Now on bbc news, this weeks travel show is a special edition more now on the death ofjack charlton. He has been described as an iconic figure. The english would all association said it was devastated by his death. His granddaughter spoke of him as a kind and genuine man. His flip still hung up i think it is the really Little Things that you miss. Have thought of lost a joker. Indicates family, he was rendered by the act. Complete strangers sharing their grief. Absolute genius. When you think about his career, allegedly he didnt take off until he was 29. I remember one day when there was a pre warm up, jack unfortunately had the ball and hit a child in the crowd and he stopped everything he was doing and he came to the back of the goal, came into the shed and check on the child to make sure they werent ended with the ball. It showed what i really gentle and kind individualjack was. The tributes have given his family comfort today. The man described here is the man they also knew and lov
As the United States posts another daily record for new coronavirus cases. I think its a great thing to wear a mask. Ive never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. The uk government announces a £700 million plan for improvements to British Border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. India reports a record spike in coronavirus cases, forcing authorities to reinforce strict lockdowns across the country. And a Scottish Airline pilot who contracted covid 19 in vietnam and was given just a 10 chance of survival is now on his way home. Now on bbc news. This weeks travel show is a special edition from norway as we take a musical journey from oslo to bergen along one of the worlds must stunning rail lines, the bergensbanen. This week on the travel show, im in norway, because ive heard of what must be one of the worlds most unique music festivals, where the stage and the instruments are made of ice. So, i am taking the chance to head off from oslo
Firstly, i think you have to see it from the perspective of someone who has been in public life for 51 years straight. For the brief time that he was not an actor, he became a politician and he was elected as a member of parliament and then he left politics and came back to films eventually, there was a break in between for a few years thats it, otherwise he said a continuous run as a public figure for 51 years and he made his debut in 1969. So theres the whole aspect of him being the entertainer, the actor in the lead actor for that long and continues to be the lead actor even now. Now its time for a look at the weather with helen. Good evening. It is warm again in the strong july sunshine but it has been cloudy across Northern Ireland and western scotland with patchy rain which may pep up for a time this evening across mainland scotla nd this evening across mainland scotland before it sinks southwards through the night. There will be more cloud but not as chilly as last night when te
Famous piano concerto. Im currently in curacao at the moment, maam. Well, i would think the last time he really was a very much appreciated composer i saw you, you wouldnt have also in his lifetime. Imagined that this is what youd be doing now. We know that in great britain, for example, in holyport, we met. He was one of the most popular yeah, it was, maam, in 2014, i believe it was. Living composers in his time. Then to west africa, and a soldier from the yorkshire regiment whos been there since last year. The covid crisis has meant the second part of the 19th that the rest and recuperation flights have been put on hold, century was going together so im afraid my wife has been with all of this National Movement in norway slightly abandoned with our and norway was, by then, two young children. And she works for the nhs . Shes training nurses and other health care professionals. A country together with sweden finally to a member with one king living in sweden of the queens colour squad
Now, for many of us, just getting out of the house these days is a chance to stretch our legs after months in lockdown. Well, runner kim collison has gone a tad further hes raced up and down 78 peaks in englands Lake District in less than 2a hours, setting a new record. Kims been speaking to the bbcs danny savage. Saturday morning in the Lake District, and kim collison has been running since 3am. His aim to conquer as many peaks as he can, in under 2a hours. An extraordinary endurance run, over the most difficult terrain. Kind of have this motto of every second counts, so it was, lets just keep moving, even though youre feeling tired or struggling, lets just keep pushing and dont stop. 78 summits were on his hit list. They included well known fells such as skiddaw, helvellyn and scafell, along with plenty of lesser known ones. The 96 mile circuit involved climbs which totalled more than 39,000 feet. This is kim touching just one of the peaks. Go on, kim. He had pacemakers to help him k