we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries best known for his character dame edna everage has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift. the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. about weight, you could do with losing a little, success has gone to yourjowls, russell hardy. oh, you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done. have you? but not quite as much as some. laughter but the thing is, you are still recognisable. she was so familiar, it was easy to forget that behind the glasses and f
the sunshine is back today across scotland the sunshine is back today across scotland and northern ireland but england scotland and northern ireland but england and wales, more cloud. and for some, england and wales, more cloud. and for some. it england and wales, more cloud. fific for some, it will england and wales, more cloud. fific for some, it will be england and wales, more cloud. e ic for some, it will be on england and wales, more cloud. el ic for some, it will be on the wet side. it s friday, the 21st of april. our main story. the prime minister is under increasing pressure this morning to make a decision over the future of his deputy, dominic raab. rishi sunak has been accused of dithering by opposition parties, as he considers a report into bullying allegations against mr raab, which he denies. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. have you always behaved professionally, mr raab?i dominic raab s fate is in the prime minister s hands, as rishi
on pay and conditions. it has been the greatest experience of my entire life, my own children and family notwithstanding! and a hollywood ending, perhaps, for wrexham, looking to win a return to the football league this weekend. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the justice secretary and deputy prime minister dominic raab has resigned from his posts a day after a report investigating bullying allegations against him was handed to the prime minister. mr raab had promised to step down if the inquiry found against him, and in a statement he said it was important to keep his word. but he s claims the investigation hasn t been fair, calling it kafkaesque , and accused the inquiry of making the threshold for bullying so low that it would encourage spurious complaints against ministers. with the very latest from westminster, here s our political correspondent, iain watson. let s make him our next prime minister. please welcome rishi sunak. he minister. please welco
Oi its later. That usually means four or five days later. This is a bank holiday weekend, a major holiday weekend. My heart goes out to everybody, but i am afraid they are stuck with it. A huge disappointment. Thank you. Thank you forjoining us, it would be great to hear from British Airways, we would be glad to hear from you lets take a look at the Weather Forecast with stav. Although many southern and south eastern areas have enjoyed a fine afternoon, different story further north, Northern England seeing Flash Flooding and thunderstorms. Those storms will continue to move into central southern scotland, tending to peter out overnight, a legacy of cloud and rainfor out overnight, a Legacy Of Cloud And Rain For Northern and western scotland. Further south, a dry night with clear spells, fresher than recently. Into sunday, the northern half of the country will hang on to the cloud, cloudy all day, feeling cooler. Central and southern areas will see warm sunshine, across the south more
On which nelson stands overhangs the column. I found myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. Thats a long way up, really, isnt it . In an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety, the words, and then it was my turn. Led to some startling tv moments. His trip down the cresta run was also terrifying. I thumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside, still doing around 80 miles an hour. John noakes had started out in the raf before turning to acting and landing thejob on blue peter. The yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a laugh stood out in a rather more formal era of childrens television. We have lost him and our childhoods about. He was the whole bbc to me when i was watching. Shep, dont bite him, hes a nice little fellow. Thats enough after 12 years, he and his dog, shep, were part of national life. Get down, shep, give me back the script, you are making me grown but he had tired of the risks and t