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been a turbulent year for the global market. oil prices hit that historic low. but there is light at the end of the tunnel. and, of course, following a landmark deal between members of the opec countries. and exploding phones, driverless cars and virtual reality. it has been an eventful 12 months in the world of tech but what can we look forward to in 2017? we ll speak to our resident gadget guru. and indeed, a very warm welcome to a very special edition of business live. so this year saw two of the biggest political results of the decade, as the recent trend towards globalisation kind of took a step back. there are now dark clouds of uncertainty hanging over two of the world s biggest economies europe and the united states. so let s start by taking a look back at what happened following the uk s decision to leave the european union. tonight at 10pm, the voters decide that after four decades it is time for britain to leave the european union. i do not think it would b ....
news. israel has condemned a vote by the un security council calling for an end tojewish settlements on occupied palestinian land. the us abstained rather than vetoing the resolution as it usually does. donald trump has tweeted things will be different when he takes over. here s our middle east correspondent yolande knell. these israeli homes are on land that the palestinians want for their promised future state. there are now some 600,000 israelis living in the occupied west bank in eastjerusalem, and numbers are growing. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed its judgment on thejewish settlements. translation: 14 votes in favour. describing them as a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to any peace deal with the palestinians. crucially, the united states did not use its veto power in israel s favour as it usually does. it is because this resolution reflects the facts on the ground and it is consistent with us policy across administr ....
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 ....
of the nativity in bethlehem where thousands have gathered to celebrate midnight mass. good evening and welcome to bbc news. security forces in tunisia say they ve arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin this week. the interior ministry said one of those detained was amri s nephew. 24 year old anis amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of yesterday morning. bethany bell reports. this is anis amri, the man who is suspected of being behind the attack ona suspected of being behind the attack on a burly and christmas market. in the name of so called islamic state. and now authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. the 24 year old tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry along the crowded street, killing 12 people. now, a clearer picture of his network is emerging. officials ....
in our2016 momentous occasion and other events in our 2016 review of the royal yeah. yeah. year. brass band plays ‘happy birthday . it was the year of a big birthday. the queen at 90. for some of her grandchildren and great grandchildren, a trip to canada. the first official overseas visit for the family of four. the duke and duchess of cambridge were also in india. a reminder of royal visits past. and for prince harry, a new relationship highlighted the tricky balance between a private and public life. when you re the queen, you get two birthdays. the real one and the official one. april the 21st was the queen s actual 90th birthday, and she celebrated in windsor. there was of course a cake, baked by nadiya hussain, the winner of the great british bake off. and a meeting with fellow 90 year olds. 0h, an amazing day, yes. i never really imagined that i d meet her. i never imagined i d be 90, let s face it! she was in the bombing of london, so was i. she was evac ....