as we've been hearing, barry chuckle, one half of the comedy duo the chuckle brothers, has died at the family. our correspondent jenny kumah is here. tell us more about him. barry elliot was born in rotherham. he and his brother first started their comedy career on opportunity knocks and new faces. the most famous further programme chucklevision which was on the bbc between 1987 and 2009. it one host of awards. recently, they appeared ina one host of awards. recently, they appeared in a channel five programme which was like you've been framed. clips of funny moments. there's been a statement from his manager? clips of funny moments. there's been a statement from his manager7m clips of funny moments. there's been a statement from his manager? in a statement, his manager says it is with great sadness that barry passed away surrounded by his family. they would like to express their thanks to the many people have been fans of the chuckle brothers. there has also been a statement from his comedy partner for 50 years, been a statement from his comedy partnerfor 50 years, his brother paul. he

the veteran entertainer barry chuckle, half of the comedy duo the chuckle brothers, has died aged 73.red in chucklevision between 1987 and 2009. his manager said he died at home surrounded by his wife and family. his comedy partner and brother paul said he had lost his very best friend. many people have tweeted to share their tributes. the labour mp angela rayner said the "great entertainer" made many people laugh. 0lympic boxer anthony 0gogo said that when he was growing up, he preferred to watch his show than do his homework. and the bbc broadcaster jeremy vine said simply — thank you barry chuckle. earlier we spoke to emma bullimore from the tv times about barry chuckle's life in entertainment. they are a staple part of so many people childhood. it looked like it would be easy to throw together but it isa would be easy to throw together but it is a real skill to do that kind of comedy. he had a twinkle in their eye. they seemed to enjoy what they we re eye. they seemed to enjoy what they were doing and that came to the screen. it is so sad to lose that from our screens. there was a

for more than 30 years, barry elliott was barry chuckle. ott it was a comic career dominated by a never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. by a never—ending struggle you could saw a bit off the cue. by a never—ending struggle their children's tv show began in the 1980s. the act was made up of the classic musical routines that they had grown up with. of the classic musical routines the whole family was in show business. can you stop the music and let me have...? music reaches crescendo and let me have...? 0h! and let me have...? their dad was a comedian. and let me have...? their older brothers were also an act, the patton brothers. were also an act, and young barry and paul continued the family trade. there was some early success on opportunity knocks and new faces, but chucklevision changed everything for the rotherham duo. i am sven from sweden. for the rotherham duo. i am ethel...from rotherham. for the rotherham duo. it is a sad day in rotherham. for the rotherham duo. yeah, he was very much from rotherham and he was very gr

and veteran child ren's entertainer, barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, has died at thec sport centre, here'sjohn watson. thank you. good morning. islands woman, the second lowest side in the tournament have achieved the unthinkable. theirs has been the story of the hockey world cup. ireland's women, the second lowest ranked side in the tournament achieving the almost unthinkable, by reaching today's final. they got there after a dramatic penalty shootout win over spain yesterday. the world champions netherlands now lie in wait. jo currie reports. ireland's unlikely heroes, their women's hockey team the first irish team male or female to make a world final in any sport. their semifinal against spain was already uncharted territory and they could have been forgiven for letting nerves get the better of them. but anna 0'flanagan got them off to a dream start, putting them ahead within three minutes however they were pegged in the second half by alica magaz to send the match into penalties. it takes nerves of steel to score in a shoot out but gillian pinder took it to anothe

tributes have been pouring in for the veteran entertainer, barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers he had been a fixture on children's television since the 1980s. in a statement, the entertainers' manager said he had passed away peacefully at home following a period of ill health. david sillito has more. tell you what, move it towards me a little bit. to you. to me. to me, to you. for more than 30 years, barry elliott was barry chuckle. it was a comic career dominated by a never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. you could saw a bit off the cue. their children's tv show began in the ‘80s. the act was made up of the classic musical routines that they had grown up with. the whole family was in show business. can you stop the music and let me out now? their dad was a comedian. their older brothers were also an act, the patton brothers. # ch—ch—chucklevision...# but, despite success on opportunity knocks and new faces in the ‘60s and ‘70s, tv stardom only came in the ‘80s with chucklevision. good morning. 20 years on, their young fans had grown up and one of them, tinchy s

as we've been hearing, the veteran entertainer barry chuckle has died at the age of 73. r we spoke to emma bullimore from the tv times about barry chuckle's life in entertainment. everyone loves them. they were on tv for more than 20 years. they are pa rt for more than 20 years. they are part of so many people's childhoods. it looked like to be easy to throw together but it is a real skill, that kind of comedy. in the rye. . we enjoyed what they were doing and that came to the screen. everyone felt happy watching them. it's so sad to lose that. there was a real bond between them. there are four chuckle brothers. the other two have a double act. those two brothers seemed so close and poll said he had lost his colleague and his brother but his best friend too. it is really sad. for paul, it will be strange to perform alone. if you continues to work on tv, we do not know. they will always be remembered for their great timing. know. they will always be remembered fortheir great timing. it know. they will always be remembered for their great timing. it brings a smile to yourfa

tributes have been coming in for the veteran entertainer, barry chuckle — one half of the chuckle brothers80s onwards. david sillito looks back at his career. i tell you what, move it towards me a bit. right. to me... to me, to you. for more than 30 years, barry elliott was barry chuckle. it was a comic career dominated by a never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. you could saw a bit off the cue. their children's tv show began in the 1980s. the act was made up of the classic musical routines that they had grown up with. the whole family was in show business. can you stop the music and let me out... 0h! their dad was a comedian. their older brothers were also an act, the patton brothers. and young barry and paul continued the family trade. there was some early success on opportunity knocks and new faces, but chucklevision changed everything for the rotherham duo. i am sven from sweden. i am ethel...from rotherham. it is a sad day in rotherham. yeah, he was very much from rotherham and he was very grounded to the area. yeah, his heart was here, definitely. it was a big part of

entertainer barry chuckle, who's died at the age of 73.in the pattern of the jet stream. this week it's slipping its way south and east and it starts to strengthen, it will replace the heat with something more fresh and it will also bring some showers and maybe even longer spells of rain particularly midweek onwards, words, there will also be sunshine which we will start the week with across england and wales once again under a less area of high pressure. to the north and west we have fronts which will topple across northern ireland, scotland and northern england bringing more cloud and patchy rain at times, it will ease through the day, brakes and mcleod, missed and low cloud disbursing leaving much of england and wales with plenty of sunshine once again and temperatures exceeding 30 across east anglia, more fresh for the north and west you go. should be a fine evening for many with late sunshine, still this code searching across southern scotland, maybe bringing the odd patch of rain, fog and low cloud, the front is with us on tuesday, i

children's entertainer, barry chuckle — one half of the chuckle brothers — has died at the age of 73.partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week we are in south africa. the country marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of former south african president nelson mandela. i will be injohannesburg, finding out how the city is reinventing itself, and visiting one of the most spectacular regeneration projects in africa. it's something that was built for the few, and it has been repurposed now and is finding its feet is something for the many. and i will be trying out some home cooking with mandela's personal chef. i am making the simplest meal you have ever had in your life. the wonderful mr mandela used to love to eat it. plus, i will be hotfooting it down to cape town to meet the young ballroom dancers topping to shape the future of the rainbow nation. the amazing thing about seeing the born—free generation, which is, they don't really know how it feels to feel or see segregation. i am in johannesburg, the largest city in sou

children's entertainer barry chuckle, one—half of the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73.edy partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. georgia hall becomes just the third home winner of the women's british open. a stunning final round in the sun at royal lytham gives her a two—shot victory. it's like football never left us. manchester city are still winning as the new season starts with victory over chelsea in the community shield. but for ireland, defeat, as their fairytale run to the final of hte women's hockey world cup doesn't provide a happy ending. and laura kenny has another european gold. it's number two in glasgow despite another sleepless night for the new mum. i am so unbelievably nervous. and to come outwith... it's unbelievable, i am so happy. hello again. thanks forjoining us. georgia hall has won the women's british open golf, producing a stunning final round to claim her first major title. she's just the third home winn

rotherham united's new york stadium was the venue today for the funeral of children's entertainer barry chucklethers, a mainstay of children's bbc for over 20 years, was an honorary life president of the club, along with brother paul, who helped carry the coffin into the stadium today. now, a week after taking three gold medals home from the european athletics championship, great britain's dina asher—smith will be hoping for more at the diamond league event in birmingham this weekend. after her 100 metre, 200 metre, and four by 100 metre successes in berlin, asher—smith will race in the 200 in birmingham tomorrow and this — the 200 metres — is the european title and performance she feels most proud of... the most special moment for me, that is what you mean, running 21.8, full stop 21.8. that brings a smile to my face. 0bviously having running when i was 1922.0, face. 0bviously having running when iwas1922.0, in face. 0bviously having running when i was 1922.0, in really hot beijing, in that race were basically everybody, you know, it was an insane race —— when i was 19, running 22.0. and you c

barry chuckle died this week, so have a listen to this. hey responded by singing "there's only one barry chuckle". very sad to lose his brother, they used to go to all the games together. we just love the chuckle brothers. a nice little tribute from the fans. thank you very much indeed. if you are planning to catch a movie this weekend, you might be deciding whether to watch one at home or on the big screen. well, now it could be big screens. new technology means films can now be projected onto the side walls of the cinema, as well as the main screen, to deliver a more immersive experience. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. it is summer blockbuster season. so audiences are looking forward to the next big thing to excite them at the movies. over the years, there have been plenty of new innovations to try and bring bigger audiences into cinemas. there has been imax, where the screen is bigger and more detailed, 3—d, to try and make people feel like they are actually they are, and now this, where the image actually surrounds

children's entertainer barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73. comedy partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. now on bbc news, it's money clinic, and this week we're in the kenyan capital, nairobi. we're putting money and relationships under the spotlight. many of us find it hard to talk about money, even with those we are closest to. and that can turn into a big problem. money is about power and control. in this programme, couples will open up to an expert to try to get a better understanding of theirfinances... now i know there are people who depend on me. i have to work harder. ..their emotions... it would be so selfish of me not to take care of her. i wish every daughter would feel about way about their mother. ..and one another. it is time to open the doors to the bbc money clinic. kenya's capital, nairobi. home to around four million people, from the very rich to the very poor. in between is a growing middle class. people come here from all over to try to make it in the big city. but family ties remain strong. and that

children's entertainer barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73.is comedy partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: do computers dream of electric puppies? can data prevent crop devastation? and will lara ever live down these shoes? planet earth is changing. daily. we humans are affecting its surface, its climate, its inhabitants. watching from ground level makes it difficult to make sense of it all, but these days we do have the data and we can crunch the numbers. and when it comes to understanding the really big issues, those that have effects on a truly global scale, visualising that data can turn millions of figures into something that everyone can understand. maps like these created by carnegie mellon university's ea rthtime website combine nasa satellite imagery with a wide range of datasets to produce visualisations of environmental and geopolitical events from light pollution, to refugee movement, to the effects of coral bleaching on areas such as the great barrier reef. o

children's entertainer, barry chuckle — one half of the chuckle brothers — has died at the age of 73.rtner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and entertainmentjournalist, caroline frost and the parliamentary journalist, tony grew. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the ft leads with a warning from the chancellor, philip hammond, to business leaders about a french—led attempt by the eu, to restrict the uk s access to european markets after brexit. ministers are warning that a no—deal brexit will result in the eu breaching its own laws —— that's according to the daily telegraph. the metro leads with a warning from liam fox, the international trade secretary, that the uk is now likely to crash out of the eu without a deal 7 which he blames on the eu s chief negotiator, michel barnier. meanwhile, the express says that a no—deal brexit could end up being worse for the eu than for the uk, costing brussels as much as 500 billion pounds. self—harm

children's entertainer, barry chuckle — one half of the chuckle brothers — has died at the age of 73.omedy partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme in which some of the uk's leading columnists debate with foreign correspondents, who file their stories under the dateline "london". this week. zimbabwe holds its first post—mugabe election, but does the smile of the crocodile suggest itjust can't shake off the legacy of "uncle bob"? donald trump demands the special investigation into claims of russian meddling should stop. is he rattled orjust reckless? and theresa may is wined and dined by president macron, butjust who is seducing who? with me, vincent magombe, of africa inform international, a global network of the continent's journalists, john fisher burns, formerly chief foreign correspondent for the new york times, agnes poirier of the french magazine marianne, and from here in the uk, the conservative political commentator alex deane. thank you forjoining us. robe

veteran children's entertainer, barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73. his comedy partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. before the papers, sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning. what a performance from ireland's women who reached the hockey world cup final. the tournament's second lowest ranked side, who've had to raise money in the past to fund their matches, will face the netherlands in the final later after beating spain in a penalty shootout in the semis. jo currie was watching. ireland's unlikely heroes, their women's hockey team the first irish team male or female to make a world final in any sport. their semifinal against spain was already uncharted territory and they could have been forgiven for letting nerves get the better of them. but anna o'flanagan got them off to a dream start, putting them ahead within three minutes however they were pegged in the second half by alica magaz to send the match into penalties. it takes nerves of steel to score in a shoot out but

children's entertainer, barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73.rtner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. now on bbc news, a talking books cookery special. gavin esler meets chef and restaurateur, rick stein. hello, and welcome to talking books, with me, gavin esler. we are in london where it is no exaggeration to say, some 30 years ago, the food was pretty terrible. nowadays, it is home to plenty michelin star restaurants. one of those responsible for this transformation is the restauranteur and author, rick stein. i'm going to meet him to find out how his love of simple ingredients and travel informs his writing and his cooking. in restaurant kitchens, everything is all prepped up before you start. this is a way of cooking fish which i really like, which is actually cooking it under the salamander. it's quite a sort of pure way of cooking. so there we go. rick stein, hello, and welcome. you have, as i say, written a lot of books. do you find the act of writing quite difficult? because you did it, first, didn't you, the very firs

children's entertainer, barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73.is comedy partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. and will irish eyes be smiling? after starting the women's hockey world cup with the second lowest ranking in the competition, will the irish team beat the defending champions? that final is already under way and we will keep you updated with that. now on bbc news, a talking books cookery special. gavin esler meets chef and restaurateur rick stein. hello and welcome to talking books, with me, gavin esler. we're in london where it is no exaggeration to say, some 30 years ago, the food was pretty terrible. nowadays, it is home to plenty michelin star restaurants. one of those responsible for this transformation is the restauranteur and author, rick stein. is the restaurateur and author, rick stein. and author rick stein. i'm going to meet him to find out how his love of simple ingredients and travel informs his writing and his cooking. in restaurant kitchens, everything is all prepped up before you start. this is a w

the funeral of entertainer barry chuckle — one half of comedy duo the chuckle brothers — has taken placeied on 5th august aged 73. his younger brother and chucklevision co—star paul was among the pallbearers. around 400 fans gathered to pay their respects outside rotherham united football ground, where the service was held. the prisons minister, rory stewart, has said he will resign if his campaign to tackle violence and drugs behind bars doesn't succeed within 12 months. ten of england's most challenging prisons are to be given a total of £10 million to bolster security, improve living conditions and raise standards of leadership. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, has been given exclusive access to 0akwood prison near wolverhampton. i do it because i feel it is my way of giving back to society. ben has got a job in prison. he is nearing the end of a 19—year sentence for plotting to supply cocaine. he's been at 0akwood for five years. and has become a mentor, a middleman between prison officers and prisoners. basically dealing with problems and tensions in society. a lot of guy

hundreds of people have lined the streets in rotherham today for the funeral of the comedian, barry chucklelevision' was one of the pallbearers. the service for family and close friends was held at the home of rotherham football club, where barry was an honourary president. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. a bit of a west—east divide with our weather today. the best of the sunshine and the warmth has been in the southeast of england. and as we go through the night tonight, we see quite a lot of cloud invading from the west, and that's going to push its way right across the country. it will bring outbreaks of rain and rather windy conditions on those exposed northwest coasts, in comparison to last night, those temperatures will hold up, perhaps just overnight lows of 12—15 degrees. so it looks likely that there will be some usable weather around for the weekend. mostly dry on saturday, but there will be a little more in the way of rain around perhaps on sunday. any rain will be fairly light and patchy across the scottish borders and northern ireland, i

the funeral of barry chuckle, one half of the comedy duo the chuckle brothers, has been held in rotherhampaul to a service at rotherham united football club where he was an honorary life president. hundreds of fans gathered outside the stadium to pay their respects. former international cricket star imran khan has been sworn in as the next prime minister of pakistan. after winning the general election injuly, mr khan's appointment was confirmed by a parliamentary vote yesterday. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly‘s ballot were rigged. britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today sailing to the east coast of america. she is the largest warship ever built for the royal navy and has 1,500 sailors, aircrew and marines on board. two f—35 test aircraft will conduct a number of take off and landings from the 3—billion pound carrier while she's at sea. it's one of the most famous dresses in history and now the white gown worn by marilyn monroe in the seven year itch is going up for sale. the dress, which was blown up by a gust of air

we've just heard that the veteran entertainer barry chuckle, one half of famous comedy duo the chuckle many, many years "and my very best friend." some sad news there this morning. during an office move you might find some old papers or forgotten stationary, but what about a 55—year—old morecombe and wise sketch? that was exactly what turned up when ulster television were moving recently and it will now take centre stage at a showcase of rediscovered footage. let's take a quick look at the clip. it's part of a drink driving campaign and hasn't been seen in public for more than 50 years. what are you looking for? khakis. what are you looking for? khakis. what you want them for? to dry home from the party. do know what you will be doing at that party? chatting up a nice of the blonde. what else do expect to be doing except looking at goals? —— girls. drinking. that's why you should not dry. you can tell the people by yourself. if you want to be wise, don't dry and drink. good advice. chris perry is the chief executive of kaleidoscope, the company responsible for dusting off many forgotto

hundreds of people lined the streets in rotherham today for the funeral of the comedian barry chuckleg—running bbc children's series chucklevision, was one of the pallbearers. the service for family and close friends was held at the home of rotherham football club, where barry was an honorary president. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. a bit of an east—west divide today, the best of sunshine and warmth in the south—east and, as we go through the night, we see quite a lot of crowd invading from the west, pushing across the country. it will bring outbreaks of rain and windy conditions on exposed north west coasts but, in comparison to last night, temperatures will hold up, overnight lows of 12 to it looks likely there will be some usable weather for the weekend. mostly dry on saturday but a bit more rain around on sunday. any rain will be fairly light and patchy in the scottish borders and northern ireland for the start of the weekend, but still pretty windy on exposed north—west coast. further south, lighter winds and the cloud will break up and a

hundreds of people have gathered in rotherham for the funeral of the comedian, barry chuckle, who diedme students are said to be opting out of the traditional fresher experience in favour of quiet halls of residence, and alcohol—free flats. a number of institutions now have dedicated blocks of rooms where noise levels are kept toa minimum. a little earlier paul burns, accommodation office manager at the university of manchester, told me how these quiet rooms and alochol—free halls came about. there was a request from a group of stu d e nts to there was a request from a group of students to have an area where alcohol was actually banned. and we said that was not practical, you can't police a band like that. you can't police a band like that. you can't go into people's rooms and search for alcohol. but we could create what we call a lifestyle moderated zone, where people who don't want to adopt what might be called the traditional stereotypical undergraduate experience in the uk, people opting for a quieter time could go for that area. so it's not true to say there is a ban on alcohol, b