five yea rs later after a eastenders. my dearfriend.eimer's. she left eastenders tattoo years after that. scott told the sun newspaper this. tens of thousands of people develop alzheimer's each year in the uk, a condition that can put huge amounts of pressure on those diagnosed and the people around them. sadly, too many people have felt it is not possible to speak about it, they have to keep it to themselves. they and their family get isolated. so it is right to talk about it and eve ryo ne is right to talk about it and everyone can play their part to support barbara and the 850,000 people with this around the country. her co—star ross kemp said this. she is continuing with charity work and has risen even recorded a documentary on show business, a demonstration that her diagnosis isn't stopping her doing what she has done for decades, entertaining millions across the country. an 18—year—old woman has gone on trial at the old bailey accused of planning a terror attack in the uk. safaa boular, from london, is also charged with planning t

she left eastenders for the final time two years after that.ear in the uk, a condition that can put huge amounts of pressure on those diagnosed and the people around them. sadly, too many people have felt it's not possible to speak about it, that they have to bottle it up, keep it to themselves. then they and their family get isolated. so what scott has done is saying, it's right to talk about it and everyone in society can play their part to support barbara and the 850,000 other people with dementia around the country. her eastenders co—star ross kemp said: she is continuing with charity work, and has recently recorded a radio 2 documentary on show business, a demonstration that her diagnosis isn't stopping her doing what she has done for decades, entertaining millions across the country. lizo mzimba, bbc news. a look at the headlines in a moment, and the day's sport, but what is the weather doing? kellen moore palace everything. i cannot tell you it will be like last weekend but it won't be a wash—out. today, lots of sunshine after the overni

it's been revealed that the eastenders actress, dame barbara windsor, has alzheimer's disease. her husband says the 80—year—old was diagnosed four years ago, but he has decided to make it public now because her condition is worsening. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports. 0 omy 0 my dear. in herfinal in her final appearance in eastenders in 2016 two years after being diagnosed with alzheimer's disease, the degenerative brain condition. increasing difficulty remembering her lines is one reason why she decided to leave the soap. her career on tv and in nine carry on films has made dame barbara entertainment royalty. seen here with her husband, scott mitchell, in 2000, collecting an mbe, scott said the couple had kept her dementia diagnosis privat for the last four yea rs diagnosis privat for the last four years but since barbara's 80th birthday last august, a definite continual confusion has set in so it's becoming a lot more difficult for us to hide. he added: look at those tadpoles! look at them! 850,000 people in the uk have dementia. among them, brenda, who is 75.

and its been revealed that dame barbara windsor — famous for her roles in eastenders and the carry onalzheimers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has apologised to a libyan dissident after the uk played a part in his detention and torture by colonel gadaffi's forces 14 years ago. theresa may said abdul hakim belhaj and his wife, fatima boo—char who was pregnant at the time, had suffered "appalling treatment". the couple say an mi6 tip—off helped the us kidnap them in thailand. they were then taken to libya, where mr belhaj was tortured. our security correspondent gordon corera has been to meet him in istanbul. just a warning there's flash photography at the start of his report in istanbul a meeting between britain's ambassador and abdul hakim belhadj, a man who says britain colluded in his torture. a letter from the prime minister and a handshake, signals the closing of a dark chapter for the uk government. just moments before, mr belhaj had watched this unprecedented apology in parliament to him and his wife. on behalf or her majesty's government i apologise u

barbara windsor‘s final appearance in eastenders was in 2016.e it was becoming increasingly difficult to learn her lines. he hopes that by speaking out now, it will help other families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. john donnison, bbc news. later this hour, victoria woo be talking more about the news of the diagnosis. —— we'll be talking. the transport secretary, chris grayling, is unveiling plans to introduce digital technology across the rail network. the aim is to modernise the signalling system that would allow more trains to run every hour and would improve reliability. network rail has pledged that 70% ofjourneys will benefit from digital signalling within 15 years. labour says there'll be a "limited impact" without more lines being electrified. the us geological survey has reported a large explosion on hawaii's kilauea volcano, which began erupting several days ago. the development could mean large amounts of ash and rocks are soon thrown from the crater. lebo diseko has the latest. hot, angry—looking lava, boiling ov

dame barbara windsor in herfinal appearance in eastenders in 2016, two years after being diagnosed withng difficulty remembering her lines is one reason why she decided to leave the soap. her career on tv and in nine carry on films has made dame barbara entertainment royalty. seen here with her husband scott mitchell in 2000 collecting an mbe, scott said the couple had kept her dementia diagnosis private for the past four years, but since barbara's 80th birthday last august, "a definite continual confusion has set in, so it is becoming a lot more difficult for us to hide". he added, "i want us to be able to go out and if something isn't quite right, it will be ok because people will now know she has alzheimer's, and will accept it for what it is". look at these tadpoles. 850,000 people in the uk have dementia, among them brenda, who is 75. alzheimer's affects her short—term memory and balance. married for 56 years, her husband steven says being open about the condition has helped both of them. we've had the diagnosis for three years now, we've carried on living as best we can, overcomin

interview with her husband,it emotional interview with her husband, it is revealed that the star of eastendersinally, the independent, should schoolchildren be punished for not caring about the environment? a uk private school has warned pupils who bring plastic water bottles, one use only bottles, to school could be reprimanded in a similarto wait if to school could be reprimanded in a similar to wait if they are caught smoking. things like nonbiodegradable cups will be viewed as antisocial behaviour. so let's begin. with me is cornelia meyer, who's ceo of the mrl corporation. cornelia, let's get stuck in.

interview with her husband,it emotional interview with her husband, it is revealed that the star of eastendersnd the carry on films has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. and finally, the independent, should schoolchildren be punished for not caring about the environment? a uk private school has warned pupils who bring plastic water bottles, one use only bottles, to school could be reprimanded in a similarto wait if to school could be reprimanded in a similar to wait if they are caught smoking. things like nonbiodegradable cups will be viewed as antisocial behaviour. so let's begin. with me is cornelia meyer, who's ceo of the mrl corporation. cornelia, let's get stuck in. rodong, the state newspaper, very extraordinary, historic front page in north korea. times are changing it would seem. times are changing it would seem, absolutely, and i think they have decided where the two are going to meet, trump and kim. it's going to meet, trump and kim. it's going to meet, trump and kim. it's going to be singapore apparently. that's not official yet. that's not official but apparently that's what they in

not for one single second. single second. final appearance in eastenders was in 2016. in 2016. becomingt to learn her lines. learn her lines. families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. for customers that pay for their fuel at the pump. by almost £100. sean's here to tell us more. just to make sure your card was valid. valid. wanted to take off an amount equivalent to the value of a tank. equivalent to the value of a tank. looked like £99 had gone out to asda, for example. asda, for example. criticised lately by some customers because of that. because of that. bank account would have the right amount taken out. what is that look like? like? £10, does that look like and £89 refund? refund? leaving, but your balance is 50 quid less than it was before. less than it was before. actually had £99 on their statement come out. come out. and make sure people don't top of more than they can afford. more than they can afford. interesting to see how this progresses. progresses. not all supermarkets are doing it. doing it. talking more about it in half an hour. questions. i have lot

barbara windsor‘s final appearance in eastenders was in 2016. lines. he hopes that by speaking out now, it will help other families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. john donnison, bbc news. the headlines in a few moments. time now for a look at the weather. for many of us today is a fine and a dry day. we've got some sunny spells. you will notice it's a bit colder than it was yesterday. many of us started off with some sunshine but we had some rain in eastern areas associated with a weather front, not clearing away and as you can see from the satellite imagery, plenty of sunshine across the uk at the moment and many of us enjoying the moment and many of us enjoying the sunshine. this was from our weather watcher in staffordshire a short time ago. we will continue but the dry and bright weather across most areas. this afternoon a risk of some showers across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england but, as the afternoon progresses, the risk of those showers tends to diminish, so it should become largely dry this a

there have been messages of support for the former eastenders and carry on star dame barbara windsor,sease. her husband says dame barbara, who's 80, was diagnosed four years ago, but her condition has been worsening recently. half the population will develop cancer at some point in their lives, but the latest figures show hospitals across the uk are failing to meet their targets on waiting times for cancer treatment. patients who are urgently referred for treatment should be seen within two months, but the number having to wait longer than that has risen by nearly 80% in the past five years. our health editor hugh pym has been hearing from people about their experiences. i had breast cancer ten years ago, but fortunately, i'm a survivor. i lost my father 23 years ago. once you get used to it, you learn to take it on board, but it's the most frightening thing they ever diagnose with you. it affects so many of us in different ways — personally, and friends and family. half the population will develop a cancer at some stage in their lives. my grandfather died, unfortunately, of lung canc

dame barbara windsor in herfinal appearance in eastenders in 2016, two years after being diagnosed withontinual confusion has set in, so it's becoming a lot more difficult for us to hide. he added... alzheimer's charities say overcoming the stigma surrounding dementia is vital and they've praised dame barbara and her husband for speaking out. fergus walsh, bbc news. we are joined now by wendy mitchell, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2014, simon mcdermott, who has become a full—time carer for his dad following his diagnoses and kathryn smith, the chief operating officer at the alzheimer's society. welcome, all. just a thought from you, the story about dame barbara windsor in the papers yesterday got a lot of coverage and we understand many people have been talking more about the condition. is that something you've already seen? absolutely. it's very sad for barbara and her husband they are living with this but it's fantastic they spoke out about it. one of the key things is that we need to deal with the stigma and people need to get the right support, and it is dementia week comin

is undoubtedly showbiz royalty. she left eastenders.ut it, that they have to keep it to themselves. then they and their family get isolated. other people with dementia around the country. entertaining millions across the country. lizo mzimba, bbc news. weather turned out fairly well for most of the country. most of the country. towards the atlantic we have at the weekend's weather front. weekend's weather front. starry skies except for northern ireland tonight. ireland tonight. it will be quite a cold night. cold night. start tomorrow morning but a lovely sunny start for many. sunny start for many. because we have in this southerly wind. wind. weekend, certainly compared to last weekend. there will be more details later. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. by colonel gaddafi's regime in 2004. were iranian rocket attacks. announced that it was cutting 13,000 jobs around the world. the actress dame barbara windsor has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. but her symptoms had worsened in recent weeks. sport now on afternoon live, with kat

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