this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 12... britain's most senior police officer says a no—deal brexit would potentially put the public at risk we would hope that we will have as much as possible, the instruments recurrently have something very similar as quickly as possible in order to be able to keep our public safe. an increase in hospital parking charges — new data suggests four in ten nhs hospitals in england put up their fees in the last year in an effort to reduce the use of plastic, the government says the price of a single—use carrier bag in england will double to ten pence. black and minority workers in britain lose 3.2 billion pounds a year in an ethnic pay gap — according to a new report. a british cruise ship entertainer is missing after going overboard on christmas day. and from aretha franklin, to ken dodd and tessa jowell — in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those we lost this year, that's in review 2018:

we remember. britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, has warned that a no—deal brexit could put the public at risk. speaking to the bbc‘s today programme on radio 4, the metropolitan police commissioner said the force, which is the country's largest and has responsibility for the national counter—terrorism unit, has been making contingency plans. we work very closely with our european colleagues through a variety of legal instruments at the moment. if we came out without immediately obvious replacements for those instruments, that will

undoubtedly mean we have to work incredibly hard on a bilateral basis of countries to try and get to a place some kind of way. are you doing that already? talking to colleagues. are you doing a no deal safety net unit reported in the guardian? we set up an eu coordination unit, absolutely, which is to help local forces understand how to work most effectively throughout europe at we exit the european union under whatever circumstances. we would hope that we will have about as much as possible the instruments we currently have or something very similar as quickly as possible in order to keep our country safe at the same cost. the consequences of having those things is we will be less safe? it is that we will have to replace them and if there was a no deal scenario, that would be difficult in the

short—term, replace the things we currently use. we will do that as effectively as we can which will be more costly undoubtedly and slower as well but it will potentially put the public at risk. but i understand this is one of many things that those politicians who are deciding what to do next have to think about. do you have time in the time remaining to do enough bilateral deals to make those replaces proper? we can talk about how they might happen but of course whilst so much is unknown, nothing can be put in place and it would be improper to do so but they can talk with our colleagues and i and my senior colleagues are doing that at all times. our correspondent, keith doyle, is with me. was a quite wide—ranging interview

but this was quite the morning, wasn't it? entry be wars, of leaving the eu without a deal. she said as much as possible way hope they will have the instruments they have in place now, the crime—fighting tools they share with the rest of europe, they share with the rest of europe, they will be end place, either the same ones of replacement. she said no matter what, if they have to be replaced or work some new arrangement, that will take time and there will be an expense to it and she said it potentially puts the public at risk and it was interesting that she said even if there is a deal in the short—term, forces will have to work incredibly ha rd to forces will have to work incredibly hard to match the current levels of cooperation. what will be governed response be? they have said they are seeking a comprehensive agreement which will include data sharing and extradition and theresa may said her

brexit deal protects security although many mps do not agree. last month was interesting because that was the security minister warning in odile brexit would hit eu— uk security ties and have real impact on protecting the public. cooperation was at the heart of security, he said. some of the things being spoken about, uk police might lose access to... around 4147 tools that the uk shares the eu like the schengen information system. that was used over1 million times last year to look up suspects and vehicles. the european arrest warrant as well. the european criminal records information system as well. that was used nearly 200,000 times last year by the uk. and there was another one which is

used in the fight against serious and organised crime as well as trafficking. she does not say we will lose access to all these but they could be at risk. more than a third of nhs hospitals in england have raised the cost of parking over the past year, with some patients and staff now paying double the price. several trusts have defended the higher costs, saying some or all of the money went back into patient care or maintaining car parks. car park charges have been abolished in wales and most of scotland, but still remain in england and northern ireland. 0ur correspondentjohn donnison has been looking at the figures. paying to park at hospitals is a bugbear of both patients, visitors and staff. the press association gathered data from 124 nhs trusts across england. 43% of them admitted prices had gone up over the past year, for visitors or staff or both. the most expensive was royal surrey county hospital in guildford, charging £4 for a stay of just one hour. airedale nhs foundation trust in yorkshire saw the cost of a 2k hour stay more than double to £8. analysis of data published by nhs

digital in october shows that nhs trusts made more than £226 million last year from parking including penalty fines. the royal college of nursing said its members were being overcharged for doing theirjobs. a department of health spokesperson said the government had been very clear that patients, their families, and hard—working staff should not be subject to unfair parking charges. those charges have been abolished in wales and most of scotland. labour has pledged to get rid of them in england as well. john donnison, bbc news. the 5p cost for single—use plastic carrier bags in england will be doubled to 10p, and will extend to all shops, under plans set out by the environment secretary. the change is contained in a government consultation aimed at further reducing the plastic used

by consumers and could come into effect in january 2020. smaller retailers, who are exempt from the current levy, supply an estimated 3.6 billion single—use bags annually. president trump and the first lady have arrived back in the us after their unannounced christmas visit to troops in iraq. it was the president's first visit to the region, and he used it to defend his decision to withdraw us forces from syria. he said he had no plans to pull troops out of iraq. earlier this month, his defence secretary, jim mattis, quit over mr trump's strategy in the region. let's go now to new york where i'm joined by cbs correspondent — tom hanson. what reaction did he get? the response was overall a warm reception. for both the president

and the first lady, this was a surprise trip catching many people off guard physically there and catching washington off—guard as well. president trump made a speech, making it clear he wants to boot an end to broad—scale us involvement overseas saying america should not do the fighting every nation on earth. during the trip, he took photos, signed autographs with soldiers who were serving in iraq. 0verall, soldiers who were serving in iraq. overall, a warm reception and a smooth trip, something that was com pletely smooth trip, something that was completely secret and call the united states off—guard. completely secret and call the united states off-guard. this decision to pull us troops out of syria, how do troops respond to that because many of them will feel that it'sjob and because many of them will feel that it's job and that is what we do. mixed reaction. 0n

it's job and that is what we do. mixed reaction. on one end, pulling troops leave iraq troops out of any war zone is viewed favourably by the population but it also —— pulling any troops out of. 0ut population but it also —— pulling any troops out of. out of whatever government. with regards to syria, pulling out those troops, president trump said he could maintain a troop presence in neighbouring iraq which allows him to head here is the situation in syria devolves back into a full—fledged war then where isis is taking over swaths of land. it also our be present to claim victory over ices within syria which he takes is a big victory. the former defence secretary did step down over this so there is a lot of

military personnel who do not necessarily agree with the troop removal to not think that syria is fully sta ble removal to not think that syria is fully stable in order to fend for itself when it comes to the fight against the islamic state. i'm wondering now he's back home, his problems have not gone away. certainly not. one day six of the government shot down now so we are at the league gridlock in washington before the big fight here at the ce ntresta g e before the big fight here at the centrestage is of course that border wall that president trump is requesting $5 billion to be approved by congress but democrats have, out com pletely by congress but democrats have, out completely against the wall. they say it is impractical, a complete waste of money but it will not prevent crime or migrants from making their way to the united states and if there are better ways to get about is getting that issue. the government as it is is

incomplete gridlock, it is a partial shutdown says certain departments are fully functional, about 75% of the federal budget for 2019 has been approved but that 25% remains at the crux of this argument between democrats and republicans, many politicians say they are willing to ta ke politicians say they are willing to take this fight into 2019. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, has said he has "grave concerns" about the chinese technology firm huawei, being involved in upgrading the uk's mobile network. australia, new zealand and the us have all restricted the use of h—waa— way technology in new 5g networks because of security fears. mr williamson told the times newspaper it was something the government would have to look at "very closely". a man has died following an explosion at a house in hampshire. the emergency services were called to the property in andover in the early hours

of this morning. a number of neighbouring properties have been evacuated. an investigation into the cause of the blast is under way. as far as we know there was an explosion at a roundabout 2:30am this morning. the sad news is the body of a man has been recovered from the wreckage and at the moment binding is a very big emergency services presence. we've seen a fire services area ladder, a lot of people here from the gas distribution company s gn. there is a smell of gas here at the moment but you can see just behind my shoulder the entire end of a three story terraced properties here has been completely destroyed. we have just been round the other side and there is a rather strange sight of a bath hanging out at the side of a property with no wall there. we know a lot of the neighbouring properties have been evacuated, small clusters of neighbours speaking to emergency services this morning and a joint investigation under way between the police and the fire service. everyone wanting to know exactly what has caused this tragedy coming as it does between christmas and new year. a lot of unanswered questions at the moment but what we do know

is that has been an bug a major explosion here and investigation is ongoing. police are investigating after a double decker bus crashed into a house in south london. the 118 bus travelling between morden and brixton ploughed through a fence and hit the building on streatham vale late last night. three people have been treated for minor injuries. police say no—one has been arrested, but they're continuing to investigate the circumstances behind the crash. in the past year a new law tightening controls over sexual behaviour was passed in france, but only when plans to introduce an age of consent were dropped. sex with someone under 15 is illegal, but a child's supposed consent carries weight in court. there've been several high—profile cases, leading some to argue that french culture encourages predatory sexual behaviour. lucy williamson reports from paris.

(tx) desire looks much the same at any age. in every part, on every bench. six with someone under 15 is illegal in france but unlike in britain, there is no age of consent. last year, there is no age of consent. last yea r, state there is no age of consent. last year, state prosecutors refused to charge a 29—year—old man with rape at he had sex with an 11—year—old girl. arguing that the guild's consent pointed to a less serious charge of sexual assault. another man was cleared of rape at having sex with an 11—year—old girl he met ina park, sex with an 11—year—old girl he met in a park, she became pregnant, the court ruled she, too, had consented. from the age of 13, stefanie had a

long—running relationship with her pe teacher. earlier this year coming he received a six—month jail sentence with a further 18 months suspended and that he is unlikely to spend time behind bars. this is her mother. it is outrageous. the headteacher at the school described it as headteacher at the school described itasa headteacher at the school described it as a love story which i found revolting but here at the same thing from a prosecutor and it excepted from a prosecutor and it excepted from judges, more scandalous. the trial was a miscarriage ofjustice. cases like these have sparked demand for change. earlier this she, the french parliament toughen the law around underage sex increasing the maximum penalty too tenuous in jail. they plan to introduce an age of consent was dropped, labelling sex with under 15 is as statutory rape would devalue genuine relationships. translation: our would devalue genuine relationships. translation: 0ur president and his wife met when they were very young, we had a duty to respect what we

think is a typical relationship. a lot of people from different ages and up together and these are the fabric of our society and it's wonderful. we are not all going to be the same and married people who are the same age as others. the story of how the french president met his wife hangs over the current debate rounds. his wife was originally his drama teacher, a married mother of three. the story of how you won her heart against all oddsis of how you won her heart against all odds is to some a sign of french openness to laugh. the arbours, an exception that normalises feature— pupil relations. desire in france has long been something to be celebrated by the individual. not controlled by the state. but a year on from the me, too, movement. a new goal of a generation here is not to give more freedom of privacy to seduction, it is a quality, protection and respect.

the headlines on bbc news... britain's most senior police officer says a no—deal brexit would potentially put the public at risk new data suggests four in ten nhs hospitals in england have increased parking charges in the last year in an effort to reduce the use of plastic — the government says the price of a single use carrier bag in england will double to ten pence sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. well despite stretching their lead at the top of the premier league yesterday, liverpool managerjurgen klopp says it means nothing at the halfway stage of the season. after comfortably beating newcastle united at anfield, they now go six points clear — ahead of tottenham — while champions manchester city have slipped to third after suffering another defeat. it means liverpool are now the favourites to lift the title it will be until the final day,

that's how it is, but we are in it. that's important, that we are in and around. at the moment we are at the top but that is only at the moment important. what we do is constantly creating a basis for the rest of the season. obviously the basis after the first part of the season is a pretty good one. meanwhile manchester united caretaker boss 0le gunnar solskjaer says he's enjoying watching paul pogba play with a smile on his face again after the midfielder starred once again during united's victory over hudderfield. solskjaer received a superb reception on his old trafford return — admitting it was rather surreal. i've not got used to it yet because it is a very humbling experience knowing that i am a part of this team and i am leading them out. let's see if i get used to it in a few games' time. it was surreal? yes, of course. i walked down here and played and was captain of a couple of games, but this of course was very, very different. let's have a look at where things stand currently —

liverpool leading spurs by 6 points with manchester city a further point behind in third. chelsea have pulled slightly away from arsenal in fourth following their win at watford and the gunners' draw at brighton. manchester united in sixth have closed the gap on the top four after their back—to—back wins over cardiff and huddersfield. napoli head coach carlo ancelotti has revealed they tried to have their league game against inter milan suspended because of alleged racist chanting. the former chelsea manager says they asked three times for the game to be stopped at the san siro yesterday due to the abuse aimed at his defender kalidou koulibaly, who was sent off with 9 minutes to go. he said the senegalese player was put on edge by the crowd's behaviour during their one—nil defeat. translation: the state of mind

of one player was affected by racism and that is very bad. we are doing a campaign on this and i think everyone is involved, the federation, referee. we would like to know how many times we have to complain before a match will be halted. next time, if they will not answer us, we will stop it ourselves. india remain in a strong position after day two of the 3rd test against australia in melbourne. the tourists resumed on 215 for 2 — cheteshwar pujara hit 106, while skipper virat kohli added 82 to maintain their control of the match. however the australians fought back to take 5 wickets after lunch before india declared on 443—7. australia faced six overs before the close and made 8 runs without loss. the series is currently tied at one—all. trent boults stunning burst of 6 wickets in 15 balls

helped new zealand dismiss sri lanka for 104 on day 2 of their second test in chrischurch. he ripped through sri lanka's batting order inside a0 minutes. at the close, new zealand were 231 for 2 in their second innings — a lead of 305 runs. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. black and ethnic minority workers are paid 3.2 billion pounds less than their white counterparts each year, according to the think tank, the resolution foundation, which focuses on people on lower incomes. it analysed data from 100—thousand people over ten years. the government says it's already consulting on plans to force companies to reveal their ethnicity pay gap.

claire lomas has more details. this report puts the focus on the uk's 1.9 million black, indian and pakistani employees. it looks at two things, pay gaps and what it calls pay penalties. the former is when black and ethnic minority workers get paid less than their white, male counterparts because of things like being in lower skilled jobs or having a poorer quality education. the resolution foundation says even after taking all of those into account, black, indian, pakistani and bangladeshi workers still face shortfalls. their research found the worst affected group was black male graduates who were being paid an average of £3.90 less per hour than their white peers. among female graduates, black women faced the biggest gap, £1.62 an hour less than their white colleagues. pakistani and bangladeshi men were the worst hit among non—graduates,

earning on average £1.91 per hour less. the think tank wants the government to build on the gender pay gaps it's already made firms publish earlier this year by doing the same with pay according to ethnic background. at the moment only 3% of employers voluntarily publish their ethnic pay gaps. itn, one of the companies that did so, found that its black and white ethnic minority employees are paid 21% less per hour than white co—workers. ministers say they are consulting employers on this very idea. claire lomas, bbc news. joining me now is labour's shadow women and equalities secretary dawn butler. thank you coming in. the difficulty is still leading to really know because companies are not telling us what they are paying. absolutely. that is where we need transparency in the system and it is a good thing that will help everyone, organisations, employees, and help

generally create a more inclusive and fairer company, so i think it is important that companies not only reveal their ethnicity pay gap but they have action plans in regards to how they are going to close the pay 93p- how they are going to close the pay gap. symbol question, why is there a pay gap? a number of reasons. if you start at the beginning when people start at the beginning when people start work, sometimes there is discrimination in regards to people's names so one of the suggestions we have said they would encourage employers, a labour government, to say have your application forms about the need to have a name on it so you're judging people by their skills and experience. the other thing you can do is remove the remuneration, so how much you got paid in your last job because that instils a bias in the system as well. if you take all

of those away, you will recruit people and on their skills and experience, playing the race for the job. some positive aspect, a racket number of bame people with degrees and in work. is that a trend? the hope is that it is, ravel much more to do? i think they're available more to do because it is ok getting into work but when you are in work and being a less than your white cou nterpa rts and being a less than your white counterparts and not being promoted, and having to work twice as hard in your job, and having to work twice as hard in yourjob, not getting acknowledged, there is a problem in the system. what we are saying is that governments have a role to play in this, making the country fairer, and i think they have to do more in ensuring that companies act fairly. we are still going through, notjust here but in many companies, the gender pay gap and what that has exploded. you won the issue and the

same intensity. exactly, more so, the pay gap was lacking in the government only half—heartedly did what was required because there was no requirement for an action plan to be invented. more so because equality and fairness is for everyone, not just for a view, equality and fairness is for everyone, notjust for a view, so it needs to happen. good to see you. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. a lot of mist and fog this morning but as we head into the afternoon, there will still be a lot of cloud around but we'll see brighter breaks across north—east scotland, north—east england and southern england. for the rest of us, still a lot of cloud but at times you will see glimmers of brightness and sunshine. temperatures between 9—11dc. through the evening and overnight, still a fair bit of cloud around, tens for the patch is falling. the weather

front comes into the west and that will introduce bigger cloud and some rain. no problems with frost with temperatures like these. tomorrow we start off with our well front producing rain across north—west scotland. as it moves across ireland, england and wales, not much cloud was a little bit of drizzle. writing across scotland, northern england and northern ireland with an average range at a roundabout 11-13dc average range at a roundabout 11—13dc said above average at this stage in december. hello. this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the headlines... britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, has suggested a no—deal brexit could put the public at risk if security cooperation with the eu is weakened. four in ten nhs hospitals in england have put up their parking fees in the last year — the new data shows that in some places, charges have doubled. in an effort to reduce the use of plastic, the government has set out plans to increase the price of a single—use carrier bag in england to 10p and extend

the policy to all shops. black and minority workers in britain are losing £3.2 billion a year in an ethnic pay gap, according to analysis by the resolution foundation thinktank. now on bbc news... stephen hawking, aretha franklin, tessa jowell and ken dodd. just a few of those who left us this year, and whose lives are celebrated in review 2018: we remember. oh, it's doddy. hiya, doddy. # happiness, happiness. # the greatest gift that i possess. i always go up on the stage and think, "mind you, what a beautiful day." what a beautiful day for doing this. what a beautiful day for bouncing up and down in a big barrel of blancmange.

how tickled i am by all this goodwill. what about you, missus? have you been tickled by goodwill?" there was a showbusiness ken dodd, a thinking ken dodd, and hopefully there's an amusing ken dodd. i hope so anyway. # happiness! happiness! she sings there was television on and there was the group and freddie. they said, "what do you like more of spain?" and he was answering montserrat caballe. she is the best. that's why i listen to it. # barcelona! # it was the first time that we met. he was a little shy

at the beginning to sing with me. # the moment that you stepped into the room you took my breath away. # barcelona! # when we meet again some day. do you drink? not on duty, miss. do you smoke? not on duty, miss. well, do you mind if i smoke? of course not, miss. thank you so much. in movies, the way you begin, that's how you go on. if you start off playing one kind of part, that's the kind of part you'll always be asked to do.

in the end they almost don't give you a script. theyjust say be in it, you know. you practically wear the same costume. i'm blue. i'm beautiful. i'm the best. the funny thing is you can be much more round the corner with jokes with children. you can say something that's very tongue in cheek or very camp to a child and it will get the joke and a listening adult may not. the villain loses? that can't be! and the big bad wolf fell down the chimney? that's ridiculous. i am a villain and i always win. almost always. i have been invited to a royal garden party. 0oh, a royal garden party! what's that, geoffrey? # postman pat, postman pat, postman pat and his black and white cat.

who else lives in the countryside? a postman. he travels around. he meets a lot of people, a friendly character. i thought this sounds quite likely. i don't think anybody‘s done it. ok, you go back to kendal and write an outline for 13 episodes. # a really happy man. tell you what. move it towards me a little bit. right, to you. to me. 0ut. to me. steady. right, right. perfect. a frame should do it. you'll wear it out. nonsense. stupid thing. you could saw a bit off the cue. yawns. newsreel: here is an illustrated summary of the news.

it'll be followed by the latest film of events and happenings at home and abroad. in those early days, newsreaders were never seen because it was feared that our facial expressions might not always look impartial. and worse still, that we might turn the news into a personality performance. police reinforcements have been brought to downing street tonight as the crowd outside number 10 built up to about 300. we are three friends. we're also bloggers. we all have one thing in common. we all have or we have had cancer. i'm basically writing down my whole life in a book for my little boy freddie, who is three. ijust really hope that through his life he will come back to that book and take comfort from it and feel like he knows the kind of person that his mother was. # another mother's breaking heart is taken over.

# the violence causes silence. # we must be mistaken. # you got me wrapped around yourfinger. # do you have to let it linger? # do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger? # you know i'm such a fool for you. # you got me wrapped around yourfinger. # do you have to let it linger? # do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger? the games of the 30th olympiad

in 2012 are awarded to the city of london. i am tessa jowell, 0lympic minister. what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived but how it draws to a close. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients like me so that we can live well together with cancer, notjust dying of it. i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, so help me god.

read my lips. no new taxes. i can report to the nation, aggression is defeated. the war is over. # bring back nelson mandela. # bring him back home to soweto. # i want to see him walking hand in hand with winnie mandela. wilkins scores!

normally as a player you have one thing that you can do quite well and i would like people to say i could pass the ball well. whether it was sideways or forward, i'm not too sure. that was my philosophy of the game. keep the ball, make the opposition work, so that when they receive the ball, they're tired because they've had to work hard to get it back. don't give the ball away cheaply. ray wilkins scores for england. regis taking it well on the chest. lovely control by cyrille regis. what a great shot! what a goal. cyrille regis! armfield, a perfect interception.

people look back and say remember the world cup squad. it's not the same as being in the xi that played in the final. the point was its better that they won. i had a moment of mixed joy and anguish, and my mind took over. it raced well ahead of my body and drew me compellingly forward. i felt that the moment of a lifetime had come. i collapsed as i crossed the tape, but then i recovered sufficiently to hear him announcing, "in a time which, subject to ratification, will be a new world record, three..." and after that the noise of the crowd obliterated the remainder of his announcement. music: chariots of fire. one, two, three, four,

hup, two, three, four. # it's a long way to tipperary # it's a long way to go # it's a long way to tipperary # to the sweetest girl i know # goodbye, piccadilly. ..#. i said, "i am the pilot". they didn't believe me and they actually went in the aeroplane and searched it to find a pilot. and they came back and said, "there's nobody there. you must be". i flew 400 spitfires and occasionally i would take one up and go and play with the clouds, which was so delightful and lovely. the crew of apollo 12, the second manned landing on the face of the moon. five, four, three, two, one...

zero. all engines running. commit. lift off. i can see the surface. i think probably i'm the luckiest guy you've ever met because i lived my whole life just doing things that i thought would be the most fun to do. in the ready room, near launching pad 19, they get into their spacesuits, the final mission briefing behind them. the commander, john young. roger all. i'm sure looking forward to getting people off this planet because i think it will be very helpful to get the future done right for the kids of tomorrow, our children and grandchildren. that would be a lot of fun. music: nights in white satin by the moody blues.

# i will take the stars out of the sky for you # stop the rain from falling if you ask me to # i'd do anything for you, your wish is my command # i could move a mountain when your hand is in my hand #. # you've got wonderful arms # you've got charm...#. i remember ringing up dave and i said, "let's go out for a pint. i've got an idea of writing songs about things that i know about and singing in my own accent". # now i don't mind having a chat # but you have to keep giving it that #. # now if you think i don't mean what i say, and i'm only bluffin' # you got another think comin', i'm tellin' you that for nothin'.

# cos darlin' i'm leavin', # that's what i'm gonna...do—oo—oo#. # and if i start a commotion # i run the risk of losing you and that's worse # ever fallen in love with someone ever fallen in love # in love with someone # you shouldn't have fallen in love with?#. # i can't be a man with all the powers i possess # cos girl, you're the key to my happiness # and oh, ooooh # i can't get next to you #. painters paint their environment and their times but they don't illustrate it. if they do, it becomes literary and sentimental. certainly, i used to take great big

handfuls of paint and swoosh them, yes, and they were very physical. and to make it work, you simply wind the cube, and now, you'll see it slowly unwind, so if i put the radio on... you see, it produces that volume of sound. so i can't go in there. i can't go in there? i want to come in. # practical cats, dramatical cats # pragmatical cats, fanatical cats #. it's only by doing it flat out that you suddenly find a release happening. suddenly, something happens to your spirit. suddenly, a leg can do something it never did before. you don't find that by saving for the performance. ever. # allegorical cats, metaphorical cats

# statistical cats and mystical cats # political cats, hypocritical cats # clerical cats, hysterical cats # cynical cats, rabbinical cats # jellicle songs forjellicle cats jellicle songs forjellicle cats # jellicle songs forjellicle cats # jellicle songs forjellicle cats #. i was never actually told that i had only two years to live but i could see the doctors didn't think my prospects were good. too often, they are told that these are stupid questions to ask but this is said by grown—ups who don't know the answers, and don't want to look silly by admitting they don't know. as you can imagine, i am very excited. i have been wheelchair—bound for almost four decades. and the chance to float free in zero g will be wonderful. i just came to see if you're all

right, not scared by the lightning and winds and everything. that's all right, thanks, alice. i'm not. neither am i. she screams. may ijust say that i think you look gorgeous in that frock that you were wearing the last time you were here. yes, right, 0k. here she is. loads of love. abyssinia! who is it? the bishop. it's one of those key moments in life when it's possible that you can be really genuinely cool and i utterly adore you. i think it was the nicest 12 weeks i've ever had. i cried at the end because i'd loved it so much. i just laughed for 12 weeks. # she may be the reason i survive #

the why and wherefore i'm alive. the one i care fo the rough and ready years. # me, i'll take her laughter and her tears. # and make them all my souvenirs. # for where she goes i've got to be. # the meaning of my life is she. # she! # 0h, she. look up there. what the hell's that? easy, miss. i've got you. you've got me? who's got you? he is exactly like you in every way. except one eighth your size.

breathtaking. i shall call him mini—me. i'm going to play the nice guy but deep down i'm gonna be evil. music: lawrence of arabia — theme. # spider—man, spider—man. # does whatever a spider can. i would be writing these stories, along with the artists we would be working with, and we would all be hoping somebody would buy the comic books so that we could keep ourjobs and pay the rent and not be thrown out in the streets.

invitation, sir? i should be on that list. name? stan lee. yeah, nice try, buddy. nice try. no, really. i'm stan lee. you know, i guess one person can make a difference. straighten out, straighten out. all right. i got it straight. oh, my god. bring it around. it really doesn't take a rocket scientist to be an actor.

you just have to try and make it real. what do you do except drive fast? have fun. is this fun? driving? driving, talking to me. well, they're both a challenge. you come into my house, my party, to tell me about the future and the future is tape, video tape, and not film that has amateurs and not professionals? i'm a film—maker. that is why i will never make a movie on video tape. # wake me up when it's all over. # when i'm wiser and i'm older. # all this time i was finding myself. # and i didn't know i was lost. dale winton!

hello! thank you, thank you so much. hi there. welcome to supermarket sweep. forget blake. you have control of the liberator now. there is no more powerful ship in the galaxy. you have 0rac. avon, don't you see what that means? at this moment we can take history and shape it in our own image. the daleks have secured the self—destruct chamber. the station is safe. excellent. the daleks have taken the doctor prisoner. this, my sweet, is a letter from my solicitor telling you that your husband has filed a petition for divorce. it also tells you to get yourself a solicitor pretty damn quick.

happy christmas, ange. seven years i've been waiting for you to make your fortune, half a fortune, to get a job even. i've had jobs. yes, 273! 0h, stop it, elsie. you shouldn't laugh at people. i can't help it. i'd never come out if i looked like him. i want you to get up out of your seat right now and say i want my sin forgiven. i'm looking forward to death because i want to go into that glorious new world where i believe everybody that knows christ is going

to go. i'm going to have all the answers that now i would like to have answers to. i love you but i'm the man and you are the woman and i'll make the decision concerning my life. you better think about what you're saying. you better to think about the consequences of your actions. 0h, shut up, woman. # you better think. think! # think about what you're trying to do to me. think. think, think. # let your mind go, let yourself be free. # let's go back, let's go back. # let's go way on, way back when. # i didn't even know you. # you couldn't have been too much more than ten. # when combing my hair now.

# wondering which dress i'm going to wear now. # i say a little prayerfor you. # oh, yes, i do. # you make me feel. # a woman. # yeah! # oh, yeah! no great dramas to report on the

weather front through the rest of the day and into the next few days right across the british isles. pretty much steady as she goes. lots of dry weather around. if you are out and about that is good news. quite cloudy for the most part. the situation not changing too much because the high pressure is having quite an effect on the british isles weather. we see their first signs of a weather front more of an issue on friday. for the rest of the day, into the afternoon and evening a fair bit of cloud to be had. not much by way of rain. 0ne fair bit of cloud to be had. not much by way of rain. one or two spots across the southern counties of england doing quite nicely. not so much in the way of breeze. despite the fact which is locked in single figures, elsewhere double

figures abound. not a great deal of change on through the evening. perhaps the cloud beginning to thicken up late at night across northern ireland, the western side of scotla nd northern ireland, the western side of scotland as we see the first signs of the weather front bringing heavy rain at times across the western hills of scotland. with the cloud just creeping in from the atla ntic cloud just creeping in from the atlantic i think that will help to keep the temperature is up. if the cloud breaks you may find on friday morning fog of the a1. the seven counties of england our risk of that. if you see any rain at all, it will be a decent day will stop temperatures responding, nine, ten, 11 degrees could not too bad for the time of year. into the weekend the southern half of the british isles benefiting from the presence of high pressure. this is a new set of weather friends ringing the pressure. this is a new set of

weatherfriends ringing the prospect of rain in the north. steady as she goes. 11, 12, thanks to a very mild month of south—westerly air. as far ahead as sunday, far initial rain, maybe the north—east mainland scotla nd maybe the north—east mainland scotland than another decent day. if you're out and about, watch out for one or two patches of fog. we would hope that we will have as much as possible, the instruments they currently have something very similaras they currently have something very similar as quickly as possible in order to be able to keep our public safe. new data suggests four in ten nhs hospitals put up their seats in the last year. in an effort to reduce the use of plastic, a government says the price of a carrier bag will double to £10. black and minority workers in britain lose £3.2 billion a year in

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