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biggest resignalling scheme on the network s history will close the line between cardiff central and the valleys, and several stations including paddington and london will either be partially or completely shut for several days. our transport correspondent has more. it is going to be the biggest rail upgrade ever taken on, and it all starts late tonight, hitting services across south wales, london and manchester. the lack of trains will make the roads busier. this was the m6 today. and it is a popular time to fly away for the holidays. here is sta nsted. so why do they always pick christmas to close the railways? we have a huge programme of works that we have to deliver, as part of our railway upgrade programme, and some of that work just can t be done on a live railway. we have to shut the railway. and so christmas is the best time to do it, because it s one of the quietest times of year. 2a,000 engineers will work on 200 sites across britain. well, one of the biggerjo ....
promised to do more for people sleeping on the streets. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. the british people have spoken and the answer is we are. the eu referendum divided not just the answer is we are. the eu referendum divided notjust the politicians but communities and families. so against this back drop it is perhaps not surprising that in her christmas message the prime minister appeals for unity. coming together is important for us as a country, the reason they says. as we leave the eu we must seize an historic opportunity to forge a bold new role and to unite our country as we move forward into the future. in a separate message recorded to the armed forces theresa may tells them that the government is on their side. because i want you and all the families to know that this government is on your side. jeremy corbyn says his thoughts are with those experiencing loneliness and despair at this time of year. he recently visited a homeless charity in lo ....
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 ....
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 ....
shares in bt have seen a dramatic fall in value, after an accounting scandal at the company s italian division. and in the next hour, the nominations for the 2017 academy awards have been announced. the critically acclaimed musical la la land has been nominated for m oscars equalling the record for a single film. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in a ruling of huge constitutional significance, the judges of the supreme court have said that only parliament can trigger the brexit process. it s not the decision that theresa may wanted. she d argued that it could be done by ministers alone. thejudges also said that the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland do not have to be consulted. tonight, the bbc has learned that the government will present a brexit bill to parliament as early as this thursday. and the brexit secretary, david davis, had a warning for mps: don t use the debate in parliament to try to stop brexit happening. our political ....