Funding Gap Grows at Ailing Italian Bank

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Italian lender Monte dei Paschi faces a capital shortfall of €8.8bn, higher than previously estimated. We get analysis from Ferdinando Giugliano, economic commentator at La Repubblica newspaper, and Deborah Ball, bureau editor for the Wall Street Journal in Rome. Also in the programme, the actress and screenwriter Carrie Fisher, star of the hugely successful film franchise Star Wars has died at the age of 60. We hear about her work behind the scenes on a wealth of Hollywood hits. Plus following the death of singer George Michael, stories of his philanthropy have emerged, as the BBC's Benjie Guy reports. As the turn of the year approaches, our economics editor Kamal Ahmed looks ahead to the likely big economic trends of 2017. Plus with party season in full swing in many parts of the world, the BBC's Rob Champion looks at the responsibilities the makers and sellers of alcohol have for the way people consume their products. (Picture: A Monte dei Paschi branch. Picture credit: AFP.)