tributes have been paid to the actorjosephine tewson, who has died at the age of 91. she was best known for portraying elizabeth the long suffering, tea spilling neighbour of hyacinth, played by patricia routledge, in keeping up appearances . it doesn t even wobble, so why can t i do it when hyacinth is here? elizabeth! 0h! josephine tewson also played miss davenport in last of the summer wine and appeared in sketches with the two ronnies . now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. there will be places that stay dry through the rest of today with some lengthy spells of sunshine. but in other spots, some blustery winds and some quite heavy thundery downpours, particularly along the line of a weather front. this narrow band of rain pushing out of southern scotland and northern ireland into the far north of england could be the odd flash of lightning, the odd rumble of thunder, some heavy thundery showers into northwest scotland. quite windy out there f
it s gold again for laura muir. on another golden night for the brits in munich, muir retains her crown as the 1,500 metre european champion. (organ plays) they were once a key part of going to the pictures. we ll take a look at the cinema organs being raised back to life. good morning. it is a blustery start to the good morning. it is a blustery start to the weekend, especially in the north west of the uk where there are also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone will see wet weather today. all the everyone will see wet weather today. all the details are coming up. good morninu. it s saturday august 20. our main story: train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk s rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it s the sixth day of national walk outs so far this summer in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says only a fifth of its services will be running
Drivers are told to take care in fog and freezing conditions, as a coach overturns on the mao in oxfordshire, injuring 17 people. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The new years honours list has been published, and among the many sports starts named is andy murray, the world number one, whos knighted for his services to tennis. Hes joined by olympic champion mo farah in a list dominated by britains olympic and paralympic champions. Our correspondent andy swiss has more details. At the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars, the greatest honours. First, a knighthood for the man who spent 2016 scaling dizzying new heights. Wimbledon champion again, a supreme performance. After winning a second wimbledon, a second olympics and the world number one spot, its now sir andy murray, a fitting finish to a remarkable season. Theres also a new title for mo fa rahs collection. Gold for Great Britain again the double double. He described his knighthood as a d
Drivers are told to take care in fog and freezing conditions, as a coach overturns on the mao in oxfordshire, injuring 17 people. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The new years honours list has been published, and among the many sports starts named is andy murray, the world number one, whos knighted for his services to tennis. Hes joined by olympic champion mo farah in a list dominated by britains olympic and paralympic champions. Our correspondent andy swiss has more details. At the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars, the greatest honours. First, a knighthood for the man who spent 2016 scaling dizzying new heights. Wimbledon champion again, a supreme performance. After winning a second wimbledon, a second olympics and the world number one spot, its now sir andy murray, a fitting finish to a remarkable season. Theres also a new title for mo fa rahs collection. Gold for Great Britain again the double double. He described his knighthood as a d