Other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, this years traditional Christmas Day broadcast by the queen put the focus on the theme of inspiration. Here it is in full. Band plays god save the queen. There was a time when british olympic Medal Winners became Household Names because there were so few of them. But the 67 medals at this years games in rio and 147 at the paralympics meant that the gb medallists reception at Buckingham Palace was a crowded and happy event. Throughout the commonwealth, there were equallyjoyful celebrations. Grenada, the bahamas, jamaica and new zealand won more medals per head of population than any other countries. Many of this years winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. Inspiration fed their aspiration, and having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others. A few months ago, i saw inspiration of a different kind when i opened the new cambridge base of the ea
Carrie fisher, the actress, debbie reynolds, has written on social media that her daughters in a stable condition in an la hospital, on friday the actress suffered Heart Problems on a flight from london the united states. Now on bbc news, mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting out the crackers from the turkeys in this review 2016 the in film. Hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. Im mark kermode, and were here at the Cinema Museum in south london where for the next half now we will be looking back at some of the best Movies Released In Uk Cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuous year, what with the brexit vote injune, and the results of the American Election in november proving that the unexpected really can happen. In the world of politics, uncertainty can be alarming. When it comes to movies, it is the expected which really makes it all worthwhile. While the naysayers can blame that movies today are just an endless slew of sequels
In the past few minutes, Thames Valley police have confirmed the death of the singer George Michael. His publicist said he passed away peacefully at home. The singer, who was 53, launched his career with wham in the 1980s and continued his success as a solo performer. South Central Ambulance service attended his home in goring in south oxfordshire. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. He was 53 and as many people will know he had launched his career with wham along with Andrew Ridgeley in the 19805 along with Andrew Ridgeley in the 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo performer. Hes often spoken quite widely of his relationship, rather difficult relationship, rather difficult relationship, with his father, saying he had to fight his demons. Well we can speak now on the phone to the music critic for the daily telegraph, neil mccormick. Hello, neil. Hello. Goodness, what news for Christmas Day it is very sho
How the Snowdon Railway keeps running despite extreme weather. Of transport may surprise you, it is going to be quite a ride. 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, it is 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 oare 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
In the past few minutes, Thames Valley police have confirmed the death of the singer George Michael. His publicist said he passed away peacefully at home. The singer, who was 53, launched his career with wham in the 1980s and continued his success as a solo performer. South Central Ambulance service attended his home in goring in south oxfordshire. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. He was 53 and as many people will know he had launched his career with wham along with Andrew Ridgeley in the 19805 along with Andrew Ridgeley in the 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo performer. Hes often spoken quite widely of his relationship, rather difficult relationship, rather difficult relationship, with his father, saying he had to fight his demons. Well we can speak now on the phone to the music critic for the daily telegraph, neil mccormick. Hello, neil. Hello. Goodness, what news for Christmas Day it is very sho