On to have an incredibly successful career both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians, including Aretha Franklin and sir elton john. He sold 100 million albums and had 11 uk number ones. We were having breakfast in la, anti tummy had taken the decision he was going to leave his present manager and go solo. I was astonished, wham with the biggest p0p group astonished, wham with the biggest pop group in the world and could have continued for many years. He was adamant and its plain to me it was adamant and its plain to me it was about what he wanted to do musically. He was feeling trapped by the type of music that wham fans expected. Earlier, i spoke to the music and Film Producer martin lewis who was with george when he was making the decision to go solo. Russia is holding a day of National Mourning for the 92 People Killed when a Military Plane crashed in the black sea. Authorities in russia say theyve located the site where the plane came down yesterday, soon afte
This time we are in the north wales, in snowdonia, about to climb wales highest peak, Mount Snowdon. Now i am up for a bit of climbing, i am a fairly fit guy, dressed for the part, but i have got an easier option in mind. We are about to take a ride on the historic snowdon Mountain Railway. If you know anything about this part of the world, you will know that this railway is actually closed in the winter. But i have got a special ride lined up on an engineers train, because im going to find out how this Railway Copes with the harsh mountain weather. All aboard when youre ready, dewi this railway has been taking people to the summit of Mount Snowdon since 1896. An estimated 12 Million People have made thatjourney since then. The trains normally run from mid march until november, but it is the weather that dictates the schedule, and the toll the weather takes on the Mountain Railway means for the maintenance teams, winter is the busiest time of year. Mike, you are the Senior Engineering
The middle aged has doubled. The Daily Telegraph claims that the Armed Forces Face another round of cuts, partly due to the fall in the pound. It also notes transport Disruption Due to cold weather across the uk. The times reports that the government will reform charges for electric car charging, to combat the steep costs that are currently imposed. The paper also carries an image of Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia. And finally, the sun also pays tribute to Carrie Fisher, and reports that George Michael will be buried in his familys private plot. Now on bbc news, Weather World. This time nick miller is finding out how the Snowden Railway keeps running despite extreme weather. This time on the Weather World we are going up in the world, literally into the mountains of north wales, and our method of transport may surprise you, it is good to be quite a ride. Also extreme storms and the battle to survive them, as Global Temperatures set new records. Winterfights back in the usa, but not in
The afternoon, head of that, dry weather, but great again, fog lingering for some, nine or 10 degrees will be the top temperatures for many through new years eve afternoon, the evening, the Weather Front heads south, by midnight that is across Northern England, parts of wales, the south east, a lot of the mild and dry, turning much colder from the north, that will take us on into 2017. This is bbc news. The headlines. President putin says he will resist calls to retaliate against americas expulsion of 35 Russian Diplomats. The us has accused the kremlin of hacking the emails of senior democrats and then publishing them during the american president ial campaign. Mr putin also said that positive developments in relations between russia and the uk would be mutually beneficial. A Postmortem Examination into the cause of George Michaels death has proved inconclusive the singer was found dead by his partner at home on christmas day. The only survivor of a boat that capsized off kent on tues
This time, nick miller is finding out how the Snowdon Railway keeps running despite extreme weather. This time on Weather World we are going up in the world, literally into the mountains of north wales, and our method of transport may surprise you. Its going to be quite a ride. Also on Weather World extreme storms and the battle to survive them, as Global Temperatures set new records. Winterfights back in the usa, but not in the arctic. It is still not cold enough on top of the world. Plus, wild winds how not to get caught out in extreme weather. I will be here at the 0are Marshes Nature Reserve in kent, taking a look at how the weather impacts Migratory Birds, from a quiet blue sky day here in kent to the hazards of a hurricane in the atlantic. And why everything in this welsh field is not as it seems. The new type of sheep and what it can tell us about the weather. Welcome to Weather World. This time we are in the north wales, in snowdonia, about to climb wales highest peak, Mount Sn