Sir Bruce Forsyth has spoken emotionally about his friend, colleague and fellow golf enthusiast Ronnie Corbett.

He told the BBC: 

Sir Bruce said one of the first times he saw him was when Corbett was working in the cast of a Danny La Rue show in the West End, and said the pair had been "great together". 

Sir Bruce added that he loved to rehearse with Corbett and also that the pair had "some lovely times" golfing.

He said the "four candles" sketch was one of the all-time greats, describing Corbett as "such a genius". 

"He could work with anybody, Ronnie, because his personality would always gel with the other performer," added Sir Bruce.

Michael Palin was a writer on The Two Ronnies, alongside Terry Jones. 

He spoke to BBC Radio 4's World at One about their working relationship and friendship:

Former BBC chairman Michael Grade has spoken of his sadness at the loss of the "huge talent" that was Ronnie Corbett.

He told the BBC news channel Corbett was "one of the all-time greats of British comedy, no question".

The Two Ronnies was a Saturday night TV staple from 1971 to 1987. 

Their comedy was a mix of surrealism, slapstick and social commentary - and they liked nothing better than dressing up. 

Here are some images of the pair in some of their more elaborate get-ups. 

Here are just a few of some of Corbett's best-known - and best-loved - one liners.

• A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston by-pass. Motorists are asked to be on the look-out for 16 hardened criminals
• We'll be talking to a car designer who's crossed a Toyota with Quasimodo and come up with the Hatchback of Notre Dame  
• A juggernaut of onions has shed its load all over the M1. Motorists are advised to find a hard shoulder to cry on
• After a series of crimes in the Glasgow area, Chief Inspector McTavish has announced that he is looking for a man with one eye. If he doesn't find him, he's going to use both eyes  
• French wine growers fear that this year's vintage may be entirely spoiled due to the grape treaders' sit-in
• All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my right hand  
• There was a fire at the main Inland Revenue office in London today, but it was put out before any serious good was done   

Nick Higham looks back at the life of Ronnie Corbett. 

Tributes to Ronnie Corbett are starting to come in from fellow entertainers. 

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As one half of The Two Ronnies, Corbett was part of one of biggest comedy double acts of all time, alongside Ronnie Barker.

Among the pair's most memorable sketches were "Four Candles" and "Nothing's Too Much Trouble". 

Barker first worked with Corbett in The Frost Report and Frost on Sunday, programmes for which he also wrote scripts. In 1971 they teamed up for the first Two Ronnies.

A total of 12 series of the comedy show were made.

At its peak, more than 17 million viewers tuned in to see the programme, which aired until 1987. 

The duo reunited for The Two Ronnies Sketchbook shortly before Barker's death in 2005. 

"Ronnie Corbett CBE, one of the nation's best-loved entertainers, passed away this morning, surrounded by his loving family," said his publicist. 

"They have asked that their privacy is respected at this very sad time."

Entertainer Ronnie Corbett has died aged 85 surrounded by his family, his publicist has said.

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The artwork for the new illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has been revealed, with the Weasleys' flying car taking centre stage. 

Jim Kay, who will be using his imagination to re-create the Potter world for all seven books in the series, has used paint, pencil and pixels to create the fully-illustrated tome.

Author JK Rowling said: ​"Seeing Jim Kay's illustrations moved me profoundly. 

"I love his interpretation of Harry Potter's world and I feel honoured and grateful he has lent his talent to it."

The second in the series of republished books goes on sale in October.

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Yesterday we told you how the new head of the British Board of Film Classification said he would give Watership Down a PG rating instead of a U if it was released today.

And many of you agreed with him that it was too upsetting for young children to watch.

Although others thought he was talking nonsense. 

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Jamie Cullum is heading to Glastonbury - although not the summer festival at Worthy Farm. 

Instead, the singer is to appear as a special guest at the annual Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza, which festival organiser Michael Eavis set up to thank local residents for putting up with the disruption of the main event.

Cullum joins Van Morrison on the bill for the August event. 

Cullum had this to say:

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Beverley Callard, who plays Liz McDonald on Coronation Street, is taking time off from the soap. 

The news came after she wrote on Twitter that she had been "battling the demons of depression" - and that one of the drugs she has been taking has been withdrawn. 

She suggested on Twitter it had been stopped for financial reasons and also thanked fans for their support. 

A Coronation Street source confirmed the temporary departure after the medication was discontinued, saying: "She is taking some time off whilst her doctors look for a suitable alternative."

The actress has previously spoken about her experience of having depression, calling it the "curse of the strong".

The Sun

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He looks like an X Factor judge, he sounds like an X Factor judge, and now it seems - if reports are to be believed - that Louis Walsh is to become an X Factor judge once again.

BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw announced last month that he was leaving the show after one series. 

And now The Sun is reporting that Walsh is being lined up to take his place after being sacked from the ITV programme last year.

He's said to have flown to LA for talks with Simon Cowell. 

A source from the show told The Sun: "He’s doing all he can to sign him for the next series. Louis is up for it.

"Simon wants an older person back after admitting last year’s series was too youthful, which might have made more people go to Strictly."

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Hungarian Noble Literature Prize winner Imre Kertesz has died at the aged of 86. 

The novelist drew on his experiences in Nazi concentration camps for many of his works, having been incarcerated in Auschwitz as a teenager.

Fateless was the first in a trilogy of books in which Kertesz reflected on the Holocaust. A Kudarc (Fiasco) and Kaddish For a Child Not Born were written later and had the narrator looking back at a life scarred by the Holocaust.

He won the Noble Prize in 2002.

Krisztian Nyary, director of Kertesz's publishers Magveto Publishing, told AFP:    

Uber film composer Hans Zimmer has said he is not to blame if music drowns out dialogue during a movie - instead calling out inferior cinema sound systems. 

There has been criticism levelled at the muted dialogue in Batman v Superman, for which he composed the score. 

Speaking to the BBC's Rebecca Jones, he said: "I don't have control over it."

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It must be every magician's worst nightmare, doing a trick in front of an audience which doesn't quite go to plan. 

But that's what happened to Dynamo during his live stage show at London's O2 arena. 

He asked audience member Tom to help him with a trick that saw Dynamo put his volunteer's mobile phone inside a bottle. 

Impressive stuff. 

But then when Dynamo asked another member of the public on the stage to ring Tom's mobile... nothing happened. 

The magician could be heard saying he hoped there was enough mobile reception before the trick was tried again, but the phone just wouldn't ring.

"It's a live magic show people, anything could happen," he told the audience. 

Read more and watch the video.  

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Lauren Turner
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Good morning and welcome to Thursday’s live page, wherever you are.

Tonight will see the first of two David Bowie tribute concerts performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall – we’ve some news on acts pulling out just before it takes place.

Fresh from the announcement Dermot O’Leary is returning to the X Factor, there are reports another familiar face could also be on his way back.

The reviews are out for James Norton’s new play Bug, so we’ll bring you a selection of those.

And in an inspired move, the new Bridget Jones trailer has been spliced with that of Batman v Superman.

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