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
Britons on a beach in tunisia in 2015 hears that the shooting could have been stopped sooner. And a young woman abducted as a baby 18 years ago has now been reunited with both her biological parents. Its five oclock. Our main story is the political crisis in Northern Ireland, where the Power Sharing Executive has collapsed following sinn feins refusal today to nominate a new Deputy First Minister to replace Martin Mcguinness. The First Minister and dup leader, Arlene Foster, has accused sinn fein of risking Northern Irelands stability for political Self Interest by forcing an election. The Northern Ireland secretary is expected to make a statement within the hour. The crisis was provoked by the mishandling of an Energy Scheme which could cost the taxpayer half a billion pounds. Sinn fein have accused Arlene Foster of failing to take responsibility for it. My colleague Annita Mcveigh is in stormont for us. Thank you very much. Good evening from stormont, where in the last few moments, t
It pretty fast. Its great to hear that from President Elect donald trump. The hospitalfailures that from President Elect donald trump. The Hospital Failures that led the to death of this mother after she gave birth to her second son. And heres one for sherlock, how did last nights finale get lea ked how did last nights finale get leaked online before it was broadcast . In the sport, its a winning start for andy murray at the australian open, as the world number one reaches the second round. Welcome to the news at six. 18 months ago 30 british Holiday Makers died ina months ago 30 british Holiday Makers died in a Terror Attack in tunisia. Now an inquest into their deaths have been told some of the victims might still be alive if local Security Forces had acted more quickly. 0utlining the evidence, they deliberately delayed confronting the gunman. The gunman went on the rampage for more than half an hour before he was shot dead. For them, the inquests matter so much. The families of thos
Anarchic stories and the way she saw the world from a childs point of view. But as she once said, she never really grew up herself. The childrens author babette cole whos died aged 67. Time for me to remind you newsnight is about to begin on bbc two. Heres evan. Tonight we will try to make sense of what we know about the big brexit speech tomorrow. Closer to a full english than a continental brexit, we think. We will hear from michael gove and labours brexit secretary kier starmer as well. Join me now on bbc two. Thats newsnight with evan. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im john watson. Coming up this evening some Murray Magic In melbourne takes andy into the second round of the Australian Open. Can Johanna Konta join him. Big boots to fill bottas replaces rosberg at mercedes. And Injury Forces rory mcilroy out of the abu dhabi championship. Hello and welcome. In around an hour and a half, Johanna Konta Plays Herfirst Match at the Australian Open. Fresh from victory at the sydney inter
Know you can access everything coming through the bbc newsroom via oui screen. Coming through the bbc newsroom via our screen. Some important Breaking News coming from turkey. This is writers quoting a newspaper website, and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new years and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new yea rs eve and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, orthe suspect, has new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, has been caught in istanbul. You will remember the attack on new years eve, 39 people lost their lives and over 600 were in the nightclub that was attacked. Since then there have been huge efforts to find the chief suspect. There is speculation he may come from satchel asia, although that has not been confirmed. He has been found according to the news media. I will bring more confirmation when we get it. In the meantime, that donald trump interview with the times news