Brighten up there with sunshine. Wednesday morning, frost. And by this stage, fog. Tributes to the singer George Michael one of the biggest stars in British Music who has died at the age of 53. Todays other news russia begins a day of National Mourning for those who died when a Military Plane crashed into the black sea. Will Boxing Day Sales deliver . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, George Michael, has died. He was 53, and is believed to have had Heart Failure. He rose to fame as one half of the group, wham and went on to have a successful solo career. He sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. Nick quraishi looks back at his life. His popularity was not limited to his fans. Fellow musicians were equally overwhelmed by his talent. Here he is rehearsing for the 1992 Freddie Mercury tribute concert. According to his publicist, he passed away peacefully on christmas day. He died of Heart Failure. Andrew ridgely
The japanese Prime Minister, shinzo abe, is making a historic visit to hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor that brought the United States into the second world war. The visit began with mr abe paying tribute to American Military personnel buried at the National Memorial cemetery of the pacific. Before he left tokyo, mr abe said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. Laura bicker reports. Archive december 7th, 1941 a date which will live in infamy. The japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. Bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the Pacific Fleet and killing over 2000 americans. Survivors recalled that the once Bustling Port burned for hours. I had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their son. After 75 years, a sitting japanese Prime Minister will at
The japanese Prime Minister, shinzo abe, is making a historic visit to hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor that brought the United States into the second world war. The visit began with mr abe paying tribute to American Military personnel buried at the National Memorial cemetery of the pacific. Before he left tokyo, mr abe said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. Laura bicker reports. Archive december 7th, 1941 a date which will live in infamy. The japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. Bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the Pacific Fleet and killing over 2000 americans. Survivors recalled that the once Bustling Port burned for hours. I had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their son. After 75 years, a sitting japanese Prime Minister will at
A real revolutionary, Albie Sachs, was among those at the Sunday Times literary awards where ‘How to be a revolutionary’ was named best novel of the year