it's made - billy connolly. i couldn't be happier. it's made me - billy connolly.ovely talking to you. to you all.— to you. to you all. cheering and applause. _ to you. to you all. cheering . and applause. congratulations to all the winners. and just before go — one more story about an remarkable achievement. a nepali sherpa has set a new world record by scaling mount everest for the twenty—sixth time. kami rita sherpa broke his own record set last year. he was among 11 other sherpas on an expedition to fix ropes at the start of the new climbing season that will see about 600 people scale the world's highest peak. he had previously said that he doesn't chase records but thinks how to satisfy mountaineers and improve tourism to nepal. quite remarkable. the top story, vladimir putin is to attend russia's annual the three day parade in moscow is tries to rally public support for the war in ukraine. it commemorates the anniversary of the soviet victory over nazi germany in 19 85. that said i'll be back shortly with the day's business stories. —— 19a5. hello. the weeken

come dancing performance, while bafta's highest accolade, the fellowship, was presented to sir billy connolly best known for minder, the sweeney and new tricks, has died at the age of 7a. he began acting professionally as a child and his last film role was in 2020. andrew plant looks back at his life. playing an ex professional boxer, fresh from a stretch inside, the itv series minder was perhaps dennis waterman�*s most iconic role. episodes regularly watched by more than 10 million people. he first found fame in the bbc series just william playing the irrepressible schoolboy lead. with the total shock suspense, the sweeney. it was, though, the 70s showed the sweeney that first made him a household name. dennis waterman. have you gone bananas? waterman�*s character, a voice of reason tojohn thaw�*s no—nonsense policing style. but it was minder, starring alongside george cole's unscrupulous arthur daley, that cemented a place in television history. how did you get someone like grainger to give you the best part of a grand for two dodgy phones? # if you want to i'll change the situation. his re

sir billy connolly is to be given this year's bafta fellowship, in honour of a career spanning more thaninson's in 2013, and retired from live performances five years later, but has continued to record programmes and make tv appearances. one of fashion's biggest events, the met gala, was held in new york last night, with 400 names from the worlds of music, film and sport dressing to the theme of gilded glamour. the annual fundraiser for new york's metropolitan museum of art is known for its lavish and outrageous outfits, and last night was no exception. steffan powell has more. if you've had a browse through social media this morning, then you might have seen some of these striking numbers. from hollywood actor blake lively�*s intricate but fairly classic dress... ..to model gigi hadid's maroon coat. and pop star lizzo with her musical accompaniment. this annual event designed to raise money for the metropolitan museum of art's costume institute attracts billionaires... why would you want to talk to me? ..politicians, actors and reality stars. yes, to fund raise, but also to steal headli

baftas highest honour, the fellowship will also be presented to sir billy connolly at today's ceremonye big tv news, a new doctor for doctor who. we just saw the person in question in that report. he's quite a shrewd choice because he's incredibly popular with younger viewers. 2.5 million instagram followers. it's not quite clear when he is going to be starting in the tardis but for the millions of millions of people out there who can themselves as fans of doctor who, a very exciting day. thank you. that's it — the next news on bbc one is a little earlier than usual at 4.30 this afternoon. bye for now. hello i'm isaac fanin with your latest sports news. only one place to begin, a champion will be crowned in the women's super league today. chelsea and arsenal can both still win the title on the final day. chelsea are in control — emma hayes side looking to defend the trophy they won last season. all they need is a win to retain their trophy — and after a shaky start — it's going to plan. they trailed manchester united twice — but two quick goals at the start of the second half has them

getting punished at the ballot box. . ., parties getting punished at the ballot box. ., ,, , ., sir billy connolly 79, will receive the honour at the bafta television awards on sunday. sir billy was diagnosed with parkinson's in 2013. he retired from live performances five years later, but has continued to record programmes and make tv appearances. p&0 ferries have restarted cross—channel sailings for tourists for the first time since sacking nearly 800 workers. the spirit of britain left dover for calais this afternoon. it comes after the company resumed freight—only sailings on the key route between the uk and france last week. but spirit of britain is the only ship it can currently use for its cross—channel operations. second ferry, the pride of cantors failed a safety inspection for the time. —— the pride of kent has failed. football — and liverpool take on the spanish side villarreal this evening— which could see them reach the final of the champions league. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, joins us from villarreal in eastern spain. we are getting ready to suffer as jurgen klopp said

and bafta's highest honour, the fellowship, will be presented to sir billy connolly.ely popular with people in their teens and 20s. over 2.5 million followers on instagram. the ceremony is already well under way here at the royal festival hall but not on bbc one until 6pm. so if you want to stay unspoiled, the advice is to stay unspoiled, the advice is to stay off social media for a few hours. thank you very much. football now — and chelsea have won their third successive women's super league title ? this time by a single point after beating manchester united on the final day of the season. jo currie watched the action. excited and expectant, these fans know how it feels to win league titles. those turning up today were hoping to see chelsea claim their third in a row. a win would seal it. anything less would leave the door open to arsenal potentially pipping them. perhaps it was nerves, but from the first whistle chelsea looked, well, out of sorts. martha thomas finding the space and the net to give united the lead. a response was needed, and it came in the form of e

sir billy connolly is to be given this year's bafta fellowship, in honour of a career spanning more thanrammes and make tv appearances. i guess we are all used to recycling bottles and cans. what about rockets? and new zealand based company has designed a way to catch the parts of rockets that get discarded into space after launch. as the booster reenters and falls towards the helicopters fly in to catch the parachuting objects mid flight. well, it's out this new method will help reduce the cost of space flight by allowing rockets to be re—used. just a reminder than a few minutes we will be joining jim fitzpatrick in belt asked for the northern island leaders debate with voters voting in their questions about key issues to ireland's leading politicians. don't go away. don't go away. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. there's plenty of cloud across the uk at the moment. and, during the course of tuesday, it did suppress the temperatures for many of us, we only got into the mid—teens at best. next few days, can't promise you all the cloud will clear, but it d

while bafta's highest accolade, the fellowship, was presented to sir billy connolly. rain will fall across western parts of scotland rather a let across western parts of scotland rather a lot of rain here. frequent bouts of rain coming in off the atlantic and this is the satellite picture from monday, from today you can see one weather system approaching our neighbourhood. the scent of the low pressure just to the west of us in that rain spreading in. and a southerly breeze with that as well picking up on the north but that southerly breezes also during in some warmth to parts of south eastern and central england. in fact, of south eastern and central england. infact, as of south eastern and central england. in fact, as far north as yorkshire. here, temperatures could be up to 20 celsius. through the course of this evening and overnight this weather front, with a milder air, will be pushed a little bit further towards the south. that will allow the fresher atlantica to set in by the end of the night so belfast, 9 degrees. newcastle, 12. we are still around the mid tee

while bafta's highest accolade, the fellowship, was presented to sir billy connolly.ial it would be and thenit know how special it would be and then it really was. it was the opportunity for rose to open the door and invite notjust giovanni but the rest of us into her world. crazy to think someone who cannot hear music one dancing competition. it is great. the labour leader sir keir starmer has cancelled a speaking engagement, as he faces questions over whether he broke covid lockdown rules. durham police are investigating if the beer and curry sir keir had in a constituency office with colleagues last year was in breach of regulations. we're joined now by the shadow health secretary, wes streeting. morning to you. good to see you this morning. i know it is only a couple of days since you spoke to us. you were on the programme on saturday. let's talk a little bit about the situation with sir keir starmer and durham police. we had yesterday, there was a neat memo suggesting the beer and the curry was booked and plan for a specific time. how does that make this situatio