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the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. the anglophile, who was perhaps best known for his adaptations of shakespeare's works, including romeo and juliet, is reported to have died peacefully after a long illness. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england's women are already looking forward to the knock—out phase of the world cup, having qualified from the group stage with a game to spare. however, scotland's hopes ofjoining them are hanging by a thread after defeat to japan. katie gornall reports from le havre, where england beat argentina. i think england will be reflecting on last night's game here, feeling pleased that they managed to get the job done, because there were all the ingredients for it to be a very frustrating evening. argentina are resilient and they'd taken a point ofjapan, resilient and they'd taken a point of japan, they defend resilient and they'd taken a point ofjapan, they defend low resilient and they'd taken a point of japan, they defend low and ph

franco zeffirelli dies aged 96. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a lit

franco zeffirelli — who has died at the age of 96. actor leonard whiting played the lead role in romeo and juliet. he told me how he got that part, and how he met zeffirelli. i was working in theatre at the time andi i was working in theatre at the time and i was asked to go and audition. and there were about 600 people who went and it went lower and lower and lower and finally i was one of the last three and franco came in and saw me and said "that's the ten wa nt". saw me and said "that's the ten want". the wonderful thing about working with franco is that if you didn't know exactly what to do he was so theatrical and extravagant and intimate on the set that he would be able to actually act it for you, so that was a great kind of start. this film became iconic, didn't it? i remember watching it at school in the 1980s. did you foresee at all how famous you would from it and how well—known the film would be? to be honest with you, no, not really, at the time. but they had seen taming of the shrew. i was in the national theatre when

franco zeffirelli who has died at the age of 96. tens of millions of people will be watching pakistan take on india in the cricket world cup later. it's one of the biggest global sporting rivalries, and the first match between the two neighbours since a dangerous flare up in tensions earlier this year. rajini vaidyanathan takes the pulse in delhi. in every corner of this cricket crazy nation, they play. and in every corner they also watch. it's one of the biggest rivalries in sports, between two nuclear neighbours. india's on every world cup match against pakistan. this tea m cup match against pakistan. this team led by superstar captain virat kohli is hoping to continue the tradition. it is that this academy in westerleigh that indian captain virat kohli honed his skills and many say it's his team that's india's best hope in a generation. rajkumar sharma first coached a nine—year—old virat kohli. rajkumar sharma first coached a nine-year-old virat kohli. he continues to train the stars. the whole world is looking at this. peopl

franco zeffirelli, who has died at the age of 96. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me, good night. evening. we start with the cricket world cup as australia move to the top of the standings after an 87—run victory over sri lanka at the oval. in the day's other match, south africa recorded their first victory of the competition with a comfortable win over afghanistan. adam wild was watching. blue skies above the overall, the site also like the fans have been waiting to see. their last two world cup matches have been a wash—out and now finally their moment to shine. but if the rain was not spoiling their day the reigning champions we re their day the reigning champions were trying to. australia and in particular the captain aaron finch was taking aim at those guys are making hay. his century swift and unforgiving. but with steve smith navigating away from the other end, the pair were putting on quite the performance, but after they departed australia lost their way, confusion run o

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. he was twice nominated for an oscar, and is perhaps best known for his adaptations of shakespeare's works. he's said to have died peacefully after a long illness. nick higham looks back at his life. drinknig song from la traviata opera plays. franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on film. opera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that — holding their hands, really dealing with very vulnerable people, very charming little kids that can't believe their luck, and they are afraid. will thou take petruchio to be thy lawful wedded husband? his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. i will not...! his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar, but it was controversial. olivia hussey, thenjust 15, appeared topless. zeffirelli, who'd started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacke

franco zeffirelli who has died at the age of 96. let's get the latest weather prospects now with alina jenkins. hello. another day where we've seen some torrential rain across parts of the uk, exacerbating the flooding we saw earlier in the week. this was burton upon trent in staffordshire during saturday afternoon. for others, blue skies and sunshine. and it's this mixture that we keep as we go into sunday, our area of low pressure still slow moving to the north—west of the uk. and another frontal system working its way north and eastwards. so this will generate showers through sunday morning, initially across northern ireland, wales, south—west england, but soon extending north and eastwards across much of the uk. now, where these showers develop they'll be heavy, they'll be thundery, they'll be slow—moving. some gusty winds as well associated with these showers. here's an idea of average wind strengths. but the gusts will be even higher. could well see some hailstones, too. meanwhile, across parts of southern and south—ea

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. in a career which spanned over 60 years some of his best known work included the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life operatic music franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. opera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. really charming little kids. they can't believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. i will not! sweet rest come to thy heart as that within my breast. his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for sel

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. in a career which spanned over 60 years, some of his best known work included the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton, and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. operatic music franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. opera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. very charming little kids. they can't believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple — richard burton and elizabeth taylor. his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who'd started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and for sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth,

franco zeffirelli who's died at the age of 96. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ reged ahmad bbc here's the weather now with alina. hello. another day where we've seen some torrential rain across parts of the uk, exacerbating the flooding we saw earlier in the week. this was burton upon trent in staffordshire during saturday afternoon. for others, blue skies and sunshine. and it's this mixture that we keep as we go into sunday, our area of low pressure still slow moving to the north—west of the uk. and another frontal system working its way north and eastwards. so this will generate showers through sunday morning, initially across northern ireland, wales, south—west england, but soon extending north and eastwards across much of the uk. now, where these showers develop they'll be heavy, they'll be thundery, they'll be slow—moving. some gusty winds as well associated with these showers. here's an idea of average wind strengths. but the gusts will be even higher. could well see some hailstones, too. meanwhile, across parts

franco zeffirelli who has died at the age of 96. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers penny smith and john rentoul. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. so please don't go away. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. another day where we have seen some torrential rain across parts of the uk, exacerbating the flooding in places we have seen earlier in the week. this was burton upon trent and staffordshire on saturday afternoon. at the same time, blue skies and sunshine in anglesey. it is this mix we will keep as we go into sunday, this slow—moving area of low pressure still to the west of the uk. another frontal system working north and eastwards. this will generate hours through the morning initially across scotland, northern ireland, the western side of england, but those showers still working across a large swathe of the uk. where we see them they will be heavy, thundery, slow—moving, merging to give a longer spell of rain. and some gusty winds in any of

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. in a career which spanned over 60 years some of his best known work included the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life operatic music franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. opera taught him how to deal with highly—strung and highly—talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. really charming little kids. they can't believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. in a career which spanned over 60 years, some of his best known work included the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. operatic music. franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. 0pera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. really charming little kids. they can't believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made f

franco zeffirelli, who'd started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and for sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made for television, showed a different and more austere side to his work. if my kingdom were of this world, my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured. in 2004, he was given an honorary knighthood. he had always been an anglophile. in terms of the country i would like to see married with my country, with italy. and i managed to make this marriage happen with my work. such a traditional honour meant a lot to a director renowned for his love of formality, opulence and beauty. a roman catholic mass has been held at notre—dame cathedral in paris for the first time since a fire destroyed the roof and spire two months ago. about 30 worshippers took part in the service, which was held in a side chapel, because the main structure hasn't yet been declared safe. both worshippers and clergy had to replace their usual head gear with hard hats. the weather. a mishmash of a weekend continues apace through the rest of saturday a

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. in a career which spanned over 60 years some of his best known work included the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life operatic music franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. 0pera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. really charming little kids. they can‘t believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. sweet rest come to thy heart as that within my breast. his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulg

celebrated italian filmmaker franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96 he was perhaps best known for his 1960 films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew starting richard burton and elizabeth taylor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with the channel and i said oh domingo. well the women's world cup continues in france and joining me to discuss all the latest action is tom get i from new delhi is for its hello to you tom so the netherlands beat cameroon in the 1st match today what did you make of their performance i'd say it was it's a home in performance very resilient is also i suppose how we're really appraise it now they went into this game of course as favorites and they messed up an opponent because cameroon really put up a fight that's events upon that was seen in quite a few games as far as world cup germany's are going of course they had a fairly tough time gets charen and there's been stubbs fixtures as well away you know to see that kind of power on repeating itself but of course it's the final school that matches the dutch have

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. in a career which spanned over 60 years some of his best known work included the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. operatic music franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. 0pera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. really charming little kids. they can't believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made for

celebrated italian film director franco zeffirelli has died aged 96 is perhaps best known for his 1960 s. films of shakespeare plays a taming of the shrew starring richard burton and elizabeth taylor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with luciano pavarotti and to me. and iran's president hassan rouhani says his country is backing away from its agreement with world powers to limit its nuclear program as follows u.s. accusations that iran carried out attacks on 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman washington released a video that it says proves iran is responsible britain says it also believes the images are authentic while iran denies the allegations the u.n. is calling for an independent investigation. the united states says this is the video that proves iran was behind the attacks u.s. military claims it shows iran's revolutionary guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers it's also published a photo purporting to show damage and a mine attached to one of the ships president donald trump called into fox news to declare iran

celebrated italian film director franco zeffirelli has died aged 96 he was perhaps best known for his 1960 s. films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew storing richard burton and elizabeth taylor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with lucy on the potty and to me. well iran's president hassan rouhani says his country is backing away from its agreement with world powers to limit its nuclear program this follows u.s. accusations that iran carried out attacks on 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman washington released a video that it says proves iran is responsible britain says it believes the images are authentic while iran denies the allegations the u.n. is calling for an independent investigation. the united states says this is the video that proves iran was behind the attacks u.s. military claims it shows iran's revolutionary guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers it's also published a photo purporting to show damage and a mine attached to one of the ships president donald trump called into fox news to declare i

celebrated italian film director franco zeffirelli has died aged 96 he was perhaps best known for his 1960 s. films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew starring richard burton and elizabeth taylor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with luciana poverty and to me. iran's president hassan rouhani says his country is backing away from its agreement with world powers to limit its nuclear program that follows u.s. accusations that iran carried out attacks on 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman washington released a video that it says proves iran is perspire civil britain says it believes the images are authentic while iran denies the allegations the u.n. is calling for an independent investigation do you know i should state says this is the video that proves iran was behind the attacks u.s. military claims it shows iran's revolutionary guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers it's also published a photo purporting to show damage and a mine attached to one of the ships president donald trump called into fox news to decl

celebrated italian film director franco zeffirelli has died aged 96 he was perhaps best known for his 1960 s. films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew starring richard burton and elizabeth taylor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with rocky and to make. well 2 months ago today a fire tore through notre dame cathedral in paris the blaze destroyed the gothic churches roof and toppled its famous spire despite the efforts of firefighters later today the church will rise from the ashes holding its 1st mass since the devastating fire only around 30 people mostly priests and restoration workers will be allowed inside the cathedral and they'll be wearing hard hats the catholic faithful can watch a broadcast of the mass on a religious t.v. channel. of course many years of restoration and repair still lie ahead and you might think it's all being paid for by the flood of donations promised by billionaires and companies after the blaze but it turns out the church is still waiting for much of that money reporter jared reed has been following up on th

celebrated italian film director franco zeffirelli as died aged 96 he was best known for his 1960 s. films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew starring richard burton and most of its tailor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with luciano pavarotti and domingo. millions of workers in brazil have staged a general strike to protest planned pension reforms the changes would mean an increase in the retirement age and higher pension contributions brazil's hardline president also now row has warned that failing to overhaul the pension system would bankrupt the country. the strike was directed at plans of far right president to reform the pension system raising the retirement age and increasing workers' contributions the government says it needs to cut spending to save the social security system from bankruptcy the unions say the reform would hit the poor hardest was o.b.l. always if the government does not listen to the voice of the people on the streets the future will be dark we're losing our rights in a country that is failing as a society fa

the celebrated italian film director franco zeffirelli has died aged 96 was perhaps best known for his 1960 s. films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew starring richard burton and elizabeth taylor and oscar nominated romeo and juliet and also directed opera working with him c.e.o. of rocky and asa due to make. millions of workers in brazil of staged a general strike to protest planned pension reforms the changes would mean an increase in the retirement age and higher pension contributions brazil's hard line president has warned that failing to overhaul the pension system would bankrupt the country. the strike was directed at plans of far right president now to reform the pension system raising the retirement age and increasing workers' contributions the government says it needs to cut spending to save the social security system from bankruptcy the unions say the reform would hit the poor hardest. be able always if the government does not listen to the voice of the people on the streets the future will be dark we're losing our rights in a country that is failing as a society f

italian film director franco zeffirelli has died aged 96. the florence native directed stars including elizabeth taylor and dame judi dench. italian media said he died after a long illness which had grown worse in recent months. a roman catholic mass has been held at notre dame cathedral in paris for the first time since a fire ripped through the building two months ago. for safety reasons those attending had to wear hard hats. at ten o'clock, reeta chakrabarti will be here with a full roundup of the days news. now on bbc news, our world. in northern europe's lapland, temperatures are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, threatening the livelihood of its indigenous sami people. lapland is europe's great last wilderness. it stretches across norway, sweden, england and russia, the arctic circle. the far north of finland is the home of the sami, europe's only indigenous people, who still live off the land. but life of the sami people is changing. climate change is affecting the arctic more than any other part of the earth. you can't r

. >> sreenivasan: italian director franco zeffirelli, whose productions included films, operas, stage plays and even live broadcasts from the vatican, died today in rome. in the u.s., zeffirelli is best known for his films includg a 1968 veron of romeo and juliet and for the made-for-television mini series "jesus of nazareth" released in 1977. franco zefirelli was 96-years- old. that's all for this edition of" pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbhss acgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. suand edgar wachenheim iii seton melvin. the cheryl and philip milstein family. dr. p. roy vagel diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. rosalind pwalter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provid by mutual of america-- designing customized individp l and grtirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your

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medicine ronnie italian director franco zeffirelli best known for his 1968 film adaptation of rumi and juliet has died at the age of 96 ill also be remembered for his jesus of nazareth mini series more news when we come back in a couple of minutes. it used to futuristic bullet train that 1st drew me to japan almost 2 decades ago trains reflect a. kind of things that occurring around japan is aging the birth rate is falling and the lines and losing money having experienced both the rule railway and high speed i hope the one will not be neglected for the other off the rails a journey through japan on al-jazeera we are making millions per month awful thing taxes i was losing. more than 10 years off to the global financial crisis millions of dollars a year it's like the greatest job that you could ever imagine getting without putting any of your own capital would risk who was in the store and drove millions of workers into unemployment i said. we need to immediately find the entry the man who stole the will coming soon. i'm counting the cost andy has lost its crown as the bass is growing b

and just one other story to bring you this hour italian director franco zeffirelli famed for his films and t.v. has died in rome at the age of $96.00 zeffirelli directed more than 2 dozen movies he is perhaps best known as the director of the 968 adaptation of romeo and juliet a 2 time oscar nominee also served in the italian senate the 2 terms as a member of silvio berlusconi's for a party separately song says his father died at home after a long illness we'll have more from london in about 20 minutes from now i'll see you then now let's head back to kemal in doha thank you mariam now health officials in democratic republic of congo have suspended vaccination campaigns for measles and other diseases in the north east that is because of course the air is struggling with the outbreak of ebola 5 cases in the city of bunia near the border with uganda health services so they will prioritize the ebola vaccine until it is eradicated the world health organization those decided against a clearing of public health emergency. rising property values are said to be said to be to blame for the rapi

franco zeffirelli died at 96 years old. jillian: acting defense secretary patrick shanahan said yesterday the us is preparing several contingency plans amid growing tensions with iran as donald trump and his team at the white house weighing their options. here to talk about this is president of the middle east institute doctor paul phelan. thanks for being with us. the latest on this is the united states, the pentagon claiming iran shot down a us drone prior to attacking those two oil tankers in the gulf. how big a deal is that drone information coupled with these tanker attacks? >> doesn't add much to the situation. it is a dramatic situation, iran continues to try to interdict through the strait of hormuz which is 60% of the flow of oil, a serious development. the us is quite sure, other countries are on the fence. the us options might include convoy doing ships providing naval convoys, something the us did in 1980. it is not cheap or easy but something the us can do without escalating. jillian: there are conflicting sign

editor any the italian director franco zeffirelli famed for his films and television has died in rome at the age of 96 zeffirelli directed will than 2 dozen movies is perhaps best known as the director of the 968 adaptation of romeo and juliet the 2 time oscar nominee also served in the italian senate for 2 terms as a member of silvio berlusconi's 4 italia party zeffirelli son says his father died at home after a long illness. there's more in everything we're covering right here al jazeera dot com for all the latest news and analysis that takes you behind the headlines. just briefly the top stories hong kong's chief executive has suspended a highly controversial bill to allow extraditions to mainland china carry lamb had previously refused to scrap the bill despite massive protests at her goal is to restore peace and order activists on the planet was drawn for good and say they will still go ahead with another protest on sunday i feel deep sorrow and regret that the deficiencies in our work and various other factors have stirred up substantial controversies and dispute in society foll

and the italian director franco zeffirelli best known for his 1968 film adaptation of romeo and juliet has died at the age of 96 so early will also be remembered for his my 970 s. mini series jesus of nazareth he directed more than 2 dozen movies and was a 2 time oscar nominee. the man who brazil's president at an election rally last year has been acquitted the judge ruled that the accused is mentally ill and shouldn't be jailed will be moved to a mental health facility within the prison indefinitely who was badly beaten by supporters after the stabbing also says he will appeal against the decision. rising property values are changing the cultural landscape of the mexican capital each year thousands of people are pushed out by an ever increasing cost of living but in the city's historic center one community is fighting back. reports from mexico city . mexico's capital is one of the most expensive cities in latin america at least when it comes to the cost of building a house with little public housing investments those rising costs are displacing many of the city's longstanding resident