tim peake was on his way.heading for the space station tojoin its international crew for the next six months. the first british astronaut now on board the international space station. in his first live broadcast, he said the experience was out of this world. we always talk about seeing the view of planet earth and how beautiful it is. but, when you look the opposite direction and you see how dark space is, the black is black and you realise how small the earth is in that blackness. his space moves though still needed a bit of work. practise makes perfect. but, before long, tim got a chance to put on his space suit and head outside, joining nasa astronaut tim kopra, for a spacewalk. tim, it's really cool seeing the unionjack going outside. it's explored all over the world and now it's explored space. thanks, scott. it's great to be wearing it. the task was to carry out essential repairs. at 400 kilometres above the earth, what better place to take a selfie! science was also key for this european space agency mi

tim peake was on his way.n tojoin its international crew for the next six months. the first british astronaut now on board the international space station. in his first live broadcast, he said the experience was out of this world. we always talk about seeing the view of planet earth and how beautiful it is. but, when you look the opposite direction and you see how dark space is, the blackest black, and you realise how small the earth is in that blackness. his space moves, though, still needed a bit of work. practise makes perfect. but before long, tim got a chance to put on his space suit and head outside, joining nasa astronaut tim kopra for a spacewalk. tim, it's really cool seeing the unionjack going outside. it's explored all over the world, and now it's explored space. thanks, scott. it's great to be wearing it. their task was to carry out essential repairs. at a00 kilometres above the earth, what better place to take a selfie? science was also key for this european space agency mission. tim became a huma

and in half an hour, i'll be looking back at a momentous year in science, one that saw tim peake returnearth 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. gordon and would were taken from this court room to prison. they have been remanded in custody over christmas and will be sentenced in the new year. they have been told that they face lengthy jail sentences. the court case here or the last four weeks heard that the company was a showers from the start to th

tim peake was on his way.is first live broadcast, he said the experience was out of this world. we always talk about seeing the view of planet earth and how beautiful it is. but, when you look the opposite direction and you see how dark space is, the black is black and you realise how small the earth is in that blackness. his space moves, though, still needed a bit of work. practise makes perfect. but, before long, tim got a chance to put on his space suit and head outside, joining nasa astronaut tim kopra, for a spacewalk. tim, it‘s really cool seeing the unionjack going outside. it‘s explored all over the world and now it‘s explored space. thanks, scott. it's great to be wearing it. the task was to carry out essential repairs. at 400 kilometres above the earth, what better place to take a selfie! science was also key for this european space agency mission. tim became a human guinea pig, seeing how the body changes in this weightless environment. he even found time to squeeze in the london marathon, and, of c

one that saw tim peake return to earth after a six month—stay in space, that's review 2016, the yearnce. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. spectacular fireworks have illuminated sydney and auckland to celebrate the arrival of 2017, as celebrations continue around the globe. this was the scene in sydney harbour just over an hour ago. officials there say it's the city's biggest ever fireworks display. 1.5 million people are estimated to have been celebrating by the opera house on the harbour front. the display paid tribute to some of the music legends who died in 2016, as purple fireworks — in honour of the late pop artist prince — rained down from the harbour bridge. earlier, auckland in new zealand was the first major city to welcome the new year. fireworks erupted from the 300 metre tall sky tower in the city centre. security has been stepped up in major cities as the world marks the beginning of 2017. concrete barriers are blocking off central squares in paris, madrid and new york to prevent truck attacks like the recent ones in berlin and nice. in cities including london tho

hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back at a momentous year in science, one that saw tim peake to earth after a six—month stay in space. that is review 2016, the year in science, with me, rebecca morrell. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the biggest pop stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group wham! and went on to have a successful solo career. he sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. nick quraishi looks back at his life. # you put the boom boom into my heart #... suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away #... their most famous song heard every year will now have added poignancy. born georgios kyriacos panayiotou in north london, george michael was 12 years old when he met andrew ridgeley. they left school at 16 and set up wham! in1981. # time can never mend a careless whisper #..

now on bbc news, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science, from british astronaut tim peake's transform our understanding of the universe. that's review 2016: the year in science. from the mission of a lifetime, this was the year british astronaut tim peake spent six months in space.

halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back at a momentous year in one which has seen tim peake return to earth after his six—month stay in space. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. and a happy christmas as well. the queen has delivered her annual christmas speech, in a message where she says she often draws strength from meeting ordinary people, doing extraordinary things. the speech has been televised throughout britain and much of the commonwealth this afternoon. after paying tribute to the uk's olympians and paralympians, she spoke of her admiration for "unsung heroes" i often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things, volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours, unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. they are an inspiration to those who know them, and their lives frequently embody a truth expressed by mother teresa, from this year, st teresa of calcutta. she once said, "not all of us can do great things. "but we can do small things with great love." this has been the experience of two remarkable organisatio

and in half an hour i will be looking back at him mendis year in science, one that saw tim peake returnafter a six—month stay in space. —— looking back at a tremendous year in science. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. some voters in england are to be asked to provide photographic proof of identity before being allowed to vote. the measure is to be piloted as part of efforts to curb electoral fraud. a government—commissioned report, published in august, concluded that the authorities sometimes turned a blind eye to fraud in areas with large pakistani or bangladeshi communities, because of "over—sensitivities about ethnicity and religion." here's our political correspondent, tom bateman. an election victory, but one steeped in claims of corruption. lutfur rahman became mayor of tower hamlets two years ago. the people of this borough willjudge me on my record. he wasjudged instead by an election court, which threw him out of office. it heard claims of voter fraud and intimidation. the case helped bring about a wider review of election practice, carried out by the former communities sec

also coming up in the programme — 2016 will be a year astronaut tim peake will never forget.k over the last twelve months in the world of science. very glad to say that carol is here with me this morning. in spirit, at least. it is quite cold, isn't it? good morning. yes it is quite cold. frost around if you head out early you may find you need to scrape your windscreen. for most of us today it will be largely dry and there will be sunshine around as well although turning hazy through the day. high pressure in charge of the weather. after the storm moved away from the scottish shores. not a lot of wind around. shallow pockets of fog that should clear redly and for many parts of the uk we are off to a driver cold start. at the moment it is —5 in bournemouth the temperatures is below freezing. as we move northwards across northern england and northern ireland and scotla nd england and northern ireland and scotland here and there there is a little more cloud around. in the scottish north—west that will be the odd spot of rain but nothing too substantial. the rest of the uk has h

in halfan in half an hour, i will be looking back at a momentous year in science, which saw tim peakeng to earth after a six—month stay in space. that's coming up in half and oui’. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the american secretary of state, john kerry, has mounted a passionate defence of the decision by the obama administration to allow the un security council to pass last week's resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. he said the move was aimed at preserving the possibility of a two—state solution, which he warned was in serious jeopardy. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the speech was biased against israel and focused obsessively on settlements. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. another bitter row between outgoing and incoming us presidents, this time over israel. donald trump complaining the country is being treated with total disdain and disrespect, but telling it to stay strong till 20th january, when he takes office. it was the idea of the speech by us secretary of state john kerry that angered the presid

tim anderson. quite a week. do you think that the post election rally has peaked for a little while here?hat do you think is going on today? >> i think you have tremendous rotation within sectors of the market. clearly a lot of winners and losers this month. i wouldn't really be too upset with a lot of the profit taking going on in technology stocks. some of those high flying so-called fang stocks have come off quite a bit. keep in mind that a lot of people have very substantial gains in those over the last few years. i think they are just redeploying money into other sectors that they think might do better in the next couple of years. >> financials, industrials, health care, materials and some of the standouts. have they gone too far too fast this soon? >> it would not be unusual for them to back and fill a little bit. the other thing that we also frequently see in december is a lot of cross currents in the market where you can get some fund redemptions. you can have selling for reasons that aren't fundamentally based. and for the short term trading sometimes that is difficult to navigat

peak, and then there are analysts optimistic about it. where do you come down on it? >> everyone is wondering when the super cycle refresh will happen. timecord to date right now. he is enthused by that and he said they are selling more apple watches. they have got their ecosystem. they have got great margins as well. >> we have got to leave it there. thank you so much. scarlet: thank you so much. still ahead, a take on oil. he sees $85 per barrel by the year 2018. he says the market has not yet priced in the production cuts. this is bloomberg. ♪ hii'm here to tell homeowners that are sixty-two and older about a great way to live a better retirement... it's called a reverse mortgage. call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like... how a reverse mortgage works, how much you qualify for, the ways to receive your money... and more. plus, when you call now, you'll get this magnifier with led light absolutely free! when you call the experts at one reverse mortgage today, you'll learn the benefits of a government-insured reverse mortgage. it will eliminate your monthly mortgage payments and