sridevi kapoor who has 5adly died at the age of 5a.has found that some 5hopkeeper5 have still been selling corro5ive substances like bleach to children, despite there being a voluntary code of conduct in place not to do so. the area has suffered a record number of acid attacks, a5 simon browning reports. almost 400 of london's 1,500 acid attacks in the last five years have happened in the borough of newham, the highest amount in the uk. she is annie, 1a, part of an undercover 5ting to see if she can buy corro5ive substances from high street shops in the area. i want you to go in to try to purchase caustic soda, bleach, other corro5ive substances. she's working with trading standards to test the retailers who have signed up to a voluntary scheme to prevent such sales to 5hopper5 under the age of 21. how much did it cost you? £1. they didn't ask you for any id? no. two shops did not sell to her but three did. the shops selling substances such a5 bleach have broken no law as the restrictions are voluntary. new figures obtained by radio 5

sridevi captivated audiences with her charisma and comic timing.ar in her own right. you know, the audience just wants a good film. that's what matters. just wants a good film. whether it is a heroine—oriented or hero—oriented film. sridevi was attending a family wedding with her husband and daughter in dubai when she suffered a heart attack late on saturday night. a heart attack late on saturday as news of her death broke, crowds gathered outside her house in mumbai. crowds gathered outside her house in across india, fans paid tribute. crowds gathered outside her house in it is a loss to our country, to the film industry. she was such a role model to all women across the country. now we've got a lot of famous leading ladies in bollywood. back then, in the 805 and early 905, there weren't too many of them. she was one of the first. there weren't too many of them. india is mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. one film producer described the impact of sridevi's death — saying she was a pioneer, who put the early cracks of the glass ceilin

sridevi will be remembered for the way she lit up the screen.legacy is enduring. more now on an expected move by china's ruling communist party to abandon a rule limiting the time a president can serve in office. that would see the current leader xijinping staying on indefinitely. the bbc‘s china correspondent robin brant reports. this was xijinping a few months ago. with china communist party pomp at its finest as he was confirmed for a second term as party chief and president. behind him were his two immediate predecessors, both of whom served ten years, then stepped aside. now there is fresh sign that he wants to eclipse them. the ruling communist party wants to ditch the rule that the president should serve no more than two consecutive terms. in just those eight words lies the biggest change to china's leadership in 30 years. so why now? the overall consensus in china by most people is that president xi jinping has really done a very good job and has become a truly outstanding leader by the chinese standard. his fight against corruption, his

sridevi started as a child actor and featured in more than 275 multilingual indian films.llywood film—making — capable of huge box office success without the support of a male hero. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in delhi. what made her so special and such a star in bollywood 7 what made her so special and such a star in bollywood? as you say, she started her career at the age of fourin started her career at the age of four in indian films in the south of this country. she made her break—out in the 1970s. there were leading women in the industry but not many. in the 1980s and 90s, she built her own brand. she did not need a big male co—star to sell out box offices. she became defined in her own right because of her charisma, charm and of course the incredible way she could dance on screen. tributes have been paid to her across the bollywood world. people are shocked because her death is sudden, she had a heart attack overnight. the indian... she was infection of the film industry, tribute said. a producer summed up saying, she puts the early cracks in the glass c

sridevi kapoor, who's died at the age of 5a.ld's second highest peak — k2 — has revealed that one of its climbers appears to have struck out for the summit alone, without permission. an expedition spokesman told the bbc that denis urubko's move had shocked the team. but he said they would try to support the russian—polish climber nevertheless. k2 is the only peak over 8,000 metres yet to be climbed in winter. last month, mr urubko helped mount a dramatic high—mountain rescue of a french climber from another peak in pakistan. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @ nkem ifejika thanks for being with us. we have got some very cold, wintry weather on the cards to see out the end of february and into the start of march. this week, the weather will be particularly disruptive with heavy snow combined with bitter winds, a lot of frost and ice, some wintry sunshine as well, but the temperatures will be very low, because we have got the air coming in from siberia from the easterly airflow pushing

sridevi, has died. we'll be looking back at her rich legacy. unanimously voted for an immediate 30 day ceasefire across syria. in government air strikes in the past week. repeatedly by russia, an ally of the syrian government. in the coming days. nick bryant reports. to bring about even a temporary halt to the killing. delay in syria always brings more death. according to human rights activists. of the government's bombing. the tensest of negotiations. and always the unresolved question — would russia allow it to pass? resolution to raise their hand. aloft — not to wield a veto, but to finally agree. for delaying its passage for days. continued to fall. how many mothers lost their kids to the bombing and the shelling? imposing unbearable suffering. from warring parties to abide by. finally take place. were continuing their week—long bombardment. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. earlier i spoke to dr ahmad tarakji. organisation for syrians in need. i asked him if he was pleased the resolution had passed.

india mourns bollywood's sridevi kapoor, amid new revelations about how she died.e visit the resting place of millions of damaged korans, deep inside these pakistani mountains. live from our in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am in beijing where censors have been deleting online criticism of the announcement that president xi jinping could stay in power for decades to come. the proposal would remove a clause in china's constitution that limits the head of state to just two terms in office. some people online have accused the communist party of ‘creating a dictator‘ and becoming like north korea. john sudworth reports from beijing. chanting. it's no secret that xi jinping has been tightening his grip on power. this is just the most recent display of tu bthumping military loyalty. but now, a defining moment has been reached. state media reports of closed—door party meetings confirmed that the two—term limit is to be scrapped. there's nothing to fear, his supporters argue. mr xi, the benevolent fatherfigure, is s

raj and pablo on the life of sridevi.@nkem|fejika. bye bye. hello there. if you were in the sunshine outside the wind yesterday, it didn't feel too bad. but it will get colder — not necessarily today. in fact, it will be pretty much the same as yesterday. we have a stronger wind in the south. but the wind is getting stronger and the air is getting colder as we pull this cold air in from eastern europe into next week. so, yes, a cold start for our sunday morning, —5, —6 in the countryside, so maybe a little bit of hoarfrost around, some frost on the cars, even a little low cloud to clear, but that should clear quickly. the main changes through the day are a little more cloud for eastern parts of england and eastern scotland, so maybe a bit grey and cold here, even the odd snow flurry, but in contrast, we may see more sunshine than yesterday for western scotland, northern ireland and the far south of cornwall. but there will be a stronger breeze here, so more of a wind chill. it won't be a warm day anyway, as you can see, a

sridevi will be remembered for the way she lit up the screen. way too soon but her legacy is enduring. sridevi kapoor, who's died at the age of 5a. struck out for the summit alone, without permission. had shocked the team. climber nevertheless. to be climbed in winter. end of february and into the start of march. airflow pushing across the uk. where we would expect them to be. there will be scattered snow showers. minus five celsius. scotland and eastern england. easterly winds. easterly wind. persistent snow showers. northern ireland and western scotland will only see that. of the country. accumulate quickly. across much of the country by thursday. 00:28:58,611 --> 1073741526:10:06,315 you're 1073741526:10:06,315 --> 2147483051:51:14,020 watching 2147483051:51:14,020 --> 3221224577:32:21,725 bbc 3221224577:32:21,725 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 news. the headlines. there has been a suspected chemical attack in syria. attack in syria. eastern ghouta, the damascus suburb on the attack from regime forces. on the attack from regime forces. the syrian g

also this hour, bollywood superstar sridevi kapoor has died.hroughout her career sridevi starred in more than 150 films, she suffered a fatal heart attack at a wedding in dubai. a show of unity between north and south korea as the winter olympics come to a close, pyongyang says it will now sit down for talks with the united states. on meet the author this week my guest is sirjohn tusa, broadcaster and man of the arts whose own story, making a noise, is also a portrait of modern britain. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour would keep britain in a customs union with the eu — according to the party's brexit spokesman. sir keir starmer told the bbc‘s andrew marr show that a new treaty, replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. the prime minister is committed to leaving both the single market and the customs union — she's expected to outline the government's position in more detail this week. our political correspondent emma vardy reports. after months of uncertain

sridevi will be remembered for the way she lit up the screen.g. lots of us grew up learning to play a musical instrument, but it's an activity which many children with disabilities can't take part in. now one charity is calling on manufacturers to make adaptions to the instruments. ricky boleto's been to meet ten—year—old guy, who's learning to play the one—handed bagpipe. for guy, a dream come true. he has learned to play the scales, and let's be honest, he looks the part too. but getting this far has not been easy. he was born with no left hand. i have got a bone missing in it and i have got five fingers but some are really small and i have always felt special. not many people your age want to learn to play the bagpipes. what made you so interested in that instrument? my mum's scottish so when we go there we see my uncle, neill, and he plays the bagpipes. guy's mum reached out to the one—handed musical instrument trust. they found duncan, a music teacher, who invented this digital chanter. it has changed his life. in each of the holes, you hav

we were talking about sridevi. her music and just generally how inspirational she has been to me ona how inspirational she has been to me on a personal level. also the fact that she has just made a comeback in films as well. she is making another films as well. she is making another film as well. it's just shocking. leigh we were kind of like, ok, this has not really happened. -- we were kind of like. i grew up in no -- nigerand kind of like. i grew up in no -- niger and bollywood with huge there. she made her debut at the age of 13 asa she made her debut at the age of 13 as a heroine. anotherfilm she made her debut at the age of 13 as a heroine. another film flopped and then she was written off. four yea rs and then she was written off. four years later, and in the 805, she years later, and in the 805, 5he had... so many films. hit after hit. she was one of the actresses who kind of could pave the way for people, bollywood accepted the fact you didn't need to be with a big hero to make a big hit. think of the gold

sridevi kapoor — known simply as sridevi — started as a child actor and featured in more than 275 multilingualbox office success without the support of a male hero. earlier, i spoke with bbc asian network presenters raj and pablo, who'd interviewed sridevi just about five months ago. they described what the legendary indian actress was like off screen. she was one of the most reserved, reticent bollywood stars. very shy. very private. she was very private, she was never kind of, you know, oh, i'm pushing myself, i'm like this. she was always very eloquent and very kind of grateful. very well read as well. people didn't see it but she was very kind of quiet, reserved and very intelligent. one thing i will never forget, every time we met her, at the end of every interview, she would touch her heart and say thank you, i'm fine. the other thing which always surprised us, she always about our families. she always knew my nephew, my niece, your family as well. she remembered and this is a global superstar, we were humbled. i grew up partly in nigeria and in nigeria, bollywood is huge. i'm just looki

rest in peace, sridevi.sing ceremony of the winter olympics in south korea. the decision means the russian athletes cannot march under their own flag. another cold day for most but with plenty of sunshine. it will get colder as we get into the new week. with the risk of disrupted snow, warnings out on the website. windsor strengthening from the east and cold air. it is colder air already with a widespread, hard frost around, a bit of mist and low cloud to but that should clear quite readily. the main change is competitive yesterday could be with coastal counties of eastern scotland, more cloud so quite grey. contrasted with more sunshine with yesterday in northern ireland and the far south of cornwall but it certainly won‘t be a warm day. the mercury reaches a bout 3- warm day. the mercury reaches a bout 3— four celsius and then falls away rapidly over the evening. the risk of snow showers increase overnight and they will fall as snow and coming into cold air with another widespread frost through the coming

sridevi, who has died at the age of 5a.arch for a group of schoolgirls missing since an attack by islamist militants on their school last monday. thousands marched in moscow in memory of an activist killed years ago. in subzero moscow they poured into the streets to remember, to honour the memory of it russian politician and fierce kremlin critic who were shot dead three years ago. the banner reads, those bullets are inside each and everyone of us. his murder shocked russians. it is the most high—profile political assassination since vladimir putin came to power. this march is not just in memory, it is a political protest. people here are shouting, one, two, three, flooding a pigeon, it's time to leave. and "putin is a thief. " president putin call the assassination a while and cynical crime. last year five assassination a while and cynical crime. last yearfive men assassination a while and cynical crime. last year five men from chechnya were evicted of the merger. but those who ordered the killing had not been brought toju

sridevi his last film was called mom she survived by a husband and two daughters her eldest is set to follow in her footsteps with her debut film due for release this summer. should have a will certainly be missed that's all for now be sure to tune in and a top of the hour for more news but in the meantime due to all the latest headlines on our website that's dieter the talk com or follow us on twitter and for watching . dortmund like to go pick your favorite seamlessly got all the best goalies we've got all the action the job is the whole job and but all share the experience everybody get. to sleep go every weekend here told you.

sridevi, who has died aged 5a.inal day of the winter olympics didn‘t end with more medals for great britain and northern ireland but they are "going in the right direction", according to the team‘s chef de mission, mike hay. andy swiss reports from a colourful closing ceremony in pyeongchang. britain‘s olympicjourney britain‘s olympic journey here hasn‘t always been the smoothest. 17th and 18th for the much touted bobsleighers, a disappointing finish, but their misses have been matched by medals. she has won bronze! a record five in total... billy morgan! after £30 million of funding, they haven‘t come cheap, but the team believe they are worth it. we are happy, a historic games, our best ever, three medals on saturday, back—to—back gold medals with lizzy yarnold. the final day drama came in the men‘s ice hockey, won with a golden goal. the olympic athletes from russia beating germany, and they certainly enjoyed it. but the greatest feat came in the cross—country skiing. it. but the greatest feat came in the cross-

bollywood superstar sridevi kapoor has died of a heart attack at the age of 5a.s without the support of a male hero. rajini vaidya nathan looks back at her life. for decades she was bollywood's leading lady. sridevi's combination of charisma and comic timing won herfans around the world and in a male—dominated film industry she was one of the first women to become a megastar in her own right. sridevi was attending a family wedding with her husband and daughter in dubai when she suffered a heart attack late on saturday night. in a tweet, india's prime minister narendra modi said he was saddened by her death. i think the passing means the industry has lost a true icon who was completely and utterly a force of nature on her own. india is mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. one film producer describe the impact, saying she was a pioneer who put the early cracks in the glass ceiling of bollywood and paid the way for today's the male film stars. it is a loss for our country. for the film industry. she was such a role model for all women across the country.

the final birdie four sridevi kapoor today —— the final journey.nd use of plastic bags last year was celebrated globally and seen as a major step towards the reduction of plastic—related pollution in the country. the ban is seen as one of the toughest in the world. six months on, the bbc‘s merchuma has been to see how the ban has taken effect and whether benefits are now being felt. a game of cat and mouse. six months since kenny banned the use of most plastic bags. now the national environment system is hanging —— hunting down those who break the rule. we have information that these bags are coming from outside kenya, meaning uganda, tanzania and somalia and we are trained to follow those leads. some of the ones we are finding that the vegetable vendors have a label that it is from uganda, and we are trying to pursue many strategies so these bags can stop coming in. the ban has pushed plastic bags onto the black market and the government is trying to stop the trade. retailers are left with unused plastic bags and were asked to declare their stock

one of bollywood's most famous actresses, sridevi kapoor, who starred in more than 200 films has diednly at the age of 5a. and in half an hour here on bbc news: is seeing really believing? click investigates deep fakes and software used to swap faces in video. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour party would keep the uk in a customs union after brexit. its parties, brexit‘s spokesman has confirmed that shift of policy today, circular shouldst armagh was talking on the andrew marr show saying the arrangement would be best for the economy. it is a policy shift marking a clear difference with theresa may, committed to leaving the eu customs arrangement and the single market. here is our political correspondent. this now marks labour moving decisively towards a much softer version of brexit than the harder version being pursued as we understand it by theresa may. why doesn't matter? it the parties. staying within a customs union, labour's new policy, this would mean britain would still need to impose tariffs in goods coming in to the country and abide by many of the rules an

she was the actress known by one name sridevi was a pioneer in indian cinema she wasn't just a leading lady she starred in her own films a first for bollywood thank you sridevi was known for playing independent women strong characters who were anything but submissive. at the age of four she began acting in films multi-lingual and versa tieless she became one of bollywood's biggest drug cards adored by hundreds of millions of people. in two thousand and thirteen she was honored by india's president for her contribution to the film industry she reportedly died of cardiac arrest while in dubai for her nephew's wedding her death comes as a huge shock to her fans and peers. use them in a town that was not the time for her to leave us. she would have celebrated fifty fifth birthday and oldest. brawl curious to know what happened to jewish and it's a great mosque for the entire film industry. as. she did his last film was called mom she is survived by a husband and two daughters her eldest is set to follow in her footsteps with her debut film due for release this summer. the bundesliga show w

here adds one of sridevi av explains.bai police today released the postmortem results say that our actual cause of death was drowning in the bathtub of her hotel apartment. that is different from earlier reports that such actually died from a cardiac arrest while attending a family wedding in dubai. her body was allegedly delayed because of the results of the reports. that is what local media we re reports. that is what local media were reporting in dubai. politicians, fellow celebrities and fa ns politicians, fellow celebrities and fans have been reacting in utter shock at the news of her death. seat is being described as bollywood's first female superstar centre starting acting at the age of four. she acted in more than 300 films and it wasn't just a bollywood she she acted in more than 300 films and it wasn'tjust a bollywood she acted in. she was a star of many regional films industries across india. 0ne of the real appeals of sridevi, especially since she came to bali wed in 1978, was that she was seen as one of the f

also this hour, bollywood superstar sridevi kapoor has died.

sridevi died late on saturday in a dubai hotel where she was attending a family wedding.mumbai for her body to be repatriated from dubai. suranjana tewari has more. here at one of her family homes, people have been coming to pay respects. dubai police produced the postmortem results but said her actual death was drowning in the bathtub of her hotel apartment. that was different from earlier reports which said she died from cardiac arrest while attending a family wedding in dubai. her body was allegedly delayed because of the results of the report, that is what local media were reporting in dubai. politicians, fellow celebrities and fans have been reacting in shock at the news of her death. she is described as bollywood's first female superstar. since starting acting at the age of four, she acted in more than 300 films and it wasn'tjust bollywood she acted in, she was a star of many regionalfilm industries across india. one of the real appeals of sridevi, especially since she came to bollywood in 1978, was she was seen as one of the few she was seen as one of the few femal

who are thousands of fans gathered to say farewell investigators say sridevi lost consciousness and drowned in a hotel bathtub in dubai over the weekend. and u.s. president donald trump's son in law has reportedly been stripped of his top level security clearance pushed ahead got interim permission to receive top secret information in his role as a white house senior adviser but now krishna said to be one of several aides whose clearance was downgraded. three astronauts have touched down safely in kazakhstan after almost six months aboard the international space station two americans and one russian were among the crew whose mission included research and equipment maintenance work a crew to replace the three men is due to lift off on march twenty first. for afghan president has offered peace talks to the taliban during a conference aimed at bringing stability to the region as part of his attempts to end an insurgency the began after the u.s. led ouster of the taliban in two thousand and one though the taliban are not taking part in today's conference ghani offer of the militant grou

and one of bollywood's most famous actresses, sridevi kapoor, dies aged 5a — she starred in more than films. now on bbc news, witness looks back at five important moments from history. welcome to witness, with me, tanya beckett. i am here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from recent history. we will meet a south african judge who took part in the truth and reconciliation commission after the fall of apartheid. we will spend time with one of chairman mao's barefoot doctors. and we will hear from a british scientist about the smog that used to engulf london.

sridevi kapoor, one of bollywood's greatest leading ladies, has died at the age of 54.family wedding in dubai where she's thought to have suffered a heart attack. joining us now from our london newsroom is asian network's entertainment reporter, haroon rashid. good morning. thank you for your time. a huge figure in bollywood? absolutely. sridevi kapoor, one of the greatest indian actresses of all time, she starred in over 150 films ina career time, she starred in over 150 films in a career spanning more than 50 yea rs. in a career spanning more than 50 years. many memorable performances. people love and celebrate her. she was only four years old when she began acting and in 1978, she made her bollywood debut. films like sadma, chaalbaaz, mr india, one of the favourite actresses of her generation but of all time, a comic timing, great dance performances, just some of the areas where she really excelled. her smile, those big eyes, her charm, charisma on—screen, it has left a mark for many people. today the entire world is mourning on social media actresses like this will

but many will feel sridevi slide was cut too short. for still ahead including months the city winning the trophy under pep guardiola. also did in less than one generation of developing countries and one of the most developed countries in the world we have to be pretty full for just a need for new bridge and fear to a pretty rough and tough men singapore's founding father created a nation of political dynasty and put a family disputes undermining that legacy what's happened to the family and what's happened in singapore's institutions i just don't know what would have caused the whole grief people in power investigates the house that leave at this time announce his era. the nature of news as it breaks. is a since all of renewed hope with a president who enjoys quiet he'll with detailed coverage they are dodging distractions that appear to be hurting president trump's ability to manage the mideast peace crisis from around the world over one hundred thirty one thousand people are registered in the south korean database for separated famil

one example of a great actress someone i must watch study someone i must try to emulate and that's sridevi still trying to wrap my head around this heartbreak she will continue to live on through her legacy and through us i mean. so meanwhile hundreds of people took part in a field on wednesday for the actress to bollywood stars body wrapped in a national flag flame oppose at the celebration sports club in mumbai so fans can pay their final respects joining us to talk about the life and legacy history debbie in noida india has seen chopra he's an entertainment journalist and author seem it's good to see i wish it was under better circumstances looking at this headline here al jazeera should have a staff case close sainty by officials what was the case if they could even be investigating her what do you know about the circumstances of her death well little thing wasn't initially when this story broke out that she had died. we were told that she died of a massive heart attack and that came as a big surprise you two to four years old she had no history of any medical ailments or something lik

and jobs andrew simmons michel it's a possible tributes are being paid to the indian movie stars sridevi his died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of fifty four. as a child of the age of four she acted in multiple south indian language films and then went on to make it big in bollywood the romantic adventure to india was among the films that put her in the spotlight sridevi often overshadowed her male costar in a career that spanned five decades she returned to the screen in twenty two fifteen year break with a winning run as a homemaker travelling to the us a family says she suffered a heart attack on saturday whilst attending a wedding in dubai. every mania in the film about the fear of intimacy is the surprise winner of this year's top prize at the berlin international film festival tell us we know it was picked a head of eighteen other films including us director wes anderson star studded entry i love dogs dominic kane was there. they're going to be after him as goes to . touch me not but i do know. that when her film was entered in this year's competition few might have thought

film critics describe her as a show of stephen a mr india became a cult classic and suddenly sridevi was filling sentiments the we the it was the egypt was. comic genius true the crowd thank you it was a i think it was his skill and beauty as a dancer that truly kept device with audiences who thank god i'm not only was she started out as a child actress in southern india maybe black eyes. and went on to appear in more than a hundred films being to make you feel like many actresses of her generation she went by one name tree davey but unlike how the leading woman she quickly over took him my old costars to become the box office troll and it paved the way for today's bollywood stars to seamlessly make the move from bollywood to hollywood's themselves you want it was getting i am fifty family says she suffered a heart attack on saturday while attending a wedding in dubai her instagram account received tens of thousands of messages and bollywood fans in india and abroad took to social media to express their condolences among them bollywood actress priyanka chopra and didn't do as prime m

sridevi started as a child actor and featured in more than 275 multilingual indian films.aking — capable of huge box office success without the support of a male hero. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in delhi. she started her career at the age of fourin she started her career at the age of four in indian films in the south of this country. she made her break—out in bollywood in the late 1970s. at a time there were some leading ladies but not that many. through the 1980s and 90s, she really built her own brand. she became a star in her own right, not needing a male co—star to sell out box offices. she became defined in her own right because of her charisma, charm and her incredible dancing on screen. tributes have been paid across the bollywood world. people are shocked because of death was sudden, she had a heart attack overnight. saddened by the untimely demise, of a veteran of the film industry. another bollywood producer said she puts the early cracks in the glass ceiling and paved the way for other female megastars in bollywood. she really did and that is why

but many will feel sridevi slight was cut too short. but we're joined now by rachel dwyer who is a professor of indian cultures and cinema at so us university of london thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera was she was obviously incredibly talented incredibly beautiful but what do you think made sure there was so special i think it was her visit to the tea that she was really in or around i mean she was by no means just a very beautiful face and in a very thick the fake that she could do comedy see could don she could do everything in hindi film heroine needs to do a more i guess it's the more though that may be the focus is on her because she's sort of changed the female role within bollywood and became more highly paid than than her male costars a would you think her impact has been on indian society beyond just the image of a film star i think it's hard to say i mean today when the news last night rather when the news came out i mean the feeling of grief the outpouring of. in shock over her shows how important she was b

keep up with her family was critically acclaimed a fellow bollywood star at the funeral summed up sridevi like this she was the queen of downs of romance she was by herself a whole school of acting. well here in germany the film the silent revolution hits cinemas this week the film is set in one thousand nine hundred fifty six which for many is a significant year in european post-war history rather merril for our culture desk is here to talk about it so robin lots of things changed in nineteen fifty six in europe yeah they did it was the leaven is off the wall and the germany was divided into the sort of communist east eastern half and the capitalist west an awful lot but the burn in more was not yet but a more one being built but the russians were imposing their brand of socialism on a lot of eastern europe and there was a lot going on there first of all in one hundred fifty six beginning of the year there's a bit of an uprising in potent but the really significant one was the hungary and reformation in october of nine hundred fifty six and thousands all over the country were protesting

mourning her death is political rapper and singer m.i.a., who tweeted -- "sad to loose the legend #sridevi its like loosing a legend like michael jackson for me. she did so much for #tamil women and indian movie industry and brown people everywhere. rip for now but hurry up and come back!!!!" and activist and cancer patient zahara heckscher has died at the age of 53. zahara heckscher was repeatedly arrested protesting against the trans-pacific trade partnership, known as the tpp, and its so-called death sentence clause, which would have extended drug company monopolies on medicines. this is zahara heckscher speakingng on democrcracy now! t her motherer, who also died ofof breast c cancer. >> i was only 11 when she died of breast cancer, and that was before these drugs were available. she only lived one year after she was diagnosed, and that is what breast cancer means without access to the modern medicines, the biologics, and other emerging medicines, for example, have kept me alive for seven years so far and still going strong. so i know very personally what it means when people don't hav

sridevi kapoor, one of bollywood's greatest leading ladies, has died at the age of 5a.mily wedding in dubai where she's thought to have suffered a heart attack. joining us now from our london newsroom is asian network's entertainment reporter haroon rashid. and actresses of all time. a career spanning five decades. in 1978 as shejoined in bollywood. she found fame. in the 1980s and 1990s she made a name for herself in many films. she was great, no one performance better than the other. incredible in almost all of them, her comic timing, dance performances remembered fondly. the big guys, the smile, the charm on the screen. many celebrities morning her loss on social media. —— mourning. it was said she was a school of acting just from her own talent. children were able to buy corrosive substances in an area of london which has suffered a record number of acid attacks. an investigation by newham council found that some shopkeepers were still selling items like bleach despite there being a voluntary code of conduct in place. simon browning reports. almost 400 of london's 1

a nation in mourning india prepares to say farewell to a bollywood idol sridevi who's died suddenly at the age of fifty four. the health authorities in rebel held eastern groups are reporting symptoms of gas poisoning among casualties of syrian government airstrikes at least twenty seven people have died in the latest wave of attacks the week long bombardment is continuing despite a u.n. resolution demanding a cease fire in syria health workers say a strike on the village of i'll shift on the left several people. all suffering symptoms consistent with exposure to chlorine gas one child died in the attack from osama bin with a warning his report does contain some distressing images. if. this is what the united nation agrees has to stop. but hours into the u.n. security council has thirty day cease fire declaration forms kept dropping on eastern medics are building dozens of deaths and injuries from more than one hundred airstrikes. and artillery bombardments all of which was supposed to and continues in the rebel held area home to four hundred thousand syrians what experiences from the

one of bollywood's most famous actresses, sridevi kapoor — who starred in more than 150 films — has diednly at the age of 5a. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are the political commentatorjames millar, and the education editor of the sunday times, sian griffiths. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's john. scotla nd scotland beat england for the first time ina scotland beat england for the first time in a decade to win the calcutta cup yesterday. ireland remain on course for the grand slam, as ollie foster reports. england are always out some at murrayfield. rarely are they outplayed. eddiejones‘s team have been sent home to think again. the early scorer was the first against them at murrayfield for 14 years. there were two more brilliant scottish tries by half—time. jones dragged two englishmen across the line and they were 16 points up. alan farrell scored all england's points, his sole try gave them some believe that they gave away too many pennies —— penalties. just joy believe

one of india's biggest movie stars sridevi dies suddenly at the age of fifty four. but we saw it in syria where news just coming in is telling us that government troops have launched a new ground and air offensive all of the rebel held of eastern ghouta close to the capital. damascus the area has been under heavy bombardment by syrian forces and their allies with at least five hundred people killed there in the past week government troops are trying to enter the on clay for multiple fronts and this just hours after the u.n. agrees a thirty day ceasefire for syria let's go to some a binge of aid our correspondent who is in gaziantep that's in southern turkey very close to the border with syria bring us right up to date then with the military developments that have occurred ever since that u.n. resolution was approved. amati in the last few minutes we've heard from rebels on the ground who say that they have pulled at least one front attack on one front on east and they say a number of fighters their numbers could be as high as twenty five have been killed which were

film critics described her as a show of stephen a mr india became a cult classic and suddenly sridevi was filling sentiments the we the ambassador was good in the egypt was. comic genius true the crowd thanks it was a and it was his skill and beauty as a dancer that truly kept device with audiences who was rwanda and not only was she started out as a child actress in southern india i mean black eyed. and went on to appear in more than a hundred films mean to make you feel like many actresses of her generation she went by one name tree davey but unlike of the leading women she quickly overtook him my old costars to become the box office draw. it paved the way for today's bollywood stars to seamlessly make the move from bollywood to hollywood's themselves you want it was getting it was ephemeral he says she suffered a heart attack on saturday while attending a wedding in dubai her instagram account received tens of thousands of messages and bollywood fans in india and abroad took to social media to express their condolences among them bollywood actress priyanka chopra and didn't do as p

celebrities and politicians in india have been paying tribute to the celebrated bollywood actress sridevi who died suddenly at the age of fifty four. she began her career as a child of engineer pairing in more than one hundred films but it was her role in the romantic adventure mr india that made her the country's first female superstar in a male dominated industry sridevi later took on roles as a fifteen year after a fifteen year break making a successful comeback playing a housewife in her first trip to the us in the hit movie english vinglish her family say she suffered a heart attack on saturday while attending a wedding in dubai. well some happy news from the world of said about her and the rumanian movie has become the surprise winner of this year's top prize the birdland international film festival touch me not was picked out of eighteen other films including u.s. director wes anderson's star studded entry the isle of dogs came reports. we have to remember because to. touch me not by i. was when her film was entered in this year's competition few might have thought a dinner in team

the celebrated bollywood indian actress sridevi has died at the age of fifty four. she began her career as a child eventually appearing in more than one hundred films indian media say she suffered a heart attack on saturday while attending a wedding in japan those were the headlines here on al-jazeera back with more news in thirty minutes to stay with us. for the benefit of sadam. so i see the importance of guys who witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. has a mistake and this is counting the cost on their visit or your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week how corrupt is your country we'll talk to transparency international about the latest global rankings also this week the petro venezuela becomes the first government in history to launch its own cryptocurrency plus south africa's new president needs to plug a hole in the nation's finances as cape town faces running out of water.

tributes are being paid to one of india's biggest female movie stars sridevi died of a heart attack ata wedding in dubai she was fifty four making head debut it fully is old yet to more than one hundred films rodger up to date inside stories next. nigeria's missing schoolgirls dozens more are abducted by boko haram the government says it's a national disaster but what's it doing to fend off the stretch and reduce public anger this is inside story. hello and welcome.

and tributes for the bollywood superstar sridevi kapoor, who's died of a heart attack aged 54.