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and what they get up to underwater. and saw advances in a controversial new genetic technique. human organs are growing inside these pigs. this was also the year a global climate deal came into force but the election of donald trump placed a question mark over its future. and after decades of searching, scientists have detected gravitational waves. it s been called the discovery of the century, making 2016 a truly momentous year for science. i m here at thejodrell bank observatory in the north of england. for more than half a century, scientists have been using this vast telescope to gaze up into the heavens, transforming our understanding of the universe. some people have been lucky enough to experience the wonders of space first hand. this year it was the turn of british astronaut tim peake. blasting off, the start of a remarkable mission. tim peake was on his way. he was heading for the space station tojoin its international crew for the next six months. the first br ....
to help treat an inherited form of blindness. also: a rise in violent crime committed by the over 65s. offences ranging from minor assault to murder have increased by nearly 80% since 2012. good morning and welcome to bbc news. german security services face growing questions about why they ended a surveillance operation on a suspect who s now the subject of a europe wide manhunt for the berlin lorry attack. anis amri was known to have ties to a radical islamist group. a big police operation has been going on this morning near the dutch border, where agents from special units have been searching a refugee centre amri stayed in. let s go to berlin now. and robert hall is following events for us. what is the latest about the search for anis amri? good morning. what you see behind me is that search continues is an indication of the level of concern gci’oss indication of the level of concern across germany now. the workers from the civil defence team putting concrete barri ....
containing the three other victims who died. the prosecuting qc said mr potter s laurie continued to career down the lane in western village out of control, and these are pictures from the time of the crash. because on the 9th of february last year. by the time the lorry came to a stop, four people had suffered fatal injuries, the four year old girl who had been crossing the road with her grandmother and three men who had been travelling together in the same car. this is a picture of the four year old victim, who died as she was crossing the road with her grandmother, margaret rogers, who was also injured. and three other victims as well, 59 year old robert parker, philip allen, who was 52, and stephen vaughan, who was 34. let mejust and stephen vaughan, who was 34. let me just repeat the findings of the court today, at bristol crown court, haulage boss matthew gordon and his mechanic, peter would, both haulage boss matthew gordon and his mechanic, peterwould, both foun ....
other end of the uk we ve had some proper wintry christmassy weather with snow over some highland villages. as you are probably aware, it s storm barbara we are most concerned about over the next 24 36 hours. it is looming in the western atlantic. it s intensifying all the while. it s underneath a strong jet strea m while. it s underneath a strong jet stream which will direct storm barbara up towards the north west of the uk come tomorrow evening. i had of that we have the wintry showers across scotland. snow down to quite low levels. a strong wind. it feels cold. further south are bright and breezy afternoon. the fog has cleared. in the more southern parts of the uk into the night, maybe a touch of frost, hopefully the fog won t be as widespread as it was this morning. the reina rides across western northern ireland and the far west of scotland, the wind intensifying the rain arrives. barbara arrives on our doorstep. it will head towards the far north west of the uk ....
as both have been suffering from a heavy cold. doctors hail a breakthrough in treating multiple sclerosis, after trials of a new drug suggest it could slow the effects of the disease. and in half an hour, i ll be looking back at a momentous year in science, one that saw tim peake return to earth after a six month stay in space. that s review 2016, the year in science, with me, rebecca morelle. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the owner of a haulage firm, and one of his mechanics, have been found guilty of manslaughter, after one of their tipper trucks crashed last year, killing four people, including a four year old girl. the court had heard that the brakes had failed on the 32 tonne lorry and it careered along a village road near bath, causing what the prosecution described as absolute devastation . mathew gordon and peter wood will be sentenced next month. the driver of the lorry, phillip potter, was cleared of all charges. jon kay is at bristol crown court. g ....