she was best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley. britain is set for its coldest february week in five years as freezing air, dubbed ‘the beast from the east', arrives from russia. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, the deputy sports editor of the sun, and benedicte paviot, president of the foreign press association, as well as uk correspondent for france 24. before our chat, we'll look at the front pages. following the un's resolution for a ceasefire in syria, the observer carries the picture of two children in eastern ghouta, where it's thought hundreds have died in the past week. brexit leads the sunday telegraph. the piece is from the senior cabinet member, david lidington, in which he claims that the snp could split the uk economy and ruin trade deals. let's stay with brexit, and the sunday express reports that the prime minister will declare britain's best days lie ahead in a major speech coming up next week. the sunday times carries claims about hig

she was best known for playing alice tinker in long—running series the vicar of dibley, alongside dawn french. she also played honey thacker in the film notting hill. a little earlier, my colleague annita mcveigh was joined by our arts correspondent, lizo mzimba, who began by reading out a statement from emma chambers' agent. we are very sad to announce the untimely death of natural causes of the actress emma chambers. she created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work. she brought laughter and joy to many and will be greatly missed. at this difficult time, we ask that the privacy of her family and loved ones be respected. her agent also added that she died on wednesday evening. it says it all there. she broughtjoy to so many people through two roles in particular. we are looking now at these images from the vicar of dibley. that's the one i associate her with. i loved her in that show, as i'm sure many others did. absolutely. dawn french was the star of that show, but the show wouldn't have worked anywhere near as well without alice tinker, that character played by emma ch

the doncaster—born star was best known for playing alice tinker in the tv show the vicar of dibley alongside dawn french — as well as her role as honey thacker in the film notting hill. the broadcaster emma freud has paid tribute, saying: 0ur beautiful 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, joins me now. what more news is there about the circumstances of her death? very little. her agent has issued a statement saying we are very sad to announce the untimely death of natural causes of the actress emma chambers. she created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work. she brought laughter and joy to many and will be greatly missed. at this difficult time, we ask that the privacy of her family and loved ones be respected. her agent also added that she died on wednesday evening. it says it all there. she broughtjoy to evening. it says it all there. she brought joy to so evening. it says it all there. she broughtjoy to so many people through two roles in particular. we are looking now at these images from the vigour of deadly. that's the one i associate of sweat. i love in that sh

she was best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley. britain is set for its coldest february week in five years, as freezing air, dubbed the beast from the east, arrives from russia. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, who's the deputy sports editor at the sun and benedicte paviot, president of the foreign press association, as well as the uk correspondent for france 24. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. following the un's resolution for a ceasefire in syria the observer carries the picture of two children in eastern ghouta under the heading syria's endless agony brexit leads the sunday telegraph — with theresa may's de facto deputy david lidington writing that the snp risks "splitting" the uk's economy and damaging trade deals. staying with brexit — the sunday express reports that the prime minister will declare britain's "best days really do lie ahead of us" in a speech in brussels this week. the mail on sunday reports that the ministry of def

she was best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley. as freezing air, dubbed the beast from the east, arrives from russia. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the calcutta cup at murrayfield. chances of last gasp comeback in the final play of the game. teamgb to their hightest ever medal tally of five. but it was heartache for britain's women's curlers. who couldn't make it six, losing out to japan in the bronze medal match. good evening. which has delivered a great weekend after its break week. england at murrayfield. it was a tough battle once again, watched by drew savage. imagine to remember for all sorts of reasons. reasons. intense, this year the punch is thrown before a ball was kicked. thrown before a ball was kicked. don't need to fire up scotland for an occasion like this. an occasion like this. much had been expected of them this year. expected of them this year. of the moment, combines to give them an early advantage. an early advantage. sight by half—time, with one man no one could keep up with. what a score! score! scotland wer

she was best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley. a man and a woman have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash which killed two young brothers in coventry. britain is set for its coldest february week in five years. now let's cross to the bbc sport centre for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, hugh woozencroft. the headlines this evening: are scotland about to stun england to take the calcutta cup in edinburgh? ireland made it three from three as well, snatching away wales‘s chances of last gasp comeback in the final play of the game. there's also been british history made at the winter olympics — with billy morgan's bronze in the snowboard big air, taking teamgb to their highest ever medal tally of five, in pyeonghang. but it was heartache for britain's women's curlers who couldn't make it six, losing out to japan in their bronze medal match. good evening. so, plenty to come, including all the days football news, but we have to start with the six nations championship, which has d

she was best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley. britain is set for its coldest february week in five years, as freezing air, dubbed the beast from the east, arrives from russia. now on bbc news. alastair leithead presents damming the nile. the river nile is the world's longest river. it's where the world's first war over water could be fought. the first of its two great tributaries, the white nile, flows from lake victoria, but ourjourney begins in ethiopia, following the blue nile from lake tana as it sweeps through africa's grand canyon to where a dam is being built close to the sudan border. lake tana, the source of the river, is a place of myth and legend. it's the biggest lake in ethiopia and many of its 37 islands have their own monasteries. it's a very sacred place for ethiopian orthodox christians. this monastery dates back to the 14th century. some of these paintings are more than 400 years old. the nile appears in the old testament and legend has it that the ark of the covenant was briefly brought here. but all is not cal

emma chambers‘ alice tinker, a character as humourous as she was naive. oh, and this is a nice woman we met on the flight. she was a bit tired when we got to turkey, so hugo was ever so sweet and carried her case through customs. this is honey. she's my baby sister. this is one of those key moments in life. just as loved was honey in hit romcom just as loved was honey in hit romcom notting hill. her co—star, hugh grant, today called her a hilarious and brilliant actress. while dawn french led the tributes from the vicar of dibley cast, saying she'd lost the most loyal and loving friend anyone could wish for. and fans are mourning the woman behind a comedy character who was loved by millions. a debut feature from romania has won the prestigious golden bear at the berlin film festival. ‘touch me not‘ tells the story of an english woman coming to terms with her sexuality. also celebrating was the american wes anderson — who was named best director. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. the golden bearfor best film goes to... touch me not, by adina pintili

emma chambers' alice tinker, a character as humorous as she was naive. oh, and this is a nice woman we met on the flight. she was a bit tired when we got to turkey, so hugo was ever so sweet and carried her case through customs. this is honey. she's my baby sister. this is one of those key moments in life. just as loved was honey in hit romcom notting hill. her co—star, hugh grant, today called her a hilarious and brilliant actress. while dawn french led the tributes from the vicar of dibley cast, saying she'd lost the most loyal and loving friend anyone could wish for. and fans are mourning the woman behind a comedy character who was loved by millions. the actress emma chambers, who has died at the age of 53. the head of the international committee of the red cross has said the recent revelations of sexual misconduct by aid agency workers is a watershed moment for the charity sector. yves daccord's comments came as he revealed that more than 20 of his staff have been dismissed in the last three years for sexual misconduct. our diplomatic correspondent

she was perhaps best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley, alongside dawn french — as well as her role as honey thacker in the film notting hill. britain's women's curling team have lost to japan in the bronze medal match at the winter olympics in south korea. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with carrie gracie. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week we look at the continuing carnage in syria, and discuss the latest twists in the brexit debate. my guests this week: the political commentator alex deane, marc roche of le point, the american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, and the columnist for the gulf based newspaper the national, and arab weekly rashmee roshann lall. welcome to you all. barrel bombs, air strikes and shelling by syrian government forces have killed nearly 500 people this week, many of them children. eastern ghouta the beseiged area on the edge of the syrian capital damascus, has been described as "hell on earth". the un has called for a ceasefire. rashmee, you've been following this nightmare,

she was perhaps best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley, alongside dawn french — as well as her role as honey thacker in the film notting hill.

emma chambers' alice tinker, a character as humourous as she was naive. oh, and this is a nice woman we met on the flight. she was a bit tired when we got to turkey, so hugo was ever so sweet and carried her case through customs. this is honey. she's my baby sister. just as loved was honey in hit romcom just as loved was honey in hit romcom notting hill. her co—star, hugh grant, today called her a hilarious and brilliant actress. while dawn french led the tributes from the vicar of dibley cast, saying she'd lost the most loyal and loving friend anyone could wish for. and fans are mourning the woman behind a comedy character who was loved by millions. dimi feature from romania has won the bear award at the berlin film festivals. it tells the story of a woman coming to terms with her sexuality. also, wes anderson was made best director. the golden bear goes to... you can tell from the look on their faces, they went expecting this. —— they we re they went expecting this. —— they were not. a small low—budget film that has become a big success. ope

tinker in the vicar of dibley, as well as her role as honey thacker in the film notting hill. a man and a woman have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash which killed two young brothers in coventry. britain's women's curling team have lost to japan in the bronze medal n “xii? $5,715 a. m. 5.5.1 2 england pegged them back soon after, 0wen farrell's second penalty of the match reducing the deficit to four points. if but in first—half, this opportunity was finished off by sean maitland. a couple of minutes ago hugh maitland. a couple of minutes ago huthones maitland. a couple of minutes ago hugh jones struck again, maitland. a couple of minutes ago huthones struck again, breaking through the english line, powering through the english line, powering through for a second try. also converted. scotland have a 22—6 lead over england and they have just gone in at half—time. the first six nations encounter of the day was a thrilling one between ireland and wales. it was eventually won by ireland 37 points to 27 in what was the wales' coach, warr