BBC Breakfast was interrupted minutes into Wednesday's show as Ben Thompson and Sally Nugent announced the death of country music legend Dolly Parton. The programme was dedicated to celebrating the 80-year-old's life and career.
Flags at half-mast
Opening the programme, Ben said: "American flags are flying at halfmast across the US this morning to mark the death of the country legend Dolly Parton. She died in Nashville at the age of 80 after what her publicist says was a brief battle with cancer."
Tributes from music stars
Sally Nugent said tributes had been pouring in from stars across the music industry, with Elton John describing the singer as a "giant of an artist". She continued: "Paul McCartney said she was unrivalled in the world of country music. Taylor Swift said a world without Dolly doesn't feel possible."
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