very happy looking john hesp there.k. if you're a fan of the muppets, the fraggles or the cast of sesame street, you'll be able to find out more about how they came to appear on television screens. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. for generations of children, there has always been something magical about the muppets. kermit, miss piggy, big bird. just some of those appearing in this exhibition in new york. so what are the organisers trying to achieve? to tell a rich and riveting story about jim henson as a creative thinker, constantly curious, pushing the boundaries of technology and bringing these amazing characters to life. you can follow the history of the muppets from their first appearance on local television in the 1950s. there are storyboards from sesame street and the muppet show. the exhibition will shine a light on the people who worked withjim henson. he had an amazing group of folks around him who just enjoyed the work so much and loved what they did. i think that the joy that people get from these characters,

john hesp, a 64—year—old caravan salesman, finished fourth in a field of 7,000 entrants.is success in sin city, he said he had not plans to turn professional. i would like to take my wife on holiday. she's not that bothered about going on holiday but was happy to go to our humble static caravan in the yorkshire dales at paisley bridge. so that's about it, really. can't say any more than that. always treat the wife. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me goodnight. hello, this is bbc news. more now on the insistence by donald trump that he has the complete authority as president to issue pardons for wrongdoing. his claim comes as investigators are weighing up whether his campaign colluded with russia during the election campaign, and at the end of a week which saw the resignation of the white house press secretary, sean spicer. earlier i spoke to anneke green, a former speech writer for george w bush, and i asked her whether she was surprised by mr spicer‘s resignation. i'm not surprised he resigned, i am surprised it took th

very happy looking john hesp there.oken one of his world records. sir mo set the record for the 100—metre sack race in 2014 with a time of 39.91 seconds. but yesterday, dad of two, stephen wildish, took on the challenge and hopped over the line in just over 28 seconds — smashing mo's attempt. he's now waiting for his time to be officially verified in order to claim his new world record. this is bbc news — coming up in the next few minutes: your weekly guide to the latest technology news. they'll be looking at virtual reality and asking if it's the next big thing or the next big flop. in the meantime, let's look at the weather. once again today, huge contrasts in the weather. sunny in some places in others, pouring with rain. further showers on the way. this is the what the weather looks like this evening. cool where we had showers, warmer where there is sunshine. a mixed evening on the way. take a brolly. as far as the light is concerned, a lot of clear weather out there. early on sunday, lots of clear skies across the

john hesp has come fourth in the world series of poker‘s main event in las vegas.l. earlier we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas and he told us how unexpected his win was. i think it's been quite awesome, and i've said it many times, i have been living the dream. i've loved every minute, having so much fun and entertainment. i came in here not expecting to win. you know, money, big money. i wanted to just play some poker with some professionals and other people that i don't normally do. the legendary poker player donnacha 0'dea, who also took part in the tournament alongside john hesp, has described his win as a great achievement. i spoke to him a short time ago. i rate him very highly. i mean i played in the tournament myself and i'm just a little older than him. i got through to the third day, i was feeling quite tired. so he's got to — to make the final table, he had to play seven days of ten or 11 hours plus. you know, it would end up about 13 or 14 hours, when you take dinners and toilet breaks into account. my son actually fini

john hesp, a 64—year—old caravan salesman, finished fourth in a field of 7,000 entrants.s success in sin city, he said he had no grand plans for the money he'd won. i'd like to take my wife on holiday. my wife isn't that bothered about going away on holiday, but we're quite happy to go away to our humble static caravan in the yorkshire dales at pateley bridge, so that's about it really. i can't say any more than that. now — if you happened to visit paris this saturday you may have had something of a surprise. all the normal attractions were there — exactly as you'd expect — but there was a rather unusual guest. and a guest that was large in stature. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. at first glance, this looks somewhat surprising. a giant sperm whale washed up on the banks of the river seine. scientists seem to examine it. tourists look on in interest. but things are not as they seem. this is, in fact, a giant replica. these people will not break character, even for the cameras. translation: we found out he had an eye infection. he could not see properly. this happens quite

john hesp, a 64—year—old caravan salesman, finished fourth in a field of 7,000 entrants.s saturday you may have had something of a surprise. all the normal attractions were there, exactly as you'd expect but there was a rather unusual guest. and a guest that was large in stature. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. at first glance, this looks somewhat surprising — a giant sperm whale washed up on the banks of the river seine. a medical team appear to be examining the body. tourists look on with more than a little interest. but things are not what they seem. this is, in fact, a giant replica, created by a group of belgium artists. they are trying to raise awareness about the environment, so much so, they won't break character, even for the cameras. translation: this happens fairly often but not in paris. he come up the river to escape sonar and we found out he had an eye infection so he couldn't see properly. he came up and got stuck over there by the bridge. the firemen were called and pulled him out with a crane, because you can'tjust leave a body in the water. similar replic

john hesp has come fourth in the world series of poker‘s main event in las vegas.d little experience and usually plays a £10 tournament at his local casino in hull. a short while ago we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas. it has been quite awesome and i have said it many times, i have been living the dream, loving every minute of it. i've had so much fun and entertainment. i came here not expecting to win big money and i wanted to play some poker with some professionals and other people i do not normally do. an official photograph has been unveiled to mark prince george's fourth birthday. the young prince has just returned to the uk, along with his parents, the duke and duchess of cambridge, and sister princess charlotte, from an official visit to poland and germany. our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. beaming george at four, a prince poised to start school soon. a happy little boy, according to the photographer who took this official portrait. once more. this isn't george let loose on a violin. rather, hamburg's young being

the legendary poker player donnacha 0'dea, who also took part in the tournament alongside john hesp haso him a short time ago. i rated very highly. i have played in the tournament myself and i'm a little overwhelmed. i got through to the third day was feeling quite tired. to make the final table, he had to play seven days of ten or 11 hours plus it would end up about 13 or 14 hours and dinners and toilet breaks into account. my son actually finished about 160th and he said he was really tired as well and he is in his 30s. so, it's a great achievement. there is quite a lot of concentrating to do here clearly? yeah. it's the most skilful tournament, because they only increase the lines in the aunties every two hours where is a lot of tournaments, like the small local tournaments, like the small local tournaments, they will increase them every 20 minutes, so it's a bit of a lottery. it's a very skilful tournament, and with so little experience, it's amazing to come forward. just fantastic. that's what i was keen to get at. here's an amateur, he normally plays for very little money in hull.

john hesp has come fourth in the world series of poker‘s main event in las vegas.experience and usually plays a £10 tournament at his local casino in hull. let's beat legendary poker player also took part in that tournament alongside mr hesp. welcome. tell us aboutjohn hesp's achievement, how do you rate it? i rated very highly. i played in the tournament myself, and i'm just i played in the tournament myself, and i'mjusta i played in the tournament myself, and i'm just a little older than him, andi and i'm just a little older than him, and i got through to the third day and was feeling quite tired. to make the final table he had to play seven days of ten or ii make the final table he had to play seven days of ten or 11 hours plus, around 13 hours when you take toilet brea ks around 13 hours when you take toilet breaks and dinners into account. and my son actually finished about 160, and he said he was really tired as well and he was in his 30s. it's a great achievement. there's quite a lot of concentrating to do, clearly. yes, it's the most skilful tournament beca

john hesp has come fourth in the world series of poker‘s main event in las vegas. while ago, we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas. i wanted to do this world series poker tournament for a couple of years, it was on my bucket list. my wife kindly agreed to allow me to go if you like, she was happy for me to go this year, and i entered with the expectation and hope that i might be able to manage to get in the top 1000 people. over 7,000 people entered the tournament. i was aiming to get in the top 1,000 and if i got in the 1000 i would pay -- 10,000 --10,000i —— 10,000 i would pay for the entry into the tournament and my expenses in relation to my hotel and flight etc. then i managed to get in the top 500, then 100, 50, 30, and so on. almost the point where sub—100 was indescribable. nobody believed i could do it as an amateur but i dropped below the 100 and it seemed to be that quite a number of the world's media got on board and started to want to talk to me. we got down to the final table where nine people were playing and i got bust

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