david sillito, bbc news, westminster abbey.e and lola books, lauren child, has been named as the new children's laureate. she was presented with the honour in hull, the current uk city of culture. the author said she wanted to allow children more time to dream in a world where they're grappling with social media and the recent terror attacks. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello there, i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: 12 months ago novak djokovic owned all four grand slam titles, now he has none, as dominic thiem knocks him out of the french open. pakistan beat south africa after rain forces short their icc champions trophy match. and in 15 minutes the golden state warriors will look to make it 3—0 in the best of seven nba finals when they tip off against the cleveland cavaliers. hello and welcome to the programme. and we start at the french open in paris, and the story from wednesday is that defending men's champion novak djokovic has bee

our arts correspondent david sillito was at the service.e're here to celebrate the life of ronnie corbett... name — ronald goliath corbett. laughter westminster abbey is a place for solemn state occasions. today, though, it was anything but. this was a celebration of a lifetime of laughter. it's a memorial but, uh... i might start laughing in westminster abbey, and i will not apologise! # happy feet... # a lot of people will be laughing and people crying, and my memory isjust laughs. these are friends and colleagues from the days of cabaret, the frost report, the two ronnies — 60 years of show—business memories. and inside — a certain easy chair, and behind it a very specific number of candles. four candles. no, fork 'andles. well, there you are, four candles. no, fork 'andles. handles for forks. laughter becoming friends with this remarkable man that i'd had admired for as long as i can remember was truly one of the great pleasures of my life. and we'd talk on the phone, i still have many... sorry. i still have many of his answerphone mess

david sillito, bbc news.k by eu rules on energy efficiency, but a new report warns that both could rise unless ministers implement new policies to save power. the committee on climate change says the uk needs to move quickly towards developing plans to keep emissions down. ministers say they will come forward with a new policy in the autumn. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. we have more and more gadgets all the time. tvs are bigger. many homes have multiple screens. 0ur chores are done by machine. yet the average home is paying less for energy than we were before, according to the climate committee. it's because appliances like this are being forced to be ever more energy—efficient by eu regulations. that means they do the same amount of work but for less power. it cuts our bills and it reduces carbon emissions. but for how long? the biggest saving has been thanks to insulation and gas boilers. gas demand is down 23% since 2008, the report says. it is exciting that we have managed to keep bills

david sillito, bbc news.news coming up, stay with us, but now time for a look at the weather. today has been the hottestjune day since 1976, the hottest weather of all phoned to the west of london, very close to 35 degrees, the heat spread quite a long way north as well. showers and thunderstorms through the afternoon across parts of wales and northern ireland and west of scotland and this is the first sign of quite a big change in our weather, a cold front moving south and east at the moment, introducing fresher air and as it arrives bumping into the very hot air it's going to start quite a few thunderstorms. not everywhere will catch them but across parts of northern england could be vicious storms, also some drifting across scotland. at the same time misty and murky conditions spreading into western areas. temperatures dropping away in the west, another warm and muqqy away in the west, another warm and muggy night. looks like we'll see a band of showers and storms moving across southern areas tomorrow morn

his books sold more than 35 million copies, as our arts correspondent david sillito reports.t was just over 60 years ago on christmas eve that a young bbc cameraman, michael bond, saw a lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf in a department store. it inspired him to write a bear called paddington. a polite, optimistic but accident—prone immigrant from darkest peru. he has a very strong sense of right and wrong, a very polite bear, rather based on my father. my father was a very polite man and always wore a hat in case he met somebody. had to have something to raise. paddington has a lot of him in it. "good afternoon," he said. "can i help you?" so the manners were from his father. but that opening scene with the station platform, he said there was in it an echo of his childhood in the 30s when he sanewish child refugees arrive in britain. but the world of paddington was, despite his many scrapes, a gentle place, rooted in the character of its duffle coat—wearing author. it really does feel very sad, particularly because the publishing party that he always comes to or i've always

david sillito, bbc news, westminster abbey. let's get the latest sports news.he beat kei nishikori in four sets to keep alive is title hopes. blue skies, still found andy murray storms to the weather. used to that of late, questions over his form having firmly answered. kei nishikori altogether great in the first set, aggression composition. murray turned around, blown off course in a headwind. the first set last. prevailing wind coming from the east. the world number one needed something to change. time violation called against him, frustrating. murray knows how to channel the aggression. the spark that prepared propelled him. murray looked decisive, keeping ahead, before blasting his way to a third set tie—break. was this kei nishikori's chance missed? andy murray so rather last set 6—1. in paris, another storm went. it was novak djokovic you beat murray in the final last year. 12 months on, the final last year. 12 months on, the former world number one was knocked out at the quarterfinal stage. beaten by austria's dominic thiem. the last he lost 6—0. it mean

there‘ve been tributes from fellow comics rob brydon and jimmy tarbuck. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitoiends, collea g u es laughter. a gathering of friends, colleagues and fans of ronnie corbett. good evening my wonderful to be with you again. it is boreal, but i say unashamedly i hope we have a few laughs to remember ronnie. i met in 60 years . been in west 555.5...5 .5. z fififiiffi 55 ‘ been in west twine. "5 5' 5: 75:5 1 ‘been in west twine. so 5: 75:5 1 ever been in the west end. twine. so we've had the best and the worst. all kinds of feelings. he was a great friend of mine. and i love tim because we looked great together! these are friends and colleagues from the days of cabaret, from the daysofcabaret, thetwo 55 years ronnies; fifl'years ofshowbusiness e eerie | n easy and behind thati very! number of candles. yes, for specific number of candles. yes, for candles. he may have been only five foot one and half but he had a rather large comic presence. rob brydon, a friend, described the smiles that followed him whenever he walked on the streets. we ended up doing quite a few shows toge

best known for his partnership with ronnie barker in the two ronnies. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillitoath corbett. westminster abbey is a day of solemn occasions. today, it was anything but. a celebration ofa it was anything but. a celebration of a lifetime of laughter. it is a memorial, but i will not stop laughing. happy feet. there will be people laughing and people crying. my people laughing and people crying. my memories arejust people laughing and people crying. my memories are just laughs. these are friends and colleagues from the days of cabaret. the two ronnies, 60 yea rs of days of cabaret. the two ronnies, 60 years of laughter. there was an easy chair, and a specific number of candles. four candles. there you are, four candles. no, four candles. becoming friends with this remarkable man i have admired for as long as i can remember was truly one of the great pleasures of my life. we talked all the time on the phone. i still have many... i still have many of his answer messages. "good heavens. wonderful. he would come to the phone and always say, is it me?" goodbye from home,

our correspondent david sillito went to spend a day with them. good morning. what are you doing?kingsbury. it is the cutest train i have ever seen! that is not a train! jeff and vicky in stourbridge, a class 139 parry people mover. this looks fun. i asked, "can ijoin you?" "sure," they said, "meet us at westbury." are we on the wrong platform? jeff. hello. vicky. i feel as though i know you already. the question is, why? we both have an interest in railways. coming from different perspectives. but really, why? how is skegness and the weather so far? we can't blame skegness for the weather. life is short, you should have an adventure. this is britain's least—used station. there is no one here. no one. except for these guys! 12 people used shippea request stop last year. jeff and vicky managed 19 for their visit. we have got victoria sponge cake, which is amazing! and tea! as you can see, they have already acquired some fans. it is good tea. i don't really like tea! this is notjust an adventure, it is a celebration of the people of branch—line britain. the is ourtrain, is it a pace

david sillito looks back on his life.tmas eve, that a young bbc cameraman, michael bond, saw a lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf in a department store. it inspired him to write a bear called paddington, a polite, accident—prone immigrant from peru. he has got a strong sense of right and wrong, and he is a very polite bear, based on my father. he was always a very polite man and paddington has got a lot of him in it. good afternoon, can i help you? so the manners were from his father, but that opening scene, the meeting on the station platform, there was in it an echo of his childhood in the ‘30s when he sanewish child refugees arrive in britain. but the world of paddington was, despite all his many scrapes, a gentle place, rooted in the character of its duffle coat wearing author. it really does feel very sad, particularly because the publishing party he always comes to is next week and he will be really missed. he is the most lovely person to chat to. he is very funny. i think it proves that children still do love those

his books sold more than 35 million copies, as our arts correspondent david sillito reports.oung bbc cameraman, michael bond, saw a lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf in a department store. it inspired him to write a bear called paddington.

on wednesday, his creator michael bond died at the age of 91. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito reports. it was just over 60 years ago on christmas eve that a young bbc cameraman, michael bond, saw a lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf in a department store. it inspired him to write a bear called paddington. a polite, optimistic but accident—prone immigrant from darkest peru. he has a very strong sense of right and wrong, a very polite bear, rather based on my father. my father was a very polite man and always wore a hat in case he met somebody. had to have something to raise. paddington has a lot of him in it. "good afternoon," he said. "can i help you?" so the manners were from his father. but that opening scene with the station platform, he said there was in it an echo of his childhood in the ‘30s when he sanewish child refugees arrive in britain. but the world of paddington was, despite his many scrapes, a gentle place, rooted in the character of its duffle coat—wearing author. it really does feel very sad, particularly because the publishing party that he always comes to or i've alw

david sillito, bbc news, at a railway station somewhere in britain.om bbc london news. i'm victoria hollins. a new attempt to tackle youth knife crime in the capital will be launched later by the met commissioner and the mayor of london. later today, sadiq khan will be joined by the commissioner, cressida dick, to reveal how they plan to stop youngsters from carrying weapons. nine teenagers have been stabbed to death in london this year. more than 1,000 train services will be suspended this week, as drivers resume an indefinite overtime ban. southern says some routes will have no service at all, and others will operate a limited timetable during morning and evening peak periods. the overtime ban, ordered by the aslef union, is in protest against the implementation of driver—only operated trains. five london boroughs are falling below the national average when it comes to broadband. southwark, westminster, lambeth, hackney and the city of london are all lagging behind the rest of the uk, with slower speeds, according to a new survey by which. other aut

here's our arts correspondent, david sillito. first i intend to sign the 13th amendment.he president. i am the president of the united states. clothed in immense power. and it achieved something that no one had ever done before. a third best actor 0scar. i think daniel day lewis will be remembered as one of the best actors of all time. he's terrific. he invests himself in every role, he goes the extra mile, and you really see the results on the screen. ladies and gentlemen, if i say i am an oilman, you will agree. i am a family man. there will be blood was another oscar winner. but it appears his career is now over. a statement from his spokesman simply says, he will no longer be working as an actor. there's no explanation but it has long been clear he has doubts about fame. and that phrase invests himself in every role, shorthand for an actor who takes the process very seriously. in my left foot, fellow actors said he stayed in character in the wheelchair throughout the shoots. this is fresh meat... he learned butchery for gangs of new york. but increasingly he seemed to

our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. i will have it seemed to.ightfisted theatrical agent. elizabeth and alexander... and running britain's best—known northern pub, the rovers return. alec was good at looking after the pennies and a bit short on romance. go on, kiss me. julie goodyear who played his wife said she was devastated, she treasured the lives they shared, they were, she said, just like a married couple. i can't take you anywhere. i nearly had a flush. his other long—running tv role was another on—screen double act in which he played cissie, the slightly more refined friend of les dawson's ada. new guinea, newjersey, new york, new guinea, newjersey, new york, new zealand, where do you want to 90, new zealand, where do you want to go, chuck? new brighton! he left coronation street in the late 90s but continued to act, here in last in halifax. delhi verran of but i'm with ali, disappointed. only last year as mr granger in a one—off return of are you being served? . mr granger, are you free? not at the moment, captain peacock, but i've just

david sillito looks back at his life.ichael bond, soccer lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf ina lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf in a department store. it inspired him to write bear called paddington, applied, accident prone immigrant from peru. he has got a strong sense of right and wrong and he is a very polite bear called based on my father. he was always a very polite man and paddington has got a lot of him in it. good afternoon, can i help you? so the manners were from his father, but that opening scene, the meeting on the station platform, there was in it's an echo of his child in the 30s when he saw there was in it's an echo of his child in the 30s when he sanewish child in the 30s when he sanewish child refugees arrived in britain. but the world of paddington was, despite all his many scrapes, a gentle place, rooted in the character of its duffle coat wearing author. it really does feel very sad, particularly because the publishing party he always comes to is next week and he will be really missed. he is the mos

our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his life. i'll have it seen to.than 30 years —— roy barraclough. cloth was alec gilroy for more than 30 years —— roy barracloughlj therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. alec was good at looking after the pennies, a bit short on romance. their one kiss me. julie goodyear said she was devastated. she says they were just like a married couple. with other long—running tv role with another on—screen couple of his double act with les dawson in which he played cissy, the slightly more refined friend of les dawson's aider. new guinea, new york, new zealand. where shall we go? new brighton! i love you, rita. he was an actor with yea rs of you, rita. he was an actor with years of experience on stage, born in preston and originally trained as a draughtsman and before alec there was castle haven. and more recently all the small things and the return of are you being served. but he will be remembered best for coronation street. among the tributes, cast members beverly callard and simon gregson remember his talent an

david sillito, bbc news.icial, today was the hottest day injune for 40 years, so hot they relaxed the strict dress code at royal ascot. the tempo to reach over 34 degrees easily beating the previous high of 33.8 degrees in 1976. v0|ceover: midsummer, and meditation at the spiritual home of britain's solstice. 13,000 gathered at stonehenge. berkshire was just one of the places to reach 30 degrees today. what do you make of these temperatures? very hot! from birmingham to berkshire, the heat has sapped energy but not ideas for keeping cool — at least according to one pensioner. you just take a few more clothes off, don't you? it gets embarrassing eventually. the met office confirmed that today was the hottestjune day since 1976. in fact, it hit 34.4 degrees. but not everywhere has been sunny today. thunderclap. on this, the longest day. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in berkshire. more in store? no, that was the peak, things will get cooler and fresh from here on in. as peaks of heatwaves go, that was quite somethin

david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather prospects.s you can with heavy and persistent rain as you can see with heavy and persistent rain as you can see her, it is creeping its way westward into northern ireland. we're so have light rain and drizzle across some parts, it is windy as well which has brought a real chilly field to things. this evening and overnight, it stays largely dry, might seea overnight, it stays largely dry, might see a shower or two and a lot of cloud in london and norwich, it is going to be a wet start today and will be wet down the west side, gradually the rain is sinking southwards and eastwards, it weakens off in the process of the show two added that the generally speaking should be trying the south—eastern coi’nei’. should be trying the south—eastern corner. the rain moves through bert bigger deal brighter. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: a retired appeal courtjudge who's been chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has expressed doubt that it will be broad enough to satisfy the

david sillito looks back at his life. i'll have it seen to. agent who ended up marrying bet lynch. elizabeth and alexander... and running britain's best—known northern pub, the rovers return. alec was good at looking after the pennies — a bit short on romance. go on, kiss me. julie goodyear, who played bet, said today she was devastated, she treasured the laughs they shared. they were, she said, just like a married couple. i can't take you anywhere. i nearly had a flush. his other long—running tv role was another on—screen couple, a double act in which he played cissie, the slightly more refined friend of les dawson's ada. new guinea, newjersey, new york, new zealand — where do you want to go, chuck? new brighton! he left coronation street in the late 90s, but continued to act, here in last tango in halifax. fair enough, but if i'm being honest, i'm with ali — disappointed. and only last year as mr granger, in a one—off return of are you being served? mr granger, are you free? at the moment, captain peacock, but i've just heard there's an unde

he was later reinvented successfully on tv and more recently for film. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitome paddington, charming, accident prone. the creation of a former bbc cameraman, michael bond, and modelled on his father. good afternoon. can i help you? my father was a very polite man, always wore a hat in case he met somebody, and paddington has a lot of him in him. he had written the first story after buying a toy beer, not thinking it would ever be published, but it was only the beginning. millions were sold and translated into more than 30 languages —— a toy bear. he also wrote another children's favourite from the 70's, with passley the first night. there is passley. sometimes mr 0nion let him bring the school bell. hello, passley. but it was paddington who grew and grew. there was of course the tv programme. . . there was of course the tv programme... paddington musical... paddington film... my name is... and... this was the prototype made by shirley clarkson for her children joanna and jeremy. yes, that's jeremy clarkson. mrs bird made very good stews and if he had any compla

he was later reinvented successfully on tv and more recently for film. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitoaddington, charming, peruvian, accident prone. the creation of a former bbc cameraman, michael bond. and modelled on his father. "good afternoon", he said, "can i help you"? my father was a very polite man and always wore a hat in case he met somebody and paddington has a lot of him in it. he'd written the first story after buying a toy bear. he didn't think it would ever be published but it was just the beginning, millions were sold and translated into more than 30 languages. michael bond also wrote another children's favourite from the 70s, the herbs with parsley the lion. there's parsley. sometimes mr 0nion lets him ring the school bell. hello parsley. but it was paddington that grew and grew. there was, of course, the tv programme. 32 windsor gardens. a paddington musical. a paddington film. my name is... and... this was the prototype made by shirley clarkson for her children joanna and jeremy. yes, thatjeremy clarkson! mrs bird made very good stews. if he had any complaints at all

david sillito looks back on his life. i'll have it seemed too.st they shared. they wore, she said, just like a married couple. i nearly had a flush. is the long—running tv role was another on—screen couple. his double act in which he played the slightly more refined friend of les dawson‘s aider. new guinea, new asia, new york, new zealand. where do you want to go, choke? new brighton. he continued to act after leaving coronation street. here in last tango in halifax. are fair enough. i‘m with alex. only last year he starred in a one—off return of you being served. are you free? at the moment, captain peacock, but i've just heard there is an under 21 italian football team on the ground floor. so i'm just my underwear. italian football team on the ground floor. 50 i'mjust my underwear. but roy barraclough will be remembered best for his many years on coronation street. he brought many laughs. and even alec gilroy had his heartfelt moments. i love you, rita. alec... heartfelt moments. i love you, rita. alec. . . and heartfelt moments. i love you, ri

our parts respond and david sillitoe looks back at the life of michael bond —— arts correspondent.odelled on his father. good afternoon, he said, can i help you? my father was a very polite man and always wore a hat in case he met someone. and paddington has a lot of him in it. he wrote the first story after buying a toy bear. he never thought it would be published but it was just the beginning, millions were sold and translated into more than 30 languages. michael bond also wrote another children's favourite from the seventies, the herbs. with parsley, the lion. there's parsley. sometimes mronly and let the lion. there's parsley. sometimes mr only and let simple the school bell. but popularity grew and grew. there was of course the tv programme... 32 winter gardens. a paddington musical... a paddington film... this was the prototype made by shirley clarkson for the children, joe allen me — joanna shirley clarkson for the children, joe allen me —joanna and shirley clarkson for the children, joe allen me — joanna and jeremy. yes, thatjeremy clarkson. narrator: mrs bird made very goo

let's discuss this now with our correspondent, david sillito, who is with me. he context down, competitor now. —— the context down, competitor now. —— the context now, compared to them. rupert murdoch launched sky in the 80s and for most people it's his company, but he only owns 39% of the business, 61% of the shareholders. they have long said this isn't a natural end state. they want to own 100%. the beat is in, £11.7 billion for sky should they get the go—ahead to ta ke for sky should they get the go—ahead to take over. two areas, the culture secretary, karen bradley, looked at ofcom. the first is plurality and the second is standards. what does purity mean? it means are there enough news sources in the country owned by a variety of different people so we have a choice. the second part of that is rather simpler. ofcom. about it in 2010 when they looked at is the first time. essentially, the phrase is, does anyone media owner have too much influence over public opinion and the political process? which is something that critics of the deal are saying. if it went