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 london
nana in the royle family. she only began acting professionally at a9, enjoyed a career lasting more than four decades until her retirement in 2009. the number of roads remained closed in scotland after disruption caused by storm,. wind speeds in excess caused by storm,. wind speeds in excess of 90 mph were recorded on the island of shetland on boxing day while large parts of the north experienced heavy snowfall. the scottish transport minister has been chairing extra meetings of the government s resilience team to deal with the situation. hugh is here with the sport. i m not wearing blue because of chelsea, but i might as well be. what a difference a year makes for chelsea. hello. it s 12 wins in a row now for chelsea, at the top of the premier league. they were missing key players diego costa and ngolo kante for their match against bournemouth, but they came through as 3 0 winners thanks to goals from pedro, eden hazard and a late own goal off steve cook. they re seven point
in after his sudden death. he was found dead at home on christmas day. for years the singer had donated money to different organisations, and recently worked undercover at a homeless shelter. the actor liz smith has died at the age of 95. she was best known for comedy roles playing often eccentric older ladies, including mrs cropley in the vicar of dibley and nana in the royle family. her breakthrough role only came in her late 40s but she enjoyed a career lasting more than four decades until her retirement in 2009. a number of roads remain closed in scotland after the disruption caused by storm conor. wind speeds in excess of 90mph were recorded on the island of shetland on boxing day while large parts of the north experienced heavy snowfall. the scottish transport minister has been chairing extra meetings of the government s resilience team to deal with the situation. hugh is here with the sport. chelsea still going strong. it s 12 wins in a row now for chelsea at the top o
no. the bafta winner played nana in the royle family, amongst many roles. choreographer, sir matthew bourne, described her as a true british legend. and victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016. that s in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the children s commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are going under the radar . the local government association said funding cuts meant councils were being forced to make difficult decisions. helena lee reports. this is daniel, one of thousands of young carers in england. he s ten and lives with his mum, florella, who has a brain tumour. daniel is her main carer at home. when he s not at school, he helps around the house, but he constantly worries about his mum when he isn t there. i started becoming more
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 without the