Watch: 'For a small man he's left a big gap'published at 13:56 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Writer and comedian Barry Cryer has been paying tribute to Ronnie Corbett at the entertainer's funeral in Shirley.
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Updates on Monday 18 April 2016
Watch: 'For a small man he's left a big gap'published at 13:56 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Stars remember Ronnie Corbett at funeral in Shirleypublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Comedians and actors are among the mourners who have arrived for Ronnie Corbett's funeral.
Image source, PADavid Walliams, Sir Michael Parkinson and Jimmy Tarbuck are attending the service being held at the St John the Evangelist Church near his home in Shirley, Croydon, south London.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesSir Michael said of Corbett: "What you saw is what you got. He was modest, self-effacing, a brilliant comic."
Image source, PAThe entertainer died last month aged 85 having been diagnosed with a suspected form of motor neurone disease.
Image source, PAAfternoon weather: Chance of a light showerpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
For much of the day there will be a good deal of cloud but a few bright or sunny spells remain possible at times.
Through the afternoon one or two light showers are possible, though many places will stay dry and winds will ease through the day.
Maximum Temperature: 12C (54F).
Lunchtime TV news: Illegal puppy trade and London statues scaled by Greenpeacepublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
BBC London NewsOn the lunchtime news today on BBC One at 13:30, we report on how police in Hertfordshire say gangs are forcing vulnerable people to allow them to use their homes as part of the illegal puppy farming trade.
And how Greenpeace activists scaled London statues and monuments this morning to focus attention on air pollution.
A new exhibition shows how underwear has changed through historypublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Undressed is the latest exhibition from the Victoria and Albert museum, charting the history of the undergarment. The exhibition houses over 200 pieces ranging from Y-fronts to the first ever bra.
Curator of the show, Edwina Ehrman, showed BBC News some of her favourite items.
Media caption, A new exhibition shows how underwear has changed through history
Man aged 70 stabbed in a shop in Walthamstowpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
A 70-year-old man was stabbed in a shop in Waltham Forest last night, police say.
Police in Waltham Forest were called to a shop in Carr Road, E17 by London Ambulance Service at 21:10 last night.
The man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service where he remains in a critical condition. Police described his stab injuries as serious.
One line of inquiry police are following is that the victim was stabbed following an attempted robbery.
Three suspects, described as white males aged in their mid-twenties, were seen to leave the premises immediately after the stabbing.
Latest headlines: Life sentence for killer, Greenpeace protesters climb London's monumentspublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
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BBC News Online, London- A jealous man who decapitated his long-term partner at their east London flat before flushing her head down the toilet has been jailed for life
- Greenpeace activists scale Nelson's Column and London monuments
- A police investigation is under way after a passenger plane approaching Heathrow Airport was hit by what is believed to have been a drone.
Greenpeace protesters place mask over Nelson's Columnpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Greenpeace protesters continue their work this morning to highlight "dangerous levels" of air pollution in the capital.
They placed a face mask over Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
Image source, GreenpeaceDisruption at Victoria Station after seven platforms closedpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
A signal failure at Victoria Station meant rail commuters faced delays and cancellations this morning.
Seven of Victoria's 19 platforms were closed, meaning fewer trains could operate to and from the station.
The incident began in the early hours of the morning, causing major disruption to Southern and Gatwick Express services.
Engineers were unable to fix the issue until 08:30 and delays are expected to continue throughout the day.
Killer will probably die in jailpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Nibbs, 69, became enraged after vivacious and caring Meals On Wheels worker Judith Nibbs, 60, taunted him as their relationship fell apart by saying she had been seeing other men.
Image source, Met PoliceThe cancer sufferer claimed he had acted in self defence, but a jury found Nibbs guilty of murder following an Old Bailey trial.
His lawyer Ian Henderson QC told the court that his client acknowledged that his ill health meant he would die in jail.
The Recorder of London Nicholas Hilliard QC said: "I'm sure you don't regret your wife's death save for its effect on your own comfort and well-being."
Man jailed for life after flushing partner's head down the toiletpublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Dempsey Nibbs, aged 69, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years after being found guilty at the Old Bailey of beheading his partner Judith Nibbs and flushing her head down the toilet.
Image source, PAFox hitches a ride on the number 12 bus in Southwarkpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
A fox makes his way downstairs after being on the top deck of a Number 12 bus as it made its way along St George's Road in Southwark.
Image source, PAThe animal was coaxed off the vehicle by the driver.
Newshour piece on Samuel Beckett exhibition at the Wellcome Trustpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Media caption, How Irish playwright was the inspiration behind part of a new exhibition on the voice
BBC London mayoral debate takes placepublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
BBC London is hosting a special election debate programme tonight featuring the five main mayoral candidates.
The Big Debate is at 22:45 on BBC One and BBC Radio London.
For the latest on the London mayoral and London Assembly elections go to our London Elections 2016 page
Image source, bbcWatch: stand-only escalators 'ease congestion'published at 09:59 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
An experiment by Transport for London has found congestion is eased when commuters stand on, rather than walk up, escalators.
The trial is now being extended for a further six months at Holborn, one of London's busiest underground stations.
Bruce Forsyth too ill to attend Ronnie Corbett's funeralpublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Many stars of the broadcast industry will be at comedian Ronnie Corbett's funeral today.
But Sir Bruce Forsyth, who performed alongside the late comedian, is understood to be too ill to attend as he recovers from surgery.
Jimmy Tarbuck, Mr Corbett's friend and fellow comedian, is expected to join the service.
Mr Corbett became a household name in the 1970s alongside Ronnie Barker in their TV show, The Two Ronnies, and continued to appear on screen into his 80s.
He leaves his wife Anne Hart, who he was married to for 50 years, and daughters Emma and Sophie.
Comedian Ronnie Corbett's funeral takes place in Croydonpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
The funeral of comedian Ronnie Corbett will take place in Croydon today, after he died last month aged 85.
Image caption, Ronnie Corbett (R)
His funeral will take place at the St John the Evangelist Church near his home in Shirley before the service moves on to a local crematorium.
It will be followed by a private wake at a nearby golf club.
Police investigate after BA plane 'hit by drone'published at 08:51 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Image source, PAThe British Airways flight from Geneva, with 132 passengers and five crew on board, was hit as it approached the London airport at 12:50 BST on Sunday.
If confirmed, it is believed to be the first incident of its kind in the UK.
BA said it would give the police "every assistance with their investigation". No arrests have been made, police said.
Four arrested as Greenpeace protesters scale London monumentspublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
Image source, GreenpeaceProtesters placed surgical masks over famous London statues, including Eros in Piccadilly Circus and the Oliver Cromwell statue at Parliament.
About six climbers scaled the 52m Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
The group says it plans to target 17 statues in the capital on Monday.
Image source, Greenpeace
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Image source, GreenpeaceToday's weather: Sunny start, cloudy laterpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 18 April 2016
There may perhaps be some early sunshine but for much of the day there will be a good deal of cloud.
Through the afternoon one or two light showers are possible, though many places will stay dry and winds will ease through the day.
Maximum Temperature: 12C (54F).
Media caption, BBC London weather on 18 April 2016
