:01:50. > :01:50.From everyone on Reporting Scotland, enjoy the rest of your Boxing Day.
:01:51. > :01:50.Back then he had big hair and a perma tan.
:01:51. > :02:15.So they stuck us in this hotel that couldn't
:02:16. > :02:45.And I was sleeping, the night before my first Top of the Pops,
:02:46. > :02:47.His first album, Faith, sold over 25 million copies,
:02:48. > :02:50.garnered awards galore and sealed his reputation as a major
:02:51. > :03:04.It was, "Oh, my God, I'm a massive star", right?
:03:05. > :03:07.It was like, "Oh my God, I'm a massive star
:03:08. > :03:13.and I think I may be a poof, what am I going to do?"
:03:14. > :03:27.That was the point at which I had to negotiate some new relationship
:03:28. > :03:33.with celebrity that wasn't going to destroy me.
:03:34. > :03:46.But his private life was a different matter.
:03:47. > :03:55.To be able to say that this man who had hidden from them
:03:56. > :04:02.for the best part of six years by then, or seven years,
:04:03. > :04:04.the idea that he had been this tragic, old-fashioned,
:04:05. > :04:13.stereotypical cottager, they just loved it.
:04:14. > :04:22.The whole experience led to this song, with its ironic, cheeky video.
:04:23. > :04:24.There are other problems with drugs, addiction, and a spell in jail
:04:25. > :04:27.after crashing his car into a shop in London.
:04:28. > :04:31.What you get up to in your spare time is up to you.
:04:32. > :04:33.Then why can't I come to Comic Relief?
:04:34. > :04:39.I can't walk in to Comic Relief with you.
:04:40. > :04:44.Comic Relief is about helping people like you!
:04:45. > :04:58.He collaborated with many other singers, including Elton John,
:04:59. > :05:00.He wrote today: "I have lost the kindest, most generous soul
:05:01. > :05:06.And his old Wham partner, Andrew Ridgeley, wrote: "I am
:05:07. > :05:16.heartbroken by the loss of my beloved friend Yog."
:05:17. > :05:21.Tonight, his former partner gave a statement, saying:
:05:22. > :05:26.Tonight, his former partner gave a statement,
:05:27. > :05:29.# All you do is love and love is all you do.
:05:30. > :05:32.# I should know by now the way I've fought for you.
:05:33. > :05:34.That George Michael was one of Britain's biggest pop stars
:05:35. > :05:38.The 100 million-plus albums he sold, the continual presence of his music
:05:39. > :05:42.on our radios and the sold-out arena tours stand as a testament
:05:43. > :05:57.he was a generous man who made several private donations to
:05:58. > :05:58.individuals he did not know but cared about nevertheless.
:05:59. > :06:01.He made life affirming music that touched and will continue to touch
:06:02. > :06:16.George Michael, who has died at the age of 53.
:06:17. > :06:19.And as a tribute BBC One will be broadcasting one of his concerts
:06:20. > :06:30.Russia has been holding a day of national mourning for the 92
:06:31. > :06:34.people who were killed when a military plane
:06:35. > :06:38.Pilot error or a technical fault are being blamed for the plane
:06:39. > :06:41.coming down just moments after it left Sochi airport after refuelling.
:06:42. > :06:49.From Moscow, Steve Rosenberg reports.
:06:50. > :06:53.Across Russia, they prayed for the dead...
:06:54. > :07:00.For the 92 victims of yesterday's plane crash.
:07:01. > :07:05.There was a special service today in every Orthodox church in Russia.
:07:06. > :07:14.This may be the last ever picture of the Tupolev 154.
:07:15. > :07:19.A few hours later, it crashed into the Black Sea.
:07:20. > :07:22.The search operation continued today, to recover bodies
:07:23. > :07:28.Russia's Transport Minister said that technical failure or pilot
:07:29. > :07:37.Killed in the crash, more than 60 members of the Russian
:07:38. > :07:41.army's song and dance troupe who were on their way to Syria
:07:42. > :07:47.Outside the musicians' headquarters in Moscow,
:07:48. > :07:51.there is now a shrine which grows bigger by the hour.
:07:52. > :07:55.As well as bringing flowers, icons and candles, people have
:07:56. > :08:00.This says, "You were killed on take-off.
:08:01. > :08:13.Natalia's son used to work in the ensemble, but left.
:08:14. > :08:16."We mourn with everybody else," she says.
:08:17. > :08:24.Officially, there is one day of national mourning.
:08:25. > :08:28.But for many Russians, the sense of loss from this disaster
:08:29. > :08:38.The Columbian authorities investigating the plane crash last
:08:39. > :08:42.month in which 71 people died, have concluded the aircraft
:08:43. > :08:46.The plane, which was carrying Brazil's Chapecoense football club,
:08:47. > :08:53.On a leaked tape, the pilot who died was heard warning
:08:54. > :08:55.of a "total electric failure" and "lack of fuel".
:08:56. > :08:58.But he never made a formal distress call.
:08:59. > :09:01.The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has begun
:09:02. > :09:09.It's 75 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
:09:10. > :09:12.brought the United States into the Second World War.
:09:13. > :09:15.Prime Minister Abe and President Obama are due to go to a memorial
:09:16. > :09:21.that honours the sailors and marines killed in the attack.
:09:22. > :09:24.Bargain hunters were up early this morning for the Boxing Day sales -
:09:25. > :09:29.despite discounting in the runup to Christmas.
:09:30. > :09:32.The fall in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote has also
:09:33. > :09:36.provided an incentive for tourists looking for a bargain.
:09:37. > :09:38.The former governor of the Bank of England, Lord King,
:09:39. > :09:42.suggested today that Britain would be better off leaving
:09:43. > :09:44.the single market completely, if it wants to strike trade deals
:09:45. > :09:51.Here's our Economics Correspondent, Andy Verity.
:09:52. > :09:54.After one day's respite, 14 million of us are expected
:09:55. > :09:59.to hit the shops today, drawn in by the theory that goods
:10:00. > :10:01.are significantly cheaper than they were two days ago.
:10:02. > :10:04.From Birmingham to Belfast, ?3 billion is expected to be spent
:10:05. > :10:07.in shopping centres in the high street, with up to
:10:08. > :10:11.I always do it every Boxing Day morning.
:10:12. > :10:20.I'm normally just looking for a really good deal, like half price.
:10:21. > :10:23.We were here last February and the exchange rate was 1.5,
:10:24. > :10:30.We get a lot more for our money this year than last.
:10:31. > :10:33.The international visitors joining the crowds in London's West End
:10:34. > :10:35.aren't just coming for the Boxing Day sales.
:10:36. > :10:38.The Brexit vote has weakened the pound, and that means
:10:39. > :10:41.that their money buys about a fifth more here than it did year ago.
:10:42. > :10:44.It's effects like that that create the hope that the Brexit vote
:10:45. > :10:48.could lift exports and provide, at least in the short term,
:10:49. > :10:55.One legacy of the credit boom of the last decade,
:10:56. > :10:57.and the bust that followed it, was consumers borrowing
:10:58. > :10:59.unprecedented amounts to buy imported goods,
:11:00. > :11:04.Today, the man who presided over that boom and bust was hoping
:11:05. > :11:08.that Brexit might throw that into reverse.
:11:09. > :11:11.There are many opportunities, and we should look at it in a much
:11:12. > :11:13.more self-confident way than either side is approaching
:11:14. > :11:19.I think that being out of what has been an unsuccessful European Union,
:11:20. > :11:23.particularly in the economic sense, brings us opportunities
:11:24. > :11:26.as well as obviously great political difficulties.
:11:27. > :11:29.To the incoming US Commerce Secretary though,
:11:30. > :11:32.Brexit is an opportunity not for us, but for other countries
:11:33. > :11:36.Billionaire businessman Wilbur Ross has called it a god-given
:11:37. > :11:40.opportunity for cities from Dublin to Frankfurt to take business
:11:41. > :11:47.And that's the man chosen by Donald Trump to lead trade
:11:48. > :11:48.negotiations with Theresa May's Government.
:11:49. > :11:53.Now, before we go, we'll leave you with some images
:11:54. > :11:55.of George Michael, who's died at the age of 53.
:11:56. > :12:17.# Wounded skies are both say it's much too late. -- above.
:12:18. > :12:41.# Maybe we should all play for time. # Oh...
:12:42. > :12:51.# Do you think we have time? # Do you think we have time?