cheering and applause chris mccausland, strictly�*s first ever blind contestant, getting his hands on few days' sleep now, how are you feeling? um, i'm still aching. i still... i still haven't recovered fully. and, two... everyone was completely blown away by your dance moves. how did you learn the routines? 0ften, i'd have to get on my hands and knees and feel her feet and feel her legs, and see what she wanted me to do. and sometimes, she'd just have to pick one of my limbs up and put it where she wanted me, like i was one of them kind of bendy spider—man toys. # superstar...# chris and dianne were among 15 couples at the start, but they quickly impressed, including with their blackout dance moment, which went viral on social media. # well, we all shine on...# the blackout wasn't really to put dianne into the dark, it was to put the audience into the dark and the viewers into the dark. and i never expected dancing to be emotional, ijust expected it to be this entertainment show with dancing, and if you were good, people were entertained. i didn't expect people to be moved and for pe

chris mccausland, strictly�*s first ever blind contestant, getting his hands on the glitterball trophye out there thatjust got told they couldn't do something or thought they couldn't do it. it just shows that with opportunity and support and just determination, just anything can happen. # shake it baby, now...# he and his partner dianne buswell were among 15 couples at the start. but they quickly impressed. music: instant karma! byjohn lennon and yoko ono. including with their blackout dance moment, which went viral on social media. in the end it came down to a public vote and history was made. at last, time to rest those sore feet and catch up on some sleep. everyone was blown away by your dance moves. how did you learn the routines? dianne never had spent any time with anyone who was blind, just even in daily life, and i had never danced so we were, neither of us had a clue and it turned out really that she had to use a lot of descriptions, she had to use a lot more words than she's used to when teaching people to dance. and i would often have to get on my hands and knees and feel h

chris mccausland, strictly�*s first ever blind contestant, getting his hands on the glitterball trophyt. chris, you've had a few days sleep now. how are you feeling? i'm still aching. i still haven't recovered fully. everyone was completely blown away by your dance moves. how did you learn the routines? often i would have to get on my hands and knees and feel her feet and feel her legs and see what she wanted me to do. chris and dianne were among 15 couples at the start, but they quickly impressed, including with the blackout dance moment, which went viral on social media. the blackout wasn't really to put dianne into the dark, it was to put the audience into the dark and the viewers into the dark. i never expected dancing to be emotional. i didn't expect people to be moved and for people to cry. i didn't expect to cry on it. there has been some controversy surrounding strictly. did you have any reservations in taking part? i think the bbc have gone out of their way to listen to what has happened and try and make it as, you know, create a supportive environment. i had no problems but y

comedian chris mccausland, strictly come dancing's first blind contestant, has been crowned this year'sner. chris beatjls singerjb gill, actress sarah hadland and former love islander tasha ghouri to lift the glitterball trophy in saturday's live final. hello. nearly 13,500 migrants, who did not have the right to stay in the uk, have been returned to their home countries since the election, according to the government. but, new figures are expected to reveal more than 35,000 people have arrived in britain in small boats this year — a number the home secretary yvette cooper says is "far too high". she's been speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning. when can our viewers expect to see the number of people making small boat crossings, putting their lives at risk, trying to get to the uk? when can they expect that to come down? so of course we want to continue to see progress. of course we want to see the boat crossings come down as rapidly as possible. what we're not going to do is do this by slogans. so, you know, rishi sunak did say he said it's not about slogans. this is not about slog

the comedian chris mccausland has become the first blind winner of the show.t's time to announce your strictly come dancing champions. the moment history was made... chris and dianne! and after weeks of tangos, salsas and foxtrots, chris mccausland and his dance partner dianne buswell finally got their hands on the coveted glitterball trophy. this is for her and it's for everyone out there that just thought... ..that got told they couldn't do something, that thought they couldn't do it. and itjust shows that with opportunity and support and just determination, just anything can happen. # a superstar...# chris was the bookies�* favourite and is strictly�*s first—ever blind winner. he and dianne performed three dances on the night, including one recreating their blackout dance moment, which went viral earlier in the season. but they faced stiff competition from the other finalists. the first top scores of the night went tojls singer jb gill and his partner lauren oakley for their viennese waltz. also in the mix was love islander tasha ghouri and her dance partne

and after weeks of tangos, salsas and foxtrots, chris mccausland and his dance partner dianne buswells for her, and it�*s for everyone out there that just thought. .. ..they got told they couldn�*t do something or thought they couldn�*t do it, and itjust shows with opportunity and support and just determination, just anything can happen. chris was the bookies�* favourite and is strictly�*s first—ever blind winner. he and dianne performed three dances on the night, including one recreating their blackout dance moment, which went viral earlier in the season. but they faced stiff competition from the other finalists. the first top scores of the night went tojls singer jb gill and his partner lauren 0akley for their viennese waltz. also in the mix was love islander tasha ghouri and her dance partner aljaz skorjanec, who danced their couples�* choice to what about us by pink. # i can feel my spirit rising.... last but not least, it was actress sarah hadland. she and partner vito coppola did an american smooth, scoring them 39 out of a0 despite a wardrobe malfunction. are you 0k, vito? we h

chris mccausland! beaths singeer gill, actress sarah hadland and former love islander tasha ghouri to lift the glitterball trophy. the comedian, who was the bookmakers' favourite to win, performed three dances with partner dianne buswell. he said his win was for her, "and for everyone out there who's told they couldn't do something or thought they couldn't do it". i don't know what to say. i honestly thought i would go out in the first week or two and i know i didn't go out in the first week but i still thought i could. we have lasted and lasted and she has got so much out of me. i mean, she deserves this so much. there is an article on the bbc news website and it's amazing that he is blind and he also won and some say it is the best series and final of the series. read more on the bbc news website. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. well, finally, some blue sky and some sunshine for many parts of england and wales through the day on saturday. and it was a beautiful end to the day — lots of re

now, when the blind comedian chris mccausland lifted the strictly come dancing glitter ball trophy on living with sight loss. the 47—year—old dedicated his win to his dance partner, dianne buswell, as well as anyone who had ever doubted themselves. he's been speaking to our culture reporter noor nanji. the moment of victory. chris and dianne! chris mccausland, strictly�*s first ever blind contestant, getting his hands on the glitter ball trophy. this is for her and it's for everyone out there thatjust got told they couldn't do something or thought they couldn't do it. it just shows that with opportunity and support and just determination, just anything can happen. # shake it up baby, now...# he and his partner dianne buswell were among 15 couples at the start, but they quickly impressed. music: instant karma! byjohn lennon and yoko ono. including with their blackout dance moment, which went viral on social media. in the end, it came down to a public vote, and history was made. at last, time to rest those sore feet and catch up on some sleep. everyone was blown away by your dance moves

and after lifting the trophy, chris mccausland on the joy of strictly and how he hopes his win will helpnge expectations. it's not really people's blindness or people's disabilities that is often the problem, it's people's attitudes towards them. and coming up on bbc news, manchester united head coach ruben amorim says he wants marcus rashford to stay at old trafford after the forward revealed he was ready for a new challenge. good afternoon. the chancellor has defended the government's decision not to grant compensation to women born in the 19505, who were affected by changes to rises in the state pension age. it comes after parliament's ombudsman — which independently investigates complaints against government — recommended pay outs for the group known as the waspi women. kevin peachey reports. it's been a long, often loud, campaign by the so—called waspi women, born in the 19505. and it's one that has been supported by high—profile mps. this was when sir keir starmer and work and pensions secretary liz kendall were in opposition. but in power, this. we don't agree with the ombudsman�*

first up, chris mccausland, who is strictly come dancing's first blind contestant.essional partner, dianne buswell, will reprise their couples choice routine to thejohn lennon classic instant karma, which went viral on social media. after a blackout moment, praised byjudge craig revel—horwood, as absolutely spectacular. but they face stiff competition. also in the final is actress sarah hadland. she's paired with last year's winner, vito coppola. hadland has earned praise during the series for her strong messages about women believing in themselves. if you think you can't do something, you can always push yourself. you set your own limits. also in the running is former love islander tasha ghouri. she and her dance partner aljaz skorjanec enter into the final in a strong position as the first pair to get a score of ten and a perfect 40. with their american smooth to someone you loved by lewis ca paldi. last but not least, it'sjls singerjb gill. his original dance partner amy dowden, was forced to pull out of the series last month after a foot injury. being replaced b

comedian chris mccausland, strictly come dancing's first blind contestant, has been crowned this year'sy 13,500 migrants, who did not have the right to stay in the uk, have been returned to their home countries since the election, according to the government. but, new figures are expected to reveal more than 35,000 people have arrived in britain in small boats this year — a number the home secretary yvette cooper says is "far too high". she's been speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning.

and the comedian chris mccausland has been crowned this year's winner of strictly come dancing. the competition's first—ever blind contestant lifted the glitterball trophy in saturday's live tv final. now on bbc news — path to the presidency. we'll see tiktokers marching on capitol hill and the white house, demanding... dancing on capitol hill. dancing, yeah, dancing their way up pennsylvania avenue. well, here we are again. another week, another path to the presidency. and this week, sumi and i arejoined by our dear colleague here in the dc bureau, anthony zurcher. hi, anthony. great to be here. it's a long path to the presidency. you've already been travelling it for a while, but i'm glad to join you in yourjourney. and a long way still to go. a long way to go — and we're in december now. are you guys holiday—partied—out? i didn't realise what a season this is in washington, dc. can you have too many festivities? yeah, it's exhausting. i went to my first one last night, i think i've got another two next week, and that's when it really kicks in. oh, i got a cookie party tomorro

celebration and delight as comedian chris mccausland lifts the glitterball trophy and becomes the firstunity and support and just determination, just anything can happen. and it's a cloudy day, a breezy day but a milder day out there today. i've got details of that and a look at the week

and strictly sensational — we talk to blind comedian chris mccausland about representation and his dance chelsea boss enzo maresca says the club "trust" mykhailo mudryk after he claimed he didn't knowingly take a banned substance that led to him failing a drugs test. the ukraine international has been provisionally suspended by the football association after a routine urine test provided by mudryk returned an "adverse finding". maresca hopes the forward is absolved of any blame. the club, the coaching staff and all the people there inside the training ground, we support and we trust him. when these kind of things happen, you need to support your player in all the aspects. ruben amorim wants marcus rashford to stay at manchester united after the forward revealed he was "ready for a new challenge". rashford has scored 138 goals since making his debut in 2016.

and the comedian chris mccausland has been crowned this year's winner of strictly come dancing. capitol hill. dancing, yeah, dancing their way up pennsylvania avenue. well, here we are again. another week, another path to the presidency.

and after lifting the trophy, chris mccausland on the joy of strictly and how he hopes his win will helpat is often the problem, it's people's attitudes towards them. and coming up on bbc news, manchester united head coach ruben amorim says he wants marcus rashford to stay at old trafford after the forward revealed he was ready for a new challenge.

celebration and delight as comedian chris mccausland lifts the glitterball trophy and becomes the first winner of strictly come dancing. it just shows with itjust shows with opportunity it just shows with opportunity and support and just determination, just anything can happen. and it's a cloudy day, a breezy day but a milder day out there today. i've got details of that and a look at the week ahead here on breakfast. good morning. it's sunday the 15th december. our main story: nearly 13,500 migrants who did not have the right to stay in the uk have been returned to their home countries since the election, according to the government. but new figures are expected to reveal more than 35,000 people have arrived in britain in small boats this year — a number the home secretary says is far too high. she's been speaking to laura kuenssberg. raids and returns. the home secretary has revealed more than 13,000 people who came to the uk without permission has been sent home since the election. with illegal immigration at a level politician is happy with. she was keen to highlight the highest num

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. >> yeah, so at the top, actually, just quickly, the man who saved strictly, this is chris mccauslanddon't know if he's still a friend of mine. we've always got on very well. he's a great stand up. >> he's dropped you by now, mate, i can promise that he's not going to make his millions. >> i might drop him a text and see if he replies. >> the iron law of showbiz brett goldstein i remember when he went out to america and whenever i talked to him, this sort of congratulations, right? >> nothing. nothing. no. but anyway, good for him. chris, i haven't didn't watch any of it, but, you know, it's amazing. >> no, it is the first season of strictly that hasn't been marred by scandal. no one screwed anyone. no. and you know, he won amazing dancing. he's blind. it's extraordinary. yeah. >> and apparently the choreography was witty, which is one of those words i'm never sure if i quite believe. yeah, witty choreography. >> but something here that's going to be important. by the way, we can't say sorry if anybody heard the word. you know, sex, sex, nothing. nothing. i'm just saying i'm just. all

and picutres, of course, of chris mccausland winning the strictly final last night.erver and the mirror both lead with fears about housing. the i and bbc news websites both kick off with yvette cooper's challenges to bring down the number of people arriving on small boats. you'll hear from her in a sec. let us start with you and very warm welcome to all of you, these extraordinary revelation about china spying in the uk catching out prince andrew. �* ., ., , ., ., andrew. although does that come as a hu . e andrew. although does that come as a huge surprise — andrew. although does that come as a huge surprise in _ andrew. although does that come as a huge surprise in prince _ andrew. although does that come as a huge surprise in prince andrew - andrew. although does that come as a huge surprise in prince andrew has - huge surprise in prince andrew has as we have seen from his friendship with jeffrey epstein, as we have seen from his friendship withjeffrey epstein, questionable with jeffrey epstein, questionable judgment withjeffrey epstein, questionable judgment when