vivienne for. g , ., ~ everyone loved the vivienne for.josh perry, thank you very much and we _ for. josh perry, thank you very much and we will _ for. josh perry, thank you very much and we will continue - for. josh perry, thank you very much and we will continue to l much and we will continue to follow reaction coming in the death of the vivienne. to say rupaul�*s drag race'sjudge said she was utterly heartbroken at the reveal of the vivienne's death. died at the age of 32. elon musk has called for nigel farage to be replaced as the leader of reform uk, just weeks after reports that the billionaire was considering donating millions of pounds to the party. a rift emerged between the two this week when nigel farage distanced himself from elon musk�*s support for the jailed far—right activist stephen yaxley—lennon, also known as tommy robinson. helen catt reports. nigel farage has been keen to publicise the support that he has had from the world's richest man. here they are photographed together last month. there had been talk that elon mus

the vivienne, my queen. is there anything you'd like to say?ous, thank you. laughter. rupaul has said his heart is broken. police said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the vivienne's death. fellow drag race winner kyran thrax shared how the vivienne inspired them. i was 19, i think, and i haven't even started drag, at that point. just the theatre that she has in her, she has so much talent, she just embodies all these different characters and impersonations and that's something that always inspired me. some other stories now — yellow warnings for snow, ice and flood remain in effect across scotland, wales in large parts of england. while these conditions are very serious, some are trying to keep a positive outlook, like this man who is wakeboarding down a road in leicestershire. next up, the golden globes, the film emilia perez was a big winner this year, taking home four awards. and 62—year—old actress demi moore gave an impassioned speech as she accepted her first ever award as an actor. but that question on everyone's lips w

james lee williams, better known as the vivienne, was aged just 32 and this has come as quite a shocki herring from the liverpool pride foundation, who has known and worked with the vivienne since he was at university. simply shocking. i mean, as a as a young person, when i came to uni in liverpool, viv was a huge part of the scene and a huge advocate for for the safe and welcoming places that we all all know and love. and but then to even through my my uni days, but also my professional career to to work alongside viv and see the amazing things that they've gone on and done, whether that's through drag race and the amazing things afterwards. it's been amazing to see. so it's it's a huge shock and a huge loss for, so it's it's a huge shock and a huge loss for liverpool and the wider community as well. andi you knew james before they went on to the drag race uk. what was james like before the fame and after the fame? the fame and after the fame? yeah, they were exactly the same in terms of as a person and they were always very, very welcoming. there was never a time when you'd bump int

the vivienne.f rupaul�*s drag race uk in 2019. she died over the weekend at the age of 32. tributes have been pouring in to the drag star on social media, with the show saying they were "deeply saddened" by the news. in a post on x, rupaul�*s drag race show wrote: "she will be dearly missed, but her legacy will live on as a beacon of creativity and authenticity — she embodied what it means to be a true champion". the winner of last year's drag race uk, kyran thrax spoke to the bbc after the death was announced. the vivienne, i feel like she means so much to everyone in the lgbt iq means so much to everyone in the lgbt io plus community and the lgbt io plus community and the dry community, injust the lgbt io plus community and the dry community, in just the world, she has done so many things, and has been such an icon for so many years, like the vivienne is one of the first drag queens that i saw. she is somebody that we have all looked up to much is done so many things for the first time, obviously

the funeralfor the drag race uk star, the vivienne, has taken place this afternoon. a private service to remember them at st margaret's church in bodelwyddan. they grew up just about 10—15 minutes away from here in colwyn bay, but made their name as the vivienne when they moved to liverpool as a teenager and began performing in local gay bars as a drag performer. family and friends, as well as people from the world of entertainment that worked with and knew james williams have gathered today to pay their respects. it comes just days after a public vigil in liverpool, which members of the public and fans of the vivienne attended. family wanted this event to be a private memorial service, but have invited a small number of press here so that fans can observe from a distance. we saw the coffin brought here in a cortege. it was a horse—drawn carriage drawn by black horses with green plumes, and the coffin had flowers with the name of "the vivienne" and also "james" around it. family, friends and james's manager, simonjones, carried the coffin into the church, and the cro

the first—ever winner of the uk drag race — — james lee williams, better known as �*the vivienne', hasfter being crowned the uk's first winner of rupaul�*s drag race — they explained how it felt to win the competition. in the meantime, that us cross over to the red carpet in los angeles, where very shortly those our words will start to be given out, and as you can see those a—list celebrities having their moment on the red carpet there in los angeles, and of course we know that is all part and parcel of that all—important award ceremony which kicks off the season of award ceremonies i had of the oscars and the bath the nominations as well. some of the films that we know are in contention include emilia perez, that is the film that has been nominated for the most golden globes there. we have about ten nominations for that movie, as well of course as wicked, so we expect to see ariana grande a turning up shortly as well, as well as the movie conclave which you may recall futures the british actor ralph fiennes, i should say about the conclave and the inner workings as the vatican there i

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james lee williams, better known as drag artist the vivienne, has died, at the age of 32.form uk. the 82nd golden globes will take place in los angeles later — wicked, emilia perez, conclave, and the brutalist are all in the running for top prizes.

ru paul's drag race uk starjames lee williams, better known as drag queen the vivienne, has died agedd, was "an incredibly loved, warm—hearted and amazing person" and drag racejudge michelle visage said she was �*utterly heartbroken�* at the news. you're live with bbc news. the fbi says a man who killed ia people in new orleans on new year's day visited the city twice — in the months before the attack. investigators say shamsud—din jabbar recorded videos of the area where he rammed a truck into crowds. the us army veteran, who'd pledged allegiance to the islamic state group, was killed in a shoot—out with police. officials say they believe he acted alone and the team showed unseen cctv footage of the suspect placing improvised explosive devices into coolers in the area where he later carried out the attack. they're also looking into trips he made to canada and egypt_ ukraine has launched a new offensive in kursk — a region of russia it partially occupied in a lightning incursion five months ago. its forces fanned out in three directions from their main base at sudzha. president zelens

ru paul's drag race uk star james lee williams — better known as drag queen the vivienne — has died aged loved, warm—hearted and amazing person". drag race judge michelle visage said she is �*utterly heartbroken�* at the news. you're live with bbc news. in less than 2a hours — the us congress will formally meet here in washington to certify donald trump's election as president of the united states. as part of a certification process — which is mostly a formality — lawmakers convene for a joint session every four years onjanuary 6th. during the session, they read aloud electoral votes for an official count. the winner is then declared by the president of the senate, the vice president of the united states. this year — that is of course the election runner—up, kamala harris. about two months after her election defeat to trump, questions loom about what's next for vice president harris. she's made no announcements about her plans after the biden administration ends on january 20th. earlier, i spoke to the bbc�*s north america supervising editor courtney subramanian. courtney, good to see yo

ru paul's drag race uk starjames lee williams, better known as drag queen the vivienne, has died agedo died over the weekend, was "an incredibly loved, warm—hearted and amazing person" and drag racejudge michelle visage said she was �*utterly heartbroken�* at the news. you're live with bbc news. monday marks 4 years since the january 6 riots at capitol hill in washington, when thousands of donald trump supporters stormed the barricades and ransacked the halls of congress in an attempt to stop the certification of joe biden�*s election. more than 1500 people have been charged with federal crimes since — nearly 600 of those have faced felony charges of assaulting or impeding law enforcement. but now with president—elect trump just two weeks away from returning to the white house, trump's jailed followers are counting the days until they could receive a pardon from their hero. daniel farber is sho sato professor of law at university of california, berkeley — he explained the significance of these presidential pardons. the single most important thing to know, is that the supreme court has

james lee williams, better known as drag artist the vivienne, has died, at the age of 32.er — wicked, emilia perez, conclave, and the brutalist are all in the running for top prizes. hello, this is bbc news. heavy snow and freezing rain are causing widespread disruption across the uk — with amber warnings in place temperatures overnight fell as low as —11 celsius — leading to train delays and cancellations after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airports have now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. danny savage reports from scotch corner. at the extremes of today's weather, conditions were atrocious. blizzards created drifts here in north yorkshire and roads became impassable. the snowfall had been accurately forecast, and most people decided to stay put and try and make the most of it. pennine areas of northern england seem to be one

the vivienne was the queen of uk drag.mark's conservatives. he told me he was shocked about trump's recent comments. thanks thanks for taking the time. donald trump _ thanks thanks for taking the time. donald trump claimed _ thanks thanks for taking the time. donald trump claimed us - thanks thanks for taking the time. donald trump claimed us needs i thanks thanks for taking the time. | donald trump claimed us needs to agreement for security purposes. he did casting counts. wa nts to ta ke wants to take part of our territory. proven in the population does not want to be american that a single population in the unit that said this would be a good idea and there is of course no way that we can hand over 56,000 citizens if their well. this should hopefully be the end of it, but it's also weird that an important how i would do something like this a good seberg. we are certainly not expected international treaties and borders and the nato treaty that says you should not threaten your allies. it's a very weird situation.— threat

drag race stars havejoined family, friends and other better known as drag queen the vivienne.al transition. now there are fears for the safety of about two million people in the city, which lies close to the rwandan border. there are reports that some congolese government troops have deserted across the border. joining me now is kate hixon. international. great to have you here. m23 in of goma rebels in control of goma in control of nearly in control of it, how significant was like significant was something like that it significant was something like that l, , that be? while the drc significant. while the drc has that's what we not confirmed, that's what we are on the over parts ovter parts of goma and we seen during this = -: both prior t both prior to t == he �*ee-ef�*eer�*s “heme“ “e ' " agreement �*ee-ef�*eer�*ssae�*seh’tw ' " agreement or back = is that whenever the 2012, is that whenever the m23 is fighting, we've seen reports civilians being armed, of civiliarrs'being armed. of civiliarrs'being armed. of rape, reports of rape, gender—based violence and we now, violence

fred, kitty, keeley, jack and vivienne bundled up in county perry ireland. a great shot.from the "meet the press" control room in the nbc news washington bureau. yes, that is kristen welker with a mug in her hand in the monitor behind them. nice work, team. and finally this morning, a tribute to loyal "sunday today" viewer neal silkman of farmington, maine. we're saddened to learn neal died this month after a long, brave battle with cancer. his family tells us even during his final weeks, neal always was sure to tune in and watch "sunday today." we're grateful and honored you would send us this photo to remember him and so sorry for your loss. thank you, neal, for sharing your sundays with us. >>> and thank you to all of you for spending part of your morning with us today. we'll see you right back here next week on "sunday today." good morning. it is sunday, january 19th. as we

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the vivienne later competed in the first uk series of the show. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. now it's time for headliners for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> hello and welcome to headlines, your first look at tomorrow's top stories with three three top comedians. before we dive in, let's take a quick look at what leo and lewis will have to work with on mondays front pages. the telegraph lead with our big story. musk turns on farage, the independent starmer to set out plan to end waiting list backlogs. the express ruthless small boat gang set for big springtime push. the daily mail end the menace of the e—scooters. ministers had told the i. labour to ditch 2035 ban on new gas boilers despite heat pump drive. far too many words on their front pages. the weather sickies are on the star that snowflakes and those are the front pages. so leo will kick off with the telegraph and their big story is the one we've been discussing, of cours

, has died at the age of 32. >> rupaul's drag race has paid tribute to the vivienne, saying they wereeeply saddened to learn of the death. the vivienne had risen to prominence in 2015 after becoming the uk drag ambassador for the american series of the drag race. the show sees drag queens competing in front of a panel of judges to become the next drag superstar. the vivienne later competed in the first series of the show in 2019, and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. now it's over to ben leo tonight. >> very good evening to you. thank you for your company. wow, what a day in british politics andindeedi what a day in british politics and indeed i guess international politics as well. now look, these are my thoughts on this whole charade. he doesn't need my advice, but donald trump should wash his hands of elon musk after his attack on nigel farage today. trump's first white house term from 2016 was beset by deep state agitators and backstabbers. he'll know this already. he doesn't need me to tell him, but he should be wary that he doesn't repeat the same mistake again thi

here's the vivienne speaking in 2019 after the series win. it's just absolutely crazy, isn't it?years of working in dive bars and everything like that has all come to fruition, and now i've got a crown. drag royalty, isuppose! two films emerged as the big winners at the golden globe awards — the first major honours of hollywood's awards season. your english? no, i am your english? no, lam not your english? no, i am not english. why? _ your english? no, i am not english. wh ? ., , , your english? no, i am not english. wh? ., ,, your english? no, i am not english. wh? ., , ., your english? no, i am not english. wh? ., ., ,, the musical thriller emilia perez, which tells the story of a mexican drug lord who changes gender, won four prizes in total, including best supporting actress for zoe saldana. the brutalist, which tells the story of a holocaust survivor who chases the american dream, also won three awards. and we'll have more on how the whole event unfolded at ten to seven. and think we need to catch up with the weather. if you're opening your curtains round roundabout now you