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
Wednesday. A 14yearold girl told her family and police she went to see a friend after school. When she knocked on that door and no one answered, hill told her to come inside, her friend was there. Last night he phoned detectives and we are told he told them, come and get me. But he has had a change of heart. One officer told us, hill is trouble. We did look up his background. We did a little digging. In the next half hour, we will tell you what we found out from the d. A. s office in philadelphia. We will tell you when he will appear in court. In darby, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. New information on the suspect in the abduction of carlesha freelandgaither. He will face charges for attempted murder and kidnapping in a different case. We got ahold of this new mug shot taken by the authorities in virginia after he was pros saysed in at that jail. The investigation into the abduction here in philadelphia continues. Federal kidnapping charges against barnes were filed in philadelphia yest
Good morning. The eat out to help 0ut scheme launches. More than 72,000 businesses have signed up to offer half price meals paid by the government. Will it be enough to save struggling hospitality firms . Im in watford to find out. A Major Incident is declared in Greater Manchester as officials ramp up their response to a rising number of covid i9 cases. Good number of covid i9 cases. Morning. The most dramatic ending to a formula i race the World Champion can remember. Lewis hamilton crosses the line at silverstone on three wheels to win the british grand prix for the seventh time. Splashdown a safe landing for the first astronauts to splash down in us waters in 45 years. And we saw out last week with our third highest temperature ever recorded. This week, the heat is back by friday but we start on a rather cool note. I will have all the details here on breakfast. Its monday the third of august. Our top story millions of new tests for coronavirus that can give a result in 90 minutes w
Or hashtag bbcyourquestions. Also this hour. Eat out to help out diners across the uk can enjoy a discount of up to 50 off their bills from this morning in a bid to boost the struggling hospitality sector. Europes biggest bank, hsbc, sees its half yearly profits plunge by two thirds as it battles the coronavirus downturn. Institutional racism may have contributed to the disproportionate impact of covid 19 on ethnic minorities in wales, according to a top judge. Nearly two years on from the collapse of genoas morandi bridge, killing 43 people, the italian city prepares to inaugurate its replacement. Splashdown a new chapter in the space race two american astronauts safely splash down as the first commerciallly crewed mission to the International Space station returns to earth. New 90 minute tests that can detect coronavirus and flu will be rolled out from next week. Currently, most test results are returned within 2a hours, but some can take up to two days. Almost half a million new on
Of cross border raids. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Today, the American People must choose a new president. After months of a bitter brutal campaign, millions of citizens are heading to the polls. Over 100 million of them have voted already, and that means we may have to wait longer than usual to get a firm result. Its a contest that the democrats have framed as a battle for the soul of the nation. Republicans are holding out the promise of a return to economic prosperity, to make America Great again. Our north america editorjon sopel has more from washington. A pandemic, a president hospitalised in the midst of the campaign, racial unrest, an economic shutdown, billions of dollars spent by the two candidates and now today, finally, the sun is rising on polling day. Americas exhausting, seemingly endless election has reached its climax. Unprecedented numbers. Nearly 100