ofthe of the death of sir bruce news of the death of sir bruce forsyth. i do hope we can hear nicholas parsons. i'm waiting on the other end of the line for someone to come in and speak to me. nicholas parsons, good to have you with us. your thoughts about sir bruce forsyth and your memories of him. i'm so sad, i have such fond memories. he was an exceptional personality and the most amazing entertainer. he was in many ways quite a professional and unique, he was not only a very good comedian but he was a singer and a dancer, which is the way he started, of course, and a very good actor. i saw him ina course, and a very good actor. i saw him in a play in the west end called little meat and he could do everything but not only that, he was one of the most charming, outgoing, giving professional performers i've ever met. he was just a lovely personality. he gave out to everybody he ever met. and, of course, as a game show host i can he was unique, i think he was the top of the league. he did not only run the show and keep it moving and so forth, but he engag

from the generation game to the price is right, sir bruce proved to be one of the most popular and versatilentertainers of his generation. if you want an all—round entertainer, i think you think, first of all, bruce forsyth. when you think of bruce, you smile. because it was his warmth, his charm, his sense of fun, the way he embraced you when you spoke to him. that came across to the public always. # now you're here... starting out in 1942, his career spanned more than 70 years also tonight — police in spain say they believe those involved in the barcelona attack were planning much bigger atrocities. there was another attack overnight. in total, 1a killed and scores injured. today police released pictures of those they believe were involved. spain is on high alert. the country stopped today to remember the dead, before spontaneous chants from the crowds here in barcelona in defiance of the killers. also on the programme, president trump has fired another of his top advisors. steve bannon was his chief strategist — part of the inner circle — who helped donald trump win the presidency. and ce

# —— sir bruce forsyth who has died at the age of 89.had invented and then re—invented saturday night entertainment. our media editor amol rajan looks at how he managed to keep pace with the changing times, adapting to the evolving television landscape, to become one of the giants of light entertainment. the nation that first met bruce forsyth has long since vanished. first on the bbc in the year that britain went to war, he came to prominence in a country and a culture that was very different. back then there was just one television station in black and white. that meant tens of millions sat together to watch the biggest shows. as britain fell in love with the small screen, it was sir bruce's mischievious smile that provided the humour and humanity. this evening, the bbc‘s director—general said: in many ways we're living through a golden age of television, with more choice than ever before and the freedom to watch what we want when we want. but something precious has been lost too — television still has the power to unite the country, o

sir bruce forsyth.tonight... an investigation is under way into 17—year—old moussa oukabir, who's suspected of carrying out yesterday's attack. his fate is still unclear. we live in barcelona with the very latest on the huge police operation. overnight there was a second attack in another coastal area when a car drove into a crowd. one woman died and five suspects were shot dead by police. the authorities say both atrocities had been planned for some time. spain stops to remember the dead. three days of mourning have been declared. you don't really understand what's happened for probably about a minute or two. and then when you see the people on the floor, you realise what actually has happened. the defence secretary apologises to the mother of a soldier killed in iraq 12 years ago when an explosion hit his lightly armoured snatch land rover. and alistair cook makes a double century as england pile on the runs against the west indies at edgabaston. and in sport on bbc news, liverpool have rejected a thi

if you are just about sir bruce forsyth. e news that has sadly come to us in the last hour, the death of bruce forsyth at the age of 89. he died peacefully at home this afternoon surrounded by his family. we are reflecting and enjoying a really, really remarkable career. let's talk to someone else, in fact, who has had, now i think of it, a career of considerable longevity himself, the remarkable nicholas parsons, who still entertains us every week on radio 4 onjust a minute, thank you for your time. your thoughts about the sad news of the death of sir bruce forsyth. i do hope we can hear nicholas parsons. i'm waiting on the other end of the line for someone to come in and speak to me. nicholas parsons, good to have you with us. your thoughts about sir bruce forsyth and your memories of him. i'm so sad, i have such fond memories. he was an exceptional personality and the most amazing entertainer. he was in many ways quite a professional and unique, he was not only a very good comedian but he was a singer and a dancer, which i

this morning we're remembering the life and work of sir bruce forsyth.s the generation game — the saturday evening show where teams from the same family competed for prizes. sir bruce hosted the series for two long stints during the 1970s and ‘90s. in a moment, we'll speak to his co—star rosemarie ford. but first, let's take a look back at some moments from bruce's long career. # when i look at you... what am i going to do?#. i said, i want to become a star and buy my mum a fur coat. i used to go and see fred astaire films, or any with dancing in them, and i would be intrigued by the dancing, and i would come home and dance away sometimes for hours all by myself. if i didn't make it, i wanted to get out, maybe go more into the musical side of the business. along came the palladium, which turned everything around. welcome to the generation game. it's nice to see you, to see you, nice. the first bit about audience participation is, you've got to enjoy it. i've always loved it. i've loved it because you never know what is going to happen. i'm dying for a ni

from the generation game to the price is right, sir bruce proved to be one of the most popular and versatile entertainers of his generation. when you think of bruce, you smile. as of his warmth, his charm, his sense of fun, the way he embraced you when you spoke to him. and that came across to the public, always. police in spain say the man believed to have driven a van into crowds in barcelona was killed, along with two other suspects, in a shootout hours later. it is thought a much bigger attack was being planned. chief strategist steve bannon becomes the latest high—profile aide to leave trump's white house. and on newsnight, we have the latest on the investigation into the terror cell responsible for thursday's attack, and arlene phillips and christopher biggins are with us to remember sir bruce forsyth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. one of british television's biggest stars, sir bruce forsyth, has died this afternoon, at the age of 89. the prime minister and stars of stage and screen have been paying tribute to the man whose career in show business began in 1942, when he was jus

and what is your favourite sir bruce memory?sented him throughout the time we knew him. trudi, i understand you did ederson charity auctions and there is a story involving golf and a lot of money? yeah. he always used to donate his plan, which is difficult for someone so busy. so he would donate a day to play golf, and we we re donate a day to play golf, and we were auctioning off this prize. and one of his close friends stood up and said, i will donate £10,000 not to play golf with him! so then he jumped up on stage and said ok, let's continue this auction not to play golf with me! and so the auction continued. it was hilarious. he took that criticism of himself so easily. the whole audience were laughing, and he marched up and down the stage and made the whole evening hilarious. it is great to hear these stories that don't necessarily get the headlines. everyone knows the public persona, but all of the extra work that he did in his own time, he was very hands—on. thank you both for coming in. now, if you've been inspired by th

sir bruce doing what he loved best.historian elinor groom. seven decades, what an incredible career. sir bruce forsyth really saw probably more changes in broadcasting than anyone else and of course he is associated so much with the musicals and hollywood stars that he loved, like fred astaire, and yet he always managed to bring that to whatever he was doing on television. he got his start before the second world war. he would recall going down to the radial olympia exhibition in london and going on what was probably one of the first talent shows when you could be televised on bbc. in those early days of television, there was a lot of crossover. stars from the stage becoming stars from the screen. at the house that enduring legacy and to be able to change with the times and always be relevant, bring the humour up—to—date, hejust did that. in the 1970s there was a point, after he was done with sunday night at the london palladium, and when he brought on the generation game, that's the point where he really started to def

what are your memories of sir bruce keogh ‘s macro i first came across sir bruce in the 70s.life and he would get up and imitate the disco dancers and he would make me laugh, i enjoyed his company and then i worked with him on a couple of rural variety shows and then of course strictly, and his endless teasing and madejudging strictly, and his endless teasing and made judging style, strictly, and his endless teasing and madejudging style, especially when there was at strong sportsmen and we have this ongoing joke and i would love to watch into the warm up, he was in his element with the audience singing and his brilliant dancing. no one can dispute that he was a unique tap dancer. did you ever dance with him? only when he grabbed me and whisked me around the floor. i never actually danced with him although i did help choreographed routine he did with adam garcia on a sunday night tv show and that was so much fun because everything adam garcia can do, and he is a phenomenal tap dancer, bruce was there i was giving him and adam's face, i'll never forget. you have some good mate

more now on the death of sir bruce forsyth — the bbc director general tony hall said that sir bruce hadted and then reinvented saturday night entertainment. our media editor amol rajan looks at how he managed to keep pace with the changing times, adapting to the evolving television landscape to become one of the giants of light entertainment. the nation that first met bruce forsyth has long since vanished. first on the bbc in the year that britain went to war, he came to prominence in a country and a culture that was very different. back then there was just one television station in black and white. that meant tens of millions sat together to watch the biggest shows. as britain fell in love with the small screen, it was sir bruce's mischievious smile that provided the humour and humanity. this evening, the bbc‘s director—general said: in many ways we're living through a golden age of television, with more choice than ever before and the freedom to watch what we want when we want. in many ways we're living through a golden age of television, with more choice than ever before and the free

rip sir bruce forsyth, to entertainer, a lovely man.ooked at the list and i have thought, he appeared in that. he did absolutely everything. he appeared in magnum pi, in a small role. this is still photo from the classic film bed knobs and broomsticks. i remember that pretty well, but i cannot remember him being in it. the film i remember from the 60s was a screen musical of the nineteen sixties, star. he would have liked to have done more acting and he would have liked to have done more in america. we are always going to remember him dealing with the general public, putting people at ease, the game shows, saturday night television when there were 20 million people often watching. you have got to remember that even strictly come dancing, they thought saturday night television was dead and gone. the x factor proved them all wrong and strictly to the state gets extraordinary audiences and it owes a great deal to the fact that bruce forsyth was there at the beginning of it and injected some old school charm into it, something we grew up ol

britain says goodbye to sir bruce forsyth.etting reports from spain that say police are still looking for the man they now believe drove a van into crowds of people, killing 13 people along barcelona's main boulevard on thursday. after a second attack in cambrils, a dramatic shootout followed in which five suspected terror suspects were killed by police. one of them was thought to be the driver of the barcelona van, but latest reports suggest it was someone else. in another development, the jihadist cell is suspected of planning something much bigger — my colleague clive myrie is in barcelona. a shared silence. across another european city touched by terror, one minute of stillness filled the space that words could not. a void with a single burning question — why? then, as king felipe and prime minister rajoy looked on, applause and defiance. chanting: no tinc por, no tinc por! "we are not afraid", they chant. but the previous 2a hours of violence were shocking. this, a street in the coastal town of cambrils. a terror suspect

charles band with talking about sir bruce forsyth who has died at age 80 nine. press conference, and one piece of information that has it concerns the key suspect that they are hunting. the art confirming that they are looking urgently for younes abouyaaqoub, but they cannot confirm that he was the driver of the white van driven into the crowds in las ramblas boulevard. they have meanwhile, police and security forces, say they have raided nine properties across catalonia in a 48 hour period after that attack. special patrols are being set up for the two football matches to date, one in barcelona, and one injured one. as part of raising the security level, they are setting up police controls at the two big fibber matches in spain today. generals will be few and far between and lighter as well. some across the south and south—east will avoid the showers altogether. it will be a bright idea across northern and eastern areas compared with yesterday, and feeling that that's a bit warmer. highs of 22 degrees. showers will be confined to the north of scotland and well

sir bruce's strictly come dancing co—host, tess daly, said she was "heartbroken".linor groom, curator of tv at the national science and media museum in bradford. thank you very much for being with us. i suppose, from the museum's perspective, sir bruce forsyth must hold his place as one of the tv greats? yes, he is such a touch tone of the visitor experience, i think her audiences are so many generations, people have been falling over themselves to talk about bruce forsythe and his impact on television. why do you think he was so iconic? i think part of it is just to do with endurance. when people have talked about his guinness world record for longest serving television personality, and it is because he and faxed acted as a nine—year—old boy, before the war even, tap dancing on television. and so he had all these generations of followers. he reinvented his career time after time. it always seemed he managed to bag that prime—time slot. definitely. he had that ability to both made with the times and yet retain as essential character, and his personality. and i thin

britain says goodbye to sir bruce forsyth.in spain say they believe the suspects in the two terror attacks carried out in barcelona and cambrils had been planning something much bigger. 1a people have died and more than 130 have been injured. my colleague clive myrie is in barcelona. we are in the heart of the city, huge investigation looking into the depths of 1a huge investigation looking into the depths 01:14 people in more than 100 injured following those two terror attacks. the first of our reports looks at the attacks and those caught up in the horror. a shared silence. across another european city touched by terror, one minute of stillness filled the space that words could not. a void with a single burning question — why? then, as king felipe and prime minister rajoy looked on, applause and defiance. chanting: no tinc por, no tinc por! "we are not afraid", they chant. but the previous 2a hours of violence were shocking. this, a street in the coastal town of cambrils. a terror suspect is cornered, and he is wearing what

sir bruce had many. nice to see you, to see you... nice! good game!at the helm of the bbc‘s generation game for six years, from 1971, then again at the beginning of the 19905 and had fun doing it. there is another phyllis here. jolly good. i don't like being called phyllis. my name's phil with a y. phil with a y, alright, darling. bit like that. there's another bundle of trouble! an all round entertainer, he went on to present strictly come dancing, where he mixed his love of singing and dancing. arlene phillips was a judge on strictly and she remembers his dedication. bruce never stopped working. notjust in terms of training, but in rehearsal, going over things. so we worked hard at being mr showbiz. but also, bruce, to retain his balance, used to spin 80 times a day. he was warming up, he would constantly work his body and sometimes, even on strictly, just before he had to go on, you would see him almost revving himself up like a car, getting ready to go out there and entertain. hundreds of tributes have been paid to sir bruce, with many celebrities

the daily express also gives a full page to sir bruce.in commemorations for the entertainer dedicating seven pages in this edition to his legacy. the telegraph has a tribute but leads with the attacks in barcelona saying spanish security services have begun an extensive manhunt for the remaining killers. the times also leads with the as in spain with the news —— with the attacks in spain with the news that the police are focussing their efforts in north africa the guardian writes that terrorists had planned a bombing raid across barcelona but abandoned when they blew up a house where they we i’e when they blew up a house where they were stockpiling explosives. bruce forsyth has died at the age of 89. we of course remember him from many of his game shows. back in the day. you know, we tell our children off for watching too much telly, we we i’e off for watching too much telly, we were obviously fans of the small screen because we were obviously fans of the small screen because we know a lot of the work. the sun has a lot of famous quotes.

# sir bruce forsyth, who has died today at the age of 89. stay with us on bbc news. university has just reopened after three years of occupation by so—called islamic state. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last iten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in the spanish region of catalonia say three of the suspects in thu

all across the spectrum from the very nicest to some who might not be quite at that position but sir bruce one of those people who everybody loved working with, and they loved seeing what he did on television. they loved meeting him asa television. they loved meeting him as a person. i think when you look at all the people that have been paying tribute to him, because there is probably not a television presenter working today that hasn't in some way been influenced in watching him at a formative age and how he worked with audiences, whatever they are doing in television now. i interviewed him a few times. he was always utterly charming, always on the ball, always warm always friendly. i remember seeing him at the bbc studios over at television centre in shepherd's bush. he was coming out of a rehearsal or a meeting in the fourier and there was a crowd of members of the public having a tour and they didn't actually spot him and they didn't actually spot him and as the tour guide was busy speaking to him he popped up the back with a joke, he doesn't know what he's talking about, you want the

tributes have been paid to sir bruce forsyth, who died yesterday at the age of 89.es. starting out at the age of 14, he went on to become the man who defined saturday night tv — hosting shows including the generation game, play your cards right and strictly come dancing. born in north london, he started tap dancing at an early age — a passion that stayed with him throughout his life. # i'm # i‘m putting on my top hat... #. he was 30 years old when he was asked to present "sunday night at the london palladium". 10 million viewers regularly tuned into the show. he quickly became one of the most popular, family entertainers. and every host needs a catchphrase.. sir bruce had many. nice to see you, to see you nice. good game. didn‘t she do well? he reigned supreme at the helm of the bbc‘s generation game for six years from 1971, then again at the beginning of the 1990s — and had fun doing it. there was another phyllis here. there was another phyllis herelj don't like being called phyllis. my name is phyl, with a y. another bundle of trouble! an all—round entertainer, he

sir bruce forsyth.e bbc in 1939. 70 years later, he was still there — still the king of saturday night. # i love you! # fly me to the moon! since news of his death, a number of celebrities and close friends have commemorated his life. his long—term co—host on strictly come dancing, tess daly said: his other strictly come dancing co—host claudia winkleman tweeted: and lead judge on the show, len goodman has said: former strictly come dancing star ann widdecombe praised sir bruce for the support he gave to all the contestants as host of the show. joining me is tv critic caroline frost. wonderfully encouraging, never critical, always humorous. it is the sort of programme because it is big and complicated web ins can go wrong. he never lost his cool, he was always ready with the joke and a laugh. with bruce, what you saw on camara was very much what you got in person. he didn't put on an act for the camera. he was just as client and just as funny off—camera as he was on. nobody could imagine strickler come

from stage and screen have continued to pay tribute to one of the greats of british television, sir bruce forsyth, who died yesterday at the age of 89. now on bbc news, time for the travel show. india. 70 years after independence,

sir bruce forsyth.years later, he was still there — still the king of saturday night. # i love you! # fly me to the moon! hello i would like to start by telling you about our tropical storm that formed last night in the atlantic. that is harvey and there could be more. for harvey, through friday it has been moving into the wind ward islands, and for the likes of martinique, up to 100 millimetres of martinique, up to 100 millimetres of water could fall and it could give large waves and currents and some damaging winds before it moves away and heads towards mexico. now further north we have got lumpy cloud showing a showery day on friday across the united states and canada. the showers will continue through friday and into the weekend. that just poses through friday and into the weekend. thatjust poses the risk of a lot of cloud for those hoping to take in the solar eclipse on sunday. if you have plans to go, stay tuned. the risk of wild fires is high in western canada and the winds are not light either.

.# mr light entertainment, tv legend sir bruce forsyth, has died. we speak to arlene phillips.ing. with depressing familiarity, a minute's silence was held today to remember terror victims in a major european city. the public and politicians came together in barcelona in scenes which have echoed london, manchester and paris over the last year. as they stood still, police action to tackle the suspects was swift. police killed five people in cambrils, south—west of barcelona, after another car attack killed one and injured six. but the driver of yesterday's van is still on the run. what has surprised many is the scale of the islamist terror threat in catalonia. 0ur reporter elaine dunkley joins us from barcelona. yes, this is las ramblas, a street hugely popular with shoppers and tourists. when fc barcelona win a major title, this is where they come to celebrate with the cup. but things couldn't be more different today. thousands of been here to mourn and pay respects. 2a hours ago, 13 were killed and more than 100 injured when a van ploughed into pedestrians. tonight, police are

bruno tonioli paid tribute to the show‘s host for many years, sir bruce forsyth, who died 10 days agosequins and sparkles. this year's new celebrities together for strictly. they have been busy rehearsing for their launch show, the first to be broadcast since the death of sir bruce forsyth. there will of course be a special tribute. he will always be with us. he is part our lives, he is part of this country. he's part of the show. he's part of this show. so the spirit of brucey is with us. as in previous series, the programme will be aiming to deliver entertainment, and perhaps even the odd surprise. richard, we saw you come down that red carpet. yeah. you've got some moves. i've got some moves. i'm not sure if they will be good for anyone. but i'm releasing them, they are bubbling like a volcano of slightly uncoordinated dance. debbie, you've loved strictly as a viewer. how do you think you'll enjoy it as a contestant? i will make sure i enjoy it. i don't think there's any other way to do it. i hope i don't get too nervous. has your saturdays band—mate frankie, who of course did the

the headlines at 11:00pm: tributes pour in for the television legend sir bruce forsyth, who has diede to the price is right, sir bruce proved to be one of the most popular and versatile entertainers of his generation. when you think of bruce, you smile. as of his warmth, his charm, his sense of fun, the way he embraced you when you spoke to him. and that came across to the public, always. police in spain say the man believed to have driven a van into crowds in barcelona was killed, along with two other suspects, in a shootout hours later. it is thought a much bigger attack was being planned. chief strategist steve bannon becomes the latest high—profile aide

the next day, he meets the most senior doctor in the uk, sir bruce keough, the medical director of theants to here more about waheed's work and what the nhs can learn from it. grab a seat. he brings enormous simplicity to the approach and i think that is a lot we can learn from that. i hope by bringing together the experiences of other people that have tried similar things around the nhs along with waheed, that we can use the uptake of technology for the benefit of patients. we are getting a glimpse of the future here and what he is doing represent something which is very special. health care systems around the world constrained by the national boundaries, the art, the science and the value of medicine no known national boundaries. if any acknowledges that it is down to waheed's work. the simple everyday communication methods which so impressed sir bruce are the mainstay of waheed's work. he is also keen to push boundaries. he wanted to try an augmented reality telemedicine call to afghanistan — something which has not been done before so we teamed him up to the bbc technology unit to

the next day, he meets the most senior doctor in the uk, sir bruce keogh, the medical director of thets to hear more about waheed's work, and what the nhs can learn from it. grab a seat. he brings an enormous sympathy to the approach, and i think there is a lot we can learn from that. and i hope that by bringing together the experiences of other people that have tried similar things around the nhs, along with waheed, that we can catalyse the uptake of this technology. for the benefits of our patients. we are getting a glimpse of the future here and i think what he is doing represents something that is very special. healthcare systems around the world are all constrained by their national boundaries. but the art, the science, the values of medicine know no national boundaries. and if anybody exhibits that, it's waheed and his work. the two connect at the top there, they scan the room, it is inside out... this simple everyday mitigation methods that so impressed sir bruce are the mainstay of waheed's work, but he is also keen to push the boundaries. he wanted to try an augmented reality

from the generation game to the price is right, sir bruce proved to be one of the most popular and versatilehe way he embraced you when you spoke to him. that came across to the public always. # now you‘re here...

this simple everyday mitigation methods that so impressed sir bruce is the mainstay of waheed's work,s. he wanted to try and augmented reality telemedicine call to afghanistan, something that had not been done before. so we teamed up with a bbc technology unit, to explore its potential. what they are seeing is what you're seeing. so they will be able to see that as well on skype? fantastic. in a training theatre at aintree hospital, waheed wares and augmented reality headset, and uses augmented reality headset, and uses a mannequin to help illustrate details of a medical procedure. in the headset, he can see the doctors in couple, while almost for thousands of why —— in afghanistan, while almost 4000 miles away they can see the augmented reality he is conjuring up in his headset. can see the augmented reality he is conjuring up in his headsetlj can see the augmented reality he is conjuring up in his headset. i will ta ke conjuring up in his headset. i will take the arrow and place it along the mouth on this mannequin, and then we have to make sure that the next vertebrate... we check

the first to be broadcast since the death of sir bruce forsyth. . there will of course be a special tribute. he will always be a special tribute. he will always be with us. he is part of the show, oui’ be with us. he is part of the show, our lives, the country. he is with us. our lives, the country. he is with us. as in previous series, the programme will be aiming to deliver entertainment, and perhaps even the odd surprise. richard, we saw you coming down the red carpet. you have got some moves. i have. i don't know if they will be good for anyone. but they are bubbling like a volcano. you have watched strictly come dancing as if you are. as a co ntesta nt ? dancing as if you are. as a contestant? i will make sure i enjoyed it. —— as a viewer. i hope i don't get too nervous. have you got any advice? she is so excited about me doing this. i have not got advice yet. but she will give me many tips. you are the first contestant to be in the show with a disability. how do you feel being a trailblazer?m shows the way that life in the show is going in ge

bruno tonioli paid tribute to the show‘s host for many years, sir bruce forsyth, who died ten days ago be broadcast since the death of sir bruce forsyth. there will, of course, be a special tribute. he will always be with us. he is part our lives, he is part of this country. he's part of the show. he's part of this show. so the spirit of brucie is with us. as in previous series, the programme will be aiming to deliver entertainment, and perhaps even the odd surprise. richard, we saw you come down that red carpet. yeah. you've got some moves. i've got some moves. i'm not sure if they will be good for anyone. but i'm releasing them, they are bubbling like a volcano of slightly uncoordinated dance. debbie, you've loved strictly as a viewer. how do you think you'll enjoy it as a contestant? i will make sure i enjoy it. i don't think there's any other way to do it. i hope i don't get too nervous. has your saturdays band—mate frankie, who of course did the show, given you any advice? frankie has been so excited about me doing this. she hasn't actually given me any advice yet, but i will defi

sir bruce forsyth, the undisputed king of saturday night tv in britain, has died at the age of 89.

a farewell to sir bruce. i am learning more about him.re, this guy was a total phenomenon. left him. somebody eve ryo ne total phenomenon. left him. somebody everyone seemed total phenomenon. left him. somebody everyone seemed to love. —— bless him. the music is rolling. that means we have to shut up. thank you for watching. coming up next, we have meet the author. thank you for watching. readers of alanjudd's spy stories first met charles thoroughgood when he was in the army, then when he was a trainee in the secret service, but now a few years on, he's become chief of m16. he's top dog, but whitehall doesn't work quite like that. in deep blue, thoroughgood spends almost as much time fighting the bureaucracy around him and his rivals as the people who are trying to steal something important and dangerous. welcome. it might be thought by some people that when you reach the top of the tree in the secret world, you know everything, you're in charge. but in this book, charles, your hero, discovers that many of the battles he's fighting aren'

from stage and screen have continued to pay tribute to one of the greats of british television, sir bruceorsyth, who died yesterday at the age of 89. now on bbc news, time for the travel show. india. 70 years after independence, this emerging world power of more than a billion people is still changing. i'm on a journey to two extremes of this vast subcontinent. crystal, ha rd crystals. white salt. can probably taste it. i began in gujarat, in the far west. this is genuinely incredible, i'm in heaven. pretty crowded. this week, i've travelled 2,000 miles over to the north—east. i'm on the banks of the mighty river brahmaputra, and about to go to a very spiritual place. it's one of india's lesser—known regions. we're really high up, and just to my right, the border with bangladesh. a part of the country which prides itself on its traditions. he makes it look so easy. it's incredibly difficult. but it's also looking forward and embracing progress. so now, i'm on my way to go and see assam's very own eco—warrior. it is going to be an incredible adventure. india's north—east, a collection of e

it will also be an opportunity for the programme and the viewers to remember sir bruce, a man who helpedook at the weather. good morning, yesterday we got to 20 degrees in lincolnshire but today will not be as hot but still some hot weather in the south—east. elsewhere for most of us a lot cooler than paired to yesterday with a mixture of sunshine and showers. you can see the sunshine in the south—east this morning but elsewhere a lot of cloud, this area is associated with a cold front which is moving gradually south and east and with it you can see the cloud and some outbreaks of light and patchy rain and drizzle as it moves south. a few showers this afternoon in parts of kent and east sussex but temperatures in the 20s. further north and west, quite a bit of cloud in south—west england and the midlands, lincolnshire and yorkshire which is where that weather front is but behind that there is something a bit brighter in west wales and northern england, scotla nd west wales and northern england, scotland and northern ireland with some sunny scotland and northern ireland with some sunny sp

britain says goodbye to sir bruce forsyth.

to quote the late sir bruce forsyth, television is today a generation game.can bring a nation together, technology is pulling audiences and families in different directions. amol rajan, bbc news. england are through to the final of the women's rugby world cup. they beat france by 20 points to three in belfast tonight, to set up a meeting with new zealand on saturday. our sports correspondent katherine downes was watching the action. sarah harding lot, rugby fans. brightening a great belfast date with all the sparkle a world cup semifinal deserves. come to add their voices to the roar of the crowd, however small. england, defending world champion tonight, faced a familiar foe, france, who proved a thorn in the side of the red roses over recent six nations campaigns, and so it would prove. by half—time there were only six points on the board shared between the boots of emily ‘s carrot and izar. 40 boots of emily ‘s carrot and izar. a0 minutes of crunching tackles, this was perhaps even more of a battle tha n this was perhaps even more of a battle than expected.

to quote the late sir bruce forsyth, television is today a generation game.ctions. amol rajan, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here‘s darren bett. hello, sophie. it was baking in wales today with — sorry — we just had the warmest day of the month. it was helped by the sunshine. it was helped by warm and humid air. for many parts of the uk it was a pretty cloudy and grey start to the day. the cloud has been breaking up across parts of england and wales and southern scotland, too. there has been showers around the main focus of the rain is in northern ireland. county fermanagh this was the scene a moment ago, pouring down with rain. tyrone had a few inches of rain in a few hours. the rain is moving into belfast for the rugby this evening. thundery rain into western scotland tonight. rain for northern england and one or two spots for wales. the south—east will have showers moving moving away. temperatures 16 or 17 degrees. a weather front on the scene, warm and humid air. behind it something fresher. a band of cloud in the south and further north a ban

it will also be an opportunity for the programme and the viewers to remember sir bruce, a man who helped make strictly one of the most popular shows on tv. lizo mzimba, bbc news. i feel nervous just watching that. let's move on. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. tough times in texas. absolutely, wanted to give a perspective of how much rainfall has fallen in texas, historic rainfall, about over a metre, they could get another 0.4 of the meter and if that happens it is two and a half to three times what london gets in a year. and that has come in just a few days. the red symbol is the centre of the storm, that is what drives the weather system so dreadful conditions continuing. a bit of blue skies and cloud across the uk, hit and bit of blue skies and cloud across the uk, hitand miss buta bit of blue skies and cloud across the uk, hit and miss but a lot more cloudy compared to what we had yesterday. yesterday was the warmest late august bank holiday monday in decades. today the temperature has already dropped in many areas, quite already dropped in many areas, qu

the headlines at 7pm: the legendary entertainer sir bruce forsyth has died at the age of 89.stars. nice to see you, to see you nice! he'd entertained millions of people on screen for more than seven decades. tributes have been paid from the world of showbusiness. he was never cruel, he never used dirty material of any kind, he was ourfamily entertainer. dirty material of any kind, he was our family entertainer. he was loved and trusted. in spain, armed police shoot dead five suspected jihadists overnight in the coastal town of cambrils following a second vehicle attack.

and stars from stage and screen have continued to pay tribute to sir bruce forsyth who died yesterday