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Therapy because spitz is now getting extra funding from an unexpected source. when paul harvey was given four notes by his son nick to improvise a tune, no—one could have guessed what would happen next. the tune went viral online, and then was orchestrated by the bbc philharmonic. if he is having a bad day, playing the right piece of music at the right time can be absolutely transformational. and if i manage to get

Paul is a remarkably gifted man, whose love of music will now help thousands of other people with dementia across the uk. graham satchell, bbc news. never underestimate the power of music. magic! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, im victoria hollins. st pauls cathedral could be forced to close permanently as it grapples with its worse funding crisis in 300 years according to those who run it. the famous landmark is almost entirely reliant o...

What we are looking to do is really have a conversation in music. sometimes were even doing this in situations where someone has had an operation. it might even be end of life. it is just the closest way of communicating with someone, where words are not going to really get there any more. i thought it was wonderful, very special. music continues where the printed word stops, and it continues in a way that is magical, you know? thats the word — magical. this is pauls latest tune. he writes and...

It is lovely just it is lovelyjust to let that it is lovely just to let that finish so perfectly. we can speak now to grace meadows, the campaign director with music for dementia, who set up the paul and nick harvey fund. john, who was in a care home we saw earlier on the guitar his hand, the change in him because of that stock it was a jazz quartet who have gone on and played and spent time with him. that is what this is all about stop exactly. him. that is what this is all about stop exactly-�...

Paul is a remarkably gifted man, whose love of music will now help

They improvise tunes, connecting with people in care homes, who may have lost the ability to speak. what we are looking to do is really have a conversation in music. sometimes were even doing this in situations where someone has had an operation. it might even be end of life. it is just the closest way of communicating with someone, where words are not going to really get there any more. i thought it was wonderful, very special. music continues where the printed word stops, and it continues in a...

Oh, it was just so exciting! rhiannan isnt planning on making this a permanent fixture — more of a hot—air experiment. all being wellm the normal world championships will resume next month. tim allman, bbc news. and before we go, brazilian pianistjoao carlos martins has been unable to play for decades, after his hand was broken during a mugging. but now, thats changed. with the help of these special bionic gloves, martins has been able to play again. the gloves work by using a series of rods...

Paul is a remarkably gifted man, whose love of music will now help thousands of other people with dementia across the uk. graham satchell, bbc news. what a beautiful piece. time for a look at the weather. heres tomasz schafernaker. thank you. a day of downpours today. in fact, it has been pouring across some parts of south—western britain in the last 2a hours or so. not everybody is getting the downpours today but there are many of them around. for example, in devon in the last 2a hours, we ha...

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