hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. the world of music has been paying tribute to the pop legend tina turner, who s died at the age of 83. she rose to fame with her then husband ike turner in the 1960s, with songs such as river deep, mountain high and nutbush city limits before launching a solo career, with hits including private dancer, what s love got to do with it. tina turner sold more than 180 million albums worldwide and won eight grammy awards over her long career. she ll be remembered for the boundless energy she brought to her performances and that unmistakable voice as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito reports. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around. # 1966 river deep, mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate pop perfection. # and do i love you # my, oh, my # river deep, mountain high.# however, in america, the song was a flop. it would be another 17 years
mounting evidence from china of a steep rise in covid cases, with many millions thought to be affected. we catch up with the ukrainian couple who married at an army checkpoint early in the war what are their hopes for the future? hello and welcome to bbc news. plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds are gripping much of the united states and canada, with more than 250 million people facing life threatening conditions. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone in an enormous winter storm. further south, there have been floods. ~ . ., . floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow, floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow. freezing floods. we have had ice, floodin
hello, i m ben thompson. the israeli military says it has agreed to evacuate premature babies from gaza s main hospital al shifa to a safer place on sunday. an idf spokeswoman was unable to say how the evacuation would be carried out and the head of surgery at al shifa says no other hospital in gaza could accommodate the 37 infants at risk. this photo was sent to the bbc last night showing more than 20 babies being kept in a surgical theatre appearing to be need of oxygen treatment. alyona synenko says the situation in hospitals across gaza including the south is increasingly dire. hospitals overflowing with patience and thousands of displaced people who come there because they think they will be safer and hospitals running out of essentials. i speak without surgeons who are working in other european hospitals, they are running out of anaesthetic material and the blasts take place in the proximity of the hospital and when it happens the entire building shakes so it is
last post plays. his majesty the king laying the first wreath on behalf of the nation. the second wreath is laid on behalf of the queen by her equerry mitchell plunkett. the prince of wales steps forward with his wreath. prince edward, duke of edinburgh. and her royal highness princess royal, princess and. anne. and a wreath laid on behalf of the duke of kent who is not here this year by his equerry captain hopkins. parade, stand at ease! stand easy! now the leaders of the political parties beginning with the prime minister rishi sunak. military band strikes up. sir keir starmer, leader of the labour party. stephen flynn, leader of the scottish national party in the house of commons laying a wreath on behalf of commons laying a wreath on behalf of the scottish national party and the welsh national party. sir ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats. sirjeffrey donaldson, from the democratic unionist party. the speaker of the house of commons, so lindsay hoyle. and he is
sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre we ll start with the cricket world cup, where south africa have cruised to a 190 run win over new zealand in pune. to put them on the brink of clinching a semi final spot, new zealand won the toss and must soon have regretted putting south africa into bat. opener quinton de kock tore into the black caps bowlers, racing to a century. he shared a partnership of 200 with rassie van der dussen who also quickly reached three figures as south africa piled up 357 for four. new zealand were never in the hunt and slumped to 167 all out, four wickets for spinner keshav maharaj. it means they drop to fourth after a third straight defeat, with crucial matches against pakistan and sri lanka to come. england s david willey has announed he ll retire from international cricket following the world cup. the bowler is the only player in the squad for the tournament not to be offered a central contract. with the team s director of cricket