he had that andre previn epitomised.o that.” saw him, i think, the last time he conducted in london, 2011. he was the music director of the london symphonic 0rchestra. he could have been a 20—year—old when he picked up the bat on. he was born in berlin, a jewish family. his father saw what was happening and got the family out and then to los angeles. he was on the staff of mgm scoring in arranging the big movie musicals. he won four 0scars. in 1961 he was nominated for three 0scars in a single awards ceremony. if he stayed in hollywood, frankly, we would still be talking about him now but that was not enough for him. he became a jazz performers, he worked with ella fitzgerald. diana shore. he wrote chamber music. he became a conductor in pittsburgh's and most famously with the london symphony 0rchestra. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers eve pollard, former fleet street editor and laura hughes political correspondent at the financial times, that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30.

thank you for coming in about andre previn.d not so that probably but it is true, he is the bloke who was in that sketch with morecambe and wise who was married to mia farrow and he used to advertise the virtues of compact discs. clearly, so much more to him as a musician. that sketch sums up his personality that he was prepared to do that. there is no doubt he was one of the great conductors of the 20th century but what made him special was his passion for spreading the word about classical music. he believed the classical music. he believed the classical music. he believed the classical music should have no barriers and be available to eve ryo ne barriers and be available to everyone to enjoy the great symphonies and concertos and if that means it —— he went on morecambe and wise, watched by over half the population of the uk at that point, he would do it without thinking about it. and that sketch, i do not think it was rehearsed. i seem to recall it was done in it one take and it is tb gold. this meeting of classical music a

and tributes to andre previn, one of the most gifted musicians of the past century, who's died at thege of 89. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, claudio ranieri's time at fulham is up as he leaves craven cottage after just three months in charge. good evening. the court of appeal has ordered the retrial of a woman who was convicted of the murder of her husband, after lawyers said she'd suffered "decades of abuse". sally challen, who's 65 and from surrey, killed her husband richard in a hammer attack in 2010. she had denied murder, and will now be retried after new evidence emerged about her mental state at the time of the killing. our home affairs correspondent june kelly is at the royal courts ofjustice. this was a truly dramatic day in court, the court room was packed, and there were cheers as the judges announced they were quashing the murder conviction, it will now be for a newjury to decide whether sally challen should be convicted of murder. from the start sally challen admitted that she had killed her husband richard. what has been under scrutiny at this appeal is why she

the great conductor, composer and pianist andre previn, who has died at the age of 89.s all from us. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. cardiff city deny claims the club abandoned emiliano sala — as the agent who organised his flight accueses the premier league side of letting him down. one of the most difficult things i've ever done in my life. one defeat too many for claudio ranieri... he's been sacked by relegation threatened fulham. and rugby union's top players say their welfare could be at risk, if a proposed world league goes ahead. good evening and welcome to the programme... five weeks on from the plane crash that killed the footballer emiliano sala and the pilot david ibbotson, the men who facilitated the transfer of the footballer from nantes to cardiff have told the bbc that they ‘ve been made scapegoats. willie mckay and his son mark say that they arranged sala 5 travel after cardiff city left him to make his own plans.. here's our sports editor dan roan he isa he is a well—known former agents, and he wasn

andre previn, who has died at the age of 89.ck has her murder conviction quashed — as judges order sally challen should face a retrial. and we look at the pioneering treatment for parkinsons disease — that patients say alleviated their symptoms. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... the drama of the six nations may be at risk, as the world's leading players warn that a proposed new world league could affect player welfare. there's been a significant rise in net migration to the uk from outside the european union — that's the number of people arriving minus the number of people leaving. in the past year, 261,000 people from outside the eu — mainly from asia — have come here. it's the highest number since 200a. meanwhile the number of people coming here from inside the eu has fallen to its lowest level for almost a decade. in total net migration was 283,000 — a slight rise on the year before. the government's target is still less than 100,000. our home editor, mark easton, has spent the day in birmingham assessing the impact of th

the oscar winning conductor, composer and pianist, andre previn, has died at the age of 89.ignation from the government over brexit — this time it's farming minister george eustice — he says wants to be free to campaign against delaying brexit. in a moment, we'll bejoining hugh woozencroft for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news: after eight, we'll be discussing what you can do to help tackle climate change in conjunction with the government's plans after the topic was debated in parliament this afternoon. the first time in two years. also at eight, the two uk fishing boats seized by the irish navy amid an ongoing dispute over their right to fish in ireland's waters. it comes after an informal deal between uk and the irish government collapsed months after the brexit referendum. and we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages in our paper review with laura hughes, political correspondent at the financial times and former fleet street editor, eve pollard. that's at 10.40 and 11.30 tonight. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.

>> woodruff: finally tonight, we remember the life of versatile conductor, composer andor per andre previn. he played jazz with some of thel greats, ing ella fotzgerald and benny carter. and he won oscarcomposing, conducting or performing music in films such as "gigi fair lady" and "porgy and bess." aevin became well known t the director of some of the world'leading orchestras, including the london symphony orchestra. he was marri five times including to mia farrow. he won 11 grammys d many other honors. here he is both conducting and performing mozart's "p concerto number 17" in 1976. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> woodruff: andre previn was 98 years old. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and mor m babbel's 10-ute lessons are available as an app, or online. more information on babbel.com. >> american cruise lines. >> and with the g

the conductor, composer and pianist andre previn has died at the age of 89.ne of the best—known figures of his generation in classical music. he was also hugely accomplished in jazz. daniela relph looks back at his life. he was one of the 20th century is most remarkable and versatile musicians, notjust most remarkable and versatile musicians, not just an most remarkable and versatile musicians, notjust an orchestral conductor but an arranger, and award—winning film composer and a brilliant jazz pianist. he brilliantjazz pianist. he started in 1940s hollywood performing a range of music. he was just 19 when he wrote the music for one of the lassie films, his first complete film score. he went on to win four 0scars. then in the 1960s he decided to reinvent himself as a classical conductor. at the london sympathy 0rchestra he became a star. he had his own television series, a glamorous third wife and an enviable lifestyle, but he was fiercely ambitious, workaholic. and his family suffered. a career as a career. i was being asked to do things i thought was import

and andre previn, the oscar—winning film composer, conductor, and star of this famed morecambe and wisehe age of 89. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former fleet street editor eve pollard and the financial times political correspondent laura hughes. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i leads with the decision by court of appealjudges to overturn sally challen‘s conviction for murdering her husband, after suffering four decades of controlling behaviour and abuse from him. lawyers quoted by the telegraph said the decision will now pave the way for dozens of other women in similar situations to appeal their own convictions. the mail also features that story on its front page, as does the mirror. meanwhile, the times says that nhs england wants to scrap four—hour waiting targets for a&e, because it thinks the rules encourage hospitals to prioritise patients waiting the longest over those in most need of urgent care. the guardian leads with criticism of the government's gender pay gap reporting scheme. it cl

al-jazeera brussels the world of classical music has lost one of its leading figures conductor and andre previn died on thursday aged eighty nine in a career spanning seven decades he enjoyed long ten years aiding the london symphony orchestra and the los angeles philharmonic previn also worked in hollywood winning four oscars prez work on films including my fair lady and porgy and bess. thank. you now it's time for sports history. thanks very much cloudier in the area has become the sixth english premier league manager to lose his job this season for them have dismissed the italian manager but the club in serious danger of relegation they currently ten points away from safety with ten games remaining ranieri sacking follows forums to nil loss to southampton on wednesday he was hired in november and only managed to win twelve points in sixteen games this sacking is the latest chapter in what's been a roller coaster career which has seen the italian manage sixteen clubs in over three decades is started promisingly early on he guided calorie and fury and tina to promotion said he also helped mona

music the german—american conductor and composer andre previn has died at the age of 89 at his home inrative career in hollywood to pursue his love of classical music as a jazz pianist. during his lifetime, the talented musician won four oscars and conducted for the london symphony orchestra. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is to face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, the first time a sitting prime minister faces prosecution. he denies any wrongdoing. his likud party has described the reported move as political persecution and tried to block publication of the decision. it argues it could have a significant impact on the upcoming israeli elections. from jerusalem, tom bateman reports. he has dominated israeli politics for a decade. now benjamin netanyahu enters an election campaign facing the prospect that serious criminal charges. a tough talking premier who e was forced a shift to the right at home and become the international face of israel for world leaders abroad. israel's top lawyer has sent a 57—page document to mr netanyahu accusing him of fraud, bribe

before we go, the german—american conductor and composer andre previn has died at the age of 89 at hisis lifetime the talented musician won four oscars and conducted for the london symphony orchestra. i remember his mark and wise sketch, do you remember? he was expecting a violinist and eric morecambe came on to play the piano and he said you are not playing the right notes and saidi are not playing the right notes and said i am, just not in the right order. just like this programme! hello there, what a difference a day makes. a much cooler pressure feel to the weather now, outbreaks of rain, cloud, some went and into tonight it is going to stay pretty cloudy with further spells of rain. at times it will turn a bit dry by the end of the night thanks to a ridge of high pressure building in. this is the weather front which brought the patchy rain to parts of england and wales earlier on, slowly clearing away south—eastwards and letting a smidge of high pressure nudge in to calm things down. quite a cloudy night to come, outbreaks of rain slowly easing down, there will be further spells o