George Michael Has Died Aged 53

The star who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, has been confirmed dead by his publicist. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.

The war in Syria is approaching its sixth year. It has claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million people. Jan Egeland is the UN Special Adviser on Syria and he has been telling Nomia Iqbal what he thinks needs to be done in order to improve the situation.

In Nigeria, the 21 girls released in October by Boko Haram have been reunited with their families in Chibok for Christmas.