counter offensive against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov describes the planned assault as an historic opportunity . now on bbc news.political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. every so often there s an issue that bubbles up. if you ll forgive the metaphor, and reaches beyond the westminster bubble. the issue we re talking about today is the issue of sewage, the quality of our waterways, our rivers and our seas. my my guest this week is the man who is insured that no political figure can and should ignore the question of the waterways. he is keen angler, campaigner, and original lead singer with the undertones, fergal sharkey, a man who left the stage in order to campaign for musician s right before taking up his current position another one of the country s leading environmental campaigners. he b
voice-over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. on today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s behind rupaul s drag race, described by time magazine as one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time . the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whether for you there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder we founded the company together but then, i think the ot
judicial reform plans. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the news that the celebrated british tv presenter and comedian paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement, his partner andre portasio said he passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on tuesday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . paul o grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming a talk show presenter. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongued as ever. 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 even know she had a littlewoods catalogue, i was flaming. lily fast became an audience favourite, hosting some of tv s best known shows. it s thursday, it s 7pm, it
housed on former military bases instead of hotels in new plans due to be announced later. germany prepares for the first state visit by king charles since becoming monarch. israel s prime minister reacts angrily to comments by the us president who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to stay away in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the news that the celebrated british tv presenter and comedian paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement his partner andre portasio said he died unexpectedly but peacefully on tuesday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . paul o grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbi
we ask the experts. good morning. one of the most famous victories in scotland s history as they maintained their perfect start to euros qualifying with victory over spain at hampden park. and after sleeping outdoors for three years, the boy in the tent is coming back inside having raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. good morning. it is a mild and murky start to the day today, many of us will have cloud with some rain in the forecast, windy and temperatures higher than yesterday. tv presenter and comedian paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement, his partner andre portasio said he passed away unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. he said came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act had to be turned down the tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongue as ever. i walked in a