gus 0‘donnell on sirjeremy heywood, who has died at the age of 56.ho resigned in a row about fixed—odds betting terminals, has told the bbc she will continue her fight to impose limits on the machines. speaking in her first interview since she resigned, ms crouch blamed supporters of the gambling industry within parliament for delaying the measure. republicans and democrats have begun a final burst of campaigning ahead of tuesday‘s mid—term elections in the united states. president trump told supporters at rallies in montana and florida that democrats wanted to flood the country with illegal immigrants — and described the barbed wire being erected along the border with mexico as a "beautiful sight". danjohnson reports from washington. the presidential plane in front of montana‘s snow—covered mountains. winter is coming, and so is donald trump. clocking up the miles repeating his familiar campaign themes — a strong economy, record job numbers, promises of tax cuts and tough talking on iran and immigration. remember the wall? well, it still isn‘t built

yvette cooper with her tribute to sirjeremy heywood. s 0'donnell, who preceeded sirjeremy as cabinet secretary, described him a real driving force in the civil service. i think the thing you will find is, as the great civil servants, and he took over from as the great civil servants, and he took overfrom me, this kind of person will get accolades from across all the parties and all his collea g u es across all the parties and all his colleagues in the civil service. he was in partial but he was a real driving force to get things done. and he would never give up on something. he would get around the obstacles and ensure that solutions we re obstacles and ensure that solutions were found. a truly great civil serva nts were found. a truly great civil servants who will be missed, very sadly. it has all come far too soon. what kind of character do you need to be britain's is to senior civil servant? 0bviously to be britain's is to senior civil servant? obviously you are under huge pressure is from various different politicians. it is not an e

tributes are paid to the former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancer aged 56. eight children are injured after falling from a giant inflatable slide at a fireworks event in surrey. most have now been discharged from hospital but one child remains under observation. we don't still know yet exactly what happened but eight children appear to have come off near the top of the slide, or at the top of the slide, i am not quite sure yet and landed on the floor beside it. leicester city's football players arrive in bankok tojoin the funeral of their former chairman vichai srivaddhanaprabha. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around the british coast. it feels weird now to sort of be looking back and almost reflecting because for 157 days i almost didn't allow myself to do that, so now it feels quite nice. and at 1:30pm, the travel show are in taiwan, visiting the ancient capital, and going behind the scenes at the biggest performing arts centre in the world. the pro—brexit businessman, aaron banks, has

sirjeremy heywood, the former cabinet secretary head of the civil service, has died from cancer at the in the civil service spanned over 30 years. in a statement, prime minister theresa may said sirjeremy "worked tirelessly to serve our country" and said his death was "a huge loss to british public life". speaking on ridge on sunday, the labour mp yvette cooper paid this tribute. has wife also said, we shared everything and i will miss him more than i can say. speaking on ridge on sunday, the labour mp yvette cooper paid this tribute. jeremy was a wonderful public servants, and i think he did a huge amount to hold governments together at difficult times. i knew him well personally, and i think all my thoughts are with his family. people will not be aware of how many remarkable things he did to solve crises, to deal with some of the most difficult problems, and as a very audible public servant to hold people together and to make sure that the government frankly did not do stupid things on many occasions, had to make sure there was solutions. i think his contribution to public life, for

tributes are paid to the former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood whoas died from cancer aged 56. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night — seven of them have now been discharged from hospital. we don't still know yet exactly what happened, but eight children appear to have come off near the top of the slide, around the top of the slide, we are not quite sure yet, and landed on the floor alongside it. leicester city players arrive in bangkok to join funeral ceremonies for their chairman who died in a helicopter crash. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around the british coast. it feels weird now, to be looking back and almost reflecting. because for 157 days, i almost didn't allow myself to do that. so now it feels quite nice! and in half an hour, click looks at artificial intelligence, and the newjobs its creating. welcome and good afternoon. the pro—brexit businessman, aaron banks, has again insisted that all the money he provided f

tributes are paid to the former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service sirjeremy heywood whoancer aged 56. eight children have been injured after falling from a giant inflata ble after falling from a giant inflatable slide at a fireworks eventin inflatable slide at a fireworks event in surrey. most of them have 110w event in surrey. most of them have now been discharged from hospital with just one child remaining now been discharged from hospital withjust one child remaining under observation. leicester city's footballers have arrived in bangkok tojoin the footballers have arrived in bangkok to join the funeral of their former chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha. those are the latest news headlines. now, carmen roberts is in taiwan for a special edition of the travel show. this week, the travel show is in taiwan, an island of traditions and religions, amazing landscapes and modern marvels. i'm on a journey to discover how the island's colonisers have shaped the history, culture, and traditions of this beautiful land. whoo! oh, my goodness. don't go into the house! taiwan is a

sirjeremy as... and the former deputy prime minister, nick clegg, said... lord heywood'snderful husband and father, who could light up any room. i think we started with the 1975 guidance... despite huge influence, he kept a low public profile. described by one former colleague as the most important person nobody‘s ever heard of. but his death, at 56, is a shock to those who knew him well. jeremy, ithink, was a wonderful public servant. and he, ithink, did a huge amount to hold governments together, at very difficult times. i obviously knew him very well, personally. and... ithink, you know, all thoughts with his family. despite his illness, lord heywood worked until recently. some nicknamed him sir cover up, for resisting transparency, which he said frustrated him. but he'll be missed. as a man who has had a hand in how the uk has been governed through some turbulent times. lord heywood, who died today. well, joining us now is the former director of communications under tony blair, alastair campbell. what comes to mind when you recall working alongside him? not lord haywo

former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service sirjeremy heywood dies from cancer aged 56. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around the british coast. it feels weird now to sort of be looking back and almost reflecting because for 157 days i almost didn't allow myself to do that, so now it feels quite nice. and at 12:45pm, click looks at artificial intelligence and the newjobs it's creating. the pro—brexit businessman, arron banks, has again insisted that all the money he provided for brexit campaigning before the referendum was generated from his own companies in the uk. the national crime agency has launched a criminal investigation into claims that millions of pounds he donated may have come from sources which are not permitted under electoral law. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show, mr banks insisted the money came from a company called rock services, which conducts insurance business in the uk. he denies any wrongdoing and said the accusations were aimed at undermining brexit. this is about undermining article 50 and underminin

to former head of the civil service sirjeremy heywood, who has died aged 56.ster city players arrive in bangkok to join funeral ceremonies for their chairman, who died in a helicopter crash. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around the british coast. it feels weird now, to be looking back and almost reflecting. because for 157 days, i almost didn't allow myself to do that. so now it feels quite nice! manchester city lead 4—1 against southampton, a win will see them return to the top of the table in the premier league. the pro—brexit businessman, aaron banks, has again insisted that all the money he provided for the referendum campaign was generated from his own businesses in the uk, and none came from russia. the national crime agency has launched a criminal investigation into claims that millions of pounds came from sources which are not permitted under electoral law. manveen rana reports. amid calls from campaigners to cancel the interview, arron banks arrived at the bbc to answer questions about where he'd found the mon

may, david cameron, and tony blair have paid tribute to the former head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywoods died from cancer at the age of 56. he had retired less than two weeks ago. players and officials from leicester city football club have joined the family of their chairman at a buddhist temple in bangkok to pay their respects following his death last weekend in a helicopter crash. and 10,000 flames are being lit at the tower of london this evening, to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. the ceremony will be repeated every evening until after armistice day. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. city hit six — the champions at their unstoppable best in the premier league, with raheem sterling and leroy sane amongst the goals. alvaro morata scores twice to keep chelsea in the hunt. and makinson magic steals the show at anfield as england seal their series with new zealand. it means a lot to me. to perform it means a lot to me. to perform as it means a lot to me. to perform as a team like we did is brilliant. also coming up in the prog

tributes are paid to the former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood who has died from cancer aged 56. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night — seven of them have now been discharged from hospital. leicester city players arrive in bangkok to join funeral ceremonies for their chairman who died in a helicopter crash. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around the british coast. ross edgley crossed the finish line in margate after swimming 1,780 miles. now, david cornock takes a look back at what's been happening in the political world in the week in parliament. hello, welcome to the week in parliament. our look at the week in westminster and beyond with all the boring bits taken out. in this week's programme, drama as mps vote on the budget. this is the first time a member of the government has resigned during the votes on a budget, as a direct result of the chancellor's policies, thank you. are we ready for brexit? the clock is ticking. we

former prime ministers have been paying tribute to sirjeremy heywood, the former head of the civil service died from cancer at the age of 56. tony blair called him "a formidable whitehall operator". 10,000 flames have been lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster, lynn faulds wood, and henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. stack front. senior eu officials are warning that theresa may's chances of striking a brexit deal are only 50—50. that's according to the guardian. the daily mail carries a picture of the tower of london, lit up with 10,000 torches to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. the telegraph reports that foreigners who've never lived in the uk will be permitted to join the armed forces, amid a worsening recruitment crisis. the ft leads with an interview with italy's deputy prime minister, luigi di maio

sirjeremy heywood, distinguished civil servant, died of cancer at the age of 56.en have now been discharged from hospital after falling from an inflatable fairground slide at a fireworks display in surrey last night. one child is still being kept in hospital for observations more than seventy business leaders call for a referendum on the terms of the brexit deal the family of a christian woman at the centre of mass protests in pakistan has asked for asylum in britain. leicester city players and staff have landed in thailand, to attend the funeral of the club's owner. six days of ceremonies began on saturday for vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash last weekend. 0vernight, his week—long funeral continued at a buddhist temple in bangkok, as member's of thailand's business and political elite came to pay their respects for the billionaire. and yesterday, ahead of their 1—0 victory over cardiff yesterday, leicester's team and coaching team paid their respects with a minute's silence, and after the game, the club goalkeeper kasper schmeichel paid tr

tributes are paid to the recently retired cabinet secretary, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancere age of 56. 10,000 flames are lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lynn faulds wood and henry mance. stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the pro—brexit businessman, aaron banks, has again insisted that all the money he provided for a campaign to leave the eu was generated from his businesses in the uk and therefore within the rules on political donations. as the national crime agency begins an investigation into the source of an £8 million donation, mr banks said the money came from a uk company called rock services, which he said had all sorts of revenues. 0ne mp has accused him of bluster and deliberate confusion. manveen rana reports. arron banks — brexiteer, businessmen and now the subject of a criminal investigation into the source of the funds he provided to the brexit campaign. as he arrived

may, david cameron, and tony blair have paid tribute to the former head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywoodncer at the age of 56. he had retired less than two weeks ago. 10,000 flames have been lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. city hit six — the champions at their unstoppable best in the premier league, with raheem sterling and leroy sane amongst the goals. alvaro morata scores twice to keep chelsea in the hunt. and makinson magic steals the show at anfield as england seal their series with new zealand. it means a lot to me. to perform as a team like we did is brilliant. also coming up in the programme... wayne rooney's set for an england farewell later this month. and back on top of the world — justin rose wins in turkey to move back to world number one. good evening. leicester city are back on top of the premier league tonight. the champions dismantled southampton 6—1. an own goal from wesley hoedt put city ahead before sergio aguero made it two inside 12 minutes

tributes are paid to the former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood, who eight children are injured after falling from a giant

tributes are paid to the recently retired cabinet secretary, sirjeremy heywood, who has died from cancered states, president donald trump and former president barack 0bama are both on the road campaigning this evening in a final push ahead of tuesday's mid—term elections and 10,000 flames are lit at the tower of london, launching a week of commemorations marking 100 years since the end

former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service sirjeremy heywood dies from cancer aged 56. more than 70 business leaders call for a referendum on the terms of the brexit deal. the family of a christian woman at the centre of mass protests in pakistan has asked for asylum in britain. players from leicester city football club arrive in thailand to pay their respects to the club's owner, who died in a helicopter crash last weekend. they are currently at a temple in bangkok attending his funeral. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around the british coast. now, shaun ley presents dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading columnists with correspondents from overseas who file their stories for the folks back home under the dateline london. this week, the long goodbye for germany's chancellor, brazilians choose populism over pragmatism with a president—elect who says a "good criminal is a dead criminal", and why donald trump isn't experiencing a us president's usual mid—te

tributes are paid to the former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood, whofrom cancer, aged 56. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night. seven of them have now been discharged from hospital. leicester city players arrive in bangkok to join funeral ceremonies for their chairman who died in a helicopter crash. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around the british coast. ross edgley crossed the finish line in margate after swimming 1,780 miles. now, it's time for click. this week, the team travel to kenya, to meet the low—skilled labourers in nairobi's slums training ai systems. this week: artificial intelligence creating jobs. creating trends? and — scoring runs. ai. that's what the future is about, if you believe the hype. computer programmes that learn from past experience, that improve and that, sometimes, learn to solve problems in ways that even we hadn't thought of. well, here at microsoft's future decoded event, ai is at the top of the