john challis, who's died aged 79. bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. you're watching the bbc news, with clive myrie. more now on the news that the actorjohn challis, who played the second—hand car salesman boycie in only fools and horses, has died. he was 79 and had cancer. i've been speaking to keith bishop, vice—president of the only fools and horses appreciation society, who's been reflecting onjohn challis's life and career. i've known boycie for 40 years, but i've known the manjohn for 25 years, and i must admit i have had a tear or two at the news, something that i'd known he hadn't been well for a little while, but when you finally get that call, and sort of say, "sadlyjohn�*s passed away," it does, it makes things a bit more real, i suppose, and it is a sad day. i mean, the world has lost a comedy legend really. his career spanned many, many years from being in crossroads and coronation street, doctor who, but as everybody says, the main character was boycie, everybody knew hims as boycie, everybod

the biggest laughs so often belonged to john challis's l often belonged tojohn challis's boysie.threat to gas supplies in the uk this winter. alok sharma told the bbc�*s andrew marr show that householders would be protected from spiralling wholesale prices. it comes as the government continues talks with the energy sector following a sharp rise in the wholesale gas price. here's our business correspondent katie austin. the price of natural gas — a key source of the energy which heats our homes and powers our industries — has rocketed. one immediate impact is that some smaller energy suppliers have gone bust — and more could follow. large, prudently—run companies like octopus — you know, we bought our energy long in advance so i think the real problem is for those companies which are smaller, maybe less prudently run, who are buying their energy now, and of course they're facing these unprecedentedly high prices. the business secretary has met energy companies this weekend and held a further meeting with the regulator ofgem this morning. another minister said people shouldn't be c

it is with much sadness to hear thatjohn challis has passed away.ing on to describe the character of roissy as a character so well loved by the many fans of that show. i am pleased that he witnessed the outpouring of admiration recently shown for the 40th anniversary of the first episode in 1981. —— boycie. i send the first episode in 1981. —— boycie. isend my love the first episode in 1981. —— boycie. i send my love to his wife, carol. that was david jason. earlier i spoke to actor jeff nicholson who plays boycie in the stage production of only fools and horses. unfortunately we were expecting it. i have been messaging john. until a few days ago. we have an on and off support mentor messaging system where we talk every now and then. we got to a point when i asked if he would be able to come and see it and he said no. i asked why. i caught up with some news. a few days ago we sent a message as a cast and his lovely wife messaged back. i knew it would be very shortly we would hear this really sad news. you described him as a chum. what was he like? i

the actorjohn challis — best known for playing �*boycie�* in only fools and horses�* has died at the. good evening. one of england's greatest footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur�*s most prolific strikers, netting 266 goals. he was remembered with tributes ahead of their game today, and by other clubs he had played for. greaves also went on to become a television pundit katie gornall looks back now on the life of a man, who was a member of the squad that won the world cup in 1966, although he missed out on the final. he remains one of england's all time top goal scorers. he was one of the most natural finishers ever to play the game. perhaps even the greatest goal—scorer that england has produced. it's greaves! oh, and a hat—trick for greaves! he was devilishly funny as well, with his wit and his personality. so charismatic. but on the field of play, people will remember him most, those of us who are old enough to have witnessed his magnificence at times. he could score all sorts of goals. he was a beautifully graceful footballer and a wonde

the actorjohn challis — best known for playing �*boycie�* in only fools and horses�* has died at the79. sir ed davey says only the liberal democrats can deprive borisjohnson of a majority, at the next election, and urges activisits to reach out to voters in traditional tory heartlands. they just don't feel that borisjohnson represents them or shares their values. they're not convinced the prime minister is competent or worse still, decent. the british government says its confident there's no risk to energy supplies for customers, amid soaring gas prices and warnings more companies could go bust. we are not being complacent about this at all, but i think the clear message that i want to give to people is that we do not see risks of supplies right now and prices are being protected. welcome to bbc news. one of england's greatest and best—known footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur�*s record goal—scorer with 266 goals. his former club said today they were extremely saddened to learn of his passing. greaves began his career with chelsea, before s

that isjohn challis, best known as policy. he has passed away at the age of 79 after suffering a battle with cancer. now for the weather. good afternoon. a funny summer so far. funny september, temperatures above—average for the time of year but that maybe about to change. starting with some warmth and pleasant spells of sunshine but wind making up for mid week and we may see some gales by the end of the week when it will start to feel cooler for a time. week when it will start to feel coolerfor a time. change on wednesday night into thursday, strengthening jet stream in the north atlantic between us and iceland and that it is going to develop an area of low pressure which will bring to a drop in temperature. looks like autumn is on its way. some of you may feel like that because across eastern counties we have heavy rain but flashes of lightning especially across east anglia. west of that, cloud down food to the mass west midlands that may produce some rain. some showers in scotland but most having a dry and to the day and te

. - the actorjohn challis — best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses has died at the age79. now on bbc news...wejoin afghanistan's 9/11 generation now on bbc news, wejoin afghanistan's 9/11 generation as they say farewell to the country they've known. this is the 9/11 generation. stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! they grew up in an afghanistan characterised by opportunities, freedom and success. but seemingly overnight, their role changed. and as kabul falls to the taliban once again... ..they�*re facing an uncertain future... ..in which they may need to say farewell to the afghanistan they knew. a quiet day in a peaceful village in the heart of afghanistan. moments of calm for this young sufi dervish. fahima mirzaie is the first and only female whirling dancer in the country here in the ancient city of bamyan. she is a whirling dervish and follower of the 13th—century persian scholar and sufi mystic known as rumi. to commemorate his birthday, fahima is arranging a tour of whirling dancers across afghanistan. it is the 6th of august, another normal day in kabul, but the talib

the actorjohn challis — best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses has died at the age ofir ed davey will tell party delegates only the liberal democrats can deprive borisjohnson of a majority at the next election — we'll bring his speech to you live. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. one of england's greatest and best—known footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur�*s record goalscorer with 266 goals. his former club said today they were extremely saddened to learn of his passing. greaves began his career with chelsea, before spells at ac milan, spurs and west ham. he was also part of england's 1966 world cup—winning squad and is one of the side's all—time top—scoring strikers. andy swiss looks back on his life. here come chelsea, on the attack... he was english football's ultimate goal machine. back to greaves, the chance of a shot! jimmy greaves once said that, for all his skill, scoring was hisjob — and it made him a superstar. greaves! oh, and a hat—trick for greaves! after starting at chelsea, greaves moved to ac milan in 1

the actorjohn challis — best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses — has died at the age79. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has said his party can win seats from the conservatives in areas where traditional tory voters have been taken for granted. at his party conference, he's attacked the government's handling of coronavirus, trade and climate change. he's also proposed a system of catch up vouchers for parents to spend on helping children recover learning lost because of the pandemic. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. this party may be far from centre stage in british politics, but sir ed davey made the most of his first speech to lib dem members in person since elected as leader last year. they've taken a once safe conservative seat in a by—election since then, and he thinks they're onto something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in the high streets, in the cafes, from people who had voted conservative all their lives, but now feel completely let down. betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse of power and rallied members to help

the daily - to the front page of the daily mirror and struck by its lovely little picture ofjohn challissaid the other side of him as an actor, if you can come in to get a who story called the seas of dune from 1976 in which he placed a really terrified and sadistic hired killer and have to say in this reminder as well that there was more to him than situational comedy and he was a good stage actor as well. so definitely a man whose career is worth examining a bit more widely than just only fools and horses of her important and it was a fantastic performance he gave in that. let's move on to the yorkshire post. this is a really interesting story. deputy leader of the labour party, who has an urban seat and background in cities, really interesting talk about the difficulty labour might have in being able to win seats in rural areas. , ., u, , being able to win seats in rural areas. , ., , . ., ., . ~ areas. yes, of course, a lot of talk about in this _ areas. yes, of course, a lot of talk about in this from _ areas. yes, of course, a lot of talk about in this from angela - areas. yes, of

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the actorjohn challis, best known for playing �*boycie' in only fools and horses' has died, at the age and iain anderson, who's executive chairman of the public affairs firm cicero, he's also the government's newly appointed lgbt business champion. now, will we all be able to keep the lights on this winter. the government says there will be no energy crisis in the coming weeks, but fleet streets finest have been pondering the question, and they're not so sure. the other big story domninating the front pages, the passing of a footballing legend. this the front page of the metro.

the actorjohn challis, best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses has died, at the age of and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is sian elvin, assistant news editor at metro.co.uk and iain anderson, who's executive chairman of the public affairs firm cicero, he's also the government's newly appointed lgbt business champion. can we be sure they will be no energy crisis this winter? the governor has assured us that that fleet street's fines have been pondering that. are the lights going out? the government says there will be no energy crisis this winte, but can we all be sure? fleet street finest have been ponderinmg that question... the guardian says there will be an emergency meeting with business and a nation she sat for a week fronting meetings. the ra says energy firms are demanding an end to the price cap, household bills are set to soar in some energy supplies could go bust. financialtimes in some energy supplies could go bust. financial times says the uk's largest energy suppliers are requesting a multi—billion pou

and we can now talk to broadcaster nick owen who was a good friend ofjohn challis.ry pleasant - company. he was interesting, he had lots of interests in the world as well as show business. we talk to sport a lot. he was a really all—round good guy. an absolute gentleman. self—effacing. no airs and graces, feet on the ground. and very gratefulfor and graces, feet on the ground. and very grateful for what boycie gave him, although it has to be said he gave an enormous amount to boycie because he took the basic character and built him to something special with that laugh and a voice and so on. he wasjust with that laugh and a voice and so on. he was just an all—round good quy- on. he was just an all—round good guy. i am on. he was just an all—round good guy. lam privileged on. he was just an all—round good guy. i am privileged and proud to have called him a friend. it was a lovely 20 years or so of friendship. i treasure it. sally mentioned he went on holiday. was there a memorable trip to benidorm? itiat went on holiday. was there a memorable trip to benidorm? not so