sir bradley wiggins — britain's most decorated olympian — has announced his retirement from cycling. he won eight olympic medals, including five golds, and was britain's first tour de france winner. and a woman is killed as 20 cars are involved in a series of accidents in fog on an a road in oxfordshire. how four in every five middle—aged people are overweight, drinking too much or not doing enough exercise. good evening. britain's most decorated olympian and tour de france winner sir bradley wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling. in a statement this afternoon he said he had been lucky enough to live a dream and make a career out of a sport he fell in love with when he was 12. it ends a stunning career which also

brought him world championships and many other honours. but it follows questions about medical treatments he received in training. this report from our sports correspondent richard conway. on the road and on the track sir bradley wiggins dominated his sport like few others. gold medallist and olympic champion, bradley wiggins. he is the u:k.'s most decorated olympian winning eight medals over 16 years. in 2012 he became the first briton to claim the tour de france title. achievements which took him on a path to the palace. but after so much success over the yea rs, but after so much success over the years, sir bradley wiggins's remarkable career has finally come toa remarkable career has finally come to a halt, saying that he has fulfilled all of his childhood dreams and aspirations. it is easy sitting here with the glory of winning but when you're out there,

at any moment you think you idiot, why do you carry on. i always wanted to go out on the top. bradley wiggins kindled his love of cycling at his local club in london and aged 12 he knew what he wanted to achieve, telling his teachers that one day he would be an olympic champion. he delivered on a promise, winning his first gold medal at the athens games in 200a. all at a time when british cycling success was far from normal. and his personality intertwined with the love of modern culture helped him transcend and popularise his sword. his retirement comes at a time of heightened scrutiny into his career. earlier this year russian hackers revealed that he had been given powerful steroid injections before three key races including his 2012 tour de france win. the substance involved is banned under normal circumstances

as it can be performance enhancing but bradley wiggins legitimately applied for a medical exemption, he says to treat hay fever. this was about trying to find a way not to getan unfair about trying to find a way not to get an unfair advantage but to put myself back on a level playing field to compete at the highest level. one of the u:k.'s brightest sporting careers is now at an end. but it was one that was coloured throughout by gold and yellow. and richard is with me here. bradley wiggins became an unlikely british hero , what has his impact been on british cycling? he leaves as a sporting legend, one of the greats of all time. a lot is said about thinking the unthinkable, bradley wiggins thought about it but then went and did it. that win at then went and did it. that win at the tour de france in 2012 one of the tour de france in 2012 one of the defining moment in a career that was marked by high. there was questioned about therapeutic use

exemption is and they will no doubt go on but the olympic legacy that he leaves, and specific legacy, how he inspired notjust leaves, and specific legacy, how he inspired not just elite leaves, and specific legacy, how he inspired notjust elite sportsmen and women but also millions of people to get on a bike and pedal. thank you. more than 80% of people in england aged between a0 and 60, are either overweight, inactive, or drinking too much. that's according to public health england which says their lifestyles are greatly increasing their risk of diseases such as diabetes. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has more. this is the trim new look of luke parker since exercising and changing his diet. a few months ago he weighed 22 stone but now he can fit into one of those old trouser legs and a wake—up call came when his seven—year—old son told that he loved comic even though he was fat. it was a case ofjust order a pizza

tonight, we have filled in but could not be bothered cooking it. you just become a bit lazy and drawn out with the daily grind of routine. figures show worrying trends, almost 80% of women aged a0 to 60 are either overweight, abuse, physically inactive or drinking more beneficial guidelines and almost 90% of men fall into the same category. amongst the health risks is diabetes, it has doubled in this age group in the past 20 years and treatment costs the nhs in england an estimated £1a billion per year. the reason why seeing these increases in chronic disease like cancer, stroke and heart disease, is in a large part because of behaviour is adopted during the a0 to 60 age period, so still smoking, not taking enough physical activity or drinking too much alcohol. and public health england is offering some help. this is the online health quiz that government officials want a0 to 60

rolls to take part in. it is on the government website and ask ‘s question about whether you are a man 01’ question about whether you are a man or woman and why you might want to become more healthy. it looks pretty straightforward, but the question is, will it help to tackle the health crisis for middle—aged people? it is extremely hard, i have no willpower whatsoever and life is too good and we have too much choice. i lead a very unhealthy life style. choice. i lead a very unhealthy lifestyle. fatty food, smoking and drinking, no exercise. there is too much temptation, it is too lazy to go to the supermarket and buy a ready meal and put it in the microwave. it is not that difficult to be healthy if you put your mind to be healthy if you put your mind to it. the government is hoping to nudge people into following the example of luke parker with attacks on sugary drinks which comes in in 2018, that is also expected to help.

but many health professionals and campaigners are concerned that measures still do not go far enough. a woman has died after up to 20 vehicles were involved in a series of collisions on the aao near witney in oxfordshire. the crashes stretched for more than half a mile and took place in fog this morning. sangita myska sent this report from the scene. photographs ta ken minutes after this morning's crash showing chilling detail, the mangled wreckage of at least 20 vehicles. eyewitnesses described seeing cars skidding across the road through thick fog, smashing into one another, spilling debris across two lanes of the aao. i was justjoining the aao when i'd seen the brake lights and hazard lights, so i came to a stop and then obviously i got out of the vehicle and saw the carnage ahead and the carnage behind. emotions were very high. people were obviously scared. it was a bit like a movie scene, really. a lot of havoc, people injured. a lot of destruction. this afternoon, recovery vehicles continued to clear wreckage

in an attempt to reopen a road that links london to wales. it is several hours since the accident this morning and you can see there are about a dozen vehicles yet to be cleared from this part of the aao. there is still a thick fog over this area of road. visibility now is probably about 200 metres. police officers here tell me that this morning, when the crashes happened, drivers could see no further than about 15 metres ahead and that there was black ice on this road. one woman in her 50s died at the scene of the crash. two other people remain in a serious condition in hospital. as families continue to crisscross britain this holiday, the police are urging travellers to check weather conditions and to drive with caution. german prosecutors have arrested a a0—year—old tunisian man in connection with the truck attack that killed 12 people at a christmas market in berlin.

they say his contact details were found on the phone of the man who drove the lorry — anis amri — and that further investigations have shown he may have been involved in the attack. there are fresh warnings tonight about millions of people in nigeria facing starvation. the charity christian aid estimates that a million people are in desperate need of food. and the un is warning that more than a hundred thousand people — most of them children — could die of starvation unless they receive help. the scale of the crisis is emerging as the nigerian military pushes into areas previously held by the islamist militants boko haram. our nigeria correspondent martin patience sent this report from borno state. it contains images you may find distressing. if you if you until now, they were out of reach. the hidden victims of boko haram. but every day, more families emerge from the bush, fleeing the islamist militants. 200 people arrived at this camp

in the past few days. they carried what little they could. translation: boko haram whipped us like prisoners. they slaughtered some of us. our sons were forced to join them. they stole our cattle, they stole our food. life was terrible. when you get the chance to escape, you take it. uprooted from their farms, people can't feed themselves. the un is warning of mass starvation. aid relief is now getting through to some of the worst affected areas, but the challenge is that as the army pushes in to boko haram controlled territory, it frees more people. what that means is the already enormous humanitarian needs keep on growing. halima's two—year—old

son uzman is suffering from severe malnutrition. it was better in the village, she says. at least there was food. uzman is taken to a clinic for treatment. but he's far from being the worst case here. hawa is eight months old. her tiny body weighs just a third of what it should at this stage. there are those days that you just sit down and you just have to sit back and just look at what is happening. it can get overwhelming sometimes. we've had two cases that died on the way here. you know, it's really tough when you see those kind of things. we flew over large parts of this state. every town we saw destroyed by the fighting. here, the nigerian army

is burning shrub to stop militants taking cover. until people can return home, they'll need to rely on aid. but a third of the houses in borno state are destroyed. and without more assistance, the governor has this morning for the west. if nigeria is to implode it is going to be a very frightening prospect. up north is the sahara desert. if 30 million english—speaking africans will be knocking on the doors of europe, it will be a much more frightening prospect. even the two or three million syrians have unsettled europe. something as simple as collecting water here can mean risking your life. even in government—controlled areas. years of fighting have shattered this society. and the war against boko haram is still not won. martin patience, bbc news, north eastern nigeria. the coastguard in kent has

called off an extensive search for the night after a fishing boat sank around 17 miles off ramsgate. one person has died and another was found clinging to the upturned hull early this morning and was airlifted to hospital. our correspondent simon jones has more. capsized. it's believed the fishing boat from belgium overturned at 11 o'clock last night. but it wasn't until first light some eight hours later that one of the crew members was spotted by another boat, clinging to the hull. lucky to be alive? absolutely, yeah. i mean at this time of year, in the southern north sea, a water temperature about 9.5 degrees and the air temperature less than that. so yes, a significant risk in terms of hypothermia. but yeah, he's in the proper care of the hospital authorities at present. he was able to tell his rescuers that two of his fellow crew members were missing.

prompting a major response. two lifeboats from ramsgate have been taking part in the search, which has also involved two divers and a doctor being flown in from belgium. the huge operation taking place around 17 miles off the coast from here. after several hours, a second crew member was found, showing signs of life. but later died in hospital. the search for the third man has now been called off for the day. although the coastguard says it's possible for people to survive in the water at this time of year for 15 hours, hope is now fading. simonjones, bbc news, ramsgate. president—elect donald trump has gone head—to—head with the us government over its treatment of israel. mr trump tweeted that israel was being treated with total disdain and disrespect. it came before a speech by the current secretary of statejohn kerry in which he warned settlement aa building in the west bank threatens both hope for peace with the palestinians and israel's own future as a democracy.

our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. aa a a bitter row between outgoing and incoming us presidents, this time over israel. donald trump complaining the country is treated with disdain and disrespect, but telling it to stay strong till january, when he takes office. it was the idea of the speech by us secretary of state john was the idea of the speech by us secretary of statejohn kerry was the idea of the speech by us secretary of state john kerry that angered the president elect. the truth is that trends on the ground, violence, terrorism, incitement, settle m e nt violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and seemingly endless occupation, they are combining to destroy hopes for piece on both sides. this follows last week's un security council resolution calling for a total halt to settlement building on occupied land. the obama administration has

three weeks left but is still trying to make a difference in the middle east, knowing that when donald trump ta kes east, knowing that when donald trump takes over he will be more supportive of israel and its position on settlements and jerusalem. the secretary of state complains that settlers and this are defining the future of israel. a member of the coalition was quick to give his response. it was a good speech but not connected to reality. john kerry is leaving behind a middle east in flames, genocide in syria, iran dashing to a nuclear weapon and throwing israel under the bus. there were two rounds of peace talks between israel and the palestinians in president obama's yea rs, palestinians in president obama's years, which breakdown acrimoniously. the white house would like to advance peace efforts in the coming day, but the danger is it is

too little, too late. nhs hospitals have made more money than ever from parking charges and fines. figures from 89 health trusts across england suggest £120 million was raised from parking fees last year — that's up 5% on the year before. there's been sharp criticism of the charges from patient groups — as daniel boettcher reports. at this north london hospital today, despite the fog, the parking signs were clear. a charge of £3 an hour for patients and visitors, and that helped the trust to which it belongs bring in more than £2.3 million last year. the hospital does offer concessionary rates. for example, for blue badge holders and chemo or radiotherapy patients. and it says all the money is invested in the trust and used for the benefit of patients. still, some felt it was unreasonable. i have a long—term condition and i go into hospital quite frequently. my husband has to pay and my family have to pay to come to see me in hospital. we are visiting sick people, or you are taking sick people to the hospital. and they are just taking

the mickey out of you. if if you come in as a patient, you should not be charged parking. it's ridiculous. there has been pressure on hospitals in england to reduce parking charges, but figures obtained by the press association under freedom of information requests show that, overall, the levels have never been higher. more than half of the trusts that responded made at least £1 million a year from car parking fees. in many cases, the figures were much higher, and they have been rising. 89 out of 120 trusts provided responses. of those, the heart of england nhs foundation trust had the highest parking income at more than £a.8 million. overall, nhs trusts in england made in excess of £120 million. that's an increase of 5% on the previous year. and, say those pressing for reform, and unacceptable burden for vulnerable patients. we understand that hospitals are under enormous financial pressures. most trusts are in deficit, but the answer isn't to raise revenue by charging patients, and particularly not patients

who are travelling regularly for life—saving cancer treatment. that feels like it is a tax on illness, rather than a way of maintaining a car park. campaigners say england should follow the lead of scotland and wales, where charges have been abolished in all but a handful of cases. many trusts argue that some or all of the money raised goes back into patient care, while the department of health says it expects all nhs organisations to follow its guidelines and put concessions in place for those who most the need help. concessions in place for those who most need help. daniel boettcher, bbc news. that's all from us. the next news on bbc one is at10:30. now it's time to join the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, this is bbc news. donald trump has urged israel to "stay strong" and sit out the final days of the obama administration before what he sees as his more pro—israel administration takes office. israel lost a crucial vote in the un security council last week

which condemned its settlement building in the occupied west bank. the united states abstained for the first time. the building of homes forjewish settlers on non—israeli land is widely considered to be in breach of international law. the us secretary of statejohn kerry has been addressing criticism from israel over the us decision to abstain. in a speech in which he fiercely defended the obama administration's record on supporting israel — highlighting the us‘s record contribution to israel's military, and unwavering support for a two—state solution — mr kerry said friends must speak truth to one another. he strongly condemned israel's settlement—building programme. let's be clear. settlement expansion has nothing to do with israel's security. many settlements actually increase the security burden on the israeli defence forces and leaders of the settler movement are motivated by ideological

imperatives that entirely ignore legitimate palestinian aspirations. among the most troubling illustrations at this point have been the proliferation of settler outposts that are illegal under israel's own laws. they are often located on private palestinian land and strategically placed in locations that make two states impossible. there are over 100 of these outposts and since 2011, nearly one third of them have been or are being legalised. despite pledges by past israeli governments to dismantle many of them, now leaders of the settler movement have advanced unprecedented new legislation that would legalise most of those outposts. for the first time, it would apply israeli domestic

law to the west bank, rather than military law, which is a major step towards the process of annexation. hanan ashrawi is from the palestinian liberation organization joins us now from ramallah in the west bank. first of all, your reaction to the words ofjohn kerry. i felt they we re words ofjohn kerry. i felt they were sincere and impassioned and an attempt to rescue the two state solution. he spoke of his love for the state of israel and his defence of zionism at putting the record straight in terms of the things the obama administration has done in order to advance israeli security and interests. in many ways, it is starting to explain the vote, which is in no way an unusual vote or abstention, given their long history

of presidents since president reagan that have voted against settlements. then he put forward a few principles he thought should guy dissolution in order to rescue the two state solution. most of these principles very frankly are in support of israel, but we think that any solution should be based on international law and justice. he did also have words of criticism for the palestinians. he condemned palestinian violence, which he said included hundreds of terrorist attacks in the past year. yes, i heard that, and it's unfortunate that in a situation of occupation with israel as a military occupying power uses violence as a state policy, using its army against a captive civilian population, that is not terrorism, that's not violence, but should any individual palestinian react to pervasive

israeli violence, the label terrorist comes out and we are all accused of being terrorists. this is something we've heard before. accused of being terrorists. this is something we've heard beforem remains violence whatever it's called. we stated clearly we are against violence against civilians and we are committed to negotiate a settle m e nt and we are committed to negotiate a settlement peacefully. the problem is, nobody could bring an israeli —— bring an end to organise violence against the palestinians whether it is theft of land, resources, demolition of houses and the killings, bombing and shelling. in gazza, they killed 2000 people in one excursion. we are against violence, particularly since we are the major victims of organised israeli violence and terrorism. what

we need to do is resolve the issues, the causes. israeli expansionism and military occupation and violence are issues that are generating abnormal behaviour everywhere and israeli ideological extremism is also feeding its counterpart, notjust in palestine but throughout the world because once you adopt the language of absolutism and the language of religious text, your closing the doors on any legal solutions. i'm sure a lot of your interpretation would be strongly disputed by supporters of israel and the israeli government. can i ask you... listen, what really bothers me is the fact that sometimes people believe their own fabrications. it's a bridge is that they fabricate things but when they begin to believe their own lies, then that is really dangerous because they have lost touch with reality and i'm not saying disputes,

i'm talking about facts. can i move you on to the timing aboutjohn kerry's speech and the taming of the vote in the un? this is all happening right at the very end of the obama administration's tenure. what do you make of that? strong words but too late? it's a bit late, but i think it comes as a result of serious exasperation with israeli refusal to cooperate. from day one, the obama administration has been asking israel to stop its settlement activities and from day one, israel rejected the request and not only that but has demanded more privilege and leeway and exception and preferential treatment and has acted outside the law. it has promised many things at the same time it has broken its promises and kerry turned

out to be a liar himself because he promised us that israel would take certain steps and release prisoners and do settlements and so on, and they didn't, they escalated, so in that sense, after eight years of patients —— patients and providing cover, the american administration is exasperated enough to say things as they are in terms of what happened with israel. the world should know that this administration, the obama administration, the obama administration, has been the most generous in terms of funding and security and weapons, military technology, than any other administration and it has vetoed resolution against settlements early on that went against american policy, so you go so far to defend israel, to protect it from its own m ista kes israel, to protect it from its own mistakes and provide cover for its immunity, and at the same time israel refuses to listen to its benefactor, so this is a swansong if

you will and it is also a very genuine plea to rescue the two state solution if there is to be peace and the commitment that it is still possible, because this is the disastrous consequences of the one state solution. thank you for joining us. you're most welcome. some hazardous weather tonight and tomorrow. freezing fog continues to expand across the heart of england and into eastern wales. northern ireland and scotland are getting away with it for the most part but first thing in the morning it doesn't look pretty across parts of england and east wales. it will be sunny to start the day in some areas but inland, expect some of that freezing fog. some icy surfaces. there is a warning from the met

office. the odd pocket of frost across eastern scotland but generally milder in the north, the odd patch of drizzle across scotland. the odd breeze and that will continue through the day. otherwise, brightness at times for england and wales. inland, the fog will not lift and there will be low cloud around. mid single figures typically, one or two places a great deal more.