hello, this is breakfast on boxing day with naga munchetty. now, a summary of this morning's main news. george michael, one of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group wham alongside andrew ridgeley, who has paid tribute to his co—star saying he would be forever loved. george michael went on to have an incredibly successful career both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians, including aretha franklin and sir eltonjohn. he sold 100 million albums and had 11 uk number ones. we'll be looking back on the life and career of george michael throughout the programme — and hearing some of your favourite memories of his music. russia is holding a day of national mourning for the 92 people killed when a military plane crashed in the black sea. authorities in russia say they've located the site where the plane came down yesterday, soon after taking off from sochi. the victims included nine journalists and more than sixty

this is breakfast with naga munchetty.ne carrying more than 90 people has crashed into the black sea. the aircraft went missing around 20 minutes after taking off from sochi on its way to syria. members of a military choir were among those onboard. good morning.

this is breakfast with naga munchetty. a russian military plane carrying more than 90 people has crashed into the black sea. the aircraft went missing around 20 minutes after taking off from sochi on its way to syria. members of a military choir were among those onboard. good morning. happy christmas. it's sunday 25th december. also ahead. recognising our unsung heroes. the queen will pay tribute to "ordinary people doing extraordinary things", when she delivers her annual christmas message. the archbishop of westminster has spoken of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world as he gave his christmas sermon during midnight mass. as a child in care, the poet lemn sissay used to dread christmas. we'll hear how he's now trying to make it a magical day for those who have been through the system. for a lot of care leavers, the memory is a bad one of the christmas before. we're creating memories. matt goss is among the guests on the strictly christmas special tonight. i've been to take a sneak peek behind the scene

hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty. george michael, one of the biggest music stars of his generation, has died at the age of 53. # time it can never mend # time it can never mend # the careless whisper...#. after a string of top ten hits with wham in the 805, he had further success as a solo artist, selling more than 100 million albums. we'll look back at his career. good morning, it's boxing day, monday the 26th of december. also today: a day of mourning in russia for the 92 people who were on board a jet which crashed into the black sea on its way to syria. boxing day sales have already started online — we'll look at how changes in buying habits have affected the traditional post—christmas bargain hunt. in sport, sam allardyce takes charge of a football match, for the first time since he was sacked as england manager. his new side crystal palace will face watford in the premier league. and matt has the weather. good morning, stormy boxing day for some in scotland, 90mph gusts in orkney and shetland, frequent wintry sh

hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. passengers are warned of delays, diversions and cancellations, as work starts on a record number of engineering upgrades on our rail network. iamat i am at ealing broadway where trains to paddington are terminating, because paddington is close to the next few days. good morning. it is christmas eve, saturday 2a december. also ahead: actress carrie fisher is rushed to hospital, after a suspected heart attack on a flight from london. calls for unity, as the prime minister uses her christmas message to urge british people to come together after the brexit vote and a year of division. good morning. in sport: big sam is back. sam allardyce is the new manager of crystal palace. he signs a 2.5—year deal, replacing alan pa rdew. in the time it takes to cook your turkey, over one billion photos will have been shared online. we will be discussing the attraction of christmas posts. you have two post your christmas dinner, don't you? photos of christmas dinner, and the decorations. and the dog, n

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. train passengers are warned of delays, diversions and cancellations as the biggest ever upgrade to our railways gets under way. i'm here at ealing broadway, where passengers will have to use this because paddington is close to two trains for the next six days. -- closed. good morning, it's christmas eve, saturday, the 24th of december. actress carrie fisher is rushed to hospital after a suspected heart attack on a flight from london. calls for unity as the prime minister uses her christmas message to urge british people to come together after brexit and a year of division. good morning. in sport, big sam's back. sam allardyce is the new manager of crystal palace, he signs a two—and—a half—year deal replacing alan pa rdew. and the science of santa. if you've always wondered how father christmas can travel so far injust one night, we'll hear from a science professor who can explain all. and nick has the festive forecast for us. good morning. storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk

this is breakfast, with naga munchetty.e biggest music stars of his generation, has died at the age of 53. after a string of top ten hits with wham in the 80s, he had further success as a solo artist, selling more than 100 million albums. we'll look back at his career. good morning, it's boxing day, monday the 26th of december. also today: a day of mourning in russia for the 92 people who were on board a jet which crashed into the black sea on its way to syria. we'll find out how the community in hebden bridge has recovered

hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay.waleside in kent is brought to an end. 60 inmates were involved. it's the fourth major incident at an english prison in less than two months. good morning, it's friday the 23rd december. also this morning: a country on high alert. two men are arrested on terror charges in germany as the hunt continues for the man responsible for the attack on a christmas market. delays and disruption are expected as millions of people hit the roads, rails and skies before christmas.

coming up at 6:00am on breakfast: jon kay and naga munchetty will have more on the busiest day of thestive season. i'm james menendez. the top stories this hour: as the hunt for the suspect in the berlin market attack continues across europe, german police arrest 2 brothers on suspicion of targeting a mall in 0berhausen police in australia have arrested five men suspected of planning a terrorist attack in melbourne on christmas day. an experimental vaccine has been found to be highly effective against the deadly ebola virus. the trial was carried out in guinea which was most affected by the outbreak. donald trump has said the us "must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability." he made the call which would be a break with decades of american strategy in a post on social media. now it is time for our news review: "putin and trump call for nuclear boost". the financial times writes about how russia's president and america's president—elect have both released statements — mr putin saying moscow needs to "strengthen its strategic nuclear forces" and mr trump tweeting the us "mu

john long john watson, john calamity kay and naga the eagles munchetty. lunch and talk through their reaction to the vote, and the progress made so far. wait until you see what's on their menu! breakfast‘s graham satchell reports. we start serving in maybe two minutes, take the turkey out. this was the deal. damian, a polish restaurateur, and voted out, cooks the main meal, and the rest of the brexit panel brings dessert. i brought the trifle because it has four layers. i've brought poached pears. we have the sponge cake, which is take back control of our borders. i have bought cake. already different countries in the european union are trying to poach our businesses. we have custard, to take control of £359 million a week. i brought banoffee pie. it's a red, white and blue cheese board. this is especially for all of those brits in the uk who think they can have their cake and eat it. i think brexit is bananas. we are going to get a red, white and blue brexit, whatever that means. very tasty. my wife made it. britain voted to leave the eu six months ago to

hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty.ades on our rail network. iamat i am at ealing broadway where trains to paddington are terminating, because paddington is close to the next few days. good morning.

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty.way. i'm here at ealing broadway, where passengers will have to use this because paddington is close to two trains for the next six days. -- closed. good morning, it's christmas eve, saturday, the 24th of december. actress carrie fisher is rushed to hospital after a suspected heart attack on a flight from london. calls for unity as the prime minister uses her christmas message to urge british people to come together after brexit and a year of division.

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty., at half eight, a summary of this morning's main stories. train passengers across britain are being warned they could face delays, diversions and cancellations over the christmas break. network rail is beginning a record number of engineering works, with 24,000 engineers working on the network. those travelling from london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit. meanwhile, more disruption to transport in scotland is expected as a result of storm barbara. winds of up to 120 miles an hour were recorded yesterday, and rail, road and ferry travel is again expected to be hampered today by gale—force winds. an amber alert has also been issued for the northern isles on boxing day. the met office has named it storm conor, we'll bring you a full forecast and look ahead to this in a few moments time. the american actor carrie fisher is in intensive care in a los angeles hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack. the 60—year—old was taken ill on a flight from london t

this is breakfast, with, me, naga munchetty.e black sea. the aircraft went missing around 20 minutes after taking off from sochi on its way to syria. members of a military choir were among those onboard. good morning, it's christmas day, sunday, 25th december. also ahead: the queen will pay tribute to "ordinary people doing extraordinary things" when she delivers her annual christmas message. the archbishop of westminster has spoken of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world as he gave his christmas sermon during midnight mass. as a child in care the poet lemn sissay used to dread christmas.

hello this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty.s on a record number of engineering upgrades on our rail network. at home at ealing broadway station where trains to paddington are a time in eating and that is because paddington is closed for the next six days. good morning. it's christmas eve — saturday, the 24th of december. also ahead: actress carrie fisher is rushed to hospital after a suspected heart attack on a flight from london. calls for unity as the prime minister uses her christmas message to urge british people to come together, after the brexit vote and a year of division. good morning. in sport, big sam's back. sam allardyce is the new manager of crystal palace, he signs a two and a half year deal replacing alan pardew

this is breakfast, with naga munchetty. has died at the age of 53. after a string of top ten hits with wham in the 80s, he had further success as a solo artist, selling more than 100 million albums. we'll look back at his career. good morning, it's boxing day, monday the 26th of december. also today: a day of mourning in russia for the 92 people who were on board

hello, this is breakfast on boxing day with naga munchetty. now, a summary of this morning's mai george michael, one of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group wham alongside andrew ridgeley, who has paid tribute to his co—star, saying he would be forever loved. george michael went on to have an incredibly successful career both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians, including aretha franklin and sir elton john. he sold 100 million albums and had 11 uk number ones. we were having breakfast in la, anti—tummy had taken the decision he was going to leave his present manager and go solo. i was astonished, wham with the biggest p0p group astonished, wham with the biggest pop group in the world and could have continued for many years. he was adamant and it's plain to me it was adamant and it's plain to me it was about what he wanted to do musically. he was feeling trapped by the type of music that wham fans expect

this is breakfast, with naga munchetty. the queen will pay tribute to "ordinary people doing extraordinary things" when she delivers her annual christmas message. her majesty will say that she draws strength from meeting those who inspire others, and will recognise the achievements of our olympic and paralympic athletes. good morning, it's christmas day, sunday, 25th december. also ahead: a russian military plane with more than 90 people onboard has disappeared just minutes after ta keoff disappeared just minutes after takeoff from the black sea resort off sochi. the archbishop of westminster has spoken of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world as he gave his christmas sermon during midnight mass. as a child in care the poet lemn sissay used to dread christmas. we'll hear how he's now trying to make it a magical day for those who have been through the system. for a lot of care leavers the memory is about one. we are creating memories. matt goss is among the guests on the strictly christmas special tonight.

this is breakfast, with naga munchetty.dinary people doing extraordinary things" when she delivers her annual christmas message. her majesty will say that she draws strength from meeting those who inspire others, and will recognise the achievements of our olympic and paralympic athletes. good morning, it's christmas day, sunday, 25th december. also ahead: a russian military plane with more than 90 people onboard has disappeared just minutes after ta keoff disappeared just minutes after takeoff from the black sea resort off sochi. the archbishop of westminster has spoken of the "anxiety and uncertainty" felt by many in the world

naga munchetty went behind the scenes to take a look at what gives the christmas episode that fabulouselcome to elstree studios, the home of strictly come dancing. this is where the magic happens. it's been another year of sparkles, sambas and salsas and last weekend, 0re 0dube wowed the judges and audience becoming champion with joanne clifton. if it on and from len. it's a ten from len. it was an emotional end to the series as the grandfather of strictly len goodman bid an emotionalfarewell after leading the judging panel since the programme started 12 years ago. but he's back for one last time with six former contestants taking to the stage for a christmas feast that will not disappoint. ina so, what does it take to put a festive bonanza 5th of a show like this together? behind the scenes at strictly, all these fantastic costumes. so much work goes into these. ican i can tell you but i'm not the right person to tell you. this department is where it all happens. jane, hello! the christmas show is christmas themes. we've got love actually, home alone, frozen. is there more glitter or

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty.at half nine, a summary of this morning's main stories. train passengers across britain are being warned they could face delays, diversions and cancellations over the christmas break. network rail is beginning a record number of engineering works, with 24,000 engineers working on the network. those travelling from london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit. meanwhile, more disruption to transport in scotland is expected as a result of storm barbara. winds of up to 120 miles an hour were recorded yesterday, and rail, road and ferry travel is again expected to be hampered today by gale—force winds. an amber alert has also been issued for the northern isles on boxing day. the met office has named it storm conor, we'll bring you a full forecast and look ahead to this in a few moments time. the un security council has passed a resolution demanding a halt to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land, describing it as a flagrant violation of international