my name is richard cottingham. i'm richard cottingham. but i like to be called richie.nd has always had to communicate via a computer. once i have a new unique voice i have an identity. now he hopes to create an entirely new voice by blending recordings of two local men. what are you looking for in a new voice? female computerised voice: i�*c like a young man's voice with a subtle east yorkshire accent, someone who has a nice smile. so far, 36 men have come forward. hiya, my name's billy, i live in hull. my name is gaz, i'm 24 years old, from york. . my favourite colour is red and my favourite food is sunday dinner, especially yorkshire puddings. good evening, richie... but it's up to richie to listen and draw up a shortlist. what do you think of that one then? give me a rating out of ten? i'm a local lad myself. obviously i'm a massive yorkshire lad. this is 29—year—old ryan, who lives just a few miles from richie. we need to try and do everything we can to help anybody, you know, and if it's the littlest thing that might make that person's life a little bit better tha

my name is richard cottingham. i'm richard cottingham. but i like to be called richie.ce, i have an identity. now he hopes to create an entirely new voice by blending recordings of two local men. what are you looking for in a new voice? female computerised voice: i�*c like a young man's voice with a subtle east yorkshire accent, someone who has a nice smile. so far, 36 men have come forward. hiya, my name's billy, i live in hull. my name is gaz, i'm 24 years old, from york. . my favourite colour is red and my favourite food is sunday dinner, especially yorkshire puddings. good evening, richie... but it's up to richie to listen and draw up a shortlist. what do you think of that one then? give me a rating out of ten? i'm a local lad myself. obviously i'm a massive yorkshire lad. this is 29—year—old ryan, who lives just a few miles from richie. we need to try and do everything we can to help anybody, you know, and if it's the littlest thing that might make that person's life a little bit better than i'm more than happy to help out where i can. being from around the hull ar

hi, i'm richard cottingham. to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. in six weeks' time, londoners will vote to elect our next mayor. voting was due to take place last year, but like most things was put on hold due to the pandemic. over the coming weeks we'll be hearing from all the candidates. last night we were joined by the conservative candidate shaun bailey and labour's candidate and current mayor sadiq khan. 0ne of the key areas under discussion was crime. if the streets are not safe, that is the responsibility of the mayor. if you do one thing as london mayor, make london say.— make london say. listen, it is a fact that the _ make london say. listen, it is a fact that the use _ make london say. listen, it is a fact that the use and _ make london say. listen, it is a fact that the use and crime - make london say. listen, it is a i fact that the use and crime adviser to david _ fact that the use and crime adviser to david cameron and george osborne when the _ to david

hi, i'm richard cottingham. but i'd like to be called richie. there are many, many others who are keen to help. it's something that he couldn't do because he's never been able to speak, but i thought it's something that we all take for granted. richie finally hopes to have his new voice in the next few months. i would like to say thank you to all the volunteers who took the time and effort to apply. fiona lamdin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. i'm showing you the signs of spring, simon, but interspersed with the sunny spells we have showers today and it's a rather unsettled picture over the coming few days as well. we've got the scattered showers around as well as the sunny spells. some areas faring better for sunshine than others. the showers are more numerous across northern and western are more numerous gci’oss northern and western areas are more numerous across northern and western areas and we've recently had showers here in london, if you are stepping out for a bit of exercise. so through the rest of the a