and as the acerbic, acid—tongued lily savage. i'm stood up and i looked over and ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television's best known shows... it's thursday at 7:00. it's top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark self—deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. got a four—slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul�*s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many. i think anyone that does thisjob and doesn't class paul as an icon, as an inspiration, i don't think they're worth their bread. he was an icon through and through, not just for many queens and for many people from liverpool, for so many working class people. it's a sad, sad day. i'm sorry i'm not suited and booted, but i thought, you know, with it bei

he was also known for his drag queen persona, lily savage.lashes erupt in france between police and protesters angry with president macron�*s pension reform plans. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police. king charles will begin his first state visit as monarch when he arrives in germany with the queen consort. italy introduces a law banning the production and sale of synthetic foods — including artificial meat. and football superstar, lionel messi, scores his 100th goalfor argentina — three months after leading his country to world cup glory. president biden has urged congress to act now to ban assault weapons, following monday's deadly school shooting in the us city of nashville. three children and three adults were killed. police say the suspect had legally purchased seven guns. nomia iqbal reports from nashville this is the moment when audrey hale prepares to kill. the 28—year—old turns up at the school in a car, shoots the glass t

at that point he was absolutely lily savage. when you host a _ absolutely lily savage.y— presence in so many people's living rooms every day due to the chat show _ rooms every day due to the chat show. ~ . , rooms every day due to the chat show. . . , ., . . show. peter, wayne now that paul ended u- show. peter, wayne now that paul ended op taking — show. peter, wayne now that paul ended up taking some _ show. peter, wayne now that paul ended up taking some animals - show. peter, wayne now that paul i ended up taking some animals home from battersea. —— we now know. how often did you see him, you could see him almost on the tv show, it would break his heart not to take an animal home, what were those moments like when he would decide, this is the one, i cannot leave this animal behind? . . the one, i cannot leave this animal behind? . , .. behind? that is so true. i think he wanted to take _ behind? that is so true. i think he wanted to take them _ behind? that is so true. i think he wanted to take them all _ behind? that is so true. i think he wanted to take them all h

there were so many different reincarnations of whether it was lily savage, whether it was lily savageether it was the animal advocate as well. and you talk about richard and judy, i remember 30 odd years ago waking up on a morning and switching on the telly to see lily sobbing , the telly to see lily sobbing, sitting down, richard and judy sent . and as for that, eamonn sent. and as for that, eamonn holmes , he should be sacked. he holmes, he should be sacked. he should take the silver, give him a job. and this was me hosting the national television awards. so he had a pithy tone. i mean, he was he was sharp, especially as lily. oh, yeah. i think the thing with paul, i'm with lily is that the attitude of just a it was carefree asked you to say what you think, say it how it is, and deal with the consequences later. you is, and deal with the consequences later . you know, consequences later. you know, that was how he said it. and i often interview him and he say things that he thought, oh, but don't don't like that though, you know, things if you you know, he'd say things if you like te

he was a man who had a great deal of success, but why the name lily savage? enter, children's author no less, during the pandemic. people are sad, but they have this smile and happiness in their voice when they talk about a century, somebody said, almost like a mate and a colleague. said, almost like a mate and a colleague-— said, almost like a mate and a colleauue. , ., , ., colleague. because of his role as an ambassador— colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for _ colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for battersea _ colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for battersea dogs - colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for battersea dogs and | ambassador for battersea dogs and cats home, what did the people think the difference he made to the profile of the home and ultimately helping all those animals to be rehomed? , helping all those animals to be rehomed?— helping all those animals to be rehomed? , ., , , helping all those animals to be rehomed? , ., _ ., rehomed? they obviously played an amazinal rehomed? they obviously

lily savage who he created in the 70s, and his mother's maiden name was savage, by the way.lf died in 2015. but ultimately for the people here at battersea, it was the ambassadorial work that he did for the charity that is now over 160 years old, and just behind me we have a tent set up with a few bouquets of flowers but ultimately as well as having a legacy within entertainment, he has a legacy within animal welfare and at battersea. within animal welfare and at ltattersea-— within animal welfare and at battersea. ,, ., ., , ., battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks _ battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks for _ battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks forjoining - battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks forjoining us. i battersea. sean at battersea in | london, thanks forjoining us. a terrific tribute there to paul 0'grady. we used to see him walking through television centre with his dog. who would have said to lily savage you cannot bring that animal in here! now it's time for the weather with matt taylor. hello there. compared to the cooler

the tv star, also known for his drag queen persona lily savage, died on tuesday evening.y all those who enjoyed his "humour, wit and compassion". that's all for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lmmisztak. hello there. after the dry and sunny day that most of us had on monday, tuesday's weather was, well, a little bit disappointing, wasn't it? we had a lot of cloud around and outbreaks of rain. and it wasn'tjust that it was a wet day, it was also quite chilly for a late march day, with temperatures for quite a few of us, around 8—9 celsius. but looking at wednesday's weather picture, it will at least be turning a lot milder, although we have got more rain on the way. now, the milder weather conditions will be brought in on these fairly gusty southwesterly winds, so some very mild air coming ourway. that process of the southwesterly winds bringing mild air is well under way — at the moment, but we've got a lot of cloud around with patches of drizzle. so quite a damp start to wednesday, i think, with a few mist and fog patches around the coast and hills in the west, b

spending the morning bed lily savage morning in bed with lily savage . people can say that . indeed. csu now let's take you back to the king and back to berlin. the king and queen consort arriving at the brandenburg gate imminently. that the band in the guard of honour getting ready. we'll see what musical selection time because we had goldfinger and james bond theme at airport as the raf plane touched down and taxied out and there the brandenburg gate. of course, that iconic berlin landmark, which saw on the night of unification and both east and west germany come back together again as new modern nation . and again as new modern nation. and in terms of the military presence as , we see those presence as, we see those sailors there, of course, the great debate that's gone on in germany about what they should do in terms of helping europe and giving aid to, ukraine following , the invasion of following, the invasion of russia and olaf scholz been trying to wrestle with that . but trying to wrestle with that. but we have there the flag about i think to go up the flagpole and w

they celebrate his groundbreaking character, lily savage . and we're going to lily savage.paul o'grady shortly with jim davidson, but we'll have on the media buzz now with tonight's superstar political commentator dominique samuels, the businessman and activist adam brookes and former labour adviser matthew lanza . now, the adviser matthew lanza. now, the final episode of, adviser matthew lanza. now, the final episode of , the seven part final episode of, the seven part podcast, the witch trials of j.k. rowling, has just dropped . j.k. rowling, has just dropped. and the activists bravery is a thing to behold . in what could thing to behold. in what could only be described as rowling's most personal interview ever , most personal interview ever, the harry potter author hits out at extreme politics, including ideology and the intolerance of the left . so think that the left the left. so think that the left is making a tremendous mistake in espousing this of, in my view , quasi religious, incredibly sort of witch hunting behaviour . i've been shocked by the positions that publ

they celebrate his groundbreaking character, lily savage . and we're going to lily savage. paul o'grady shortly with jim davidson, but we'll have on the media buzz now with tonight's superstar political commentator dominique samuels, the businessman and activist adam brookes and former labour adviser matthew lanza . now, the adviser matthew lanza. now, the final episode of, adviser matthew lanza. now, the final episode of , the seven part final episode of, the seven part podcast, the witch trials of j.k. rowling, has just dropped . j.k. rowling, has just dropped. and the activists bravery is a thing to behold . in what could thing to behold. in what could only be described as rowling's most personal interview ever , most personal interview ever, the harry potter author hits out at extreme politics, including ideology and the intolerance of the left . so think that the left the left. so think that the left is making a tremendous mistake in espousing this of, in my view , quasi religious, incredibly sort of witch hunting behaviour . i've been shocked by the positions that pub

paul o'grady was a care worker in london when he created his alter ego, the scouse powerhouse lily savagef drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, and as a young gay boy, to sit there and see something of yourself on television, it meant things were ok and it meant i could dream to do that as well. so it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio 2 show after ia years last august, and signed off in the manner which made him so loved by many. so you look after yourselves, yeah? stay safe and well. ta—ra, everyone! the entertainer, paul o'grady, whose died at the age, of 67. one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth, a patago—titan dinosaur, is about to go on display at the natural history museum in london. discovered nearly ten years ago in argentina, it's a replica skeleton that will be on show, but that means the public will be able to touch it, and walk beneath the huge bones. our science editor, rebecca morelle, has that story. piece by piece, bone by colossal bone. a creature from 100 million years ago begins to emerge. this is patagotitan, one of the lar

you may first have come across his work as the drag queen lily savage, or when he then changed tack andbringing his wit to peak—time shows. let's hear now from someone who was inspired by paul — the winner of the most recent series of ru paul's drag race uk — danny beard — who shared his favourite memories with us a little earlier... i think anyone that does this job, and doesn't class paul as an icon, as an inspiration, i don't think they are worth their bread, do you know what i mean? he was an icon, through and through. notjust for many queens, for many people from liverpool, for many working class people. it's a sad day. he was a trailblazer, he took drag to the mainstream, really set the way for people like me to be able to do ourjobs. and take ourjobs to the next level. i remember watching paul 0'grady as a kid. one of the most iconic performances was with cilla and babs on you've got to get a gimmick on the royal variety. it was hilarious. as a young, gay boy, to sit there and see something of yourself on television. it meant things were 0k, it meant that i could dream to do that

since lily savage there's still stuff like lily savage out there. thank god. there are quite god., there are quite racy performances that take place. there have been instances of a couple of those that i've place in. they've been young people there because it's babies and show for and that's really a show for the mums. yeah. mums will mums. yeah. you know mums will take babies to see take their babies to see a screening of 15 rated movie screening of a 15 rated movie sometime. but maybe they sometime. no, but maybe they shouldn't. for the shouldn't. well that's for the parents think parents to decide i think i agree. and well, nancy, thank you very much for coming on and being so balanced and generous with and right coming with your time and right coming up, you putting me on the spot? oh, no . and i get your reaction oh, no. and i get your reaction to first half of the show to my first half of the show coming . in three. so earlier on, i asked you, are we over sexualising children? and here are some of your reactions to the show. and if you think we are indeed over sexualising ch

since lily savage there's still stuff like lily savage out there. thank god. there are quite god., there are quite racy performances that take place. there have been instances of a couple of those that i've place in. they've been young people there because it's babies and show for and that's really a show for the mums. yeah. mums will mums. yeah. you know mums will take babies to see take their babies to see a screening of 15 rated movie screening of a 15 rated movie sometime. but maybe they sometime. no, but maybe they shouldn't. for the shouldn't. well that's for the parents think parents to decide i think i agree. and well, nancy, thank you very much for coming on and being so balanced and generous with and right coming with your time and right coming up, you putting me on the spot? oh, no . and i get your reaction oh, no. and i get your reaction to first half of the show to my first half of the show coming . in three. so earlier on, i asked you, are we over sexualising children? and here are some of your reactions to the show. and if you think we are indeed over sexualising ch

and as the acerbic, acid—tongued lily savage.est known shows... it's thursday, it's 7:00. it's top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark self—deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. a four—slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul�*s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many. i think anyone that does thisjob and doesn't class paul as an icon, as an inspiration, i don't think they're worth their bread. he was an icon through and through, not just for many queens and for many people from liverpool, for so many working class people. it's a sad, sad day. i'm sorry i'm not suited and booted, but i thought, you know, with it being the edinburgh festival and with it being comedy, with it being fringe, to be quite frank, i haven't even had a wash, you know what i mean? eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow, performing as himse

paul 0'grady was a care worker in london when he created his alter ego, the scouse powerhouse lily savageminent gay rights activist and inspired a whole new generation of drag queens. i remember watching paul 0'grady as a kid, and as a young gay boy to sit there and see something of yourself on television, it meant things were 0k and it meant i could dream to do that as well. it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio 2 show after 1a years last august and signed off in the manner which made him so loved by so many. you look after yourselves, yeah? stay safe and well. ta—ra, everyone. the entertainer, paul 0'grady, who's died at the age of 67. scotland's new first minister, humza yousaf, has appointed his first cabinet after being formally sworn in. his top team of ten has six women, and he says he's sorry his former opponent for the leadership of the snp, kate forbes, isn't one of them. she declined his offer to become rural affairs secretary. here's our scotland editor, james cook. this is a warrant under his majesty's sign manual, appointing humza haroon yousaf to be first mini

he was also known for his drag queen persona, lily savage.ith president macron�*s pension reform plans. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police.

he was also known for his drag queen persona �*lily savage'. three—nation tour of africa. today, she arrives in tanzania after meeting with officials in ghana yesterday. according to the official white house statement, this trip is a sign that the biden administration wants to build on december�*s us—africa summit. this visit by the us comes at a time escalating competition between the us, china and russia. access to africa's mineral—rich continent will be important for trade and manufacture for all three of these economic powerhouses. rosa whitaker joins us now on bbc news. rosa was the first ever assistant us trade representative for africa under the administrations of presidents george w bush and bill clinton. she is now the president and ceo of the whitaker group which advises clients on trade and investment projects across africa. welcome to the programme, ms whitaker. how important is this opportunity for african nations? thank you. i think this is a very important opportunity because it is a signal that the us is prepared to reset its re

paul 0'grady was a care worker in london when he created his alter ego, the scouse powerhouse, lily savagegeneration of drag queens. i remember watching paul 0'grady as a kid, and as a young gay boy, to sit there and see something of yourself on television, it meant things were 0k and it meant i could dream to do that as well. so it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio two show after 1a years last august, and signed off in the manner which made him so loved by so many. you look after yourselves, yeah? stay safe and well. ta—ra, everyone. the entertainer paul 0'grady who's died at the age of 67. one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth is about to go on display at the natural history museum in london, or a likeness of one anyway. the patagotitan dinosaur was discovered nearly 10 years ago in argentina. a replica skeleton will go on show so that the public can touch it and walk beneath its very big bones. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has the story. piece by piece, bone by colossal bone. a creature from 100 million years ago begins to emerge. this is patagotitan, on

please welcome the hostess of blankety blank, lily savage!he former social worker's alter ego now an unlikely family favourite, something few would have predicted when paul created the character. because all the acts those days, most of them were all in sequins, they were shirley bassey—orientated, it was all very glamour. i went the other way with lily, i gave her a skirt with a tassle and roots. a normal everyday woman. never looked back, this is it. next thing you know i'm on prime telly doing blankety blank! well done, iris. but eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow. now it was paul o'grady appearing in sitcoms. god help that baby, she's as daft as a brush. your brain does shrink when you're pregnant. hers was pea—sized to begin with! remember what she said when i asked her what her iq was? 36, 28, 36. hosting a variety of daytime and evening chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul o'grady! he was everywhere on prime—time with formats such as paul o'grady's saturday night line—up and old favour

for lily savage, he knew exactly what direction he was going with in his career.ver forget also , he totally changed. forget also, he totally changed. t time television. he was getting four or 5 million people watching his chat show. nobody had ever done that. he brought out amazing new audience as to television and uk scientists have discovered an ultra massive black hole around 33 billion times the mass of the sun. astronomers at durham university say the extremely exciting galactic discovery is one of the biggest ever found. the origins of black holes, the most massive objects in the universe is still unclear . objects in the universe is still unclear. this is gb news. we'll bnng unclear. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. so let's get back to andrew and . bev we want to bring some of your views this morning about paul o'grady , who very sadly died in o'grady, who very sadly died in the night on our set. so very sad this morning. paul was a terrific human being who was the best carer, his lovely animals and pets could have. i feel sorry for th

paul o'grady i was a care worker in london when he created his alter ego, the scouse powerhouse lily savagenspired a whole new generation of drag queens. i inspired a whole new generation of drag queens-— inspired a whole new generation of drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady _ drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as — drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a _ drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, _ drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, and - drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, and as - drag queens. i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid, and as a - paul 0'grady as a kid, and as a young gay boy to sit there and see something of yourself on television, it meant things were 0k and it meant i could dream to do that as well. it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio _ it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio two _ it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio two show _ it's a really sad day. he broadcast his final radio two show after 14 l his final radio two show after 14 years l

i don't know. whether the deputy prime minister ever met lily savage or has ever spent a night out ate supposedly they were protecting themselves from contracting hiv from touching gay men. lily, amazingly said at the time, oh, lads, you've come to do the washing up. that's great. her alter ego, paul o'grady, campaigned acerbic lee and hilariously for elderly people, care workers and against oppression of every kind. isn't it time we in this country celebrated our naughty, hilarious, drag queens and comics of every time who inspire us to be a generous and better nation. i who inspire us to be a generous and better nation-— better nation. i totally agree with the honourable _ better nation. i totally agree with the honourable gentleman - better nation. i totally agree with the honourable gentleman and i better nation. i totally agree with i the honourable gentleman and paul grayson was an incredible comic... paul o'grady. but in terms of lily savage, some of that comedy broke glass ceilings and boundaries in a way that politicians would struggle to do, so i agree with her and i think i

and as the acerbic, acid—tongued lily savage.eing the edinburgh festival and with it being comedy, with it being fringe, to be quite frank, i haven't even had a wash, you know what i mean? eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow, performing as himself and hosting a variety of daytime and evening chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul o'grady. as well as a 11t—year stint on radio 2. today's tributes have been led by the queen consort, who said she was deeply saddened to hear of the death of paul o'grady, who worked with her in support of battersea dogs and cats home, providing lots of laughter and many waggy—tailed memories. are you going to let me do yourflea treatment? she appeared alongside him in a special edition of his multi—award winning for the love of dogs, a programme that perhaps more than any other beautifully showed the warmth, kindness and empathy that characterised paul o'grady. paul o'grady who has died at the age of 67. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.

in terms in principle, the idea of drag, you know, is like when i'm in a polo gradi dressed as lily savagethat, savage, something like that, someone just doing the impersonation . i'm all i've got impersonation. i'm all i've got now. it's as an art form that's puffery . but obviously the puffery. but obviously the problem is that schools may be struggle learning strategies in terms of going inclusion and diversity and sort of raising . i diversity and sort of raising. i would say that lgbt history month was last month . maybe it month was last month. maybe it was of those things that happened during that six months. but, you know, as sex is way for children perhaps if it was like the sixth form when 6 to 18 or or you know they do but there is events at universities where i've supported students that's because people are , you know, because people are, you know, able to consent. and so but in terms of children, no , i it's terms of children, no, i it's not something that i would want any of my nephews, the youngest one will be four in, you know, in may and the oldest will be 11. and in my s

in terms in principle, the idea of drag, you know, is like when i'm in a polo gradi dressed as lily savagethat, savage, something like that, someone just doing the impersonation . i'm all i've got impersonation. i'm all i've got now. it's as an art form that's puffery . but obviously the puffery. but obviously the problem is that schools may be struggle learning strategies in terms of going inclusion and diversity and sort of raising . i diversity and sort of raising. i would say that lgbt history month was last month . maybe it month was last month. maybe it was of those things that happened during that six months. but, you know, as sex is way for children perhaps if it was like the sixth form when 6 to 18 or or you know they do but there is events at universities where i've supported students that's because people are , you know, because people are, you know, able to consent. and so but in terms of children, no , i it's terms of children, no, i it's not something that i would want any of my nephews, the youngest one will be four in, you know, in may and the oldest will be 11. and in my s

but lily savage, the animals.mbered forever because people talk about rupaul as drag race. but he the original drag act. about rupaul as drag race. but he the original drag act . and i he the original drag act. and i think the fact that he started so many years ago and character captured so many , i think he'll captured so many, i think he'll always be remembered for that. exactly see, thank you very, very much . banks, who is exactly see, thank you very, very much. banks, who is a showbiz journalist and paul o'grady sadly passing away suddenly but peacefully, as we understand it at the age of 67. i'm man really could just do it all anyhow something that i think is something absolutely can't teach, which is just a natural. and when you turn the telly on and you see face the nafion telly on and you see face the nation for some reason will just 90, nation for some reason will just go, oh, oh, really? i really like looking him. and it's something that some people have just i think and he had it all in a wheelbarrow lo

we said sex, lily savage . you sex, drugs and lily savage. four very, very different reasons. sean, you've chosen story in the i about charles bronson who described as britain's most notorious prisoner. yeah, you know an extraordinary story and a big blow for him yesterday . but blow for him yesterday. but there are thresholds that have to be met if he was to be released in society and he didn't maintenance. yeah, absolutely. to talk about thresholds he's been diagnosed previously diagnosed with antisocial disorder antisocial personality disorder and is naturally somewhat suspicious of other people's motives and holds authoritarian views. a psychologist the parole heanng views. a psychologist the parole hearing i felt that feel about sorry for him i know i'm obviously looking at it through the lens of fascination and intrigue. and this is 70 years to old think he spent 48 years after being sentenced to a thing and actually just a few years for an armed robbery and seven years, i think it was 1974. he sense got on it and a lot i shouldn't be l

lily savage was wonderful, but there's just seems to be a rush of everywhere you look.a it's now. and i just wonder why . and what about just wonder why. and what about your industry? the papers? how are things in the of fleet street. it's changed a lot in your time. well it's a losing perhaps, but i think there's a lot of good papers out there, a lot of good papers out there, a lot of good journalists out there. there still there. and there are still papers worth buying and largely full of columnists. yeah especially. and no, not not in any way to the least extent. yours but what do you what do you make the telegraph dropping these whatsapp messages from matt hancock it's an ethical dilemma isn't it. isabel shaw has made a commitment. she's made a promise not to matt hancock a non—disclosure agreement . you i'll take agreement. you i'll take delivery of these messages and they will stay with me and alone she's reneges on that now revealed her sources. what do you think? yeah i never trust a journalist this is one of the maxims that you know, i mean, i think it was a bi

lily savage was wonderful, but there's just seems to be a rush of everywhere you look.a it's now. and i just wonder why . and what about just wonder why. and what about your industry? the papers? how are things in the of fleet street. it's changed a lot in your time. well it's a losing perhaps, but i think there's a lot of good papers out there, a lot of good papers out there, a lot of good journalists out there. there still there. and there are still papers worth buying and largely full of columnists. yeah especially. and no, not not in any way to the least extent. yours but what do you what do you make the telegraph dropping these whatsapp messages from matt hancock it's an ethical dilemma isn't it. isabel shaw has made a commitment. she's made a promise not to matt hancock a non—disclosure agreement . you i'll take agreement. you i'll take delivery of these messages and they will stay with me and alone she's reneges on that now revealed her sources. what do you think? yeah i never trust a journalist this is one of the maxims that you know, i mean, i think it was a bi