and

the determination that both parties seem to enjoy, render us very content. a turkish company investing in the uk is a very promising development. they are going to produce and manufacture boats there and it is a wonderful development that turkish companies entering the british market are all very satisfying developments and news. the investments of the uk in turkey will be strengthened, which will make us very happy to see. i see this determination and i see this ambition with madam prime minister that i need to highlight. of course in other regions, syria, iraq, are some outstanding questions which are of important significance for the uk and turkey. the cooperation of turkey and coalition forces will be sustained in the future with a

different framework. we need to introduce a different concept that our commitment, with also discussed the astana pro team some we have elaborated and assessed on the developments there which will be followed by the geneva process and we have also discussed the issue extensively. another question that has something to do with cyprus because we are namely the three guaranteeing countries, as turkey, greece and the uk. in cyprus we have discussed what could be done further and what additional steps could be taken forward. between ourselves we have discussed these issues at every length possible. whether it is a working lunch or a tete—a—tete meeting, iam personally working lunch or a tete—a—tete meeting, i am personally very pleased to see these joint steps taken for word collectively. i

believe in the future of our relations and i believe in our success for the future and our intelligence agencies, our defence authorities will have their own discussions and deliberations, thus the process between our nations will be even smoother and stronger, and i would like to thank you and now, with pleasure, i would like to turn the floor over to madam prime minister. thank you very much, mr president, and thank you for the invitation tojoin you president, and thank you for the invitation to join you for these discussions that we've had today and very fruitful discussions between us. turkey is one of the uk's oldest friends, our relations stretch back over 400 years, but there is much that we can do in the future to build on that relationship together. lam build on that relationship together. i am proud that the uk stood with you onjuly 15 last year in i am proud that the uk stood with you on july 15 last year in defence of your democracy. now it is important that turkey sustains that democracy by maintaining the rule of law and upholding its international

human rights obligations, as the government has undertaken to do. we have discussed, as the president has said, a numberof have discussed, as the president has said, a number of important issues today. from cyprus, where we are committed, to playing our part in an early settlement, to syria, where we are working together to fight daesh and to create the conditions for peace. we are also agreeing to step up peace. we are also agreeing to step up ourwork peace. we are also agreeing to step up our work together on aviation security, with a programme of shared training and information exchange. you mentioned, mr president, the opportunities for enhancing the trade between our two countries and we have discussed that and we both wa nt we have discussed that and we both want to build on our existing links andl want to build on our existing links and i believe that doing so will be to the benefit of both our countries and for the prosperity of both of our nations, and we have agreed that we will have a joint working group to prepare the ground for our post—brexit trading relationship. we

have covered quite a range of subjects today. what has underpinned our discussions has been the opportunity for turkey and the uk to build on our existing relations, which, as i say, have stretch back many years, to our mutual benefit for the future. thank you. i look forward to maintaining these talks with your prime minister later today. thank you. thank you. there we go, there no questions to be taken at this press conference, believe. no questions, just a short statement from each of them. president erdogan saying he is hoping to increase the volume of trade with the uk from $15.6 billion to $20 billion. they're aiming to increase their joint steps to $20 billion. they're aiming to increase theirjoint steps in defence, also in further areas of

corporations such as energy generation. theresa may will be also meeting feats prime minister and representatives from the defence industry to talk about those issues ina industry to talk about those issues in a little more detail. theresa may herself saying they are setting up a joint group, a working group, to prepare the ground for a post brexit relations.