rita and surely a long—term vera duckworth fans.ad and everything, didn't she? highlights. when she had a house clad and everything, didn't sham is certainly eye—catching! clad and everything, didn't sham is certainly eye-catching! the arguments she had and everything, that's what went on in real life, didn't it? they closed coronation street today as liz dawn's real and screen street today as liz dawn's real and screen families came together to remember the soap legend they loved. tonnes of the weather. quite a cloudy weekend on the way, cloud invading the skies from the north—west and it is here where we have seen outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds. those means will push that a patchy, mostly light rain, further south into england and wales, quite a few showers following on behind. as a result you will be much milder than last night. a blustery day on saturday, this rain across southern areas mainly in the far south—west, the showers in scotland and northern ireland are still continuing, but north—east england perhaps in so

vera duckworth was in the soap for 34 vera duckworth was in the soap for 3a years, only deciding to leavebut after that she carried on campaigning after developing a lung disease to raise awareness of lung disease, because she thought she had picked it up from smoking in the past and also from when she started out her career and she was singing in smoke—filled clubs. so she wanted to raise awareness of that, and she was also given an mbe for her work for charity, raising funds for local hospitals. but the service really is going to be a sad affair, some of the stars have looked very upset, but i also think there will be some laughs, because this was a character who on screen was rather a battle—axe, but being coronation street there were lots of laughs, too, and people would tuning in their millions to see the relationship between vera and jack. it really endeared themselves to the nation, 12.5 million people tuned in when vera was written out of the soap back in 2008 at her request due to her health. she did return a couple of years later when her on—screen husband died. she returned to

the funeral of liz dawn, coronation street's vera duckworth for 34 yea rs, street's vera duckworth for 77. judith moritz reports. to herfamily she was mum and gran, but to millions she was vera. salford cathedral isn't far from the corrie cobbles where liz dawn made her name. and from where her cast mates came to say goodbye. carry on doing what you're doing. show them you've got principle! jack and vera duckworth were one of tv‘s most enduring double acts, on screen for more than 30 years. now i can say i'm going to bingo and then i might go for a drink after. i can't think of another coronation street character who is as strong as vera duckworth was. what a great comedy couple they were. there will never be another jack and vera. they were amazing, legends. very dear friend and you're all part of one family. absolutely we are. and it's times like this that you really understand that. she'll be looking down now and just saying, "eh, that were nice." do you know, don't he talk posh. liz dawn worked in factories herself before becoming an actress. she was often funny but always believab

cathedral here, to pay a final mark of respect to liz dawn, she played the iconic character of vera duckworth with husband, jack duckworth, they rout pretty much all the time, people wondered why they stayed together, but deep down, a love that kept them together, and that is why they were so endearing for so many people. the cast of coronation street have said they are heartbroken by the death, they are heartbroken by the death, they say she managed to create an iconic figure, and also, they describe liz as caring and kind, saying she would do anything for anyone. it was back in 2004 that she developed emphysema, lung disease, she asked to be written out four yea rs later she asked to be written out four years later because it was becoming increasingly difficult for her to deal with the rigours of taking part in the soap opera. her death on screen was watched by more than 12 million viewers. after leaving the soap, she decided to carry on campaigning for the british lung foundation, she believes she developed the disease because of her smoking and also because she had played in clubs when sh

the funeral of liz dawn, who was coronation street's vera duckworth for 34 years, has been held at salfordrts. to herfamily she was mum and gran, but to millions she was vera. salford cathedral isn't far from the corrie cobbles where liz dawn made her name. and from where her cast mates came to say goodbye. carry on doing what you're doing. show them you've got principle! jack and vera duckworth were one of tv‘s most enduring double acts, on screen for more than 30 years. now i can say i'm going to bingo and then i might go for a drink after. i can't think of another coronation street character who is as strong as vera duckworth was. what a great comedy couple they were. there will never be another jack and vera. they were amazing, legends. very dear friend and you're all part of one family. absolutely we are. and it's times like this that you really understand that. she'll be looking down now and just saying, "eh, that were nice." do you know, don't he talk posh. liz dawn worked in factories herself before becoming an actress. she was often funny but always believable. that was her saying

the funeral of liz dawn, coronation street's vera duckworth for 34 years, has taken place.nd fans at salford cathedral. liz dawn died last week at the age of 77 — and although she had no formal training as an actress — she made vera duckworth one of the best known characters on british television. simonjones is at salford cathedral. sta rs of stars of coronation street, both past and present traded in the cobbles of weatherfield today for this cathedral to pay their final respects for an actress that created an iconic character for over 30 yea rs. an iconic character for over 30 years. millions of people in each night to see vera duckworth argue with her on—screen husband jack, there will always make up but it was injuring relationship. as a result millions of people who watch them on television felt that they knew the character and felt that they knew her. so much so that today members of the public turned up outside the cathedral. 0ne of the public turned up outside the cathedral. one woman i spoke to was in tears as the funeral possession arrived. she said, i had to come

i can't think of another coronation street character who's as strong as vera duckworth was.were. there'll never be another jack and vera. they were amazing, legends. very dear friend, and you're all part of one family? absolutely, we are, and it's times like this that you really understand that. she'll be looking down now and just saying, "eh, that were nice." do you know, don't he talk posh, him. liz dawn worked in factories herself before becoming an actress. she was often funny, but always believable. that was her saying, wasn't it? "ta—ra, chuck." rita and shirley are long—time vera fans. they came to pay their respects and remember the highlights. and when she had the house clad and everything, didn't she? yeah, yeah, she did. admiring my stone cladding, are you? well, it's certainly eye—catching. the laughter, the tears, the arguments she had and everything, ‘cause that's what goes on in real life, ain't it? they closed coronation street today as liz dawn's real and screen families came together to remember the soap legend they loved. judith moritz, bbc news, salford.

that offered her the part of vera duckworth. but over the part of vera duckworth. s that part became important especially when her on—screen husband, jack duckworth was introduced. the pair of them became iconic figures in coronation street. loved by millions of people. that went on for years and years. now people questioned why as characters they stayed together, because there we re they stayed together, because there were lots of rows. but there was also lots of laughter too. that very much sums up the life of liz dawn. the message that we are getting from the congregation is that when she met people they were left with a sense of laughter. as well as her acting, we are hearing about her charity work, she actually received an mbe for her charity work, raising money for local hospitals. she became ill. she was diagnosed with emphysema. after that, after she left the soap in 2008 she began raising awareness of lung disease. she wanted people to be aware of the consequences of it. she put it down, her suffering from it to smoking from an early age. also the fact earl

the funeral of liz dawn, who was coronation street's vera duckworth for 3h years, has been held at salfords. to herfamily she was mum and gran, but to millions she was vera. salford cathedral isn't far from the corrie cobbles where liz dawn made her name, and from where her cast mates came to say goodbye. carry on doing what you're doing. show them you've got principle! jack and vera duckworth were one of tv‘s most enduring double acts, on screen for more than 30 years. now i can say i'm going to bingo and then i might go for a drink after. i can't think of another coronation street character who's as strong as vera duckworth was. what a great comedy couple they were. there'll never be another jack and vera. they were amazing, legends. very dear friend and you're all part of one family? absolutely we are, and it's times like this that you really understand that. she'll be looking down now and just saying, "eh, that were nice." do you know, don't he talk posh him. liz dawn worked in factories herself before becoming an actress. she was often funny, but always believable. that was her saying

and in the next hour a final farewell, the funeral of liz dawn, the actress who played vera duckworthronation street died last week. some retailers stop selling baby sleep positioners after warnings from the united states they can cause deaths from suffocation. and ben stokes be won't go to the ashes in australia. he was arrested after an incident outside a nightclub last month. welcome to bbc news. theresa may has said she's providing "calm leadership" as she responded to moves to oust her by grant shapps, former chairman of the conservative party. he claims up to 30 tory mps — including five former cabinet ministers — want to force a leadership contest that would unseat the prime minister. mrs may's allies have dismissed it as a plot that is fizzling out. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports from westminster. away from westminster, an attempt to clear the air. seemingly unphased by questions over her authority, a message to those who want her out. what i think is necessary for the country now, what the country needs is calm leadership. that's exactly what i'm providing a

helen worth, who plays gale in coronation street paying tribute to vera duckworth.. the oscar—winning hollywood film producer, harvey wienstein, says he's taking a leave of absence from his work and seeking the help of therapists. it follows a report that eight women have made sexual harassment allegations against the 65—year—old, stretching back over nearly three decades. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. harvey weinstien a regular face on red carpets, shakespeare in love, the power broker behind many award—winning move ies. there was no secret, there was a robustness about the way he did business but he is now officially on leave after a series of allegations about his behaviour towards women. in a statement he said... i many , many of the allegations of sexual harassment, are patently false, according to a lawyer, representing harvey weinstien but that lawyer, does admit he is an old dinosaur. learning new ways and he wants to reach out to any women who have issues to talk to them in a respectful, peaceful way. so while harvey weinstien is taking on l

and the sunday mirror has an exclusive interview with the husband of liz dawn, who played vera duckworthng—running soap, coronation street, in which he reveals her final moving words. we have to start, don't we, with the big story of the last hour and a half and it is harvey weinstein. there is something of an exclusive in the times. take us through this, john. in the times. take us through this, john. who would have thought this horrible case could take an even darker turn. the british actress, lysette anthony, who appears in the soap opera hollyoa ks, lysette anthony, who appears in the soap opera hollyoaks, says that harvey weinstein raped her in her home. we didn't go this with the first edition. charlotte metcalfe, the journalist who has first edition. charlotte metcalfe, thejournalist who has broken first edition. charlotte metcalfe, the journalist who has broken the story, about 15 years ago, lysette anthony told her friends that harvey weinstein had raped her. charlotte said she accompanied lysette anthony toa said she accompanied lysette anthony to a police station in central lo

and the sunday mirror has an exclusive interview with the husband of liz dawn, who played vera duckworthe reveals her final moving words. let's begin. the story really that has dominated the week is harvey weinstein disk owned by the board of the oscars, his brother and his wife. an extraordinary fall from grace. it is an piece on the times, my paper, has another actress coming forward with a shocking story. lysette anthony has said that hobby wineskin raped her in her own home. the story is told by her long—standing friend charlotte metcalfe. it goes into a lot of detail about what was a long—standing friendship, she thought it was a french ship, with hobby wineskin. it turned into stalking and then there was this extraordinary encounter when he turned up at her home one morning. the paper goes into graphic detail which is not appropriate for a sunday morning. he does denied the allegations. but of course a lot of people are saying, vincent, all very good for hollywood to kick him out of the oscars and so on, but if this was an open secret for so long, why did they do before? it's a bit

the funeral has been held at salford cathedral for liz dawn, who played vera duckworth in coronation street for more than 30 years. ina in a moment it will be time for sportsday. first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we will have the latest from america as president donald trump indicates that he could pull out of a deal with iran designed to limit its nuclear programme. we will have the latest in our bbc 100 women series with reports around the world. at 8:45pm, we will review blade runner 2049 and the best of this week's best new releases in the film review with mark kermode. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. here's what's coming up this evening. wales without gareth bale remain on course for a place in a world cup qualifying play—offs. the ecb confirms ben stokes will not travel to australia for the ashes as it stands. a west yorkshire derby in the grand final, veterans against debutants. we will the grand final, veterans against debuta nts. we will take the grand final, veterans against debutants. we will take a look at where

the unforgetable vera duckworth.rs. and after england limply qualified for the world cup finals last night, we'll ask if they have any chance of success in russia next summer. good morning, here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: the former conservative party chairman grant shapps has admitted to leading colleagues in a plot to force theresa may to stand down as prime minister. he said up to 30 mp5 supported the move, including five former cabinet ministers. after her difficult conference speech the first secretary damian green has defended mrs may, saying she is as determined as ever to get on with herjob. ryanair has promised its pilots significant improvements to their pay and conditions after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in recent weeks. in a three—page letter, chief executive, michael 0'leary said he'd beat the deal for pilots offered by other carriers if they remain loyal. the royal navy could lose its ability to attack enemy—held beaches under plans being conside