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for the royalfamily, looking back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen s 90th birthday. that is review 2016, the royal year with me, daniela relph. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the biggest 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. # you put the boom boom into my heart #. suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham! to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away #. their most famous song heard every year will now have added poignancy. born georgios kyriacos panayiotou in north ....
are expected to hit the high street, although footfall may be down due to pre christmas discounts. and the dateline london panel look ahead to 2017 and discuss brexit, migration and donald trump. that s in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning 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. # you put the boom boom into my heart #. suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away #. their most famous song heard every year will now have added poignancy. born georgios kyriacos panayiotou in north london, george michael was 1 ....
the sense of loss here is as profound as anywhere. today s other news russia begins a day of national mourning for those who died when a military plane crashed into the black sea. the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, suggests the uk would benefit economically by pulling out of the single market completely, when it leaves the eu. also this hour the tills start jingling as shoppers head to the high street for the boxing day sales. these were the scenes in london as bargain hunters turned out to bag cut price deals but footfall may be down due to pre christmas discounts. 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. # you put the ....
villager that you may see in the pub. today s other stories. 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. in halfan in half an hour, i ll be looking back at bed of ice a diverse year infilm. back at bed of ice a diverse year in film. that s with me, mark commode. that s with me, mark kermode. welcome to bbc news. 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 ....
tribute to george michael, who died yesterday, from heart failure, at the age of 53. the singer sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning nearly four decades. he rose to fame with the pop duo, wham, enjoying global success in the 80s, before leaving to forge a successful solo career. but he struggled with the pressures of fame and press attention. his former band mate andrew ridgeley said he was heartbroken at the loss of a beloved friend . our arts editor will gompertz looks back at his life. # wham bam, i am a man #. wearing a bikerjacket and a white tee, george michael takes his first steps into the limelight as one half of the pop duo, wham. back then, he had big hair and a perma tan it was his idea of early ‘80s glam. the reality was a little different. so they stuck us in this hotel that couldn t have hotel that couldn t have been more than 80p a night. i was sleeping the night before my first top of the pops in polystyrene sheets and it was a ....