here in tipperary, he did not ignore his brotherly duties. count pads and force my face into them. picking up the hard ones to hurl at me. while gathering the hay with the men at our auntie monica's nearby farm, he took umbrage at his annoying little sister coming with tea and pancakes and lifted me to toss me into the hole in the cone—shaped hay, where i shouted for help until one of my uncles came to rescue me. but he did also try to protect me. when i was tiny, to my shame, i was tossing small stones at port turkey in the yard and unsurprisingly the turkey retaliated. it started to chase me, spreading its wings, and not being tiny seemed like a creature from jurassic park. shane ralph to alert unclejohn, who came and aim to fire it with this gun, felling the turkey so my brother rescued me from certain death or perhaps he hoped uncle john's certain death or perhaps he hoped unclejohn's a might be poor. it was here to that when we were called for the rosary each evening, we would hide behind a nearby field stone wall. it was this stone wall

then the singer's coffin will be driven to tipperary for a service in this church in nenagh. # i kissed town centre of nenagh to the tune of music by the pogues playing out over speakers. everyone seems to be really proud of the role this place played in the life of one of ireland's greatest—ever cultural icons. he was a nice man and great talent, you know? he was... in some ways, his life was sad, and in some ways it wasjoyous, you know? he obviously had a wonderful wife who looked after him very well, but... i'm delighted to hear his music being played today. it's really very cheering, you know. it's sadness for his family, all right, you know. i'm very sad. he was very important to me back in the '805. i lived in london then. and i'm actually going to his funeral tomorrow. i came out to check out parking and so on here. yeah, so... he's a sort of a national institution, you know? and he really kind of captured something about that experience of being betwixt and between being irish and english or english and irish and so on. he caught that in, i think, a very beautiful way, a very po

that reputation was reflected in his funeral service in county tipperary. maestro.ative comrades, the australian singer nick cave, played a seminal pogues number, rainy night in soho. # i've been loving you a long time # down all the years, down all the days...# and shane's wife remembered their decades together. i'm feeling so much love now from him, that i don't think he can go away. i don't think love can go away, can it? i reallyjust don't. applause. music: fairytale of new york. there are surely few people who could've inspired a funeral like this. a talent forged in rural ireland won admirers across the world all year round — the unique and unrivalled shane macgowan. chris page, bbc news, in nenagh, county tipperary. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.

from dublin, the cortege travelled to county tipperary, the place shane macgowan had always consideredinal homecoming. after a very emotional and really quite moving morning here in dublin, the focus now moves to county tipperary, where shane macgowan's thera service will take place in just a few hours' time. we are expecting big crowds in the town of nenagh, is there were here in dublin, perhaps even a few famous faces, the likes of bruce springsteen, nick cave and johnny depp have all paid tribute to their friend shane macgowan in the days after his death. lots of talk here among fans as well about what a fitting tribute they think it would be to get the fairytale of new york, the pogues' most well—known song, to christmas number one this year. but for now, this is a day to say goodbye to a much loved and unique irish talent. sara girvin in dublin. prince harry has lost his attempt to get part of the mail on sunday publishers' defence thrown out in a libel case. the duke of sussex has taken the paper's owners, associated newspapers ltd, to court in relation to an article detailing hi

people here in county tipperary really felt a - county tipperary really felt a special — county tipperary roots and was steeped in irish folk music. # it was christmas eve, babe # in the drunk tank # an old man said to me # "won�*t see another one"... # his most famous song is now synonymous with this time of year — the fairytale of new york by the pogues and kirsty maccoll was recorded in the band�*s heyday in the 1980s. # they've got cars big as bars # they've got rivers of gold # but the wind goes right through you # it's no place for the old # when you first took my hand on a cold christmas eve # you promised me broadway was waiting for me... # as i wander down the long lonesome highway... # shane macgowan�*s career was affected by problems with drugs and alcohol, but his music�*s been praised across the world. today, thousands of people are expected to line the streets of south dublin for a funeral procession. then the singer�*s coffin will be driven to tipperary for a service in this church in nenagh. # i kissed my girl by the factory wall... # people are walking around the town cen

shane macgowan first made his name in london, but his talent was forged here in county tipperary, where't see another one"...# his most famous song is now synonymous with this time of year — fairytale of new york by the pogues and kirsty maccoll was recorded in the band's heyday in the 19805. # they've got cars big as bars # they've got rivers of gold # but the wind goes right through you # it's no place for the old...# # as i wander down the long lonesome highway...# shane macgowan's career was affected by problems with drugs and alcohol, but his music's been praised across the world. today, thousands of people are expected to line the streets of south dublin for a funeral procession. then the singer's coffin will be driven to tipperary for a service in this church in nenagh. # i kissed my girl by the factory wall. ..# people are walking around the town centre of nenagh to the tune of music by the pogues playing out over speakers. everyone seems to be really proud of the role this place played in the life of one of ireland's greatest—ever cultural icons. i'm delighted to hear his music

chris page, bbc news, in nenagh, county tipperary. time for a look at the weather.rain. it will be mild, but it will be particularly windy on saturday. this is the cloud that is hiding up from the south—west and this will bring us our first band of rain of the weekend. ahead of that we still have cloud in the north and some rain here. that will head up to northern scotland, allowing the next batch of rain to sweep up from the south—west, heading to northern ireland and much of england and wales by the morning. on saturday. a mild night. this is the main rain, could be heavy at time and it will head north and east. followed by sunshine in england and wales. more rain comes back into northern ireland and we keep cloud and rain for much of the day in scotland. temperatures here 8 or 9. up to 1a in the london area. it is going to be windy. the winds picking up in northern ireland and much of england and wales. gusts of 60 or 70mph around the irish sea coasts. tomorrow night the winds ease and we will keep some rain for a while in the north. another band of rain

you have been watching coverage of shane macgowan�*s funeral from tipperary.tonight at six saudi arabia spends billions of pounds on international report we have a special report asking why. generating plenty of hype and potentially growth, too. from top flight football to the america's cup — saudi arabia is suddenly a key player, but there are strong concerns about women's rights and gay rights. the average two—year fixed mortgage rate falls below 6% — just — for the first time sincejune. is it going to be a fifth term in office for vladimir putin? a spokesman says an �*astonishing' number of people want him to run again for leader. # the boys of the nypd choir still singing galway bay... # and the crowds pay a unique tribute to shane macgowan — as dublin bids him farewell. on bbc london: coming up in sport on bbc news, landing a big hitter — jon rahm joins golf�*s saudi—backed breakaway tour, leaving the store even more divided than before.

chris page, bbc news, in nenagh, county tipperary. music. stay with us here on bbc news.of low pressure for this weekend. that will bring spells of mild, but also wet weather at times. it will be noticeably mild compared to what we had last weekend. there will be some sunshine around over the weekend. it's not going to be a complete wash—out. and it's going to be windy both days, but particularly late on saturday. this is saturday's low pressure system hurtling through, bringing a band of rain, squeezing the isobars, bringing those gales. and then sunday's low pressure moves through. not quite as windy on sunday, but still another band of rainfall. you will notice both by day and by night it's going to be very mild for the time of year. now with more rain falling on already saturated ground, we've already got a number of flood warnings. this is going to exacerbate the issue, and we could see more flood warnings by the end of the weekend. so stay tuned to the forecast. head online if you have any concerns. through tonight, it stays very wet in central and southern scotland

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a service will be held shortly in nenagh in county tipperary, with the president of ireland among theto line the streets and say goodbye. today in dublin, they did just that. a punk and a poet, and to these fans, a hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until he died. ijust thought he was unbelievable. and today, it is sinead o'connor's birthday. so for shane's funeral to be on this day, we have had a sad day this year, losing our best talent. i think shane's music mean something to anyone who is irish. _ if it doesn't, then they need to look at their roots, - because basically, shane is our soul. _ and we will always remember shane. he was a poet in the same vein as some of the great irish poets like yates and joyce. just a legend. the pogues front man was taken on his finaljourney through dublin in a horse—drawn carriage. there was a piper and a marching band playing strings of his greatest hits. and even after his coffin had passed, the music continued. there was sadness, but there was also a celebration. the crowds gathered here in dublin today, wanting to celebrate the man a

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you would have heard chris page in tipperary talking about it is sinead o'connor�*s birthday today onn who travelled from brae outside dublin where sinead o'connor�*s funeral procession took place. she said it was right she felt she pay her respects to shane macgowan today, she said ireland has lost two greats today. another woman said she didn't realise how much shane macgowan meant to her until she had heard he passed away and she was very, very emotional when she was talking about his music, his lyrics. she described it as poetry. and her husband who was with her talked about the fact he could sum up so well that feeling of irish people living across the world. we know that shane mcgowan was born in england, he spent his early years between england and ireland and that feeling of being between the two places and being part of the irish diaspora was something that led to a lot of people becoming fans of his. more applause now is another piece of music finishes. we will not —— we're not sure what they will play, but we are expecting it in the next few minutes. . ~ are expecting it in

earlier, county tipperary.e of the band's hits as his cortege made his way through the streets of dublin . this is the streets of dublin. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news and now its back to . martin back to. martin >> thank you sophia. lets get stuck into a juicy hour now. and first with the infighting raging within the conservative party over rishi sunaks rwanda legislation an the government could be open to compromises with rebel unhappy tory mps, according to the new legal migration minister. but downing street says they wouldnt pre—empt any deals ahead of the debate next week. meanwhile the home office's top civil servant has been accused of an extreme lack of respect for commons committees over the disclosure of the price tag of the scheme because that cost of the rwanda plan has now rocketed to an eye—watering are you ready for this? £240 million without a single flight even leaving the ground? its an astonishing thi

his funeral was held in county tipperary last friday and the bbc news channel broadcast it live for two a half hours. we have marianne mccune with the madonna. because shane was also very dedicated to our lady, and he had a small statue of our lady on his hospital tray. many of you were not happy. kevin cooper wrote in. laura mckee asked: mike wilmot from hereford said: ross quist said: we put those comments to bbc news who gave us this statement in reply. now this is our last programme of 2023, so we thought we'd take stock of the year on newswatch. it's been striking how often viewers have emailed in with diametrically opposing accusations of bias after watching the same report on bbc news, especially if it's about the israel—gaza conflict or uk party politics. to discuss how people view impartiality in news, i'm joined by professorjane mortensen from the department ofjournalism at city university of london and a former media editor of the guardian. thank you for coming on newswatch. jane, can i ask what's going on that people can allege bias in opposite directions after viewing exact

dublin lined the streets earlier for the pogues singer's funeral procession, which went on to county tipperaryth guests, including bono and johnny depp. you're all caught up. bye for now. have a good weekend. hello there. it's going to be quite a mixed bag for us this weekend. not a wash—out. there will be some sunshine at times, but that's going to come in between two spells of rain that are coming in from the atlantic. atlantic, that means it's going to be mild, but saturday looks like it could be quite windy for many places. now, one part of the country sensitive to more rain is dorset, where we've got a number of flood warnings already and there could be 20—30 millimetres of rain here. you can keep up to date with the flood warnings online. we could see the risk of flooding increasing this weekend with more rain moving in. and this is the rain that's heading in at the moment from the southwest. we've got this rain still across scotland leftover from earlier on that is moving northwards. allowing that rain to come in from the southwest and usher in some milder air as well as some stronger w

the funeral later of the pogues frontman shane macgowan, at a church service in nenagh in county tipperaryets of the irish capital broke into impromptu performances of the pogues�* best known songs, including dirty old town, which we're listening to now, and of course, fairytale of new york. at the funeral, the mourners will be led by his widow victoria mary clarke, who said her husband's final farewell would be magnificent and memorable. with more on this is our bbc music correspondent mark savage. you've been watching the pictures come out of dublin this morning, some of them are joyful, people remembering, singing, sharing their memories. what were your thoughts as you watched that this morning? it you watched that this morning? it was a real display of affection for shane macgowan and for the music he made and i think i've covered a lot of musicians' funerals over the years unfortunately, none of the things that really stood out was the community around those songs. when david bowie died, he didn't see a lot of people on the streets of london singing ashes to ashes or life on mars but

dublin lined the streets earlierfor the pogues singer's funeral procession, which went on to county tipperaryono and johnny depp. you're all caught up. bye for now. have a good weekend. hello there. it's going to be quite a mixed bag for us this weekend. not a wash—out. there will be some sunshine at times, but that's going to come in between two spells of rain that are coming in from the atlantic. atlantic, that means it's going to be mild, but saturday looks like it could be quite windy for many places. now, one part of the country sensitive to more rain is dorset, where we've got a number of flood warnings already and there could be 20—30 millimetres of rain here. you can keep up to date with the flood warnings online. we could see the risk of flooding increasing this weekend with more rain moving in. and this is the rain that's heading in at the moment from the southwest. we've got this rain still across scotland leftover from earlier on that is moving northwards. allowing that rain to come in from the southwest and usher in some milderair as well as some stronger winds as well. so for ma

dublin lined the streets earlierfor the pogues singer's funeral procession, which went on to county tipperaryd johnny depp. you're all caught up. bye for now. have a good weekend. hello there. it's going to be quite a mixed bag for us this weekend. not a wash—out. there will be some sunshine at times, but that's going to come in between two spells of rain that are coming in from the atlantic. atlantic, that means it's going to be mild, but saturday looks like it could be quite windy for many places. now, one part of the country sensitive to more rain is dorset, where we've got a number of flood warnings already and there could be 20—30 millimetres of rain here. you can keep up to date with the flood warnings online. we could see the risk of flooding increasing this weekend with more rain moving in. and this is the rain that's heading in at the moment from the southwest. we've got this rain still across scotland leftover from earlier on that is moving northwards. allowing that rain to come in from the southwest and usher in some milderair as well as some stronger winds as well. so for many par

church in county tipperary.ywood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading , was among those delivering a reading, giving a eulogy. his sister siobhan said. shane macgowan lit the fire that burns in ireland and across the world, and his widow, victoria, mary clarke, spoke and praised of the singer . singer. >> he really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that explain nation led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without without the use of all these substances . these substances. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news and now it's back to . mark and now it's back to. mark >> thanks sophia . well, in an >> thanks sophia. well, in an extraordinary political development, lord frost, the man cr

there'll be a procession through the streets of dublin, before a church service in nenagh in county tipperary as it was turned into a catwalk for chanel�*s 2023—2021; show. the french luxury fashion house said it chose the city because of its pop culture and textile history. our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, was there. high fashion and a manchester high street. the legendary french fashion label chanel has taken over the city centre. models, celebrities... hi, there! ..and the children of manchester icons liam and noel gallagher filled the front row of the chanel fashion show. even a—list actors couldn't keep away. are you enjoying the weather? yeah, lam. i've been walking around in the rain all day. - it was fine. no, it's so good, and i'm telling you, it's, like, - it is such an iconic place for me i and i've been dreaming to come. the show celebrated not just fashion, but also the music of manchester. the rapper and actor bugzy malone came dressed for the occasion. we have the jacket, the watch, the trainers. and i'm very serious about this chanel thing right now. and the nec

actorjohnny depp and the president of ireland were among the mourners who attended his funeral in county tipperaryinto song as the horse—drawn carriage bearing his coffin made its way through the city. the service included several musical performances, organised by oscar—winning songwriter glen hansard. thank you for watching, i'm sumi somaskanda. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. it's going to be quite a mixed bag for us this weekend. not a wash—out. there will be some sunshine at times, but that's going to come in between two spells of rain that are coming in from the atlantic. atlantic, that means it's going to be mild, but saturday looks like it could be quite windy for many places. now, one part of the country sensitive to more rain is dorset, where we've got a number of flood warnings already and there could be 20—30 millimetres of rain here. you can keep up to date with the flood warnings online. we could see the risk of flooding increasing this weekend with more rain moving in. and this is the rain that's heading in at the moment from the southwest. we've got this rain still acros

church in county tipperary.llywood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading , was among those delivering a reading, giving a eulogy. his sister siobhan said. shane macgowan lit the fire that burns in ireland and across the world, and his widow, victoria, mary clarke, spoke and praised of the singer . singer. >> he really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that explain nation led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without without the use of all these substances . these substances. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news and now it's back to . mark and now it's back to. mark >> thanks sophia . well, in an >> thanks sophia. well, in an extraordinary political development, lord frost, the man

dublin lined the streets earlier for the pogues singer's funeral procession, which went on to county tipperary all caught up. bye for now. have a good weekend. hello there. it's going to be quite a mixed bag for us this weekend. not a wash—out — there will be some sunshine at times, but that's going to come in between two spells of rain that are coming in from the atlantic. atlantic air, that means it's going to be mild, but saturday looks like it could be quite windy for many places. now, one part of the country sensitive to more rain is dorset, where we've got a number of flood warnings already and there could be 20—30 millimetres of rain here. you can keep up to date with the flood warnings online. we could see the risk of flooding increasing this weekend with more rain moving in. and this is the rain that's heading in at the moment from the southwest. we've got this rain still across scotland leftover from earlier on that is moving northwards. allowing that rain to come in from the southwest and usher in some milder air as well as some stronger winds as well. so for many parts, it's going

i do know tipperary and they will not anything this not have seen anything like this for time. for ah, you know what? >> oh, you know what? >> i think it was absolutely incredible. think really incredible. i think they really did tastic did put on a fantastic tastic celebration life . and i do celebration of life. and i do hope shane, of course , rests in hope shane, of course, rests in peace. for now , thank you, peace. but for now, thank you, gentlemen. thank you , paul. and gentlemen. thank you, paul. and thank , daniel. i'm going to thank you, daniel. i'm going to start calling you the christmas grinch. now, won't even grinch. now, it won't even tapping toes. everybody tapping his toes. everybody anyway, listen, i've really enjoyed company at home. anyway, listen, i've really enjoaed company at home. anyway, listen, i've really enjoa fantasticympany at home. anyway, listen, i've really enjoa fantastic nighty at home. anyway, listen, i've really enjoa fantastic night. at home. anyway, listen, i've really enjoa fantastic night . lee |ome. i've a fantastic night. lee anderson, up ne

the funeral of pogues frontman shane macgowan has been held in county tipperary in ireland. gathering in the grounds of the church in nenagh. the singer, perhaps best known for his smash—hit fairytale of new york, died on the 30th of november at the age of 65. judges have ruled that the uk government acted lawfully in blocking scotland's gender self—id reforms. legislation making it easier for people to change their legally recognised sex was passed by the scottish parliament last year, but the government in westminster blocked it over fears it would impact equality laws. the scottish government's legal challenge to that veto has now been rejected. yellow weather warnings for wind and rain are in place for large parts of the uk on friday and saturday, with disruption likely over the weekend. the met office say severe weather is expected in western and central england, as well as wales, south—west scotland and northern ireland. there are also almost 30 flood warnings in place, you're live with bbc news. the british government's rwanda policy will cost twice as much as was pre

farewell to the pogues singer shane macgowan at a funeral full of singing and even dancing in county tipperary are expecting a vote in the next couple of hours. they will be voting on a draught resolution calling for an immediate cease—fire in gaza. the us though are expected to veto that call. we will have all the latest from new york in just a moment.

hollywood county tipperary.ood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading , those delivering a reading, giving a eulogy. his sister siobhan said. shane macgowan lit a fire that burns in ireland and across the world, and his widow , across the world, and his widow, victoria, mary clarke, spoke and praised of the singer. >> he really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that explorer mission . think the that explorer mission. led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without the use of all these substances . substances. >> and you can watch that on tv online, dab on radio and on our smart speaker by saying play gb news. and now it's back to . patrick >> well, come along now. there is turmoil on tory twitter. the conservative party's official account put this picture out. okay, so

hollywood county tipperary.wood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading , those delivering a reading, giving a eulogy. his sister siobhan said. shane macgowan lit a fire that burns in ireland and across the world, and his widow , across the world, and his widow, victoria, mary clarke, spoke and praised of the singer. >> he really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that explorer mission . think the that explorer mission. led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without the use of all these substances . substances. >> and you can watch that on tv online, dab on radio and on our smart speaker by saying play gb news. and now it's back to . patrick >> well, come along now. there is turmoil on tory twitter. the conservative party's official account put this picture out. okay, so

host: so the in tipperary argument that the constitution is a living document, etc.? jeffrey: yes. of course with holmes, it is always complicated. by saying the law is a living document, he didn't by any means say it was up to judges to just make up whatever they thought was good policy and do that. he was really attentive to who was best equipped to ensure that the law lived. we just have to keep returning to what was so profoundly true, the constitution was made for people of fundamentally different points of view. isn't that a beautiful sentiment in these polarized times when people are so convinced, my way or the highway. but he saw the constitution as of framework for peacefully resolving disagreements. if -- she thought if you didn't allow the law to solve those disagreements, open war would ensue. legislators generally should take the first crack at it, and that's why he can't be caricatured as just a dead hand guy or a living constitution guy. host: oliver wendell holmes junior was born in 1841 in boston. he graduated harvard in 1861. the civil war started 1861-1865. he wr

family friends, politicians and celebrities filled saint mary of the rosary church in county tipperaryollywood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading, giving a eulogy. his sister, siobhan said that while they were born in kent, her brothers veins ran deep with irish blood and his widow, victoria mary clarke, also spoke i >> -- >> it really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family. we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that exploration mission . led to a kind of mission. led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without the use of all these substances . all these substances. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news and now it's back to lee anderson's real . anderson's real. world >> welcome to lee anderson's real world. and tonight, i'm joined by andy macdonald. he's a trade unionist and actually, we've got a

family friends, politicians and celebrities filled saint mary of the rosary church in county tipperaryhollywood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading, giving a eulogy. his sister, siobhan said that while they were born in kent, her brothers veins ran deep with irish blood and his widow, victoria mary clarke, also spoke i >> -- >> it really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family. we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that exploration mission . led to a kind of mission. led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without the use of all these substances . all these substances. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news and now it's back to lee anderson's real . anderson's real. world >> welcome to lee anderson's real world. and tonight, i'm joined by andy macdonald. he's a trade unionist and actually, we've got a

host: so the in tipperary argument that the constitution is a living document, etc.? jeffrey: yes.course with holmes, it is always complicated. by saying the law is a living document, he didn't by any means say it was up to judges to just make up whatever they thought was good policy and do that. he was really attentive to who was best equipped to ensure that the law lived. we just have to keep returning to what was so profoundly true, the constitution was made for people of fundamentally different points of view. isn't that a beautiful sentiment in these polarized times when people are so convinced, my way or the highway. but he saw the constitution as of framework for peacefully resolving disagreements. if -- she thought if you didn't allow the law to solve those disagreements, open war would ensue. legislators generally should take the first crack at it, and that's why he can't be caricatured as just a dead hand guy or a living constitution guy. host: oliver wendell holmes junior was born in 1841 in boston. he graduated harvard in 1861. the civil war started 1861-1865. he wrote

an and we're live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan .ust moments ago. choir was singing galway bay and the bells were ringing of christmas day . were ringing of christmas day. >> oh, it's lovely to see. well, we'll be live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan, of course , the shane macgowan, of course, the legendary lead singer of the pogues , who passed away last pogues, who passed away last week, aged 65. the irish president's going to be in attendance, as well as johnny depp and the musician nick

politicians and friends, politicians and celebrities filled saint mary of the rosary church in county tipperary. hollywood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading and shane macgowan's widow, victoria mary clarke, praised the singer. >> he really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that explorer mission . think the that explorer mission. led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without the use of all these substances . substances. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play . speaker by saying play. gb news. hello . and welcome to hello. and welcome to headliners. >> i'm nick dixon, taking you through tomorrow's top stories for the next hour. >> and i'm joined by the dream team, though, people's team, though, some people's nightmare. team, though, some people's nig louise. there he is >

an and we're live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan .ane macgowan. >> take a listen to this from just moments ago . choir was just moments ago. choir was singing galway bay and the bells were ringing of christmas day . were ringing of christmas day. >> oh, it's lovely to see. well, we'll be live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan, of course , the shane macgowan, of course, the legendary lead singer of the pogues , who passed away last pogues, who passed away last week, aged 65. the irish president's going to be in attendance, as well as johnny depp and the musician nick cave . depp and the musician nick cave. and on nigel farage in the jungle. >> we can't miss this. he got through another round of i'm a celebrity last night and is now in the final five. the top five. >> it's astonishing . could he do >> it's astonishing. could he do much better ? might he get ahead much better? might he get ahead of where matt hancock came ? of where matt hancock came? could he even be made king well, so this is the first time nigel fa

politicians and friends, politicians and celebrities filled saint mary of the rosary church in county tipperary hollywood a—lister johnny depp was among those delivering a reading and shane macgowan's widow, victoria mary clarke, praised the singer. >> he really did live so close to the edge that he he seemed like he was going to fall off many times. i mean, we've had me and siobhan and all the family we've kind of lived in terror, haven't we, for a very long time. but on the plus side, i think the that explorer mission . think the that explorer mission. led to a kind of creativity which may not have been possible without the use of all these substances . substances. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play . speaker by saying play. gb news. hello . and welcome to hello. and welcome to headliners. >> i'm nick dixon, taking you through tomorrow's top stories for the next hour. >> and i'm joined by the dream team, though, people's team, though, some people's nightmare. team, though, some people's nig louise. there he is >>

president biden , and crowds of mourners biden, and crowds of mourners are to gather in dublin and tipperary the funeral procession of shane macgowan. >> the irish president, michael higgins will be joined alongside stars from johnny depp to nick cave as the horse drawn carriage and piper band travels through the irish capital. the london irish singer songwriter who fronted the folk band the pogues , has died at the age of 65. last week . last week. now the government is accusing russia's version of m15. >> that's the fsb, what used to be the kgb of a sustained and cyber hacking campaign targeting pubuc cyber hacking campaign targeting public figures and politicians. >> as the russian ambassador was summoned and two individuals have been sanctioned . but moscow have been sanctioned. but moscow denies it is involved in such activities . activities. >> well, the fsb is , i said, the >> well, the fsb is, i said, the successor to the kgb . so who successor to the kgb. so who better to talk to than a former kgb officer? alexander vasiliev, who's in the studio? good to see you this morning. and do

politicians and really well known celebrities filled the saint mary of the rosary church in county tipperaryle remembered a much loved singer. >> the us has blocked a united nafions >> the us has blocked a united nations security council resolution demanding a ceasefire in gaza. of the 15 council members, 13 voted in favour. britain abstained and the us used their veto and the royals were out in force last night as the king and queen and the wales's attended a carol service at westminster abbey last night. >> prince george , charlotte and >> prince george, charlotte and louis came bearing handwritten letters sending christmas wishes to vulnerable children, which they then posted . they then posted. in >> you know, that fairy tale in new york. there's bad language in there. >> yes, there is. well, there's one nasty word. >> there's one nasty word. i wonder if they sang that in the church. >> no. >> no. >> remember, there was a big or they would have they would have just i think they would have done it. yeah. i was there. i watched the whole funeral. >> oh, did you? >> oh, did you? >> oh, did y