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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 ....
a national day of mourning in russia tomorrow after a military plane crashed, killing all 92 people on board. 11 bodies recovered. a fantastic year for olympians and paralympian ‘s. we look back on 2016. 2016 gold rush in rio. coming four years after a stunning london games, rio 2016 had a tough act to follow. and while the build up was far from ideal, with political scandals, a financial crisis and worries about the zika virus, brazil was always going to offer a spectacular setting for south america s first ever olympic and paralympic games. there d be plenty of time for selfies after the success, and team gb had big ambitions hoping for their best ever foreign olympics. paralympics gb hoping to better their medal haulfrom london 2012. more on their success stories later, but first to athletics. and super saturday, part two! the stadium erupts! three gold medals for gb! what a night! sydney 2000 heptathlon champion denise lewis was there in rio as mo farah, jessi ....
other members of the royal family, including the duke of edinburgh, this year s traditional christmas day broadcast by the queen put the focus on the theme of inspiration . here it is in full. band plays: god save the queen. there was a time when british olympic medal winners became household names because there were so few of them. but the 67 medals at this year s games in rio and 147 at the paralympics meant that the gb medallists reception at buckingham palace was a crowded and happy event. throughout the commonwealth, there were equallyjoyful celebrations. grenada, the bahamas, jamaica and new zealand won more medals per head of population than any other countries. many of this year s winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. inspiration fed their aspiration, and having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others. a few months ago, i saw inspiration of a different kind when i opened the new c ....
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 ....
i ve been to meet the boss of one of them to see what s going on. good morning. in sport, swansea city sack bob bradley afterjust 11 games in charge. the swans are second bottom of the premier league. milder winters and wetter summers have caused a drop in numbers of butterflies and bees according to an audit of our wildlife by the national trust. and carol has the weather. good morning. it is a cold and frosty start to the day. there is patchy fog around, some of which will be slow to clear, if at all. we have some sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in across the north west. i will have more details on all of that in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. we will see you then. good morning. first, our main story. 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 40 to 60 year olds are overweight, drinking too much and not ge ....