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cassettes as well? no nana, it sjust cds. why, do you have cassettes? no. the bafta winner played nana in the royle family. one of her co stars, the actress suejohnston, said she was devastated at her passing . in halfan in half an hour, reporters takes a look at the bbc‘s bestjournalism from the last year, including an exclusive report on chinese militarisation of international waters. some breaking newsjust in. the author of watership down, richard adams has died, aged 96. his tale about a family of rabbits was a bestseller and also became a celebrated film. a statement from his family said he died on christmas eve. they posted a quote from the book on the watership down website which read: it seemed to hazel he would not be needing his body any more. nick higham looks back at his life. they seem sad, like trees in november. it became a worldwide bestseller and animated film and made its creator a millionaire. not bad for a story about intrepid rabbits originally ....
imagine you are a patient about to undergo brain surgery. if it goes well, it could save your life, if it goes wrong, you could end up paralysed or dead. you want to believe your surgeon is infallible, a superhero but he is not, he is all too human, just like you. that emerges from the extraordinary honest writing from henry marsh, giving us a rare insight into the mind of the doctor. is that reassuring or troubling? henry marsh, welcome to hardtalk. the veryjob description, brain surgeon , i think in most people it prompts a sense of awe and maybe a little bit of fear, as well, and certainly mystery. but you ve decided to lift the veil on what it is really like and i wonder why. i was subject to that myth of brain surgery myself when i decided to become a neurosurgeon many years ago. i suppose i was drawing attention to oneself, as any writer is doing when writing a book, and i am the youngest of four, i have been drawing attention to myself from an early age, if you ....
from researchers that 80% of the middle aged population in the uk are in bad health. the express also features the new health figures, reporting that diabetes among the middle aged has doubled. the daily telegraph claims that the armed forces face another round of cuts, partly due to the fall in the pound. it also notes transport disruption due to cold weather across the uk. the times reports that the government will reform charges for electric car charging to combat the steep costs that are currently imposed. the paper also carries an image of carrie fisher as princess leia. and finally, the sun also pays tribute to carrie fisher, and reports that george michael will be buried in his family s private plot. and now on our world, a look at india s toxic ganges river and whether it can be cleaned up. earlier this year, the bbc‘s justin rowlatt travelled along its polluted shores. the ganges is one of the greatest rivers in the world, but it is in trouble. pollution on a ....
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 ....
brought him world championships and many other honours. but it follows questions about medical treatments he received in training. this report from our sports correspondent richard conway. on the road and on the track sir bradley wiggins dominated his sport like few others. gold medallist and olympic champion, bradley wiggins. he is the u:k. s most decorated olympian winning eight medals over 16 years. in 2012 he became the first briton to claim the tour de france title. achievements which took him on a path to the palace. but after so much success over the yea rs, but after so much success over the years, sir bradley wiggins s remarkable career has finally come toa remarkable career has finally come to a halt, saying that he has fulfilled all of his childhood dreams and aspirations. it is easy sitting here with the glory of winning but when you re out there, at any moment you think you idiot, why do you carry on. i always wanted to go out on the top. bradley wiggins ki ....