Extraordinary sporting achievement, athletes striving to go faster, higher, stronger, if those were the aims then this is very much their award, many are living up to the high expectations, so many surpassing it. Theres only one place really we can start this review of 2016, and that is some 6000 miles away, from murky manchester, rio, where this heros parade, really began. Brazil welcomes the world with open arms butjust who would be lining up beside them . After months of claims and revelations of widespread doping, russia were at the olympics, their Track And Field team were not. But as they say in sport you can only beat what is in front of you. Team gb, at times, were beating everybody. Adam peaty takes 0lympic gold for Great Britain. In the pool, the best british games for over a century. Above the waves around the base, roaming in rio was truly spectacular. And it is Great Britain who are mens 0lympic champions. It is carnival time for Great Britain. History being written and th
Consider working with Rival Parties also. Pep guardiolas awkward post match interview. What was your response . Ask the referee, not me. You dont seem happy you have won . I am happy. You are not showing t im so happy, happy new year. And its uphill all the way. Whats it like to live on the steepest street in the world . Good morning, its tuesday, 3rd january. Im ben brown, welcome to bbc news room live. A man has been shot dead by police in an operation near the m62 motorway In Huddersfield yesterday evening. West Yorkshire Police say the operation was pre planned Atjunction 2a near ainley top, and that 5 people were arrested, they said it was not related to terrorism. The independent Police Complaints commission has sent investigators to the scene. Its the 5th Fatal Police Shooting in england and wales within 9 months. Our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. The shooting happened shortly after 6 oclock yesterday evening on a slip road off the m62 at ainley top, near hudd
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en