who, or what is david bowie?the sublime to the ridiculous with stardust, a trite, unauthorized reimagining of david bowie�*s 1971 american tour which opens with the disclaimer "what follows is mostly fiction." it's also mostly rubbish, hobbled by the legally required absence of any original songs by bowie, who died five years ago, and whose estate wanted nothing to do with this movie. i need to be known, i need them to know me! instead, accomplished actor/musician johnny flynn is left to bash out a couple of bowie—related cover versions like jacques brel�*s my death, while musicjournalists merrily misquote lyrics to the man who sold the world, presumably because the film—makers don't have the rights to use the real ones. now, this in itself would not necessarily be terrible. todd haynes�* brilliantly inventive velvet goldmine was similarly denied access to bowie�*s back catalog, but sparkled anyway. there is no authentic me. it'sjust fear. yet with stardust, a clunky script co—written by director gabriel range ma

who, or what is david bowie? the ridiculous with stardust, a trite, unauthorized reimagining of david bowie's 1971 american tour which opens with the disclaimer: what follows is mostly fiction. it's also mostly rubbish, hobbled by the legally required absence of any original songs by bowie, who died five years ago, and whose estate wanted nothing to do with this movie. i need to be known, i need them to know me! instead, accomplished actor/musician johnny flynn is left to bash out a couple of bowie related cover versions like jacques brel�*s my death while musicjournalists merrily misquote lyrics to the man who sold the world. presumably because the film—makers don't have the rights to use the real ones. now, this in itself would not necessarily be terrible. todd haynes�* brilliantly inventive velvet goldmine was similarly denied access to bowie's back catalogue, but sparkled anyway. there is no authentic to me. it'sjust fear. yet with stardust, a clunky script co—written by director gabriel range makes heavy wea

yeah, i mean, ithink bowie biotech and he turned him down?kin few times over the but even back in the 70s, david chose who he was going to work with very carefully after he had a bad experience after the ziggy stardust, but i love train—spotting, i loved what he did with train—spotting and i thought it was an awe—inspiring movie. it definitely had a lot of spots and he had a brilliant soundtrack for it including iggy p°p soundtrack for it including iggy pop and early blondie and some brian eno and some other stuff, so i've really enjoyed that film and as an old plant and an ethics boy, i think danny and an ethics boy, i think da n ny boyle and an ethics boy, i think danny boyle is a good choice andi danny boyle is a good choice and i would definitely promote it on my radio show and if people want to follow me they can alsojust look people want to follow me they can also just look me up on instagram and there's links to my radio show and i'd play a lot of old punk still, and a lot of old punk still, and a lot of old punk still, and a lot of pe

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famously or infamously he wanted to make a david bowie biopic, and he turned him down.was going to work with very carefully after we had a bad experience during ziggy stardust. i think i can see why maybe he turned him down, but i love trainspotting and i love what he did with trainspotting, i think it was an inspiring movie for a young generation. it definitely hit a lot of spots and he had a brilliant soundtrack for it with iggy pop and blondie and other stuff on it. so i really enjoyed that film, as an old punk. i think danny boy was a good choice. some spectacular and well justified namedropping. and before we go, nearly 50 hindu couples in pakistan have taken part in a socially—distanced mass wedding in the city of karachi. this year brides and grooms were adorned with traditional handmade garlands and face masks. the mass ceremony is aimed at relieving the costs for families, and it's usually even bigger! normally the event hosts about 100 couples. due to the pandemic, organisers had to halve that number and say social distancing measures were in place. hand sanit

"modern love" and if you're a bowie fan, we've got good news for you this morning.t's all coming up in popstart. >> a little rebel rebel, a little space odyssey, but modern love is not bad. >> it's like going back to our childhood in the '80s. love it. >>> first, we want to begin this half hour with a check of today's headlines. twitter has permanently banned president trump's twitter account in the wake of the deadly riot at the capitol on wednesday. in a statement, twitter said at the risk of further incitement of violence is the reason for shutting down the account, which was the main forum he used to speak to the american people. the ban comes as house speaker nancy pelosi has instructed democrats to move forward with a possible second impeachment of the president. now the first republican senator, alaska's lisa murkowski, is also calling for his removal. >>> indonesian officials have confirmed that a passenger jet carrying 62 people is missing. the boeing 737-500 is said to have lost contact about 45 minutes after takeoff from jakarta saturday. in a statement a

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he wanted to make a biotech for david bowie? —— biopic.s, david chose who he was going to work with very carefully after he had a bad experience after the ziggy stardust, but i love trainspotting, i loved what he did with trainspotting and i thought it was an awe—inspiring movie. it inspired a young generation. it definitely had a lot of spots and he had a brilliant soundtrack for it including iggy pop and early blondie and even some brian eno and some other stuff on it. so i really enjoyed that film and as an old punk and an essex boy, i think danny boyle is a good choice. and before we go, nearly 50 hindu couples in pakistan have taken part in a socially—distanced mass wedding in the city of karachi. this year brides and grooms were adorned with traditional handmade garlands and face masks. the mass ceremony is aimed at relieving the costs for families, and it's usually even bigger! that is it for now. thank you so that is it for now. thank you so much for watching. hello there. we've got a battle of the air masses taking place across th

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we're going to begin with david bowie. we've got him singing "let's dance."y. as a gift to his fans, his estate is releasing two never before heard songs this morning. listen up. ♪ momma, don't go ♪ daddy, come home >> reporter: if you recognize the song, it's bowie covering john lennon's song "mother" and the other is a cover of bob dylan's "trying to get to heaven." those songs streaming right now. they are also releasing the songs on vinyl, but only a very limited number will be available. today also for the youngsters to enjoy the magic of this legend's music, a new tiktok bowie page has been created. and duran duran is honoring ziggy stardust on his birthday releasing a brand-new cover of bowie's hit '72 hit "five years" which they will perform tonight in honor of his birthday. dozens of bands performing his songbook. it all streams tonight on rollinglivestudios.com. tickets are $25. part of the proceeds go to save the children and that's a charity that bowie and his wife iman were very much involved in. he is missed. >>> and now to the nba's utah jazz,

. ♪ ♪ and tremble like a flower >> artists in the eighth and david bowie realized if you want to make. >> we were being sat in the back of the bus television style. and they get away with this. >> doesn't exclude black ax. what they do exclude is music that's not rock and roll. >> they came out with no consideration of how to infuse black music into their mix. >> there were so few black artists featured. why is that? >> a string of other black faces. >> interesting. ok. thank you very much. >> when are we going to see anybody of color on m tv because you said music television. when are you going to start covering all genres of music? what i do i don't want it to be labeled black or white. i want it to be labeled as music. ♪ >> 1983, motown has this big 25th anniversary show. at that time "thriller" is out and doing well. but michael jackson couldn't get "billie jean" on mtv ♪ ♪ of a movie scene >> when the rest of the world was going crazy and you can't get on mtv. michael jackson, come on. ♪ >> when he does that hoop walk, if he was sitting on the couch, by the end of it, you were on

who, or what is david bowie?haynes brilliantly inventive velvet goldmine was similarly denied access to bowie's back catalog, but sparkled in the last. there is no authentic to me. it'sjust fear. yet with stardust, a clunky script co—written by director gabriel range makes heavy weather of alleged psychological scars, painting bowie's suppose it fear of family schizophrenia in unsubtle strokes that lack invention, insight or width. the key elements of bowie's ever—changing career. perhaps a different way to talk about me when on the phone. comedian podcast or mark maron does his best to hold it all together as stateside publicist ron oberman, and jenna malone cuts a vaguely sympathetic figure as bowie's wife angie. butjust when you think that maybe they can save this debacle, along comes james cade whose impression of mark bolan is so toe curling that i had to take my shoes off and then throw them at the screen. it all recalls the opportunist silliness of 2003's grand theft parsons, another film which turned a mo

time traders joining together can beat an institutional investor at least for a little while as david bowie said we can be heroes just for one day. and many people will be on edge at the opening bell on monday. don't reporters thank you so much. in saturday's early. hoffenheim the visitors had beaten the reigning champions 41 earlier in the season but this time around they weren't so lucky. by and munich with a case of the pre-game goes little did they know they'd have plenty more to smile about at the end of the match even though they needed a corner to finally breakdown hoffenheim stefanski not to mention the jumping skills of jerome boyd tang has had a from the back of the net to head by in the lead in the 38th minute a taste of what was to come thomas by n.z. 10 minutes later for his 10th goal of the season but not without the help of robert live and off ski sniffy footwork. by and had barely finished celebrating when hoffenheim put one that just before half time thanks to andre crameri choice 13th goal of the season but that's as close as hoffenheim would get laver navasky made it $31.

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionunced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a senior democrat lays out the possible timeline for impeaching donald trump after at least 200 democrats give their support to a draft article of impeachment indonesian investigators believe the boeing 737 that crashed on saturday broke apart on impact, which could rule out a mid—air breakup. democrats prepare to start impeachment proceedings against president trump this week. but many of the president's backers are downplaying wednesday's violence on capitol hill. they continue to believe, without evidence, that the election poll was rigged. sophie long reports from arizona. dear lord, we ask that you watch over our president... they come to pray for their president... donald j trump. ..and demand that their rights be restored. they will never break our will. amen. these supporte

ago this sunday bowie was a one of a current to say the least the artist's death in 2016 came just 2 days after his 69th birthday here he is with one of his classic hits wife on mars thanks for watching. that. motor sports is it still a man. no way. to compete in race car driving. and their winning. car as motor sport expert consensus the fastest female race car driver in a long time ok let's start. in 30 minutes on w. o germany's world heritage sites like you've never seen them before from above. cultural treasures of incredible value. tourist attraction of timeless beauty. part 2 of our aerial dream trip. checking of. 90 minutes on d w. n u you may know yes yes we're going to need you and how last year's judgment sounds now remembering well i'm going to a man called and you've never had to have a surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what moves and what . we talk to people who follows her along the way admirers and critics alike and how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles law stops in. detail of that. 77 percent of cl

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it is the bloomberg professors of american health, starring melissa walsh, brendon saloner, janice bowie, maria david celentano -- dickersonelson, aisha shima,allen , --, elizabeth andan sherman, eli. the bloomberg professors of american health! [applause] mike: i am a little bit biased, but i know we are all proud of the bloomberg professors. they make me very optimistic about the future of public health, and so does another group near and dear to me, america's mayors. it is reassuring that soon we will have a strong hand and partner in the white house. but as i love to remind people, mayors are the leaders closest to the communities they serve. they solve problems. they get results. at bloomberg philanthropies, we are supporting them every step of the way this year including with a partnership with johns hopkins and the bloomberg school of public health. mayors will continue to play a vitally important role on the front lines in the fight against covid-19. they have a critical job ahead of them informing their residents that the vaccine will be safe and that getting it will be a key to

and science and especially space science astronomy sort of the pull era and even singers like david bowie david quite inspired by. boy this and a later i realized that these musicians themselves they were inspired by science by strong to me so there was this is this interesting breach between music and astronomy space space. so. then the idea was just to bring this to communities together and let them together inspire young scientists or young new generation because the message is much much more powerful when you get musicians artists and scientists astronauts together you really create a different atmosphere is so unique they so you will never see the senate what else and and of course larry it's really difficult to build a festival like that specially science for you specially in spain when we don't really have much support from private companies and basically no one is interested in supporting the science 1st there are so we can lead to some public support but the message is so powerful is so incredible debt we can reach. people like neil de grasse and brian may and they are so happy t

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140y. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines twitter has permanently suspended president donald trump, days before the end of his presidency saying that allowing him to continue would risk further incitement to violence. house democrats are to introduce articles of impeachment against president trump on monday, the second time lawmakers have brought such charges against the outgoing president. so, we are within sight now of president—electjoe biden‘s inauguration. he'll not only face the daunting task of bringing a divided country together. he will also have to find a way to vaccinate hundreds of millions of american from the coronavirus, and fast. the us is now recording 4,000 daily deaths, the highest since the outbreak began. today, mr biden pledged to release nearly all available vaccines after he takes office

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionily announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the polls have closed in the us state of georgia — in two runoff elections that'll decide the balance of power in the senate. prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. the saudi arabia's foreign minister has said that full diplomatic relations have been restored between qatar and the four nations that have been boycotting it. the agreement was signed at the gulf cooperation council summit in saudi arabia after more than three years in which saudi arabia, the uae, bahrain and egypt have tried to isolate qatar over accusations that it sponsored terrorism — which qatar denied. the rift had economic consequences across the region, as well as weakening unit

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionis family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: permanently banned — twitter suspends president trump's account, saying that allowing him to continue would risk further incitement to violence. house democrats are to introduce articles of impeachment against president trump on monday, the second time lawmakers have brought such charges against the outgoing president. twitter has banned donald trump's personal account for good. less than a day after allowing him back onto the platform, according to a poll carried out since the violence on capitol hill, 70% of trump voters oppose the actions of the rioters who acted in the president's name, 68% of americans disapprove of the president's behaviour in the run—up to the storming of congress, and 57% of americans want mr trump removed from office as soon as

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the us congress has reconvened to certify the election victory of president—electjoe biden after donald trump's supporters stormed the capitol. rioters forced their way inside and clashed with police. one person was shot — police confirm she's now died. let's go live to us congress. you can see the proceedings are under way. so the objection to certifying president—electjoe biden's win in pennsylvania has just been rejected by the senate. 92—7. that rejection has been rejected. senate leader mitch mcconnel moved to end the debate on the matter after senator hawley yielded his time. so that spares eve ryo ne his time. so that spares everyone in the upper chamber a two hour or more discussion. mitch mcconnel does not expect any more challenges now to the election results as this

but internationally so this case bowie's was about journalism always was about press freedom. so if we look at what the u.s. government was seeking for all these 10 years is extradition under the espionage act which has already proved nightmare for quite a few journalists and this is something that really led to a situation when u.s. politicians the most senior officials they were infuriated by what julian assad was doing because this really hit the image of america very hard and. when it comes to the prospects of this case i mean we are having a new president in the us joe biden but 10 years ago he called julian assange a high tech terrorist and if we look at the things that have been done by president barack obama and then someone who succeeded president donald trump in so many cases it seemed that donald trump was very keen to make u. turns to reverse any kind of decision by barack obama but it seems that with the case of doing a solid nothing changed at all 'd and some people were expecting donald trump and fact he still has time for it to pardon julian assange to go again

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionis family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the top story: the votes are being counted in the us state of georgia in two run—off elections that'll decide the balance of power in the senate. ambulance workers in los angeles have been told not to transport hospital patients who have extremely low chances of survival. the directive comes as officials warn the region could soon hit more than 1,000 covid—related deaths per day, with hospitals overrun with patients. la public health confirming the county has reached more than 11,000 deaths. meanwhile, concerns have also been raised about the rollout of the vaccine. i don't think anybody knows exactly how many people have been vaccinated in la county. not enough. i don't even believe all of our healthcare workers have been vaccinated yet. the roll—out is going slower than we want. and it h

fabric and embroidery are delivered to them they don't want to film what they're doing manager nor hear bowie says quality is the bottom line tell you over that same order is just the slightest bit off a dish won't accept it. with. no market but it is precisely this challenge that taylor yassir relishes. in the group that is that it's really special because all these pieces are handmade not everyone can do that and that's why this work is different from everything else. both israelis and palestinians benefit from the peaceful collaboration and arielle the photographer finds it inspiring and i think it is small step leading to something much bigger in the future so. maybe. that's a lofty goal and definitely something to focus on. good news there alright sports news in football in their side chelsea have confirmed thomas to ship as their new coach you signed an 18 month contract with the london club replacing frank lampard who was sacked on monday to show is the latest german coach to try his luck in the premier league so what can chelsea expect from their new man or we take a look at his caree

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140e died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... the polls are closing in the us state of georgia in two runoff elections that'll decide the balance of power in the senate. prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. the tougher restrictions on people's lives are there to slow down the spread of the virus and bring down what's known as the r—number — that's the rate at which the infection spreads. 0ur science editor david shukman looks at how the rate of transmission can be slowed down. lockdowns have worked before, but will they work again now? the virus can only spread through human interaction, and when that's reduced, with scenes like this, the number of infections falls as well. but now there's the new variant, and its impact is

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionury. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: new national lockdowns in england and scotland as a surge in cases of the new coronavirus variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals. going down to the wire in georgia — president trump and joe biden hold rallies ahead of a runoff vote to control the senate. the news of another england lockdown will be met with a mixture of relief and nervousness depending on your own circumstances. john mcmanus has been looking at the reaction from people across england. monday night in york, a place previously in tier three but we re previously in tier three but were cases of the virus are rising as winter tightens its grip. as the prime minister announced a further english lockdown on tv, the frustration on the face of this gym owner was easy to see. the gym had only just reope

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 million. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the votes are being counted in the us state of georgia in two run—off elections that'll decide the balance of power in the senate. prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. oil prices climbed nearly 5% on tuesday to levels last seen in february last year after news that saudi arabia will make voluntary cuts to its oil output, while international political tension simmered over iran's seizure of a south korean vessel. saudi arabia will make additional, voluntary oil output cuts of one million barrels per day in february and march. the cuts are part of a deal to persuade most producers from the group consisting of the organisation of the petrole

big ben strikes the hour music: let's dance by david bowie music: firework elements by on the sly in the year of 2020, a new virus came our way. we knew but must be done and so to help, we hid away. old habits became extinct and they made way for the new, and every single act of kindness was now given its due. the nightingale hospital, based at the excel exhibition centre in london, was constructed injust nine days. buildings were lit up in blue, the colour of the nhs. # i will leave the light on # if you look into the distance, there's a house upon the hill # guiding like a lighthouse to a place where you'll be # safe to feel our grace # and if you've lost your way # if you've lost your way # i will leave the light on #. music: take care of you by ella henderson # 0h, i'll take care, take care of you # and i'll do the things that no one else will do...# thousands of people opened their windows and doors to applaud nhs staff who are working on the front line of this coronavirus crisis. in residential streets across the uk, people have come onto their doorsteps to clap for carers. # 0

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 milliony. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a recording has been released of president trump urging georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn joe biden's electoral victory there. borisjohnson warns that coronavirus restrictions in england could probably become tougher, as the uk again records more than 50,000 new cases per day. the wikileaks website has called for charges against its —— its founderjulian assange to be dropped, ahead of a judge's decision on monday on whether to extradite him from the uk to america. he's wanted in the united states in connection with the publication of classified documents ten years ago — he's currently being held at belmarsh prison near london, after breaching his bail conditions two years ago. our world affairs editor, john simpson has the story. juli

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionly announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: donald trump finally issues a statement — saying he condemns the storming of the us capitol by his supporters. the islamic cleric believed to be the mastermind behind the bali bombings is released from prison in indonesia. france is also rolling out its vaccination programme — but at a much slower rate. only 500 people had been given the jab in the first week. at least 25 thousand were vaccinated today. tonight the french prime ministerjean castex said the vaccine will shortly be offered to all over 75s as he expressed concern that the virus is still spreading too fast in france. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson has been to a hospital in the southern city of saint—etienne. for france, this is not a vaccine to be delivered in a hurry. these tiny vials may be endorsed b

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionamily announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a recording is released of president trump urging georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes for him to be able to overturn joe biden's electoral victory. five days after being approved for use in the uk, the first half a million doses of the oxford university—astrazeneca vaccine are ready to be given out. the wikileaks website has called for charges against it's founder julian assange to be dropped, ahead of a judge's decision on whether to extradite him from the uk to america. he's wanted in the united states in connection with the publication of classified documents ten years ago — he's currently being held at belmarsh prison near london, after breaching his bail conditions two years ago. our world affairs editor, john simpson has the story. julian assange set

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionnounced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world‘s tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump finally issues a statement saying he condemns the storming of the us capitol by his supporters. at least four people died as a result of the riots and dozens of people have been arrested. let‘s get more on our top story now. i‘m joined now by donald critchlow, katzin family professor of history at arizona state university. thank at arizona state university. you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you very much for the invitation. a lot of people are talking about the significance within history, really, of what happened at the capitol. where would you place it? well, i think the incident, the storming of congress yesterday, really needs to be put into a larger historical and contemporary perspective. what we have seen in this cou

is established copy around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowieced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper, the bridge dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us president is recorded on a phone call demanding a georgia election official finds votes for him so that he can overturn joe biden‘s win. borisjohnson warns that coronavirus restrictions in england could probably become tougher, as the uk again records more than 50,000 new cases per day. the wikileaks website has called for charges against it's founderjulian assange to be dropped, ahead of a judge's decision on monday on whether to extradite him from the uk to america. he's wanted in the united states in connection with the publication of classified documents ten years ago. he's currently being held at belmarsh prison near london, after breaching his bail conditions two years ago. our world affairs editor, john simpson has the story. julian assange set up wikileaks as a crusade to reveal corru

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140panned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... america's president—electjoe biden says wednesday's events in washington are one of the darkest days in us history — and he's blaming donald trump. social media giants twitter and facebook suspend donald trump's accounts — the democrats — want him thrown out of office. while the us capitol was under the siege, the rest of the world was watching — and on thursday, global leaders gave their verdicts. chinese state media said the rioting had destroyed america's global image. russia's foreign ministry said the electoral system in the us does not meet modern democratic standards — and the country had hit rock bottom. and iran's president said the chaos showed how vulnerable western democracy is. when it came to america's traditional allies, the tone wa

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 million family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: new national lockdowns in england and scotland as the more infectious variant of coronavirus continues to see a surge in cases. france speeds up its vaccination programme after a sluggish start draws an angry rebuke from president macron. back on the campaign trail — president trump and joe biden campaign in georgia ahead of a runoff vote to control the senate. new york's transit system is the lifeblood of the city. it moves millions of people each day but the pandemic has made that a lot harder. reductions in ridership as more people work from home has led to a massive budget shortfall. and those still riding subways and buses are more likely to be essential workers, at higher risk of catching and spreading covid—19. so what does that mean for america's largest p

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionannounced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: a recording is released of president trump urging georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes for him to be able to overturn joe biden's electoral victory. five days after being approved for use in the uk, the first half—a—million doses of the 0xford university—astrazeneca vaccine are ready to be given out. oil prices edged lower on the first day of 2021 trading, ahead of a meeting of 0pec and allied producers to discuss output levels for february. with the global pandemic still hitting economies hard in the western world there are fears demand for oil will wane with countries enforcing tighter covid restrictions. 0pec‘s secretary general — mohammad barkindo — said that while crude demand is expected to rise by five point nine million barrels per day there are ple

who, or what is david bowie?ng to do with this movie. i need to be known, i need them to know me! instead, accomplished actor/musician johnny flynn is left to bash out a couple of bowie related cover versions like jacques brel�*s my death. while musicjournalists merrily misquote lyrics to the man who sold the world. presumably because the film—makers don't have the rights to use the real ones. now, this in itself would not necessarily be terrible. tom haynes brilliantly inventive velvet goldmine was similarly denied access to bowie's back catalog, but sparkled in the last. there is no authentic to me. it'sjust fear. yet with stardust, a clunky script co—written by director gabriel range makes heavy weather of alleged psychological scars, painting bowie's suppose it fear of family schizophrenia in unsubtle strokes that lack invention, insight or width. the key elements of bowie's ever—changing career. perhaps a different way to talk about me when on the phone. comedian podcast or mark maron does his best to hold i

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionalf a century. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump finally issues a statement saying he condemns the storming of the us capitol by his supporters. the islamic cleric believed to be the mastermind behind the bali bombings is released from prison in indonesia. more now on our top story: cynthia miller—idriss is a professor at american university and director of peril, which researches extremism. she told us more about the groups that were involved in the events at the capitol. it really was a toxic mix of a wide variety of groups and individuals, and you can see thatjust from the photographs and the kinds of things that people were wearing, their hats, their insignia. so, you had regular trump supporters, as you saw from the hats and the kinds of flags being waved but there were also groups

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionunced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a senior democrat lays out the possible timeline for impeaching donald trump after at least 200 democrats give their support to a draft article of impeachment. they continue to believe without evidence that the —— election was rigged. dear lord, we ask that you watch over our president... they come to pray for their president... donald j trump. ..and demand that their rights be restored. they will never break our will. amen. these supporters of donald trump don't recognise the result of what they believe was a fraudulent poll. people have been coming here to the capitol building in phoenix ever since the election to protest. farfewer are coming now but those that do, say they have no plans to stop. i think there's only one thing that will happen that will stop these, is when

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140ernight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today, the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines borisjohnson has announced a new coronavirus lockdown for england. democrats call on the fbi to investigate donald trump's phone call to georgia's top election official asking him to "find" more votes. america's department ofjustice says it is extremely disappointed by a british court ruling which prevents the wikileaks founderjulian assange from being extradited. the us wants him to stand trial for publishing classified documents. but a judge at the old bailey in london said concerns over his mental health meant the extradition could not proceed. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. free julian assange! julian assange has long attracted loyal supporters, and this was their reaction outside the old bailey as they heard the news. no extradition — yeah! for more than a decade, the w

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 millionareer that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the votes are being counted in the us state of georgia in two runoff elections that'll decide the balance of power in the senate. prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. every part of the united kingdom is now in lockdown, with people being urged to stay at home as the scale of the public health emergency becomes even more daunting. such is the depth of the covid crisis that the lockdown measures are widely expected to remain in force until march. the number of new cases reported in the uk in the last 24—hour period is more than 60,000 for the first time since the pandemic started. but there is some progress

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 million half a century. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. welcome back. very good to have you with us on a bbc news. new national lockdowns in england and scotland, as a surge in cases of the new coronavirus variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals. going down to the wire in georgia. president trump and joe biden hold rallies ahead of a run—off vote to control the senate. well, earlier i spoke to andra gillespie who's political science professor at emory university in atlanta. i began by asking who she thought may win georgia's senate race. we don't know, the polls are statistically within the margin of error, it's too close to call, the outcome is likely going to be close one way or the other. georgia is complicated, particularly these two senate seats. it's a really complicated picture. georgia is in the midst of a partisan transition, so it we

around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 million half a century. his family announced overnight that he had died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai, has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, our top story: new national lockdowns in england and scotland as a surge in cases of the new coronavirus variant threatens to overwhelm the health system. new york governor andrew cuomo says his state has found its first case of the more infectious virus variant, first detected in the uk. it's raising concerns over the healthcare system should it spread rapidly in the state. any provider who does not use the vaccine could be fined up to $100,000 and going forward they must use the allocation within seven days otherwise they can be, they can be removed from future distribution. i don't want the vaccine in a refrigerator or freezer, i wanted vaccine in a refrigerator or freezer, iwanted in vaccine in a refrigerator or freezer, i wanted in someone's arm. we can now speak to