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british successes at the rio 2016 olympic and paralympic games. 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 80s, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. but he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. his band mate 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 wham. back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early ‘80s glamour. the reality was a little different. they stuck us in this hotel that must‘ve been about 80p a night. i w ....
financial news with aaron. and world business report. a new clear nightmare $3 billion wiped off the value of the japanese tech giant toshiba, after it buys a us power business that turns out to be not so powerful. beating the giants at their own game we visit the man who couldn t wait for the electronics industry to come up with usable smart home solutions so, he built his own. welcome to world business report. i m aaron heslehurst. well, happy. what do you say between christmas and new year? anyway hopefully we have a bite size look at finance. shares of the japanese technology giant toshiba took another massive hit this morning falling 20% that s the maximum allowed before the stock exchange suspends all trading. the value lost off the company today is nearly $3 billion. this follows a 12% drop on tuesday. and it s all to do with a not so good purchase toshiba made in the us nuclear power industry. mariko 0i is in our asia business hub in singapore. good to see ....
growing leisure boat industry. from small, human powered, two giant super yachts. and it s one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, as the top teams enter the fa cup, and one of the world s most successful managers pep guardiola gets his first taste of its magic tonight. the sounds of stonehenge and why they could reveal some of the secrets of the historic site. and matt has the weather. good morning. will it be the sound of ice scrapers echoing around the south and east today? it is a day of contrast. while some have frosts, temperatures down to 6, for others it is cloudy and wet. the forecast coming up in15 it is cloudy and wet. the forecast coming up in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the us president elect donald trump is due to meet intelligence chiefs today, to discuss claims that russia tried to interfere in the american presidential election. he s faced criticism from both republicans and democrats about his approach to the allegations, ....
is under pressure this winter but rejected calls for extra funding. it comes rejected calls for extra funding. it co m es after rejected calls for extra funding. it comes after a warning from health chiefs that more than a million elderly and vulnerable people are not getting the social care that they need. following the murder of a 7 year old in york a teenage girl has been remanded into secure accommodation. the bbc sets outs ambitious plans to make the iplayer britain s number one online tv service by 2020. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us president elect donald trump has called allegations that russia has compromising material about him phoney stuff put together by sick people . the allegations are contained in an intelligence dossier which also carries claims that some of his team communicated secretly with moscow during the election campaign, and accounts that suggest mr trump paid for prostitutes. none of the claims has so far been verified. this ....
information he has provided. reporter: what does that mean for democracy. if he does believe that, what does it mean for democracy? i ve answered your question. so how will the media and democrats carry on trying to challenge the new president? and a north korean diplomat who defected last year from its london embassy claims its leader kimjong un would be prepared to attack los angeles with nuclear weapons if his survival in power depended on it. kimjong un, i kim jong un, i think, kimjong un, i think, will press the button of this dangerous, you know, the weapons when he thinks that his rule and his time is threatened. that full interview before 11am. hello and welcome to the programme. we re live until 11am. as always we ll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories throughout the programme. later we ll be covering a story which the govt has been accused ifa if a woman has a third do get in touch. use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will ....