thousands of members of the public came to the anglican cathedral too. loved him, it is great that everyone has turned out to see him. as did sir ken's fellow comedians and actors. he is liverpool's hero, name them all, beatles, cilla, anyone you want you name them, he is their hero. you can compare footballers, georgie best with messi, or anyone, you cannot compare ken dodd when it comes to comedy. from the '50s until today on merseyside, notjust that, the world. when you saw him, you had to laugh. didn't matter what he did. the cathedral was full, so despite the cold and the window in the rain, hundreds watched on a screen outside. during the service, more tributes. i loved to talk to him about the mechanics of comedy, and i learned so much from him. he came to several plays i did, and we pick the bones of how and why things work, or didn't. but this wasn't just a showbiz event. there were heartfelt farewells. we will never see the like of ken dodd again. thank you. thank you, sir ken. tatty bye. statues across the statute carried tickling sticks to ma

— thousands of fans of sir ken dodd joined friends and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedraloment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... on beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, the team will be talking to the lawyer representing a former catalan minister — who's wanted in spain for alleged rebellion. she's been granted bail after turning herself in to police in scotland. we'll be talking to our technology correspondent, about the news that facebook has adjusted privacy settings to give users of the social media site more control over their information. journalist and author mihir bose and the former pensions minister baroness ros altmann will be reviewing the papers later. and we'll be hearing about the police dog that's going back on the beat after being wounded during an arrest operation. that's all ahead on bbc news. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm will perry. coming up on the programme — krkic -- krkic —— cricket australia apologise for the ball tampering scandal. clearly this has caused a huge demand of dama

entertainer lined the streets to pay their respects as his cortege made its way to liverpool anglican cathedralver seen in his life — spoke about the first time their paths crossed. how did i meet him? it was injacobs club and all the liverpool acts will know this. and they had a gala night, 57 years ago. and all the local comics got up and we got bookings from it. my favourite, johnny hackett, tremendous comic. jim cooton, did an unusual act with his dog. he had the dog, a jack russell, under his arm and he sang in the dog's ear and the dog sang along and it was wonderful. so we are all in the room for the rehearsal and there he is. this lunatic with the hair and all that. hello, boys! i'll just wander on and tickle them up for you. we all wondered how long he would do, he wont be long. well, he was on and he was on and he was on. and hackett said to him, ken, you're out of order. he said, it didn't seem too long to me. how long was i on? he said, cooton's dog's died! laughter. and ijust fell in love with him, i thought how can you do that, just come in the dressing room and have the dressing

more than 2,000 people attended the service at the city's anglican cathedral, which included memoriesf 90. austrialia's cricket captain steve smith and his vice—captain david warner have been banned from playing for their country for a year after admitting to cheating against south africa. cameron bancroft, who was caught tampering with the ball, was given a nine—month ban. the country's head coach has apologised to fans and said he hopes the players would be given a second chance, as our sports editor, dan roan, reports. cast into cricketing exile, australia captain steve smith leaving johannesburg today, the best batsman in the world sent home in disgrace. one of three players banned as the damning details of the sport's ball tampering scandal were laid bare, and cricket bosses got tough. do you honestly believe that only three men were involved in this plot? our investigation which was done by iain roy, our head of integrity, has found there were only three players who knew of this plan, and we are absolutely satisfied of that. people want to use their own words, but cheating is ce

horse—drawn hearse will travel the six miles from the commedian's home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedral say rubber ducks and other plastic bath toys pose a real danger to health. researchers found the toys fill with a dense growth on the inner surface, and when they are squeezed a murky liquid full of bacteria is released. it can lead to eye, ear or stomach infections. you know the stuff we are talking about, don't you? a canadian teenager has struck the jackpot after buying her first lottery ticket to mark her 18th birthday. charlie lagarde had the choice of taking a lump sum of $1 million canadian — about £550,000 - or earning $1,000 a week for life. after consulting with a financial adviser, charlie took the weekly option because it's not taxed and is equivalent to more than £55,000 a year. wise head, young shoulders, all that! that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9:30am. thank you very much. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. some of you getting in touch alread

horse—drawn hearse will travel the six miles from the commedian‘s home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedral1 have been banned by the advertising watchdog, after the company admitted that in some cases only one seat per coach cost that price. the advertising standards authority said customers would expect to be able to find the promotional price if they booked in advance. a statement from megabus said their future marketing would no longerfocus on prices. you know how fond we are of the odd bit of monkey business on this programme. well this little fella brought one area of mexico city to a standstill yesterday afternoon. this capucin monkey escaped and made a dash forfreedom — spending the day evading vets, local zoo handlers and police. eventually he jumped over the us embassy wall, and wasn't seen again. police believe he'd been owned illegally. we have a very sad story about rubber ducks later. they are not very hygienic. they can cause all sorts of issues. the gunge that collect inside the rubber ducks. maybe just keep them for ornamental purposes. we are still talking about the cricket

morning a horse—drawn hearse will travel the six miles from his home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedralg, after the company admitted that in some cases only one seat per coach cost that price. the advertising standards authority said customers would expect to be able to find the promotional price if they booked in advance. a statement from megabus said their future marketing would no longerfocus on prices. general sir nick carter has been appointed the new chief of the defence staff. he's currently head of the army and will succeed air chief marshall sir stuart peach as chief of the defence staff — the professional head of the british military. the time may have come to throw the rubber duck out with the bath water. they've been exposed as a source of bacterial and fungal growth, according to a study by the swiss government. the duck fills with a dense mouldy growth on the inner surface, and when they are squeezed a murky liquid full of bacteria is released. it can lead to eye, ear or stomach infections. a canadian teenager has struck the jackpot after buying her first lottery ticket to

this funeral wanted, the service ended 25 minutes ago, the climax was the coughing leaving the anglican cathedralhe did get it last year, which meant a lot to him and his fans. yes, yes, i used to go to school round the corner, in knotty ash, and are used to see him coming out of his cottage. did you ever get to speak with him? a few times, spoke with him in blackpool, i was with my wife, she is now in the royal. she would have loved to have come to this. —— knotty ash. she thought the world of ken dodd. telling the viewers about the tickling sticks, you bought one today, a lot of people have them. —— you brought one. the service was joyful and poignant. yes, can't explain what it was like, everyone was so friendly...! was like, everyone was so friendly. . .! and handing out food as well. yes, jam butties, believe it or not. well listen, thank you very much for speaking with us on the news channel, you mentioned a lot of the big names there, some of them spoke during the service. jimmy cricket did a bible reading, and ricky tomlinson, his good friend, paying tribute, and jimmy tarbuck, near is wh

when they return plastic bottles and cans in england. and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedral