stricken atmosphere there. he was an extremely special man. extremely special man. yes, he usually loved. extremely special man. yes, he usually loved. alan, extremely special man. yes, he usually loved. alan, thank- extremely special man. yes, he usually loved. alan, thank you i extremely special man. yes, he i usually loved. alan, thank you very much. wonderful tributes from you through the course of a very difficult day. thank you so much for talking to us on today s programme. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some stories making news across the uk. the housing secretary michael gove has announced his intention to relax planning rules in england to build more homes in towns and cities. the plans aim to address the country s housing crisis by allowing more home extensions and conversions of shops into houses . the government has insisted it will meet its manifesto commitment to build a million new homes by 202a. the radical islamist preacher