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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 ....
brought the united states into the second world war. he and president obama are due to visit a memorial that honours the sailors and marines killed in the 1941 attack. before his departure from tokyo, mr abe said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. the bbc‘s laura bickerjoins us from washington. what do we know about the form of this visit? first of all, he has arrived in hawaii. he will meet with president obama over the next few hours. it will be their finalsummit the next few hours. it will be their final summit together and then the pairof them, final summit together and then the pair of them, both presidents, will visit the memorial, the uss arizona, where shinzo abe abbey will take pa rt where shinzo abe abbey will take part ina where shinzo abe abbey will take part in a ceremony to remember the lives lost there, the majority of them were killed on that battleship, them were killed on that battleship, the uss ar ....
has described her as a true british legend. and we will be looking back ata legend. and we will be looking back at a rocky year in british politics. welcome to bbc news. some voters in england are to be asked to provide photographic identity before they vote, the measure is being piloted as efforts to curb electoral fraud. a government commissioned report in august concluded that the authorities sometimes turn a blind eye. he was our political correspondent. an election victory, but steeped in claims of corruption. but for rahman became mayor of tower hamlets. he wasjudged instead by an election court which threw him out of office. it heard claims of voter fraud and intimidation. it prompted a wider review of election practice carried out by the former communities secretary who called for the introduction of id checks. when it comes to vulnerable individuals who want to be able to exercise their individual right to vote, they are given the opportunity of doing so withou ....
imagine you are a patient about to undergo brain surgery. if it goes well, it could save your life, if it goes wrong, you could end up paralysed or dead. you want to believe your surgeon is infallible, a superhero but he is not, he is all too human, just like you. that emerges from the extraordinary honest writing from henry marsh, giving us a rare insight into the mind of the doctor. is that reassuring or troubling? henry marsh, welcome to hardtalk. the veryjob description, brain surgeon , i think in most people it prompts a sense of awe and maybe a little bit of fear, as well, and certainly mystery. but you ve decided to lift the veil on what it is really like and i wonder why. i was subject to that myth of brain surgery myself when i decided to become a neurosurgeon many years ago. i suppose i was drawing attention to oneself, as any writer is doing when writing a book, and i am the youngest of four, i have been drawing attention to myself from an early age, if you ....
visited by immigration officials in recent weeks in a renewed bid to crack down on illegal workers in the industry. and fans around the world have been paying tribute to the star wars actress carrie fisher, who has died at the age of 60. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. one woman has died and a man is seriously injured in a series of crashes on the aao in 0xfordshire. up to 15 people with minor injuries have been treated by emergency services at the scene. ben starkey here witnessed the aftermath. i ve just been ushered through the central reservation. this morning it was foggy and i see. there was a collision ahead of me and i thought this might be the crisis will this all down. on taking a further inspection passed those are saw there was a more serious accident with a lady had been somehow got out of her vehicle and ming collided with another vehicle and had collided with another vehicle. i offered first aid to anybody who needed any. i continued to the oth ....