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　　The American singer Prince has died at his home in Minneapolis. He was 57. The flamboyantmusician sprang to fame in early 80s with hits such as 'I wanna be your love' and 'Little RedCorvette'. He'd been suffering from poor health and recently cancelled two concerts. David Sillitolooks back at his career. The singer released his first album in the last 70s and by the 80s hewas one of the biggest stars in pop music, one of a few black artists to appear regularly in theearly days of MTV. His music output was extraordinary. He wrote hits The Bangles, SineadO’Connor as well as a run of multi-million selling alums of his own. His last releases was late lastyear. Fans of Prince have gathered in the rain on the hillside opposite his home and studios atPaisley Park in Minneapolis. Andrew Swanson from Minneapolis Public Radio is with the fans. Shesays Prince left a great legacy for the state. He is by far the most famous musician that wehave that continued to live here and support the scene here. Obviously he's gonna have a verylonglasting influence on the community here.

　　President Obama has appealed to British voters to opt to remain part of the European union  ahead of a referendum in June. Jon Sopel reports. In an article of today's Daily Telegraph,Barack Obama challenges the argument that this is no business of the US. Though he doesn'tsay so explicitly, the implication of this entire article is that Britain risks damaging itselfeconomically and losing influence internationally if it votes to leave. The president did need tomake this intervention and could have been much more nuanced that he has is a mark of theprofound concern felt in Washington about the implications of a British departure from theEU.

　　Volkswagen has offered to buy back half a million of its vehicles in the United States as part ofan agreement with the US Justice Department over the carmaker's emission scandal. The judgein San Francisco doesn't give details about how much owners will be paid but said thecompensation would be substantial. He said owners would also be given the option of havingtheir cars fixed. Under the agreement, VW will also be required to commit funds to promotinggreen technology.

　　Venezuela is to introduce power cuts of four hours a day from next week. The outages will lastfor 40 days as the country struggles under a severe drought that has limited the outputfrom its hydroelectric plants. It's the latest setback in the Venezuelan economy which hasbeen hit by a sharp fall in the price of its main export oil. BBC news.

　　The UN special envoy for Syria says he ascertained that peace negotiations will continue nextweek. Staffan de Mistura dismissed as 'diplomatic posturing' the decision by Syria's mainopposition representatives to leave the talks early. Members of the Higher Negotiation'sCommittee left Geneva in protest at intensified government airstrikes but Mr de Mistura urgedall sides to renew the ceasefire and accelerate humanitarian aid.

　　The Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto has said he's sending a bill to the congress,proposing the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes and increasing the amount allowedfor personal use. Mr Pena Nieto said marijuana use should be seen as a public health issue andusers should not be considered criminals. The initiative proposals, the possession of up to 28grams of marijuana for personal use, will not be considered a crime. This meas consumption willstop being criminalized. He had previously opposed efforts to liberalize drug laws but hasfallen into lines with other countries in the region who have become disenchanted with the waron drugs.

　　The director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has suggested the agency paid morethan 1 million dollars to hack into the cellphone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers.The FBI director James Comey said he did not reveal a precise amount paid to anunidentified third party for the software used to unlock the iPhone. Before it cracked the codeitself, the FBI had launched a legal claim against the iPhone maker Apple to gain access to thedevice. Syed Farook and his wife shot and killed 14 people in San Bernardino in December.

　　More than 1000 beacons have been lit across Britain and other parts of the Commonwealth tocelebrate the 90th birthday of the Queen Elizabeth. The Queen herself, the world's oldestmonarch and Britain's longest-serving sovereign lit the first not far from Windsor Castle.Earlier, well-wishers handed presents, cards and flowers to the Queen when she left the castleto meet them. BBC news.