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the status quo guitarist rick parfitt has died. the 68 year old was taken to hospital in marbella in spain after suffering a severe infection. the musician had been admitted on thursday due to complications to a shoulder injury. in her christmas message, theresa may has called for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu. meanwhile, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has pledged to end rough sleeping in its first term in power. carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack during a flight. the 60 year old went into cardiac arrest minutes before her plane landed in los angeles. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines this evening. there s no stopping celtic, they stay 1a points clear of rangers in the scottish premiership. saracens are still top of the rugby union premiership after they beat newcastle. but it s not a great christmas for the vu ....
but because of the time and the money you spend on championing literacy, why is that so important? for me, the most important thing is getting kids reading. because if our kids do not become competent readers, especially kids at risk, how are they going to getjobs and go to school? if they get through, ten and ii and they are not competent. there ll be a drag on society and the city and all of us, and it will make for a harder life for them and the thing about. as an individual i can t do much to solve global warming or health care crisis, whatever, but as an individual we can all get the kids in our homes reading, mostly, we can help the local school, we can help the local libraries, libraries are a big issue now and how they get funded in england. ijust hope that people will stand up and go, our libraries are really important, we need the money for libraries. how much does your interest in this stem from the fact that you had a son who was a reluctant reader? well, ja ....
miracle if they will pay you to do it. that is my situation. with doing these bookshops, this has been the most final year of my life. really? because i love to tell stories. i was kind of blocked with the stories i loved to tell, i had the women s murder club, we don t need any more hardback. there was no place for me to let my imagination go, and now there is. i will have more content than marvel by the end of this year. it is little wonder that you re known as the busiest man in publishing, not just because known as the busiest man in publishing, notjust because of the number of books you are writing but because of the time and money you spend on championing literacy. why is that so important? the most important thing for me is getting kids reading. if our children do not become competent readers, especially kids at risk, how will they get jobs? go through school? if they get through, they are ten or ii and i m not confident, it is going to be. they are going to be a ....
live pictures. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. the queen has missed the traditional christmas church service at sandringham. buckingham palace says she is suffering with a heavy cold. you ll remember that the queen and the duke of edinburgh delayed the start of their annual trip to sandringham last week, and took a shorter helicopter journey from buckingham palace rather than travelling by train. the rest of the royal family attended church at sandringham without the queen. the congregation included the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales, the duchess of cornwall and prince harry. the earl of wessex, the county of wessex, and lady louise windsor, their daughter, was also there. the queen was suffering from a cold. and the duke of edinburgh as well. they delayed their trip to sandringham last week, taking a short helicopter journey rather than travelling by train. let s go to sandringham now, and emilia papadopoulos is there for us. there were a lot of question ....
the russian foreign ministry has announced it intends to expel 31 american diplomats from its embassy in moscow and four from its consulate in st petersburg. the measure is in response to president obama s decision to kick out 35 diplomats because of allegations that russia interfered in the american presidential election. the kremlin denies trying to discredit hillary clinton during the campaign by publishing hacked emails. our correspondent laura bicker reports from washington. russia stands accused of trying to help donald trump become president. moscow had been warned but now it s being punished for interfering in us elections. america s top intelligence agencies believe a cyber attack on the e mails of hillary clinton s closest aides was orchestrated by the highest levels of russian government. but mr trump has always questioned the evidence. once they hack, if you don t catch them in the act, you re not gonna catch them. you don t know if it is russia or china or ....