it is lionel blair! of game shows such as blankety blank. lionel blair, who's died at the age of 92. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news, the headlines. in britain, a conservative mp at the heart of a row over standards in public life has resigned. owen paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules. the government then tried to alter the disciplinary system, prompting a furious backlash. with millions trapped in an escalating conflict in ethiopia — a diplomatic effort is under way — to defuse the war. a us envoy is in the capital, and the eu and regional groups — have again called for a ceasefire. at the glasgow climate conference, more than a0 countries have promised to phase out coal power. but china, india and the us — have not signed up. controversial rules to push tens of millions of american workers into getting vaccinated will come into effect from january. the mandates affect all healthcare workers and businesses with more than a

we got the line else, lionel blair. —— me lionels.ord. he embraced it and loved being the centre of attention. and loved being the centre of attention-— and loved being the centre of attention. . ., , , ., ., ,. attention. just as you were talking, we are showing _ attention. just as you were talking, we are showing a _ attention. just as you were talking, we are showing a few— attention. just as you were talking, we are showing a few images i attention. just as you were talking, we are showing a few images from| attention. just as you were talking, i we are showing a few images from the past. i am not sure which child it was but there was a picture of the three of them holding their sons between them. there we are. there is a picture and you probably cannot see it. hearing from other people, family was massively important to him. children, grandchildren. then he will be a huge loss.— he will be a huge loss. massively im ortant he will be a huge loss. massively important stop — he will be a huge loss. massively important stop i _ he w

he was a great dancer, he was a wonderful dancer and used to be known as the lionel blair dancers that lionel, we will miss you. i met - we will miss you. i met his professional longevity. i should've clarified the fact that he was working through all these previous decades on so many forms. in those da s he decades on so many forms. in those days he was — decades on so many forms. in those days he was a _ decades on so many forms. in those days he was a dancer _ decades on so many forms. in those days he was a dancer but _ decades on so many forms. in those days he was a dancer but the - days he was a dancer but the last thing i did with him was a series called revolver, he was very funny indeed. we did hundreds of sketches for scottish television and he was very funny in them. find for scottish television and he was very funny in them.— for scottish television and he was very funny in them. and what will be our very funny in them. and what will be your abiding — very funny in them. and what will be your abiding memory _ very funny in them. and what will be your abiding memory of _ ver

this is lionel blair!onel blair who's died at the age of 92. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @bbcbaxter. we always love to hear from you. more on cop26 coming up so do stay with us. hello there. after the rather chilly conditions of the last few days, things are going to feel a little bit different as we head towards the weekend. some milder weather in the forecast, but with that, quite a lot of cloud feeding in from the west. and for some of us through the weekend there is some wet and windy weather on the way. this warm front has been working its way southwards and eastwards, introducing more in the way of cloud, but also introducing a westerly wind, so that is bringing a milderfeel. a milder start to friday for many. the coldest conditions down towards the south and the east where the skies have remained clear. and that's where we will see the best of any sunshine through the morning. for many other places there is going to be a lot of cloud. that cloud, at times, producing some spots of light rain and

and a picture of lionel blair dominates the front page of the yorkshire post.ry about sponsors leaving its county cricket club due to a racism row. so, let's begin. a bit more of a proper look and let us start with kate and the guardian and the very strong front—page story tories plunged into crisis after sleaze rules you turn and tory mps reacting with fury afterjohnson withdrew in less than 2a hours after ordering them to support this incredibly controversial amendment. conservative backbench mps feel incredibly used over the last 2a hours. it sounds to me like there was a very heavy operation happening saying there is supposed to disband the current standards committee system and the committee system and try to replace it with something else. many of them dutifully went through the lobbies and even had members on the move only forjust a few hours into the parliamentary sessions and there is a huge, they realise this was not a good look, not a good idea they should not have been trained to change the standards committee at this point in time and if you leap f

can i ask you about lionel blair.ck in the 1960s allows local newspaper reporter, - pages. back in the 1960s allows local newspaper reporter, i - pages. back in the 1960s allows| local newspaper reporter, i went pages. back in the 1960s allows . local newspaper reporter, i went to the studios — local newspaper reporter, i went to the studios on the weekend the recorded — the studios on the weekend the recorded entertainment shows and their showing them in a whole host of stars. _ their showing them in a whole host of stars, and i did feature on him and i_ of stars, and i did feature on him and i would — of stars, and i did feature on him and i would see genius, all the time — and i would see genius, all the time he — and i would see genius, all the time. he was absolutely lovely, full of wonderful anecdotes and he introduced me to all the stars in the show— introduced me to all the stars in the show and eve, what it what a guy _ the show and eve, what it what a guy a _ the show and eve, what it what a guy. a dancer, s

veteran entertainer, tv presenter and dancer lionel blair has died aged 92.n game show give us a clue. in recent years he acted in ricky gervais�*s extras and also appeared on celebrity big brother. there are warnings that the food crisis in north korea is becoming acute. as winter approaches, there's increasing concern that the most vulnerable will starve. the country is more isolated than ever, after closing its borders to its main trading partner china to prevent the spread of covidi9. laura bicker reports from seoul. the applause is always loud. it is always fervent, but even as he accepts this adulation, kim jong—un admits his people are going hungry. the newsreader announces that the food situation is tense. mr kim has also reportedly said that this year every grain of rice counts. state tv follows the farmer keen to show how he will carry out the leader's orders. what he doesn't say is that strict pandemic border closures have led to shortages of farming supplies needed to keep crops healthy. translation: it seems like the food shortage . is worse than

veteran tv presenter and dancer lionel blair has died at the age of 92.

veteran entertainer, tv presenter and dancer lionel blair has died aged 92.us a clue. in recent years he acted in ricky gervais's extras and also appeared on celebrity big brother. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... increasing signs that north korea can no longer properly feed itself — with warnings that climate change will only make shortages worse. the israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages there was no sign, they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders are threatened, that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. _ voyager one is now the most distant man—made object - anywhe

tributes have been paid to the veteran entertainer lionel blair, who's died at the age of 92.s of the band in concert, looking like they did in 1979. we had two songs. we enjoyed those. we thought they were really good, so we said, "maybe we should do a couple more". and we did. and then we said, "maybe we should do a few more!" so we have an album. bjorn, he's sounding very laid back. have you got any more nerves? i mean, this is a big deal, 40 years between albums! yes! yes. it's, emotionally, very difficult to grasp, actually, that we did what we did. it's dawning on me now that it's actually happening, you know? we don't need to prove anything here. i don't think we're taking a risk, because if people think that we were better 40 years ago, fine. and the ladies were so happy, as were we, of course, but the ladies, mm, they can still do it! and they're also happy that they don't have to do this! yeah, why don't they? where are they? because we told them. we talked about it, we said, "if we do this, what's going to happen?" and they both said, "we don't want to do this". and