artist and model daniel lismore uses his body as a living work of art.s taken him around the world. but his roots are firmly planted in coventry. to my right is where i used to get bullied at a bus stop. i rememberjust thinking, like, what is there for me? and then coming back later on, and the city is booming and there are so many amazing things. the legend of lady godiva, who rode naked on a horse to protest against taxes, plays a central role in the opening. this modern—day godiva is an nhs nurse, campaigning for better pay and ppe during the pandemic. for me, it's about empowerment and ensuring that everyday people, like the community, are empowered to be able to be involved. and giving people opportunities, you know? it's been a challenging feat, planning a cultural programme in a pandemic. concerns about crowds have kept announcements low—key and secret. so, a city of surprises awaits. colleen harris, bbc news. now on bbc news...it�*s time for our world in the summer of 2014, is militants swept across northern iraq. in sinjar, they would go on to c

artist and model daniel lismore uses his body as a living work of art. his career has taken him around the world, but his roots are firmly planted in coventry. to my right is where i used to get bullied at a bus stop. i rememberjust thinking, like, you know, what is there for me? and then coming back later on, and the city is booming, you know, there are so many amazing things. the legend of lady godiva, who rode naked on a horse to protest against taxes, plays a central role in the opening. this modern—day godiva is an nhs nurse, campaigning for better pay and ppe during the pandemic. for me, it's about empowerment and ensuring that everyday people like the community are empowered to be able to be involved. and helping people, you know? it has been a challenging feat, planning a cultural programme in a pandemic. concerns about crowds have kept announcements low—key in secret. so a city of surprises awaits. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. much of the country saw a fine day today with some good spells of sunshine, in

another of the energies is the artist and model daniel lismore, embodying the spirit of innovation.called fillongley. it's just on the border of coventry, and all my family are in coventry. i went to school in coventry, as well, and this is kind of where i grew up. it's been amazing, actually — you know, my life is so crazy, and i've been travelling the world constantly, and all of a sudden i'm back with my mum. close your eyes for a moment and imagine a place where creation is constant, where there's courage and space to transcend and to test. i think compared to 18 years ago, it's been very different, people have been very positive. i rememberjust outside there, i was bullied at the bus stop for being, you know, queer, all the time. and now i canjust happily walk across the city without — you know, a few smiles, a few glares, but...! we need to start appreciating each other, and i hope the city of culture does that. it's time that we kind of accept each other — cos we're all here. meanwhile, somewhere in the suburbs, people and horses are gathering. modern—day lady godivas are pre

artist and model daniel lismore uses his body as a living work of art.ken him around the world. but his roots are firmly planted in coventry. to my right is where i used to get bullied at a bus stop. i rememberjust thinking, like, "what is there for me?" and then coming back later on, and the city is booming and there are so many amazing things. the legend of lady godiva, who rode naked on a horse to protest against taxes, plays a central role in the opening. this modern—day godiva is an nhs nurse, campaigning for better pay and ppe during the pandemic. for me, it's about empowerment and ensuring that everyday people, like the community, are empowered to be able to be involved. and giving people opportunities, you know? it's been a challenging feat, planning a cultural programme in a pandemic. concerns about crowds have kept announcements low—key and secret. so a city of surprises awaits. colleen harris, bbc news. that's it. have a very good night. hello. while most parts of the uk got to see sunshine on friday, four eastern areas of england, hello and w

artist and model daniel lismore uses his body as a living work of art.roots are firmly planted in coventry. i rememberjust thinking, like, you know, "what is there for me?" and then coming back later on, and the city is booming, you know, there are so many amazing things. the legend of lady godiva, who rode naked on a horse to protest against taxes, plays a central role in the opening. this modern—day godiva is an nhs nurse, campaigning for better pay and ppe during the pandemic. for me, it's about empowerment and ensuring that everyday people like the community are empowered to be able to be involved. and helping people, you know? it has been a challenging feat, planning a cultural programme in a pandemic. concerns about crowds have kept announcements low—key in secret. so a city of surprises awaits. colleen harris has spent the afternoon talking to the performers in coventry. i'm in the beautiful grounds of coventry cathedral and on my right is the herbert gallery, where the turner prize will be coming later this year. this is a centre point for part o

artist and model daniel lismore uses his body as a living work of art.ght is where i used to get bullied at a bus stop. i rememberjust thinking, like, you know, what is there for me? and then coming back later on, and the city is booming, you know, there are so many amazing things. the legend of lady godiva, who rode naked on a horse to protest against taxes, plays a central role in the opening. this modern—day godiva is an nhs nurse, campaigning for better pay

artist and model daniel lismore uses his body as a living work of art.or me? and then coming back later on, and the city is booming and there are so many amazing things. the legend of lady godiva, who rode naked on a horse to protest against taxes, plays a central role in the opening. this modern—day godiva is an nhs nurse, campaigning for better pay and ppe during the pandemic. for me, it's about empowerment and ensuring that everyday people, like the community, are empowered to be able to be involved. and giving people opportunities, you know? it's been a challenging feat, planning a cultural programme in a pandemic. concerns about crowds have kept announcements low—key and secret. so, a city of surprises awaits. colleen harris, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here's tomasz schafernaker.

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