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hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. the world of music has been paying tribute to the pop legend tina turner, who s died at the age of 83. she rose to fame with her then husband ike turner in the 1960s, with songs such as river deep, mountain high and nutbush city limits before launching a solo career, with hits including private dancer, what s love got to do with it. tina turner sold more than 180 million albums worldwide and won eight grammy awards over her long career. she ll be remembered for the boundless energy she brought to her performances and that unmistakable voice as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito reports. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around. # 1966 river deep, mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate pop perfection. # and do i love you # my, oh, my # river deep, mountain high.# however, in america, the song was a flop. it would be another 17 ....
been protesting for a second day in paris and a number of other french cities. this follows president macron s decision to force through pension reforms to raise the national retirement age from 62 to 64 without a parliamentary vote. in about ten minutes on bbc news, it s newswatch. but first here s click. the cars can go from 0 to 100 in four seconds. they are made of 80,000 parts. the brakes can hit 1000 degrees. this is formula 1. this year s season is getting under way and it is jampacked full of tech, and it s not just the cars. yeah it s all about the data these days. they collect as much of it as they can from on and off the track to help make decisions which could change the results, and alistair keane has been given exclusive access to the alpine f1 team to find out how they race. being behind the wheel of a formula 1 car is a privilege. driving the fastest car in the world, the adrenaline rush is so high. it s a privilege because there are more than 1000 peopl ....
including on tuesday s news at ten. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, is expected to announce measures to encourage more people, including younger parents, back to work. in england, the current 30 hours of free child care for three and four year olds will be extended it s thought to one and two year olds in what s been called the centrepiece of the budget. for ted, it was all too much, too soon. he wrote: if the budget is one staple of the news calendar, so, too, the oscars. at this year s ceremony on sunday night, there was no such drama as last year s infamous slap by will smith. but the awards still received plenty of attention across bbc news, including on monday s news at one. now, the sci fi epic everything everywhere all at once was the big winner at the oscars in los angeles with seven awards, including best director and best picture. again, the charge of not news was levelled byjohn stokes, who asked: many people will have been affected this week by industrial a ....
several thousand people in france are protesting the changes to the pension system with demonstrators lighting firecrackers and filling in the liniment police. just going 8:30 p:m.. coming up shortly if news watch but first it s time to escape with the travel show. i m beginning this week in northern france on a journey that 2.5 million people take each year. you kind of get an idea of how popular this place must be because it s off season, it s super cold, but this bus is packed. you can see, i ve just got a glimpse of the abbey. it does look pretty special. this is mont saintmichel, one of france s most visited sites. it s an island off the coast of brittany in normandy, connected to the mainland by a half a mile long bridge that opened back in 2014. and this year, the island celebrates a very special anniversary. it is the 1000th anniversary of the construction of the church. how on earth did they construct something like this 1000 years ago? yeah. this is the best o ....
if the budget is one staple of the news calendar, so, too, the oscars. at this year s ceremony on sunday night, there was no such drama as last year s infamous slap by will smith. but the awards still received plenty of attention across bbc news, including on monday s news at one. now the sci fi epic everything everywhere all at once was the big winner at the oscars in los angeles with seven awards, including best director and best picture. again, the charge of not news was levelled byjohn stokes, who asked. many people will have been affected this week by industrial action, with hundreds of thousands of workers going on strike, including teachers, nurses, junior doctors, civil servants and rail workers. wednesday saw the most disruption. but if you wanted to hear about the effect this was having in your area by listening to bbc local radio or watching bbc regional news bulletins on tv, you might have struggled. the reason some of the staff on those services were also ....