dateline london we ve looked at the president in the white house. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. one of britain s most respected actors, sirjohn hurt, has died at the age of 77. john hurt appeared in more than 120 films, as well as numerous stage and television productions, and was best known for his roles in the naked civil servant, alien and the elephant man. he was nominated for two academy awards and won four bafta awards, including a prize for his outstanding contribution to british cinema. our correspondent nick higham reports. everything seemed to come to a head today. john hurt, as the political diarist alan clark. both my back wisdom teeth have disintegrated into blackened stumps, or stalagmites. not a nice man, but an expectedly sympathetic one, the sort of complex characterjohn hurt played with such ease and subtlety. his talent was spotted early in a succession of leading stage and television roles. his first big breakthrough came in 1966, in a man for all
yet never typecast. here, he played the notorious and flamboyant quentin crisp. it was a brave part to take on. many people said don t do that, you ll never work again , and so on. and i said but it s not about homosexuality, it s about the tenderness of the individual, as opposed to the cruelty of the crowd, really . his breakthrough had come in a man for all seasons in 1966, a small part in an oscar winning film. what will you do with it? sell it. and buy what? a decent gown. he earned an oscar nomination himself for midnight express, in which he played a heroin addict in a turkish prison. i m very pleased to meet you, mr merrick. and another for his performance as the hideously disfigured john merrick in the elephant man. like quentin crisp, merrick was an outsider ostracised by society. perhaps. this. late in his career, he reached new audiences in harry potter. you re my future selves? yes! and in a guest appearance in doctor who. why are you pointing your screwdrivers
grand slam title in the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister theresa may has said she wants britain to build on its existing trading relationship with turkey after brexit. mr erdogan said there were possibilities for future cooperation on issues such as energy generation and the defence industry. at a news conference in ankara with the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, mrs may also announced the creation of a joint working group to prepare the ground for the two countries‘ post brexit trading relationship. you mentioned, mr president, the opportunities for enhancing the trade between our two countries and we ve discussed that and we both want to build on our existing links and i believe that doing so will be to the benefit of both our countries and for the prosperity of both our nations and we have agreed that we will have a joint working group to prepare the ground for our post brexit trading relationship. the turkish president
sat navs designed for cars. it s after a number of lorries got stuck in narrow roads and under low bridges. serena williams rewrites tennis history, beating sister venus to capture a record breaking 23rd grand slam title in the australian open. and, in half an hour the click team blasts off to space to explore the latest gadgets making high tech adventures. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk and turkey have signed a defence deal worth more than £100 million to develop turkish fighterjets. theresa may has been visiting ankara for talks on a post brexit trade deal. at a news conference in ankara with the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, mrs may also announced the creation of a joint working group to prepare the ground for the two countries post brexit trading relationship. at a news conference in ankara. mrs may also announced the creation of a joint working group to prepare the ground for the two countries post brexit relationship. you mentioned, mr pr
we do that. thank you very much. so, that was theresa may holding a press conference there with the turkish prime minister binali yildirim. they we re prime minister binali yildirim. they were just taking some questions. very quickly highlighting some of the main point. the speakerfirst was the turkish prime minister you ll talking about the fighter jet project, the agreement signed between wigan and turkey to build fighterjets, in between wigan and turkey to build fighter jets, in new between wigan and turkey to build fighterjets, in new generation of fighterjets, in new generation of fighterjets. by minister yildirim talking about a technology and information exchange. also mentioning the coup which took place injuly and mentioning the coup which took place in july and cooperation mentioning the coup which took place injuly and cooperation between the united kingdom and turkey. there was also discussion of exercises that will be held in conjunction between the two countries