Interest rates, the prices in our shops and the strength of the pound will all be closely watched next year. Ill be taking a look at the big stories for our finances in 2017. And carol has our weather forecast. Very similar to what we had yesterday. Starting on a frosty note, with patchy fog, some of which is dense and will be slow to clear. But there is sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in the north west. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The hollywood Actress Debbie Reynolds has died, just one day after the death of her daughter, the film star Carrie Fisher. She was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. Her career spanned seven decades, but she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, Singin In The Rain, opposite gene kelly. Our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. Good morning, good morning, its great to stay up late. Good morning, good morning to you. Debbie reynolds, 19 years old, singing and dancing on film for
Films of all time, the musical Singin In The Rain. For a staggering six decades she has been a big name in show business and she is here in londons west end, treading the boards again. Her life, however, has been touched by scandal and hollywood has changed dramatically in the years she has been involved. Our guest today is Debbie Reynolds. Debbie reynolds, welcome to hardtalk. Why are you still so driven to carry on performing . If i wasnt, if i was not having a wonderful time i would be bored to death and i would be sitting at home and i would not know what to do with myself. I have always been busy and active and home in the states i travel 42 weeks a year and that is just constant. Ive never stopped working since i was 16. It isjust like, i am used to it. I get quite nervous if, lets say i had a two week vacation, then i am nervous. I must keep busy. When you started at 16 years old, could you have imagined you would still be doing it at 78 . No, i thought id most probably be dead.
Films of all time, the musical Singin In The Rain. For a staggering six decades she has been a big name in show business and she is here in londons west end, treading the boards again. Her life, however, has been touched by scandal and hollywood has changed dramatically in the years she has been involved. Our guest today is Debbie Reynolds. Debbie reynolds, welcome to hardtalk. Why are you still so driven to carry on performing . If i wasnt, if i was not having a wonderful time i would be bored to death and i would be sitting at home and i would not know what to do with myself. I have always been busy and active and home in the states i travel 42 weeks a year and that is just constant. Ive never stopped working since i was 16. It isjust like, i am used to it. I get quite nervous if, lets say i had a two week vacation, then i am nervous. I must keep busy. When you started at 16 years old, could you have imagined you would still be doing it at 78 . No, i thought id most probably be dead.
And the welsh opera singer, bryn terfel. Thick fog is causing delays at airports for a second day. Heathrow says 45 flights have been cancelled, because planes were in the wrong place following yesterdays disruption. And its new year down under, sydney welcomes in 2017 in style with a spectacular firework display. Now on bbc news, witness. Hello, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. Im here at the British Library in london for the last time this year to bring you five of our favourite stories from 2016. Well meet a former member of chairman maos infamous red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger Space Shuttle crew, and an art restorer who brought a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece back to life. But first, witness has travelled to the Bamiyan Valley in afghanistan. For over 1,000 years two huge statues of Buddha Towered over the valley, but in 2001 they were destroyed by the taliban. Said musa hussein was one of the local people forced to lay dynamite around t
Films of all time, the musical Singin In The Rain. For a staggering six decades she has been a big name in show business and she is here in londons west end, treading the boards again. Her life, though, has been touched by scandal and hollywood has changed dramatically during the years she has been involved. Our guest on Hardtalk Today is Debbie Reynolds. Debbie reynolds, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Why are you still so driven to carry on performing . Well, now, if i wasnt, if i was not having a wonderful time i would be bored to death and i would be sitting at home and i would not know what to do with myself. I have always been busy, active and home in the states i travel 42 weeks a year and that is just constant. Ive never stopped working since i was 16. It isjust like, i am used to it. I get really nervous if, lets say i had a two week vacation, then i am nervous. I have to keep busy. When you started, though, at 16 years old, could you have imagined you would still be doing it