Billy marks Parkinson’s milestone

Comedian and actor Billy Connolly was joined by wife Pamela Stephenson at 10 Downing Street to honour the 200th anniversary of Dr James Parkinson’s Essay on the Shaking Palsy, which first described the symptoms of the disease. Connolly revealed he was battling Parkinson’s disease in 2013. He will also receive his knighthood today in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace