:00:00. > :00:09.Tributes to George Michael, who's died suddenly aged 53.
:00:10. > :00:14.# I gotta have faith, faith, faith...
:00:15. > :00:21.The singer died at his Oxfordshire home from suspected heart failure.
:00:22. > :00:23.A national day of mourning in Russia for the victims
:00:24. > :00:29.After heavy pre-Christmas discounting, will the Boxing Day
:00:30. > :00:34.And Sam Allardyce returns to Premier League action
:00:35. > :00:59.The music world has been paying tribute to George Michael,
:01:00. > :01:01.who died last night from suspected heart
:01:02. > :01:08.He sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning three decades.
:01:09. > :01:11.He leapt to fame as one half of the pop duo Wham,
:01:12. > :01:13.before forging a successful solo career, but he struggled
:01:14. > :01:20.His former bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was "heartbroken at the loss
:01:21. > :01:30.Our Arts Editor, Will Gompertz, looks back at his life.
:01:31. > :01:38.# I am a man... Wearing a biker jacket and a white
:01:39. > :01:46.T-shirt, George Michael takes his first steps into the limelight as
:01:47. > :01:53.one half of the pop duo Wham. # Wake me up before you go...
:01:54. > :01:59.Back then, he had big hair and a permanent tan, his idea of early 80s
:02:00. > :02:02.Glam. The reality was a little different. They stuck him in a hotel
:02:03. > :02:07.that couldn't have been more than a quick the night. I was sleeping, the
:02:08. > :02:13.night before I first took the parts, I had polystyrene sheets and it was
:02:14. > :02:20.a child sized bed. -- the night before my first Top Of The Pops. My
:02:21. > :02:25.feet were over the end of it. No matter, he continued to live the
:02:26. > :02:29.dream, with feel-good, party pleasing chart hits.
:02:30. > :02:37.# All that's missing is the sea # But don't worry, you can suntan...
:02:38. > :02:45.Then a change of tone and direction. # I'm never going to dance again am
:02:46. > :02:53.guilty feet have got no rhythm... Leading to a career as a soulful
:02:54. > :02:57.single artist. His first album, Faith, sold over 25 millions,
:02:58. > :03:02.garnered awards galore and sealed his reputation as a major
:03:03. > :03:11.international artist. # I've got to have faith, faith...
:03:12. > :03:21.It was, oh, my God, I'm a massive star. It was like, oh, my God, I'm a
:03:22. > :03:28.massive star and I think I may be a puff, what am I going to do? This is
:03:29. > :03:31.not going to end well, you know? And I'd just like to say... That was the
:03:32. > :03:38.turning point for me. That was the point at which I had to negotiate
:03:39. > :03:46.some new relationship with celebrity that wasn't going to destroy me, you
:03:47. > :03:50.know? At one stage -- on stage, that wasn't a problem, his talents were
:03:51. > :03:59.widely admired, but his private life was different matter. Homophobia was
:04:00. > :04:05.just flying. They were loving it. To be able to say that this man who had
:04:06. > :04:11.hidden from them for the best part of six years by them, or seven
:04:12. > :04:22.years, the idea that he had been in tragic, old-fashioned, stereotypical
:04:23. > :04:27.cottager, they just loved it. The whole experience led to this song,
:04:28. > :04:32.with its ironic, cheeky video. There were other problems with drugs,
:04:33. > :04:36.addiction, and a spell in jail after crashing his car into a shop in
:04:37. > :04:43.London, but his sense of humour remained. What you get up to in your
:04:44. > :04:48.spare time is up to you. That's why I came to comic relief. Yorick joke,
:04:49. > :04:55.it's embarrassing. Comic relief is about helping people like you. --
:04:56. > :05:00.you are a joke. He collaborated with other singers, including Elton John,
:05:01. > :05:05.who wrote today, I have lost the kindest, most brilliant soul and
:05:06. > :05:09.brilliant artist. Madonna also bid him farewell. His old Wham partner,
:05:10. > :05:17.Andrew Ridgeley, wrote, I am heartbroken at the loss of my
:05:18. > :05:25.beloved friend. # I should know by now the way I
:05:26. > :05:28.fought for you... That George Michael is one of
:05:29. > :05:34.Britain's biggest pop stars is without question. The 100 million
:05:35. > :05:39.albums he's old, the continued presence of his music on our radios
:05:40. > :05:46.and a sold out arena tour stands a testament to his talent. Made life
:05:47. > :05:48.affirming music touched and will continue to touch the lives of fans
:05:49. > :05:49.world over. George Michael, who has
:05:50. > :05:52.died at the age of 53. As a tribute, BBC One will broadcast
:05:53. > :05:55.George Michael In Concert from 2012 Russia is holding a day of national
:05:56. > :06:01.mourning for the 92 people who were killed when a military
:06:02. > :06:05.plane crashed in the Black Sea. Pilot error or a technical fault
:06:06. > :06:08.are being blamed for the plane coming down just moments after it
:06:09. > :06:12.left Sochi airport after refuelling. From Moscow,
:06:13. > :06:17.Steve Rosenberg reports. Across Russia, they
:06:18. > :06:23.prayed for the dead... For the 92 victims of
:06:24. > :06:29.yesterday's plane crash. There was a special service today
:06:30. > :06:34.in every Orthodox church in Russia. This may be the last ever
:06:35. > :06:42.picture of the Tupolev 154. A few hours later it
:06:43. > :06:47.crashed into the Black Sea. The search operation continued
:06:48. > :06:49.today to recover bodies Russia's transport minister said
:06:50. > :06:56.that technical failure or pilot Killed in the crash,
:06:57. > :07:07.more than 60 members of the Russian army's song and dance troupe
:07:08. > :07:10.who were on their way to Syria Outside the musicians' headquarters
:07:11. > :07:16.in Moscow there is now a shrine As well as bringing flowers,
:07:17. > :07:23.icons and candles, people have This says, "You were killed
:07:24. > :07:31.on take-off, farewell, friends. You won't be returning,
:07:32. > :07:36.we couldn't save you." Natalia's son used to work
:07:37. > :07:42.in the ensemble but left. We mourn with everybody
:07:43. > :07:45.else, she says, there Officially, there is one day
:07:46. > :07:53.of national mourning but for many Russians the sense of loss from this
:07:54. > :07:57.disaster will last much longer. The Colombian authorities,
:07:58. > :08:05.investigating the plane crash last month in which 71 people died,
:08:06. > :08:08.have concluded the aircraft The plane, which was carrying
:08:09. > :08:14.Brazil's Chapecoense football club, On a leaked tape, the pilot
:08:15. > :08:21.who died was heard warning of a "total electric failure"
:08:22. > :08:25.and "lack of fuel". However, he didn't make
:08:26. > :08:31.a formal distress call. Bargain hunters were up early this
:08:32. > :08:34.morning for the Boxing Day sales, despite analysts suggesting cheaper
:08:35. > :08:37.prices in the run-up to Christmas would mean the shops being a little
:08:38. > :08:41.less busy than last year. The fall in the value of the pound
:08:42. > :08:44.since Brexit is also providing an incentive for tourists looking
:08:45. > :08:47.for a bargain. The former governor of the Bank
:08:48. > :08:50.of England, Lord King, suggested today that Britain
:08:51. > :08:52.would be better off leaving the single market completely if it
:08:53. > :08:55.wants to strike trade deals Here's our Economics
:08:56. > :09:03.Correspondent, Andy Verity. After one day's respite,
:09:04. > :09:06.14 million of us are expected to hit the shops today,
:09:07. > :09:09.drawn in by the theory that goods are significantly cheaper
:09:10. > :09:12.than they were two days ago. From Birmingham to Belfast,
:09:13. > :09:15.?3 billion is expected to be spent in shopping centres in the high
:09:16. > :09:17.street, with up to I always do it every
:09:18. > :09:22.Boxing Day morning. I'm normally just looking for
:09:23. > :09:29.a really good deal, like half price. We were here last February
:09:30. > :09:32.and the exchange rate was 1.5 We get a lot more for our money
:09:33. > :09:40.this year than last. The international visitors joining
:09:41. > :09:43.the crowds in London's West End aren't just coming for
:09:44. > :09:45.the Boxing Day sales. The Brexit vote has weakened
:09:46. > :09:48.the pound and that means that their money buys about a fifth
:09:49. > :09:53.more here than it did year ago. It's effects like that that create
:09:54. > :09:56.the hope that the Brexit vote could lift exports and provide,
:09:57. > :09:59.at least in the short term, One legacy of the credit boom
:10:00. > :10:07.of the last decade and the bust that followed it was consumers borrowing
:10:08. > :10:09.unprecedented amounts to buy imported goods,
:10:10. > :10:12.while exports trailed behind. Today, the man who presided over
:10:13. > :10:15.that boom and bust was hoping that Brexit might throw
:10:16. > :10:18.that into reverse. There are many opportunities
:10:19. > :10:21.and we should look at it in a much more self-confident way than either
:10:22. > :10:24.side is approaching I think that being out of what has
:10:25. > :10:30.been an unsuccessful European Union, particularly in the economic sense,
:10:31. > :10:34.brings us opportunities as well as obviously great
:10:35. > :10:38.political difficulties. To the incoming US commerce
:10:39. > :10:40.secretary though, Brexit is an opportunity not for us
:10:41. > :10:43.but for other countries Billionaire businessman Wilbur Ross
:10:44. > :10:47.has called it a god-given opportunity for cities from Dublin
:10:48. > :10:50.to Frankfurt to take business And that's the man chosen
:10:51. > :10:54.by Donald Trump to lead trade negotiations with Theresa May's
:10:55. > :10:57.Government. 50,000 people in England at risk
:10:58. > :11:04.of Type-2 diabetes could be helped by an NHS programme
:11:05. > :11:07.that's being extended from today. The advice on better nutrition
:11:08. > :11:11.and exercise has already It forms part of a package
:11:12. > :11:16.of new measures to curb Type-2 diabetes, including funding
:11:17. > :11:23.for more specialist nurses. Parts of Scotland have been
:11:24. > :11:25.experiencing snow and winds of more than 90mph as Storm Conor
:11:26. > :11:27.made its presence felt Orkney and Shetland and the northern
:11:28. > :11:34.tip of the mainland are the areas being hit hardest by the southern
:11:35. > :11:37.fringe of the Boxing Day storm. Tomorrow, a weather warning
:11:38. > :11:48.is in force for the Highlands Last week, thousands of homes were
:11:49. > :11:50.left without power after Storm Barbara swept through.
:11:51. > :11:52.With all the sport, here's Reshmin Choudhary
:11:53. > :11:56.Three days after being appointed by Crystal Palace,
:11:57. > :11:58.the former England manager Sam Allardyce has taken charge
:11:59. > :12:01.of his first game for the club, a draw against Watford.
:12:02. > :12:04.Earlier this year, he left his job as national manager after just one
:12:05. > :12:06.match, when a newspaper investigation claimed he offered
:12:07. > :12:09.advice on how to "get around" transfer rules.
:12:10. > :12:25.90 days after losing his dream job, time for the first 90 minutes of his
:12:26. > :12:30.new job. From the national team to the Palace, succeed with the Eagles
:12:31. > :12:35.and big Sam's reputation will soar. He has never been relegated from the
:12:36. > :12:41.premiership and he tends to have an immediate impact, and Palace were
:12:42. > :12:45.the latest club to profit, Yohan Cabaye the first scorer of the new
:12:46. > :12:49.Iraq. Watford were being outplayed and, in the case of their
:12:50. > :12:55.goalkeeper, outpaced. But if Christian Benteke recovered to take
:12:56. > :13:01.the kick, Heurelho Gomes Dean -- redeemed himself to save it. Referee
:13:02. > :13:04.Mark Clattenburg again pointed to the spot, on this occasion in favour
:13:05. > :13:11.of Watford. Fortuitous or not, Troy Deeney showed Christian Benteke how
:13:12. > :13:14.it is done. Wounded, Palace went for the winner. Wilfried Zaha appealed
:13:15. > :13:20.for another penalty but he got a yellow card. Already angry,
:13:21. > :13:25.Allardyce was enraged. You have to remember that for many years I only
:13:26. > :13:29.enjoyed after the game. I have never enjoyed the game in my life as a
:13:30. > :13:36.manager, so I'm not going to start now. Allardyce -- Palace will see it
:13:37. > :13:37.as two points dropped but, with him in charge you suspect that they have
:13:38. > :13:39.plenty to gain. There are seven other Boxing Day
:13:40. > :13:41.fixtures in the Premier League. Leaders Chelsea are now nine points
:13:42. > :13:44.clear at the top of the table thanks to a 3-0 win
:13:45. > :13:46.over Bournemouth. The third was a penalty
:13:47. > :13:50.by Eden Hazard. Here's confimration
:13:51. > :13:57.of those results. In the teatime kick-off, Manchester
:13:58. > :14:00.City are away at Hull City. In horseracing, Boxing Day sees
:14:01. > :14:08.the running of the King George VI This year's race was won
:14:09. > :14:10.by favourite Thistlecrack His stablemate Cue Card,
:14:11. > :14:14.who won the race in 2015, finished in second place,
:14:15. > :14:24.just over three lengths back. There are three matches
:14:25. > :14:26.today in rugby's Pro 12, Cardiff Blues saw off
:14:27. > :14:29.their South Wales rivals Steven Shingler scored the first try
:14:30. > :14:34.for Cardiff and went on to set up another,
:14:35. > :14:36.as all the points were Elsewhere, Edinburgh
:14:37. > :14:48.lost at home to Glasgow. In Ireland, leaders Munster are
:14:49. > :14:49.currently behind against second placed Leinster.
:14:50. > :14:52.And in the English Premiership, Tom Varndell scored all three tries
:14:53. > :14:55.for bottom of the table Bristol as they beat Worcester 28-20.
:14:56. > :15:02.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel.
:15:03. > :15:04.We are back with the late news at 10:40pm.
:15:05. > :15:08.Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are. Goodbye.