we speak to arlene phillips. good evening.essing familiarity, a minute's silence was held today to remember terror victims in a major european city. the public and politicians came together in barcelona in scenes which have echoed london, manchester and paris over the last year. as they stood still, police action to tackle the suspects was swift. police killed five people in cambrils, south—west of barcelona, after another car attack killed one and injured six. but the driver of yesterday's van is still on the run. what has surprised many is the scale of the islamist terror threat in catalonia. 0ur reporter elaine dunkley joins us from barcelona. yes, this is las ramblas, a street hugely popular with shoppers and tourists. when fc barcelona win a major title, this is where they come to celebrate with the cup. but things couldn't be more different today. thousands of been here to mourn and pay respects. 2a hours ago, 13 were killed and more than 100 injured when a van ploughed into pedestrians. tonight, police are still searchi

arlene phillips, was a judge on strictly, notjust in terms of training, but in rehearsal, going over balance, used to spin 80 times a day. he was warming up, he would constantly work his body and sometimes, even on strictly, just before he had to go on, you would see him almost revving himself up like a car, getting ready to go out there and entertain. joining me now is the broadcaster giles brandreth. you met bruce forsyth a long time ago. i was a student at oxford, and he was in pantomime at the local theatre, and i went to interview him for the student newspaper. i think that surprised me was that he hated pantomime. he didn‘t like to stick with the plot, wanted to be free to do what he wanted to do with his audience. he also told me interestingly on that occasion that you have got to face facts if you are an entertainer. half the entertainer would like you. he said, i accept that and play to the half that does. don‘t worry and keep going. he did keep going. he was known as the mighty atom at the start of his career at 1a. he told me he also made a performance on tv at ten years o

arlene phillips, thank you for talking to us phillips, thank you for talking to us and share your memoriesuch more on the life and career of bruce forsyth and all the tributes that have been paid to him after 7:30pm. the headlines on bbc news: tributes are being paid to bruce forsyth, who has died at the age of 89. police believe the terror network behind the atrocities in spain may have been planning a bigger attack. president trump's strategist steve bannon has left his position at the white house. in spain, the security authorities believe that a network of at least eight people may have been behind two terror attacks yesterday and overnight. 13 people were killed and scores wounded yesterday afternoon when a van was driven into crowds on las ramblas in the centre of barcelona. during the night, five suspected terrorists were shot dead in the coastal town of cambrils 65 miles away, after they drove a car into people, killing one and injuring six others. police say they carried an axe and knives and fake explosive belts. one of the terrorists killed may have been this 18—year—old, moussa

have the latest on the investigation into the terror cell responsible for thursday's attack, and arlene phillipsnd christopher biggins are with us to remember sir bruce forsyth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. one of british television's biggest stars, sir bruce forsyth, has died this afternoon, at the age of 89. the prime minister and stars of stage and screen have been paying tribute to the man whose career in show business began in 1942, when he was just 1a. he continued to work for more than 70 years, with hit shows including sunday night at the london palladium, play your cards right, the generation game, and most recently strictly come dancing. his former co—presenter tess daly said today that she was heartbroken to hear of his death, and called him a friend, a gentleman, and a true legend. our correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. live from london, this is strictly come dancing. please welcome your hosts... bruce forsyth! when it comes to tv history, bruce forsyth was simply the face of saturday night. strictly come dancing the last hurrah, in a career that went back m

former strictlyjudge arlene phillips said the entertainer was an indestructible titan who tap danceden hawking has accused the health secretary, jeremy hunt, of "cherry—picking" evidence to support his policies. he has praised the nhs, but attacked the provision of private health care in england. mr hunt has described the scientist's claims as wrong. here's our health correspondent, jane dreaper. he is one of the world's best—known scientists. professor stephen hawking was diagnosed with motoneuron disease at the age of 21. he turned 75 at the start of this year. a milestone celebrated at a scientific conference last month. # happy birthday to you...# professor hawking says he wouldn't be alive without the large amount of high—quality nhs treatment he has received. but he is concerned about the future of the health service in england, defending it as the most efficient and cost—effective system. in a speech which describes his medical history and how he sometimes had to challenge doctors, professor hawking said: quoting quoting the use of private agency staff as an example. he also a

arlene phillips was a judge on strictly and she remembers his dedication.orking. notjust in terms of training, but in rehearsal, going over things. so we worked hard at being mr showbiz. but also, bruce, to retain his balance, used to spin 80 times a day. he was warming up, he would constantly work his body and sometimes, even on strictly, just before he had to go on, you would see him almost revving himself up like a car, getting ready to go out there and entertain. hundreds of tributes have been paid to sir bruce, with many celebrities taking to social media to remember he star. —— the star. tess daly described him as: the prime minister theresa may described him as a national treasure, who would be missed. and stephen fry tweaking a popular brucey catchphrase. he tweeted: after 8am this morning, we'll be speaking tojimmy tarbuck, who was a close friend of sir bruce. here are the rest of the main stories today: the physicist professor stephen hawking has accused the health secretary, jeremy hunt, of "cherry—picking" evidence to support his policies. he ha

arlene phillips was a judge on strictly and she remembers his dedication.pped working. not just in terms of training, but in rehearsal, going over things. just in terms of training, but in rehearsal, going overthings. so just in terms of training, but in rehearsal, going over things. so we worked hard at being mr showbiz. but also, for bruce to retain his balance, we used to spin 80 times a day. he was warming up, he would co nsta ntly day. he was warming up, he would constantly work is body and sometimes even on strictly, just before he had to go on, you would see him almost revving himself up like a see him almost revving himself up likea car, see him almost revving himself up like a car, getting ready to go out there and entertain. hundreds of tributes have been paid to sir bruce, with many celebrities taking to social media to remember he star. the prime minister theresa may described him as a national treasure, who would be missed. strictly host claudia winkelman, who took over from sir bruce, spoke about how both on and off the screen he was the man y