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But did you know he also has a big passion for little trains . Sir rod has spent the last 23 years building an epic model railway, which he unveiled for the first time this week. Hes been speaking to the bbcs david farrell. Action. Action sir rod stewart, it is a pleasure to chat to you. Were gonna talk about one of your passions, celtic and football, but if we talk about that now, were gonna use use up the full ten minutes, i believe, but one of your other passions has come to light this week the model railway. 23 years in the making. Where did this start . I built a house in Beverly Hills at the turn of the century, in the early 90s, and i dedicated i knew i was going to build this model railway. So at the top of the house, i built a special, huge room, like a big attic. I have always been into trains, always, since i was a kid. Does it help you switch off . It really does. Itis the finest hobby, its 3 dimensional, itis wonderful ....
The israelis were after a islamichhad militant. Now they admit they may have made a costly mistake here. The violence started when israel killed one of the group two top commanders, accusing him of masterminding attacks against them. Islamichhad avenged his death with barrages of rockets but the more powerful Islamist Movement which runs gather, even though it often takes the lead in fighting israel and some countries deem it an International Terrorist group. For most of the week israel did not hold hamas responsible for the violence like it usually does. Both of them seemed to be trying to avoid a wider conflict. This time it was the smaller, more radical islamichhad group that was centre stage. Hamas leaders were criticised here for staying on the sidelines. They say they are acting in the palestinian interest. The palestinian interest of this time is to avoid a ....
To churchill, sinatra to taylor. Terry oneills life truly was a catalogue of a golden age of stardom. The photographer terry oneill, whos died at the age of 81. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Through the rest of the night it stays cloudy initially across england and wales. Still the threat of some patches of green living in from the north the effect east anglia, may be pushing into kent as well. Otherwise, skies will continue to clear for scotland, Northern Ireland and the far north of england with a widespread and sharp frost, with a widespread and sharp frost, with some icy surfaces particularly in northern scotland. Heading through monday this area of High Pressure will be with us bringing a speu pressure will be with us bringing a spell of settled weather and stopping this low pressure from making inroads from europe but the low could get close ....
Its a deadly fungal tree disease called ash dieback thats swept across europe and could wipe out most of the ash trees in britain. Now Scientists Say theres new hope after a team from the Royal Botanic Gardens kew identified the genes that provide resistance to ash dieback. It means trees could be bred that are unaffected by the epidemic. Our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. The stunning colours of autumn revealing the richness of our forests, but theyre under threat. In 2012, ash dieback arrived in the uk from europe, where its already ravaged woodlands. Its caused by a fungus that kills the ash trees it attacks. One of the classic symptoms of ash dieback is a darkened lesion on the bark of the tree, and we can see this long diamond shaped lesion where the fungus has grown into the tree. But, by st ....
Celebrities from the world of tv, music and sport all took part in the annual telethon, to raise money for disadvantaged young people. 0ur our thanks to all of you who supported it last night. Now its time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. More dry weather developing. Some will stay dry this afternoon in the southern england and away pr the channel coasts. And across mainland scotla nd channel coasts. And across mainland scotland and Northern Ireland. A few showers in northern scotland and Northern Ireland. Some showers into parts of wales. A cool day, temperatures in single figures. Where you fin wish cloud, it will finish with cloud and rain it will continue through the night. Not as cold. In the south and east of scotla nd cold. In the south and east of scotland and east anglia there could be some frost to start sunday. The same areas should be dry and sunny ....