ashley jean—ba ptiste, bbc news.nd if you would like to see more of the students' journey — being black at cambridge is now on bbc iplayer. the rock guitarist eddie van halen has died at the age of 65. he'd been suffering from cancer. the dutch—american musician was the founding member of the band named after him and his brother alex. van halen was hugely successful and sold more than 80 million records worldwide. in a statement on social media, van halen‘s son, wolfgang, said every moment shared with his father on and off stage was a gift. hundreds of freelance musicians performed in parliament square at westminster today to demand more 00:02:03,471 --> 2147483051:37:46,450 targeted state support 2147483051:37:46,450 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 for self—employed artists. it's difficult to overestimate the impact that the pandemic has had on britain's live performance sector. musicians specifically have been hit really, really ha rd, having loads of gigs before and almost none afterwards. something like 30% of musicians

ashley jean—ba ptiste, bbc news.ipients of this year's nobel prize for physics. he received the prize for his groundbreaking work into black holes — regions of space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from them. sir roger shared the award with an american astronomer and a german astrophysicist. hundreds of musicians have gathered in london and birmingham today to protest at a lack of government support for professional musicians who are freelance. they held a two minute silence saying they've been abandoned during the pandemic and urgently need help. will gompertz reports. classical music plays. as makeshift orchestras go, this one would take some beating. 400 of the country's leading professional musicians tuning up in parliament square. they've come to make their case to the politicians gathered in the building behind them. it's difficult to overestimate the impact that the pandemic has had on britain's live performance sector. musicians specifically have been hit really, really hard, having

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jeans. i may be in there. ashley, lauren, susan one and all, thank you very much indeed. susan it is yours. neil: we're following up on the hearings continue to go on a for amy barrett. the dow is buoyed by the stimulus deal by the way might never come to pass. that doesn't seem to matter to these guys. they're optimistic just the same. remember we're starting earnings season with financials and other big players here but it is optimism about tech and a pentup consumer ready for a two-day prime day event on amazon. optimism about apple and the big 5g iphone announcement a series due tomorrow, has got traders moving an moving, not looking back. it is an amazing turnaround. the nasdaq as charlie brady, our stocks editor reminding my staff is more than 2% away from highs that seem so far away. remember that thing really carooned, careened all the way from the highs during the pandemic. the dow already in dow in positive territory, with s&p gains up close to 10%. whatever the jitters about the election, what will happen, whether it will win, a long election count, nothing see

jeans. i may be in there. ashley, lauren, susan one and all, thank you very much indeed.he stimulus deal by the way might never come to pass. that doesn't seem to matter to these guys. they're optimistic just the same. remember we're starting earnings season with financials and other big players here but it is optimism about tech and a pentup consumer ready for a two-day prime day event on