and like lys assia, she was loyal to the contest lys assia, she was loyal to the co ntest a nd lys assiato see you. time for a look at the weather with phil avery. it hasn't been a bad day for many parts of the british isles. a bit more cloud in the south—eastern quarter, but that's the sort of thing many of you will have looked at. perhaps for some even less cloud than that. this evening at overnight, we'll lose some of that cloud that has developed through the day and, underneath clear

the year that lys assia became the first—ever winner of the eurovision song contest.ng the way for generations of contestants. including bucks fizz, who won the contest in 1981 with making yourmind up. who won the contest in 1981 with making your mind up. aber in 1974 with waterloo, which became an international hit across the world —— abba. a life dedicated to eurovision, lys assia was born in 1924 and started her career as a dancer. this is only fitting, it is only fitting you wear this... eurovision icon, she returned to the show‘s 60th anniversary and was crowned the queen of eurovision in 2015. when i started, 60 years ago, with seven countries only, in lugarno, for switzerland, nobody knew what would happen. and ambassador to the singing contest, at the age of 87, she returned to eurovision. at this time without success. fans had been paying tribute to the singer, who turned 94 earlier this month, including the show‘s producer, who says she will be missed. lys assia's death marks the end of an era in eurovision history, one which she helped define. after a week

and like lys assia, she was loyal to the contest lys assia, she was loyal to the co ntest a nd lys assia, she was loyal to the contest and its fans. thank you very much for paying tribute. good to see you. time for a look at the weather with phil avery. it hasn't been a bad day for many parts of the british isles. a bit more cloud in the south—eastern quarter, but that's the sort of thing many of you will have looked at. perhaps for some even less cloud than that. this evening at overnight, we'll lose some of that cloud that has developed through the day and, underneath clear skies, i think we'll end up with quite a widespread frost, especially inland. perhaps less of a chance across the southern counties. a bright, crisp start to the day on monday, but you'll notice that eventually we bring this weather front into western areas. rain by tea—time for the western side of northern ireland and pembrokeshire, and temperatures not bad. nine to 13, but we'll probably not see their like again through the week, as it turns colder. it will be rainy at times, and quite breezy for some, and a risk

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the winner of the first eurovision song contest, lys assia, has died in zurich at the age of 94.tant in 2012 and 2013. the organisers of eurovision have paid tribute to her "lasting commitment" to the song contest. earlier, you might have heard us discussing how tourist attractions and monuments in london switched their lights off for an hour last night, but other cities around the world also got in on the act. from paris to berlin, landmarks in cities across the globe fell into darkness, to show international awareness for climate change. the initiative began in 2007 in sydney, but now more than 180 countries take part. it is quite dramatic when it happens, isn't it? you would really feel power, wouldn't you, if you we re feel power, wouldn't you, if you were in control of the likes of the eiffel tower. 0nes —— one switch. i would enjoy it. don't do it in these studios, though. speaking of bad ideas, what on earth were they thinking? absolutely! it has been called the darkest hour of cricket. this says it all. they look like two little schoolboys who've done something very, very

the winner of the first ever eurovision song contest, lys assia, has died in zurich at the age of 94.s a contestent when she was in her late eighties, in 2012 and 2013. eurovision has offered its deepest condolences, paying tribute to her lasting commitment to the song contest. famous landmarks in cities across the world have been plunged into darkness to demonstrate a commitment to tackling climate change. more than 185 countries have been taking part in the 10th anniversary of earth hour. this year's theme, let nature shine, focuses on how climate change damages the world around us. georgina smyth reports. down under in darkness. sydney switches off for earth hour, kicking off the event it launched 11 years ago. earth hour is such a great australian initiative. it helps us understand the amount of power we use every day and i'm really proud of it because it comes from australia and it helps the rest of the world understand how much power we use every day. the initiative wa nts to we use every day. the initiative wants to a galaxy far, far away in the philippines, with star wars fans

the winner of the first ever eurovision song contest, lys assia, has died in zurich at the age of 94.1956 with a song called refrain. you're watching bbc news. let's get more on that australian cricket team ball—tampering incident now. our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer, explained how the chief executive of cricket australia has reacted to the scandal. it was a very sad day for australian cricket and how shocked and disappointed he was and he was telling journalists in melbourne that there would be no knee—jerk reaction to the ball—tampering scandal in south africa. james sutherland saying that two senior officials from cricket australia, this is the governing body, would be sent to south africa to conduct a thorough investigation. so what that really means is that cricket bosses here in australia, you get the sense, want to know who knew about this ball—tampering and then they will make their decision but it does seem that given the reaction here in australia has been so furious to this scandal that cricket australia, you would have to imagine, would have to act very swiftly wh

the winner of the first ever eurovision song contest, lys assia, has died in zurich at the age of 94. she won for switzerland in 1956 with a song called refrain. she tried to return as a contestent when she was in her late eighties, in 2012 and 2013. now on bbc news, a 70 year old crime story is revisited in the porthole mystery. bbc home service... james camb, a deck steward on the liner durban castle, was today charged with murder on the high seas of miss eileen gay gibson, the actress who disappeared from the ship during a voyage from south africa to britain. in other news, the shortage of water continues following the long dry spell... it was here at winchester‘s great hall in march of 1948 that one of the 20th century's most sensational murder trials took place. it had everything you would expect to find in an agatha christie novel. a dashing steward, a beautiful actress, a death on the high seas. but no body. the steward was charged with murdering the 21—year—old actress and pushing her out of the porthole. no trace of her body was ever found. and now, for the first time, we hav