yes, it was two things it was michaeljackson, i did a routine, and it was five star, which is a group period that i used to love and they used to be inspired by michaeljackson, so i won something about. so i guess even, i don't know if we're talking what, ten, 11, 12 years old, you were becoming a sort of fusion in a way of different influences and i wonder whether that when as you progressed through adolescence and you became very keen on different forms of dancing whether there was a tension in you about which direction to go, to follow? i think the tension, yes there was, but the tension comes from my community and social constructs of my parents‘ community, because academics was really important for them, because they were recently independent as a country, they felt education was the way forward and dance was a hobby, so up to this day, i mean, my community is great and wonderful and supportive, but i do get the occasional, "what do you do as a realjob?" laughter and that's ok. .. and did religion... obviously, your parents were from a muslim tradition. yes. was that in any way r

leigh francis‘ take on michaeljackson was a huge part of channel 4 show bo‘ selecta.f the biggest names in us comedy, amy poehler, regularly impersonated him on saturday night live. it's just the flu, liz taylor. i'll be back on my feet soon. moonwalking, climbing trees... when probably the most famous black performer certainly ever is being cast, they still cast a middle—class white guy. i can understand why people would be annoyed by that. it's believed that the decision for sky to drop the episode was made at the top of the organisation. they insist it's a matter of taste, and not censorship. now it's time for our world. this is the story of the extraordinary women who suffered great horrors in the red house and in countless places like it across the philippines. they want to make sure their ordeal isn't forgotten. they want justice. mileng is 85. her sister lita is 83. the sisters have lived their whole lives in mapanique, in the philippines. the second world war changed their lives completely. this woman lives with her sons and grandsons in manila. she's 88 years

leigh francis‘ take on michaeljackson was a huge part of channel 4 show bo‘ selecta.f the biggest names in us comedy, amy poehler, regularly impersonated him on saturday night live. it's just the flu, liz taylor. i'll be back on my feet soon. moonwalking, climbing trees... when probably the most famous black performer certainly ever is being cast, they still cast a middle—class white guy. i can understand why people would be annoyed by that. it's believed that the decision for sky to drop the episode was made at the top of the organisation. they insist it's a matter of taste, and not censorship. coming up a little later, newswatch. but first, here's click. driving stateside can be a liberating experience. wide roads, big trucks, massive cars, but at a desert bottleneck like las vegas, it can be ever so slightly frustrating. beep, beep! come on. but today i am driving an audi with a little more brainpower under the hood, sorry, bonnet. there is extra information about the current speed on it, and it also is telling me there is a red light that will turn green in about

maybe millions of pounds — on michaeljackson's glove.llion worldwide frozen. a $500 ferrari. the financiers of the movie the wolf of wall street used that money, belonging to malaysia, to fund that film. i saw that as well. there was a story about a nigerian minister who's been told to repay $153 million. how does a minister get $153 million? who knows? with a lot of support in a regime that is tanking... that's right. that's nigeria specifically. that was from the goodluckjonathan nigeria specifically. that was from the goodluck jonathan rejeem. nigeria specifically. that was from the goodluckjonathan rejeem. yes. on this day, ten years ago, steve jobs, the then—boss of apple, held up jobs, the then—boss of apple, held up the first apple iphone and a big presser, and many are saying this changed the world. well, it changed the game. it's hard to remember this but, back in 2007, most people had blackberrys, and nokia phones. i had a blackberry myself. the iphone, as they say in america, has changed "the game". i would agree with that. wo

leigh francis‘ take on michaeljackson was a huge part of channel 4 show bo‘ selecta.the biggest names in us comedy, amy poehler, regularly impersonated him on saturday night live. it's just the flu, liz taylor. i'll be back on my feet soon. moonwalking, climbing trees... when probably the most famous black performer certainly ever is being cast, they still cast a middle—class white guy. i can understand why people would be annoyed by that. it's believed that the decision for sky to drop the episode was made at the top of the organisation. they insist it's a matter of taste, and not censorship. now it's time for the travel show. this week, i'm exploring russia's hidden underground military history in vladivostok. i can just imagine the dark deeds that would be done here. oh, my god. something dropped on my head! we go shopping in myanmar. it's actually quite difficult to walk through here. it's so busy. simon calder has tips on what to do if you're heading to rome with toddlers in tow. hello and welcome to the travel show, with me, carmen roberts. coming to you this we

it is almost a year since michaeljackson died but he still has legions of devoted fans, many of whomo be outside fulham's ground. stories about him make headlines around the world, but this is farfrom headlines around the world, but this is far from the first time a white performer has played him in a comedy. lee francis' take on michael jackson was a huge part of a channel 4 comedy show. while one of the biggest names in us comedy, amy poehler, regularly impersonated him on saturday night live. it'sjust the flu, liz taylor, i'll be back on my feet soon. when probably the most famous black performer certainly ever is being cast, they still cast a middle—class white guy. i can understand why people would be annoyed by that. it's believed that the decision for sky to drop the episode was made at the top of the organisation. they insist it is a matter of taste, not censorship. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening, i'm asad ahmad. a crackdown on skin lightening products — the chelsea striker diego costa is dropped amid appa

music: thriller by michaeljackson. here is the clock, the trumpton clock., and his son nibs. morning mr minton, nice day? morning, yourworship, yes, it is. how's business? can't complain, replies chippy. we're going to do a job for mr platt, the clockmaker. a grandfather clock, needs its case mended. good morning! pat called. morning pat, said mrs goggins. looks like a busy day for you, lots of letters and parcels. well, at least it's a nice day for it! sings. he sent me to get these throat lozenges. here, those are mine. if i don't take those i might lose my voice. that is why he sent me to get them! cheeky blighter! there's a lot of them about, ain't there? i ain't staying round here! we used plasticine because it was fun and it's quite easy, although it has got a few drawbacks. if the temperature is too cold, it can crack. if it's too hot, it can melt and get a bit soggy, and arms and legs can fall off. custard surprise on its way up! drumming music. i've been a man in the world, and i want everybody out there on tv to know it. i am the greatest. i don't

the international new york times' front page shows a swarovski crystal glove worn by michaeljackson.ects a us body is trying to recover from corrupt regimes who use their countries' wealth to enrich themselves. the kleptocracy asset recovery initiative is trying to seize a glove like this one from equatorial guinea's ruling family. and finally — the iphone turns ten years old. the gulf news takes a look how apple's ubiquitous smartphone became a modern—day icon. i hate using the word "icop", but i have to say, it might well fit. henry bonsu joins us. am i an icon? the more times you appear on this programme, the closer you are to being an icon. keep inviting me on, i'll always

sky have pulled their comedy about michaeljackson, after his daughter paris said she was "incrediblyr, joseph fiennes, the star of shakespeare in love, to a man wearing one glove, that was the movie was making in his career. it was a 23 minute comedy for sky arts, pa rt was a 23 minute comedy for sky arts, part of a series called urban myths which starts next week. the trailer you just saw was for the whole series and paris jackson, michael jackson's daughter, was asked what she made a bid for a michaeljackson fan club and she put up tweet on twitter saying she was a credibly in french —— incredibly offended, saying she founded the betrayal of her father to be very offensive, and also speaking about her godmother, elizabeth taylor, who also featured in the episode, saying it was ridiculously insulting. it is not just the race issue, it is the idea of anyone making fun of both her father and her godmother that she found an acceptable. many people today will be saying, this is a clear case of censorship, the idea ofa 23 clear case of censorship, the idea of a 23 minute comedy now no lo

he took michaeljackson on a guided tour. but the city never did come to rival las vegas.he's taken action to have his name removed from his old casinos, fearing perhaps they'd be seen as monuments of failure. i think he was one of the causes of atlantic city being the way it is today. from his boardwalk buggy, freddy isaac watched his rise and fall. in the beginning he was doing good, and then later on, put it like this, if you have four casinos in atlantic city and now you have none, what does that tell you? so when he says he can make america great again? i don't think so. things that got so bad here that the state of newjersey took over the city to save it from bankruptcy. even the pawn shops aren't doing much business, because people here have little left to pawn. inside we met a building contractor, danny mcmahon. trump's years in atlantic city, he says, offered proof that all that glistens isn't gold. trump used to run this city. i used to watch him not pay his bills and screw everybody over, and pay a penny on the dollars and take them to court, and i understand th

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his old casino empire was opened with vintage champagne and vintage trump showmanship — he took michaeljackson then, he's taken action to have his name removed from his old casinos, fearing perhaps they'd be seen as monuments of failure. i think he was one of the causes of atlantic city being the way it is today. from his boardwalk buggy, freddie isaac watched his rise and fall. well, in the beginning, he was doing good, and then later on, well, put it like this, if you have four casinos in atlantic city and now you have none, what does that tell you? when he says he can make america great again? i don't think so. things have gotten so bad here that the state of newjersey took over the city to save it from bankruptcy. even the pawn shops aren't doing much business because people here have little left to pawn. inside, we met a building contractor, tony mcmahon. contractor, danny mcmahon. trump's years in atlantic city, he says, offered proof that all that glistens isn't gold. trump used to run this city, i used to watch him not pay his bills and screw everybody over, pay pennies on the dollar a

a sky programme about michaeljackson will not be broadcast following a backlash by the late pop superstarurban myths, which cast the white actor, joseph fiennes to playjackson, was incredibly offensive and made her feel sick. it's arguably british football's biggest rivalry and when manchester united and liverpool face off on sunday afternoon, it will be their one of their most significant games for years. both clubs are challenging for the premier league title and are hoping to maintain their good form. manchester united midfielder paul pogba has told the bbc‘s football focus that manager jose mourinho has turned the club around, but many liverpool fans believe this could be their year. katie gornall has more. as one powerfaded the other took their place. liverpool and manchester united are english football's most successful clubs, but rarely have they fought a direct battle for the title. this season could be different. right now liverpool are chelsea's closest challengers and while united are five points behind they've recently found their swagger. commentator: well hit by pogba. brill

the younger sister of michaeljackson, who is 50, has named her son eissa.ee delivery. the singer stopped a world tour last april, telling her fans she was planning a family with her husband. congratulations to her. well done. i wonder if people told her about the "be careful of furniture" rule. a p pa re ntly the "be careful of furniture" rule. apparently arsenal were singing, "this is embarrassing" when they we re "this is embarrassing" when they were losing. it all turned around. arsenal staged a remarkable comeback from 3—0 down to draw 3—3 at bournemouth in the premier league last night. 0livier giroud's stoppage—time goal completed the fightback. arsenal stay fourth in the table. a 2—1win at crystal palace moved swansea city off the bottom of the table on the day they appointed paul clement as their new head coach. hull city are now bottom, and last night they parted company with their manager mike phelan. the 54—year—old was appointed full time in october. sir andy murray has got his year off to a winning start. the world number one beat france'sjerem

she now lives in the studio where michaeljackson demoed eat it.night, after the interview was published, that she wouldn't be talking about anything else. if you have questions, read it. that is her basically saying, i've said it all now. she also talked about how the allegations she made are being looked into. it is a complicate chess puzzle. thank you very much. thank you for your comments on save address is being disclosed to the authorities, putting you at risk. i will read some of those in the next hour. they are quite incredible. we will bring you the latest news and sport in a moment. first, the weather. good morning. it has been a foggy start for some. in fa ct, has been a foggy start for some. in fact, we still have some of that fog around. it wasn't for the absolutely everywhere. some of us got off to a fine start. weather watchers doing is proud once again this morning. as we move into scotland, a fine start. looking further south, it was frosty in bristol. not a bad start nonetheless. then we ran into the fog. we had fog this morning i

sky has withdrawn a comedy programme about michaeljackson, after criticism from the late singer's familye of urban myths — which used the white actor, joseph fiennes, to play jackson — was insulting. lord snowdon, the former husband of princess margaret, has died aged 86. the photographer, born anthony armstrong—jones, died peacefully at his home. with me is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. he had a very colourful life, didn't he? yes, the first, to marry into the royal family for several centuries, tangled certainly in terms of his own relationships, and his death, of course, is a reminder of his first wedding and the chequered history of princess margaret, the queen's younger sister who he married in 1960. she, having had to renounce the great love of her life, group captain peter townsend and the querrey to the royalfamily, townsend and the querrey to the royal family, because he townsend and the querrey to the royalfamily, because he was divorced. she then met anthony armstrong jones, who was this slightly bohemian figure in the 19505, slightly bohemian figure in the 1950s,

harvey goldsmith, who has promoted acts like michaeljackson and madonna, signed it, and we pointed outthey can do to prevent tickets being sold on the secondary market. ticketmaster say they are being transparent, but it does seem you are paying more for a ticket for no real reason, when you can get a similar one cheaper. and despite numerous requests for a statement, robbie's management team, ie music, haven't responded. a white supremacist has been sentenced to death for killing nine black people at a church in the us state of south carolina in 2015. dylann roof opened fire seventy—five times during a bible study class in what prosecutors said was a racially—motivated attack. he rejected a final chance to plead for his life at the court in charleston, telling the jury he still felt like he'd had to do it. sophie long reports. this is the man condemned to death for the cold—blooded murder of nine people as they sat quietly praying. dylann roof was convicted last month of 33 federal charges including murder and hate crimes. he told the sentencing hearing that he felt he had to carry ou

harvey goldsmith, who has promoted acts like michaeljackson and madonna, signed it.rnment to take stronger action against secondary ticketing. however, would it surprise you to know that robbie williams is currently selling tickets directly on get me in and seatwave as part of a deal with ticketmaster, him and his management? no. it doesn‘t surprise me. a lot of managements are doing it. isn‘t it slightly hypocritical to sign a letter publicly saying, we want something to be done about secondary ticketing, and then go and put on tickets on a secondary platform at an increased price? i agree with you. i think it is wrong. but hopefully most of the people who have signed the petition are acting honourably and do everything that they can do to prevent tickets being sold on the secondary market. the temptation is real, according to arctic monkeys manager ian mcandrew. he talks about his band‘s tickets, or inventory, as it‘s called in the industry. i have been often approached by one of the big four resale sites asking to enter into an arrangement where i give them invent

not to say, obviously, it wasn't a big thing in itself, but i think that hit home because michaeljacksonever. david bowie died, right? but i didn't know about him. was david bowie young? not young like we're young, but was he like 50, 60? i don't know how old he was when he went. i mean, i knew of him. i said i looked like him when i had the red hair! # tremble like a flower... the official announcement of his death was made on david bowie's facebook page. it said that david bowie died peacefully today, surrounded by his family, after a courageous 18—month battle with cancer. newsbeat... # i know you won't believe us # we're gonna win the league #. i'm a football anorak. and leicester city, it's the biggest thing that's ever happened. like, i actually can't even fathom anything else in my lifetime. lifetime touching that. you know, teamwork makes the dream work, isn't it? so it's all about when you work together collectively, you can get more done, isn't it? all the money in football now, you've still got to work hard and you've still got to have a formation and a tactic to win. they did

sky has withdrawn a comedy programme about michaeljackson after criticism from the late singer's familywas insulting. lord snowdon, the former husband of princess margaret and celebrity photographer, has died. he was 86 years old. the first commoner to marry a king's daughterfor a50 years, the news came today. he was the society photographer who took pictures of the royal family and who married one of its leading members. it was in 1960, the start of a decade of considerable social change, that the then anthony armstrong—jones married the queen's younger sister, princess margaret. he was an untitled commoner, she was the princess who, a few years earlier, had had to renounce her love for a royal official because she was divorced. with unbounded enthusiasm, acclaim for princess margaret and her husband when they appeared on the balcony. the couple brought glamour to the british royalfamily. they travelled widely. this was them on a visit to san francisco. a—list celebrities before the term had really been invented, presenting an image of britain more in keeping with the informality of th

harvey goldsmith, who has promoted acts like michaeljackson had madonna, signed it, and we pointed outle more tweets from donald trump responding to allegations about a russian blackmail dossier against him and allegations that he effectively couuded allegations that he effectively colluded with the russians in terms of trying to influence the elections. he said on twitter, i win an election easily, a great movement is verified and opponents try to belittle our victory with fake news, a sorry state. he says intelligence agencies should not have allowed the fa ke agencies should not have allowed the fake news to leak into the public. 0ne fake news to leak into the public. one last shot at me, are we living in nazi germany? those are the latest tweets on donald trump ahead of the first news conference he will be holding later, since he was elected president. that is at 4pm. ina elected president. that is at 4pm. in a moment, the bbc news at one, but now the weather. the wind has been the troublemaker so far today. this nasty area of low pressure and strong winds blowing behind. north—wes

the younger sister of michaeljackson, who is 50, has named her son, eissa.a full summary of the news you can go to our website where you‘ll be able to get more details. you can also if you would like to see phil resignation letter by sir ivan rogers, that is also accessible through the news website as well. west yorkshire police have carried out further searches overnight after a man was shot and killed by officers during a pre—planned operation. yassar yaqub died on monday evening, after police in unmarked vehicles stopped a carjust off the m62 in huddersfield. the independent police complaints commission is probing the discovery of a gun in mr yaqub‘s car. our correspondent phil bodmer is at ainley top in west yorkshire near where the incident happened. as those investigations into the fatal shooting of the 20—year—old father of two continued, there have been appeals for calm. that follows a spontaneous protests last night, one of those protests was in bradford following what some are estimated upto 100 people or bradford following what some are estimated

music: thriller by michaeljackson. # amazing grace, how sweet the sound. # that saved a wretch like merial writer for the new york daily news. let's start with you robert george. what will his legacy be? you have to put it in two categories, a historical cultural legacy which i think some of those last, some of the last couple of clips showed the impact he had there and then, of course, like any other president, he has got a political and a policy legacy and that one is a little bit more, that's a little bit more mixed in the context of the economy, foreign policy, etcetera. what would bea foreign policy, etcetera. what would be a success? what would be a failure robert george?” be a success? what would be a failure robert george? i think as a success from his terms in the context of something that democrats in the united states have been wanting for a long time is getting closer to a national healthcare system. now, obviously, many republicans pushed back at that and in fact, one of the very first policy choices that the republicans and the incoming president donald trump will work on

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