0:00:09 > 0:00:11Good evening. the news where you are. Goodbye.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13As we've been hearing, people have been paying tribute
0:00:13 > 0:00:16to George Michael, who died at his home in Goring on Thames yesterday.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Peter Cooke spent this morning in the South Oxfordshire village,
0:00:19 > 0:00:25where people have been laying flowers outside the singer's home.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26# Kindness
0:00:26 > 0:00:28# In your eyes... #
0:00:28 > 0:00:30He was an international pop star,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33but to locals in Goring, he was just George.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35It was here at his home at south Oxfordshire
0:00:35 > 0:00:39that George Michael died yesterday aged 53.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41South Central Ambulance Service
0:00:41 > 0:00:44were called to the property just before 2pm.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46His manager has said the former Wham! star
0:00:46 > 0:00:49died of heart failure, but a postmortem will be held
0:00:49 > 0:00:52to discover the exact cause of death.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54He'd lived in Goring for nearly 20 years
0:00:54 > 0:00:58and was well liked by his fellow villagers.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Yes, it's a sad day for Goring, and he'll be missed.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Always said hello, never been too pretentious, just a nice guy.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Just a sad day.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Goring people would just let him be, basically,
0:01:12 > 0:01:17which is the attitude around here,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20but that doesn't take away from the huge impact he had
0:01:20 > 0:01:22over the course of this lifetime with his music.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Mary runs the local pub and said the singer enjoyed
0:01:25 > 0:01:26the privacy the area offered.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29It was slightly surreal to begin with, to be honest.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Obviously, you don't expect that such a music legend
0:01:31 > 0:01:33is going to walk through your door.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35But he never wanted any special treatment.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38He was very respectful of others around him, as well as of us,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41and he was a pleasure to have.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Fans around the world are still reeling from news of his death.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48However, it's here in this south Oxfordshire village
0:01:48 > 0:01:52where he will be missed and mourned by those who knew him so well.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Peter Cooke, BBC South Today.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder
0:01:58 > 0:02:01after a man was found dead in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Police were called to the Rose Inn on Pier Street just after midnight
0:02:04 > 0:02:06yesterday after reports that a man had been assaulted.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10A 57-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12An elderly couple have lost their home in Worthing
0:02:12 > 0:02:15after it was engulfed by fire yesterday.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18The pair, in their 80s, were lighting candles
0:02:18 > 0:02:21near the Christmas tree when it went up in flames.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Fire and ambulance crews were called to the house
0:02:24 > 0:02:25in Durrington Hill just after 1pm.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27The couple and one other were taken to hospital
0:02:27 > 0:02:28suffering minor burns.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30A woman has spent Christmas in an Iranian jail
0:02:30 > 0:02:33while her family had to celebrate in Fleet without her.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Nazanin Zagari Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian charity worker
0:02:38 > 0:02:40accused of trying to overthrow the state,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43a charge she's always denied.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Today was her 38th birthday.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Matt Treacy has been speaking to her family.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Are you being a good girl?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Separated for nine months, Richard's two-year-old
0:02:53 > 0:02:56has been looked after by Iranian grandparents
0:02:56 > 0:02:59while her mum is in prison.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02So it's kind of online parenting at this point,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and we probably speak on Skype not every day but most days.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10But yeah, obviously she's adapted to her new environment,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12and she's a little Iranian baby now and speaks Farsi fluently
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and is so much bigger than she was when she went.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And can't speak English, really, now,
0:03:18 > 0:03:23so she doesn't really understand, but she knows that her home is here.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25There are still presents under the tree
0:03:25 > 0:03:29for the two who couldn't come, but Sunday was still a special day.
0:03:29 > 0:03:36We did get a Christmas present this year,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39in that Nazanin was allowed a family visit to the prison
0:03:39 > 0:03:40and was allowed to phone me.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Talking to Nazanin, it's just husband and wife again,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45and, yeah, she's not happy, she wants to come home.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Those phone calls remind me the gap there is between us,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and how much time has passed.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51This time last year, we were just a normal family,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54having a normal Christmas, you know, opening lots of presents,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56eating lots of nice Christmas food.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00So this year it's quite a surreal experience for us.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02He does have his down moments, obviously,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and we tend to find them...
0:04:05 > 0:04:10We realise, when he's down, he's very, very quiet.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16And it's terrible to think of her in a dark cell
0:04:16 > 0:04:20the size of a double bed, that's it, as far as we know.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Nazanin is hoping to appeal against her five-year sentence
0:04:22 > 0:04:24in the New Year.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Matt Treacy, BBC South Today, Dleet.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It's been a busy afternoon of football across the region.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Bournemouth lost out to Premier League leaders Chelsea.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33The final score was 3-0 there.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35In the Championship, Reading beat Norwich City 3-1.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Disappointment, though, in League One
0:04:36 > 0:04:39for both Oxford United and MK Dons, both lost 1-0,
0:04:39 > 0:04:40while Swindon lost their game against Milwall.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41It ended 2-0 there.
0:04:41 > 0:04:48Portsmouth had a better afternoon away at Newport, winning 3-2.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54It's been warm weather for swimmers with a number of charity swims.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Hundreds charged into the sea at Bournemouth yesterday
0:04:58 > 0:05:02for the ninth annual White Christmas Dip
0:05:02 > 0:05:06in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Much braver than me. Will it stay mild?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Here's Ian Fergusson with the weather.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Hello, a very good evening to you, and we're going to find,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15with high pressure now dominating the pattern,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17that tomorrow brings a fine day.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20We are into a return of some cold nights, mind you,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22many areas getting down below freezing tonight,
0:05:22 > 0:05:23particularly away from the coastal fringe.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25In fact, there could be some parts of Oxfordshire
0:05:25 > 0:05:28as low as about minus five by first light tomorrow.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31The odd patch of fog around, most areas will be clear that tomorrow,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34and indeed most areas will be effectively clear of cloud.
0:05:34 > 0:05:41It's looking a beautiful day all round,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44just light and variable winds, and not a drop of rain in sight.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45Another cold night to come tomorrow,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and the threat of fog tomorrow, or even freezing fog,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51is going to be that bit more widespread by Wednesday morning.
0:05:51 > 0:05:51Temperatures tomorrow, chilly, yes,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54pleasant enough in the sunshine, getting up to about 5-7 Celsius.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Bye-bye.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57That's it from us for now.
0:05:57 > 0:05:57Enjoy the rest of your Boxing Day, goodbye.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03and longer spells of rain
0:06:03 > 0:06:03and longer spells of rain over
0:06:03 > 0:06:04and longer spells of rain over northern
0:06:04 > 0:06:04and longer spells of rain over northern isles.