She was utterly herself. And i think viewers and listenersjust innately know that she was sort of the first person i really met right before i went on air at radio one when i was terrified. And she wasjust hilarious. Just hit off immediately. Very quickly she was pregnant into his afternoon posse. We permitted on your lips or your ability. Dianne move to manchester in the early 19905, catching the eye of cameraman ian hindle. When she came along, it was the talk at the studio. And either stand that she saw me,
i was actually standing in for a liverpudlian singer called sonia. She wasnt actually there, she was late so i was actually pretending to be sonia and dancing along, whilst miming to her record. We got engaged the following year and then we were married in 1993. Yeah, 25 years are they really happy marriage, so. Trick or treating tomorrow night . Yes, i will be fully dressed. Dan was at home in front of the camera, but her top priority was like at home. I dont think she had any p
Youre watching beyond 100 days. Crowds of iranians are shouting death to america, the us president is threatening to bomb cultural sites. The europeans are desperately urging restraint and the saudis have sent an envoy to the white house because theyre very nervous. No one knows how this ends but the killing of Qassem Soleimani has already triggered reactions that have pushed the region into high alert. The iranian leadership needs to understand that attacking americans is not cost free. Thats the kind of hawkish language that is making americas allies anxious there is little support in london for conflict with iran. The key message that we brought to all of our european american
partners, but critically, also to the iranians to the iraqis and all of those affected in the region is the importance to defuse the tensions, to de escalate. Also on the programme. The most prolific rapist in british history Reynhard Sinaga drugged his unsuspecting male victims and then filmed his assaults. T
This is bbc news. The headlines at 4pm. Bushfires have killed at least eight people in south eastern australia since monday and destroyed more than 200 homes. We have a very real challenge at the moment with a couple of isolated communities, where weve got reports of injuries and burn injuries to members of the public. We havent been able to get access via roads or via aircraft. Two men and a woman are killed after a lorry collides with a car in stanwell in surrey on new years eve. The mother of the british teenager found guilty of lying about being raped in cyprus backs calls for tourists to boycott the country. In their new year messages, the Prime Minister says brexit will mark a new chapter for the uk, while the archbishop of canterbury urges people to heal the divisions of recent years. I was getting kind of used to being someone you loved. For the first time, more than 100 billion music tracks are streamed online in the uk in a single year. Join us, the brexitcast gang, in halfan
Hello, youre watching afternoon live. The new chancellor delivers his first budget with measures to control the corona riots outbreak at its heart. Coronavirus. Control the corona riots outbreak at its heart. Coronavirus. The british people may be worried but they are not daunted. We will protect our people and country. We will rise to this challenge. He abolishes Business Rates for many firms in england, extended sick pay and boosts nhs funding by the labour leader says it is not enough. Todays budget was billed as a turning point, a chance to deliver,
in particular on the promises made to working class communities during general election. But it does not come close. All this just hours after the bank of england announced an emergency cut in Interest Rates to shore up the economy. And i am live in westminster with all the reaction to a budget dominated by the coronavirus outbreak. The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk rises by 83 to 456. That is the b
Tonight at ten the worst serial rapist in british criminal history has beenjailed for a minimum of 30 years. Reynhard sinaga was described in court as an evil Predator Police believe he may have attacked close to 200 men after drugging them. Sinaga, whos from indonesia, was a postgraduate student in manchester. Police are now appealing for other potential victims to come forward. We believe there are over 190 victims that have been involved with sinaga, Reynhard Sinaga. And 70 of them are still to be identified, approximately. And well be reporting on the drug apparently used by sinaga to incapacitate his victims. Also tonight. Huge crowds gather in tehran to mourn the iranian general killed by us forces, as tensions rise in neighbouring iraq. In baghdad tonight, there has been an unusual amount of helicopter activity. The americans deny suggestions that they may be planning to pull their troops out of the country. The volunteer Fire Fighters stepping in to tackle the bushfire crisis i