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 we ll be rounding up some of the comments you ve 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 sh
coverage which did appear was the new year s 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 year s eve. and celebrity culture was at the heart of another series of complaints on what s sadly become a very familiar theme in 2016. here s the start of bbc one s 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 mor
also ahead: an american army veteran has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. donald trump promises to look at ways of combating future cyber attacks on us elections, after a briefing from intelligence chiefs. a bump in the road councils predict a huge rise in the repair bill for potholes in england and wales. we will meet the schoolboy putting his new running blade into action, as children in england are given sporting prosthetics for the first time on the nhs. in sport, it is a stroll for city in the fa cup, as manchester city put five past west ham united to go through to the fourth round. and helen has the weather. good morning. it is grey and murky out there, with some fog around, especially over the hills. but in contrast to yesterday, nowhere near as cold. i will have all the details for the weekend in around 15 minutes. join me if you can. good morning. first, our main story: the british red cross is warning of a huma
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