we have been reporting that stephen fry has prostate cancer and he has been talking about that today. —— the the sun. simon say getting a flu jab saved his life. -- the the sun. i saw a video or stephen fry explain in what happened, he got diagnosed at the end of last year and had the operation injanuary end of last year and had the operation in january and end of last year and had the operation injanuary and it end of last year and had the operation in january and it was fairly aggressive. but he has tackled it with style and humour and told his millions of fans that fingers crossed, he will be ok. this is another example of a celebrity with an illness than raising awareness about prostate cancer. we awareness about ,prostate,cancer,,we sought with angelina awareness about ,prostate,cancer,,we this and so this and ts" , ~ ~ something in his video, he did said something in his video, he did a video on his website today and it is an old it is an old i , if ,,, a, said it is an old clicheflcrgtym; said it is an old cliqhéhfllflfytfii think said it is an old clichsfloatyod think. going to hap

that was part of what stephen fry released on social media today.lk to us about the importance of that because this was picked up we are told, just buy a routine appointment? absolutely, and before ido ifimay appointment? absolutely, and before i do if i mayjust stephen fry is a much loved and well respected celebrity, we wish him the best for his recovery. as he said this was picked up by a routine scan, and thank heavens it was because that cancer has been operated on, hopefully removed, and stephen will enjoy a full recovery. early diagnosis of prostate cancer as with all cancers is very important, because one —— when we detect them, we can treat them and hopefully improve survival. is this a situation where this is something offered to men of a certain age, is advanced in the case of a man being proactive, what of the options for men watching this? the open with prostate cancer that we have, is that it prostate cancer that we have, is thatitis prostate cancer that we have, is that it is a tricky disease. there tends to be two main types thinking

the sun has lifted a piece from stephen fry's own personal online message that he sent out to his fans was only found because he went in for his flu jab and his doctor suggested he had a kind of because he went in for his flu jab and his doctor suggested he had a other —— suggested he had a kind of all over checkup at the same time and he is urging other men to do the same. and the daily express lead with a story about the cold weather on its way. now, stories picked out by you, vicky. this is a chap talking about his eighth probe into an incident that happened 15 years ago. for me, he served for 21 years and it must be devastating, the fact he has felt that he has to give those medals back. when you join the military, you enter into a psychological contract. it becomes your family, you are very much living and breathing your military lifestyle and the fact he served for 21 years and the fact he served for 21 years and have had this hanging over him for 15 of those must be so tough. it saysin for 15 of those must be so tough. it says in here that he is broken and i have to say that tha

stephen fry's revelation he has prostate cancer is the sun's lead story. let's start with the ft.union. it has been another roller—coaster day in terms of brexit cox and where britain is that with brexit and the ftis britain is that with brexit and the ft is rightly leading with the most important story —— brexit talks. theresa may is easier to —— theresa may is facing a challenge from backbench mps. there are a few more backbench mps. there are a few more backbench mps. there are a few more backbench mps who have added their name to this amendment. be clear what the amendment is. that would be that britain remains in the customs union. do you think there's a majority in the comments are staying in customs union? it is a knife edge for the conservatives right now and we will learn more injeremy corbyn delivers his speech on monday. this piece is saying the arithmetic has changed but i have my doubts whether all those labour mps whose constituents voted for brexit would necessarily go that way. like many other people, i'm still wondering what the government have up their sleeve, ki

stephen fry announces he's been treated for prostate cancer, detected during a routine check—up in december

and stephen, stephen fry, if you are watching, i hope this is ok. until next year, good night.ificantly over the week ahead. we have had a strong jetstream propagating across the atlantic with fluctuations between sunshine and it's noted that everything slows down over the next few days, the jet stream will weaken and get more undulations. and it is under one of those that we induce this area of high pressure to build in the middle of next week. something we've not had much of in the past few weeks. sunshine around on sunday. we have some in the high ground across parts of wales and the south—eastern. anglia got sunshine as well as north—east scotland though a lot of cloud at the moment and some frost. in between the two we have a pocket of mild air. sunshine in the west this time that will boost the temperature. a change of fortune on monday. eastern scotland and eastern england are drab and dreary with a lot of cloud, rain and drizzle. dry and bright with a little sunshine and in northern ireland ahead of the second band of rain that arrives later in the day. get some sunshin

stephen fry announces he's been treated for prostate cancer, detected during a routine check—up in decemberext? you have to recover and thatis what next? you have to recover and that is what i have been doing. if you're wondering why i have been out of the public eye and i'm sure you haven't! keeping my head down as much as possible. and an all—star cast in finding your feet — but do they hit the mark? we'll hear what mark kermode thought about that and the rest of the week's new releases in the film review. a review into sexual exploitation in the north east of england has concluded it's likely that notjust girls but also vulnerable women are being "extensively" abused across the uk. it follows operation sanctuary in august last year, which saw these 18 people jailed for the sexual abuse of young women and girls groomed in newcastle. a review of that case has concluded a number of gangs have abused more than 700 victims all across the northumberland region. our correspondent, fiona trott, has been following the story from newcastle. today, those hundreds of victims received a public apolog

a smiling stephen fry appears on the front cover of the independent.ter and broadcaster has announced that he's recovering from prostate cancer. and finally, the daily mirror reports on the vote in the commons over a new law that could see people opt—out rather than opt—in to an organ donor list. the picture is of 10—year—old maxjohnson, who received a heart transplant himself. now on bbc news, it's time for our world. welcome to egypt. enticing images of timeless hospitality and ancient attractions. a picture postcard view the authorities are keen to promote. but there is another egypt — a military—backed regime where dreams of freedom have been crushed. and this is the approach to dissent. in the last few minutes the police have been using teargas and have been live rounds. i have been the bbc ‘s corresponded in egypt in the four years. i have tracked the escalating crackdown on the streets. gatherings like this are few and far between. gunfire. and i have witnessed peaceful protest is being targeted. wait. i have never seen a regime as bloody as sis

stephen fry announces he's been treated for prostate cancer — detected during a routine check—up in december

so there you are, stephen fry, my fight with cancer.m with your doctor. yes, i did go private. iam insured, my union, the screen private. iam insured, my union, the screen actors guild ensures me in america and over here. my surgeon works mostly for the nhs and does exactly the same procedure all the time for all kinds of men. 0ne exactly the same procedure all the time for all kinds of men. one in eight men will get prostate cancer at some time in their life. it has overta ken at some time in their life. it has overtaken breast cancer. it's not particularly important, it is not a rival match or anything. 0ne particularly important, it is not a rival match or anything. one in four if of african descent, that is the epidemiology of it. so it is worth checking your psa and going from there. it is not always necessary to haveit there. it is not always necessary to have it out like i did. the answer is to discuss it with your doctor. that's it, really. i don't want to take up any more of your time. thank you for listening and watching. get

when stephen fry decided to step down and give someone else a go at hosting the awards, joanna was ating strong about the kind of climate we have been in, not least with the way women have been treated in the industry? is that part of the statement, apart from the fact she isa statement, apart from the fact she is a brilliant presenter? she is a billion presenter, that is a given. but you're right, it makes a powerful statement. if we look at the number of films nominated this year as well, there are some incredibly strong female leads, whether frances mcdormand in three billboards, alison janney and whether frances mcdormand in three billboards, alisonjanney and margot robbie in i, tonya, incredibly strong performances. some of us have been lucky to see a lot of these films. the shape of water... surprised to see it come out on top with 12 nominations? we gave them 12 and the oscars gave it 13. the top guys. —— they topped i was on that. it is a romance, sci—fi, set in the cold war. it doesn't sound appealing but as a film, you arejust run into it. it is an extraordinary film. the pe

joanna lumley, who will make a refreshing change after stephen fry did it for 12 years tonight.om breakfast this morning. dan and louise will be back from six tomorrow morning. michael bolton will be on the sofa. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine: brendan cox, the widower of the murdered mp, jo cox, resigns from two organisations set up in her memory after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. president trump criticises the fbi for missing the signals about wednesday's school shooting, describing it as unacceptable. a major review of university funding is to be unveiled by ministers tomorrow, as mps claim interest rates on student loans are "unjustifiable". also this hour — emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. we'll have all the latest action from the winter olympics

the sun leads on stephen fry's cancer operation.ound out he had prostate cancer including an aggressive tumour which he has now had operated on. he has been telling his fans about that. and finally, the express leads with the forecast of more bad weather with up to four inches of snow forecast. we will get more details on that with our weather forecast soon. so, let's delve inside the papers with vicky. i was glad you chose this one because it caught my eye earlier run. talking about a hospital trusts said they are going to ban caesarean sections for non—medical reasons. as ever, you need to delve into it a bit more but what more have you seen? it's interesting. it's saying it's for medical reasons and for my opinion, i think it's a good thing in the sense that surely if you have a medical reason, then absolutely, but having had three children, we have got into this type of society with this too posh to push. surely if you can go naturally, it's best for somebody like me. being so busy, having a caesarean, it takes quite a bit longe

stephen fry is on the front page of the sun talking about how it was only when he was going through a had an aggressive tumour which was eventually treated. he says it saved his life. a routine checkup. not expecting anything else. doctors found something they did not like and thankfully they acted in time. the daily mail. top doctors have won a fight to keep what it. calling a fight to keep what it is calling unfair bonuses of £77,000. it is an award for good work. and there was an on line blog ten years ago, a an on line blog ten years agate anonymous account, life as secret, anonymous account, life as an actress in hollywood, trials and tribulations, and some difficulties faced. some say it was written by meghan markle, a secret diary revealed by the mail. it is 13 minutes past. the main stories this morning: a series of big companies cut ties with america's powerful gun lobby, the national rifle association after last week's mass shooting at a florida school. a fifth medal seals the record for team gb‘s most successful winter olympics ever. a brilliant performance by billy morgan.

business correspondent christine romans along with cnn economic analyst rana fa rue ha and stephen moore. we're fryingre out where the dow is going to open. there's also this talk of a correction. you say we should focus on the magic number. >> 390. if the dow jones industrial average falls 390 points that would be fulfilling a correction. that's a correction. corrections are supposed to be healthy for a stock market. >> doesn't feel healthy. >> i know. >> we haven't had it in so long. >> i think you'll see several hundred points off the dow when we see the numbers come up. yesterday was pretty ugly. 1,100 dow points yesterday, that's a record. never seen that many points. remember, that's 4.6%. that's not even in the top 20 of percentage declines. back in 1987, it was 22%. >> important to talk about percentages. when you talk about point drops, it can be scary. 10% drops 30 years ago very normal. we may be going back to normal. >> you two both brought up that point saying we're not used to this anymore because we have seen this gain and this rise for so long and it's been sustained and we're out of p

stephen: talk about a guy who has been dropped into the frying pan. we don't know, frankly. he is new to the game, he's just taken over as the fed chairman. we will see what kind of policy he pursues. by best guess is that he will pursue policies that are somewhat similar to what janet yellen gave us. the big issue now is whether or not we have rate increases. the fact that the market has fallen reduces the likelihood of that. i'm not afraid of a rate increase. any signs of inflation out there would be squashed by that. jon jones was saying there might -- we might be letting the genie out of the bottle. we don't see it in consumer prices. we are seeing it in energy, but not any other areas. stephen moore. this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: welcome back to "bloomberg markets." learned c we keurig -- the ceo sat down with at hammond talk about the timing of this deal. >> the impression we had from investors is they are taking a long-term view of this. they are distracted a little bit in the background by what's going on on their screen, but this is a long-term play. >> explain the me

stephen fry announces he's been treated for prostate cancer — detected during a routine check—up in december what next? you have to recover, in case you've been wondering why i've been out of the robert saleh, i'm sure you haven't. i've been keeping my head down as much as possible. coming up on news watch, has bbc news coverage of the winter olympics been focused on badly performing brits? we speak to the head of ii .,, join

stephen fry has taken to twitter to reveal he has been battling prostate cancer.e underwent surgery last month and says, for the moment, he is fit, well, and happy. this was an aggressive little thing, so this was an aggressive little thing, so what next? you have to recover and that is what i have been doing, if you have been wondering why i have been out of the public eye. i am sure you haven't! i have been keeping my head down as much as possible. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. there's a warning that vulnerable young women are being abused across the uk and that the extent of the crimes isn't yet recognised. a serious case review has been published following 0peration sanctuary, which saw 18 people convicted for exploiting girls in newcastle over a three—year period. the government says it will "look ca refully" at the review‘s recommendations, which also include a need for research into the cultural background of abusers. fiona trott is in newcastle. this report suggests that newcastle is not a rubber room or rochdale. there was neve

a smiling stephen fry appears on the front cover of the independent. writer and broadcaster has announced that he's recovering from prostate cancer. and finally — the daily mirror reports on the vote in the commons over a new law that could see people opt out rather than opt in to an organ donor list. the picture is of ten—year—old maxjohnson, who received a heart transplant himself. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's show... we dig in on a snow—covered mountain in scotland. the camera is finally starting to completely freeze over and i'm obviously freezing. there are tips on the best placed a honeymoon. and i am enjoying my own company at the new korean restaurant for solo diners here in cellmark. that was really bad chopstick etiquette. —— here in seoul. first up this week, we in the cairngorms national park in the heart of the scottish highlands. the frozen landscape is beautiful at this time i year but conditions can this time of year but conditions can be brutal and recently, a number of hikers found themselve

stephen fry he was a friend of mine anyway... of which is hello, welcome, blah blah blah. blah blah blah. and then you say and to present the first award is... to present the first award is... swap come to massive movie stars in myjob is like a headmistress. myjob is like a headmistress. 0ff you go, next category. you go, next category. what are you going to bring to it? going to bring to it? what is that joanna lumley touch? joanna lumley touch? i'm going to bring address. what colour? black. wear black to stand up to inequality and harassment. and harassment. it combines a whole lot of things. lot of things. factories in the war and bouncing off this, the times up thing. off this, the times up thing. our industry and all all professions. professions. and cultures, where women are appallingly treated. appallingly treated. really abused and marginalised. and marginalised. forward to the injuries to women in the greater world. this is terrific. how did your internet date go at the weekend? i got more than i bargained for. he showe