gas, you mention three of the names there, j mention three of the names there, like eltonjohn.until now, ever since the ivor novello was established it is only ever given the prestige to british songwriters. he said he was proud and thanks his british fans who we his second home, he had a huge launch pad for his international career. getting this award, in may, the night after he placed sunderland stadium. yes. award, in may, the night after he placed sunderland stadium. yes, it all fits together. _ placed sunderland stadium. yes, it all fits together. have _ placed sunderland stadium. yes, it all fits together. have they - all fits together. have they explained the thinking in terms of giving him this award.— giving him this award. well, obviously. _ giving him this award. well, obviously, they _ giving him this award. well, obviously, they said - giving him this award. well, obviously, they said its - giving him this award. well, - obviously, they said its recognition of the catalogue that he has produced over the last 51 years since his debut album. bruce springsteen has bee

.# and, eltonjohn and his long time writing partner bernie taupin receive the prestigious gershwin prize for popular song. millions of women here in the uk, born in the 1950s, who were affected by the government's decision to raise their state pension age in line with men's, will find out today whether they could be entitled to compensation. the campaign group women against state pension inequality — also known as waspi — says the change plunged tens of thousands of them into poverty. our reporter azadeh moshiri has more. # heigh—ho, heigh—ho. ..# could this be the day they have been fighting for? waspi have been demanding compensation for years after their retirement plans collapsed. for many, the wait has been painful. suddenly knowing i wasn't going to get it for another six years dramatically affected my standard of living and it is money i will never get back. i have accepted that. i do feel the government should have let me and the other women know that this delay was coming down the tracks. we had no notice at all. the state pension age used to be 60 for women and 65 for men. but

"darling, our marriage is over, sir eltonjohn hasjust got- engaged to david furnish." the last few seconds, it's become legal for gay couples to get married in england and wales. i am now very happy to announce that you are now legally husband and... cheering # ..0h, baby, please # give a little respect...# i hope opponents today will look back in ten years and won't be able to remember what the fuss was about. "they forced us out and didn't allow us to take even our shoes. "it was a cold winter morning." the indian government didn't respond to the bbc�*s questions. but we met zafar islam, a muslim spokesman from the prime minister's party. it is the opposition parties who are using muslim community as a shield. they're feeling the heat. muslim community is absolutely comfortable. they're happy. but some people have told us this. we have recorded this. 0rdinary people, not political parties. if one or two people say such a thing, it cannot be true for the entire community. the ruling party doesn't have a single mp from the country's largest minority. just one more fact

the owners include french actor alain delon, eltonjohn and michaeljordan.e has been arrested, and mr berger, still heavily involved in formula 1 and seen here at the bahrain grand prix at the weekend, is also yet to comment. and before we go, a quicker minder of our top story. china's most high—profile political gathering is due to get underweight shortly, the government presenting its vision for the main issues facing the country, including the economy and housing. more on that and other stories. goodbye for now. hello. much of the country had a pretty decent day today with some good spells of sunshine around. most places stayed dry, but there was wetter and breezier weather pushing into the south west of england, south wales. that rain will continue to journey northwards across much of the country during the overnight period. it will tend to weaken a little bit as it moves northwards, but it will become breezier for a time as the cloud and the rain pushes its way northwards and eastwards. behind it, skies will tend to clear, but we'll see a rash of shower

only 26 people have ever received the fellowship, including sir eltonjohn, sir paul mccartney and katenew name on the list — bruce springsteen, whose albums have sold millions of copies around the world — he is the first american musician to make the cut. our music correspondent mark savage explains. he just has this catalogue of incredible songs, you know, era—defining songs. he was one of the big stars of the mtv generation. you know, he was slightly older than madonna and prince and michaeljackson, but he earned his place there with tracks like born in the usa and dancing in the dark, hungry heart. and his 1984 album, born in the usa, is one of the biggest selling albums of all time, more than 30 million copies worldwide. but i think more than that, it's about the breadth of the music that he has made. you know, he has really soundtracked blue—collar american life for half a century, everything from the kind of working class tales and the aspirations of the characters in his songs and his early work to his later more contemplative albums, which deal with things like the terrorist at

only 26 people have ever received the fellowship, including sir eltonjohn, sir paul mccartney and kateat has enriched the cultural fabric of the uk. and now, there's a new name on the list bruce springsteen, whose albums have sold millions of copies around the world. the boss, as he's known, is the first american musician to make the cut. let's speak to the chair of the ivors academy, tom gray. why have you chosen bruce springsteen?— why have you chosen bruce springsteen? why have you chosen bruce s-arinsteen? , , springsteen? the academy is the british associations _ springsteen? the academy is the british associations of _ springsteen? the academy is the | british associations of songwriters and composers so your peers recognising, it is the most important award any of us ever received and in particular the fellowship recognises excellent and impact in our art and crafts and music creation and this is our highest honour. the incalculable influence of bruce springsteen and his work is a poet of blue—collar america, someone to be all over her fear and someone very, very deserving of ou

only 26 people have ever received the fellowship, including sir eltonjohn, sir paul mccartney and kate enriched the cultural fabric of the uk. and now, there's a new name on the list — bruce springsteen , whose albums have sold millions of copies around the world. the boss, as he's known, is the first american musician to make the cut. to speak more about this decision and the legacy of springsteen, i am joined by dr marianjago, a senior lecturer in popular music and jazz studies at the university of edinburgh. thank you so much for being with us. what do you make of this? it’s a what do you make of this? it's a really interesting _ what do you make of this? it�*s —. really interesting development. i what do you make of this? it�*s 5. really interesting development. i am really interesting development. i am really happy. i think this is the first time that they have reached out internationally, i think all of the other receivers are irish, uk based musicians. if you are going international for the first time, you could do a heck of a lot worse than going for bri springsteen. this is on

the owners include french actor alain delon, eltonjohn and michaeljordan.nd mr berger, still heavily involved in formula 1 and seen here at the bahrain grand prix at the weekend, is also yet to comment. a reminder of our top story — china's most high—profile political gathering is due to get under way shortly. the government will be presenting its vision for the main issues facing the country, including the economy and housing. a short while ago we heard that china plans to raise his defence spending. we will be bringing you all the latest on the event as it unfolds. hello. there may be the odd hiccup along the way, but by and large, for the rest of this week, it's looking better than it has done in recent weeks, with the tendency for most of us to be a good deal drier. things will become windier again as we go through the week, and that's because we're stuck in a bit of a tussle between high pressure building across scandinavia — high generally means dry weather — and low pressure out in the atlantic. and, whilst they try to get closer, high pressure will

.# and, eltonjohn and his long time writing partner bernie taupin receive the prestigious gershwin prizethe government's decision to raise their state pension age in line with men's, will find out today whether they could be entitled to compensation. the campaign group women against state pension inequality — also known as waspi — says the change plunged tens of thousands of them into poverty. our reporter azadeh moshiri has more. # heigh—ho, heigh—ho. ..# could this be the day they have been fighting for? waspi have been demanding compensation for years after their retirement plans collapsed.

only 26 people have ever received the fellowship, including sir eltonjohn, sir paul mccartney and katee's a new name on the list — bruce springsteen, whose albums have sold millions of copies around the world. the boss, as he's known, is the first american musician to make the cut. here's our music correspondent mark savage. this is the elite of songwriters. and up until now, ever since the ivor novello was were established in 1956, it has only given the fellowship to british songwriters. bruce springsteen is not only the first american but the first international writer to be given the honour. he said he was proud and he thanked his british fans. it's always been his second home. his big concerts here in hammersmith in the 1970s were a huge launch pad for his international career. and so getting this award in may, the night after he plays sunderland's stadium of light, i think it's going to feel a little bit like a homecoming for him. well, i mean, obviously, they said it's in recognition of the catalogue that he has produced over the last 51 years since his debut album, greetings fro

before emmanuel dennis had given watford their second lead of the game in front of the watching sir eltonjohnessive promotion. blackburn had two goals ruled out, as ipswich win for an eighth time in nine games. they are two points clear at the top. while leicester's poor form continues. they were runaway league leaders earlier in the season. but their 1—nil defeat at bristol city it's just one win in six. it was their first game since being charged with a breach of financial rules from when they were in the permier leauge. and they're now third. xabi alonso says he is going to stay at bayer leverkusen next season. he's arguably the most wanted coach in football with leverkusen unbeaten in all competitions this season, heading for the bundelsiga title and also still in contention for the german cup and europa league. liverpool were one of the clubs linked to alonso as they seek to replace the departing jurgen klopp at the end of the season. i had a similar situation and pretty much the same, if you want. i had a similar situation and did pretty much the same, if you want. and i never regretted

that all three of the headliners were male acts, they had guns and roses, arctic monkeys and sir eltonjohnender balance across the totality of the line—up. now, there was a large spread of female artists last year but this is the first time they have managed to get two into the top billing on the pyramid stage. dua lipa is at a peak in her career, she has won seven brit awards since she last played glastonbury in 2017, she has a new album, radical 0ptimism announced last night and massive singles from that, houdini and in training and sza from the us is one of the most progressive and interesting r&b stars of the last five years. she really has made a huge mark in her arena tour last year, got rave reviews across the board. so while they are representative of this gender balance, i do think they have earned their place at the top of the bill. this isn�*t tokenism. earned their place at the top of the bill. this isn't tokenism.— bill. this isn't tokenism. laura, i want to talk— bill. this isn't tokenism. laura, i want to talk about _ bill. this isn't tokenism. laura, i want to talk about th

the biopic it is good, the eldest one was really good, the eltonjohn one.an biopic? i think this one is going to be _ bob dylan biopic? i think this one is going to be more _ bob dylan biopic? i think this one is going to be more traditional. bob dylan biopic? i think this one i is going to be more traditional than the haynes film, and i think it's going _ the haynes film, and i think it's going to — the haynes film, and i think it's going to be telling this particular segment— going to be telling this particular segment of his early life and i think— segment of his early life and i think the _ segment of his early life and i think the interest of biopic like this is— think the interest of biopic like this is someone of my age, i've known — this is someone of my age, i've known of— this is someone of my age, i've known of bob dylan being this cultural— known of bob dylan being this cultural figure for all my life, but for a _ cultural figure for all my life, but for a lot— cultural figure for all my life, but for a lot of— cultural figure for all my life, b

race proved it could be a little bit funny as leeds visited watford, who were being watched by sir eltonjohntart of last month but they're now fighting for their spot in those automatic promotion places. a 1—0 defeat to bristol city means they're now third and they have just one win in six league games, but they do have a game in hand on those above them. the premier league returns today but the three sides in the running to win the title all play tomorrow, including liverpool, who won't be replacing jurgen klopp with former midfielder xabi alonso. bayer leverkusen manager alonso had been linked to taking over from klopp but yesterday, he confirmed he's staying with the bundesliga side — something which klopp fully understands. he is doing an incrediblejob there. it is a good team. it will keep the team together. i think that is possible this year as well. so, it is like that. so, i understand that he wants to do that. st helens are top of the super league after two late tries saw them beat wigan warriors 12—a. wigan were down to 12 men and saints took full advantage with tries from tommy ma

and, eltonjohn and his long—time writing partner bernie taupin receive the prestigious gershwin prize