in sport, liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, says he has nothing to say about phillipe coutinho‘s future as his side prepare for theirfirst game in the champions league and can you be fat and fit? i have been down to this gym every day for the last 20 years and have never had a day off. i am full of fitness. scientists say the idea s a myth, and being overweight can increase your risk of a heart attack by around a quarter. more from them later. and the weather. good morning. rain going east and into the north sea. behind that, sunshine and showers. some will be heavy and thundery. in the sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. i will have more in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the government is pushing for a temporary customs union to be put in place when britain leaves the european union to try to smooth the way for business and prevent chaos on the uk s borders. there ve been warnings about the extra pressure ports could be under if they f
in the past few minutes, thames valley police have confirmed the death of the singer george michael. his publicist said he passed away peacefully at home. the singer, who was 53, launched his career with wham in the 1980s and continued his success as a solo performer. south central ambulance service attended his home in goring in south oxfordshire. police say there were no suspicious circumstances. he was 53 and as many people will know he had launched his career with wham along with andrew ridgeley in the 19805 along with andrew ridgeley in the 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo performer. he s often spoken quite widely of his relationship, rather difficult relationship, rather difficult relationship, with his father, saying he had to fight his demons. well we can speak now on the phone to the music critic for the daily telegraph, neil mccormick. hello, neil. hello. goodness, what news for christmas day! it
a warning that bad behaviour in schools is not being taken seriously enough, from the man given the job of advising the government on the issue. could you have to work until you are 70? two separate reports for the government say millions may have to work longer to qualify for a state pension. i will have the details. in sport, faster than ever before. the new formula one season is underway, with lewis hamilton showing who is boss in the new cars, quickest in the first two practice sessions, ahead of the season opening australian grand prix. and the film love actually, updated. we have an exclusive preview ahead of tonight s airing on comic relief. and matt has the weather. good morning. there will be a few more red noses, a bit chilly around the country. rain to the south west of england and the north of scotland but for most it should be a fine day and that we can forecast looking good as well. join me for all the details and 15 minutes. see you then. in15 details and 15
of france? as the country prepares to elect a new president bears record levels of apathy and delusion among french voters, a spate of terror attacks has sown in security and has sparked debate. my guest todayis and has sparked debate. my guest today is a writer and public intellectual in the grand french tradition. is france living through an age of decline? pascal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. we are talking with a french presidential elections very close, does france feel right for the sort of political shock that we ve seen in recent times both in the uk over the brexit vote and in the united states with the victory of donald trump in the presidential election? i hope not, with all my heart i hope we won t face the same electoral results that you had with brexit and that the americans had with trump. so we re doing everything to avoid the passage to the far right with marine le pen. but at the present time we have two opposite candidates, marcha nt, time we have two op
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