Ive been to meet the boss of one of them to see whats going on. Good morning. In sport, swansea city sack bob bradley afterjust 11 games in charge. The swans are second bottom of the Premier League. Milder winters and wetter summers have caused a drop in numbers of butterflies and bees according to an audit of our wildlife by the National Trust. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It is a cold and frosty start to the day. There is patchy fog around, some of which will be slow to clear, if at all. We have some sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in across the north west. I will have more details on all of that in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. We will see you then. Good morning. First, our main story. Middle aged people are putting themselves at risk of Serious Health problems unless they take action to change their lifestyles, according to Health Officials. Public Health England says 80 of 40 to 60 year olds are overweight, drinking too much and not getting enough exercis
And friends pay tribute to the actress and author Carrie Fisher. The Hollywood Star best known for her role as Princess Leia has died at the age of 60 after suffering a Cardiac Arrest. The five time olympic gold medal winning cyclist, sir Bradley Wiggins, has retired from the sport. Wiggins, who also won the Tour De France in 2012, issued a statement via his Facebook Page saying he had been lucky enough to live a dream. With me is our sports news correspondent Richard Conway. Earlier our sports news correspondent Richard Conway told us more about sir bradleys statement. A reflects on 2012 when head much success a reflects on 2012 when head much success but a said 2016 is the end of the journey. He reflected on the success he has had over his career. He is one of britains most decorated olympians, eight medals, five of which are gold, the first briton to win the Tour De France. He is one of the countrys most decorated sportsman but he has now decided this is the end of the road for him
Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, tim hague. Coming up tonight wiggins makes his way towards the exit. After a record breaking career, he steps away from cycling. Spurs are spurred on by their midfield man dele alli. He scores twice to win 4 1 at southampton. And celtic extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership, after rangers draw with stjohnstone. Good evening. Britains most decorated olympian and Tour De France winner, sir Bradley Wiggins, has retired from cycling. In a statement this afternoon, he said he had been lucky enough to live a dream from a sport he fell in love with when he was 12. While the announcement ended a stunning career, which brought the briton multiple honours, wiggins has recently faced repeated questions about medical treatments he received when in training. Our sports news correspondent Richard Conway reports. On the road, and on the track, sir Bradley Wiggins dominated his sport like few others. Gold medallist and olympic champion, Bradl
As a result. And the first pictures of a Rare Giraffe Born at chester zoo discovered by staff when they arrived on boxing day morning. And in half an hour, well look back at the rio olympics and the Refugee Athletes who competed as a team for the first time. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The russian president , vladimir putin, says the syrian army and opposition have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire which will come into effect at midnight. Therell also be fresh peace talks. The deal was brokered by russia and turkey, who are on opposing sides in the conflict in syria. Mr putin said they had signed a number of documents outlining the details of the deal. Daniel boettcher reports. Russia and turkey have been pushing for a nationwide ceasefire, particularly since the collapse of the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. Ina the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. In a statement the syrian army said the comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement was a result of recent military successes. The Syrian
Im steven wyeth. Late drama in the championship as aston villa deny leeds third place in the table. Ryan giggs is out of the running to become the next swansea manager with Chris Coleman appearing to rule himself out too. And an impressive return for rafa nadal winning his first match since injury emphatically. There was a meeting of two of the championships most prestigious clubs at villa park this evening. Aston villa and leeds share plenty of top flight experience, and both covet a return. As Patrick Gearey reports it took late drama to deny leeds a place in the top three. By by headcount by history, these two clu bs A Re By Headcount by history, these two clubs are among englands biggest. Aston villa were banished from the Premier League only this year. It will be a long past back path. Near misses, will had plenty of those. Villa. There were as a moment seized 53 minutes in although the header was hardly an stop at all. The header was hardly an stop at all. Unstoppable. The ball c