one of the most familiar faces of children s television in the 1980s, has died after a long illness. he was 60. good evening and welcome to bbc news. snow, ice and plunging temperatures have caused major disruption across swathes of the country today. more than 1,000 schools have been closed in wales, the midlands, the south west and other areas. rail travel across england and wales has been disrupted and hundreds of flights cancelled. tonight, conditions on many roads are treacherous. forecasters are warning that temperatures could hit minus 13 degrees overnight. that would make it the coldest night of the winter so far. 0ur correspondent steve knibbs has been in the forest of deane. a little earlier he told me how the community has reacted to the heavy weather. well, over the weekend, well, overthe weekend, it well, over the weekend, it was a case of will it all wanted snow in many parts of gloucestershire but here in the forest of dean, it definitely did, along with the no
died of a lung condition at the age of 60. he played a part in pioneering new programme formats, such as multi coloured swap shop and cheggers plays pop in a varied career that would span five decades, as our correspondent lizo mzimba reports. his energy, his sheer enthusiasm, made keith chegwin into a household name. welcome to our very special christmas edition of cheggers plays pop. a career on tv seemed somewhat inevitable, even in his early teens. he was a natural in front of the camera, in productions like this road safety video. gosh, thanks! do you want to swap this? just a few years later, cheggers, as the public now called him, was sharing the screen with some of entertainment‘s most famous faces. how long did it take you to record the album? figures who worked with keith chegwin have been paying tribute. i knew he was very unwell. i spoke to him about four weeks ago, and he said he was recovering, so i didn t expect this. very, very sad news. his one time present
commonwealth games? it looks like an early christmas present for birmingham. they are set to be confirmed as the hosts for the 2022 games as long as they don t mind paying for it with a price tag of £750 million. i will have more at 2:30pm. thanks, holly. and tomasz has all the weather unfestive weather. it is. look at the gloomy picture behind me. as we go from christmas day into boxing day, it might turn colder but mild is the word. thanks, tomasz. also coming up prosecco and perfume for pampered pets owners spend more than ever before on christmas gifts for theirfurry friends. hello, this is afternoon live. the metropolitan police is reviewing 30 sexual assault cases, and investigating scores of others. the announcement follows the collapse of a second rape trial in just a few days after vital evidence wasn t made available by the police. the met say the same officer worked on both cases. disclosure, as it s known, means that police have a duty to hand over any re
technique that created dolly the sheep 20 years ago. sir elton john announces he will stop touring to spend more time with his family. but he will say goodbye to fans with one final tour a series of 300 dates spanning three yea rs. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the president s club has held men only charity dinners in london for more than 30 years and raised tens of millions of pounds for good causes. but tonight all future dinners have been cancelled after an undercover reporter employed as a hostess says she and some of the other women working there were groped and sexually harassed. a government adviser who helped organise the event last week at the dorchester has resigned. and some of the charities for which money was raised are handing back the donations. here s our special correspondent lucy manning. all the president s club men appear to be enjoying themselves at the charity dinner, the women working there much less so, with claims that they were groped a
she is demanding change, change to allow cancer patients to switch from one drug trial to the next, rather than having to wait months when months may be all they have. there is no point in having another six months of waiting for that trial because it is not going to have any effect, so let s go onto the next one. so a patient might say, i m willing to take the risk, i am willing to try one, two, three things whatever the side effects? that is exactly the kind of risk patients should be free to take. people listening to you will be thinking, why don t you curl up on the sofa, be with your family and friends and look after yourself. absolutely impossible. i have so much love. it is the most extraordinary, blessed and. ..and re creating sense. i ve been lucky enough to read the speech you will give to the house of lords, and you end with some words from seamus heaney the poet and you mean it. i am not afraid. i am not afraid. i feel very clear about my sense of purpose and wh