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and a half year deal replacing alan pardew we ll hear from the stars of the global phenomenon that is sherlock, ahead of it s return to our screens on new years day. and mike s been out on his latest challenge a ratherfestive throwing competition. gulbis bikes go into your hand and you try to haul to the end and the tops you can try to throw it over even more. it is a very odd shape to be throwing. not all will be revealed in half an hour. and nick has the festive forecast for us. good morning. storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk, but it remains windy today, tomorrow, and into boxing day as well. the latest on the blustery christmas forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story. extensive railway engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the work. one of the biggest stations in the cap ....
at the incredible british successes at the incredible british successes at the incredible british successes at the rio olympic and paralympic games. that is gold rush in rio. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the queen has missed her annual christmas day visit to church because of a heavy cold. other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, attended the service at sandringham without her. in her traditional christmas broadcast, the queen focussed on the theme of inspiration . our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. christmas day service at sandringham church, this year, without the queen. other members of the family including the duke of edinburgh attended, but the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. after the service the family appeared to be relaxed. the queen s absence is understood to have been precautionary. there is no sense of due concern. also ....
george michael has been announced. he was 53. he shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham, and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. he s sold more than 80 million records worldwide. his publicist says he passed away peacefully at his home just outside london on sunday. andy moore looks back at his life. # well, i hadn t seen your face around town a while, so i greeted you, with a knowing smile. he burst onto the scene in the early 1980s when he formed wham with andrew ridgeley. the duo had number one singles around the world. they even conquered china, becoming the first western pop band to perform there. george michael loved fame but never became used to it. to be obviously a part of people s lives as an artist, that s what i dreamed of and that s what i m still grateful for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. i wish i d been born with that particular suit of armour, you know, because i wasn t. # you know ....
downstairs there was one metre high. it was about a quarter of the staircase. boxing day sales have already started online we ll look at how changes in buying habits have affected the traditional post christmas bargain hunt. in sport, sam allardyce takes charge of a football match for the first time since he was sacked as england manager. his new side crystal palace, will face watford in the premier league. and matt has the weather. good morning. a wild and wintry day in store. frequent snow show was in scotla nd in store. frequent snow show was in scotland and the storm konta could bring 19 mile costs of wind. for much of england and while the sun is the snow was gone and the sun is out. good morning. first, our main story. one of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group, wham! but went on to have a successful solo career. he sold 100 ....
everything was floating and downstairs there was one metre high. it was about a quarter of the staircase. boxing day sales have already started online we ll look at how changes in buying habits have affected the traditional post christmas bargain hunt. in sport, sam allardyce takes charge of a football match for the first time since he was sacked as england manager. his new side crystal palace, will face watford in the premier league. and matt has the weather. good morning. the storm brings a wild boxing day two parts of scotland. strong winds elsewhere with frequent showers. fairto elsewhere with frequent showers. fair to say it is a different story elsewhere. the sun is out and it should be a lovely day. first, our main story. one of the biggest pop stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group, wham! but went on to have a successful solo career. he s ....