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speaking to colin paterson.peratures are already falling well below freezing. —8 last night, maybe not as low tonight but some places getting pretty cold. an issue tonight will be filed, is already forming parts of southern england, some patches further north and west. weather—wise, temperatures dependent on how much clear skies see. where you get a lot of cloud it'll hover above freezing. the fog will not only be a problem tomorrow morning but she stays well, freezing frog will cause disruption. check out your local radio station. elsewhere, not too bad of a day with sunshine developing for a good few and with light winds. 5—7 where the falkland is of course it'll be much colder. this is bbc news with martine croxhall. the headlines at 8.30pm: theresa may has refused to say whether she knew about a failed trident missile test when mps were voting to renew the weapons system. i have absolute faith in our trident missiles — when i made that speech in the house of commons what we were talking about was whether or

colin paterson, bbc news, hull, city of culture. people in the world. —— big ben. but one local photographer has spent years seeking out the city's lesser—known attractions. peter dazeley takes us on a tour of some of his favourite spots. i'm a photographer and a born and bred london and for the last year i've been working on a project at recording the unusual places in london that people don't know a lot about. this is the liberty ballroom. in 1913 it started out as a picture house and began a dance call in the 19505. -- house and began a dance call in the 1950s. —— became. it is a bit like walking back in time. it is such an eclectic mix of styles, with chinese lanterns, french chandeliers, painted ceilings. right, we are here in the wall room, andi right, we are here in the wall room, and i will now reach into the room where churchill planned the strategy for the war. —— lead you into. in those days everybody smoked. winston's cigar is on the desk and everybody had an ashtray. i am sure they were directing through a fog of smoke.

colin paterson, bbc news, hull, city of culture. time for a look at the weather forecast.rature is falling away and frost is the name of the game tonight. the rain, courtesy of a cold front, edging this way south eastwards. it is going to be a cold night out there, some wintry showers across the north of scotla nd some wintry showers across the north of scotland but one of two showers in the north of england. parts of the pennines as well. for most it clear frosty start to monday morning. it will never get that warm. the brisk wind giving an edge to this feel of things. a bank holiday walk in the morning, it will be bracing but a bright and sunny day to come. temperatures around freezing point so slippery surfaces almost everywhere. so was falling at quite low levels across the north of scotland. if anything, the showers tending to turn back to rain at times. milder with airfiltering tending to turn back to rain at times. milderwith airfiltering in through the atlantic. most of us, a lovely afternoon to come, brisk winds but lovely blue skies and cold. 3— five degrees this

colin paterson is in hull for us. hello, colin.as giant cinema screens, they told the story of hull's is very. down here at the edge of the humber, people are lining up along the edge, trying to get the best view of this fireworks display which, appropriately enough, starts at exactly 2017. we have been promised 15,000 fireworks, all set to a soundtrack of some of hull's most famous musical exports. the people i have spoken to tonight say they hope this year will change people's perceptions about hull, they want people who have never been to hull to come here. the party has well and truly started. can hull keep it going all year? there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at 10:35. for we are back with the late news at 10:35. for her we are back with the late news at 10:35. for her latest we are back with the late news at 10:35. for her latest novel, we are back with the late news at 10:35. for her latest novel, joanne we are back with the late news at 10:35. for her latest novel, jo

colin paterson, thank you very much. with high pressure dominating in the north—west with dry weather, but we have a weather front lingering towards the south which has brought cloud and rain. later this evening that will push away and we are left in clearer, colder conditions with the breeze coming in from the north north—westerly direction. some wintry showers in the far north. there could be slippery surfaces monday morning. as well as a widespread frost. in the north and north—east on monday, still that breeze. it will feel colder than recently. the settled theme continues into the middle of the week and on tuesday and wednesday, mostly dry, some sunny spells. hello.

trainspotting 2 has had its premiere in edinburgh tonight, and our entertainment correspondent colin patersong back together on the orange carpet of the long—awaited sequel. how does this compare to the 1996 premier? i don't remember the 1996 premier! to the 1996 premier? i really don't. to the 1996 premier? i mean, yeah, for probably a very good reason! laughter apart from all the fun stuff in the first movie, i think people found it relate to ball, even though it was maybe about subjects they weren't involved in, it was still relate to pull in some way. to this is carrying such a cultural weight associated with it, that it feels like no event i've been to before. choose life, choose a job, choose a career... the choose a career... movie poster was on student's withdrawals, the movie poster was on student's withdrawals, the sound track in cd players. it dealt with addiction, hedonism and friendship. so what you are looking at is that? thief changed the wall, haven't they? earlier in the day, the director, danny earlier in the day, the director, da n ny boyle earlier in the day, the director,

our arts correspondent colin paterson was there.n audiovisual spectacular across the city centre, showing hull‘s most famous buildings in their best light. it was the first event in a year—long £32 million cultural program. what a fantastic thing for hull. it was brilliant. makes london look like noddy, honestly. come on, come to hull! and it has been a special night for one hull landlady. every weekend, linda plays singalong classics to a pub packed with about 80 people. one of the 2017 organisers spotted her... # touching me, touching you... # ..and here she djed to a crowd of 25,000. # sweet caroline... # it takes a while to warm up but a couple more and they‘ll be bouncing! i‘ve had amazing fun. just watching the crowd, they‘re amazing. it is fabulous, fantastic. the party has well and truly started. the trick for hull is going to be to keep it going all year. hull‘s aim is for one million extra people to visit in 2017. a city at the end of the road wants to become a destination of choice. colin paterson, bbc news, hull, city of

from hull, colin paterson reports.s can hardly contain himself. it's lifted up the spirits of people. you can rebuild and regenerate and build the confidence of the people by culture. and the city of culture is what is now happening to hull. £32 million is being spent on a year—long programme of events, which includes hosting the turner prize. what are you hoping city of culture will achieve for hull? i want, nationally and internationally, people to see that this is a fantastic city with great stories, great people, and a lot to offer. because every city deserves its moment in the limelight. and 2017 is ours. it all starts at 4pm this afternoon, when buildings will be used as giant screens to retail hull's history. with one turning hollywood into hullywood. people here have recreated famous movie scenes. what things are you really looking forward to about the year? the 1st of january, looking at the fireworks, i don't even have to move out of my room if i don't want to. i can stay and look out my living room window. i

here's our arts correspondent, colin paterson.years of planning and preparation, the waiting is over. hull is the uk's city of culture. one of its most famous residents can hardly contain himself. it's lifted up the spirits of people. you can rebuild and regenerate and build the confidence of the people by culture, and the city of culture is what is now happening to hull. £32 million is being spent on a year—long programme of events which includes hosting the turner prize. what are you hoping the city of culture will achieve for hull? i want nationally and internationally people to see that this is a fantastic city with great stories, great people, and a lot to offer. because every city deserves its moment in the limelight. and 2017 is ours. it all starts at 4pm this afternoon, when buildings will be used as giant screens to retail hull's history. with one turning hollywood into hullywood. people here have recreated famous movie scenes. what are you really looking forward to about the year? the 1st of january, looking at the firew

colin paterson, bbc news, hull, city of culture.r a frosty morning, and we have got some further frosty weather on the way this week, certainly a very chilly night on the way. this is the weather from lunchtime onwards, clear skies across most of england, wales, northern ireland, the south of scotla nd wales, northern ireland, the south of scotland enjoying sunny skies. the north and north—west having a little more cloud, passing showers there, even wintry winds across the hills. this is the weather for this evening, a lot of blue on the map means a frost on the way, icy patches as well. these are the temperature is right in the middle of city centres, so in rural spot it will be a lot colder than that. and then tomorrow, those winds coming off the atlantic will drag in more cloud, so that means that tomorrow, quite a few more clouds in the sky, not quite so sunny as today. the air will be slightly milder tomorrow, not as cutting, the cold tomorrow, as it is today.

daughter, an on line petition and, today, sky decided to drop the show, as our arts correspondent, colin patersonorts. i sensed danger... this is all that audiences are going to see ofjoseph fiennes playing michaeljackson — two clips from a trailer for a new sky show, urban myths. today, sky announced they will no longer be broadcasting the episode. the reason: concerns expressed by michaeljackson‘s immediate family, adding that they never intended to cause any offence, and thatjoseph fiennes fully supports the decision. michael jackson's daughter paris was asked on twitter what she made of a white actor taking on the role of her black father. she said she was incredibly offended, and it made her want to vomit. the scottish actor brian cox plays marlon brando in the show, and thinks the decision for it to be dropped is ridiculous, especially when this year's hottest ticket is hamilton. it is ridiculous. it is this pc nonsense which has gotten out of hand. this is completely wrong and sky has lacked courage to do something quite mild. it's almost eight years since michaeljackson died, but he still

daughter, an on line petition and, today, sky decided to drop the show, as our arts correspondent, colin patersonports. i sensed danger... this is all that audiences are going to see ofjoseph fiennes playing michaeljackson — two clips from a trailer for a new sky show, urban myths. today, sky announced they will no longer be broadcasting the episode. the reason: concerns expressed by michaeljackson‘s immediate family, adding that they never intended to cause any offence, and thatjoseph fiennes fully supports the decision. michael jackson's daughter paris was asked on twitter what she made of a white actor taking on the role of her black father. she said she was incredibly offended, and it made her want to vomit. the scottish actor brian cox plays marlon brando in the show, and thinks the decision for it to be dropped is ridiculous, especially when this year's hottest ticket is hamilton, a musical where a predominantly black and hispanic cast play america's white founding fathers. i think is truly, truly ridiculous. sky has lacked the courage to stand by this. it's almost eight years since michael

the original cast including ewan mcgregor, and now more than twenty years on, they're back, and colin patersons at the world premiere in edinburgh and has this report. choose life, choose a job, choose a career. trainspotting was the defining film of mid—90s cool britannia. movie poster on student balls, soundtrack in their cd players. heading as and friendship. more than 20 years later the gang is back together. what you are looking thatis back together. what you are looking that is that. remit the rector danny boyle where it all began. we implied they ran onto this wall and renton gets hit here by a car. what have you been up to 420 years? since trainspotting danny boyle has dominated the oscars with slum dog millionaire and triumphed with the 2012 olympic opening ceremony so why 110w 2012 olympic opening ceremony so why now for a sequel to the film which made his name? since we made the first movie people constantly come up first movie people constantly come up to you and talk about the characters like they know them. and that made us think, not that we had an obligation, but obviously you

studio: colin paterson, our master of ceremonies. now on bbc news... david bowie, ronnie corbett and victoria wood — just a few of those who left us this year, and whose lives are celebrated in review 2016: we remember, part two. # i've heard there was a secret chord that david played...#. i only do the kind of music i can do. i would like to do many other kinds. but with the limits of my talent i'm obliged to do my own kind of songs. # it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, # the minorfourth, the major lift, # the baffled king composing hallelujah. ..#. # suzanne takes you down to her place...#. i loved his car, which he wore like a snail shell everywhere. you know, if we sold 400 books of poetry in canada, then we considered ourselves to be well on our way to immortality. but i couldn't pay the rent. in hindsight, it seems like a mad decision that i was going to rectify my economic situation by becoming a singer. # i remember you well in the chelsea hotel. # you were talking so brave and so sweet #. # hallelujah, hallelujah. ..#. # hallelujah, hal

colin paterson, bbc news, hull, city of culture.archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged people to use 2017 to heal divisions caused by the eu referendum. in his new year message, recorded in coventry, the leader of the church of england praised the efforts of refugees who have made their home in the uk. 0ur religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, reports. surrendering to the demands of television lighting, the archbishop of canterbury prepares to deliver his new year's message in a familiar setting. justin welby returned to coventry, the city where he started out as a clergyman. a city whose wartime suffering and forgiveness, he says, serves as an example to the nation. the story of this city says so much that is true about britain at its best — about our courage, standing up to tyranny, how we stand alongside the suffering and defeated, how we stand for human dignity and hope. the archbishop visited a drop—in centre for refugees, people he called a blessing to our way of life. and he drew his message to a close by

colin paterson is in hull, and will tell us why. why is that time so crucial, colin?y building. it is going to last 12 minutes, the firework display, all toa minutes, the firework display, all to a hull soundtrack. every song you hear is a band or act with a hull connection. have you come down to watch them? hull is a great city. i'm sure today is going to be the night that hull is going to look great for everybody outside of the city as well. we are told that the fireworks are going to be bigger than the ones used in london. how exciting is that? that would be great, it would put hull in the picture, great. a lot of hull bands are going to get played as the soundtrack. the housemartins. are you afan? soundtrack. the housemartins. are you a fan? i am actually. the beautiful south as well. it's great for hull, it's great, it's the place to be, come here! where your seats? we'll let you go and get ready. the expectations and anticipation is our building here. iwill expectations and anticipation is our building here. i will have to do some commentary over certain section

daughter, an online petition and, today, sky decided to drop the show — as our arts correspondent, colin patersonts. i sensed danger... this is all that audiences are going to see ofjoseph fiennes playing michaeljackson — two clips from a trailer for a new sky show, urban myths. today, sky announced they will no longer be broadcasting the episode. the reason: concerns expressed by michaeljackson‘s immediate family, adding that they never intended to cause any offence, and thatjoseph fiennes fully supports the decision. michael jackson's daughter paris was asked on twitter what she made of a white actor taking on the role of her black father. she said she was incredibly offended, and it made her want to vomit. the scottish actor brian cox plays marlon brando in the show, and thinks the decision for it to be dropped is ridiculous, it is ridiculous. it is this pc nonsense which has gotten out of hand. this is completely wrong and sky has lacked courage to do something quite mild. it's almost eight years since michaeljackson died, but he still has legions of devoted fans, many of whom come to the nat

hoped it will bring more than one million visitors to the city. 0urarts 0ur arts corresponded colin patersonre, showing hull‘s most famous buildings in their best light. it was the first event in a year—long £32 million cultural program. what a fantastic thing for hull. it was brilliant. makes london look like noddy, honestly. come on, come to hull! and it has been a special night for one hull landlady. every weekend linda plays singalong classics to a pub packed with about 80 people. one of the 2017 organisers spotted her... # touching me, touching you...# and here, she deejayed to a crowd of 35,000. it takes a while to warm up but a couple more and... i‘ve had amazing fun. just watching the crowd, they‘re amazing. it is fabulous, fantastic. the party has well and truly started. the trick for hull is going to be to keep it going all year. hull‘s aim is for! million extra people to visit in 2017. a city at the end of the road wants to become a destination of choice. some significant fireworks bowe in hull. john is here to talk about the sport. i do a resolution setter?|j try, sport. i do a r

organisers say the year long programme will change perceptions of it forever — our arts correspondent colin patersonl? this is queen victoria square where a year—long cultural programme will get on under way this afternoon. this will be turned into giant screens with hull city projected onto it. the chair of hull 2017 is rosie miller. happy new year. a very intimate start of the year. leigh happy new year. people ask why hull? it needed and wanted it. hull is the most unknown city in the uk. it had a tough time in the 70s and 80s and the city of culture is our chance showcase. it is as place of extraordinary culture. many people don't know it, it is isolated, but it is remarkable. we well and made the country and the world, in deep, with the array of stuff we have in 2017 and beyond. —— indeed. this is a moment for hull that will be life changing, game changing. thank you very much, rosie. i will stay under your umbrella when i tell viewers there isa umbrella when i tell viewers there is a lovely story to look out for tonight. there is a lady called linda who runs a pub here in hull. three years ago

the late pop star's daughter, an online petition, and today, sky decided to drop the show, as colin paterson seejoseph fiennes playing michaeljackson, two clips from a trailer for a new sky show, urban myths. today, sky announced they will no longer be broadcasting the episode. the reason, concerns expressed by michaeljackson‘s immediate family, adding that they never intended to cause any offence, and thatjoseph fiennes fully supports the decision. michaeljackson's daughter, paris, was asked on twitter what she made ofa was asked on twitter what she made of a white actor taking on the role of a white actor taking on the role of herb black father. she said she was incredibly offended and it made her want to vomit. the scottish actor, brian cox, plays marlon brando in the show and thinks the decision for it to be dropped is ridiculous, especially when this yea r‘s hottest ticket ridiculous, especially when this year's hottest ticket is hamilton, a musical where a predominantly black and hispanic cast play america's white founding fathers. it is a celebration of a historical event from a very

colin paterson is in hull for us. i'm sure there is a lot of excitement there today? absolutely.rs until the first official event starts at 4pm. it is called made in hull, and it changes eight buildings around the city into giant screens, which will have nor beess history put on them —— will have hull's history on them. this arena tonight is going to have 25,000 people crammed in to watch a musical fireworks display. and 25,000 people crammed in to watch a musicalfireworks display. and it will all be to a soundtrack of some of hull's most famous musical acts. if we don't hear the housemartins, i will two people who are going to be watching it got audrey and clark, mother and daughter. you are even wearing sweatshirts! you are volu nteers wearing sweatshirts! you are volunteers to help out. what made you want to do that? i come from hull, and i wanted to give something back, because they have given me 70 years of back, because they have given me 70 yea rs of love back, because they have given me 70 years of love and friendship in the city. it's a bit like the gamesmakers at the ol

trainspotting 2 had it's premiere this evening in edinburgh and our arts correspondent colin patersonen talked about for more than 15 years and i can now talk to the director. is that fair? certainly ten. we thought about the boundary never really made a good enoughjob of boundary never really made a good enough job of it and we were very clear that we had a real duty not to disappoint people because the film has grown in people's hearts. you don't want to ruin it, you don't wa nt to don't want to ruin it, you don't want to tarnish that image site hope we haven't done that.

the original cast including ewan mcgregor, and now, more than 20 years on, they're back, and colin paterson it is a sequel that has been talked about for more than 15 years, but t2: trainspotting is finally here. there is the director, danny boyle. there is the director, danny boyle. the cast have been working on the orange carpets here, robert carlyle, jonny lee miller, ewen bremner and ewa n jonny lee miller, ewen bremner and ewan mcgregor, who told me earlier today that until the first day of filming last summer, before of them had not been in the same room for more than 20 years. —— the four of them had not been in the same room. choose life, choose a job, choose a career. . . choose life, choose a job, choose a career... trainspotting was the defining film of mid—90s cool britannia than stop the movie poster was on students's walls, the soundtrack in their cd players. it dealt with addiction, headedness and friendship, and more than 20 years later, the gang is back together. so what you are looking at is that. we met the director danny boyle where it all began. we implied they rushed s

year—long programme which is hoped to bring in more than one million visitors. 0ur arts correspondent colin patersonorks bigger than those in london on new year's eve. to a soundtrack of the city's most famous musical exports. this is made in hull, an audiovisual spectacular across the city centre showing hull's most famous buildings in their best light. it was the first event in a year—long £32 million cultural program. what a fantastic thing for hull. it was brilliant. the best nights, honestly. come on, come to hull. and it has been a special night for one hull landlady. every weekend linda plays singalong classics to a pub packed with about 80 people. one of the 2017 organisers spotted her...- touching you... and here she dj to a crowd of 30 5000. it takes a while to warm up but a couple more and... i have had amazing fun. just watching the crowd, they are amazing. it is fabulous, fantastic. the party has well and truly started. the trick for hull is going to be to keep it going all year. hull's aim is for1 million extra people to visit in 2017, a city at the end of the road wants to become a de

our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was there. up to for the last 20 years? we had a real duty not to disappoint people because the film has affection in people's hearts, so you don't want to ruin it and tarnish that image, so i hope we haven't done that. aside from all the fun stuff in the first movie, i think people found it relatable. even though it was maybe about subjects they weren't involved in, it was still relatable in some way. it's carrying such a cultural weight associated with it that it feels like no event that i've been to before. choose life, choose a job, choose a career... trainspotting was the defining film of mid—‘90s cool britannia. the movie poster was on students' walls, the soundtrack in their cd players. it dealt with addiction, hedonism and friendship. for the sequel, ewan mcgregor‘s famous choose life speech has had an update. ‘choose life, choose facebook, twitter, instagram, and hope that someone, somewhere, cares'. there's something very deep and moving about finding out where they all are now, and i

our entertainment correspondent colin paterson is here.8, he took two role that year, the voice of haze the rabbit in water ship down. and nominated for an award for playing a heroin addict in midnight express. then he played the elephant man, oscar nominated again. for a whole generation he‘s known for harry potter for selling magic wands. he even has his doctor who action figure. what variety. he was one of those actors who had a stamp of quality. when you knew he was ina stamp of quality. when you knew he was in a film it was almost like you thought, this film is going to be something special, interesting or good. like a brand of quality. sense of relief if you knew he was in it. he‘s in cinemas at the moment, jackie, the film that could get natalie portman best actresses here. towards the end of the film up p°p5 here. towards the end of the film up poszohn hurt here. towards the end of the film up pops john hurt is here. towards the end of the film up poszohn hurt is appreciate 57. you think everything is all right now he‘s on—screen.

clare higgins, who worked with him on doctor who. 0ur entertainment colin paterson joins us now.gic wand seller in the original harry potter films. said so sad to hear the immensely talented and deeply beloved john hurt has died. mel brooks, one of the producers of the elephant man, where he got an 0scar the elephant man, where he got an oscar nomination for playing john merrick, mel brooks said no one could have played the elephant man more memorably, he carries that film into cinematic memory. and a tribute paid by axl rose from guns and roses. slightly misquote him but has treated" archibald, you speak, one must never underestimate the healing power of hatred". if you can get axl rose to be your fan, that shows his breadth of acting. youngerfans breadth of acting. younger fans will know him from films more recently but he is a link toa films more recently but he is a link to a different generation. his first role was in a man for all seasons in 1966, starring with 0rson welles. roles like i, claudius. you could sit here all day listing his great parts. alien, we heard earlier

trainspotting had its world premiere in edinburgh last night. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin patersonhearts, sweden want to ruin it and tarnish that image, so i hope we haven't done that. apart from all of in the first movie i think people found it relatable, even though it was about subjects they may have not been involved with, it was was still relatable in some way. there is such a cultural weight associated with it, that it feels like no we don't that i've been to before. choose life, choose a job, choose a career. . . life, choose a job, choose a career... trainspotting was the defining film of cool britannia. the posters on student's walls, the soundtrack in cd players. it dealt with addiction, feminism and friendship. for the sequel, with addiction, feminism and friendship. forthe sequel, ewan mcgregor‘s famous speech has had and update. choose life, choose facebook, twitter, and hope that somewhere facebook, twitter, and hope that somewhere someone ca res. facebook, twitter, and hope that somewhere someone cares. there's something very deep and moving about finding out where t