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as we enter 2017. the events of the last year have changed our world. popular votes in the united states and united kingdom have shaken the west. both have been an angry backlash against decades old policies. the rising tide of antiestablishment feeling is found its voice in social media. as the new means of communicating propelled us into an age where fact no longer matters? post truth is the word of the year. what does it mean? what is new is the speed at which some of these false and get distributed, and the willingness of people to embrace them. and what does the future look like? is britain s vote to leave the eu the beginning of a wider european unravelling? in the pale winter dawn of western pennsylvania the deer hunting season has begun. chuck eriksson has been shooting deer for a0 years. they start hunting here as early as eight years old. over the years it has changed. we have gone from being meat seekers to trophy hunters. it was a bad day if we saw 100 deer. ....
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 d ....
to his home in oxfordshire shortly before 2pm on christmas day. they ve confirmed he was found dead at the scene. it s being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. george michael shot to fame in the 1980s with the group wham, and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. 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 not ever ....
before 2pm on christmas day. they ve confirmed he was found dead at the scene. it s being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. george michael shot to fame in the 1980s with the group wham, and then went on to have a hugely successful solo career. 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 not everybody has got a body like y ....
in review edition of dateline london. what a year it has been. brexit, donald trump‘s victory, the rise of populist movements, the migrant crisis, wars across the middle east and the possibility of a new cold war in europe. our top team of year end reviewers are alexander nekrassov, a russian writer and former kremlin adviser, janet daley of the sunday telegraph, mina al 0raibi who is an iraqi journalist. and thomas kielinger of die welt. well, in britain, across europe and in the united states it has been a tumultuous year. the brexit vote, donald trump‘s victory, political turmoil in france, italy and elsewhere. all have shown countries divided within themselves. scotland, post industrial areas of northern england and the prosperous parts of london at times appeared to regard each other as incomprehensible. trump and clinton voters often seemed to belong notjust to different states but different visions of the united states. how significant has 2016 been in terms ....