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good evening and welcome to bbc news. the music world has been paying tribute to george michael, who died yesterday, from suspected heart failure, at the age of 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. he rose to fame with the pop duo wham, enjoying global success in the eighties, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. but he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. his bandmate andrew ridgeley said he was heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend . 0ur arts editor will gompertz looks back at his life. # wham bam, i am a man #. wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, george michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, whami. back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early ‘80s glam. the reality was a little different. so they stuck us in this hotel that couldn t have been more than 80p a night. i was sleeping the night before my first t ....
this week, spot the difference! high pressure in charge, variable amounts of cloud, a bit by watch forthe -;..,,, f f , 5 f watch forthe potentialmaww ’ f , 5 f watch forthe potential of f f , 5 5 so watch out for the potential of some mist and fog then spoke for much of the week ahead. hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines: fans travel to george michael s homes in london and oxfordshire to pay their respects as the world remembers him. russia says the bodies of 11 victims of the military plane crash in the black sea have been recovered and flown back to moscow. all 92 passengers and crew on board died when it came down shortly after taking off from sochi. at least four people are killed in the manila area as a powerful typhoon crosses the philippines‘ capital. bargain hunters turn out for boxing day sales but it s thought many have stayed home after already splurging on p ....
reporting that the islamic state who claimed responsibility for the killings has pledged a campaign of terror. theresa may overhauling the honours system also makes the paper s front page. and finally, the mirror leads on the latest claims over george michael s death. we will start with the ongoing hunt for the gunman who struck the istanbul nightclub last night. we we re istanbul nightclub last night. we were reporting it around this time, two o clock in the morning local time, last night. smiling killer, it says. shot victims one by one as they partied with friends. hundreds and hundreds of people were in this particular nightclub. a massively popular place in istanbul and well known across turkey. popular place in istanbul and well- known across turkey. very cosmopolitan as well. it was deliberately targeted. he was prepared all right. he was in some psychological state. the express, on one of its inside pages, say this man is now believed to have been a turkmen, ....
routinely in trouble and. in school sells for £2400. and we ll talk to the most powerful person in british theatre the producer sonia freedman. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. officials in turkey say two people have been killed and five wounded by a large explosion, believed to have been caused by a car bomb, in the resort town of izmir. the blast took place outside the entrance to a courthouse in the resort town, which is on the west coast of turkey. security sources say that two attackers have been shot and killed by police. a third man is said to be on the run. let s go straight to our turkey correspondent, mark lowen, who is in istanbulfor us now. bring us right up to date in terms of what the authorities believe is happening now, mark. the governor of izmir has spoken and said that the attackers struck when police outside the main courthouse approached their car. they were attempting to search the car when the attackers opened fire on the police. a car b ....
with india s hopes to be a more cashless economy to halt black market money the business standard looks at whether cheaper smartphones can be made for the mass market. a meticulously prepared meal service is becoming more sought after in china. part inspired by british tv show downton abbey, china s seen a sharp rise in people training to be butlers. that s in the international new york times. and after nearly 150 years, the big top of the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus will finally come down. the show‘s closing because fewer people are going to see it. when i was a child that was the only circus in town, i must say. times are changing, however. david buik is a market strategist with panmure gordon. i lived on the other side of the world in the philippines, and we only had the ring when brothers. we will come to brexit in a moment that first of all let me tell you about this twitter account where it says trump has been more critical of his close alli ....