the event, which recognises the best of uk theatre, took place at london's royal albert hall.ar's nominations were full of household names — nicole scherzinger one of the winners after wowing critics and audiences in sunset boulevard. she took home best actress in a musical. it is a really complete phenomenon. i never expected it, you know, ifeel like i've... it's like norma says, i've come home at last, but i didn't know it would be with this show. her co—star, tom francis, who performed during the oliviers, won best actor in a musical. another winner was the sherlock and league of gentlemen star mark gatiss. he won best actor for the motive and the cue, beating off competition from andrew scott, james norton, joseph fiennes and david tennant. i've known david tennant for 25 years, andrew obviously from sherlock for a very long time, and it's just amazing to be in that company. succession's sarah snook was another big name, taking home one of those prestigious trophies for her one—woman production of the picture of dorian gray. are you in shock? very much in shock, yes. yeah,

the event — which recognises the best of uk theatre — took place at london's royal albert hall.ll display at the olivier awards. this year's nominations were full of household names — like andrew scott, sarah snook and nicole scherzinger. nicole scherzinger was one of the winners after wowing critics and audiences in sunset boulevard. she took home best actress in a musical. it is a really complete phenomenon. i never expected it, you know, ifeel like i've... it's like norma says, i've come home at last, but i didn't know it would be with this show. her co—star, tom francis, who performed during the oliviers, won best actor in a musical. another winner was the sherlock and league of gentlemen star mark gatiss. he won best actor for the motive and the cue, beating off competition from andrew scott, james norton, joseph fiennes and david tenna nt. i've known david tennant for 25 years, andrew obviously from sherlock for a very long time, and it's just amazing to be in that company — joe fiennes and james norton as well. succession�*s sarah snook was another big name taking home on

of the stage have been celebrating the best of british theatre at the 0livier awards at the royal albert halled the likes of sarah snook, david tennant, andrew scott and nicole sherzinger. for the second year in a row, hannah waddingham hosted the awards. and sarah snook won the award for best actress for her west end debut performance in �*the picture of dorian gray', and sunset boulevard was the big winner of the night — with seven wins including for best actor and actress in a musicalfor its leading duo — tom francis and nicole scherzinger. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello there. some turbulent weather ahead for the next day or two. low pressure is driving in off the atlantic, giving heavy thundery and intense showers, spray, standing water. so tricky conditions on the roads, particularly adding in the strength of the wind. look at the tightly packed isobars. there will be strong to gale force winds buffeting the uk during much of mundane into tuesday and it's coming down from the north—west. in fact, as we head towards tuesday, it starts to come down from the north. so it wil

let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing the damnation of faust at the royal albert halle members of the spice girls have reunited, just perhaps not as you'd expect. on saturday night, victoria beckham, melanie brown, emma bunton, geri homer and melanie chisholm, better known as posh, scary, baby, ginger and sporty spice, came together to celebrate victoria's 50th birthday in london. the bandmates partied like it was 1997, performing their classic song, stop, which we can see a bit of now. # stop right now, thank you very much... our culture reporter noor nanji has told me about the significance of this performance. this is the first time, of course, that we've seen all five spice girls coming together for some years. so it took place at victoria beckham's 50th birthday party, which was held in london last night. and david beckham, who is of course victoria beckham's husband and also the former england captain, he then shared a video of this performance, and he posted it onto instagram. and in the video you can see the spice girls there performing stop, as we saw then. th

let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing the damnation of faust at the royal albert hallives you a taste of two 0ur taste culture reporter noor nanji told me what made him such a well—loved conductor. he was very loved and very well—known after a career that spanned around five decades. 0ver that time he performed for some of the world's most finest orchestras, including of course the chief conductor of the bbc symphony orchestra as you said. he was regularly seen at the bbc proms and also conducted the last night of the proms on several occasions. 0ften the last night of the proms on several occasions. often he would make some quite funny speeches. there were memorable moments over that time as well, that really endeared him to audiences. his range was also diverse. he performed a wide range of repertoire, everything ranging from the rock to contemporary. he resigned from the bbc and you 2000 and moved to that point to the us with his wife to chicago and that is where he was living when he died. he had been suffering from leukaemia and his agent confirmed to bbc news tha

let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing the damnation of faust at the royal albert hallon of faust. all five members of the spice girls have reunited, just perhaps not as you'd expect. on saturday night, victoria beckham, melanie brown, emma bunton, geri homer and melanie chisholm, better known as posh, scary, baby, ginger and sporty spice, came together to celebrate victoria's 50th birthday in london. the bandmates partied like it was 1997, performing their classic song, stop — which we can see a bit of now. # stop right now, thank you very much # i need somebody with a human touch...# i spoke to spice girls superfan samuel zernig, who gave us his reaction to the reunion. i haven't stopped smiling. christmas truly came, came early. it was truly the night the five became one. see what i've done there? victoria gifted us all for her 50th birthday with the greatest gift is a five member spice girls reunion. it's worth mentioning this was the first time in 12 years. can you believe the olympic games has been 12 years ago, that all five members of the spice girls performed t

just, even the architecture of the building is shocking — to walk into the royal albert hall and be liket's... yeah, it's a dream come true. it's quite astonishing to be able to be included in the group, so... # we are the finest minds in england. # on that we are agreed... 0peration mincemeat — a show inspired by a real—life world war ii mission — won best new musical. another big winner was dear england — the play about gareth southgate and his england team. will close — who played harry kane — won an 0livier at his first—ever awards show. itjust reached such a large audience base. i mean, it was... i've just never seen anything like it, in terms of the demand for tickets, the enthusiasm of the crowds. it was... it ends with such a feel—good sweet caroline rendition that i think itjust left people leaving the theatre with a buzz and and a love of not only the story and the characters involved, but actually just the medium. it's a celebration of theatre, really, as much as it's a celebration of sport. and dame arlene phillips won her first 0livier at the age of 80. charlotte gallagher,

the biggest names in theatre gathered for the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london.igious awards ceremony. mark gatiss won the best actor award for his role in �*the motive and the cue' and sarah snook won the best actress prize for her one—woman show, �*the picture of dorian gray'. she spoke about what it's like to act 26 different roles in the play. it's been a huge challenge and i've loved every moment of it. i think it's a very fulfilling challenge at the time to switch off on in no time to think about anything and if i do, i have to drag myself onto the centre line because the show will slip and it's all over. and the prerecord keeps on rocking and i cannot step out of line. for a second year in a row, actress hannah waddingham hosted the awards. she is best known for her role in apple tv�*s comedy ted lasso. you're live with bbc news. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the bbc about the knife attack which almost ended his life. the acclaimed author was stabbed 12 times on stage in new york two years ago. he said he thought he was dying, and the

let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing �*the damnation of faust�* at the royal albert hall998. more than 50,000 people have been taking part in this year's london marathon — setting a new record for the event. runners from kenya won the men and women's races, while two athletes from switzerland won the wheelchair races. let's go live to our sports reporter matt graveling who is at the finish line of the marathon. give us some of those updates. i know you have been speaking to everyone around you. people are walking slowly behind you now. they are clearly recovering. what is it like? figs are clearly recovering. what is it like? ~ , ., are clearly recovering. what is it like? a ., are clearly recovering. what is it like? 2 are clearly recovering. what is it like? �*, ., ., like? as a day, it's heart-warming and bizarre — like? as a day, it's heart-warming and bizarre in _ like? as a day, it's heart-warming and bizarre in equal _ like? as a day, it's heart-warming and bizarre in equal measures. - like? as a day, it's heart-warming and bizarre in equal measures. a i and bizarre

i concerto at the albert hall, royal albert. i mean, concerto at the albert hall, royal albert . places so associated with elgar that i really, really wanted to make it work and wanted to make it work and wanted to make it work and wanted to do it, tell me about that piece of work. i hope. i hope many people may be able to hearit hope many people may be able to hear it in their minds. now, as we talk about it. i think of it as an extraordinarily emotive piece. i mean, really, it seizes you as a listener. it really is. what does the piece mean to you ? what does the piece mean to you? >> everything really, it's encompasses the whole range of human emotions. and i think that's what elgar as a composer could do. he's far more than the tubthumping land of hope and glory that some people might have that image of him. but he was far, far more than that. a very complex man. which is why literally hundreds of books about different aspects of him and his life and his music have been written, and they're still coming today. he was a fascinating character, what's your memory of playing on t

the incident took place last night ahead of the prestigious theatre awards at the royal albert hall. the age of 78. left—armer underwood took 297 wickets in 86 tests between 1966 and 1982, the most by any england spinner. nicknamed "deadly" for his unerring accuracy, he took a total of 2,465 first class wickets in a 24—year career. a man from gloucester who lost his sight four years ago has become the first blind person to complete a marathon without being tethered to another runner. yahya pandor, who is 28, finished the manchester marathon yesterday in four hours, 22 minutes and 23 seconds, relying only on the voiced instructions of his guide nearby. i don't do things in half measures. if i do something, i go in the deep end and go for it. i've done a couple of halves. they were tethered but they went 0k, couple of halves. they were tethered but they went ok, so i thought i really need something to motivate and challenge me, and something that will hopefully either inspire others or get people to recognise and see being blind, partially sighted or have any form of disability isn't n

let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing �*the damnation of faust�* at the royal albert hall nanji. we sell one of the highlights of his work, but could you remind us of why he did become such a beloved conductor. he he did become such a beloved conductor-— he did become such a beloved conductor. . , . , , conductor. he was really very well loved and very _ conductor. he was really very well loved and very well— conductor. he was really very well loved and very well known - conductor. he was really very well loved and very well known after i conductor. he was really very well loved and very well known after a | loved and very well known after a career that spanned around five decades. 0ver that time he performed with some of the world's finest orchestras including, of course, he was the chief conductor of the bbc symphony orchestra, and he was regularly seen at the bbc proms, and he conducted the last night of the proms on several occasions. 0ften he conducted the last night of the proms on several occasions. often he would make some funny speeches, there were some memorable

year when we have. there was a concert at the royal albert hall in london with the royal symphony orchestra dream. to perform at the most important venues on the planet, the royal albert hol is one of the main venues in the world, a cult venue, and the fact that valeria has become, one might say, at this stage, the last artist among the russian artists who performed at this cult venue. listen to what you think, when else then we’ll consolidate the success, maybe even do a tour like this around the main concert venues. no, we don’t plan, yes, so that no, we we don’t, we don’t plan anything in this in this life, especially today, because the situation in life is unpredictable, naturally, so planning concerts today, being an irritant to a certain group of people is definitely not i want to, yes, so, well, what can i say, let’s wait for better times, but we have a place to sing, we have a place to sing, they will come, i think, very soon, it’s better to prepare already. that then not to be confused, i’m sure that they are the other way around, the whole world is already pining for russia, look,

let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing �*the damnation of faust�* at the royal albert halljepchirchir breaking a world record. the kenyan olympic champion broke into tears after crossing the line in two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds. 51 seconds faster than the previous record. in what was the event's biggest—ever recorded crowd of 50,000 runners, there were also some famous faces, who took on the challenge to raise money for charity. it's my first marathon. i sort of gave up running a few years ago because ijust didn't really enjoy it very much. and then it was my brother that suggested we should all run for alzheimer's research uk and so we all started training about six months ago orfive months ago. and you've got dad written on your hat, tell me about that. so my father was diagnosed with alzheimer's two years ago, and he ran the very first london marathon in 1981, and he did it in 3 hours, 15 minutes, which is an extraordinary time. so we all thought it a fitting tribute to try and to run itfor him. my body is a little bit a little bit wrecked at the moment. so i know

let's have a listen to the bbc symphony orchestra rehearsing 'the damnation of faust�* at the royal albert hall will feel quite pleasant in the best of that out towards western spots of the uk for the rest of the afternoon. this is northern ireland. towards no sea facing course, it is chilly and there is a brisk north—easterly wind making temperatures really struggle here. we are going to be in the chilly air mass as we hrad to through the rest of the writ, so temperatures below the seasonal average. frosty nights, and towards the end of the working week, low pressure scoops in some other air from the south—west. quite wet and windy, but milder as we head into next weekend. keep an eye on the forecast. high pressure over the uk currently, lots of dry weather event that will drift further northwards and westward. this warm front bringing outbreaks of rain into northern england as we head through the night. some coastal and hill folk around. ahead of the front across is angry and south—east england, still chilly with some clear skies, maybe a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. but a bright sta

many mosh pits, so too have that engaged and focused audience in a beautiful venue like the royal albert hall think it's a wonderful development — coming. i think it's a wonderful development and _ coming. i think it's a wonderful development and it's _ coming. i think it's a wonderful development and it's been - coming. i think it's a wonderful i development and it's been going coming. i think it's a wonderful - development and it's been going down really well. i don't think you can ever knock the glorious atmosphere of the royal albert hall, because it is phenomenal but it's wonderful to have that calibre of music around the country. have that calibre of music around the country-— the country. there are a lot of --eole the country. there are a lot of people who — the country. there are a lot of people who will _ the country. there are a lot of people who will have - the country. there are a lot of people who will have never i the country. there are a lot of. people who will have never heard the country. there are a lot of - people who will have never heard an orchestra live. if you are tryi

just, even the architecture of the building is shocking — to walk into the royal albert hall and be likethusiasm of the crowds. it was... it ends with such a feel—good sweet caroline rendition that i think itjust left people leaving the theatre with a buzz and a love of not only the story and the characters involved, but actually just the medium. it's a celebration of theatre, really, as much as it's a celebration of sport. and dame arlene phillips won her first olivier at the age of 80. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. she looks very pleased with that. t she looks very pleased with that. i was going to say, she is never she looks very pleased with that. t was going to say, she is never 80! t was going to say, she is never 80! i am so glad dear england did so well, i don't go to the theatre hugely often but i saw it in london it was incredible. often but i saw it in london it was incredible-— incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming _ incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming up _ incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming up in _ incredible. david cameron, lord cameron comi

a renowned disabilities choir based in southend has a very special performance at the royal albert hallthe choir is for children and adults with learning disabilities. let's take a look at the tubes now. minor delays on the bakerloo line. and, on the northern line, there's no service between golders green and edgware due to planned engineering works. let's get the weather with katerina. hello there. good morning to you. the best of our weather today will most certainly be through this morning. we're starting off dry and bright, but this afternoon it will turn increasingly cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. and some of that rain could fall on the heavy side. so sunny spells through this morning, but there is quite a bit of mid to high—level cloud around, so that sunshine may appear quite hazy at times, but through the afternoon it will turn cloudy for all areas with showery outbreaks of rain. you can see the green in this rain indicates the heavier bursts, and we may hear a few rumbles of thunder. we're looking at highs today of around 18 celsius and overall our winds much lighter co

royal albert _ unbelievable. the whole of the royal albert hall was standing up! this old woman. nd thick black smoke came in, at which point the carbon monoxide monitor started to alarm. so i rang 999. i was just screaming to everybody to get out the house. we've got life—saving - advice from a firefighter, including why you should always register your appliances - for safety recall warnings, i and how switching a dryer off mid—cycle could cause iti to dangerously overheat. plus, energy costs dropped this month, slashing over £200 a year off household bills. if you're still in the red, matt allwright sets out why you don't need to panic. it feels wrong but it's actually ok to have up to two months' worth of debt right now. and if you are in credit, you're probably overpaying, so i'll tell you how to bank that money. also today, as a new law allowing for a medical. second opinion rolls out, dr xand shares how- to have a difficult _ conversation with your doctor. and the national archives are putting more records online, making it easier than ever to trace your family tree. a top g