climate change advisers to the government say england is strikingly unprepared for the unavoidable impacts of global warming. and after sleeping outdoors for three years, the boy in the tent is coming back inside after raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. coming up on the bbc news channel. scotland s stunning win over spain maintains their perfect start to european championship qualifying, but their captain insists it is just a start. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. tributes have been paid to the tv presenter and comedian paul o grady, who has died at the age of 67. his husband said he died unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening. paul o grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona lily savage and went on to present several programmes on tv and radio including blankety blank and a sunday show on radio 2 for m years. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. lolly. it s a tribute to
died suddenly aged 67. king charles has arrived in germany for his first overseas state visit since succeeding his mother as the british monarch. he and his wife camilla, the queen consort, were greeted with a ceremonial gun salute shortly after their plane landed in berlin. they then travelled on to the brandenburg gate. where there was an official welcome hosted by president frank walter steinmeier. the landmark was once associated with the country s division during the cold war, and is a symbolic site in its subsequent reunification. it s the first ceremonial welcome ever held there for a visiting head of state. the visit is being seen as part of a move by the uk to improve relationships with its european neighbours. it includes a visit to the german president s residence, bellevue palace, where the king and queen consort signed the guest book and will enjoy a state banquet in their honour. president steinmeier says he is looking forward to working with britain on future
versatility that paul o grady was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs. hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i m all right. this little one isn t doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid tongued lily savage. so i m stood having a drink and i looked over and here s ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn t know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television s best known shows. it s thursday, it s 7:00. it s top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark self deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. a four slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many.
..with her trademark self deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. got a four slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many. i think anyone that does thisjob and doesn t class paul as an icon, as an inspiration, i don t think they re worth their bread. he was an icon through and through, not just for many queens and for many people from liverpool, for so many working class people. it s a sad, sad day. i m sorry i m not suited and booted, but i thought, you know, with it being the edinburgh festival and with it being comedy with it being fringe, to be quite frank, i haven t even had a wash, you know what i mean? eventually he decided to escape from lily s formidable shadow, performing as himself and hosting a variety of daytime and evening