on boxing day morning. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, the film star carrie fisher. she was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. reynolds‘ career spanned seven decades, and she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, singin‘ in the rain, opposite gene kelly. our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. debbie reynolds had been at her daughter s bedside since the star wars star suffered a heart attack on christmas eve. she died just a day later at the age of 84 following a stroke. herson, todd, said simply she wanted to be with carrie. # good morning, good morning, it s great to stay up late # good morning, good morning to you.# debbie reynolds, 19 years old, singing and dancing on film for the very first time. it was her performance alongside gene kelly in singin‘ in the rain that set her on the path to fame. born in texas, she moved with her family
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Army ordnance corps and currently lives in seacroft, in leeds. the flowers given by the children harking back to the first moments of liberation, when citizens and farmers through blooms of blossoms onto tanks, jeeps and into the arms of allied forces, afterfour years of allied forces, afterfour years of occupation, the moment of liberation came. and that flour that we saw being handed by the young people to our veterans is an absolute echo of what happened here. that flower. in those days and weeks, as france finally won liberation. this is albert keir, shaking hands with his king. he served under charles iii s grandfather, george vi. himself a
For you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. afterfour decades in power in cambodia, hun sen is handing over to his eldest son. dad will remain leader of the ruling people s party so significant change seems unlikely for either family or country. given years of economic growth and a key strategic position in south east asia, maybe the status quo is acceptable to most cambodians. well, it s hard to know, given the repression of political dissent. my guest is the veteran exiled opposition leader sam rainsy. has hun sen outwitted his enemies?
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