damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin.een paid to one of britain's best known entertainers, des o'connor, who has died at the age of 88. the comedian, singer and television star had a career spanning almost 70 years. today, he was remembered as a consummate professional and one of the great old school entertainers. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. i've kept a list of the insults against des o'connor. des o'connor was, in the ‘70s, famous, a star, and on morecambe and wise, the butt of hundreds of gags. but the singer and comedian took it all with good grace. number one — eric: i'vejust heard some good news. ernie: what good news? eric: des o'connor‘s got a sore throat. nothing seemed to dent that clean—cut, deep—tanned optimism. number two — ernie: des o'connor is a self—made man. eric: i think it's very nice of him to take the blame. # be sure it's true when you say i love you, love you, love you...#. he recorded more than 30 albums in a career that took him from butlins to las vegas to countdo

damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin.bbc news, on the 60th anniversary of his psychological thriller psycho, talking movies reviews the career of alfred hitchcock — one of the great masters of cinema suspense. welcome to our talking movies tribute to alfred hitchcock who celebrated film psycho is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. we will be taking a look at hitchcock's later works earlier in the programme but let's start with psycho which had its world premiere right here in times square on june the 16th 1960. shot in black and white and made on the cheap, no thing can convey its true visceral impact. it is the story of marion crane, a real estate secretary played by janet lee who steals $40,000 to join her lover. at —— on route she stops off at the bates motel. norman bates is played by anthony perkins. she ends up being slaughtered. for hitchcock, the movie broken new ground. well, psycho is my first attempt at a shocker. in other words, psycho is my first attempt at a shocker. in otherwords, it psycho is my f

many, our foreign correspondent damien mcguinness gave us this reaction.ump is very unpopular in germany and when you look at the polls, germany is a country where he is the most unpopular compared to other western states. he's also as someone who is undermining consistently multilateral institutions and these are the institutions which germany relies on for its security, economy and in terms of personality as well, donald trump at someone who is the polar opposite of angela merkel when it comes to style, personality, worldview even. so it has been a rocky relationship. it's been a rocky relationship. it's been a rocky four years for germany and the eu so certainly relief here in germany today. but a sense of realism as well because i think there is an awareness in germany and there is an awareness in germany and the rest of the eu that there are some problems between, or in the transatlantic relationship that will not go away under a biden relationship. looking at the trading relationship. looking at the trading relationship with china, that makes many in

damien mcguinness, in berlin i know you can give us some reaction around europe, but can we pick up onhe potential implications about a trade deal, the last bit of the brexit arrangement that needs to be completed and the clock is ticking. the people in berlin, brussels, in paris think the election ofjoe biden will force the british to change their calculation on that one? i think there is an awareness, as he was saying just now, president biden believes in multilateral institutions. president trump was accused of undermining those institutions. for berlin and germany and europe in general, those institutions are crucial for security, for economic prosperity. when it comes to brexit, i think the awareness here is withjoe biden, even though you might have some policy differences, for germany, when it comes to trade links with china or energy links with russia, those problems will not go away. but what you have got is you have a person who believes in those institutions, who is willing to talk, willing to negotiate and is predictable. it's not unpredictable as president trump is accused

prince said the bonds between the uk and germany would endure after brexit. 0ur correspondent damien mcguinnessinder of the miracle of reconciliation between two countries who were once enemies. this is the first time that a member of the royal family has come for this commemoration. the meaning of this national day of mourning has evolved over the years. for the nazis, it was about glorifying war, but for modern germany, it's about pursuing peace and remembering all victims of oppression. a message echoed by the wreath of poppies laid here by prince charles. today's visit comes at a crucial time for the uk's relationship with its near neighbours. in a speech in the german parliament building, at times speaking in german, prince charles said that although the uk has chosen a future outside the european union, britain and germany will remain close. wir werden immer freunde, partner und verbundete sein. "we will always be friends, partners and allies," he said, and called on the two countries to reaffirm their bond for the years ahead. the parliament building was damaged by the allies in the seco

to be relief at the election result is germany, so we can go to berlin and joined the bbc‘s damien mcguinness it up? that is the word that sums it up? that is the word that sums it up? that is the word everyone is using here. relief is the word of today because donald trump is incredibly unpopular in germany for looking at the polling, consistently germany is the country where donald trump is the most unpopular compared to any other western state. he is also seen as someone who has undermined consistently multilateral institutions, and these are the institutions, and these are the institutions which germany relies on politically for security, its economy, and in terms of personality as well, donald trump is somebody who is the polar opposite of german chancellor angela merkel when it comes to style, personality and even worldview, so that has been a rocky relationship. it has been a rocky four years for germany and the eu, so certainly relief in germany today but also a sense of realism as well. there is an awareness in germany of the rest of the eu that there are some problems between or in

earlier, i spoke to the bbc‘s correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness.upcoming trade deals. president biden believes in multilateral institutions. president trump was accused of undermining those institutions. for berlin and germany and europe in general, those institutions are crucial for security, for economic prosperity. when it comes to brexit, i think the awareness here withjoe biden, even though you might have some policy differences, for germany, when it comes to trade links with china or energy links with russia, those problems will not go away. but what you have got is you have a person who believes in those institutions, who is willing to talk, willing to negotiate and is predictable. is not unpredictable as president trump is accused of being. when it comes to brexit, i think it is going to be a great reassurance for the eu and for germany in particular, that you have someone who is prepared to stand up for those institutions. in germany, the main view here is that it is those institutions which keep the eu together, but also keep the european

our berlin correspondent damien mcguinness explains what that means. to, shops will remain open in schools in most workplaces also keep going. but it's different. cafes, restaurants, leisure facilities, sports facilities and cultural activities will all close. the idea is if anything where people would socialised will be restricted, but the economy and work can keep going. in that way, the economic damage of the pandemic will hopefully be minimal. the question is, will this work? because we seen a sharp rise in daily infection rates in germany over the past few weeks, really. over the past few days, infection rates every day, new infection rates have gone up by almost 20,000. this is the highest germany has seen since the beginning of the pandemic. it has to be remembered that overall, germany is still faring better than other european countries. the overall death toll here isjust over 10,000, which is much less per head of population than in other large european countries. in the last hour, spain and france have given an update on their infections. th

damien mcguinness in berlin.r—terrorism advisor and is chief executive of modern security consulting group. thank you forjoining us. a number of really big red flags about this individual who was shot by police, the government had previously been to jail for going the government had previously been to jailfor going to syria the government had previously been to jail for going to syria to try to join the so—called islamic state. he was released early, many will be asking why he was released early and how he was able to carry out the attack if he was being watched. numerous red flags. it will be reminiscent of some of the attacks that occurred earlier in the year as well as late last year as to why it is possible for such criminals to be released early, especially if they are considered to be a potential threat. in this case it is even worse because the type of attack would suggest a certain degree of suggestion to the macro sophistication and access to various weapons, possible training. in this case it is major q

to stand up against intolerance, and strive for a better tomorrow. 0ur berlin correspondent damien mcguinnesshind me, where the german parliament since, and he will give because the peace and friendship. this is 75 years after the end of the second world war and it is really interesting that the first timea really interesting that the first time a member of the royal family will be attending this national day of mourning given that 75 years ago germany and britain were enemies at war. this is an extremely fitting place to talk about those things. as you know, this building was really damaged by the allies in the war and was redesigned by british architects and the dome you see behind me was redesigned by the british architect which means it is a fitting place to talk about how enemies at can then become friends in peace. diwali, the festival of light, was celebrated yesterday by hundreds of millions of hindus, sikhs and jains around the world. festivities this year have been limited by the pandemic, but people have found new ways of coming together. here's a selection of some of the pictures