was arguably in 1985 when he beat thomas hit man hearns in a fight known as the war . tributes have been paid to hagler across the sport of boxing. former featherweight world champion barry mcguigan tweeted, shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the incredible marvellous marvin hagler. i m honoured to have spent some amazing times with him. former middleweight champion oscar de la hoya also tweeted, saddened to hear about the death of marvelous marvin hagler. one of the greatest to ever step in the ring. the world of formula 1 is continuing to pay tribute to the voice of the sport. murray walker who as we ve been hearing this morning passed away last night. after more than a0 years in broadcasting, his voice is one of the most recognisable in sport. earlier this morning, there was a fitting tribute ahead of the final two testing sessions at the bahrain international circuit. world champions past and present have been sharing their memories. seven ti
Now it is time for the turn of newswatch with samira ahmed looking at the role of language in news headlines. Hello and welcome to the first newswatch of 2017 with me, samira ahmed, where well be rounding up some of the comments youve made about bbc news since we went off air before christmas. Coming up jill saward died this week, but should the bbc news website have described her in its headline as a campaigner rather than as a victim . And the year of Celebrity Deaths ended with several more, including that of George Michael. Did the bbc lose perspective over the extent of its coverage . First, the new year has brought no respite from the Terrorist Attacks that have become a regular feature of news broadcasts. On sunday came the latest atrocity, targeting those enjoying a night out at the reina nightclub in istanbul. News reader less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, Bullets Ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. Another camera showed people
Coverage which did appear was the new years honours list. Much of the focus was on sports stars, as described by andy swiss, and pop stars and actors, reported on by lizo mzimba. At the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars the greatest of honours. Patricia routledge has been made a dame. Kinks frontman ray davis said he felt humility and joy to become sir ray. Victoria beckham becomes an obe for services to the fashion industry. Anthony hainsworth took exception to the balance of the reporting, writing on new years eve. And Celebrity Culture was at the heart of another series of complaints on whats sadly become a very familiar theme in 2016. Heres the start of bbc ones late bulletin on christmas day. Hello, good evening. In the last hour the death has been announced of the singer George Michael. He was 53. George michael shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. He sold more than 80 milli
Including the Stock Market Debut of snapchats parent company. The shares jumped more than 40 on their first day of trading. Well, one American School which invested 15,000 in the startup back in 2012, has banked millions, so today we want to know whats the best investment youve ever made. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We begin with advertising. It often serves as an important key early indicator of how well an economy is faring. When advertising is doing well, were buying and selling and economies tend to be growing. The worlds biggest advertising agency, wpp, hasjust published its full year results in the last hour and a half. In a moment well hear from the companys founder and chief executive, sir martin sorrell, but first lets take a look at the numbers. Annual pre tax profits of 2. 3 billion for the group, up 26 on the previous year. The group has reported 2016 like for like net sales up 3. 1 . However, that growth may be about to change as wpp has set
Joining us. Thank you very much. This is bbc news the headlines there are reports that not enough republican members of the house support the new bill that would replace obamacare. The westminster Attacker Police make two more arrests as they try to find out if Khalid Masood was working alone. A £50 billion bill for the uk to leave the eu the head of the European Commission puts a price tag on brexit. Now its time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. Under the spotlight this week, coverage of the attack in westminster. Hello and welcome. Two big issues on the programme this week. Bbc news Programmes Decamp To Westminster near the site of wednesdays attack, was this the scale and response that the attacker might have hoped for . Did coverage of martin mcguinnesss death focus too much on his role as a peacemaker and not enough on his ira past . From early wednesday afternoon millions have watched what unfolded in westminster with a sense of shock and revulsion, and for some there was also