his long—time friend and colleague, tommy cannon, said he was devastated. 0ur entertainment correspondentppearances on countless other shows. rock on, then. you've done it again! bobby ball was the one who fizzed with energy. you could have made me pregnant then! bouncing wildly off tommy cannon‘s straight man. physical comedy... ..music. .. ..they were masters of them all, and at their height were two of the country‘s most famous entertainers. today tommy cannon said... their style of comedy did eventually fall out of fashion. ball‘s talent didn‘t go to waste, though, with appearances in comedies like last of the summer wine... ..and hit sitcom not going out. i see what‘s going on. you‘re trying to fit us up with all your old unsolved crimes. like the time the off—licence in bolton road was broken into in 1974 and all they took was a bottle of harvey‘s bristol cream and 20 silk cut. apparently. today‘s stars still recognising and wanting to share with audiences the comedy gifts of bobby ball. it was a wet start as you can see across the country. the rain has been moving north—east throug

his long—time friend and colleague, tommy cannon said he was devastated. v producer, they ended up with their own series and appearances on countless other shows. rock on, then. you've done it again! bobby ball was the one who fizzed with energy. you could have made me pregnant then! bouncing wildly off tommy cannon's straight man. physical comedy... ..music. .. ..they were masters of them all, and at their height were two of the country's most famous entertainers. today, tommy cannon said... their style of comedy did eventually fall out of fashion. ball's talent didn't go to waste, though, with appearances in comedies like last of the summer wine... ..and hit sitcom not going out. i see what's going on. you're trying to fit us up with all your old unsolved crimes. like the time the off—licence in bolton road was broken into in 1974 and all they took was a bottle of harvey's bristol cream and 20 silk cut. apparently. today's stars still recognising and wanting to share today's stars with audiences the comedy gifts of bobby ball. this is outside source, live

his long time friend and colleague, tommy cannon, said he was devastated. made me pregnant then! bouncing wildly off tommy cannon‘s straight man. physical comedy... ..music. .. ..they were masters of them all, and at their height were two of the country‘s most famous entertainers. today tommy cannon said... their style of comedy did eventually fall out of fashion. ball‘s talent didn‘t go to waste, though, with appearances in comedies like last of the summer wine... ..and hit sitcom not going out. i see what‘s going on. you‘re trying to fit us up with all your old unsolved crimes. like the time the off—licence in bolton road was broken into in 1974 and all they took was a bottle of harvey‘s bristol cream and 20 silk cut. apparently. today‘s stars still recognising and wanting to share with audiences the comedy gifts of bobby ball. bobby ball who has died at the age of 76. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. strong winds whipping up the seas across the coast this afternoon, and there has been some pretty persistent rain. you

his long time friend and comedy partner, tommy cannon, said he was devastated by the loss.the lions squad that won a famous victory over south africa in 1974, and part of the great wales teams of the 1970s, helping them to four five nations titles, including two grand slams. he was also a national sprint champion and represented wales at the commonwealth games. scientists in liverpool have started trials of a new treatment against coronavirus. the antiviral drug is one of several potential treatments, aimed at curbing infection in the early stages, and reducing the risk of people developing serious illness. our medical editor fergus walsh went to meet some of the first volunteers who are receiving the experimental medication. the preparations are meticulous. safety para mou nt. mention clinical trials and many still remember when six volunteers in london fell dangerously ill within minutes of receiving an experimental drug. that was 14 years ago. now, doctors must wait 24 hours after the first person is dosed. after northwick park it was recognised that we must have a pause

his stage partner and long—time friend, tommy cannon, says he is devastated by the news.oblems. he said, i've lost my partner, my best friend, and the funniest man i know. one of the greatest—ever welsh rugby players, jj williams, has died at the age of 72. there's a chance here. jj williams must score. he was a member of the lions squad that earned a famous victory over south africa in 1974 and helped wales to four five nations titles, including two grand slams, during the 19705. he was also a national sprint champion and represented wales at the commonwealth games on the track. over the last few months we've been following the story of six—year—old tony hudgell, who has raised almost £1.5 million for evelina london children's hospital, which saved his life when he was a baby. inspired during lockdown by captain sir tom, tony walked ten kilometres on his prosthetic legs and crutches injust 30 days. he's now been awarded a pride of britain award for his fundraising. here he is with his family, explaining how and why he did it. i saw him walk with his, you know, with his t

he is best known as the partner of tommy cannon in that comedy duo but was more recently seen playing it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it's another wet and windy day ahead of us. if you haven't got the rain already, it won't be far away, because it's been pushing steadily from the west towards the north—east, eradicating the sunny start across the north—east of scotland and leaving behind it a lot of cloud, some patchy rain and drizzle with limited brightness. these black circles indicate the gusts of wind, so particularly gusty in the west and also the south. but it's a mild day, milder than yesterday, 10—15 degrees. through this evening and overnight we say goodbye to the first weather front bearing that rain, but there is a second one bringing in more rain and still gusty winds. there will be some clearer skies, still some showers around, and it will be an unseasonably mild night with temperatures falling no lower than about 9 degrees. tomorrow, then, we see the rain turn more showery across scotland. the second band of rain pushes southwards, and in bet

can i ask you about tommy cannon? bsolutely immersed himself in social media and modern day comedy as well and moved on. was that typical of him? he was never going to go quietly, was he? no, he had an xbox! honestly, he had an xbox. and his grandkids, my kids, used to love going to his house he might give us some xbox games! he'd be like, take that, i've played it! look, it has been absolutely lovely catching up with you, hearing some stories and we appreciate you coming in and sharing some thoughts with us and of course our condolences to you and of course our condolences to you and the family. thank you. thank you. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59am. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week — nottinghamshire moves into tier three, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. when you've got this focused approach we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this and that is the w

his stage partner, tommy cannon, has tweeted saying he is "absolutely devastated."nd represented wales at the commonwealth games on the track. quite a sporting career. now, a latest look at the weather forecast for you. apologies in advance, a pretty cluttered weather story to tell, clouds, wind, rain, even temperature at the talking point. this is the story at the moment, this weather front has been bringing a blanket of rain and strong winds and sandwiched in between the two of these weather fronts, that south—westerly flow is driving in milderair south—westerly flow is driving in milder air across the country. you'll notice the difference in the feel of the weather over the next next couple of days. that is if you can escape the rain. this has been the story so far, that rain is stretching north and east, not quite reaching the final east of scotland and already we are starting to see a clea ra nce across and already we are starting to see a clearance across parts of the south and inter—wales and central england as well. some of that rain heavy across north—weste