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Singer Chris Rea dies aged 74

Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home for Christmas, has died.

The singer-songwriter Chris Rea has died at the age of 74 – we look back on his music career. The US ramps up pressure on Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro – President Trump’s former Special Representative to Venezuela gives us his view on the strategy. And, in Shropshire, a major incident has been declared after a giant hole emerged along a canal embankment - the chief executive of the Canal and River Trust joins us live.

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  • Mon 22 Dec 202517:00

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