i think there's a show business ken dodd and i think there's a thinking ken dodd.genous zone is? i said, "i know you can't park there." ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ken dodd! when he walked on, the place used to go up and he hadn't even said anything yet. now, that doesn't happen very often. how tickled we were. how tickled we are. he would fire the gags out at you like a machine—gun. in 1965, he was at the top of the charts. only the beatles outsold him. we call it "hur" in liverpool, thejudy with the "fur hur". # tears for souvenirs... and home was the house he was born in, in knotty ash in liverpool, and where he finally married his partner anne just three days ago. i've been overwhelmed by love and affection, which i have already received from dear friends and the public. i thank you all for being here. he also famously had his troubles with the inland revenue. he was eventually acquitted. the job i fancy is chancellor of the exchequer — at least i'd be reunited with my money! ken dodd — one of our last links to the world of music hall. an era really ha

the one and only ken dodd!ttyfilarious and full of plumptiousness. what he had in spades was that very peculiarly british quality of total daftness. it makes me absolutely disconficurated to see that so many of you have turned up for the free soup. he hung out with the beatles and they shared jokes about hair. lovely hair. we call it "herr" in liverpool. we sayjudy with the "ferr herr". only the fab four themselves had bigger hits in the 60s. ken dodd even held the record for the longest run at the london palladium. 42 weeks. to go to one of his gigs wasn't only a kind of beautiful experience of stockholm syndrome, as he kept you inside that theatre until you submitted to his humour, but it was also to hearjokes that might have been in circulation for centuries. newsnight spoke to ken dodd in his hometown a few years back. if you want to enjoy life, its optimism. i always go on the stage and say, byjove, what a beautiful day. what a beautiful day for doing this and that, what a day for ramming a cucumber throug

ken dodd was a torrent ofjokes. only a part of it. ken dodd was a torrent of jokes.dd was a torrent ofjokes. shows would often end in the early hours of the morning. jeronimo! thank you very much. what a beautiful day for going to count von zeppelin and saying, you will never sell a sausage that size! offstage he was very private. one of his close circle of friends was hisjoke writer, john one of his close circle of friends was his joke writer, john martin. one of his close circle of friends was hisjoke writer, john martinlj had was hisjoke writer, john martin.|j had the honour, and it was an honour and a privilege, to be one of his script writers for 30 years. i a lwa ys script writers for 30 years. i always said writing jokes per ken dodd was almost like being asked to mix the painter van gogh, it was that big an honour. tea rs tears in 1965 was one of the biggest selling singles of the 1960s. his run at the london palladium broke records. summer seasons would be 15 shows a week, and one of the aspiring performance alongside him remember how supportive he was. he w

the comedian sir ken dodd has died at the age of 90. nd the creation of the diddy men and the tickling stick. debbie abrahams claims she is a victim of a bullying culture of the worst kind, as labour says the spokeswoman for work and pensions has stepped down. time now for a sports update. we'll we' ll start we'll start with the news that ben sto kes' we'll start with the news that ben stokes' trial will begin on august the 5th. he will miss the second test against india at lord's. he has pleaded not guilty. great britain's snowboarders made the winter paralympics debut income chain today, but all three contenders were knocked out. not only that, but the event was held up by technical problems. also it's a problem here at the snowboarding here. the event was moved forward due to increasing temperatures. about 18 degrees in the middle of the day, so they had to make the event earlier. the star gate was then not dropping down and athletes were falling over them, so they could not fix the problem and replaced it with a rope. not ideal for a

i think there's a show business ken dodd and there is a thinking ken dodd.ay. she said, do you know what an erogenous zone is? i said, i know you can't park there. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ken dodd! when he walked on, the place used to go up and he hadn't even said anything yet. now, that doesn't happen very often. how tickled we were. how tickled we are. he would fire the gags out at you like a machine—gun. in 1955, he was at the top of the charts. only the beatles outsold him. we call it "hur" in liverpool, judy with the "fur hur". # tears for souvenirs... and home was the house he was born in in knotty ash in liverpool, and where he finally married his partner ann just three days ago. i have been overwhelmed by love and affection which i have already received from dear friends and the public. i thank you all for being here. he also famously had his troubles with the inland revenue. he was eventually acquitted. the job i fancy is chancellor of the exchequer — at least i'd be reunited with my money! ken dodd — one of our last links to the world

today, we're asking for your ken dodd memories.is publicist said "he was one of the last music hall greats," so does this mark the end of an era in british entertainment? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. so, let's get started. we begin in columbia, where right—wing parties have gained the most votes in historic congressional elections. final ballots are still being counted but conservatives opposed to a peace deal with former farc rebels have just fallen short of an outright majority. it's the first time the former farc rebels have taken part in voting as part of the groundbreaking peace deal which ended more than 50 years of conflict. the farc, now a left—wing political party, has performed poorly, but the party is guaranteed ten seats in congress as part of the peace deal signed in 2016 the country remains highly polarised ahead of a presidential election in two months time. our correspondent, katy watson, is in bogota. for these former guerrillas, this was an historic day. they are no longer hiding i

sir ken dodd, in fact. so let's begin. back with me is oliver cornock, editor in chief at the oxford business group. am ready to go, on the desk, we have scones. even though it is so early, iam scones. even though it is so early, i am ready for them. i don't know about you. after the chat. but we go to theresa may, set to hit back at russia over the spy affair. what is the times saying? this picture looks like selling off of films that. we understand that as many as 500 people could have been is exposed to this agent, as yet unnamed. really, there has been frustration in the general public and the media about the pace of developments. i feel that is an unfair criticism on one level. if you have a potential international crime having occurred, investigators will need some time to investigate. now it is time for the government response. so theresa may is about to openly accused russia of its involvement in this. and it is interesting timing because russia is on the brink of an election. so the presidential election is coming

and eve ryo ne great ken dodd turned up.dn‘t get laughs, he got roars of laughter. and he did so long. he just went on and on and on. the rumour is in liverpool at his funeral will take a monday, tuesday and wednesday! rather like his shows. i gather he could go for three orfour shows. i gather he could go for three or four hours at a time. there was many a grandmother who went to see him and was reported missing! the police would say, no, he‘s gone to see doddy comedies still on. he was a glorious comedian, in full flow on stage she was just brilliant. you say on stage he really had this presence, whether roars of laughterfrom really had this presence, whether roars of laughter from the material from his personality, that rather crazy that he had? wonderful delivery, slightly rude but never swore, or anything. would drop innuendos and that but he was a glorious, that‘s the word, comedian. jimmy tarbuck remembering his friend sir ken dodd. the veteran fashion designer hubert de givenchy, has died. he was ninety—one years old

ken dodd — it really is the end of an era. sir ken dodd, who has died at the age of 90.eresa may says sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military grade nerve agent of a type developed by russia. it is highly likely that russia was behind the attack. it is highly likely that russia was behind the attack. and still to come: how other countries tackle obesity and why norwegians are sweet on swedi5h 5weet5. coming up on sport5day on bbc news: the manchester united captain michael carrick says his body has told him to stop. he's won every club trophy but at 36 he'll retire at the end of the season. plastic and the problems it causes in oceans and rivers around the world are already well known. but what's not so clear is how much damage microplastic5 are doing, the tiny particles of plastic le55 than 5 millimetres in size. they can be found in all kinds of things from industrial pollution to cosmetics. and now researchers have discovered that a river in greater manchester has the highest levels of micropla5tic pollution so far recorded anywhere in the world. ou

statues across the statute carried tickling sticks to mark the day, as ken dodd's coffin left the cathedral give donations in his memory should give to help the homeless on merseyside. andy gill, bbc north west tonight, liverpool.

ken dodd — it really is the end of an era. we still have rain around chiefly central and eastern parts of england, lingering longest across east anglia and the south—east, before moving away, a lot of cloud on the scene, mist and fog, clearer skies coming into northern ireland, lozowski law three degrees. sunshine on the way, dry day to come on tuesday, sunny skies for a while, developing and western scotland, wales, the western side of england, the eastern side of the uk, more cloud around, one or two showers, but on the whole, should be dry, temperatures will nudge up, typically ten or 11 degrees. wednesday, gets windy, dales out towards the west, ahead of the bands of rain that are rotating around the area of low pressure. for many of us through the day, dry and bright, a little bit of sunshine, temperatures in double figures, 1a or 15 degrees. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the prime minister says a military grade nerve agent, the type developed by russia, was used to poison the former spy sergei skripal and his d

sir ken dodd, the much—loved comedian, has died at the age of 90. publicist as "one of the last music hall greats" sir ken was known for his marathon stage performances and the creation of the diddy men and the tickling stick. the performerfrom liverpool had recently been released from hospital after six weeks of treatment for a chest infection. on friday, he married his partner of a0 years, annejones. caroline davies looks back at his life. tickling sticks and diddy men. ken dodd was a great performer with a gift for the surreal... what a brilliant day to go up to the count and say you will never sell a sausage in that size. ..and the love of a catchphrase or three. how tickled by all of this goodwill. what about you, mrs? have you been tickled by goodwill? proud of his merseyside roots, he became a chart—topping singer, a television star, and a ventriloquist. although silly on stage, sir ken dodd was serious about his craft. freud said that a laugh is a sudden explosion of psychic energy. the trouble with freud was he never played a second house f

and the veteran british entertainer, sir ken dodd, dies at the age of 90.rly all of the votes have been counted in colombia's congressional elections. conservative parties bitterly opposed to a peace deal with former farc rebels are in the lead, though falling short of an outright majority. the farc — now a left—wing political party — has performed poorly. presidentjuan manuel santos said the participation of candidates from the former rebel group marked a historic moment for colombian democracy. our correspondent katy watson is following the election in bogota. for these former gorillas, this was an historic day. they are no longer hiding in thejungle, they were centre stage in this weekend's elections. translation: today is a historic day for colombia. we are deciding the country's fate and i think it will mark the milestone. we are strengthening the peace process. it is the first time in my life i have voted and i'm doing it for peace. as presidentjuan manuel santos cast his vote, he said it is proof his peace process is working. translation: it is the f

sir ken dodd, who has died at the age of 90.e of the other stories making the news. the director of the cia, mike pompeo, has defended president trump's decision to meet the north korean leader, kim jong un. mr pompeo said the meeting wasn't intended merely "for theatre". the venue for this meeting still remains a mystery. just two seats of one been won back by the pro—democracy camp in hong kong. the result means means one third of the seats in the chamber to veto legislation. a helicopter has crashed in new york's east river, killing 2 people and leaving one survivor who's injured. the federal aviation administration said the eurocopter as—350 went down near the northern end of roosevelt island at about 7 pm. local time and was reported to be upside—down in the water. emergency services have sent divers to the scene. syrian rebels say they won't surrender. it comes as government forces have captured more than half of a rebel enclave outside the capital damascus. more than 1,000 people are believed to have been killed since the

sir ken dodd — who's died at the age of 90.ther stories making the news. te mr trump. whe zergflsefihmfld to a meeting. the venue for this meeting still remains a mystery. politicians in hong kong's pro—democracy camp have won back just two seats in the territory's legislative council at by—elections held on sunday. the result means the pro—democracy bloc has failed to regain the one—third of seats in the council's chamber required to veto legislation proposed by pro—beijing deputies. two people have died after a helicopter carrying six people crashed into the east river in new york. the fire department said the pilot had managed to free himself. three passengers are in a critical condition in hospital. the aircraft — a eurocopter as 350 — was understood to be carrying people involved in a photo shoot. syrian rebels say they won't surrender. it comes as government forces have captured more than half of a rebel enclave outside the capital damascus. more than 1000 people are believed to have been killed since the area of eastern gho

statues across the statute carried tickling sticks to mark the day, as ken dodd's coughlin left the cathedral people wanting to give donations in his memory should give to help the homeless on merseyside. andy gill, bbc north west tonight, liverpool. an update on that breaking news we have been bringing you, detectives investigating the attempted murders of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, say they believe that their first came into co nta ct they believe that their first came into contact with the nerve agent at their home address in salisbury. police are saying that specialists have identified the highest concentration of the nerve agent to date as being on the front door of their home address, and we will be talking to our correspondence about that in the next ten minutes or so, so that in the next ten minutes or so, so do stay with us for more news on that. the political battles over brexit have been furious. the negotiations are complex and fraught. but with a year until our departure, what do voters make of the brexit progress so far? we've been to coventry

the veteran british entertainer sir ken dodd has died at the age of 90.d he continued to perform until last year. the world's biggest stock market listing looks set to be delayed as advisers struggle to achieve a $2 trillion valuation for the saudi oil giant aramco. on the bbc website, it is interesting, a lot of quotes from elon musk, the boss, of course, of tesla and spacex. he has been speaking at an event called south by southwest. we are in there. he has been talking about many things, not least the delay of the mass market tesla car, and his mission to mars, saying we'll all be drinking in a mars bar before we know it. the papers. the times. it is covering the ongoing investigation into the poisoning of a russian spy here in the uk. its lead story says theresa may's about to publically blame russia for the attack here. the front of the ft now, and that delay to aramco's floatation. the paper reckons london is still the best bet to list the company when its ready. arab news looks at the bbc persian story and the corporation taking the unprecedented m

the express has a picture of sir ken dodd on their front page with his long time partner anne who heed just days before he died. unsurprisingly, theresa may's

she thought the world of ken dodd.nd, paying tribute, and jimmy tarbuck, near is what he had to say: he sang happiness because he gave happiness, was he a good comic, no... he was better than that! he was the greatest stage comedian i've ever seen was the greatest stage comedian i've everseen in my life. was the greatest stage comedian i've ever seen in my life. and, especially, and michael grades will back this up, when he was at the palladium, they had not seen him down in the south and i said, wait until you see this fella! and he came down and he just paralysed them. —— michael grade. came down and he just paralysed them. -- michael grade. jimmy tarbuck, behind me, the band playing outside of the cathedral, now packing up and going home, many lovely moments. stephanie cole gave one eulogy, making the point about how stephen hawking and ken dodd had both died within the last month, and she said, they were both men who had peculiar relationships with time! worth pointing out today because i think it would have unused

the funeral of the comedian, sir ken dodd, is being held at liverpool cathedral this lunchtime. hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects — alongside some of the city's best known comedians — byjimmy tarbuck during the service as the "greatest stage comic" he had ever seen. time for a look at the weather. i mixed picture in the run—up to the easter weekend. as a lot of rain about this morning particularly in the south east. but that cloud is now moving east and you can see clearer skies following behind. something a bit brighter through this afternoon for many but the rain taking some time to clear away from the far south—east. and while the brain lingering across the far north of scotland. that sticks around as we go through tonight. but many other places telling dry with clear skies and telling quite cold, quite widely dipping below freezing. but not as cold in the far south—west because some showers will be coming into the second half of the night. and during tomorrow the showers continued to move north. some of these will be happy and perhaps thundery. —— heavy. in

we will never see the like of ken dodd again. thank you. thank you, sir ken. tatty bye. statues across the statute carried tickling sticks to mark the day, as ken dodd's coffin left the cathedral, the congregation waved tickling sticks and diddy men joined the procession. sir ken asked for people wanting to give donations in his memory should give to help the homeless on merseyside. andy gill, bbc north west tonight, liverpool. time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. a heads up for the easter weekend at the end of this forecast but for the here and now we have clear skies across the country and that allows for temperatures to start to fall away. it will be a chilly night with patchy mist and freezing fog to the north. rain topping and tailing the country with these showers down to the south—west preventing temperatures from falling below freezing. elsewhere, a light frost in the morning and a chilly star but we will see some sunshine. favourite spots are the best that the weather, western scotland, possibly northern ireland in north—west england. a

our top story today — sir ken dodd, the much loved comedian, has died at the age of 90. publicist as "one of the last music hall greats", sir ken was known for his marathon stage performances and the creation of the diddy men and the tickling stick. the performerfrom liverpool had recently spent six weeks in hospital with a chest infection. on friday, he married his partner of a0 years, annejones. caroline davies looks back at his life. tickling sticks and diddy men — ken dodd was a variety performer with a gift for the surreal. what a brilliant day for going up to count von zeppelin and saying, "you'll never sell a sausage that size!" and the love of a catchphrase or three. how tickled i am! how tickled i am by all this goodwill. what about you, missus? have you been tickled by goodwill? # knick—knocky, knick—knock, knick—knocky knick—knack! knicky—knacky—noo! proud of his merseyside roots, the coal merchant's son from knotty ash became a chart—topping singer, a television star, and a ventriloquist. doddy! hi—ya, doddy! although silly on stage, dodd was serious about hi

i always say writing jokes for ken dodd was h e ueto even said anything!e love and affection which i've already received from dear friends and the public. and i thank you all for being here. he was one of the last links to music hall. ken dodd — it really is the end of an era. you're watching beyond 100 days. while gun control is back in the spotlight, the issue of policing in us is also, once again highlighted. a new documentary film, the force, currently featured in the the human rights watch film festival in london, presents a fly—on—the—wall look deep inside the long—troubled oakland police department as it struggles to confront federal demands for reform. let's take a look at a small highlight of the film, before we bring in the director, peter nicks. one police officer can affect the credibility of a department, of a city. one police officer. it can have an impact on this whole country. this police department has a history that we have to own up to. it's our legacy. i don't want bad cops, period. this is the fourth shooting in two months from the oak

applause and a final round of applause and a full house for sir ken dodd, at his funeral in liverpoolup on bbc news... manchester city and chelsea women are in champions league quarterfinal action this evening. could it be the first time there are two english sides in the last four? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the serial sex offender, john worboys, will remain in prison after two of his victims went to the high court to challenge plans to release him. the parole board's decision to free the former black cab driver after serving ten years of his sentence, has been quashed. worboys was jailed for offences against 12 women, but police think he may have attacked more than a hundred. the head of the parole board resigned immediately. john worboys will now remain behind bars while his future is decided by a different parole board. here's our home affairs affairs correspondent, june kelly. john worboys, first so many years a sexual predator, once made money as a male stripper. a decade ago, the black cab rapist was finally convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting 12

the veteran british entertainer sir ken dodd has died at the age of 90.ut was in 1954 and he continued to perform until last year. he was famous for his ability to reel offjokes for shows regularly lasting as long as four hours. he had been ill and married his long—term partner on friday. now on bbc news, here's shaun ley with dateline london. hello and welcome. this is dateline london, the programme that brings together international correspondents based here, with people who write about the world beyond britain. cold war powers seemed to be flexing their muscles this week. donald trump, trade warrior and peacemaker. was someone in russia responsible for the poisoning of a double agent on an english street? and after another drubbing to the political mainstream from italy, can the europeans fight back? with me now we have a political commentator, a french journalist, stephanie, a usjournalist writing for bloomberg and a columnist with the mail on sunday. thank you to all. the news that donald trump is to meet with kim jong—un, the north korean leader, to

fans of sir ken dodd are expected to line the streets of liverpool later to pay theirfinal respects ton hearse will travel the six miles from his home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedral. adverts for megabus promising ‘fares from one pound' have been banned by the advertising watchdog, after the company admitted that in some cases only one seat per coach cost that price. the advertising standards authority said customers would expect to be able to find the promotional price if they booked in advance. a statement from megabus said their future marketing would no longerfocus on prices. general sir nick carter has been appointed the new chief of the defence staff. he's currently head of the army and will succeed air chief marshall sir stuart peach as chief of the defence staff — the professional head of the british military. the time may have come to throw the rubber duck out with the bath water. they've been exposed as a source of bacterial and fungal growth, according to a study by the swiss government. the duck fills with a dense mouldy growth on the inner surface, and when

the veteran british entertainer, sir ken dodd, has died at the age of 90. stage debut was in 1954 and he continued to perform until last year. he was famous for his ability to reel offjokes for shows regularly lasting as long as four hours. he had been ill and married his long—term partner on friday. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. globalisation is based on movement — of money, goods, ideas and people, across continents and national borders. in a world of glaring inequality, it has stirred a powerful backlash, manifested in the rise of nationalism and identity politics. and this clash of human impulses is fertile territory for my guest today, the pakistani novelist mohsin hamid. in his novels, he has explored cultural, economic and religious tensions between east and west, rich and poor. his latest book focuses on migration. why does it frighten so many of us? mohsin hamid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i want to start with this interesting idea of yours, that you, you say, are a mongrel through and through. what do you

and thousands of fans of sir ken dodd join friends and family at his funeral at liverpool cathedral.ock. our main story is that the parole board's decision to release the serial sex offender john worboys has been overturned by the high court. threejudges backed a legal challenge by two of worboys‘ victims and by the mayor of london, saying there should have been further inquiries into his offending. they said warboys, who has served nearly 10 years of an indeterminate sentence, should remain in prison while a new panel considers his case. the chairman of the parole board — nick hardwick — resigned earlier today. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. for years, john worboys was the master manipulator, as he cruised the streets, targeting, sexually abusing and humiliating women. with this court victory, his victims have taken control of this case and john worboys‘ immediate future. two women brought this case, but standing behind and supporting them were scores of others he sexually assaulted down the years — crimes for which he was never tried or convicted and sentenced.

the express has a picture of sir ken dodd on their front page with his long time partner anne who heay's responds in the house of commons to the salisbury attack, leading the most of the newspapers. kick us off with the metro, they have somejames bond ponds here... a robust statement today from theresa may, in the house, explaining the uk authorities have identified the substance, the nerve agent used against the russian spy and his daughter, it is anotherjock, which is said to be ten times more potent than vx poison gas, hard to detect, more resistant to antidotes. —— novichok. it was either a state—sponsored attack by the kremlin or else russia has lost control of its nerve agent, and she has ordered the russian ambassador to the uk to come and explain exactly what they know about this within the next 36 hours. really, this deadline now, for the facts to come onto the table, do you think we can expect much from the russians?” was reflecting on, if anglo soviet relations have ever in modern times been at a lower ebb, than they are at this moment, i'm struggling to remember when it w

poisoning scandal in salisbury, and that's consumed a huge amount of our airtime, as has the death of ken dodd in the week stephen hawking. even in a busy news period, this has been an exceptionally busy news week, and we've tried to cover the telford story in the mix amongst all of the other things that we've been doing. audiences would say, a really busy news week, this is a really important new story. that's certainly true. and i'd like to sort of challenge an idea that i think probably viewers might be left with by the sequence they've just seen. this is a scandal that's been unfolding in telford over many years, and we have been covering it in great depth and with great prominence during that time. so, the operation chalice brought to life the scale of abusing in telford. there was then the criminal prosecution, which saw seven men being sent to prison a few years ago. so, we have consistently been reporting this story as it's gone along, and we've done so again this week. the tv bulletins are where millions of people go expecting to be told told what are the big, important stories, and i

and the mirror has an image of ken dodd's funeral, as well as a story about a man who has won £9 millione front pages tomorrow morning, let's now take a closer look. the daily telegraph starts with the story, warboys's victims accuse minister of disgusting attempt to shift blame. this is a story on the front of most of the newspapers today —— worboys. it raises a lot of questions about how the entire system works. it does raise those kind of questions, the fa ct raise those kind of questions, the fact that victims have to take the pa role fact that victims have to take the parole board to court and had to crowdfu nd parole board to court and had to crowdfund to get justice parole board to court and had to crowdfund to getjustice when actually worboys is in prison and has been through all of the due process , has been through all of the due process, and yet the due process failed, failed these system, failed the victims, and both the parole board and the department ofjustice have coming for criticism. it has been confirmed they made errors at the parole hearing, basically what the parole

won a landmark high court judgment against the royal opera house and — thousands of fans of sir ken doddfriends and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedral. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... on beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, the team will be talking to the lawyer representing a former catalan minister — who's wanted in spain for alleged rebellion. she's been granted bail after turning herself in to police in scotland. we'll be talking to our technology correspondent, about the news that facebook has adjusted privacy settings to give users of the social media site more control over their information. journalist and author mihir bose and the former pensions minister baroness ros altmann will be reviewing the papers later. and we'll be hearing about the police dog that's going back on the beat after being wounded during an arrest operation. that's all ahead on bbc news. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm will perry. coming up on the programme — krkic -- krkic —— cricket australia apologise fo

a life enhancing, brilliant, creative comedian — the words of sir ken dodd's wife — as she pays tributewho's died at the age of 90 as she pays tribute to her husband — a teenager who carried out a string of acid attacks on moped riders in order to steal their scooters has beenjailed for ten and a half years. and meghan markle attends her first official event with her majesty the queen, at a service to mark commonwealth day at westminster abbey. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be talking to reverend kelvin inglis, rector at st thomas‘ church in salisbury whose parish was center to the attack on the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. he will talk about how the community there has been coping. talking to beyond 100 days, leader of the house andrea leadsom explains why new rules covering conduct in parliament will offer protection from bullying for westminster staff — you can hear that interview in full tonight at seven o'clock. not sure why we are showing you amber rudd. and with me

. # happiness, happiness tributes to the comedy legend sir ken dodd, who's died at the age of 90.ky sports suspends tv football pundit jamie carragher after he was filmed spitting towards a 14—year—old girl. i lost my right, there is no excuse. what i did, everybody has seen the footage, whatever happened in the lead up to that, there is no excuse for my actions. and an icon of fashion — givenchy — most famous for his collaboration with audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffany's with the little black dress — has died at his home in france. it's five o'clock. our main story: in the next few minutes, the prime minister is due to update parliament on the investigation into the nerve agent attack in salisbury on a former russian spy and his daughter. it follows a meeting this morning of the national security council, where ministers were briefed on the latest intelligence about the attack. president putin has told the bbc britain should work out what happened to sergei and yulia skripal before talking to russia. richard galpin reports. eight days after the attack, and police, including

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there were thousands of people on the streets of liverpool today for the funeral of sir ken dodd, a mane attended the service at the city's anglican cathedral, which included memories of his seven decades in showbusiness. the comedian died earlier this month at the age of 90. austrialia's cricket captain steve smith and his vice—captain david warner have been banned from playing for their country for a year after admitting to cheating against south africa. cameron bancroft, who was caught tampering with the ball, was given a nine—month ban. the country's head coach has apologised to fans and said he hopes the players would be given a second chance, as our sports editor, dan roan, reports. cast into cricketing exile, australia captain steve smith leaving johannesburg today, the best batsman in the world sent home in disgrace. one of three players banned as the damning details of the sport's ball tampering scandal were laid bare, and cricket bosses got tough. do you honestly believe that only three men were involved in this plot? our investigation which was done by iain roy, our head of i

fans of sir ken dodd are expected to line the streets of liverpool later to pay theirfinal respects toed at the age of 90 earlier this month. later this morning a horse—drawn hearse will travel the six miles from the commedian's home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedral. scientists in switzerland say rubber ducks and other plastic bath toys pose a real danger to health. researchers found the toys fill with a dense growth on the inner surface, and when they are squeezed a murky liquid full of bacteria is released. it can lead to eye, ear or stomach infections. you know the stuff we are talking about, don't you? a canadian teenager has struck the jackpot after buying her first lottery ticket to mark her 18th birthday. charlie lagarde had the choice of taking a lump sum of $1 million canadian — about £550,000 - or earning $1,000 a week for life. after consulting with a financial adviser, charlie took the weekly option because it's not taxed and is equivalent to more than £55,000 a year. wise head, young shoulders, all that! that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9:30

people lining the streets, saying think about the football club, think about the beatles, think about ken doddin the funeral were as people walked out and they we re were as people walked out and they were waving their tickling stick. you're going to take us back to the cricket? it's on the back pages of all the back pages of the batons handed out to the three cricketers for the part in the cheating scandal, steve smith, flying back from johannesburg, flying to australia this morning and darren lehmann denies any knowledge, he said he is concerned for their mental and physical well—being such has been the hysteria and gravity of what happened and only now is it starting to sink in. one of the things that occurs to me, john, the way that people are reacting to this story, it's intriguing because they are now facing a harsh sentence and eve ryo ne are now facing a harsh sentence and everyone is saying it is a disgrace, it's almost like there is a bracket after that saying, everyone has done it. it's a curious one, it seems like there's a sort of acceptance, albeit that they have been caught out.

poisoning scandal in salisbury and that has consumed a huge amount of our airtime, as has the death of ken doddd we have tried to cover the telford story in the mix amongst all the other things that we have been doing. i suppose audiences would say in a busy news week this is a really important news story. that is certainly true and i would like to challenge an idea that i think viewers might be left with by the sequence they have just seen. this is a scandal that has been unfolding in telford over many years and we have been covering it in great depth and with great prominence during that time. so the operation chalice brought to light the scale of abuse in telford. then there was a criminal prosecution which saw seven men being sent to prison a few years ago. so we have consistently been reporting this story as it has gone along and we have done so again this week. the tv bulletins are where millions of people are expected to be told what the big important stories are and it was not until wednesday, three days later, that there was an actual report about telford on the national bulletins. why

and i watched ken dodd one night at the opera house in blackpool, 3,500 people in.o do it. i was working this catholic club last night in wigan. i can tell you it was a catholic club because they called the bingo numbers out in latin so that the protestants couldn't win... laughter. his big break was the comedians. how would you sum up jim bowen as a comic? it's fair to say he wasn't the strongest punch—punch stand—up comedian in the world. neitheram i, i don't suggest that i am. but he had this ineffable thing which all great comics have, and it's warmth. you look at peter kay, he's got warmth, kindness. in the ‘80s came a new career as a tv host — after a rocky start. we did 21 night. it was a monday night. and the head of itv then, said, burn them. and we burned the first two shows. £46,000. in1980. why? but they were rubbish. in the ‘90s, jim became a pub landlord in hornby, near lancaster. i'm slowing down a little bit and i'm quite enjoying slowing down. i don't feel the need for the adrenaline, the buzz of the audience. but he couldn't resist the chance to en

fans of sir ken dodd are expected to line the streets of liverpool later to pay their final respects of 90 earlier this month. later this morning a horse—drawn hearse will travel the six miles from the commedian‘s home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedral. adverts for megabus promising fares from £1 have been banned by the advertising watchdog, after the company admitted that in some cases only one seat per coach cost that price. the advertising standards authority said customers would expect to be able to find the promotional price if they booked in advance. a statement from megabus said their future marketing would no longerfocus on prices. you know how fond we are of the odd bit of monkey business on this programme. well this little fella brought one area of mexico city to a standstill yesterday afternoon. this capucin monkey escaped and made a dash forfreedom — spending the day evading vets, local zoo handlers and police. eventually he jumped over the us embassy wall, and wasn't seen again. police believe he'd been owned illegally. we have a very sad story about rubber

i was a great, i wasn't in the class of ronnie or ken dodd, i had great teams and great formats.on the programme. but i lie to you? i don't know, but thank you for coming on. good morning. what a day today, much better across england and wells compared to yesterday and some of you seen compared to yesterday and some of you seen big prisons, the skies overhead in cornwall. —— england and wales and some of you have seen big changes. blue skies overhead in cornwall. but there have been periods of rain, in the wirral, for example. there is a weak weather front pushing across western areas from west to east, but you can see a swirl of cloud which board the cloud and rain yesterday that is moving towards northern europe. sunny conditions continue to work their way eastwards but we have got a line of showers north—west england to the midlands, which will stretch towards the south—east in the afternoon. eastern counties and the far north of scotland will see showers but most of scotland will see showers but m ost pla ces of scotland will see showers but most places seeing good sunny spel

tributes to ken dodd who has died aged 90.ng afternoon live, these are our headlines. and his daughter. brilliant, creative comedian". seen spitting towards a 14—year—old girl. girl. problems with the start gate in south korea. south korea. athletes failed to get amongst the medals. medals. means he'll miss the second test against india at lord's. against india at lord's. cummings, and adam hastings among those called up. those called up. more about those stories at 2:30pm, join me again. the veteran fashion designer hubert de givenchy, has died. he was ninety—one years old. jackie kennedy, and film star, audrey hepburn. hugh schofield is in paris. which he will be missed famously remembered. indeed. relationship with audrey hepburn was key to his career. key to his career. said yes thinking it was katharine hepburn. hepburn. that i haven't seen your movies but please take a look. please take a look. at tiffany's with that little black dress. dress. best creators of clothes can achieve. achieve. aristocratic background and wor

the veteran british entertainer sir ken dodd has died at the age of 90.ut was in 1954 and he continued to perform until last year. he was famous for his ability to reel offjokes for shows regularly lasting as long as four hours. he had been ill and married his long—term partner on friday. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament, where the government promises "robust" action following the poisoning of a former russian spy in the uk. the investigation is moving at pace and this government will act without hesitation as the facts become clearer. as the crown prince of saudi arabia arrives for a three—day visit, the prime minister hails the historic links between the two nations. butjeremy corbyn condemns the country's record on human rights and argues the uk shouldn't be selling arms there. it cannot be right that her government is colluding in what the united nations says is evidence of war crimes. we have a very tight arms export regime in this country and when there are allegations of arms not being used

ken dodd's been described as the last of the music hall generation.ntury. essentially what you're saying is mentally you're already failing. all the best! and it's the clash of the channels. teams from the bbc and itv prepare to do battle in a boat race for sport relief. dan's already in training and we'll be getting a progress report later. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: moscow has until midnight tonight to give the government an explanation about the poisoning of former spy sergei skripal and his daughter last week. it was revealed yesterday the nerve agent used in the attack against sergei skripal and his daughter was produced in russia. the us secretary of state rex tillerson said that those involved should face serious consequences. the kremlin has called the accusations unfounded. the chancellor, philip hammond, is expected to deliver some positive economic news in his first ever spring statement today. the statement, which replaces the spring budget, will include the latest official economic figures but it