flying over 1000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. china fails to condemn russia s invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. and over 2,000 people take part in copenhagen s annual light run as the city celebrates being designated this year s unesco world capital of architecture. hello and welcome to bbc news. votes are being counted in nigeria s most competitive presidential election in decades. the process has been largely peaceful, but there were some reports of violence in lagos earlier. the contest is a tight race between three frontrunners, as mayenijones reports. frustration and anger. many nigerians want to take part in this election but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. gang violence and threats by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even
is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. heat health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton john, who s died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co starjohn travolta has described her impact as incredible . 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast. olivia newton john. for anyone o
0livia newton john s husband, john eastman, who was with 0livia john eastman, who was with olivia newton john as she was battling the cancer that claimed her life in august of last year. she was 73 years of age, and she is being remembered at this memorial service in southern australia as a woman who lived an extraordinary life, who was a cultural icon. she was the daughter of a british m15 agent who served during the second world war. she had ambitions to be a vet, but because it was her musical talents that sent her musical talents that sent her into globalfame, best known of course for playing sandy in the film grease in 1978. it was one of the most successful film musicals ever made. it really was, in many eyes, the role that really did define 0livia eyes, the role that really did define olivia newton john. but before that she really had a