he always claimed that there was a massive gap betweenjohn noakes the man and john noakes on the screen version of yourself on camera, but nevertheless there wasn't much to change from. you are just as enthusiastic and energetic and a lwa ys enthusiastic and energetic and always for a good cause. i don't think you forgot the fact that he a responsibility to the audience and they were very young and overseeing they were very young and overseeing the world through his eyes. and you came after him as the blue peter presenter. he was known during the 60s and 70s and your time was in the mid—i9 80s. how much did he set the template for you as a presenter? he was on the right place at the right time. it wasn't that long before he joined the programme that children's television was very stayed, it was all a bit posh and a bit slow and people were nervous about television but by the time he joined the programme, all the people making children's programmes had grown up with television survey were experimental and more relaxed about things. he was allowed to have its own voice andy northern accen

john noakes has died at the age of 83.erving pre5enter. david sillitoe look5 serving pre5enter. david sillitoe looks back at his life. i'm upside down, at 30,000 feet and upside down. blue peter has had many presenter5 over the years, butjohn noakes, the cheery, funny daredevil from halifax was special. at this level the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i find myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety the words "and then it was my turn" led to some startling tv moments. his trip down the cresta run was also terrifying. ijumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside still doing around 80 miles an hour. john noakes had started out in the raf before turning to acting and landed a job on blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a laugh stood out in a rather more formal era of children's television. i think for a lot of people today is a very sad day. we have lost him

john noakes has died at the age of 83.lue peter in the 1960s and 70s and was the longest serving presenter, appearing for more than 12 years. david sillito looks back at his life. i'm upside down, at 30,000 feet and upside down. blue peter has had many presenters over the years, butjohn noakes, the cheery, funny daredevil from halifax was special. at this level the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i find myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety the words "and then it was my turn" led to some startling tv moments. his trip down the cresta run was also terrifying. ijumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside still doing around 80 miles an hour. john noakes had started out in the raf before turning to acting and landed a job on blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a laugh stood out in a rather more formal era of children's television. i think for a lot of peop

television that the real john noakes wouldn't do.ing with a baby elephant... ..a little tv landmark. oh, get off me foot! lulu hadn't stood on his foot, butjohn noakes always knew how to get a laugh. millions today were saying goodbye to a much loved part of childhood. the former blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who has died at the age of 83. ukip's paul nuttall was the latest party leader to face questions from andrew neil. speaking about his views on counter—terrorism, mr nuttall said he "wouldn't rule out internment" for terror suspects, saying that politicians had to look at ways of ensuring that people were safe. when you read this morning that there is suspected 23,000 jihadis that could be living amongst us, obviously, mi5 are stretched to capacity at this present moment in time. i think we've got to look at ways of ensuring that our people are safe, whether that's a return to — hold on, let me finish — whether that's a return to control orders, whether that's tagging these people, who knows. more on the election now, and penz

noakes was special. the cheery funny daredevilfrom halifax. at noakes was special.from halifax. at this level the plinth on which belsen stands overhangs the column. i find myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety, the words and then it my turn led to some startling moments. take the moment he crashed out of the bobsleigh on the cresta run.|j carried on down the track on my backside still doing around 80 miles an hour. he had grown up near halifax, joined the raf then trained as an actor before landing the job of presenting blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a last died at a time when children's television was rather more formal. quick, have a sniff! he also had as a programme, go with noakes, where he sampled all the pleasures of life out and about in britain. he tired of television and set off on a yacht with his wife settling in majorca after a shipwreck. his memories of blue peter were not entirely fond. he felt he had been badly pai

thejohn noakes we knew was in many ways an act.ohnny always had to have a character to play and so he invented thatjohn noakes, not very different from him, but it was an extension of him and it was a john noakes that could do the things that he did on television, which the real john noakes wouldn't do. his skydiving was record—breaking and almost went wrong... and his meeting with a baby elephant... a little tv landmark. 0h, get off me foot! lulu hadn't stood on his foot butjohn noakes always knew how to get a laugh. millions of us are today saying goodbye to a much—loved part of childhood. note the prospects for the weather. we're not expecting a repeat of the storms that lit up the sky in the south—east corner of england in the early hours of this morning. the tendency is to push the wetter weather northwards, most of it heading out into the north sea. so it is becoming drierfor many of us by the end of the night, still a lot of cloud, still quite warm out there is well, 13—14 degrees minimum temperature in england and wales. we

and tributes to the blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who's died at the age of 83. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the intelligence service mi5 is to review the way it deals with information from the public, in the light of the manchester suicide bombing. it will look in particular at its response to several warnings that the man who carried out the attack, salman abedi, was a threat. meanwhile, the investigation into abedi has led to police searching properties in manchester, chester and west sussex. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. who was salman abedi connected with? the connection to this massive counterterrorism investigation. overnight, the focus switched to the english south coast, more than 250 miles from manchester. in the seaside town of st ann's square in sussex, officers moved in on unaddressed and arrested a man of 23 whojoins unaddressed and arrested a man of 23 who joins i3 unaddressed and arrested a man of 23 who joins 13 others already in custody. i watch past ten, hello, how are you doing? salman abedi was caugh

it sastohn noakes died peacefully on sunday morning.suffered from alzheimer's disease over recent years and wealthy will greatly missed by his wife, family and many friends, his release from continuing ill health must be counted as a blessing. his many escapades with his faithful companion, shep, during his time with the pieter bulling von in many people's memories. that is how his family would like him remembered. that was a statement from his family following his death at the age of 83. let's speak to the blue peter presenter peter purves. morning, peter. how are you taking this news? i knew about it yesterday. very sad indeed. as his family have said it really is a blessing. he was suffering badly from alzheimer's and in recent years ago the chimney is serious. yes, blessing in many ways. he was unique. i remember the editor of blue peter, she reckoned he was the best presenter ever. he had qualities that no one else had. he will be remembered very fondly by a lot of people and none more so than me. what gave him that star appeal? he

blue peter's longest running presenter, john noakes, has passed away.g their mobile phones in the month after the law was tightened. police across britain caught almost 6,000 motorists in march, but the figure could be higher because seven forces didn't respond to freedom of information requests. from march 1st, people caught using mobiles face six points on their licence and a £200 fine, double the previous penalty. new figures suggest that lots of people are still using their mobile phone while driving. when i saw a quy phone while driving. when i saw a guy slowing down, i saw him texting on his lap. whether it's texting or talking on the bone. as my car slows down i can see people using their phones, and it really scares me, particularly when i'm walking along with my children. people go to fast a nyway with my children. people go to fast anyway and drive erratically when they are holding their phones.|j used a text on my phone but not any more. because of those new penalties? yes. police forces have caught 6000 people using their phones at the wheel

if you think about the programme go with noakes, it was johnin programme go with noakes, it was john have conversations with him. he was genuinely sad when shep died. the kind of thing that if you showed on television today, you would watch it. it was riveting to watch. good to have your memories, thank you very much. more than 200 drivers a day have been caught using their mobile phones in the month after the law was tightened. police across britain caught almost 6,000 motorists in march, but the figure could be higher because seven forces didn't respond to freedom of information requests. drivers caught using mobiles now face six points on their licence and a £200 fine — double the previous penalty. it is dangerous, illegal and you can be fined £200 and get six points on your licence. but new figures suggest lots of people are still using their mobile phone whilst driving. the guy showed down in front of me so i could overtake and i could see him text thing on his lap. you will see an example of it, text link or talking on your phone. ican see text link or talking on your phone. i

the former blue peter presenter, john noakes, who has died at the age of 83.ere she spoke about the government's response to the manchester terror attack. our political correspondent mark lobel is here. what else has she been saying? this was the first time theresa may was asked about a particular initiative that was created in 2015 called the temporary exclusion measures. it is to deal with suspected terror suspects, british suspects going abroad and what happens to them when they come back. this power was created in 2015. the way it works, when you are coming back, as the person who is potentially fighting abroad, you tell the authorities and they either prosecute you blame on they either prosecute you blame on the two, and if you don't tell them, you might not be allowed into the country for two years. but it was revealed recently by the home secretary, only one of those temporary exclusion orders has been used. a couple ofjournalists as the prime minister why only one happy news? i was home secretary over dosages. i excluded more hate preachers from coming

he performed asjohn noakes, he didn'tjust bejohn noakes.oose and sometimes quite odd. you felt you were protecting him sometimes when you were working with him on television because you didn't know quite what he was going to do next, but we had so many laughs and so much fun together over the years. i mean, hundreds and hundreds of happy memories. i'll neverforget him. he was a good friend. for many of us, of a certain age, we will remember him from our childhood days of watching him on blue peter. he's been described as being so brave. i mean, wejust saw a shot of him there carrying out a parachute jump. i always said that he didn't have the brains to be scared. i mean, i mean that in the kindest sense. he just... hejust went for things. he didn't really seem to assess the danger of things, hejust went for them and he was very, very brave. i mean, he held the world record for the highest civilian freefall parachute drop for many years. he was a extraordinary man. i used to go rock climbing, i loved all that stuff, but i'll tell you somethi

it's always sad when a legend goes and john noakes was a legend, not just of legend goes and john noakeseverybody, notjust children. the time slot television for everybody, notjust children. the time 5lotju5t before the news of blue peter meant that john was watched by a cross section of people. kids, adults. for most people, they watched the programme to see whatjohn would do and what his adventures were. what would you do live in the studio? he would make something happen, it wasjust scintillating viewing. did you grow up scintillating viewing. did you grow up watching him? i related to john asa up watching him? i related to john a5 a kid because i am also from yorkshire. i recognise the accent and he was just funny. i've yorkshire. i recognise the accent and he wasjust funny. i've remember himjumping around and he wasjust funny. i've remember him jumping around after a kangaroo ina him jumping around after a kangaroo in a studio. the kangaroo set of un5old john imitated him. john slipped through the mess of the elephant and turned it into a job. 20 client —— when he climbed nelson's c

also this hour — tributes to the legendary blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who's died aged 83.est known for his partnership with faithful dog shep and his daredevil stunts, his family say he'll be greatly missed. huddersfield town wins a place in next year's premier league, after their play—off battle with reading went to penalties. and in half an hour, a look into a priceless archive of footage filmed by past explorers, including the world's first skyscrapers dating back to the 16th century in great explorations. police investigating the manchester bombing are appealing for information to help them trace salman abedi's movements in the last four days before the attack. today, there have been searches in manchester, in chester and in west sussex, where a 23—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. police officers are also carrying out a search of a landfill site near bury in greater manchester. in all, m men are being questioned in connection with the investigation into the attack. tonight — police have released this picture of the manchester bomber carryin

also this hour, tributes to the presenterjohn noakes, who's died aged 83.

it also has the death of former blue presenterjohn noakes.ies on the ft is russian president vladimir putin and french president emmanuel macron holding talks near paris. and eating fish just once or twice a week could protect against dementia — that's according to research seen by the daily express. well, let us begin. let's go to this tb, keep trying to avoid the word debate but it's in the headlines. tb, keep trying to avoid the word deb start|t it's in the headlines. tb, keep trying to avoid the word deb start f’fisin’the is badlines. talking about... this is theresa may, jeremy corbyn first and {hifii may, jeremy corbyn first and then theresa may. the interviews were separate and then taking questions from the audience. what do you think of it? i thought it was a no score draw. jeremy corbyn performed perhaps better than some people might have thought he would. i think he did quite well from that point of view, theresa may did —— had some difficult questions about the u—turn and leading the brexit negotiations. she came through it quite we

blue peter's longest serving presenter, john noakes, dies at the age of 83.lso this hour: a crackdown on drivers using their mobile phones. more than 200 people a day have been caught breaking the law in the month since the rules were tightened.

also this hour — tributes to the legendary blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who's died aged 83.

brendan noak is still with us from morgue gab stanley. brian, we were talking about waymo. there draws it in. i don't want to connect too many dots. ford's ceo was just ousted this week. does it feel as the closer you're getting the more the traditional car industry will have to make the same kind of outline to its investors? >> i don't cover ford directly. if you think kind of bigger picture about consumer behavior changing and multiple players in the industry including waymo, tesla, uber pushing towards autonomous driving, it is going to change the way in which the automotive industry is likely needed to run. so i would say yes. the thing to watch with waymo, waymo is already open to partnerships. they've already partnered to a few oems and other potential oems to come. the question is going to be how do you partner and how do you kind of navigate this evolving ecosystem as you move towards autonomous over the next couple of decades? >> brian, at what point in waymo's development do you think alphabet might spin off waymo to spotlight some of the value there? >> what we w

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morning, more terrible news on the zoo girl killed at hamerton by the tiger and a picture ofjohn noakesne age. 0ne no safety harness. tv of a by—gone age. one of the reasons we are talking about poverty here in wales, which is one of the issues we have chosen to highlight along with immigration and brexit, is because when you look at the figures, they are quite stark. for one in every £5 that's spent by the welsh government, it's spent addressing above city. it's believed there are 200,000 children living in poverty in wales. with that in mind, graham satchell‘s been filming in wrexham forrious. quite a treat for the children in wrexham primary school. it's the first time many have been this close toa first time many have been this close to a pony and it's changing the way some of them think about their future. what do you think your dream job would be? one was being a ca reta ker of job would be? one was being a caretaker of horses and one was being an adventurer. it was being a pilot because i really like flying. what would your dream job be?l singer. there is no reason these children