remembering om puri. we are going to pause and take a look at the latest weather prospects.y hello to a lot more in the way of clout. some of us started off crisp and frosty again this morning. this picture from hertfordshire. temperatures well below freezing but further west, we had ploughed, rain and the temperature was well above freezing. that takes us nicely into the weekend. things will feel less chilly but they will look a lot more cloudy. we can see this lump of cloudy. we can see this lump of cloud working its way in from the west and the satellite picture. contained within this, we have mild air. across northern ireland this afternoon, we will see a lot of cloud, but 11 degrees in belfast, nine in glasgow, some brighter bits in parts of scotland, but as we head into the north of england wales and the south—west, rain, some bit heavy on high ground. things gradually turning more mild. some glimmers of brightness perhaps across the south—east, but as we go through this evening and tonight, the brain will spread right across the south—east and we will be left with a l

veteran indian actor om puri has died of a suspected heart attack at his home in mumbai. he was 66.d films, including the 1999 british comedy east is east. sameer hashmi reports from mumbai. gritty performances and a deep baritone voice were the hallmarkches baritone voice were the hallmarks of om puri's performances. he acted in some of india's most iconic films, in a career spanning a0 years. but he didn't shine only in indian cinema — he lent his talents to a number of foreign films, including british and american productions. are you always bloody stupid? but it was his portrayal of zahid george khan in the 1999 british comedy east is east that earned him international recognition. the film won the bafta for best movie. puri is credited with being the first indian actor to make it big in international cinema. he also worked on some prominent hollywood movies including the reluctant fundamentalist and recently the hundred—foot journey produced by steven spielberg. his performances won him accolades at home and abroad. he was awared an honorary order of british empire for his cont

the actor om puri, who starred in the british comedy east is east, has died in india.ad a heart attack. om puri was awarded an honorary obe for his contribution to the british film industry in 2004. william lindesay has been obsessed with the great wall of china since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in england. and last year he embarked on an epicjourney, leaving his home on merseyside, to fulfil a lifelong ambition to film the wall in its entirety from the air, using a drone. his travels have taken him all over north china and even to mongolia. you can see some you can see some of you can see some of the extraordinary images he has filmed. that looks absolutely stunning. a baby elephant in thailand has been forced to overcome her fear of water by learning to walk again using hydrotherapy. meet five—month—old fah jam, who lost part of her foot in a trap laid by villagers. she'll need up to three months of treatment to help strengthen the muscles in her leg, but her vet says she's already showing signs of improvement. despite most elephants loving the water, fahj

om puri, the actor, has died of a suspected heart attack at his home. most iconic films in a career spanning 40 yea rs. iconic films in a career spanning 40 years. but he did not shine only in indian cinema. he also appeared in american and british productions. it was his role in this 1999 british comedy, east this piece, that gave him international recognition. —— east is east. this performance won him accolades at home and abroad. he was awarded an honorary order of the british empire in 2004. a few weeks ago he took to twitter to reflect on his life and career saying he had no regrets and that he had done well. sentiment is shared by fellow actors and friends around the world to have been paying respects and remembering a giant of the international film industry. here is the weather. the cold and frosty conditions of recent days have been replaced by miles a year but also cloudy conditions. this evening and overnight lots of cloud bringing outbreaks of patchy rain. further north in a dryer story across northern england, scotland, northern ireland. mo

remembering om puri.face charges of hate crimes and kidnapping and they will hear whether they will stay in jail or get bail. the fact that this was all streamed live on social media and that the president have commented on this crime as well, what sort of debate is that leading to? what the president said is that this doesn‘t necessarily indicate that racism is on the rise in chicago or around the country, but people take to social media for everything. essentially they are living their lives on social media and we have seen that over and over in chicago. street gangs that commit crimes in chicago have posted videos that antagonise each other and lead to violence. so, in that sense, this is not surprising. as the police said, people put very surprising things on facebook and essentially in this case they put evidence on facebook that led to their charges. but this type of crime, is that unusual?m is unusual. there were a handful, six or seven cases that were charged in the last year or two in the cou nty