today at one... tributes to the presenter and comedian paul o'grady who has died at the age of 67. a versatile presenter who fronted a range of tv and radio shows, paul o'grady rose to fame with his drag persona lily savage. i'm stood having a drink and i looked over, and here's ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue, i was flaming! laughter. camilla the queen consort said his "warm heart and infectious humour lit up the lives of so many". said his "warm heart and infectious also on the programme... said his "warm heart and infectious humza yousaf is formally sworn in as scotland's first minister and starts to appoint his cabinet. plans to move several thousand asylum seekers from hotels to former raf bases in lincolnshire and essex are announced by ministers.

climate change advisers to the government say england is strikingly unprepared for the unavoidable impacts of global warming. and after sleeping outdoors for three years, the boy in the tent is coming back inside after raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. coming up on the bbc news channel... scotland's stunning win over spain maintains their perfect start to european championship qualifying, but their captain insists it is just a start. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. tributes have been paid to the tv presenter and comedian paul o'grady, who has died at the age of 67. his husband said he died "unexpectedly but peacefully" yesterday evening. paul o'grady rose to fame

in the 1990s with his drag queen persona lily savage and went on to present several programmes on tv and radio including blankety blank and a sunday show on radio 2 for m years. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. lolly... it's a tribute to his incredible versatility that paul o'grady was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs... hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i'm all right. this little one isn't doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid—tongued lily savage. so i'm stood up and i looked over and ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television's best known shows... it's thursday at 7:00. it's top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage.

..with her trademark self—deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. got a four—slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul�*s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many. i think anyone that does thisjob and doesn't class paul as an icon, as an inspiration, i don't think they're worth their bread. he was an icon through and through, not just for many queens and for many people from liverpool, for so many working class people. it's a sad, sad day. i'm sorry i'm not suited and booted, but i thought, you know, with it being the edinburgh festival and with it being comedy with it being fringe, to be quite frank, i haven't even had a wash, you know what i mean? eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow, performing as himself and hosting a variety of daytime and evening

chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul o'grady. as well as a iii—year stint on radio 2. today's tributes have been led by the queen consort, who said she was deeply saddened to hear of the death of paul o'grady, who worked with her in support of battersea dogs and cats home, providing lots of laughter and many waggy—tailed memories. are you going to let me do yourflea treatment? she appeared alongside him in a special edition of his multi—award winning for the love of dogs, a programme that perhaps more than any other beautifully showed the warmth, kindness and empathy that characterised paul o'grady. paul o'grady who has died at the age of 67. and lizo is here. as you made clear there, he was a great entertainer but also an important figurehead, lizo?

absolutely, he was a formidable, outspoken spokesperson for the lgbtq+ community, and he was a symbolic figure in so many areas. he really took drag mainstream, before, you did have figures like danny larue, but he was also sophisticated and genteel, whereas lily savage was very real and coarse and vulgar and rude, and endeared herself to so many people, and so many people saw what paul did as an incredible step forward in bringing that kind of representation into the mainstream, but of course, that does not work unless you're a brilliant entertainer, and whether he was paul o'grady or lily savage, he really was. many of lily savage and's jokes were aimed at herself, it was very self—deprecating, but where she was all gags with libby savage, as paul, so much more sophisticated, really brought out the warmth and empathy in people, as wejust brought out the warmth and empathy

in people, as we just saw there, and he was somebody who could turn his hand to almost anything, and you look at the tributes that have been pouring in notjust from famous figures, but most importantly from members of the public, people really related to him, people felt he was part of their lives. there is a saying in film, if you want to make a character likeable for the audience, have them patting a dog. he was the living embodiment of why that worked, his real love for animals, for dogs, for campaigning for all creatures, really brought it home to the audience, what a special person he was and how much they will all miss him. liza person he was and how much they will all miss him-— all miss him. lizo mzimba, thank you very much. — all miss him. lizo mzimba, thank you very much, remembering _ all miss him. lizo mzimba, thank you very much, remembering paul- all miss him. lizo mzimba, thank you i very much, remembering paul o'grady. humza yousaf has been formally sworn in as scotland's new first minister and he's now working on the shape of his new government. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie joins us from outside bute house in edinburgh. yes, we are here at bute house, that is the official residence of the first minister, and humza yousaf spent a first night there with his

family last night. this morning, they made a shortjourney from here to the royal mail to the court of session, where he was officially sworn in as scotland's sixth first minister. it was a very short process, it was less than ten minutes. and it was in front of a group of seniorjudges. humza yousaf, a republican, took the oath to serve his majesty king charles. he was joined there by his family, his parents, his wife, his stepdaughter and his three—year—old daughter. and then outside court, he spoke to us very briefly. the occasion _ spoke to us very briefly. the occasion i— spoke to us very briefly. the occasion i could _ spoke to us very briefly. the occasion i could feel - spoke to us very briefly. the occasion i could feel on my shoulders quite physically, actually, it was an incredible moment, _ actually, it was an incredible moment, i am so pleased my loved ones _ moment, i am so pleased my loved ones are _ moment, i am so pleased my loved ones are here to help me with it, and then— ones are here to help me with it, and than i— ones are here to help me with it, and then i have got to get on with the job— and then i have got to get on with the job of— and then i have got to get on with the job of forming a government, that is— the job of forming a government, that is what most of my day will be spent _ that is what most of my day will be spent with — that is what most of my day will be spent with. the that is what most of my day will be

sent with. , that is what most of my day will be spent with-— spent with. the first minister is now back inside _ spent with. the first minister is now back inside bute _ spent with. the first minister is now back inside bute house - spent with. the first minister is | now back inside bute house and spent with. the first minister is - now back inside bute house and one of the firstjobs now back inside bute house and one of the first jobs is to now back inside bute house and one of the firstjobs is to get his cabinet together. kate forbes, she was offered rural affairs, she has turned that down. humza yousaf said he would have liked to have had her in the government, he said he had many powers as first minister, but compelling people into government was not one of them. the one appointment he has made is shona robison, as deputy first minister, but we might be here for some time before there other announcements. thank you very much, alexandra mackenzie. the government is unveiling plans to move away from using hotels to house asylum seekers and instead place them on ex—military bases. ministers say the current hotel bookings are costing over £6 million a day but the plans and the new locations are likely to prove controversial. the refugee council has described the proposals as entirely unsuitable. our political correspondent iain

watson reports from westminster. this is what rishi sunak is promising to stop. he is pushing a new policy through parliament which will prevent people who arrive in small boats from claiming asylum. but many of his mps are worried about the costs of housing those who are already here. the home secretary says accommodating migrants temporarily in hotels is costing £6 million a day. so, today, the government confirmed that alternative accommodation would be used. ., , used. the government will use military sites _ used. the government will use military sites are _ used. the government will use military sites are being - used. the government will use i military sites are being disposed used. the government will use - military sites are being disposed of in essex and lincolnshire and a separate site in east sussex. these will be scaled up over the coming months and will collectively provide accommodation to several thousand asylum seekers. tiara accommodation to several thousand asylum seekers-— asylum seekers. two airbases, this one in lincolnshire, _ asylum seekers. two airbases, this one in lincolnshire, once _ asylum seekers. two airbases, this one in lincolnshire, once home - asylum seekers. two airbases, this one in lincolnshire, once home to. one in lincolnshire, once home to the world war ii dambusters, and another in essex, will be expected to accommodate migrants within weeks. but this is creating some conflict within the conservative party as the local mps oppose this.

they are also considering using ferries and barges as temporary accommodation in due course, but labour say the plans don't hold water. ~ ., ..,, , labour say the plans don't hold water. ~ ., . , ., water. we need to end costly and inappropriate _ water. we need to end costly and inappropriate hotel— water. we need to end costly and inappropriate hotel yours, - water. we need to end costly and inappropriate hotelyours, but. water. we need to end costly and i inappropriate hotelyours, but these inappropriate hotel yours, but these plans— inappropriate hotel yours, but these plans don't— inappropriate hotel yours, but these plans don't do that. inappropriate hotelyours, but these plans don't do that.— plans don't do that. currently the bbc understands _ plans don't do that. currently the bbc understands around - plans don't do that. currently the bbc understands around 51,000 | bbc understands around 51,000 migrants are housed in 385 hotels. the two airbases will have a capacity of about 1500 to 2000 each, so initially this extra capacity is more likely to be used mainly for new arrivals rather than to rehouse those already in hotels. government ministers are hoping that the prospect of being put in more read of entry accommodation, as they call it, might dissuade some migrants from making the dangerous journey to the uk in the first place. but they are also under pressure from their own mps to clear out the hotels because of opposition in some local communities. the government is keen to be seen at least two begin this process but the lib dems say they would not have started from here.

the problem is very clear. you need to make sure that these refugee and asylum applications are processed really, really quickly, and then if they passed that test, these people can go and work and contribute to society and actually play their part, and if they fail the test, then they should be deported. rishi sunak sa s then they should be deported. rishi sunak says this _ then they should be deported. rishi sunak says this pledge to stop the small boats is not something which can be achieved quickly, but he will hope to prove that the tide is at least turning by the time of the next election. iain watson, bbc news. satisfaction with the nhs across england, scotland and wales is at its lowest level since public surveys began a0 years ago. according to the british social attitudes poll, just 29% said they were satisfied with the health service last year, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns. the survey showed the public most valued the nhs being free at the point of use, and the quality of care when they were seen.

0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. back in december, tony griffiths was living with leukaemia when he suffered a fall at home in somerset. it took hours for an ambulance to reach the 83—year—old. i mean, it was it was just all the waiting and the different stages. his son gareth, driving from manchester, got there faster than the ambulance crew did. then tony, with gareth by his side, faced a long night on a trolley waiting in a&e. it's the feeling that, you know, you've spent all those years paying your tax and national insurance and that you end up in a corridor after waiting five hours for an ambulance is... yeah, it's disappointing really, isn't it? i mean, when i was there, there was one poor patient actually passed away. and it's sad to think that you've ended up dying in a corridor in the hospital because theyjust haven't got the money to fund them, really. the british social attitudes survey indicates satisfaction with the nhs has fallen to its lowest level,

just 29%, since the survey began in 1983. that's down seven percentage points from the previous year. only 30% of respondents said they were satisfied with accident and emergency and gp services also saw a fall, just 35% satisfied, with a similar picture for dentistry, inpatient and outpatient hospital services. there is a real problem in people waiting too long in a&e. the four—hour waiting time has become pretty meaningless over the years, hasn't it? what we need is faster assessment when people come through the door, because when they actually get seen by somebody, they always tell us that the quality of care is really good. across the uk, departments like a&e have seen huge demand and some very long waits. emergency doctors say this reflects deep—rooted problems in the health service. all of this is really as a result of the lack of bed capacity. so there really simply isn't anywhere for our patients to go once they've come into the a&e and been seen and been treated.

so they are waiting 2a to 48 hours in our a&e department. so in effect, our emergency departments have turned into a ward. sadly, a few weeks ago, leukaemia took tony's life. his son gareth says staff at the hospital were excellent. it was the long wait to be seen that was troubling. across england, scotland and wales, recovery plans have been put in place to try and improve performance. but nhs leaders say today's findings should serve as a red flag warning about the state of the health service. dominic hughes, bbc news. the liberal democrats have launched their campaign for england's local elections in may. the party's leader sir ed davey arrived on a tractor ploughing through blue bales of hay to signify his assault on the "blue wall" of conservative seats in southern england. sir ed says his party wants to fix local health services, tackle rising energy bills and prevent the dumping of sewage

into rivers and coastal areas. mr davey said he wanted people to use their local election vote on 4th may to send a message to the tory government in westminster. the conservative government are out of touch, they're out of ideas and they are out of excuses. let's all send a message to these conservatives. it's time that they were out of government, too! cheering. victims of crime are to be given a legal right to get the crown prosecution service or the police to review their cases if they are dropped as part of major changes to the justice system in england and wales. the victims and prisoners bill will also allow ministers to veto decisions by parole boards. 0ur correspondent yetunde yusufjoins me now. tell us more about these changes. the government says it wants to put victims front and centre of the

criminal justice system victims front and centre of the criminaljustice system as they have felt let down especially when it comes to sexual assault and rape. many feel there are delays when they go to court and when they are looking for information just cannot find it. thejustice secretary dominic raab says he wants to allow victims to be kept informed and to challenge decisions. we victims to be kept informed and to challenge decisions.— victims to be kept informed and to challenge decisions. we are making sure the code _ challenge decisions. we are making sure the code which _ challenge decisions. we are making sure the code which sets _ challenge decisions. we are making sure the code which sets out - challenge decisions. we are making sure the code which sets out the - sure the code which sets out the information, the support services and accountability that victims should — and accountability that victims should get it right the way through to the _ should get it right the way through to the decision to go to court and pursue _ to the decision to go to court and pursue a — to the decision to go to court and pursue a prosecution, that victims .et pursue a prosecution, that victims get that— pursue a prosecution, that victims get that support and those standards are met _ get that support and those standards are met. ., , ., get that support and those standards are met. . , ., ., ., ., , are met. charities and organisations su ”ortin are met. charities and organisations supporting victims _ are met. charities and organisations supporting victims of _ are met. charities and organisations supporting victims of crime - are met. charities and organisations supporting victims of crime so - are met. charities and organisations supporting victims of crime so there j supporting victims of crime so there needs to be adequate funding in orderfor this bill to be effective sell adequate funding for services that support victims and also last may when the bill was drafted it was called the victims bill but now it is the victims and prisoners bill

and charity say that it takes the focus away from victims. something the labour party also said to sat eight years ago the tories brought about this bill and now it has been combined with parole reform and they said that the tories are overpromising and under delivering and and the liberal democrats launching their election campaign have talked about crime more generally and they say the conservatives are out of touch and out of ideas and excuses. 0ne conservatives are out of touch and out of ideas and excuses. one idea that the conservatives have is to allow ministers to block the release of prisoners who have committed some of prisoners who have committed some of the most serious crimes and also stop them getting married. maw; stop them getting married. many thanks. stop them getting married. many thanks- the _ stop them getting married. many thanks. the king _ stop them getting married. many thanks. the king has— stop them getting married. many thanks. the king has arrived in germany for his first state visit as monarch. the trip was originally due to begin in france — but protests against raising the pension age meant that leg of the tour was postponed.

0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it should have been at the arc de triomphe in paris, but that wasn't to be so. instead, it will be here at the brandenburg gate in berlin that king charles will begin the first state visit of his reign, with british officials hoping for a smoother passage than was in prospect in france. keep calm and carry on. that could be the unofficial motto of royal visits. it wasn't possible in france, the french decided, because of the street protests over the pension reforms. it should be possible here in germany for a state visit, which takes place at an important moment in anglo—german relations. state visits often symbolise something significant. roll back to 1965, and it was the state visit to the then west germany by the late queen elizabeth which put the seal on the restored relationship between two countries, which only 20 years earlier had been at war with each other. and now in the europe of 2023, a europe with britain outside the eu, this state visit

will highlight the bigger picture, the many links that remain and the shared resolve over ukraine. so charles, who was last in berlin as prince of wales in 2020, will receive an honoured greeting. he'll be the first head of state since the war to be given a full ceremonial welcome at the brandenburg gate. and he'll be the first british monarch to address the german federal parliament, the bundestag. a new king on a first state visit, sealing the latest stage in the relationship between the uk and germany. nicholas witchell, bbc news, berlin. the time is 13:19. our top story this afternoon. tributes are pouring in to the presenter and comedian paul 0'grady — who has died at the age of 67. how the european space agency hopes to encourage young people to become astronauts — with the help of shaun the sheep. coming up on the bbc news channel.

sir alex ferguson and his long—time rival arsene wenger are the first two managers to be inducted into the premier league hall of fame. the former manchester united and arsenal bosses won 16 titles between them. england is "strikingly unprepared" for the effects of global warming, according to the government's independent climate advisers. the report by the climate change committee said the government's "lack of urgency" over how england is to cope with — and limit — climate change was at odds with the recent experience of people living here. it said that without a "step change" in policy, there would be an increased risk to life and infrastructure. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. the record breaking temperature last summer showed how global warming is already reshaping the country's climate. it brought nationwide disruption, with unprecedented heat—related deaths and hundreds of wildfires.

clear evidence, according to the climate change committee today, of the need for england to build resilience against the weather extremes our changing climate will bring. 0ur report is saying the government has not done enough, it has wasted the last ten years. we've had a lost decade with not enough preparation for the climate change we've got now. and of course the increasing impacts of climate change that are to come. virtually everything in our lives needs to be adapted, the committee says. its report covers our homes, hospitals and roads and railways, as well as the food, energy and water systems. and nature needs protection, too. but the committee says there has been a lack of progress in every single sector. climate resilience, it says, needs to become a fundamental requirement in all sectors and in all planning decisions. there is no room for delay, according to the committee, the impacts of climate change will only intensify in the coming decades.

the government has welcomed the new report. it says it has taken decisive action to improve the uk's climate resilience and will robustly address the full range of climate risks to the uk. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the number of homes available to rent in the uk has fallen by a third over the past 18 months according to figures from property website zoopla. this sharp drop in the number of listings has helped drive up rents for new tenants by 11%. as part of the bbc�*s rental health week, listeners and viewers from across the uk have been in touch about their experience of the rental market. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been following their stories. there's been times where i've said, "right, yes, i'll take this one, i love it, it's perfect." and then i'll see it's gone. emily's landlord put the rent up more than she could afford. after months of searching, she and her partner still haven't

found anywhere, but had to move out anyway. talk me through what the last few days have been like? the most stressful of my life, i think, other than having a baby. put all of our belongings pretty much into this tiny little storage, and then separate. so you had to make that really difficult decision to split up as a family? so on our actual relationship, it's been really difficult. so right now mj and i are in a bedroom, with my niece's toys all around, but also all of his stuff and my stuff together, and a mattress on the floor. and my partner is staying on a sofabed in the living room at his brother's house. the emotional toll is huge. and that's being echoed by so many others i've been keeping in touch with over the past month or so, facing the reality of sky—high rents.

there are about 30 people there in total between these two building sites and people are begging, begging to live there, willing to offer more money, in a one bed building site. i think last year we spent about £25,000 on rent. thich is insane. might have to end up moving back in with my parents, maybe, - or potentially look at some sort of social housing. _ i've got all my furniture in storage and i'm just here living in one of my friend's bedrooms. little update, nothing to update. there are still no flats available for me. the property site zoopla have told us that there are one third fewer homes available to rent now compared to before the pandemic, and lots more tenants trying to sign for them. the higher mortgage rates make it far more expensive for a landlord to buy property to then rent it out. so it's discouraging new investment into the market, higher rates, and again, as i say, it's also creating

affordability pressures for first—time buyers who typically rent, but want to buy a property, and they are staying in the rental market for longer. if you are facing a rent rise, the bbc tackling it together pages have lots of useful information, but the first thing to do is to dig out your contract. don'tjust start paying a higher price or agree to anything until you know the details of your contract. the rules are different in each of the devolved nations, but by telling your landlord you cannot afford a rent rise, you might find they'd rather save the expense and hassle of finding a new tenant, and meet you in the middle. caught in the rental crunch, separated and exhausted, emily has still got a simple goal. to find a two bed house, because then it will have enough space for us three. colletta smith, bbc news, in reading. it's three years since 13—year—old max woosey — now known as �*the boy in the tent�* —

started his charity challenge of camping long—term in his garden. but this weekend he'll be moving back inside to sleep in his own bed, after raising more than £700,000 for north devon hospice. john maguire has been to meet him. through storms, snow and baking sun, for three years, max woosey has been camping out in his garden. but now it's time to pack up his latest tent and head indoors. i've had the best three years of my life. it's been ups and downs. i started this because i wanted to raise money for the north devon hospice, since all their fundraising was cut, and the plan was to do the first, the second lockdown. let's finish on a high, and there hopefully are more adventures for the future. max's mum rachael says the first six months were the hardest, when he was just ten years old. as you know, any time you mentioned him stopping, there would be tears and tantrums, or he'd just walk off. he just would not engage with

the conversation for a long time. and then after christmas, actually, he felt that three years was enough, and then he wanted to focus on other things. it all started during the first lockdown. max's neighbour rick was being cared for at home by community staff from the north devon hospice. he gave max his tent, and told him to seek adventure. three quarters of a million pounds later, and it's mission accomplished. so this is the sort of the ghost room, isn't it? the room that hasn't been used for three years? this is the room, yeah. it's just a storage room now, as you can see, all the tents. i think i might have to sleep on the floor and eventually build my way back up! since he pitched his tent on that first night, he's become a teenager, moved to secondary school, helped thousands of people in his local community, and inspired many, many more, notjust around the uk but also around the world. john maguire, bbc news, north devon.

it was a special night at hampden park as scotland boosted their hopes of qualifying for next year's european championship. they beat spain 2—0, the first time scotland's men have beaten spain since 1984. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougall reports. scotland haven't beaten spain since 1984. they have now. the ground beneath hampden shook with the roar from the tartan army, witnessing an historic win for scotland. and this was the man who secured it. it's mctominay! the dream start for scotland. scott mctominay scored twice to put scotland top of their world cup qualifying group. for us, going back into the changing room, everyone saying well done to each other, it is notjust a thing where it is the one who scored the goals, but it is an incredible feeling and it's my favourite thing to represent scotland at hampden park. that's the kind of - legacy you can leave. you can put a mark on scottish football, if you like, _ for years going forward.

not even sour spanish grapes could quash the mood, manchester city's rodri saying the home side were a bit rubbish. but scotland have just had two defeats in their last 18 competitive games, so what has been the difference? it used to be the case in times gone past that scotland had one or two injuries to key players and you held your hands and you knew it wasn't going to be good. now it is, ok, we'll just pick the next one. it is getting the very best out of very good players. this moment in 1978 is arguably one of scotland's greatest. but this generation of players seemed determined to make new memories. for them, and for the hampden faithful. jane dougall, bbc news. shaun the sheep is back on land following his journey around the moon aboard the unmanned artemis i mission. the european space agency is hoping that his presence on the mission will inspire the next generation to follow in his footsteps, which they say represent one small step for man and a giant leap for — i'm sorry — lambkind,

as our science editor rebecca morelle reports. he left his family and friends on mossy bottom farm to pursue a lofty new career. taking him to the moon, and beyond. now shaun the sheep is back on earth. for a hero's welcome at aardman studios in bristol. shaun is our first european space agency astronaut to the moon. congratulations, shaun. he's been presented with an official astronaut certificate from the european space agency and nasa. it was a big surprise when shaun was selected to go to the moon. at first you couldn't believe it, it seemed incredible. it is every child's dream, isn't it, famously, to be an astronaut and go to the moon. and so the fact that shaun was doing it for us seemed very, very important. i mean the far side of the moon, how extraordinary is that? 0ur baby, our creation.

it took a lot of work to get shaun into shape for the mission.