david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. something to look forward to!ay with bbc world news. hello there. on tuesday, most of us did see some sunshine, but there were certainly quite a few showers across the northwest of the country and, generally for northern areas, it started to get quite windy through the afternoon, and those stronger winds were all tied in with this area of low pressure that over the next few hours will be crossing around about the faroes. but there will be some very strong winds just buffeting northern scotland. now, so far, the strongest wind gust i've seen is south uist, 76 mile an hour gusts here. but the winds will probably pick up a little bit further across orkney and shetland where we could see gusts of around 70, maybe even 80 miles an hourfor a time over the next few hours. so certainly very, very blowy conditions for northern scotland with those severe gales and with that comes the prospect of some localised transport disruption. so, bear that in mind. now away from those very strong winds just running across northern sco

david sillito has been to see it in action. welcome to southend injanuary.n—sea. among the dozens of films being shown, eric, the story of a malevolent pomeranian. # we're leaving all that setup stuff behind... and powertool cheerleaders, all part of an explosion in independent horror film—making. and this has been, for many, the first chance to terrify a packed cinema. there's this massive explosion where technology has made these things possible, and you hear either the scream orjust the intake of breath, the collective intake of breath across 200 people sitting in the dark, where they all go, "ah!", and you can hear it over the sound mix. oh, man, no better feeling in the world. 20 years ago the uk was producing, at most, half a dozen or so horror movies a year. these days it's more than 100. i want to introduce you to the crew. for horror actress dani thompson, this has been a very busy year. this year at horror—on—sea, i have six films screening. there's malicious, demons at dawn, video shop tales of terror. i've died in southend - here twice on the bea

david sillito, bbc news.a big fan of snow but i wouldn�*t fancy taking a seat here, the recipe for a cold derriere. but we also had snow moving in across northern ireland. this was the scene in londonderry sentin this was the scene in londonderry sent in during the afternoon. this morning we had thejet sent in during the afternoon. this morning we had the jet stream running to the south of the uk allowing this cold air mass to move across the country and that is with us for another few days yet, so cold air is certainly with us and more snow to come overnight with a number weather warning in force until midnight where strong northerly winds will bring so —— further significant accumulations of snow but it�*s not the only place that will see snowfall overnight. right now we have heavy snow moving across northern ireland and through the night that will tend to move its way towards wales and parts of

david sillito has been to see it in action. welcome to southend injanuary. screaming... the story of a malevolent pomeranian. and powertool cheerleaders. all part of an explosion in independent horror film—making. and this has been, for many, the first chance to terrify a packed cinema. there's this massive explosion where technology has made these things possible and you hear either the scream orjust the intake of breath — the collective intake of breath across 200 people sitting in the dark — where they all go, "ah!" and you can hear it over the sound mix. oh, man, no better feeling in the world! 20 years ago, the uk was producing at most half a dozen or so horror movies a year. these days, it's more than 100. i want to introduce you to the crew. for horror actress dani thompson, this has been a very busy year. this year i have six films screening. there is malicious demons at dawn, _ screening. there is malicious demons at dawn, video shop tales of terror. a movie that will have its premiere here tomorrow night at the cannes of micro—budget horror. to have a film he

david sillito, bbc news, devon.government following last year's decision to grant planning permission for a new coal mine in cumbria. the environmental campaign group said it would file its claim against the fossil fuel extraction project later this month. the culture secretary has written to the prime minister recommending the government dropped its plans to privatise channel 4 according to a letter leaked online. the letter said that she concluded that pursuing the sale at this point is not the right decision. her predecessor nadine dorries had wanted to take the podcaster out of public ownership. there are warnings that young disabled people are waiting years to find the right support to help them live independently — putting some at risk of going into residential care. recruitment experts say group home living is becoming the only viable option for some people, due to a shortage of personal assistants. ruth clegg reports. for kate, this is freedom. dancing is my job. dancing is my love. dancing is just what i do

our arts corrrespondent david sillito reports. good morning!he day. 40 years of breakfast television, and some famous faces were back. white thermals are bubbling up all the time. it's cold, it dark, it's a bit miserable. in 1983, keep fit guru diana moran, the green goddess, was getting commuters moving at waterloo station. now aged 83, she was back in the same spot giving the same moves. and it was also a chance to remember how it all began. gosh, it was frightening. the very first edition, the first programme. meet ron and keith — editor and director of day one of bbc breakfast time. and this was more than just a new programme. it was a new idea. we've only been going for about a minute. people were doubtful, weren't they, about breakfast television at the time? people said television on in the morning — that's disgusting. disgusting idea. what's happening in this country? people even used the word immoral. chiefly in the north - and east, rather windy. the bbc had briefly experimented with breakfast television before 1983 by putting cameras

david sillito has that story. days, they won't take much at all...# sunderland community soup kitchen, what is that? it�*s a place where people can come and get fed for free. ijust vowed that nobody in sunderland would ever go without food again, and now they don�*t. the soup kitchen — known as albert�*s place — now has 71 volunteers, allotments, a warehouse, and now a song. the idea came from radio 2�*s folk programme, to compose five songs based on real lives in britain today. and this is andrea�*s, composed and performed by martynjoseph. the song is about the reality of life, sadly, for many people in the uk and other countries right now, as we try to go through a very difficult time. and this was its first performance, in front of an audience of one, andrea. # head back low, she walks on through her city # rain seeps through that only coat she owns # but on high street west, there's a place # is a play she knows...# you know, i�*m quite a tough character and, that day, i was overcome with emotion, because i ne

david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.hern areas but as the wind has picked up you can see the sea is starting to get a bit more lively such as in cleveland. 0n the satellite picture, the strong winds are due to the area of low pressure that will pass quite a way to the north of the uk, somewhere around the faroes but still powerful winds and in the last hour we had a top gust of 76 mph in scotland and peak winds running through the hebrides at the moment but it won't be until midnight or the early hours until we see the strongest winds working across 0rkney and then shetland as well and with gusts potentially reaching 80 miles an hour with the stormy conditions, there is the threat of seeing some disruption across these northern areas of scotland. elsewhere, plenty of showers overnight across northern areas and dry in the south but where ever you are it will be a windy kind of night and the wind prevents temperatures falling to low, so around between three and five celsius for overnight lows. tomorrow some sunshine around

david sillito reports. welcome to budleigh salterton in devon. busy as it was in the height of summer. the high street... there isn't a single empty shop. how's business? yeah, we're doing very well, thank you. i would say 20% up on what we were pre—covid. and the housing market is what estate agents describe as buoyant. it's just been crazy down here during covid — crazy. in what way? well, people were gazumping people — 60,000 80,000, 100 grand a house. a town that used to be a place to retire is changing. i met two of the more recent arrivals, adam and mark. so we moved into budleigh 2021 - june 2021. so you arrived during covid here? we were very, very lucky to find our dream home in budleigh during covid. how often do you have to go to the office? um, twice a week, probably now. and the rest of it i just do from home. has it made a difference? oh, it's fabulous. look at it! i mean, it'sjust stunning, isn't it? it's just beautiful. and have you noticed a difference since you arrived here and the people moving into budleigh? there's sort of te

david sillito has that story...p kitchen and food bank she helped set up three and a half years ago. # some days, they won't take much at all...# sunderland community soup kitchen, what is that? it's a place where people can come and get fed for free. ijust vowed that nobody in sunderland would ever go without food again, and now they don't. the soup kitchen — known as albert's place — now has 71 volunteers, allotments, a warehouse, and now a song. the idea came from radio 2's folk programme, to compose five songs based on real lives in britain today. and this is andrea's, composed and performed by martynjoseph. the song is about the reality of life, sadly, for many people in the uk and other countries right now, as we try to go through a very difficult time. and this was its first performance, in front of an audience of one, andrea. # head back low, she walks on through her city # rain seeps through that only coat she owns # but on high street west, there's a place # there's a place she knows...# you know, i'm quit

david sillito, bbc news. just to tell you that can bruce is leaving radio 2 after 31 years hosting its weekday mid—morning show. his hosting its weekday mid-morning show. , , ., , hosting its weekday mid-morning show. ,, ., , , show. his show is the most listened to the show — show. his show is the most listened to the show on _ show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk _ show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. _ show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. he - show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. he will - show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. he will be | to the show on uk radio. he will be leaving at the end of march. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas cold and wintry for us all, especially parts of northern scotland. 32 centimetres of snow in some areas already and more to come. the met office has issued an amber warning valid from 3pm until midnight for northern scotland, could be ten or

they laugh david sillito, bbc news, sunderland. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. hello, that space launch is going to be flying into cloud and rain this evening. have a look at the satellite picture, this is the cloud coming in from the atlantic and that is going to give us some wet and windy weatherfor is going to give us some wet and windy weather for tomorrow. ahead is going to give us some wet and windy weatherfor tomorrow. ahead of it, we are into some chilly air where we are seeing some sunshine and showers, through the rest of today. and fewer showers are more sunshine probably across more eastern parts of england. if you light showers further west across england and. the bulk of the showers heavy with wintry nurse over the hills. coming into scotland and northern ireland. gusty winds with those making it feel a little chilly and temperatures today around seven to 10 degrees. more showers to come this evening, mainly across north wales, northern england, northwards. through the night, though showers fade away. but only at the expense of that cloud we saw ea

david sillito, bbc news.the country. when to recharge many of us as well. in this arctic airflow at that moment cold northerly winds moving down keeping things cold cross—country for the next few days. until midnight for parts of northern scotland to be have this amber weather warning in place for heavy snow with up to 15 cm of snow fall possible within this area. it will be windy across north scotland as well, gail's overnight snowy wintry weather for northern ireland wales and south—west as well and across north seacoast as well. try clear skies overnight, cold not quite as cold as last night temperatures dipping down to —1 and minus four celsius. tomorrow, frosty possible for all of us then. snow showers continuing in scotland. along the north seacoast we do see gail's with this weather system moving down with some wintry showers continuing and across wales northern ireland and the south—west as well although the snow showers should remain on high ground with sleet and rain possible to lower lower referral

home—made horror is booming and southend is the place to see it, as david sillito reports.od, gore and a few laughs. welcome to horror on sea. among the films being shown, eric. the story of a pomeranian. and power tool cheerleaders. all port of an explosion in independent horrorfilm making and this has been for many the first chance to terrify a packed cinema. . ., ., , .,, ., , cinema. technology has made these thins cinema. technology has made these things possible _ cinema. technology has made these things possible and _ cinema. technology has made these things possible and you _ cinema. technology has made these things possible and you hear- cinema. technology has made these things possible and you hear eitherl things possible and you hear either the scream orjust the intake of breath across 200 people while they 90, breath across 200 people while they go, oh, and you can hear it. oh, man, no petterfeeling in the world! 20 years ago the uk was producing at most half a dozen horror movie's year. these days it is more than 100. i year. these days it is more than 100. .,

fellow musicians have described him as a genius who made the guitar sing. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillitoon left the yardbirds in 1965, the question was, who could replace him? two days later, they had their answer — jeff beck. after that, he formed thejeff beck group, which gave rod stewart his big break. and his sound? rock, jazz... classical... he was influential. he meant so much to so many of us. i knew him personally as well but i will tell you that we all admirejimmy page, the greatjimmy page, and eric clapton, you know, the iconic, especially english, guitarists, but they will all tell you that onlyjeff beck could play that instrument in ways that they couldn't dream of. # you're everywhere and nowhere, baby...# but what about his one big hit, hi ho silver lining? a catchy pop song he was told to record. it would be fair to say it wasn't his favourite. it's like being asked to wear a pink frock and walk on top of a bus down oxford street! it was framing me with this embarrassing pop song that wasn't me. # when your tyres are flat...# but by the end, he no longer hated it — he was

our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his career.eck. two years later he helped make rod stewart a star in thejeff beck group. helping to pioneer a blues rock sound that others would turn into huge commercial success, butjeff beck was never going to stick with just one style. jazz fusion, techno... and here's something rather more classical, he tried it all. you probably should measure his success not by album sales but by how he influenced those around him. he meant so much to so many of us. i knew him personally as well but i wheeled him you that we all admirejimmy page, the greatjimmy page, and eric clapton, you know, the iconic, especially english, guitarists, but they will all tell you that onlyjeff beck could play that instrument in ways that they couldn't dream of. other tributes today, rod stewart, ronnie wood and mickjagger. the rolling stones had tried to recruitjeff beck in the �*705. but what about his one big hit, hi ho silver lining? a catchy pop song he was told to record. it would be fair to say it wasn't his favourit

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our arts correspondent, david sillito looks back at his career.oon, jeff| befriended my dad in the 70s when come about? good afternoon, jeff - befriended my dad in the 70s when my grandfather owned a pub in wadhurst, out of the way, all the bands used to drink there, they could relax and have a good time, my dad was working behind the bar during this time, befriended jeff, thy dad was an aspiring drama, he gavejeff loads of damning types and said, let me come until with you. strangely i met jeff for the first time before actually knowing his music, my dad passed away into thousand three, and in 2004 me and his best friends and my family put on a big charity event for my dad and i hand rotate a letter to jeff because for my dad and i hand rotate a letter tojeff because he happened to live next to my and an uncle —— i wrote a letter —— he couldn't attend a funeral but he never replied but him and his lovely wife sandra up at the event and there was a bit of pressure when i had to play drums at 13 with jeff pressure when i had to play drums at 13 wit

our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his career.that others would turn into huge commercial success, butjeff beck was never going to stick with just one style. jazz fusion, techno... and here's something rather more classical. he tried it all. you probably should measure his success not by album sales but by how he influenced those around him. he meant so much to so many of us. i knew him personally as well, but i wheeled him you that we all admirejimmy page, the greatjimmy page, and eric clapton, you know, the iconic, especially english, guitarists, but they will all tell you that onlyjeff beck could play that instrument in ways that they couldn't dream of. other tributes today, rod stewart, ronnie wood and mickjagger. the rolling stones had tried to recruitjeff beck in the �*70s. but what about his one big hit, hi ho silver lining? a catchy pop song he was told to record. it would be fair to say it wasn't his favourite. it's like being asked to wear a pink frock and walk on top of a bus down oxford street! it was framing me with t

david sillito, bbc news, devon. shall we work from home? at this time of day. sometimes it would be nice. the economics is really interesting, what it does to house prices, people who have to live somewhere and cannot afford any more who cannot work from home. plenty of them. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily mirror focusses on the nhs under pressure, claiming that 13 years of conservative leadership have left the health service broken. yesterday, health secretary steve barclay said covid and the flu have put "massive pressure" on the nhs but the paper quotes a spokesperson from unison saying "years of neglect are to blame." the mail leads with the story we covered yesterday about masks being advised if you're feeling unwell. "let's not return to face mask madness" it says. the daily telegraph reports on the prime minister's "vision for britain" — placing numeracy skills at its core. looking ahead to his speech, the paper says mr sunak will announce that he wants the uk to rival the best education systems in the world. maths ti

that was david sillito reporting.london, i'm thomas magill. a man has been charged with murder after human remains were found in a pond in harlow on new year's eve. 59—year—old phillip lewis's body was found in oakwood pond after being spotted by a member of the public. police are continuing to drain and search the pond for evidence. lee clark, from harlow, is due to appear in court later today. roads in part of south—east london remains closed today while engineers repair a burst water main which flooded homes on friday. some residents had to be rescued in blackheath following the flood which also affected the firestation. thames water says the repairs on the a20 could take up to a week to be completed. now, two teenagers who dreamt of becoming racing drivers have been getting some tips from their idol sir lewis hamilton. reuben and lewis have been go—karting since they were young. theirfamilies have now teamed up to help them work towards their goal of driving in formula 1 and were recently invited to mercedes headq

our arts correspondent, david sillito looks back at his career. # you're everywhere and nowhere, babeuch admired. the rolling stones asked him tojoin, he worked with stevie wonder, david bowie, kate bush, but the critical acclaim did not turn into sales. jeff, do yourthing, son! however, in a career that lasted more than 60 years, he had more than earned his place as one of rock's great guitar heroes. # hi, ho, silver lining # everywhere you go, now, baby. # i see the sun is shining. jeff beck, who has died yesterday at the age of 78. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a pro—russian mercenary group in ukraine says it has found the body of one of two british aid workers reported missing at the weeked — the claim hasn't been independently verified. meanwhile, heavy fighting continues in the largely destroyed eastern town of soledar, near bakhmut. nhs waiting time figures for england show that ambulance response times reached their worst level on record in december. new figures show more than 3 million people on energy prepayment meters in t

our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his career. # you're everywhere and nowhere, babe at # going down a bumpy hillside in your heavy hat. hi ho silver lining, 1967. jeff beck looked to have the hit that was going to turn one of the great guitarists of the 60s into a star. but almost as soon as he recorded it, he was having doubts. his career was not going to be catchy pop songs. # hey! he had made his name in the yardbirds, replacing eric clapton. in thejeff beck group, he helped make rod stewart a star. and pioneered a blues rock sound that others would turn into massive chart success. he was much admired. the rolling stones asked him tojoin, he worked with stevie wonder, david bowie, kate bush, but the critical acclaim did not turn into sales. jeff, do yourthing, son! however, in a career that lasted more than 60 years, he more than earned his place as one of rock's great guitar heroes. # hi, ho, silver lining # everywhere you go, now, baby. we're joined from los angeles now by gene simmons, lead singer of kiss. good morning and thank you so much for your time. when

david sillito, bbc news, devon. breakfast drumathon is a memory that will stay with me forever. we raised millions for children in need, and it showed just how incredible music can be. i can remember music always being around me when i was a child. i remember mum and dad playing carpenters, beatles, wings, and that stuff really has stayed with me. i've suffered from anxiety — oh, my goodness, ever since i was a child it's something that's kind of always been there. it's been a constant, unpleasant companion. so music, and drumming in particularfor me, has been a vital tool that's really kept me going over the years. because you're hitting these things and you're using your feet and your brain isjust concentrating on that. and all of the other things you're worried about or thinking aboutjust sort of fizzle away. wahey! oh, my goodness! who is it? it's you! going to the city game today. am i? yeah. music plays a big part in barry and charlie's life. when does it start? four o'clock. barry is 81l. he's living with dem

they laugh david sillito, bbc news, sunderland.g you updated on us aspects of that coming up on the busiest. hello there. today, we've had a mixture of sunshine and showers. it's been a cooler day as well, but it's going to be all change for tomorrow. all this cloud is coming in from the atlantic. that will continue to push its way eastwards, bringing us all some rain but also some higher temperatures. it's getting a bit chilly at the moment, though, because the showers will be fading away during this evening, first part of the night, but then we'll see that cloud coming in. that will bring some rain into northern ireland, wales and the south—west. ahead of that, for eastern scotland and eastern england, it will be dry throughout the night and we're going to find temperatures dipping away to around 2 or 3 degrees. this rain is going to be heaviest over the hills of wales and the north—west of england. we've got a low level met office severe weather warning, and the rain maybe amounting to 80 millimetres in the cumbrian fells, maybe

let's talk to our arts and media correspondent, david sillito. how did richard sharp _ dealing with? there are two sides, how did richard sharp get - dealing with? there are two sides, how did richard sharp get the - dealing with? there are two sides, how did richard sharp get the job i dealing with? there are two sides, | how did richard sharp get the job in how did richard sharp get thejob in the first place, i did based on the sunday times story it looked as though there was some involvement, £800,000 loan to borisjohnson to help him with his personal finances, that was the central allegation. did he get the job that was the central allegation. did he get thejob because he'd help the prime minister? what richard sharp is saying to date, and he was saying in his e—mail yesterday, that he did have a communication with an old friend who wanted to help out the prime minister because he had seen in the press there were some problems with his finances. that was only a matter of passing on some information to simon case, the cabinet secretary, and th

let's talk to our arts and media correspondent david sillito. m blythe while richard sharp apply to bbc chairman. issue is did richard sharp get the job apply to bbc chairman. issue is did richard sharp get thejob because he was helping borisjohnson out of a sticky situation with his finances? richard sharp says no, there was merely one conversation with sam blythe who went to the cabinet secretary and said i'd been approached this way and they said this ends now. you don't take part in any more of this and that's the end of conflict of interest and that was the end of it so there was no conflict of interest and he believes he got the job on merit, conflict of interest and he believes he got thejob on merit, not conflict of interest and he believes he got the job on merit, not because of his relationship with the prime minister and finances. the second one is the issue of whether he should have told more people. he told simon case but there was an advisory panel that was part of the appointment process in the commons media select committee which