leslie grantham wanted out. it's like working in a factory. um...'d turned to drama while serving a sentence for the murder of a german cab driver. he certainly had his troubles. hello, princess. his return to albert square was cut short after the papers revealed a webcam—related sex scandal, but he continued to work... including starring in a bulgarian comic drama. but when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty den. happy christmas, ange. eastenders theme music earlier, i spoke to david brown, tv critic for the radio times reflected on leslie gra ntham's critic for the radio times reflected on leslie grantham's impact on british television. well, the christmas day 1986 episode of course had an audience of 30 million people who saw "dirty" den handover goes to angie. it is a programme that really kind of galvanised the look british television audience. and was he a different kind of character to what we had seen up until then? different kind of character to what we had seen up untilthen? well, i think the inspiration for "dirt

leslie grantham wanted out. it‘s like working in a factory. um...es. hello, princess. his return to albert square was cut short after the papers revealed a webcam—related sex scandal but he continued to work... including starring in a bulgarian comic drama. but, when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty den. happy christmas, ange. eastenders theme music and tributes for leslie grantham from past and present cast members continue to be shared on social media. gillian taylforth said "i‘m deeply saddened to hear the very sad news. i have so many happy memories of working with leslie." and june brown has said "he was a wonderful and special actor, witty and very talented. i shall remember him very fondly and with affection." for more on leslie grantham‘s acting career — lets talk to david brown who‘s a tv critic for the radio times. he joins us by webcam from surrey. was dirty den for years. the christmas episode had a consolidated rating of 30 million people who saw him hand over those divorce papers to angie. i don‘t think we h

leslie grantham wanted out. it's like working in a factory. um...g to move on, so, i said i wanted to leave. he'd started acting in the ‘70s. he'd turned to drama while serving a sentence for the murder of a german cab driver. he certainly had his troubles. hello, princess. his return to albert square was cut short after the papers revealed a webcam—related sex scandal but he continued to work... including starring in a bulgarian comic drama. but, when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty den. happy christmas, ange. eastenders theme music leslie grantham, who's died at the age of 71. i remember watching that episode with my mum. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. much quieter today than yesterday. we have lost storm hector. is a various scene out there today with a bit of sunshine. this is how things are looking in cambridge. into the evening hours, most places are dried but not everywhere. a few showers in scotla nd but not everywhere. a few showers in scotland and northern ireland stop mac later in th

leslie grantham wanted out. it's like working in a factory.70s. he'd turned to drama while serving a sentence for the murder of a german cab driver. he certainly had his troubles. hello, princess. his return to albert square was cut short after the papers revealed a webcam—related sex scandal. but he continued to work, including starring a bulgarian comic drama. but, when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be... happy christmas, ange. ..'dirty‘ den. eastenders theme music leslie grantham, who has died at the age of 71. weather now, with tomasz. the weather this weekend is looking a little hit and miss. in fact, we are expecting some rain, on—and—off rain, across northern parts of the uk. there could even be some thunder and lightning. but the good news is it's not going to be like that all through the weekend. i think we'll all get at least some sunshine. let's have a look at the satellite image. a lot of cloud across the uk right now and, in fact, this area of cloud here, that's racing in our direction. that'll be moving thro

anita dobson paying tribute to leslie grantham who has died at the age of 70.eive the new combined benefit. the government insists it's good value for money, as kathryn stanczyszn reports. a damning verdict on the government's flagship benefit policy. today, a report describes how universal credit is failing in multiple ways. it says there's no evidence it will end up delivering value for money and its roll—out has been flawed, leading to hardship for many. anderson armstrong has been unemployed since losing his job as a chef. he's built up debts in the process. universal credit came in at the end of september and i signed on from the beginning of august. at the end of september, i got my first universal credit payment. there were loads of arrears to come out of that. since then, i've been living off £18 a week. universal credit was intended to simplify the benefits process, and allow people in work to reduce the amount they claim gradually. it merges six benefits into one payment. the payment is then made directly into a claimant's bank account. people then pa

the actor leslie grantham has died at the age of 71. 18 years. it is the most appropriate sentence for a it is the most appropriate sentence fora man it is the most appropriate sentence for a man who tries twice to kill his wife in a totally callous and cold way and we are very pleased with today's verdict. the government defends its flagship benefit scheme, universal credit, despite claims it may end up costing more than the previous system. the boss of govia thameslink railway, charles horton, is stepping down following the widespread disruption caused by new timetables also: remembering professor stephen hawking — a memorial service is being held this lunchtime at westminster abbey. during the service his ashes will be buried alongside other great scientists like charles darwin and sir isaac newton. and we'll have the latest from the bbc sports centre on day two of the fifa world cup in russia ahead of england's first match on monday. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the past few minutes, it's been announced that the actor

leslie grantham wanted out. it‘s like working in a factory. um...ello, princess. his return to albert square was cut short after the papers revealed a webcam—related sex scandal but he continued to work... including starring in a bulgarian comic drama. but, when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty den. happy christmas, ange. eastenders theme music time for the weather. weather with louise lear, good evening. we close out the wheat ona good evening. we close out the wheat on a lighter note after the storm moved up a still a lot of cloud around this by some sunny spells. shower class to scotland and northern ireland in a northern england for much of the day. temperatures peaked into the low 20s. through this evening it looks as though we will continue to see a fairamount of as though we will continue to see a fair amount of clouds spilling again in one or two showers along the west facing coast overnight. before we see another area of low pressure machine and into the far northwest. asign of machine and into the far northwest.

eastenders star leslie grantham, who played the pub landlord dirty den, has died aged at the age of 71think he was the archetypal charming rogue. he was a good—looking guy, he was a charmer comedy was funny, he was a good actor. laid to rest alongside giants of the scientific world, professor stephen hawking's ashes are interred at westminster abbey. with a dramatic last—minute goal, uruguay beat egypt at the world cup in russia. later portugal take on spain. and diamond mine. exactly right. and, find out what mark kermode thinks of the all—female crime caper ocean's 8 — the film review is coming up at 5.45. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at five. i'mjane i'm jane hill. an attempt to make upskirting a criminal offence in england and wales has been blocked by one conservative mp. the government had earlier given its support to introducing the new law. let's listen to what happened in the commons — while the deputy speaker and liberal democrat mp wera hobhouse discuss the bill, you can just make out sir christopher chope shouting "object" —— which is all that's need to block th

stars pay tribute to leslie grantham, best known for playing the roguish landlord dirty den in eastendersdied today aged 71. the a hat trick for cristiano ronaldo as portugal grab a last minute equaliser in a thrilling world cup match against spain. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has tweeted her personal backing to the proposal to criminalise what's known as upskirting — where revealing photos are secretly taken, usually of women, up skirts and shorts. she said: the move to ban it by law was blocked today by a single conservative mp, sir christopher chope. he shouted the word "object" when the bill came up for consideration in the house of commons, raised by liberal democrat mp vera hobhouse. other mps instantly called out "shame". let's talk to our correspondent at westminster iain watson. bring us up—to—date on how this has all unfolded. yes, upskirting is not a specific criminal offence in england and wales as it isn't scotland. so if this bill had gone ahead today by the liberal democrat vera hobhouse, this would effectively in the end have become a criminal

when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty dan. he's bad at the age of 71.s it from us, it's time for the news were you are. good night. hello, this is sportsday. i'm olly foster, live in moscow. these are our headlines tonight: cristiano ronaldo, the world player of the year, has lit up the world cup with a hat trick against spain. there's heartbreak for mo salah and egypt as uruguay win with a later goal and there's also a win for iran. and we'll get the latest from the england camp three days before the start of their world cup. i'm azi farni in the bbc sport centre. away from the world cup. can dj go all the way? the world number one is out in front at the us open. and tammy beaumont inspires england to a seven wicket win to take the series against south africa. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello welcome to the programme. the world cup is well and truly up and running after a sensational match between 2010 world champions spain and the current european champions portugal in sochi tonight. spain, who sacked their coach julen lopetegui just two days bef

and dirty den — otherwise known as leslie grantham — the villain of eastenders, has died aged 71.c news... sportsday will be coming live from moscow as we look at the matches on day two at the world cup, including a late winner for uruguay against egypt.

also tonight tributes to the eastenders star leslie grantham who's died at the age of 71.

stars pay tribute to leslie grantham, best known for playing the roguish landlord dirty den in eastendersiano ronaldo as portugal grab

following his death of eastenders star leslie grantham, who played pub landlord dirty den, we'll be speakinga tv critic who says den and his onscreen wife angie were thejr and sue ellen of british soap. donald trump has today announced a 25% tariff will be applied to more than 800 chinese goods, we'll be live in washington to gauge reaction to that and the president's claim the nuclear stand off with north korea has been ‘largely solved'. and later on, a double helping of the paper review, when martin bentham, the home editor of the london evening standard, and whitehall correspondent for the sun lynn davidson join me to look ahead to tomorrow's front pages. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello im olly foster live in moscow on day 2 at the world cup. here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight. uruguay leave it late but find a way past egypt — and salah has to sit and watch. the bouhaddouz blues... a late morrocan own goal gives iran their first world cup win in 20 years. the group b big guns face each other in the next half an hour. after their troub

held up on the same pedestal as the women and he was a rare kind of example of that, i think, leslie granthamrecord-breaking130,000 muslims grantham. a record-breaking 130,000 muslims have gathered grantham. a record-breaking130,000 muslims have gathered to celebrate eid, the end of ramadan. it is now your‘s the largest eid gathering. these celebrations in small heath park in birmingham are increasingly popular. they mark the end of ramadan, the holy fasting month when most muslims refrain from eating and drinking during daylight. we are coming together to practise the prosthetic tradition of all muslims around the world to pray outdoors, and importantly for birmingham, it is about the community coming together from all over birmingham and even nationally, people are coming to this event. when these celebrations were first held in 2011, there were around 12,000 visitors. today, organisers say that figure has now swelled to about 140,000 stock it is not an official figure but organisers insist it is used even of its kind in the western world, and they are keen to stress it is open to everybody

ann leslie grantham has passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.s on—screen wife in eastenders and she didn't get to say goodbye. the time is 6:13am saturday morning and nick has the weather prize this morning. grey skies? good morning. there is a bit of wet weather around as we start the weekend, heavy rain, of a showery nature so i don't think it is particularly prolonged and there will be some sunshine coming back from the west as we go through the day. and then a word or two about tomorrow. cloud around looking drier compared with today. this is the big picture as we start the weekend. these weather fronts are moving in, which is why it is rainy with you to start the day. it is moving on through fairly slowly, and behind the weather fronts there are some brighter skies coming in. let's take a look at it as we go through today, then. here is the rain we have at then. here is the rain we have at the moment. across northern ireland, northern england and scotland, these areas most prone to see some heavy bursts, maybe with a rumble of thunder. last

thank you for sharing your memories of leslie grantham who died yesterday.use but the main job was to bring it under control that the speculation. there was concerned about other buildings in the area, cinema and a nightclub and some shops. the language used by the fire service this morning has been very negative about the state of the building. they say that it is significantly, extensively damaged, possibly more than the fire their four years ago. all eyes on glasgow this morning. this is where viewers on bbc one leave us. join us on the bbc news channel where we‘ll bring you the headlines at 9. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. a massive blaze at glasgow‘s world —famous school of art. it‘s the second time the mackintosh building has been badly damaged by fire in four years. people, the citizens of glasgow, and people further afield, will have to prepare themselves for what is a seriously damaged building. good morning it‘s saturday the 16th ofjune. also this morning: theresa may says she‘s disappointed after one of her own mps bloc