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good morning and welcome to bbc news. news just newsjust coming into news just coming into us at the bbc that there has been a multiple crash on the a40. details are scarce but what we do know is that we are getting reports that there has been four accidents within a mile and a half stretch on the a 40, with multiple casualties, we understand. a40. the multiple casualties, we understand. a40. the road is closed due to these accidents in both directions. between the b4047 and the a415. i don t know exactly where these accidents happened but the road is closed in both directions, we understand there is four accident is within this mile and a half stretch, and there is multiple casualties. three ambulances are on their way to the scene, we are getting reports that there are some very seriously injured people involved in this accident. it is not yet known how many. we are getting reports that up to 20 vehicles are involved. the details that we have got at the moment. t ....
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 jan ....
welcome to bbc news. american secretary of statejohn kerry has defended the decision by the obama administration to let the un security council pass a resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. he said it was aimed at preserving the possibility of a two state solution, which he warned was now 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 until 20th january, when he takes office. it was the idea of tonight s speech by us secretary speech by us secretary of statejohn kerry that angered the president elect. he said chances of peace with the palestinians were slipping away. the truth is that tre ....
hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, tim hague. coming up tonight: wiggins makes his way towards the exit. after a record breaking career, he steps away from cycling. spurs are spurred on by their midfield man dele alli. he scores twice to win 4 1 at southampton. and celtic extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership, after rangers draw with stjohnstone. good evening. britain s most decorated olympian and tour de france winner, sir bradley wiggins, has retired from cycling. in a statement this afternoon, he said he had been lucky enough to live a dream from a sport he fell in love with when he was 12. while the announcement ended a stunning career, which brought the briton multiple honours, wiggins has recently faced repeated questions about medical treatments he received when in training. our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. on the road, and on the track, sir bradley wiggins dominated his sport like few others. gold medallist and olymp ....
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us has expelled 35 russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month s presidential elections, giving them and their families 72 hours to leave the country. it will also close two compounds used for russian intelligence gathering based in new york and maryland. president barack obama had vowed to take action against russia amid us accusations that it directed hacks against the democratic party and hillary clinton s election campaign. russia has denied any involvement. tonight, a kremlin spokesman said the sanctions were ungrounded and not legal . let s get more from our north america editor, jon sopel. give us more detail about what is happening and why? what happens on these occasions is that you have a series of gradations of response that you can make if you are the us president and you are cross with a foreign government, from the symbolic slap on the wrist to something much firmer. this is much firme ....