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Extraordinary sporting achievement, athletes striving to go faster, higher, stronger, if those were the aims then this is very much their award, many are living up to the high expectations, so many surpassing it. Theres only one place really we can start this review of 2016, and that is some 6000 miles away, from murky manchester, rio, where this heros parade, really began. Brazil welcomes the world with open arms butjust who would be lining up beside them . After months of claims and revelation...

Extraordinary sporting achievement, athletes striving to go faster, higher, stronger, if those were the aims then this is very much their award, many are living up to the high expectations, so many surpassing it. Theres only one place really we can start this review of 2016, and that is some 6000 miles away, from murky manchester, rio, where this heros parade, really began. Brazil welcomes the world with open arms butjust who would be lining up beside them . After months of claims and revelation...

Swamped by an avalanche. Leaders of europes right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. Thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. In sport, konta keeps the brits on top down under. Johanna konta makes it eight wins in a row as she breezes into the 4th round of the Australian Open by knocking out a former world number one in straight sets. And in from the cold ive been training with the british long track Speed Skating team, whose sport has b...

Swamped by an avalanche. Leaders of europes right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. Thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. In sport, konta keeps the brits on top down under. Johanna konta makes it eight wins in a row as she breezes into the 4th round of the Australian Open by knocking out a former world number one in straight sets. And in from the cold ive been training with the british long track Speed Skating team, whose sport has b...

Swamped by an avalanche. Leaders of europes right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. Thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. In sport, konta keeps the brits on top down under. Johanna konta makes it eight wins in a row as she breezes into the 4th round of the Australian Open by knocking out a former world number one in straight sets. And in from the cold ive been training with the british long track Speed Skating team, whose sport has b...

The newly elected us President Donald Trump has told a gathering of the Central Intelligence agency, the cia, that he stands with them 0ne thousand percent. Speaking at the cias headquarters in fairfax in virginia, he said there was no one he respected more. And he promised that islamic terrorism would be defeated. Heres a little of what he said we have to get rid of isis, we have to get rid of isis. We have no choice. Applause radical islamic terrorism, and i said yesterday it has to be eradica...

On two of his Controversial Campaign promises. Hes pledged that construction of a new wall, to run the length of the us Mexican Border, will begin within months. Hes also signed an Executive Order increasing the number of staff to patrol that frontier. But the white house has distanced itself from suggestions there could be a return to some of the more extreme Security Measures which were dropped under president obama. James cook reports. Donald trumps vision of a Fortress America the new presid...

On two of his Controversial Campaign promises. Hes pledged that construction of a new wall, to run the length of the us Mexican Border, will begin within months. Hes also signed an Executive Order increasing the number of staff to patrol that frontier. But the white house has distanced itself from suggestions there could be a return to some of the more extreme Security Measures which were dropped under president obama. James cook reports. Donald trumps vision of a Fortress America the new presid...

Im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight. The same old sorry story. Arsenal are battered at bayern and will need a second leg miracle to stay in the Champions League. The best player in womens football is heading to england. Usa captain carli lloyd joins Manchester City on a short term deal. Scotland will be without their captain for the rest of the six nations. Greg laidlaw is ruled out with an ankle injury. We hear from the new england Test Cricket Captain joe root gives an insight into what kind...

Im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight. The same old sorry story. Arsenal are battered at bayern and will need a second leg miracle to stay in the Champions League. The best player in womens football is heading to england. Usa captain carli lloyd joins Manchester City on a short term deal. Scotland will be without their captain for the rest of the six nations. Greg laidlaw is ruled out with an ankle injury. We hear from the new england Test Cricket Captain joe root gives an insight into what kind...