the tales of mr benn became a popular children s tv series in the early 1970s, with mckee penning only 13 episodes, but they were repeated for the next 20 years. he wrote several other children s titles, including elmer the elephant, and sold more than 10 million books worldwide. the children s author david mckee, who s died at the age of 87. the pandemic brought big business for the gaming industry as millions of people around the world turned to the likes of call of duty and fortnite to pass the time and stay connected. but it s notjust the big name games that have benefited in this multi billion pound industry. and tonight the bafta games awards will recognise some of smaller games that have succeeded in the past year. 0ur gaming reporter steffan powell is on london s southbank where the awards are being held.
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police are trying to identify its history and trace its previous owners. there have been tributes to the toddler from the local community. her parents are being given support. they say bella rae was much loved, is sadly missed and will never be forgotten. judith moritz, bbc news, st helens. meet the 12 year old goalkeeper from notting in a moment he will never forget. from nottingham. it was 2 2 for charlie clarke s junior s side the gedling southbank pa nthers. .. that s it. that s it. hit it, it sooner. but in the last moments of the match the young goalkeeper took his chances. and it certainly paid off. i heard it was the last minute of the game i heard it was the last minute of the game and ijust went for power and tried the game and ijust went for power and tried to the game and ijust went for power and tried to score. i didn t think it was and tried to score. i didn t think it was going to go viral.-