also what we can remember about steve wright was when it came i about steve wright was when it came to question of fair pay, and he was a very well paid member of the bbc team as it were, he took a pay cut so that he was not taking more harm than another woman on the radio, on the airways. —— he was not taking more home. it radio, on the airways. -- he was not taking more home.— taking more home. it was a lovely man. if taking more home. it was a lovely man- if you _ taking more home. it was a lovely man. if you ever— taking more home. it was a lovely man. if you ever met _ taking more home. it was a lovely man. if you ever met him, he - taking more home. it was a lovely man. if you ever met him, he was just a pleasure to be with. i have so many fond memories of fun times. and i was out or radio for 20 odd years, and when i last was on the radio he was there and when i came back to radio 2, he was there, and he was as welcoming as ever. in the antheon he was as welcoming as ever. in the pantheon of — he was as welcoming as ever. in the pantheon of wonderful _ he was as welcoming as eve

steve wright! # steve wright in the afternoon #. all right, now, just after two o'clock.today, have we got a lot of stuff for you! steve wright in the afternoon, a programme that spanned more than a0 years of radio history. stand by, studios. action! it was only over a year ago that it came to an end, but this afternoon, radio 2 was the bearer of some sad news. it's really hard to know - what to say about the news of steve wright's passing, except we are all - absolutely devastated. it is a shock. it was only days ago listeners heard this sign—off from his sunday love songs. and i'm back for more love songs next sunday. is he really? are you a milkman? 0h, great! and for those who've worked with him over his years at radios i and 2, he was more than just another dj. from my personal experience, he was a very warm, genuine man who was concerned about the people he worked with. but an extraordinarily creative presenter. i mean, he was a real one—off. there was no—one else who sounded like steve wright. a lot of us tried to be as good as steve wright, but no—one, no—one was

spent it with steve wright. i will come back _ spent it with steve wright.ith steve wright. i will come back to some of— spent it with steve wright. i will come back to some of that - spent it with steve wright. i will come back to some of that production genius that you were referring to them abutjeremy was saying that he was tremendously generous to younger colleagues coming through. is that what you found as well? completely. when i what you found as well? completely. when i joined — what you found as well? completely. when ijoined radio _ what you found as well? completely. when ijoined radio 1 _ what you found as well? completely. when ijoined radio 1 in _ what you found as well? completely. when ijoined radio 1 in 1987, - when ijoined radio1 in 1987, you can imagine, it was a fearsome place with some mighty strange people, and actually i had been on... me and mayo were the first generation of people at radio 1 who were professional parents and did not come from the pirate ships, but steve had come to the way, and he is a journalist as well, of local ra

steve wright in the afternoon. — the afternoon. steve wright in the afternoon. a _ the afternoon. wright in the afternoon, a programme - the afternoon. steve wright in the afternoon, a programme that - the afternoon. steve wright in the - afternoon, a programme that spanned more than a0 years of radio history. it was only over a year ago it came to an end but this afternoon radio 2 was the bearer of sad news. it is was the bearer of sad news. it is really hard _ was the bearer of sad news. it is really hard to — was the bearer of sad news. it is really hard to know _ was the bearer of sad news. it 3 really hard to know what to say about the news of steve right�*s passing, except we are all absolutely devastated and shocked and blindsided by this news. steve was an extraordinary broadcaster, really, really kind person. he was witty, he was warm and she was a huge, huge part of the radio to family. huge, huge part of the radio to famil . �* ., ., huge, huge part of the radio to famil. �* ., ., family. and among those paying tribute to tony _ family. and among those paying tribute to

exist in the uk until steve wright came along-— exist in the uk until steve wright came alonu. ,, .,p on - as a producer you ended up on the show. he as a producer you ended up on the show. , , , ., , ., ., show. he 'ust pulled people forward. he had show. he just pulled people forward. he had that lovely _ show. he just pulled people forward. he had that lovely generosity - show. he just pulled people forward. he had that lovely generosity of - he had that lovely generosity of spirit to bring other people on. you could see that. he revelled in them becoming characters on his show. he was becoming characters on his show. he: was a very generous broadcaster. the most important thing, if you were a guest on his show, he wanted you to shine, it was not about him shining, he wanted you to shine. so anyone who starred in it had to go on the big show. who starred in it had to go on the bi show. , ., ., ., ., big show. explained what zoo radio is for those — big show. explained what zoo radio is for those who _ big show. explained what zoo radio is for those who don't _ big show. explained

steve wright! # steve wright in the afternoon. # all right, now, just after 2.00., have we got a lot of stuff for you! steve wright in the afternoon, a programme that spanned more than a0 years of radio history. standby studios, action! it was only over a year ago that it came to an end, but this afternoon, radio 2 was the bearer of some sad news. it's really hard to know - what to say about the news of steve wright's passing, except we are all - absolutely devastated. it is a shock. it was only days ago, listeners heard this sign off from his sunday love songs. and i'm back for more love songs next sunday. are you a milkman? 0h, great! and for those who've worked with him over his years at radios i and 2, he was more than just another dj. from my personal experience, he was a very warm, genuine man who was concerned about the people he worked with. but an extraordinarily creative presenter. i mean, he was a real one—off. there was no—one else who sounded like steve wright. a lot of us tried to be as good as steve wright but no—one, no—one was that good. # steve wr

steve wright! # steve wright in the afternoon #. all right, now, just after two o'clock.ogramme that spanned more than a0 years of radio history. stand by, studios. action! it was only over a year ago that it came to an end, but this afternoon, radio 2 was the bearer of some sad news. it's really hard to know - what to say about the news of steve wright's passing, except we are all - absolutely devastated. it is a shock. it was only days ago listeners heard this sign—off from his sunday love songs. and i'm back for more love songs next sunday. is he really? are you a milkman? 0h, great! and for those who've worked with him over his years at radios 1 and 2, he was more than just another dj. from my personal experience, he was a very warm, genuine man who was concerned about the people he worked with. but an extraordinarily creative presenter. i mean, he was a real one—off. there was no—one else who sounded like steve wright. a lot of us tried to be as good as steve wright, but no—one, no—one was that good. # steve wright!# that style, the posse, mr angry, voice—over man —

and there where one or two presenters, steve wright, ken bruce, who wear it so it generates, and stevereally like to meet your family and invited mean, steve said to me i really like to meet yourfamily and invited us all down to his club and we had lunch on a sunday within and he sat outside chatting about radio and chatting about his family, who he loved. he was a very humble man, actually, and i think he was very private, i think that generation was so famous and he said tony blackburn's show as is as ofjuly 20 6 million people. they learn to have a level of privacy, and if you had any moment that was if i went out with dinner with steve or something like that we had a conversation that wasn't about radio, i would feel very privileged because i think they learn to hide away events. i think logan was very private, bruce was very private. and therefore it was a real gift that he offered friendship and particularly as a colleague, i just think the ultimate professional. and i incredible impression —— professional. so the incredible combination of friendship and professional, no one coul

let's speak to the bbc�*s north america correspondent peter bowes, who worked with steve wright in theds with him. thank you for coming on, a sad day for you and so many. talk to us about your friend.— about your friend. steve was a uenius. about your friend. steve was a genius- he _ about your friend. steve was a genius. he was _ about your friend. steve was a genius. he was radio - about your friend. steve was a genius. he was radio through l about your friend. steve was a i genius. he was radio through and through. he was never more at home then in a radio studio and we just heard about steve wright in the afternoon that he presented on radio one and a radio to in between times there was steve wright in the morning, the breakfast show, the big show as he used to say, and that's where we used to work together in the early 905. and when you work with someone it early in the morning you get to know each other quite well. he was you could call him a perfectionist. he used to record the talky bets, the bits in between the records at six o'clock in the morning and although steve was the p

so here is steve wright's last on air sign off from his show on sunday. a true giant of radio tadaa. then steve, you never were replaceable and you never will be. >> my goodness, that's brilliant . uh, that's it for today. for love songs and a new love songs extra. our valentine's special is just dropped on bbc sounds for whenever you want it to. check out yesterday's pick of the pops. it's also on bbc sounds. just punch up, pick of the pops . the years are 1978, the pops. the years are 1978, 1986 michael ball to follow the news and i'm back for more love songs next sunday. ta dai then . songs next sunday. ta dai then. >> if that doesn't bring a tear to your eye, nothing will. devastating. well, look, let's get reaction now to the bbc's treatment of steve wright, author and broadcaster doctor lisa mckenzie , former bbc radio lisa mckenzie, former bbc radio dj . and let's be very clear dj. and let's be very clear about this, another bbc radio legend. of course , a star on legend. of course, a star on radio 1 and radio two for many years, mike reid and the f

at 6pm, steve wright, one of the bbc's best—known and longest serving presenters has died at the agesented programmes on radio 1 and radio 2 for more than 40 years. a short time ago, bbc's sara cox broke the news to radio two's audience. we are all absolutely. devastated and shocked and blindsided by this news. paulinejordan had this reaction to the coverage. "once again, the bbc has gone overboard. the sudden death of a 69—year—old man is dreadful for his family, friends and colleagues and condolences are needed but not to the exclusion of items that really should be aired. once again, as was highlighted last week over the king's cancer, we have the same sentence is repeated and repeated and repeated and repeated. i'm sure that if you do mention this, you will have some bbc chap explaining how newsworthy this was, ijust don't believe it." you are our news chap this week, richard. apparently! it is the excess that bothers viewers, to be fair. we know steve wright was very important, it's the fact that there is so much coverage when there is not actually that many facts at that point.

steve wright, who has died at the age of 69. butes throughout the programme and get in touch if you have particular memories of listening to steve on the radio. now the rest of them stories. in the next hour, we'll get the latest inflation figures from the office for national statistics. it tells us how much the price of goods and services went up or down in january. the rate for december unexpectedly reached four per cent following a steady drop. esyllt carr has been speaking to business owners in warrington about the effects of high inflation. at warrington market, business is brisk, but businesses say high costs are still taking a toll. it's tough for me, it's tough for them. so they have to move the prices up. i'm in a really rock and a hard place because if i move my prices up, i've got to sell it to someone. and if you make it too dear, they don't come in. so you've got to judge between turnover and profit. do you try and get a lot of turnover and make less profit, or do you go for a higher profit margin? inflation — the ra

and grown up with steve wright and grown up with steve wright and loved steve wright.s always serious. he put in hours of preparation for his show every day. he would show up in the morning for his afternoon show, and then he'd do a bit of work after the show. and he did this for his adult life. he actually gave the listeners of this country his adulthood and there we see three of us who have been together in the profession for many years. and and i had actually sent two emails to steve yesterday, not realising he was no longer with us because we were doing . yeah, we were due we were doing. yeah, we were due to speak tomorrow , uh, about to speak tomorrow, uh, about these , uh, so—called new bbc these, uh, so—called new bbc radio stations . you may have radio stations. you may have heard about him and, and, uh, he and i had been mentioned in the press release . now, we didn't press release. now, we didn't know the answers to any of the relevant questions that he, uh , relevant questions that he, uh, qualified, such as what's it going to be called? when's it going to b

steve wright really did do it superbly .ny, many years now. the most listened to radio station across the whole of europe and one of the most listened to in the world, believe it or not. but steve wright being shoved out of the afternoon slot, ken bruce being removed with his popmaster quiz from the mid—morning slot, has seen them lose an awful , awful seen them lose an awful, awful lot of listeners as having said that , if you lot of listeners as having said that, if you want lot of listeners as having said that , if you want current that, if you want current affairs gb news radio now in some parts of the country is beating all the others when it comes to current affairs, you haven't just got to watch us. you can listen to us in your car or wherever are with a dab or wherever you are with a dab radio. now. after i came off air last night, rishi sunak was there up in the north—east of england, taking on an audience in the people's forum . in in the people's forum. in a moment we're going to do a bit of post—match analysis. i

and i think steve wright when you generation. and i think steve wrig at when you generation.steve wrig at the tributes, when you generation. and i think steve wrig at the tributes, youzn you generation. and i think steve wrig at the tributes, you looku look at the tributes, you look at papers and people have at the papers and people have worked him. think it's worked with him. i think it's phenomenal. the things phenomenal. just the things people him. and people say about him. and clearly what clearly it was testament to what a a great man he was. so a what a great man he was. so very sad news indeed. >> right. what is the labour >> right. so what is the labour party moving on politics, party moving on to the politics, leon, what are they saying about graham jones is now the second, uh, candidate , a possible uh, candidate, a possible candidate caught up in the, uh, the anti—israeli comments. you see my point i was trying to make earlier, earlier was does this mean that no one can i level criticism , um, towards level criticism, um, towards israel or their armed forces withou

steve wright's career at the bbc began when he started working as a clerk.right was last on air on sunday you're live with bbc news. talks are ongoing in egypt — over a potential ceasefire between israel and hamas. senior intelligence officials from the us, egypt, and israel along with the qatari prime minister attended. a us official tells our news partner cbs that those conversations were productive, but there were no significant breakthroughs. 0ne sticking point is how many palestinian prisoners will be released for israeli hostages. here's our correspondent nick beake. there have been talks which have continued in egypt today and that is to try and bring about some sort of ceasefire. certainly a lull in the fighting for maybe six weeks or so, in which the hostages taken by hamas on october the 7th can be released. we understand some palestinian prisoners in israel would probably be freed as well. hard to ascertain how much progress is being made in these talks. america seems to think they are moving in the right direction, but it would seem over the past

steve wright dead bbc dj legend. steve wright dead at 69. that's very sad.k about it, but obviously the man those were your man was an icon. those were your front that's we front pages. that's all we have time for. thank my time for. thank you to my guests, lewis guests, paul cox and lewis schaffer, evans will be schaffer, simon evans will be here leo here tomorrow at 11 pm. leo chris skudder if you're watching at p.m, stay for at 5 pm, stay tuned for breakfast that . warm feeling breakfast at. that. warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsor of weather on gb news >> hello again . very good >> hello again. very good evening to you alex burkill here with your latest gb news, weather forecast. yes across scotland to be a scotland it is going to be a chilly night with some frost likely . but for most of us it's likely. but for most of us it's a cloudy, wet and mild story because of a weather system that pushed its way in earlier today and has already brought a fair amount of rain across many parts of england and wales. staying cloudy across parts cloudy and

there have been tributes from around the world for the broadcaster steve wright, who died on monday.butes to steve wright have been pouring in on social media, in the papers, but also on the airwaves. this is how radio1 breakfast started this morning. there was only going to be one song to start. loved the show, steve. and this is how dj sara cox paid tribute on yesterday's program. steve was an extraordinary broadcaster, a really, really kind person. he was witty, he was warm, and he was a huge, huge part of the radio 2 family. well, broadcaster ken bruce had this to say on x. he said, "an outstanding and innovative broadcaster whose listeners loved him. what a loss to the world of radio". whilst dj zoe ball said ,"our radio friend, our inspiration master of broadcasting. love you, my friend, my hero". there have also been some emotional tributes from his fellow broadcasters such asjeremy vine. when you felt you were friends with him, it was very, very real. this cacophony of sound that was his show was so, so full of life. i think that's why we're all finding it so hard, because we

steve wright , who died today. wright, who died today.tally, world radio day at the age of 69. for the very latest news stories, do sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. com slash alerts . go to gb news. com slash alerts. >> the labour party is in an absolute mess, but so is society. their candidate in rochdale resorted to pushing anti—semitic conspiracy theories in order to win votes. why why? because he was getting turfed out of the town like this incident in a restaurant . incident in a restaurant. >> listen here. free free, free free palestine. free free palestine . palestine. >> he'll have seen others getting battered on the doorstep like this incident in tower hamlets. >> robertson still campaigning for the seat. you don't see the news. i think keir starmer is on your side. he's an open islamophobe at the moment. he's an islamophobe. he's an open zionist, he's open zionist. but you've got no spine. have some shame. >> vice chancellor rachel reeves has been hammered in the street. >> liv

that's a dj steve wright may rest in peace., of course, we were out and about, weren't we? we were in in county in the north—east in county durham, be precise. uh, we durham, to be precise. uh, we were there. i got to say , um, i were there. i got to say, um, i found it very interesting. i was in the room, uh, whilst rishi sunak was doing his thing. in the room, uh, whilst rishi sunak was doing his thing . i've sunak was doing his thing. i've been asking you guys what you made to it. i'm assuming that you watched . if not, what were you watched. if not, what were you watched. if not, what were you doing? where else possibly could you have been last night at 8 other than gb news? i at 8 pm? other than gb news? i shall ask. i shall start with you, daniel . shall ask. i shall start with you, daniel. you die you, daniel. um. you know, die hard tory guy. you're a very loyal tory. i've got to say, um, when you and i've got to assume that you're what? i'm assuming that you're what? i'm assuming that you've all watched this. oh, yeah.

he then got his own show called �*steve wright in the afternoon�* in 1981. onesia, in one of the world's largest presidential elections. jobs seem to be the biggest concern for younger voters, who make up more than half of the country's 205 million registered voters. in the last hour i spoke with our correspondent steve lai, who's injakarta. the polls closed and the count has started beyond that. the official results don't always come out for 35 days after that but the quick count does give us an indication as to who will be winning and candidates have claimed and conceded victory based on these quick counts. hopefully we will have a clearer picture later this evening. it took about the key issues and jobs is one of them, especially for the young population here. and the front runner, i want to get more on that for you now with my guest, jonathan head. more known on the international stage than the international stage than the other candidates, but not necessarily for the best reasons?— necessarily for the best reasons? , ., ., , ., reasons? he is a controver

, who died at the age of 69. “ pay wright, who died at the age of 69. —— pay tribute to steve wright.will press ahead with its offensive against hamas in rafah despite international warnings. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the offensive will happen after civilians are allowed to leave the area in gaza's south. in at nasser hospital in khan younis, take a look at these images here verified by the bbc. you can see a large crowd of people leaving the hospital. the israel defense forces says its troops were opening a secure route to evacuate civilians sheltering near the hospital, but it did not intend to evacuate patients and medical staff. this video shows a tank at the north gate of the hospital. israel claims hamas uses this and other hospitals in gaza as cover for its operations, a claim strongly denied by staff. we've verified this footage showing a drone over the hospital annoucing tannoy announcement in arabic in a separate development, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, who is based in the occupied west bank, urged hamas to reach a ceasefire agreeme

he then got his own show called steve wright in the afternoon in 1981. indonesians head to the polls on wednesday in one of the world's largest presidential elections. jobs seem to be the biggest concern for younger voters — who make up more than half of the 205—million voters who will casting their ballots for the country's next leader. the current frontrunner, seen here in the middle, is former defence minister prabowo subianto, a retired general. ganjar pranowo and anies baswedan are also in the running. unofficial quick count results are expected to come within hours. joining me now, bbc presenter steve lai. steve talk us through what's at stake here. talk us through what's at stake here. , ., , talk us through what's at stake here. , . ., ., here. the polls close at one and counting _ here. the polls close at one and counting starts - here. the polls close at one and counting starts beyond | and counting starts beyond that. official results don't always come out for 35 days after that. quick outs give us an indication as to who will be winning and ca

the fact steve wright, the dj, has sadly passed away aged 69.. golf is racist, but first, here's your latest news headunes here's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst i >> -- >> martin. thank you. your headunes >> martin. thank you. your headlines a little later than usual. let's bring you some breaking news. you may have heard about the labour candidate, graham jones has been, tell you, been, we can tell you, administered suspended from the labour pending an labour party pending an investigation. that's due to alleged anti—semitic remarks within the party, the jewish labour movement, strongly condemning comments. jones reportedly made about british israeli jews, saying it was an appalling and unethical thing to say within the labour party, demanding a zero tolerance approach to anti—semitism. the movement are calling for a full investigation and that comes after labour withdrew support for another of its candidates , for another of its candidates, azhar ali, after he was recorded at a meeting suggesting israel had used hamas assaul

tributes flooding for dj steve wright, who died at the age of 69.ore trouble �* party more trouble for the labour party for its handling of remarks its for its handling of remarks by its rochdale by election candidate. hello, i'm samantha simmonds, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. the united nations says israel has not provided details of any plan to evacuate palestinians ahead of a possible ground offensive on rafah, the southernmost city in gaza. it comes after an israeli government spokesman called for un agencies to — in his words — co—operate with its efforts to evacuate civilians from a war—zone. meanwhile, egyptian media reoprts that a meeting between senior intelligence officials from the us, egypt and israel — along with the qatari prime minister — is under way in cairo, in a fresh attempt to organise a ceasefire. our correspondent nick beake is following the story from jerusalem — i spoke to him a little earlier for the latest on the talks. these are talks that are taking place behin

let's go back to one of our top stories, one of britain's best loved broadcasters, the bbc dj steve wrightogramme, a special valentine's day edition of his love songs programme, was broadcastjust on sunday. let's speak to tony blackburn. welcome to you. really sad news today. your thoughts? i welcome to you. really sad news today. your thoughts?— welcome to you. really sad news today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard _ today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard about _ today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard about it _ today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard about it this - shocked, i heard about it this afternoon, and ijust cannot believe it. he was such a great broadcaster, a very good friend as well, and we got along so well and i cannot believe i can will not be seeing him again. we used to meet up every sunday. he was doing the programme and i did one after him. we used to just go... we used to just chat and just go... we used to just chat and just talk a lot of nonsense to one another over about half an hour. we just got on so well

steve wright has died suddenly at the age of 69. now today, have we got a lot of stuff for you!amentary candidates. the extraordinary work of the medics in gaza — one paramedic tells us his story. how villagers in warwickshire are fighting back against fly—tippers. .. and five years since the devastating fire at notre dame in paris, the scaffolding is finally coming down. 0n at newsnight at 10:30... tonight, the tension over a coming israeli offensive in gaza increases as the un warns it could lead to a slaughter. we'll have the latest on the peace talks. good evening. one of the best known and most loved voices on british radio — steve wright — has died suddenly at the age of 69. he broadcast on bbc radio1 and radio 2 for more

radio two presenter steve wright has died, age 69.s one of the voices of bbc radio for more than four decades. in the arctic, some polar ars could starve as the ice melts. they are forced onto land and cannot catch enough food. what needs to be done. >> welcome to the program. we will start in the u.s.. the senate approved a $95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel, and taiwan. the approval comes after months of political arguments. senate republicans are divided on the bill and previously voted it down. including $60 billion for kyiv, $14 billion for israel, 10 billion dollars for humanitarian aid in conflict zones. it heads to the representatives.olled house of we don't know what will happen. so it is not a done deal yet. in the last hour, u.s. president biden said this -- >> america can be trusted. america can be relied upon. america stands up for freedom. we stand strong for allies. we never bow down to anyone. certainly not to vladimir putin. i have said before, the stakes in this fight extend far beyond ukraine. if we don't s

that is not i steve wright but simon bates.e. i, i, i, “ will find about more about that udate. i, i, i, �* �* i, update. more about that on bbc two and the news — update. more about that on bbc two and the news channel. _ update. more about that on bbc two and the news channel. this - welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson. it has been a big week in british politics with labour winning back—to—back election victories. we will speak to a columnist from the observer and tim montgomerie from a conservative home. i guess the by—elections this week, someone said the conservatives were potentially heading towards an extinction event in the general election, as it as bleak as that? i in the general election, as it as bleak as that?— in the general election, as it as bleak as that? i feel it might be. peole in bleak as that? i feel it might be. people in journalism _ bleak as that? i feel it might be. people in journalism exaggerate | bleak as that? i feel it might be. i people in journalism exaggerate and people injou

liza tarbuck will present a special love songs program in honor of steve wright, who died on sunday nightre bbc news. next to the israel and gaza war. israel will press ahead with its offensive against hamas despite international warnings. wichman netanyahu says it will happen after civilians are allowed to leave the area. in gaza, a hospital is taking a look at these images verifieby the bbc. people leaving the hospital. israel defense forces says its troops were opening up a secure route but it did not intend to evacuate patients and medical staff. this video shows a tank at the hospital. israel cr claims hamas uses this and other hospitals as cover for its operations, a claim denied by staff. we verified this footage coming up now showing a drone. in a separate development, palestinian authority predent mahmoud abbas urged how mass to reach a cease-fire -- purged hamas to reach a cease-fire -- urged hamas to reach a cease-fire agreement. more israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian hostages in jail. so far, no breakthrough. >> tonight, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has dou

and tributes pour in for the legendary radio dj steve wright, who has died suddenly at the age of 69.rld's largest presidential elections. it s billed as the largest and most complex one—day election in the world, with more than 200 million eligible voters, spread across hundreds of islands. indonesia s defence minister, prabowo subianto, is the frontrunner for president, despite concerns over his human rights record when he was a special forces commander in the 1990s. his two rivals, anies baswedan and ganjar pranowo, are former governors.

tributes flood in for the legendary bbc radio dj steve wright, who's died at the age of 69.competition has resumed with the holders manchester city and the record winners real madrid both playing this tuesday night. these are last 16 matches. first legs with over half an hour played in denmark, fc copenhagen, who beat manchester united in the group stage. kevin de bruyne her with the goal. other chances forjack grealish who has had to go off with an injury. the 14 meanwhile the 14 time winners real are at rb leipzig where it's 0—0. an early goal disallowed. the english premier league has officially approved sirjim ratcliffe's purchase of 25% of manchester united. the deal, worth around a billion pounds, is still subject to football association approval.

one of britain�*s best—loved broadcasters, the bbc dj steve wright, has died at the age of 69. delighteddustry but also his colleagues and those closest to him, here�*s broadcaster and friend paul gambaccini speaking to the bbc a little earlier. i have lost a friend and colleague, indeed. but the nation — and now, thanks to the internet, the world — has lost one of the all—time giants of broadcasting. and that is not an exaggeration, because you do not have a 44—year career on national radio and with spin—offs on tv unless you have something that transcends generations. and steve had this gift ever since he was young of creating the sense of a club. and all you had to do to be a member of the club was to listen to the show. and you were part of this magical world — this world which had so many characters. he employed members of staff and friends to be people like mr angry or the old woman, and he also just had a great sense of timing. not in talking of music — he acknowledged he did not have that gift — but he had a gift of timing the elements of his show. you never got bored. this thing

tributes pour in for the legendary radio dj steve wright, who has died suddenly at the age of 69.cession. i'll bring you the details. sir keir starmer faces questions about party discipline after a second labour candidate is suspended over comments he made about israel. new figures show uk shop workers face 1300 incidents of violence and abuse a day. in sport. lift—off for manchester city as the holders score three and set their sights firmly on the quarterfinals of the champions league. good morning, most will ccloudy weather and outbreaks of rain. the exception tonight is northern scotland it is drier, brighter and cooler. it's wednesday the 14th of february.

two has announced that lisa tarbox will present a special love songs programme to pay tribute to steve wright bbc news. indonesia's prabowo subianto says he looks to be on track for a first—round win in the country's presidential election. it's billed as the largest and most complex one—day election in the world. more than 200 million people were eligible to vote in the country's 17,000 islands, across three time zones. pollsters are showing that the defence minister, prabowo, has about 58% of the vote. the bbc�*s frances mao explains why this election is a key one to watch. the maps have got it wrong. here is what indonesia looks like. but it is actually way bigger than it appears. it spans over 5,200 kilometres — longer than europe — and if we were to measure it, that is from england to afghanistan. if we compare it to america, that is from the east coast to the west coast and beyond. and it has got a huge population, about 275 million people, making it the world's fourth biggest country by population, the largest muslim country and the world's third largest democracy. that is why its elect

tributes flooding for dj steve wright, who died at the age of 69.und the world. the united nations says israel has not provided details of any plan to evacuate palestinians ahead of a possible ground offensive on rafah, the southernmost city in gaza. it comes after an israeli government spokesman called for un agencies to — in his words — co—operate with its efforts to evacuate civilians from a war—zone. meanwhile, egyptian media reoprts that a meeting between senior intelligence officials from the us, egypt and israel — along with the qatari prime minister — is under way in cairo, in a fresh attempt to organise a ceasefire. 0ur correspondent nick beake is following the story from jerusalem — i spoke to him a little earlier for the latest on the talks.

we know steve wright was very important.at came up then was there were very few facts and bbc devoted a whole bulletin, essentially, just repeating the same sentences again and again instead of moving on and giving proper coverage to really important stories like gaza and ukraine. yeah, i mean, isaw the programme last week and, you know, i recognise there are viewers who were not happy with how we did that. i think it was because it was such a significant story and it had just broken — you know, it broke at 6 o'clock — so we felt we had to continue to update the story for people joining, so that they could hear this significant breaking news and by the time it was 10 o'clock, there was much more other news within the bulletin including some of those stories that you mentioned. do think there is a case now to reconsider where you draw the line between wanting to stick with a story that's just broken and acknowledging that viewers sometimes feel a bulletin is not there for rolling news, it's there for a number of stories? thes

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friends say that the late radio legend steve wright died of a broken heart after losing his iconic radioears. the bbc's treatment of this national treasure , who we lost this week treasure, who we lost this week is a national scandal. so two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. it is saturday night. it's raining outside. you've worked hard all week. shall we have some fun and a bit of a debate? i think so lots to get through. mark dolan tonight is your perfect saturday night in? so up the kettle night in? so fire up the kettle or crack open a beer and let's get and start get working. and we start with the headlines and sam the news headlines and sam francis . francis. >> mark, thank you. and good evening from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 9:00 and we start with the latest developments in our top story of the day. the mother critic mother of jailed putin critic alexei navalny, has said that she's not been allowed to see or retrieve his body from the arctic jail, where it's alleged that navalny his team, that he died. navalny his team, say his death was an say that his

friends say that the late radio legend steve wright died of a broken heart after losing his iconic radioeatment of this national treasure , who we lost this week treasure, who we lost this week is a national scandal

steve wright, who sadly died.nning out of time. >> we're running out of time. >> my union jack carson sadiq khan for horrific waste of pubuc khan for horrific waste of public money to virtue signal when happens to have when he happens to have an election that election coming up. spend that money rail system money on making the rail system better. all right, go on. >> and rishi sunak for >> matthew and rishi sunak for delivering recession delivering us richie's recession votes. sweet. this votes. short and sweet. this guy. right. okay. the winner of the union jackass today is the union jackass award today is helen thomas. there we go . aha! helen thomas. there we go. aha! who is? i am pains to stress is not here to defend herself . not here to defend herself. good. right. okay uh, thank you very much. everybody for a wonderful show. i have thoroughly enjoyed it this evening. please, please, please keep it gb news y. well we've got headliners next that are going to go through all the papers in a way that only they r