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george michael has been announced. he was 53. he shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham, and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. he s sold more than 80 million records worldwide. his publicist says he passed away peacefully at his home just outside london on sunday. 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 ....
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 ....
as 2016 draws to a close, we are going to look back on a year which featured two events which will shape the global economy for decades to come. welcome to business live‘s review of 2016, with aaron heslehurst and maryam moshiri. yep, this year saw the uk take that momentous decision to leave the european union. we are going to take a look at what lies in store for the next 12 months. and he did it. the billionaire businessman donald trump wins the race for the white house. he has made some bold announcements, but was it all talk and no action? and, of course, it has been a turbulent year for the global market. oil prices hit that historic low. there is light at the end of the tunnel, of course, following a landmark deal between members of the opec countries. and exploding phones, driverless cars, and virtual reality. it has been an eventful 12 months in the world of tech, but what can we look forward to in 2017? we will speak to our resident gadget guru, rory cellan ....
he was 53. police say they were called 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, ....
to try to discover why the plane crashed with 92 people on board. and in half an hour, we take a look at the front pages, including the daily telegraph, which reports the wea ker daily telegraph, which reports the weaker pound has left the military underfunded. good evening and welcome to bbc news. let s ta ke let s take you straight to hawaii. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, is in hawaii for an historic visit, seeing him pay his respects at the sight of the japanese attack on pearl harbor in1941. shinzo abe side by side with barack obama, the united states president. let s listening through the translator. dotmacro when aerial bombing tore the uss arizona in two. even 75 years later, the uss arizona, now rests atop the sea bed, is the final resting place for a tremendous number of sailors and marines. listening again, as i focused my senses alongside song of the seas and the rumble of the rolling waves, i can almost discern the voices of those crewmen. voices ....