john dee john, he lived during the time of elizabeth of england , he wrote then. the queen that siberia should be seized, it was during the time of ivan terrible, then they sent the first merchants to trade missions to ivan the terrible. well, then ivan the terrible wanted to get married, she said to elizabeth, the parliament would not allow me, and he said, you’re a woman, you still can have parliament, point out who to marry, scolded all the wonderful letter, but the meaning is that johngned his reports. know as agent 007. this is the sixteenth century. everything will be cut out from there, but it's still interesting. i really like your siberia. nearby is such a saga about the people who then made our country rich and great, but the very wealth that we have is the very question that constantly arises: they want to take it from us. they want to take wealth. everyone has someone, of course. nothing can be done here. but they believe that we are not worthy of us, but i still have hope that every nation, especially such as russia well, like all others, has an instinct for self-preservation, which is very important and then it is very difficult to imagine. what kind of sacrifices can a pension be sacrificed for the sake of saving? integrity state and sovereignty, it is very difficult for us to understand how the loss of sovereignty happens unexpectedly, and in the nineties it happened for this reason.

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john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee.# dame olivia newton—john, who has died at the age of 73. let's speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. hejoins us live in los he joins us live in los angeles to talk about dame 0livia newton—johnthe reaction has beenin been in hollywood. a lot of sadness — been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and _ been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a _ been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a lot - been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a lot of- been in hollywood. a lot of sadness and a lot of love, | been in hollywood. a lot of. sadness and a lot of love, and it's interesting just listening to those thoughts in the music especially. i think it's striking to a lot of people that that was a very successful soundtrack from grease, but it was also the soundtrack to so many people's lives during that time in the late 1970s, early 80s. time in the late 1970s, early 805. i time in the late 1970s, early 80s. i think that sense that she created a lot of memories for people is being reflected in what people are saying about her today, for example from her costarjohn travolta, who said "you made all of our lives so much better. your impact was incredible." the oscar—winning actress viola davis s

john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee.# dame olivia newton—john who has died at the age of 73. in what's billed as the biggest—ever investment by the us government to tackle climate change, president biden has won the backing of the senate to spend $369 billion so that america can achieve its target on reducing emissions. the money includes tax breaks for consumers who buy electric vehicles and cash for communities hardest hit by fossil—fuel pollution. it's all meant to reduce us emissions of c02, by as much as a0%, by the end of the decade. 0ur north america correspondent johnof freedom and unrestrained energy consumption long going hand—in—hand. the time is now... it's hard, then, to overstate the significance of this moment — the us senate passing the country's first major piece of climate change legislation. the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the bill, as amended, is passed. cheering one good thing that's come from this - is that we've realised, you know, this is an american problem... presidentjoe biden, struggling with woeful approval ratings, is suddenly looking like a man who can get things done — using a trip to meet victims of flooding in kentucky to underscore the need for the bill. it has its limitations. there are no tax penalties for polluters, it leaves in place concessions for the oil and gas industry, and its ambitions have been reduced by months of political wrangling. but for environmental campaigners, there's still plenty to celebrate. the us senate just made climate history. this bill, if it gets enacted, represents the sin

john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee.#. dame olivia newton—john, who has died at the age of 73. a global superstar, and the first and foremost an australian girl. i was speaking to sandra marinetti. grease was a movie set in the 50s, filmed in the 70s, still loved in the 2020s, it will be adored in the 2120s. future generations will love this movie. it is a timeless classic, so was olivia newton—john the latter stages of her career. what is her great sort of pulling power? to quote one of her song titles, she was "magic". she captured our hearts on screen, through her music and with her personality. you know, in the show business, the thing that they can't teach you is likeability and she had that in spades. very few stars have that. and she was able to cross genres, and she connected with the audience so well, and she was so vulnerable and insecure. i mean, even on grease — that you mentioned in your package there — she was 29 when she got that part, she was terrified. she thought, "i'll be laughed out of town. "i'm too old to play a high—schooler." even said that, she was so good, she carried that off. that sandy, it's a part loaded with so much danger. it could be really wet and soppy. you know, it is a real acting challenge to pull it off. she rose to the challenge, and she has written her name into movie history and music history. and you mentioned xanadu, of course, yes, loa

john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee.# damo olivia newton—john, who has died at the age of 73. —— dame. 0bviously has died at the age of 73. —— dame. obviously a global star, and it has been felt very acutely here in the uk, but in australia?— australia? she is one of their own, australia? she is one of their own. she _ australia? she is one of their own. she is _ australia? she is one of their own, she is the _ australia? she is one of their own, she is the girl, - australia? she is one of their own, she is the girl, their. own, she is the girl, their darling, their sweetheart. yes, she is a uk born, australia raised recording artist that shot to fame in hollywood of course because of that career that david just went through and told us about but rarely in australia she is the girl that made it big in hollywood and across the world, and really australia is mourning one of their own. their darling. this girl next door vibe about her, despite this fame, despite the stardom, and of course the songs that we just heard, these are etched in the memories of millions and millions of australians and people across the world of course, but many here have said that they woke up, heard the news, are in tears, butare up, heard the news, are in tears, but are also listening to the grease soundtrack, physical, to hopelessly devoted to you. she was just part of their lives. before the big fame in hollywood, australians grew up with 0livia fame in hollywood, australians grew up with olivia newton—johner school friends, and i was on tv during different talent shows that one her big prizes, one of which was to go to the uk, but of course then along came grease. the other thing that 0livia the other thing that olivia newton—john is known for her is her philanthropy. she was diagnosed with cancer in 1992, it was the same year her dad died of cancer, and since then she has dedicated decades and decades to raise awareness and funds for cancer treatment and awareness. today for example, crowds have amounts —— amassed at the 0livia crowds have amounts —— amassed at the olivia newton—john cancer welfare and wellness institute in melbourne, talking about this being her dream, and her legacy, and she saw her name driving around the centre, on that big billboard outside the institute, and she said this is better than any billboard i have ever seen. none this is the kind of artist that she was. she was aware of her status, that she was. she was aware of herstatus, her global that she was. she w

john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee. adam horsburgh is the chief executive officer of austin health, who operate the olivia newton—john cancer wellness & research centre. hejoins us now from melbourne. a very warm welcome to the programme. we were looking there at her incredible career, which of course was the pinnacle was the film greece. but it was very, very sad news when he first learned —— decades ago that she had breast cancer and she became a huge ambassador, didn't she?- ambassador, didn't she? yes, that is right. _ ambassador, didn't she? yes, that is right. she _ ambassador, didn't she? yes, that is right. she has - ambassador, didn't she? yes, that is right. she has lived - that is right. she has lived with cancer for 30 years. during that time, she with cancerfor 30 years. during that time, she had with cancer for 30 years. during that time, she had shown great commitment to help and support us through thatjourney as well, and helped us to establish the 0livia establish the olivia newton—johnull range of cancer treatment services, but also, importantly, 0livia drove the development of the wellness centre to look after the much more hedonistic hole needs of the patient. more hedonistic hole needs of the patient-— the patient. and her decision to be open — the patient. and her decision to be open about _ the patient. and her decision to be open about that, - the patient. and her decision to be open about that, to - the patient. and her decision to be open about that, to go | to be open about that, to go public about her illness was huge, wasn't it, really, for the fight against cancer, because she brought global attention to something, as you say nearly 30 years ago that wasn't really talked about very much then. wasn't really talked about very much then-— much then. that's right. i think many _ much then. that's right. i think many people - much then. that's right. i think many people found | think many people found inspiration through 0livia think many people found inspira

john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee.# i'm joined now by tim ewbank, an entertainmentjournalist who interviewed olivia newton—john several times in the 70s and 80s and also wrote the biography of the star, called olivia. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. she thank you so much for “oining us here on bbc news._ here on bbc news. she is being called an icon. _ here on bbc news. she is being called an icon. sometimes i here on bbc news. she is being called an icon. sometimes that l here on bbc news. she is being i called an icon. sometimes that turn can be used loosely, but she was an icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed- the — icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image _ icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image of _ icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image of her _ icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image of her for _ indeed. the image of herfor millions will always be young sandy, the prim college girl returning as a sexy vamp to capture the heart of john that wholesome image is what many of us have in our minds when we think of olivia newton—john. what was she like in real life? t think of olivia newton-john. what was she like in real life?— was she like in real life? i found her delightful. _ was she like in real life? i found her delightful. very _ was she like in real life? i found her delightful. very modest. i was she like in real life? i found i her delightful. very modest. honest. straightforward. harris was not at thrust for fame. yes, straightforward. harris was not at thrust forfame. yes, she straightforward. harris was not at thrust for fame. yes, she took her career seriously, thrust for fame. yes, she took her careerseriously, but thrust for fame. yes, she took her career seriously, but she wasn't incredibly ambitious. i think she recognise that there was a life outside of show business as well. for many of us, she will always be sandy, the woman who took back control. when she was diagnosed with cancer, how closely were

john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee. that was our arts correspondent david sillito, remembering the life of dame olivia newton—john who has died aged 73 from cancer. let's take a look at some of the tributes on social media. the singer sheryl crow said... dame olivia's former co—stars have also been speaking. stockard channing, who played rizzo in grease wrote... and earlier on breakfast grease director randal kleiser paid this tribute. i will remember her as brave, emotional, wonderful person. she was sick for so many years but you never, ever knew it, she was or is bubbly and up and never said anything mean about anyone. i always tell people that, when you met olivia, it was like you expected, he was the same on camera as she was off it. she was just a wonderful human being. the off it. she was 'ust a wonderful human being.— off it. she was 'ust a wonderful human bein.. . ., ., , .,, olivia was born in cambridge, but moved to australia at the age of six. we can speak now to our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil. an international career but australia was her adopted home? good mornin: , australia was her adopted home? good morning. yes. — australia was her adopted home? (emf. morning, yes, australia is australia was her adopted home? (ef>f>f. morning, yes, australia is really saying goodbye to one of its sweethearts, one of its darlings. dame olivia newton—john happened here at the sydney opera house in 1980 where she sang in front of the queen. but hill —— she also performed at the sydney olympics in 2000. she was then to head the empathy, she was —— she was known for her philanthropy, she raised a significant amounts for cancer research, flags are flying at the half—mast outside the cancer centre which bears her name in melbourne. one of the directors say she was love and delight. you will be remembered for her stellar music career but also for her kindness and a person who inspired a lot of hope. thank you very much, shaimaa. singer and tv personality peter andre has performed with olivia and has also starred in grease the musical, hejoins us now. good morning, peter. your memories of olivia newton—john, what was she like? of olivia newton-john, what was she like? , ., , of olivia newton-john, what was she like? i. , like? everyone is saying the same thin , like? everyone is saying the same thing. they _ like? everyone is saying the same