pallab ghosh, bbc news.housands of elvis presley fans have taken part in a candlelit vigil at graceland, the singer's former home in memphis to mark the fortieth anniversary of his death. elvis‘ daughter, lisa marie, thanked them for keeping her father's memory alive. laura bicker is in graceland and sent this report. atjust 21, elvis changed the face and sound of rock and roll forever. record labels said they were looking for a "white man with a negro sound". they got it. some saw his music as dangerous, as crossing racial boundaries. his death broke the heart of thousands. this is the moment fans have been waiting for. lisa marie presley stands at the gates of graceland to welcome them in. solemnly they light a candle, make their pilgrimage up the hill to pay tribute at elvis presley's grave. he was the coolest man in the world, you know. he loved all people, you know, it doesn't matter where you come from. my mum was an elvis fan so she had music playing when i was in the womb. so i owe it to my mother to

pallab ghosh, bbc news, madras. eclipse is now over, because so many people we re is now over, because so many people were able to see it, it will live long in the american memory. although the pictures show what an incredibly beautiful sight it is, you really have to be at a total eclipse to get the full impact of it. the light turns incredibly eerie, temperatures begin to fall, and then there's a flash and all of and then there's a flash and all of a sudden your whole world is turned upside down, as day turns tonight and you enter an almost dreamlike state. someone here once described it to me that on a scale of one to ten, the experience is a million, but what's really incredible is that the moon is exactly the right size and the moon is exactly the right size a nd exa ctly the moon is exactly the right size and exactly the right distance from the earth to block out only the bright part of the sun so you can see its shimmering atmosphere in all its glory. and so we can only see this awesome sight because of a rem

pallab ghosh, bbc news.r in denmark. he had been dealing with a bat to for a long time, so the zoo called in the animal dentist. unsurprisingly, the tiger was heavily sedated before the animal surgeon put her hands in to its huge drawers. don't forget you to get me on twitter. stay with us. the headlines come out, then world business report. don't go away. —— headlines coming up. it's very quiet on the weather front out there right now. lots of clear weather. there's a bit of rain on the way. it's just about approaching ireland, western parts, and through wednesday some of us will be getting that rain. before that happens we got a chilly start to the day. in some rural areas in scotland, first thing on wednesday morning only around five degrees. single figure temperatures in other areas. this is the low pressure that will upset the weather in western areas during wednesday. here is the rain coming through. 7am—8am, just about getting into northern ireland. fringing on western parts of wales, the tip of cornw

our science correspondent pallab ghosh explains.e of which has never been seen before. back in their lab in buenos aires, they carefully cut through the sandstone to find a bizarre skeleton. they named their dinosaur chilesaurus. this animal had a real mix of features from different groups of dinosaurs. it's hip bones were like those of plant eaters such as the stegosaurus. and its arms and body were like those of meat eaters such as the tyrannosaurus rex. and so, chilesaurus became known as the frankenstein dinosaur. but now a british researcher who studied the skeleton believes he has solved the mystery. chilesaurus has been revealed to be the missing link between one group of dinosaurs, which includes things like stegosaurus and triceratops, and another group of dinosaurs which includes things like tyrannosaurus rex. it really is the missing piece of the puzzle. tyrannosaurus rex and stegosaurus were thought to be in different branches of the dinosaur family tree. but the researchers have shown that they are both in the same bran

pallab ghosh, bbc news.u that it is 40 years after the king's death, we have a few pictures to show you with fa ns have a few pictures to show you with fans of elvis presley holding a candlelit vigil at his home in memphis, tennessee. presley's daughter lisa marie joined those who gathered at graceland while tribute concerts have been playing his greatest hits. i remember another of yea rs greatest hits. i remember another of years ago now going to this commemoration at graceland and i can tell you from experience that is quite an experience, the feeling, the atmosphere and the fans all night filing past the point where elvis presley is buried. thank you for being with us here outside source, you can always talk to is on the hash tag and there is a lot more on the bbc news website. we have seen a fair bit of sunshine for the first part of the week, perhaps more rain to come during the second half of this week. by the end of the weekend some tropical air thrown into the mix. the rain will clear the way from s

the first time in 99 years, total solar eclipse has across america. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh spectacles. it is 10:15am in the morning, but it seems like night—time. we are just a few seconds away from the total eclipse, and the moon has almost completely covered the sun. it looks like a smiley face in the sky. the sun dims to an eerie, pale light. up above, a thin smile in the sky. and then a flash, a diamond ring, and then... the moon blocks the sun‘s bright disc. its atmosphere, normally washed away by the solar lights, now appears as a halo around the moon. it seems like a shimmering black pearl, hanging in the sky. it was like a religious experience to me. i photographed it, ivideotaped it, i got some successful pictures, i cried. this is definitely something you have to see in person. it's something that you can't describe unless you've been here and actually seen it. the eclipse crossed the entire us, ten states, a distance of 2,500 miles, injust 90 minutes. from coast to coast, it seemed, everyone was interested. people were dazzled by the spectacle. the last time an e

palla b pallab ghosh, bbc news, nadras. that was one way to watch it.nother way with bonnie tyler performing her apt song. # total eclipse of the heart... there you go. bonnie tyler performing that power ballad from the ‘80s, passengers were on board that cruise ship especially to watch the eclipse. joanna, i'm sorry to have put that song in your head for the rest of the programme. more at 9. 30. it's not the rest of the programme. more at 9.30. it's not going to the rest of the programme. more at 9. 30. it's not going to leave. thank you very much! in a moment we'll speak to a strategist about president trump changing his mind on afghanistan. do get in touch. right 110w afghanistan. do get in touch. right now let us catch up with the sport with hue and the footballer aluko has spoken for the first time about the bullying and discrimination she says she was subjected to by the england coach mark simpson? that is right. 0ne england coach mark simpson? that is right. one of the most capped players was dropped by england days after she made the allegations

pallab ghosh, bbc news. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel.astic. cumulus clouds there, a great view. lots of sunshine. not everywhere, though. on the rainfall radar rain is moving into northern ireland and the west of scotland. that will continue to move its way to radically eastward through the rest of the day, eventually covering all of scotland. a bit of rain in the north—west of england, west wales, south—west of england. most of england and wales dry with sunny spells. temperatures up to 23 degrees. a strong wind here. that wind will transfer its light eastward as that rain continues to march across into eastern areas into thursday morning. many on thursday, a dry day. sunny spells, one or two scattered showers. temperatures 19 to 23. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines at 11:30. the uk government has said that it does not want any border posts between the republic of ireland and northern ireland after brexit— ministers will outline their vision ofa ministers will outline their vision of a seamless border shortly. unemployment in th

our science correspondent pallab ghosh joined the sky watchers in oregon.of thousands, like pilgrims, to the tiny town of madras. they came to witness one of nature's great spectacles. it is a quarter past ten in the morning but it seems like my time. we arejust in the morning but it seems like my time. we are just a few seconds away from the total eclipse and the moon has almost completely covered the sun. it looks like a smiley face in the sky. the sun dimms to an eerie pale light. —— dims. up above, a thin smile in the sky. and then a flash. a diamond ring. and then the moon blocks the sun's bright disc, its atmosphere normally washed away by the solar lights now appears as a halo around the moon. it seems like a shimmering black pearl, hanging in the sky. this was definitely something you have to see in person. it is something that you can't describe. the eclipse crossed the entire us. ten states. a distance of two and half thousand miles, injust 90 minutes. from coast to coast, it seemed everybody was interested. for two incredible minutes, the tiny to