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
in half an hour, i will be looking back at a momentous year in science, which saw tim peake returning to earth after a six month stay in space. that s coming up in half and oui’. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the american secretary of state, john kerry, has mounted a passionate defence of the decision by the obama administration to allow the un security council to pass last week s resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. he said the move was aimed at preserving the possibility of a two state solution, which he warned was in serious jeopardy. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the speech was biased against israel and focused obsessively on settlements. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. another bitter row between outgoing and incoming us presidents, this time over israel. donald trump complaining the country is being treated with total disdain and disrespect, but telling it to stay strong till 20th january,
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