ashdown of norton—sub—hamdon. there were a few familiar faces including a former prime minister but this was essentially a family funeral at paddy'schurch could pay their respects and say their farewells. jeremyjohn ashdown... it is perhaps easy now to underestimate what paddy ashdown, a former royal marine, achieved when he was elected mpfor marine, achieved when he was elected mp for little yeovil in 1983, taking a seat that had been solidly tory since 1918. i have depended -- defended britain aboard in the active service, represented britain in the service, worked in local industry and local government as a youth worker and twice been unemployed. there is a range of experiences and for an mp, it's not too bad i must tell you it was unplanned. this agent even before he became an mp was val keech, who went on to become a close family friend. i remember going to the party conference with him and saying, he will lead this party one day and she looked at me and said, he's not even elected. but i said, he will be. he just had that x factor, if you can like, if! just had that x factor, if you can like, if i can use that term. today po

the one thing that paddy ashdown, know your facts, i know...as ripped my ears off a couple of times, we have all made mistakes. even summon you by phone and the message would say about me, p. what have i done? but what you a lwa ys p. what have i done? but what you always got from paddy was after honestly, dotted with expletives from time to time but after honestly. he was a man of charm and wit and i am proud to say i could attend as a friend. i will miss him asa attend as a friend. i will miss him as a friend and they will miss him here as a friend and neighbour. a man who would walk his dog across these fields and was have a kind word for people who bumped into was that although the dizzy at the funeral service he was a man who did not suffer fools. i second that emotion. i was on the receiving end of that. thank you. president trump is visiting the us border with mexico a day as part of his campaign to build a wall there. it comes a day after he stormed out of talks with his democratic opponents on how to pay for the wall. mr trump dismisse

can i thank the prime minister for her words about lord ashdown, ourfriend paddy.nd remain as united. united to back my proposal for a review of retrospection in a law called the loan charge which offends against the rule of law and has caused misery to tens of thousands of people. so in her role as first lord of the treasury will be prime minister agreed to meet with me and the cross—party delegation of mps to discuss this new review into the loa n discuss this new review into the loan charge? first of all, i think he was absolutely correct, the late lord ashdown was deeply respected across this house and across parliament as a whole and widely across the country too. in relation to the question he put about the issue of the loan charge, i got the point he was trying to make, can i make this point, he talked about opposition and government mps united and actually the government accepted his review into the loan charge and i think the first stage might be for the chancellor of the exchequer to sit down with him in a group of cross— party m ps to sit down with him i

paddy ashdown died last month at the age of 77 after a short battle with cancer.eds of local residents. a woman who lost both her hands and her feet after suffering from acute pneumonia and sepsis has successfully undergone a rare double hand transplant. corinne hutton, who's 47, had been waiting five years for limbs that were a match for her size, blood group and skin tone. the 12—hour procedure was carried out by surgeons at leeds general infirmary. lorna gordon has more. corinne hutton, awake in hospital, and relieved and thankful after 12 hours of surgery for a double hand transplant. i've got hands and i'm so excited. they‘ re absolutely brilliant and they look amazing. i'm so thrilled. thanks to the team. i've got fingers and they can move. i have managed to move them as well. i shouldn't be doing that but they have already moved and it's just absolutely incredible they can do that. the 47—year—old lost her hands and feet five years ago after nearly dying from pneumonia and sepsis. she set up a charity supporting others who have also lost limbs. climbing mou

paddy ashdown died last month at the age of 77 from cancer.reds of local residents. a man who drove his car down a crowded alley and on to a nightclub dance floor has been jailed for 28 years. mohammed abdul injured people at blake's in gravesend, after being thrown out by bouncers for being too drunk. he was convicted of two counts of attempted murder. his trial was told it was "sheer luck" that no—one had been killed. the singer lady gaga has apologised for working with the r&b musician r kelly, and promised to remove their duet from streaming services. her announcement comes after the broadcast of a new documentary about kelly which detailed allegations of sexual and physical abuse against women and underage girls, spanning several decades. he denies all the allegations. the bbc‘s ben zand has been investigating. both r kelly and i have sometimes very untrue things written about us, so very untrue things written about us, so in very untrue things written about us, soina very untrue things written about us, so in a way, this was a bond betwe

paddy ashdown died just before christmas aged 77 just two months after revealing that he was being treatedpion causes close to her heart — including the national theatre and charities supporting unemployed women and animal welfare. the announcement is being seen as a milestone for meghan markle, outlining her integration into the working life of the royal family. our correspondent richard lister reports. she commands attention wherever she goes, and the duchess of sussex says she wants to use that profile to further the causes she believes in. today she was in west london, at the charity smart works which helps unemployed and vulnerable women get into the job market. whatjob did you get? it's one of the four organisations she is to be patron of. another is the national theatre, an unsurprising choice for a woman who used to be an actress. we can get it out of the way that i'm not interested. she believes the arts can be used to bring people from different backgrounds together. it's one of two patronages passed onto her by the queen. the other is the association of commonwealth universities