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promised to do more for people sleeping on the streets. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. the british people have spoken and the answer is we are. the eu referendum divided not just the answer is we are. the eu referendum divided notjust the politicians but communities and families. so against this back drop it is perhaps not surprising that in her christmas message the prime minister appeals for unity. coming together is important for us as a country, the reason they says. as we leave the eu we must seize an historic opportunity to forge a bold new role and to unite our country as we move forward into the future. in a separate message recorded to the armed forces theresa may tells them that the government is on their side. because i want you and all the families to know that this government is on your side. jeremy corbyn says his thoughts are with those experiencing loneliness and despair at this time of year. he recently visited a homeless charity in lo ....
to one news agency, it was heading to one news agency, it was heading to syria. a search operation is reported to be under way, we will keep you up to date with the latest on that as soon as we have more black sea. donald trump has announced that he will be dissolving his charitable foundation. the president elect says it s to try and avoid any conflicts of interest with his presidency. the trump foundation has been under investigation by new york s attorney general since september over suspected impropriety. us media says the foundation is under scrutiny over a donation it made to a group backing a republican politician in 2013. mr trump released a statement saying: lynn sweet is a journalist for the chicago sun times, based in washington. i spoke to her a short while ago about the foundation and why the president elect has decided to close it. this has been a big controversy triggered by stories in the washington post. the bottom line is that donald trump does not ....
their mitts, his talents set him apart. flags fly a half mast across russia in tribute those who died when a military plane bound for syria crashed into the black sea. also this hour, millions of shoppers head to the high street for the boxing day sales. these were the crowds flocking into selfridges in london as bargain hunters turned out to bag cut price deals, although trade could be down due to pre christmas discounts. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year,including muhammed ali, in review 2016: we remember: part one. welcome to bbc news. a merry christmas to you, as well. the music world has been paying tribute to george michael, who died last night, 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 leapt to fame with the pop duo wham, enjoying global success in the eighties, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. but he ....
soa frost. so a wintry looking morning here and the fog will be loathe to clear in some places. in some spots it won t clear at all. some western fringes seeing the best of the sunshine. more likely for northern ireland and scotland, a fine day. away from the western highlands where there will abspot or two of drizzle. chillier further south and where the fog lingers all day, we probably won t get above freezing. all the latest, including weather warnings which have just been issued, including weather warnings which havejust been issued, will including weather warnings which have just been issued, will be found online. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at ii.31pm: voters in some parts of england are to be asked to provide proof of id before casting their ballots, as part of efforts to curb electoral fraud. ministers have rejected criticism the plan is a sledgehammer to crack a nut . russian crash investigators examine a flight data recorder recovered from the blac ....
cassettes as well? no nana, it sjust cds. why, do you have cassettes? no. the bafta winner played nana in the royle family. one of her co stars, the actress suejohnston, said she was devastated at her passing . in halfan in half an hour, reporters takes a look at the bbc‘s bestjournalism from the last year, including an exclusive report on chinese militarisation of international waters. some breaking newsjust in. the author of watership down, richard adams has died, aged 96. his tale about a family of rabbits was a bestseller and also became a celebrated film. a statement from his family said he died on christmas eve. they posted a quote from the book on the watership down website which read: it seemed to hazel he would not be needing his body any more. nick higham looks back at his life. they seem sad, like trees in november. it became a worldwide bestseller and animated film and made its creator a millionaire. not bad for a story about intrepid rabbits originally ....