you are nicholas parsons? d nicholas parsons? i thought you we re d nicholas parsons? was sue who interrupted me. but i enjoyed her interruption. sue gets a point because she interrupted, takes over the subject... you get a bonus point for the humour that you instill. splendid, good, yes! and who gets the subject. 15 seconds ago, starting now. there is nothing greater than nicholas parsons, he is the show leader... show business before? but the show leader... show business before ? but show the show leader... show business before? but show business is one word, isn't it? that is not one word. i will assume it is two words and say paul has the benefit of the doubt. and if! and say paul has the benefit of the doubt. and if i get lots of letters, i don't think i will bother to reply to them. laughter. there is still ten seconds ago, paul. nicholas parsons i have known since roughly 1987, what a magnificent creature he is. we first met on a television programme and made in liverpool called... the neurotic, erotic, ever branching nicholas parsons who has died at the age of

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the broadcaster gyles brandreth was a long—time colleague and friend of nicholas parsons.ns was much more than simply a presenter. it is heartbreakingly sad. it is the end ofan it is heartbreakingly sad. it is the end of an era in many ways. ifirst met nicholl —— met nicholas more than 50 years ago. what is remarkable about him, we remember him die because ofjust a minute, but he was so versatile. he was an actor, performer, entertainer. he performed in films for the bolton brothers and carry on films. he appeared at the windmill theatre. he was on stage from the 19a0s onwards. he was a consummate professional and a role model to so many people because he just went on working from right up to when he was 95 he was still doing his one—man show, still appearing at the edinburgh fringe and still hosting just a minute until last year. it is heartbreakingly sad, but it is a career to celebrate and a man to celebrate. he was such a delightful person. a really lovely human being. 0bviously person. a really lovely human being. obviously it is very fresh and very upsetting for you

and the broadcasting legend nicholas parsons has died. he was 96.g up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: the return of israel folau. the australian rugby star, sacked because of homophobic comments, will be playing in the super league this season. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has decided — despite strong objections from the white house — to maintain the chinese technology company huawei's involvement in the uk's 5g networks. there will, however, be restrictions. the firm will be banned from supplying parts to "sensitive areas" of the infrastructure known as "the core", and it will be excluded from sites near military bases and nuclear installations. but america has warned that granting huawei access to the network could allow the chinese government to spy. here's our security correspondent, gordon corera. sg 5g offers the promise of the connected future. more than just faster speeds, it will allow billions of devices to talk to each other. from self driving cars to automated factories, to smart homes fille

the entertainer and broadcaster nicholas parsons, who‘s died at the age of 96.ntre. coming up on this programme: men‘s top seed rafael nadal heads out in the quarter—finals grand slam title. simona halep ‘s through to the final. there is plenty to talk about in that australian open. tom watson willjoin us in a moment. to have a chat. i can tell you that simona halep has gone through in her quarterfinal. she has won herfirst up quarterfinal. she has won herfirst up match. let us go across to melbourne. as far as what is happening, anastasia pavyluchenkova is playing garbine muguruza. how important is psychology when it comes to these games?” important is psychology when it comes to these games? i think it a lwa ys comes to these games? i think it always plays

the entertainer and broadcaster, nicholas parsons, who‘s died at the age of 96. greeted to a winter wonderland, take a look at this beautiful weather watcher from for

nicholas parsons, who has died at the age of 96.rk. and still to come... roger federer survives a scare and saves seven match points to reach the australian open semi—final. coming up in the sport, the series is one but stuart broad has been sanctioned for swearing at the south african captain. in antarctica, scientists have confirmed fears that a glacier the size of great britain is melting increasingly rapidly. if thwaites glacier disappears it could lead to a huge rise in global sea levels — so understanding what‘s happening there is essential if water level rises are to be accurately predicted. until now, no—one has attempted a large—scale scientific survey on the remote glacier, which is more than 1,000 miles from the nearest research station. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt travelled across west antarctica, to witness the huge and complex project. until this year, only four people had ever been here. the front of what they call the doomsday glacier. but understanding what is happening here is crucial for us

and tributes are paid to nicholas parsons, chair of radio 4'sjust a minute for more than 50 years, who has died at the age of 96. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news: in half an hour on beyond 100 days, we'll hear from the former prime minister and middle east envoy tony blair as he gives his thoughts on president trump's middle east deal. before middle east deal. nine we will be looking back at before nine we will be looking back at the career of the legendary broadcaster nicholas parsons who has died at the age of 96 and later we will look at the headlines in the papers. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening: the return of israel folau, super league say they are disappointed and deplore his homophobic comments but can't stop him signing for catalans dragons. a big match in the midlands, villa take on leicesterfor a place in the league cup final. saving seven match points to reach the australian open semi—finals, roger federer says he be

indeed, there was a lot more to nicholas parsons. what is the purpose of your visit to england? he'd appeared in more than 20 films... i've come to find a husband. ..and in the ‘60s, he'd become a household name as the straight man to the comedian arthur haynes. i'm sorry, vicar. i thought it was those carol singers. merry christmas. he could bring out the funniness in anybody, but unselfishly, always feeding them. he knew he could get something out of them, and he could do that immaculately. he'd turned to acting after training as an engineer in a clyde shipyard. do you think you could try and keep quiet? on camera, he was a master of smooth talking charm, a mask for his struggles growing up with dyslexia and a pronounced stammer. and then in 1967, he was made presenter ofjust a minute. he'd wanted to be a panellist, but the producers knew his skill. the good—natured straight man enduring a daily comic assault. i'm going to ask my guests to speak on the subject that i give them and they will try to do that without hesitation, reputation or deviating from the subject... he truly

and tributes to nicholas parsons, chair of radio 4'sjust a minute for more than 50 years, who's died aged 96. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, targett on target for villa to take the lead over leicester but who is heading to wembley for the league cup final? good evening. the chinese technology firm huawei has been granted a limited role in the uk's ultra—fast 5g mobile phone network. the decision by the prime minister borisjohnson and colleagues came despite pressure from the trump administration to block huawei's involvement, alleging that it could make the uk vulnerable to surveillance or sabotage by the chinese authorities. huawei denies any involvement in espionage, but ministers say it has nonetheless been designated a "high risk" supplier, and will be excluded from sensitive facilities, such as nuclear sites and military bases. our security correspondent gordon corera has more details. 5g offers the promise of a connected future. more than just faster speeds, it will allow billions of devices to talk to each other, from self—driving cars to automated factories, to smart

the entertainer and broadcaster, nicholas parsons, who's died at the age of 96. now it's time for the weather with louise lear hello. january 2020 for many has been pretty grey and white at times. some of us on tuesday morning were greeted to a winter wonderland, take a look at this beautiful weather watcher from for william. lots of snow. plenty of frequent showers being blown in and around this low pressure, affecting the far north either west. showers of rain primarily at lower levels as we went through the day. it did bring some snow weather to higher ground. pretty chilly as well on tuesday, a cold start to wednesday morning. still with some showers coming into the far north—west, worth bearing in mind we could have some ice around first thing. some difficult conditions on the roads, ice very hit and miss depending on whether showers have been. as we go through the day we will start to see more persistent rain pushing into the far north—west, affecting northern ireland, scotland and north—west england. some quite heavy, a good inch in places. isolated shower

a lovely tribute to nicholas parsons yesterday.e will be back with the national headlines at 7am. good morning from bbc london. i‘m alice salfield. a self—taught trader from west london, who contributed to a brief crash in the us stock market, has escaped a further prison term. navinder sarao has already spent four months in prison in the uk after making millions in bogus trades from his childhood bedroom in hounslow. a court in chicago ruled that he should be placed under house arrest for a year. the number of eu jobseekers looking for work in london has dropped by 13% since 2016. that‘s according to figures analysed for this programme. the globaljob site indeed warns that some industries may struggle to recruit enough staff if the trend continues. but there are already moves by the government to boost training in areas like construction to help provide more opportunities for londoners. we‘ve looked at hundreds of thousands ofjob searches on indeed and we found a 13% drop in clicks onjobs in london from overseasjobseekers over the

nicholas parsons, the host ofjust a minute for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 96.i'm nervous already. the us is preparing to airlift its citizens out of wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak. the reported infection rates increased by nearly 60 % overnight, to over a000 cases. hong kong is cutting ferry and rail links to the mainland, and russia has closed most of its border with china. according to the world health organization there have been more than 50 confirmed cases outside china. today germany confirmed the first human to human transmission in europe. a man infected by a work colleague who had returned from china. thailand has the most cases with eight at the moment. australia, singapore, and japan all have four. as yet, there have been no deaths outside china. but all these other countries have confirmed cases. you might remember in last night's programme we showed you this data map developed by scientists atjohns hopkins university in the us, showing cases, new infections, locations, deaths and recoveries. it's updated hour by h

. >> can we take a minute to pay tribute to nicholas parsons who passed away this weekend thank him for his work in broadcasting. this friday the year okay -- the uk will leave the european union. the actions we take over the months and years ahead will shape our future and the international community for generations to come. britain's role in the world will face its most important test later this year. to discuss the need for drastic action to tackle the climate emergency. given the scale of the crisis does the prime minister think that we have a country should be financing billions of pounds on oil and gas projects all around the world? >> let me say indifference, in memory of nicholas we should avoid hesitation or repetition in this house. i can answer clearly by saying i do think it important the uk continue to campaign against carbon emissions of all kinds as we do and he will have noticed we just decided to ban support for all extraction of coal around the world and that is a massive step forward by the country. >> jeremy corbin. >> the report from the bbc and unearthed investigat

if you forgive me, mr speaker, can we take a minute to pay tribute to nicholas parsons who passed awayd years ahead will shape our future role within the international community for generations to come. britain's role in the world will face one of its most important test later this year, when cop 26 meets in glasgow to discuss the need for drastic action to tackle the climate emergency. given the scale of the crisis, does the prime minister think that we as a country should be financing billions of pounds on oil and gas projects around the world? mr speaker, let me firstly say in deference, in memory of nicholas parsons, i think we should avoid hesitation, deviation or repetition in this house, and i can answer very clearly by saying, i do think it is important that the uk continues to campaign against hydrocarbon emissions as we do of all kinds, as we do, and he will notice that we have decided to ban all support for extraction of coal around the world, and that is a massive step forward by this country. mr speaker, the report from the bbc and other investigations revealed that a gove

and tributes are paid to nicholas parsons, chair of radio 4'sjust a minute for more than 50 years, whoed at the age of 96. he was an absolute bbc radio legend. he was an absolute bbc radio legend. he was an absolute bbc radio legend. he was wonderful to meet, warm, generous, amusing, clever. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that in the next few minutes, president trump and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu are expected to hold a news conference at the white house to outline their proposals for a peace settlement in the middle east. diplomatic experts say that president trump seems to be preparing a deal that will please his own supporters at home, as well as mr netanyahu. israel could be given the green light to annex large parts of the occupied west bank. as soon as the news conference happens, we will of course bring it to you live from washington. ido i do not think there is long to go now. but lots of members of congress there, who are interested for different reasons and what is going on in the middle east, different reasons in terms of culture and background and poli