Brighten up there with sunshine. Wednesday morning, frost. And by this stage, fog. Tributes to the singer George Michael one of the biggest stars in British Music who has died at the age of 53. Todays other news russia begins a day of National Mourning for those who died when a Military Plane crashed into the black sea. Will Boxing Day Sales deliver . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, George Michael, has died. He was 53, and is believed to have had Heart Failure. He rose to fame as one half of the group, wham and went on to have a successful solo career. He sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. Nick quraishi looks back at his life. His popularity was not limited to his fans. Fellow musicians were equally overwhelmed by his talent. Here he is rehearsing for the 1992 Freddie Mercury tribute concert. According to his publicist, he passed away peacefully on christmas day. He died of Heart Failure. Andrew ridgely
Who was so close to George Michael they described themselves as cousins at 9 15am. And well meet one of britains most prolific organ donors whos already donated a kidney, 16 eggs and 80 pints of blood to people shes never met and plans to do much, much more. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. We will bring you the latest news and stories throughout the day. What do you want to hear theresa may say in her Big Brexit Speech which is due at around 1145, you will see that on bbc news. If you have donated an organ, tell us if you have donated an organ, tell us what motivated you. If you have received a strangers organ, tell us about that as well. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story. The Prime Minister will this morning set out her vision for the terms of the uks departure from the European Union. Theresa may has a list of 12 demands fo