i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. the i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines at nine: tributes to george michael, who has died at his home aged 53. the star's death has shocked fans around the world. former wham! band mate andrew ridgley said he was "heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend". russia begins a day of mourning for those who died when a military plane taking them to syria crashed into the black sea. the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, says britain should be more "self—confident" about leaving the eu. also in the next hour: almost £3 billion is expected to be spent at the tills as the boxing day sales get under way. millions of bargain—hunters are expected to hit the high street, although analysts say early big discount events will affect post—christmas sales. and in half an hour, and in halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back at a momentous year in science, one that saw tim peake return to earth after a six—month stay in space. that is review 2016, the year in science, with me, rebecca morrel

i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 9am: the hunt for a killer — german police say the man who drove a lorry into christmas shoppers in berlin is still at large. vigils are held to remember those who died when the truck smashed through a christmas market on monday night. i'm robert hall in berlin. as police release their only suspect they're urging the public to be on heightened alert. in mexico, at least 29 people are killed and many more injured after a huge explosion at a fireworks market. the last rebel enclave in aleppo is evacuated as syrian government forces plan to take full control of the city. also, an increase in the number of people reporting historical child abuse. figures seen by the bbc show the numbers reporting allegations in england and wales has more than doubled in the past year. and new safety checks on people who buy drones are being considered by the government. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a manhunt is underway in germany after police revealed the suspect they arrested f

this is bbc news with joanna gosling.he headlines: george michael, one of the biggest stars of pop music in the 1980s and ‘90s, has died. he was 53. his manager gave the cause of death as heart failure. russia is observing a day of mourning for the 92 passengers and crew who died when a military plane taking them to syria crashed into the black sea. a defence ministry spokesman says that ten bodies have been recovered from the crash site. the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, has said britain should be more "self—confident" about leaving the eu. he's suggested britain would be better placed to make trade deals with countries outside the eu if it left the single market completely. now on bbc news, this year the queen celebrated her 90th birthday. daniela relph looks back on the momentous occasion and other events in the royal calendar in review 2016: the royal year. brass band plays "happy birthday". it was the year of a big birthday. a queen at 90. for some of her grandchildren and great—grandchildren, a

i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at ten: # i don't want your freedom... in british music, who has died at the age of 53. his death has shocked fans around the world, as flowers and candles are left outside his home. former wham! band mate andrew ridgley said he was "heartbroken at the loss" of his "beloved friend". russia begins a day of mourning for those who died when a military plane crashed into the black sea. the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, says britain should be more self—confident about leaving the eu. also this hour: shoppers head out for the boxing day sales. millions of bargain hunters are expected to hit the high street, although footfall may be down due to pre—christmas discounts.

i'm joanna gosling. the headlines.stmas market in berlin as a probable terror attack. investigators say the truck was deliberately steered into the market, where it crashed through wooden huts filled with christmas shoppers. we saw the truck just going from our left—hand side right across us, in front of us, maybe eight to ten feet in front of us, ploughing into the store we'd just bought wine from, ploughing into people. it was relentless, it didn't seem to stop. this is the scene of the aftermath of the attack this morning as officers interrogate a man and continue their investigation. in other news. russia sends investigators to turkey after the assassination of the russian ambassador by an off—duty turkish policeman.

a short time ago my colleague joanna gosling spoke to the director mike leigh, who gave liz smith hers independent film bleak moments. the actors‘ directory, spotlight, everyone has a photo in it, and they would say, who is that dotty—looking woman with a funny face and the hat? i was a bit cautious at first, but when i met her, and she had acted for a while, she was actually demonstrating toys in hamleys and raising her kids. she was charming, a duck to water and a serious trooper. she came and did this great single scene in bleak moments, and she insisted on taking her teeth that, which became the focal point of the scene, and years later i was asked to do my first film for the bbc, hard labour, and i thought if anybody has got the wisdom, this woman is so extraordinary, so unique, so unlike an actress, so special, that she should have a career, and the great thing is that she has, she did. and the fact that she had got to that age and hadn't done lots of acting enhance the fact that she was just a very natural character. that's not really the case. she was a character actress. she

i'm joanna gosling.nto christmas shoppers in berlin is still at large. vigils are held to remember those who died when the truck smashed through a christmas market on monday night. i'm robert hall in berlin. as police release their only suspect they're urging the public to be on heightened alert. in mexico, at least 29 people are killed and many more injured after a huge explosion at a fireworks market. the last rebel enclave in aleppo is evacuated as syrian government forces plan to take full control of the city. also, an increase in the number of people reporting historical child abuse. figures seen by the bbc show the numbers reporting allegations in england and wales has more than doubled in the past year.

i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at ten: # i don't want your freedom... tributes to the singer george michael, one of the biggest stars in british music, who has died at the age of 53. his death has shocked fans around the world, as flowers and candles are left outside his home. former wham! band mate andrew ridgley said he was "heartbroken at the loss" of his "beloved friend". russia begins a day of mourning for those who died when a military plane crashed into the black sea. the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, says britain should be more self—confident about leaving the eu. also this hour: shoppers head out for the boxing day sales. millions of bargain hunters are expected to hit the high street, although footfall may be down due to pre—christmas discounts. and in half an hour, and in halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, looking back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated by the celebrations

i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 103m: german police hunt the killer who drove a lorry into christmas shoppers in berlin. vigils to those who died as police release their only suspect without charge and step up their investigation. they are following up more than 500 dimp leads. the christmas market behind me is still sealed off and still patrolled by armed police. in mexico, at least 29 people are killed and many more injured after a huge explosion at a fireworks market. the last rebel enclave in aleppo is evacuated as syrian government forces plan to take full control of the city. also, new figures detail the extent of police investigations into allegations of historical child abuse in football. detectives are investigating 155 suspects after a29 people came forward with allegations that they are victims of abuse. and new safety checks on people who buy drones are being considered by the government. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a manhunt is underway in germany after police confirmed the su

i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. the i'mjoanna gosling. has died at his home aged 53. the star's death has shocked fans around the world. former wham! band mate andrew ridgley said he was "heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend". russia begins a day of mourning for those who died when a military plane taking them to syria crashed into the black sea. the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, says britain should be more "self—confident" about leaving the eu. also in the next hour: almost £3 billion is expected to be spent at the tills as the boxing day sales get under way. millions of bargain—hunters are expected to hit the high street, although analysts say early big discount events will affect post—christmas sales.

a little while ago my colleague joanna gosling spoke to the director mike leigh, who gave liz smith herunny looking woman wearing the hat. it was liz smith. i was a bit cautious, but when i met her and she hadn't acted for a while. she was demonstrating toys in hamlets, raising her kids. she was charming, and likea raising her kids. she was charming, and like a duck to water, a serious trooper. she came into this great single scene in bleak moments and insisted on taking her teeth out, which became one of the focal moments of the whole scene. a few yea rs moments of the whole scene. a few years later, i was asked to do my first film for the bbc which was called hard labour. i gave her the main part. if anybody has the wisdom, she is so extraordinary, so unique, so unlike an actress, so special, she should have a career. and the great thing is, she did. the fa ct and the great thing is, she did. the fact she had got to that age and hadn't done lots of acting enhanced the fact she was just a very natural character? that is not really the case, she was a character actress. she never played

i'm joanna gosling. the headlines. german police say they now regard the killing of 12 people at a christmas market in berlin as a probable terror attack. investigators say the truck was deliberately steered into the market, where it crashed through wooden huts filled with christmas shoppers. we saw the truck just going from our left—hand side right across us, in front of us, maybe eight to ten feet in front of us, ploughing into the store we'd just bought wine from, ploughing into people. it was relentless, it didn't seem to stop. this is the scene of the aftermath of the attack this morning as officers interrogate a man and continue their investigation. in other news. russia sends investigators to turkey after the assassination of the russian ambassador by an off—duty turkish policeman. he had been seen in the background as the ambassador addressed a meeting. the murder has been called an act of terrorism. moscow says the murder was aimed at derailing peace efforts in syria. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. wel