welcome to bbc news. great britain have one gold in the relay in london. usain bolt pulled up relay in london. usain bolt pulled up in his race. and the third fastest winning time in history as the us takes silver and japan and france. japan bronze. sir mo farah has won silver in the final of the five thousand metres at the world athletics championships in london. in his final track title race, the four time olympic champion failed to add another gold to the ten thousand metres gold he won eight days ago. 34 year old farah was always in contention, but in the final lap he became boxed in by three ethiopian competitors, with muktar edris claiming gold. he plans to concentrate on marathon classic in the future. at a quarter past 11 we will have more sporting headlines. one person has died and at least 19 others have been injured after a car rammed a crowd of people opposing a far right rally in the us state of virginia. it happened in the city of charlottesville after violen
stormy weather in the run up to christmas, storm ba ba stormy weather in the run up to christmas, storm baba is set to hit on friday with scotland getting the worst of the wins. barbara. doctors involved in trials of a new multiple sclerosis drug say it s a landmark development in treatment of the disease. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. that get straight to berlin for the latest on the attack on the market there. the mood is sombre here at there. the mood is sombre here at the christmas market in berlin. normally there would be christmas music playing but that is silent. people have been coming to lay flyover lay flowers and light candles and also buy food and drink ina sign candles and also buy food and drink in a sign that life goes on. in the last hour we have been hearing from chancellor merkel who said she was proud of the way that germans have reacted to this attack and she stressed what she said was the importance of unity and solidarity at this time. tr
george michael has been announced. he was 53. he shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham, and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. he s sold more than 80 million records worldwide. his publicist says he passed away peacefully at his home just outside london on sunday. andy moore looks back at his life. # well, i hadn t seen your face around town a while, so i greeted you, with a knowing smile. he burst onto the scene in the early 1980s when he formed wham with andrew ridgeley. the duo had number one singles around the world. they even conquered china, becoming the first western pop band to perform there. george michael loved fame but never became used to it. to be obviously a part of people s lives as an artist, that s what i dreamed of and that s what i m still grateful for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. i wish i d been born with that particular suit of armour, you know, because i wasn t. # you know not e
in the royle family, amongst many roles. choreographer, sir matthew bourne, described her as a true british legend. i will be looking back on the year which will shape the global economy for decades to come. we will be taking a look at what lies in store after the decision was taken to leave the eu, and the billionaire businessman donald trump wins the race for white house, he has made bold announcements but was it all talk and no action? stay tuned, that s all to come. the children s commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are going under the radar . the local government association said funding cuts meant councils were being forced to make difficult decisions. helena lee reports. this is daniel, one of thousands of young carers in england. he s ten and lives with his mum, florella, who has a brain tumour. daniel is her main carer at home. when he s not at
and receive no support from local authority social services. divers find the flight data recorder of the russian military airliner which crashed in the black sea on sunday. it s thought all 92 people on board died in the crash shortly after take off from sochi. the actress, liz smith best known as for her roles as mrs cropley in the vicar of dibley and as nana in the sitcom the royle family has died at the age of 95. now on bbc news, there was the vote to leave the european union, the resignation of one prime minister, and the arrival of another. adam fleming looks back at a rocky year in british politics in review 2016: the year in politics. ever feel you need to get away from it all? especially when ten years‘ worth of politics has been squeezed into just one? i believe that this thursday can be our country s independence day. applause. i do not think it would be right for me to try and be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. tomorrow is going