that was david sillitoe with the mayor — thank you. of a medical emergency in the crowd. it has been stopped for several minutes now and in a further update we have heard the players have been taking off the pitch. this is of course newcastle united's first game under new ownership, but that line of breaking news that we are getting, the newcastle and tottenham game has been stopped after 41 minutes, the players taken off the pitch, apparently because of a medical emergency in the crowd. we will keep across that and bring you any developments as we get them, right here on bbc news. in the meantime let's turn our attention to other news... the government has taken over the running of the southeastern rail network, which connects kent and parts of east sussex with london. the move was announced last month after govia, which had been running the franchise, failed to declare more than £25 million of taxpayerfunding. passengers have been told they are unlikely to see any immediate changes to services. at least 25 people have been killed and

that was david sillitoe reporting.er of the earthshot prize council panel and assigned with the task to award the one million pound prize to five of the finalists to support their innovative environmental solutions. good to have you with us. can you give a sense of the range of ideas and entries you have been going through and how impressed you have been with them. it through and how impressed you have been with them.— been with them. it has been an adventure- _ been with them. it has been an adventure. we _ been with them. it has been an adventure. we have _ been with them. it has been an adventure. we have a - been with them. it has been an adventure. we have a very - been with them. it has been an i adventure. we have a very diverse jury adventure. we have a very diverse jury council that has come together to look into every one of those projects and we have been looking into lasting solutions, people designing new schemes to protect the environment, but also technical solutions, people really inventing stuff desper

david sillito, bbc news.ce, but it was eventually named the rss sir david attenborough, after the broadcaster and naturalist. it�*s strong enough to sail through metre—thick ice sheets in the frozen antarctic seas. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports from greenwich. heading up the thames, it�*s the most advanced polar ship ever to set sail. it took just four years to build and now it�*s spending three days in london before its first voyage to antarctica. and on board, the man it�*s named after, sir david attenborough. i am indeed a very proud man to be standing in this remarkable vessel. i know that the findings made on this ship in the next few years will be of the greatest value and importance to the welfare of the world. this is a state—of—the—art research ship, and here on the top deck is the helipad so scientists and the crew can be brought to and from the ship while she�*s at sea. in here, you have the living quarters — a cosy cabin for two — because the crew on here can stay on board for

now on bbc news, david sillito is on the hunt for britain's best new building — and winner of the 2021

david sillito, bbc news.ich project is named best new building. time for a look at the weather. he is chris fawkes. across scotland we have thick cloud, quite windy and rain pushing southwards at the moment. for

david sillito, bbc news, folkestone. don. great to have you on newsday, david, and what an amazing project. i have to say just in and what an amazing project. i have to sayjust in the first instance, congratulations on that. really powerful reactions that we have seen in that report. can ijust start by asking why did you decide to do this? i asking why did you decide to do this? , ., , ., , ., ., this? i should sign only one of the producers. — this? i should sign only one of the producers, there are _ this? i should sign only one of the producers, there are four- this? i should sign only one of the producers, there are four of- this? i should sign only one of the producers, there are four of all. this? i should sign only one of the producers, there are four of all of| producers, there are four of all of us, it's a big and elaborate project. why did we do it? we get it because once we had had the idea for us, once we had imagined that we could do it, we had to do it. we are not politicians are diplomats, and once we come

now on bbc news, david sillito is on the hunt for britain's best new building — and winner of the 2021ing prize for architecture. and winner of the 2021 there is a phrase that has become rather familiar or so over last year or so — build back better. it is a phrase that says, if you're going to build something to fix a problem, is to be really careful you are not going to create another disaster, and that is why we have come to this place, british mosque in cambridge, one of six buildings nominated for this year's stirling prize. this is a little moment to sit back and admire beauty, a chance to look round the six nominated buildings for this year's riba stirling prize. at the end, we'll find out who has won the prize for britain's best new building. this is about more thanjust building — it is about solutions to problems, such as how can we continue to build without destroying the environment? how can we future—proof construction? and the most fundamental question of all, why build in the first place? a question that takes us to ourfirst nominated building. kingston university in lond

now on bbc news, david sillito is on the hunt for britain's best new building — and winner of the 2021ize for architecture there is a phrase that has become rather familiar or so over last year or so — build back better. it is a idea that says, if you're going to build something to fix today's problems, be really careful you are not going to create tomorrow's disaster, and that is why we have come to this place, british mosque in cambridge, one of six buildings nominated for this year's stirling prize. this is a little moment to sit back and admire beauty, a chance to look round the six nominated buildings for this year's riba stirling prize. at the end, we'll find out who has won the prize for britain's best new building. this is about more than just beauty, it is about solutions to problems, such as how can we continue to build without destroying the environment? how can we future—proof construction? and the most fundamental question of all, why build in the first place? a question that takes us to our first nominated building. kingston university in london wanted a new library and a

david sillito, bbc news, folkestone. queen elizabeth may be 95 years old.as you feel. in a letter — written by her assistant private secretary — it says the queen sends her warmest best wishes but does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept the award. the prize went instead to the french actress leslie caron who is 90. now, lovers of literature and fashion take note. 400 articles of clothing belonging to nobel prize winning author, gabriel garcia marquez are set to go on sale in mexico. the event also marks the opening of a cultural centre celebrating the life of the colombian novelist. aruna iyengar has the story. the wardrobe of gabriel garcia marquez is a sale of the iconic writer's clothes and accessories and marks the opening of a cultural centre in mexico city has where he lived and wrote for many years. his grand daughter says the close reveal hidden stories about him. the author of the 1982 nobel prize—winning novel 100 years of solitude spun tales of magical realism including a chronicle of a death foretold and love in the

david sillito, bbc news, folkestone. you have been watching newsday.ack on the united states' capitol has unanimously approved a report which recommends that a former aide to president trump be held in contempt of congress. steve bannon has refused to appear before the panel. the report says that mr bannon had specific knowledge of the events planned forjanuary the sixth before they happened. still very balmy out there for some of us for a late october night. 15—16 celsius, and wednesday promises to be another mild day. quite breezy and lots of showers in the forecast, too. 0ur tropical air arrived a couple of days ago, it's still with us, it was very warm yesterday in the south—southeast, 21 celsius — we won't quite get that today, but i want to show you the origins of this current of air, so this is the north atlantic and it's all very warm air across the atlantic, and here we have the caribbean. so this is where the air has come from — it's obviously cooled, but it's still pretty balmy over this part of europe. now this is what it looks like early i

david sillito, bbc news, folkestone. such a remarkable report there.f the year award — saying you are only as old as you feel. in a letter — written by her assistant private secretary — it says the queen sends her warmest best wishes but does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept the award. the prize went instead to the french actress leslie caron who is 90. you have been watching newsday. thanks so much forjoining us. do state with bbc news. still very balmy out there for some of us for a late october night. 15—16 celsius, and wednesday promises to be another mild day. quite breezy and lots of showers in the forecast, too. 0ur tropical air arrived a couple of days ago, it's still with us, it was very warm yesterday in the south—southeast, 21 celsius — we won't quite get that today, but i want to show you the origins of this current of air, so this is the north atlantic and it's all very warm air across the atlantic, and here we have the caribbean. so this is where the air has come from — it's obviously cooled, but it's still

our media and arts correspondent david sillito has more.ur planet... inspired by president kennedy's moonshot challenge in the �*60s, earthshot is a challenge to find environmental solutions. ultimately, if we want to tackle this, if we want to get on the front foot, we have to bring people with us. people have to feel like there is hope, there's a chance we can fix this, and that's what the earthshot prize is about, providing solutions to some of the world's biggest environmental problems. among the supporters of prince william's initiative, his father, prince charles, tweeting, "we need to come together to build the sustainable future we so desperately need." a less wild world is| a less stable world. another supporter, david attenborough. that's why i agreed to join. the earthshot prize council. i noticed the ironing venders in my street using charcoal... behind all of this is a desire to move beyond the often gloomy environmental headlines to inspire and reward people coming up with solutions. among the finalists, 14—year—old vinisha um

come up with the best solutions to tackle the world's environmental problems. 0ur correspondent, david sillitoout the environment and nature are gloomy and depressing and incur despondency. what he wants to do here is inspire hope and environmental solutions. each year we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet. inspired by president kennedy's moonshot challenge in the �*60s, earthshot is a challenge to find environmental solutions. ultimately, if we want to tackle this, we want to get on the front foot, we've got to bring people with us, and people have got to feel like there's hope, there's a chance we can fix this. that's what the earthshot prize is about, providing those solutions to some of the world's biggest environmental problems. among the supporters of prince william's initiative, his father, prince charles, tweeting, "we need to come together to build the sustainable future we so desperately need." a less wild world is a less stable world. another supporter, david attenborough. that's why i agreed to join the earths

joining me live from the green carpet is our media and culture correspondent david sillito. red carpets and celebrity it is all about celebrities and the movie world and music. this is somewhere rather different. because this is who are trying to make a difference. the phrase is derived from president kennedy. 60 years ago he said he wanted to give out a challenge to america to put a man on the moon within the next decade. that was his moon shot challenge. this is prince william's challenged the world to come up with solutions. he was asked about this and he said so much of environmental news these days is very, very depressing. it is a counsel of despair as we see how much environmental degradation and the effects on the climate, the effects on places around the world and he said people are lost every day going what can you do? and this is all about looking around the world. there are 700 nominations. different projects around the world. that has been whittled down to 15 and there will be five winners at the end of today. all of whom will walk away with £1,000,000 but also

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david sillito, bbc news.e will be live at the awards ceremony with a special programme tonight at 7.30pm on the bbc news channel. we'll be looking at the six shortlisted entries, and find out which project is named best new building. time for a look at the weather. he is chris fawkes. across scotland we have thick cloud, quite windy and rain pushing southwards at the moment. for many of you this afternoon is going to be pretty cloudy with occasional bright spells. then we have the weather across the far south of england, perhaps the far south of wales too, where we have more generous breaks in the cloud and long spells of sunshine and doesn't it look glorious. here in dorset, west bay, barely a cloud in the sky. over the next few hours this way will continue its journey southwards across scotland with fairly blustery wynter—macro. sunshine and showers follow, the rain trickling into northern ireland. further south it's mostly dry, very mild and whether you have the cloud of the sun temperatures reaching a hig

our media correspondent david sillito is here.s is the martin bashir _ said. the root of all this is the martin bashir scandal. - said. the root of all this is the martin bashir scandal. and . said. the root of all this is the | martin bashir scandal. and the deception surrounding that interview with princess diana. this is why this review is being carried out. but it's gone quite right ranging in terms of all editorial processes and the question of impartiality. on the key one, why did martin bashir get away with it when there were people raising concerns back in the �*905? the bbc says it will improve its whistle—blowing procedures, to make sure anyone who has concerns can go to somebody and they will be investigated. there will be more external oversight of editorial processes, the complaints, some of them will be faster and more transparent in how they are dealt with but there is a much wider area of interest that is being tackled here which is allegations of bbc bias, is it covering the news fairly? and there will be a series

david sillito, bbc news, folkestone.ten by her assistant private secretary, it says the queen sends her warmest best wishes but does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept the award. the prize went instead to the french actress, leslie caron, who is 90. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it has been a bizarre day of weather across the uk with strong winds, showers but the temperatures up to 21 c in parts of east anglia and the south—east, so really quite a warm day and if we have a look at the reason, it is this current of warm air which has originated in the tropics. in fact, air which has originated in the tropics. infact, if air which has originated in the tropics. in fact, if we trace it back, looking at the wind arrows and we are across the azores, here is the coast of the us and canada, and here we have the caribbean, so that is where the air has come from and it does sometimes happen. it is a little unusual but there is a lot of energy in that current over us in t

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as our media and arts correspondent david sillito reports, this year's shortlist reflects how the environmentcreate a building that is less energy hungry. this key worker housing in cambridge is also designed to encourage a low carbon house style. you seek more bike sheds here than parking. this year, six stirling buildings are about more than just beauty and clever ideas. care for the environment has become a prime concern. take this, windermere, and a museum to house a famous boat collection. the overriding concern, though, is don't spoil the view. sustainability has been really central to the concept of building. we have systems like the lake source heat pump that heats the whole museum, underpinning the energy strategy. we have selected were ever possible local materials so that travel from source to site is as short as possible. this bridge in north cornwall, a place connected with the stories of king arthur. a challenge to reconnect the eroded site and not damage the archaeology. and when it comes to ancient history, this building in london uses some ancient methods. lumps of stone are

david sillito, bbc news, folkestone. i'm back at about 1030 with a look at the papers for tomorrow., and if we track that air, the origins are here in the caribbean. you can see caracas there in south america, the leeward and the windward islands, so this air has made a journey northwards of thousands of miles. it's obviously cooled off, but it's retained some of that warmth and the energy in the form of the strong winds and also some heavy showers that will be also continuing across the uk over the next 24 hours or so. so, a mild start across england and wales once again, and then we're watching out for these clusters of rain, these thunderstorms that could sweep across the southern half of the country during the course of wednesday. and really gusty conditions as well, but there'll be some sunshine, too. i think overall a very changeable pattern, changeable picture on the way for wednesday. and then it's all change for the second half of the week, certainly the end of the week. wednesday and thursday, it's going to feel quite a bit colder. the wind is going to change direction. in

david sillito, bbc news. across scotland, we had some thicker cloud bringing outbreaks of rain to the highlands. now that rain is associated with this cold front, and through friday, that's diving southwards. behind it, the air turns much coolerfor a time. let's delve into the details, then — here's our front, a very weak affair just bringing a strip of cloud southwards across england and wales, and odd spits of rain, but nothing significant. behind that, after a chilly start to the morning, there will be lots and lots of sunshine — but it will feel a lot cooler compared with recent days. temperatures to the afternoon around 8 celsius in aberdeen, 10 in newcastle, and even further southwards not quite as warm as it has been in recent days, averages in london, 14 celsius, and 15 in cardiff. friday night underneath this ridge of high pressure, temperatures drop away. it'll be cold enough for some patches of frost in the countryside across the northeast, that could see temperatures dropping down to —2 in the ver

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david sillito went to meet him. # ain't it a shame sparrows can't sing? barbara windsor. about alzheimer's. and now, nine months after her death, that commitment they had to be open, to campaign, to raise awareness, continues. you lived here a long time together and it's a place full of memories, isn't it? yeah. we're talking nine months since barbara passed, and me more than anyone is aware that that's very early in stages of grieving. you know, we spent 27 years of our life together, and we really were together a lot as a couple. i think it's no secret that caring for someone with alzheimer's is a very challenging thing — i'd certainly say the most challenging thing i've ever been through in my life. the barbara the public met was funny and sharp and always open and gregarious. um... it must have been very difficult when you began to see changes in her. yeah. it seemed that barbara — once we got the diagnosis, it seemed that there in the room at the time she... i'v e. i've always recalled this story. she looked at me and she put her hand out and said "i'm sorry" to me.

david sillito, bbc news.on founderjeff bezos. our reporter sophie long was watching. as the sun rose over one of the most desolate parts of the wild west, william shatner made his way to the fully automated spacecraft the kongsberg. fully automated spacecraft the kongsberg-— fully automated spacecraft the i kongsberg-_ not kongsberg. william shatner. not needinu kongsberg. william shatner. not needing the _ kongsberg. william shatner. not needing the crew— kongsberg. william shatner. not needing the crew his _ kongsberg. william shatner. not needing the crew his alter- kongsberg. william shatner. not needing the crew his alter ego i needing the crew his alter ego demanded but three other passengers who would share this life—changing experience. ? new shephard. more than 50 years after he donned a space as captain kirk, william shatner is on his way to the final frontier. ? a spacesuit. and shatner is on his way to the final frontier. ? a spacesuit. and there the are, frontier. ? a spacesuit. and there they ar

david sillito went to meet him. # ain't it a shame # ain't it a shame # sparrows can't sing... # barbarar 50 years and 27 of them she shared with her husband scott and he was there by her side on one of her last public appearances, trip to downing street to raise awareness about alzheimer's. and now, nine months after her death, that commitment they had to be open, to campaign, to raise awareness continues. you they had to be open, to campaign, to raise awareness continues.— raise awareness continues. you lived here a long — raise awareness continues. you lived here a longtime _ raise awareness continues. you lived here a long time together. _ raise awareness continues. you lived here a long time together. it's - raise awareness continues. you lived here a long time together. it's a - here a long time together. it's a place full of memories, isn't it? yeah, we're talking nine months since _ yeah, we're talking nine months since barbara past and me more than anyone _ since barbara past and me more than anyone is_ since barbara past and me more than anyone is aware that that's very early—