dame gillian lynne. dame gillian lynne, who's died aged 92. time for a look at the weather. hot and steamy out there? it is indeed. at wimbledon most people are wearing sun hats. good advice. the forecast over the coming days as for dry, sunny and very warm conditions. likely to last into next week ‘s. i can apply the forecast to a large swathe of the country. blue skies in derbyshire earlier. the chance of a few showers in the south—west. more in the wave cloud across cornwall earlier think —— compared with yesterday, we could see a few showers. the showers will be quite well scattered. a much brighter day for northern ireland. more in the way of sunshine here for is where we have the deep orange colours that is where we are expecting the highest temperatures this afternoon, widely in the mid to high 20s celsius. a few spots getting to 30, maybe 31. cooler on the east coast or the far north of scotland. for most it will be dry. the cloud in the east of scotland will be in and break. some low cloud will be in and break. some low cloud will creep back on shore. not as warm an

dame gillian lynne has died at the age of 92. end shows. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at her life. oil. gillian lynne, dancer and choreographer of cats... phantom of the opera, and dozens of other shows in a career that went back to the second world war when she was a ballet dancer with sadler‘s wells. we danced at what used to be called the prince's, which is now the shaftesbury. with the doodle bugs and the bombs dropping all the time. we had watchers on the roof. you would be putting your make up on and, if they whistled twice, it was standby. if they whistled three times, you got the hell out of the dressing room and ran down and stayed on the stairs. this is gillian, aged 25, dancing for the bbc. we ring tom reed. is it wake—up time in new york? yes. 30 years later, she was the choreographer behind a string of west end hits. and 30 years after that... you notice, i get down in a very funny way. that is because of the metal hips. her morning routine had not changed a bit. i met her during rehearsals for a

the leading british choreographer dame gillian lynne has died. she was 92. atre world, devising the dances for lord lloyd—webber‘s cats and phantom of the opera. she worked on more than 60 shows in the west end and broadway. lord lloyd webber has paid tribute, writing: "three generations of the british musical owe so much to you." now it's time for a look at the weather. here's simon king. there is no sign of this heatwave or prolonged dry spell ending. certainly not for the next week or two with more sun in the forecast. it's been a beautifully sunny day so far today. this is the scene in derbyshire, and widely across the uk, you can see clear, blue skies. some cloud affecting the south—east of scotla nd some cloud affecting the south—east of scotland around coastal areas but that's about it but the north and in the south may be some cloud and a few showers brushing cornwall but quite hot for many of us this afternoon top temperature of 30 or 31 in the south—east of wales and the west country and in the london area. a bit coolerfurther the west country and i