finally, on wednesday it was announced that clive james, give me some examples.and. i should have been, but i wasn't. i have apologised for it to the person who matters. but... i can't be proud of myself on that score. i try and be proud of the fact that i'm still married to the only person i ever did marry. i'd like that to count for something. has she forgiven you? forgiveness is a big deal. but if i'm alive, then i've been forgiven. we are surrounded by many books that you have written, including this, which features your dear friend pete atkin, with whom you've had a songwriting partnership for decades, and you say that this is the work that is closest to your heart, but the work that is least known about. we've really suffered as a songwriting duo, pete and i have suffered from, i should say, lack of attention. some people would say lack of success. let's change that now. i'm very proud of what we've done, and it hasn't really been very well known, and it's rather ironic that that might start altering from my angle at the very moment where i depart the earth

and coming up, doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finneyjust some of those whose whoseives are celebrated in review 2019 we remember, in 30 minutes‘ time. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the queen and members of the royal family are attending the annual church service in sandringham. her majesty arrived a few minutes ago surrounded by members of her family, few minutes ago surrounded by members of herfamily, the duke of edinburgh came back to norfolk on christmas eve following a four night stay at king edward vii hospital. he is not attending the christmas day church service and he didn't last year either. prince george and princess charlotte were there for the first time. prince andrew, who stepped back from royal duties last month earlier attended morning service with prince charles. the brothers walked side by side in peace st mary magdalene church before the service at the head of the real family's traditional late morning service. let'sjust the real family's traditional late morning service. let's just show you those latest pictures of the moment when her maj

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebrated 2019: we remember. in half an hour's time. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has returned to sandringham in time for christmas — after leaving hospital in london. prince phillip, who's 98, spent four nights in the king edward vii hospital on the advice of his doctor. in her christmas day message the queen will describe 2019 as a ‘bumpy‘ year. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. afterfour nights in the king edward vii hospital, the duke emerged this morning and walked slowly but without assistance to the waiting vehicle. there has been no information about the reason for his stay at the hospital. in the past he has been treated there for bladder and chest infections. whatever the nature of this latest episode, the duke has satisfied his doctors that he is well enough to return home. the helicopter from buckingham palace to the sandringham estate where the royal family are gathering for christmas. in her christmas broadcast, the queen will talk

and coming up, doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finneyjust some of those whose whoseelebrated in review 2019

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are now celebrated in review 2019: we remember. # loneliness is the cloak you wear # a deep shade of blue is always there # the sun ain't gonna shine anymore # the moon ain't gonna rise in the sky... # i hate people in the business who bitch about, you know, the business. it's such an awful life. it was fantastic for the first couple of albums or so. # and i know you're leaving, but it's too long overdue...# but then it really wears you down. touring in those days was very primitive. it was really a lot of hard work. and you couldn't find anything good to eat anywhere. # there's no regrets # no tears goodbye # i don't want you back # we'd only cry again # say goodbye again... # # i'm praying for rain in california # so the grapes can grow and they can make more wine # when they ask who's the fool in the corner cryin' # i say a little ole wine drinker me...# laughter applause we're trying to get everyone else to see that teenagers are notjust a bunch of dumb, giggling young people, they really have a lot

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are now celebratedow in review 2019: we remember. # loneliness is a cloak you wear # a deep shade of blue is always there #the sun ain't going to shine any more i hate people in the business who bitch about the business in such an awful light, at first it was fantastic for the first couple of albums. but then it really wears you down, touring in those days was very primitive, it was really a lot of hard work and you couldn't find anything good to eat anywhere. # there's no regrets # no tears goodbye # i don't want you back # we'd only cry again # say goodbye again he sings were trying to get everyone else to see that teenagers aren'tjust were trying to get everyone else to see that teenagers aren't just a group of young people, they really have a lot to offer, they are an intelligent group of people. we pro bally intelligent group of people. we probally are better as friends. there they were, long hair, gear, everything to make the fans smile. # cheer up sleeppyjean. .. sophie opened the door and there

now we look back on the lives of doris day, clive james, albert finney and many others in review 2019eliness... # loneliness... #is # loneliness... # is always there. # is always there. # the son ain't gonna shine any more. . . i hate people in the business who ditch about, you know, the business. it was an awful live, it was fantastic for the first couple of albums also. —— life. but then it really wears you down. touring in those days was really primitive. it was really a lot of hard work. and you couldn't find anything anywhere. # there's no tears goodbye. # there's no tears goodbye. # i don't want you back, we'd only cry again. # say goodbye again. # say goodbye again. # i'm praying for the rain in california... laughter. applause we are trying to get everyone else to see that teenagers are notjust a bunch of dumb, giggling young people, they really have a lot to offer, they are very intelligent. you're right, probably better off as just friends. close friends. the closest. there they wear long hair with the gear, everything to make the fans go while. hey, hey, where the monkeys..

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doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of the big names who've died thisr and who's lives we mark in ‘review 2019: we remember‘. that's in half an hour's time, here on bbc news. devastating bushfires across large parts of australia have claimed two more lives. the latest victims, a 63—year—old man and his 29—year—old son died in new south wales. in the neighbouring state of victoria, thousands of people were forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bushfires. residents and holiday—makers in mallacoota in east gippsland described how the morning sky was turned black by clouds of ash and embers. phil mercer reports. stuck in a nightmare. the sky in mallacoota turned a grotesque red, as strong winds pushed out of control bushfires towards the popular seaside town about 500 kilometres east of melbourne. thousands of people were trapped and sought shelter on the beach. some waded into the water to escape red hot embers that rained down. 0thers fled by boat, but most waited patiently for the danger to pass, or for help to ar

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebrated019: we remember. in half an hour's time. good morning and welcome to bbc news. at least 16 people have been killed by a typhoon in the philippines — which has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. wind gusts reached 200 kilometres an hour, tearing roofs off houses, and leaving tens of thousands of people stranded at ports. to typhoon haiyan in 2013 — the most powerful to hit the area in decades. catherine karelli reports. a far from peaceful christmas in the central philippines. typhoon phanfone has brought sustained winds of almost 200 kilometres an hour. terrifying local people... screaming. ..and leaving a trail of destruction. heavy rain has left many homes flooded. more than 16,000 people had to spend the night in improvised shelters and at least 100 families have been left homeless. in this majority catholic country, the typhoon, which has damaged infrastructure, stopped many people visiting their families for christmas. filipinos are well used to tropic

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebratedew 2019: we remember, in half an hour's time. a court in cyprus has convicted a british teenager of falsely claiming she was raped by a group of israeli tourists six months ago. the 19 year—old said she had been attacked in a hotel in ayia napa. she was arrested after police said she withdrew her accusation. joining me now from brussels is our europe correspondent, kevin connolly. tell us what the judge had to say to her. essentially, this revolves around a judgment on this young woman as a witness. the district judge in famagusta has said that he has found her to be an unreliable witness and that in retracting her allegation of rape, she was effectively, in so doing, admitting that she had made up the allegation in the first place. so the whole affair revolves around the disputed circumstances of a night in a hotel room in cyprus injuly. this young woman was having a holiday romance with one israeli. she says she was gang raped by a group of his friends. they have always denied that.

doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebratedw 2019: we remember. in half an hour's time. hello, good evening, and welcome to bbc news. dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. the cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, is still unclear. the plane — operated by the khazak company bek air — was flying from almaty, kazakhstan‘s largest city, to the capital nur—sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take—off. at least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent sarah rainsford reports. rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy is rushed to safety. he was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. moments after take—off, the plane had rammed into a building. it broke into pieces on impact. but there were survivors. and some even walked away from this unharmed. i was sitting next to an emergency exit. just hours later, aslan nazaraliyev managed to tell me what happened.