in half an hour i will be looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated by back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen s 90th birthday. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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 a0 to 60 year olds are overweight, drinking too much and not getting enough exercise. it says ‘modern life is putting middle aged people at a greater risk of developing diseases like type 2 diabetes. here s our health correspondent robert pigott. lee parker is running for his life. aged 41 and weighing 22 stone, lee was told by his seven year old son that he loved him even though he was fat. it was the nudge lee needed. since august, when he changed his diet and began to exercise,
looking back at a momentous year in science, one that saw tim peake return to earth at their six month stay in space. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. some breaking news, coming through from sir bradley wiggins announcing his retirement. he hasjust made that announcement on social media. to give you a couple of comments from a statement he is put out. i ve been lucky enough to live the dream and the feel my childhood aspiration of making a career out of aspiration of making a career out of a sport i fell in love with out at the age of 12. 2016 is the end of the age of 12. 2016 is the end of the road for this chapter, onwards and upwards. he says, said bradley wiggins announcing his retirement in the last few moments. we will talk more about his remarkable career and hear more about what he might do next. we will discuss all that with oui’ next. we will discuss all that with our sports corresponded to willjoin us our sports corresponded to willjoin us later in thi
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 has been ‘lucky enough to live a dream . earlier richard conway told is more about the statement. he reflects on 2012, the london 0lympics we have so much success, but he says 2016 is the end of the road for this chapter. he says kids from kilburn don t win 0lympic goals and tour de france but they do now. he reflects on the success he has enjoyed over the career. he was one of britain s most decorated 0lympians. five gold medals, the first briton to ever win the tour de france. first briton to win three 0lympic medals at the same games in 2004. he is one of the country s most decorated sportsmen. but, he has decided that this is the end of th
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 bradley s 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 britain s most decorated olympians, eight medals, five of which are gold, the first briton to win the tour de france. he is one of the country s most decorated sportsman but he has now decided this is the end o
have won in hospital is quite nice. it is reckoned we are using 300,000 tonnes of card over the christmas period. i am at a recycling plant to see what happens to all the stuff we have been chucking into the bin. good morning. in sport: swansea s city s search for a new manager continues, with ryan giggs the latest name to be ruled out of the running. wales boss chris coleman also appears to be out of reach. and the challenge of filming series three of sherlock in front of the fans, benedict cumberbatch tells us how he copes with his ever growing crowd of admirers on set. it is kind of peculiar because there is this excitement and expectation and if you raise an eyebrow you get and if you raise an eyebrow you get a cheer. and matt has the weather. yes, iam yes, i am at the tower of london, and it won t be me on ice only this morning, frosty to the south and east with dense patches of fog. much more mild elsewhere, and all other details to come with the forecast to the end of