ray galton, a pioneer of the british sitcom.er duet with freddie mercury became the signature song of the 1992 barcelona olympics. music #0f music # of barcelona! she had been suffering from ill health for some time and was admitted to hospital last month. her career spanned 50 years, with performances including her breakthrough at carnegie hall in new york, and she appeared alongside the likes of luciano pavarotti. a stencil spray painting by elusive artist banksy has attracted controversy after it self destructed just moments after being sold for more than £1 million. the framed girl with balloon, one of the artist's best known works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london. the piece shows a girl reaching towards a heart—shaped balloon — and was the final work sold at the auction. duncan kennedy reports. title, girl with balloon. artist, banksy. conclusion, fine. well, sort of. because this is what happened as it was auctioned in sotheby‘s in london. as the hammer came down, so too did the picture, down into a hidden shredding m

ray galton, a pioneer of the british sitcom.elped them to tackle their addiction. tens of thousands of people have signed up to the service which allows a "gambling block" to be activated by the customer. the app then identifies any transactions with a bookmaker — either online or in a shop — and blocks money from leaving the account. dan whitworth from radio a's moneybox explains how it works. i'm literally surrounded by it. i've got one in that direction where i used to spend every penny. bookmakers seemed to be everywhere for danny cheetham, and walking around manchester city centre brings bad memories where he spent most of his 20s addicted to gambling. i lost in excess of £50,000 to gambling. that's not including how much i've gambled and won back. i haven't got much material things in my names. i see friends getting their first deposit and first car. i am starting from zero again. danny tried to stop. he sent e—mails asking to ban himself from dozens of individual bookmakers, but whenever his addiction would take hold, he

ray galton, the pioneer of the british sitcom. remembering ray galton.d' after a stencil spray painting by the mysterious artist shredded itself after being sold for more than £1 million. the girl with balloon painting, which is one of banksy‘s most widely recognised works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london on friday. moments after going under the hammer, attendees were shocked to see the 2006 piece suddenly pass through a shredder hidden within the frame. banksy, whose true identity is unknown, posted a picture of the moment on instagram with the caption, ‘going, going, gone...‘ swarms of ladybirds are being reported in homes and buildings across england and wales. experts suggest the hot summer has boosted numbers of the invasive harlequin species, which first arrived in the uk in 200a. as the temperature cools, the harlequin hibernates for the winter in buildings, including homes. scientists say the ladybirds a re mostly harmless and can be left alone if they are found in your house. the ecologist professor helen roy has more on this phenomen. she

ray galton, who has died aged 88.t centre. good evening. it has been a day of mixed emotions for the manchester united manager, jose mourinho, but if you don't want to know today's premier league results, it is time to pop out of the room as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. the bbc understood that mourinho had the backing of the club's board whatever the final result this evening. united went 2—0 down in the opening ten minutes to newcastle before staging a second half comeback to win 3—2. football clu bs football clubs are not just football clubs are notjust made about victories, they are also made about victories, they are also made about difficult moments but always with pride. that's the way i want to bea with pride. that's the way i want to be a football manager, that's the way i am be a football manager, that's the wayiama be a football manager, that's the way i am a football manager for so many years, always with pride. not a lwa ys many years, always with pride. not always with victories but always wi

ray galton, a pioneer of the british sitcom.d just moments after being sold for more than £1 million. the framed girl with balloon, one of the artist's best known works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london. the piece shows a girl reaching towards a heart—shaped balloon — and was the final work sold at the auction. duncan kennedy reports. title, girl with balloon. artist, banksy. conclusion, fine. well, sort of. because this is what happened as it was auctioned in sotheby‘s in london. as the hammer came down, so too did the picture, down into a hidden shredding machine encased in the frame. the audience couldn't believe it. the painting had just sold for over £1 million. sotheby‘s aren't saying the who or whether that contract is also in tatters. but collectors say this is banksy at his baffling best. i thought it was absolutely brilliant. banksy has taken good ideas and made them universally great. made them universally acceptable. when before banksy came along, painting on the street was a criminal act. if banksy does a painti

ray galton had met alan simpson while recovering from tb.ally they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s. but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. it'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray golton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. a stencil spraypainting by elusive artist banksy has attracted controversy after it self—destructed just moments after being sold for more than £1 million. the framed girl with balloon, one of the artist's best—known works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london. the piece shows a girl reaching towards a heart—shaped balloon and was the final work sold at the auction. dun

the death of ray galton.mories and remembering ray galton through the day on bbc news. the former chair of a parliamentary body overseeing mps' expenses has criticised the disability benefits assessment system as a "hostile environment" after being told he was ineligible for support despite having parkinson's and terminal prostate cancer. andrew mcdonald ran the independent parliamentary standards authority before retiring on health grounds — he had his benefits stopped after assessors decided he was no longer ill enough to qualify for a personal independence payment. andrew macdonald joins me from his home in north london. you describe this process as a nightmare. what happened to you?m was surprising from the very first moment in that i didn't realise that this assessment, unlike the previous ones, was going to determine whether 01’ ones, was going to determine whether or not i had it at all. it had been said at the very start that i would have annual assessments with a view to increasing the payments as my

ray galton had met alan simpson while recovering from tb. write for hospital radio and then sent a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s. but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. it'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray golton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. now on bbc news — hundreds of people are killed by the police in the us each year. much of the media attention has been on the race of victims, but there is another disturbing pattern to the deaths. a large number of those killed in interactions with police have a disability. many of the dead had been li

one of the fathers of british sitcom, ray galton, has died at the age of 88.we were to kill off all the dirty old blokes like you, we wouldn't have diseases any more! with his co—writer alan simpson he created classics — steptoe and son and hancock's half hour. going, going, actually gone — an original banksy self—destructs, moments after selling for more than a million pounds at auction. good evening. welcome to bbc news. within the next hour, the us senate will almost certainly confirm president trump's controversial nominee for the us supreme court. brett kavanaugh is facing a series of allegations of sexual assault, all of which he denies.. it's thought he does now have the support of enough senators — although he's still facing opposition from the democrats, and protestors outside capitol hill. nick bryant reports from washington... # hey, hey, ho, ho. # kavanaugh has got to go#. the protests are continuing but the fight now is over. brett kavanaugh will be confirmed by the us senate, on a day that could change america for decades — a milestone moment wit

one of the fathers of british sitcom, ray galton, has died at the age of 88.

one of the fathers of british sitcom, ray galton, has died at the age of 88.s like you, we wouldn't have any diseases any more. with his co—writer alan simpson he created classics — steptoe and son and hancock's half hour. going, going, actually gone. an original banksy self—destructs, moments after selling for more

one of the fathers of british sitcom, ray galton, has died at the age of 88. if we was to kill off all the dirty old blokes like you, we wouldn't have any diseases any more. with his co—writer alan simpson he created classics — steptoe and son and hancock's half hour. going, going, actually gone. an original banksy self—destructs, moments after selling for more than £1 million at auction. and at 5:30 manchester united host newcastle at old trafford. we'll bring you the latest as it happens. thejudge nominated by donald trump to serve on america's supreme court, looks set to be confirmed today, despite allegations of sexual assault. brett kavanaugh is expected to receive a formal endorsement in a vote in the us senate. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. with the final vote nowjust hours away, campaigners have made clear they intend to keep up the pressure on america's politicians. i am so angry. i do not want to leave this place or leave the streets. they are not listening to women and they are not listening to survivors. four days, the sena

ray galton, one half of the comic—writing duo galton and simpson, has died at the age of 88.he writers of hancock's half hour. going, going, actually gone.

ray galton, one half of the writing duo behind hancock's half hour and steptoe and son, has died at the. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster john stapleton and the associate editor of the times, anne ashworth. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the independent leads with the us senate voting to confirm brett kavanaugh as a supreme courtjudge. the observer carries a letter from the prime minister calling on labour voters to give the conservatives a chance. the mail on sunday reports the army is offering recruits thrown out for taking drugs £10,000 to come back at the same rank. the sunday telegraph says brexit supporting conservative mps would support eu officials being stationed at uk ports if it helped unlock a brexit deal. the sunday times leads withnews that the uk security services have war—gamed a cyber attack on moscow. the paper also reports the sandwich chain pret a manger is investigating the death of a second customer who may have suffered an allergic reaction to its food. so, a varie

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