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Back at 2017s big film releases including the sequel to blade runner, thats the year in film in half an hour. The beatles drummer ringo starr and the last surviving member of the bee gees, barry gibb, are among those who have been knighted in the new year honours. The ex deputy prime minister, nick clegg, is also knighted, and the former ballerina turned strictly come dancing judge, darcy bussell, becomes a dame. This report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. Twist and shout twist and shout. More than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab fours drummer has been honoured with a knighthood. What would you do if i sang. Recognising ringo starrs half a century long contribution to music. I get by with a little help from my friends. Tragedy former bee Gee Barry Gibb said he was humbled and very proud to be made sir barry. With no one to love you, youre going nowhere. War horse author and one time childrens laureate michael morpurgo, who too has been made a knight, hopes his aw
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Very unsettled. Hello, good afternoon. This is bbc news. Our latest headlines more than 1,100 people are recognised in the new year honours with knighthoods for the beatles drummer ringo starr, bee gees singer barry gibb, and strictly come dancing judge Darcey Bussell is made a dame. The labour peer lord adonis says attempts to silence his criticism of the government forced him to step down as its infrastructure adviser. He quit yesterday, suggesting whitehall had been infected by brexit. Thousands of iranian government supporters are attending officially sponsored rallies across the country after two days of anti establishment protests. Millennials will enjoy the biggest inheritance boom of any post war generation, but not until theyre into their 60s, a report says. Now on bbc news, one of our Programme Highlights from the past 12 months. Africa is in the midst of a baby boom. The median age across the continent isjust 19. In september, Alastair Leithead investigated the potential pos
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