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the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, is making a historic visit to hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor that brought the united states into the second world war. first, shinzo abe paid tribute to the american dead at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. before he left tokyo, he said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. laura bicker reports. archive: december 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy. the japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the pacific fleet and killing over 2000 americans. survivors recalled that the once bustling port burned for hours. i had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to their sons. after 75 years, a sitting japanese prime minister will attend a servic ....
this country was built on oil riches and is now having to cope with the oil price crash. i have come to one of the world s biggest construction projects, king abdullah economic city. it is projected to be home to 2 million people, a global city here in the kingdom of saudi arabia. my guest is the ceo of this place, fahd al rasheed. due to the economic problems here, could his drink the about to turn to dust? dream be about to turn to dust? fahd al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for inviting me onto this extraordinary project. tell me, how do you feel every day when you come on to what must be one of the biggest building sites in the world? i love it. there is nothing like coming toa i love it. there is nothing like coming to a construction site like this. i get a rush every time i am here. how quickly are things happening? when the visitors come, they see the big stuff. i see the small stuff, a little bit of concrete poured here, a little piece of floor. i s ....
in half an hour i will be looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated by back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen s 90th birthday. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. middle aged people are putting themselves at risk of serious health problems unless they take action to change their lifestyles, according to health officials. public health england says 80% of a0 to 60 year olds are overweight, drinking too much and not getting enough exercise. it says ‘modern life is putting middle aged people at a greater risk of developing diseases like type 2 diabetes. here s our health correspondent robert pigott. lee parker is running for his life. aged 41 and weighing 22 stone, lee was told by his seven year old son that he loved him even though he was fat. it was the nudge lee needed. since august, when he changed his diet and began to exer ....
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 ....
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 ....