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
hello and welcome to the programme. tyre nichols, was a 29 year old black man. a father, a fedex employee, a keen skateboarder. three weeks ago, he was pulled over by the memphis police on suspicion of reckless driving. there was a confrontation after which tyre fled. and what happened next defies belief. five memphis police officers, who are also black, chased him down just 80 yards short of his mother s front door, they beat tyre so badly that, three days later, he died from his injuries. i am going to show you a picture of what tyre looked like before he died. just a warning it is hard to look at. the coroner said he had suffered excessive bleeding caused by a severe beating . the family have been shown the body cam footage. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols, and they are all responsible. reverend al sharpton has spoken with the family and will deliver th
You were there yesterday and, david, you were there as well. How was it being there, being surrounded by so many other people who have been through similar experiences to you . It was very surreal and i am still trying to take it all in because for the first time we heard the truth being pronounced in such clarity and it was damning. We knew it was going to be damning but to hear it and to be there with some of the others, but we were also so aware of so many that couldnt be there because they were either too ill or had already passed away, so it was a very poignant day, very powerful and we are extremely thankful for the work of the inquiry. Are extremely thankful for the work of the inquiry of the inquiry. David, coming to ou, of the inquiry. David, coming to you. Your of the inquiry. David, coming to you, your father of the inquiry. David, coming to you, your father of of the inquiry. David, coming to you, your father of course of the inquiry. David, coming to j you, your father of
No one should call this one too early. You wouldnt call a premier League Football match after about 30 minutes. And theres a lot more people whove got their view, too. Except you are at The End Of You are at the end of a government term. Thats fair. But people make a choice at the election, a very clear choice. Whos going to walk through the door of number ten the following morning. In dorset, the conservatives lost control of the council to the liberal democrats, who are second in terms of the number of seats won overall. But in some places, Labourface A Challenge from the greens. This is bristol, where they became the Biggest Party on the council, picking up every single seat in what will be one of their top target constituencies. These are huge steps forward for the green party. Theres now nine councils across the country where were the largest party. Large numbers of councils where greens are part of the ruling administration, often working with other parties, which were very happy
Where we are working up to local elections, delivering it will be a lot harder, and one of the criticisms we have heard this morning from the liberal democrats is that this is more about headlines than an actual solution. irlick than an actual solution. nick eardle , than an actual solution. nick eardley, thank than an actual solution. nick eardley, thank you - than an actual solution. nick eardley, thank you very - than an actual solution. nick eardley, thank you very much. it has emerged that the attacker who killed six people including three children at a school in nashville had legally purchased seven guns. police say they have established that audrey hale was under doctor s care for an emotional disorder but there were no apparent warnings that any violence was imminent. audrey s parents say they did not realise that weapons were being hidden in their house. meanwhile the police have released dramatic footage of the moment two officers confronted and shot the attacker. we should