this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa barak. the headlines at six: england footballer martin peters — who scored in the 1966 world cup final, has died at the age of 76. a ‘catastrophic fire warning' is issued for parts of eastern australia, including sydney, amid record—breaking temperatures following months of severe drought. these are very difficult and trying times, we're now up to day 105 of this bushfire emergency across new south wales and the community really is going to have to stay alert and understand what they're going to do if threatened by fires. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist, cobham, by an american company.

a man who confronted the fishmongers hall attacker, with a narwal tusk, describes his "deep hurt" that he couldn't save the two people who died. prince philip has spent day in hospital in london, to be treated for what's being described as a pre—existing condition. almost 100 flood warnings are in place across england, and the situation is set to get worse, with heavy rain forecast overnight. and coming up, the human impact of cannabis based treatment for people with epilepsy, we look at what it will mean for them when it becomes available next month. good evening. former west ham and tottenham

midfielder martin peters, who scored england's second goal in the 1966 world cup final against west germany, has died aged 76. he'd been suffering from alzheimer's disease. martin peters spent a large part of his career at west ham. the club released a statement on their website announcing his death saying... 0ur sports correspondent napoli pirks looks at back at the life and remarkable career of martin peters.

with all eyes on hurst, the danger from martin peters went unnoticed. it is a goal! peters! little wonder they called him the ghost. there's martin peters, the man who scored the goal which could well win the world cup for england. it didn't of course, geoff hurst claimed that accolade. he had a different take. if i hadn't have scored, we would have lost 2—1. it was an important goal. his journey to world cup greatness began seven years earlier, instead of following his father's foot step, west ham came calling. he made his debut for the hammers in 63. sir alf ramsay said his style and ability was ten years ahead of his time, but he didn't receive his first cap until the may of 1966.

by 1970, his legend at west ham was secure and he left for spurs in a deal that made his britain's first £200,000 midfielder. with tottenham he won the league cup twice and the uefa cup. he left in 1975, moving to norwich. despite making his debut at the age of 31, he still played more than 200 games for the club. he lived and breathed football. there are fears heading the ball helped cause his disease. like some of his former team mates, he had been suffering from alzheimer's. in the last few years he had withdrawn from public appearances and alzheimer's robbed him of many of his memories, but he remain one of only two

english men to know the joy of scoring in a world cup final. it was like being struck by lightning. it was unbelievable. peters left his mark on footballing history on the day, so the saying goes that, west ham won the world cup. tributes from current and former players have been paid to martin peters. on twitter, gary lineker said....

let's speak to a friend in the meantime. joining me on the phone from his home is the former tottenham player steve perryman, who played with martin peters for five years at white hart lane. thank you for speaking to us. you played with a martin peters for some five years. your reaction to the sad news? very sad. he was a wonderful person, a very intelligent footballer. he just person, a very intelligent footballer. hejust exuded class. it

was a great pro. he lived the right way. he managed to score goals for us. way. he managed to score goals for us. he wasjust way. he managed to score goals for us. he was just a proper gentleman and all of those attributes that i've heard you read are just now are all so very well—earned. a great man. you were 18 when he joined the club. what was he like in the early days? we see his glory days here on the screen but what was like climbing through the ranks them? imagine that this young player, 17, got into the team, but by martin camei got into the team, but by martin came i was 18. he had been swapped with the jimmy came i was 18. he had been swapped with thejimmy greaves. so to wonderful players in the trench. imagine how big it was. he was so great. he was a mentor. he explain things to you. he didn't ever get that making every shot at our got angry. hejust

that making every shot at our got angry. he just explain things to you. —— he never shouted or got angry. that is what he was made captain in the end. he rightly so became the leader of the team and he had his own style of captain and it was explanation and just getting you to do better. how did he reflect on 1966? he really came into the team by almost self, by surprise. it was his own man. the manager pick what he thought was good enough. he didn't necessarily pick the best 11 players. he picked the best team. they played together. martin was one of those. he really came from the outside and and appeared to be his favourite player if you like. he

made a comment about him being ten yea rs made a comment about him being ten years ahead of her time, which a lot of people thought strange at the time. but what he meant was that he was such an intelligent player, that he was playing the game two or three passesin he was playing the game two or three passes in front of most other players. in that intelligence shone through. it took a football brain like sir alf ramsey to notice it in martin and then highlighted it and of course everybody remembers the three west ham players winning the will cover england more because of bobby moore, he was a great player and captain,jeff bobby moore, he was a great player and captain, jeff hearst because of the three goals, and the final, and as you said earlier, martin's goal was almost overlooked but it is moments like this you realise how important his goal was and the other goals during the world cup campaign. you say he was an intelligent player. and he was notes to the for

being able to asked the lumix xl and a number of attacking and defensive positions. how rare was that in the game and however it is in the game? —— he was able to excel at. game and however it is in the game? -- he was able to excel at. he is one of those important players a manager, we have a squad of players, you always get injuries and suspensions. you need players that can adjust their position. martin was one of those. he had the brain. he was a good height, a good shape of the body, he could play different positions. he had his favourite positions. he had his favourite position which was a more forward running midfield player to arrive in the box or in the space to get the goal. but it was also very intelligent on his way back to the goal when you recover, would you have to have that on the team. i just thought he was the perfect all—around player but if you got this image have them, he wasn't the rush around, sweating, getting on

his backside into tackles, all action that a lot of england supporters like and went in there team. he wasn't there. it was almost too clever to play that way. he played his own pace. in the way that he wanted to in the way that he wa nted he wanted to in the way that he wanted his team to play. and that shone through this very great career and special career from a special man. of course, he hung up his boots and 1981 and went on to be awarded and 1981 and went on to be awarded an mbe. what did that mean to him? i'm not sure, but we never really discussed things like that, when you get these awards. you just take it not on the chain, but you take it and get on with life. martin was one of those people thatjust and get on with life. martin was one of those people that just these are the more than being a footballer of high repute, which he was. he did things for charity, he was kind, it was a proper gentleman, promise to

do something he delivered it. therefore, what he did in the world cup and stuff like that, these days we'll talk about giving honour to footballers when they get to a semi martin peters actually won the world cup for england and i only ever played with two world cup winners in my life. both were very classy people. and very intelligent.“ my life. both were very classy people. and very intelligent. if you could give us an insight into the man away from the field. what was he a most proud of? what was really important to him? family. i will say that would be number one. his conduct with regard to how he, being ina conduct with regard to how he, being in a specialised situation, being a footballer at the top class club, and because of that, you are like a role model. he took that fearless.

that he should conduct himself and a certain way. my friend people speak on the television today about the ex liverpool team being drunk forfive days and not taking this world cup championship very seriously. martin peters took football very seriously. in the way he came across to the public, that was my neck. was his way. he was gentle, he was correct. he was proper. he was educated. that is how he lived his life. in a great family man. thank you, steve for joining us. martin peters there, who has passed away at the age of 76 after a battle with alzheimer's disease. more on this in the sports that will be coming up later and here on the bbc news as well. you

are watching bbc news. more than 100 bushfires are raging across australia's most populous state, new south wales. christmas travellers are being urged to delay theirjourneys — as record temperatures of more than a0 degrees — and strong winds — intensify the fires. australia's deputy prime minister, michael mccormack has said his country must step up its efforts to tackle climate change. here's our sydney correspondent shaimaa khalil. this was said to be one of the worst days australia's most populous state has ever seen, and it's lived up to every urgent warning. huge flames spiralling out of control, moved by strong, unpredictable wind. this is the second time in less than two months that new south wales has seen catastrophic fire conditions. firefighters have been patrolling this area throughout the day. they have been keeping an eye out on the smoke just behind that tree line.

this is where villagers have fires at an emergency level and they've been told to evacuate and they're concerned that embers will blow this way. elizabethmaclaren evacuated her house a few hours ago. she packed the necessities and a few other things she couldn't afford to lose. her family's ok, but she worries about those she left behind. i hope my house doesn't burn down but, ultimately, all of my friends stayed to fight the fires at their house. they can't get out now, so i'm just hoping that they're safe. i can replace my house — i can't replace lives, you know? helen has also evacuated her home, taking all of her dogs and cats with her. where will you stay? at the carrigan. at the car park? yes. ——in the caragain. we did at the other night.

it is fine. uncomfortable, but fine. australia's prime minister, scott morrison, has cut short his holiday to hawaii, as criticism continued to mount of his leadership during the bushfire crisis. it's brought the divisive debate about global warning back to the fore. scientists have long warned that a hotter, drier climate would contribute to australia's fires becoming more frequent and more intense. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, mittagong, new south wales. a mother and her partner have appeared in court in belfast, accused of murdering a 5—year—old girl. nadia zofia kalinowska was discovered at the family home in newton abbey, in the early hours of last sunday. her mother — aleksandra wahab and stepfather, abdul wahab, were remanded in custody. the prime minister has defended the decision to approve a li—billion pound takeover of the british defence company, cobham, by an american firm. speaking as he visited british troops in estonia — borisjohnson said he was satisfied the deal didn't raise national security issues.

lady nadine cobham — part of the family which set up the uk firm which employs 10,000 people — is among those criticising the decision. she called the takeover "deeply disappointing". our business correspondent, katy prescott reports. one of the uk's oldest defence companies. a pioneer of air—to—air refuelling, critical to the uk military. providing high—tech engineering jobs at their headquarters. for the last six months, the government has been grappling with whether to allow its sale to the american private equity firm advent. which aims to buy companies, improve them and sell them on. borisjohnson, having christmas lunch with uk troops, defended last night's decision. a lot of checks have been gone through to make sure that in that particular case, that all the security issues that might be raised can be satisfied.

and the uk will continue to be a very creative and dynamic contributor to that section of industry and all others. cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. shareholders voted for the sale. the daughter—in—law of the founder has been critical. she says... in a heavily redacted document in the run up to the sale, the ministry of defence said this raises national security concerns because of access to information and ongoing defence projects. the home office said that they were concerned about access to the uk's emergency services radio systems, which they said could prejudice ongoing operations. to allay those fears, the government says advent has agreed to ensure that sensitive government information

continues to be protected, to honour the terms of existing contracts and to give prior notice to the ministry of defence and home office if there any plans to sell the whole or any parts of the business. but critics say the sale is a mistake. this is an amazing british company. a world leading british company that has very important nationally sensitive contracts with the department of defence. with the ministry of defence. it is taken just a week after the election for conservatives to sell out to donald trump. the government says the agreement with them is legally enforceable. and any breach could be pursued through the courts. the low pound has made british companies attractive to american buyers. and this is a high—profile example of the latest sale. nearly 100 flood warnings are in place across southern and eastern england, the midlands and yorkshire. a severe warning of more heavy rain

is in place across southern england until noon on sunday. motorists embarking on the christmas getaway are being advised to check their routes in advance — with warnings of potential travel delays and flooding — with up to 30mm of rain forecast. the met office have issued a yellow weather warning, for the south of england. the environment agency warn of more rain to come. today, we have got a relatively dry period. but we have more rain coming tonight, possibly up to another 20 mm. although the situation is getting better today, we will see it getting worse overnight and into tomorrow morning. and then after that we have more rain on sunday and more rain on monday. it is not going to get any better. i think the key thing here is it is not going to get to the severe situation where we have a significant numbers of properties. it will remain high until christmas. but after that we have a dry period. hopefully things will calm down.

the duke of edinburgh is continuing to be treated at a hospital in london — after being admitted yesterday. the queen remains at her sandringham estate in norfolk. 0ur correspondent tolu adeoye is at sandringham. all quiet here this evening. this is where the duke has spent much of his time since he retired in 2017. this is where he left yesterday morning to go to hospital in london. we know around the same time the queen was arriving for her christmas break here. it really is that business as usual, not a huge sense of alarm around the fact that the prince has been admitted to hospital. and the palace has only said that he's been admitted for observation and treatment in relation to a pre—existing condition. they described it as a precautionary measure. the palace has not confirmed he went to hospital in a helicopter. we know when he got there he did walk

into the hospital. the palace have not given us any further details today. of course they would not give running commentary on his condition. one key question that a lot of people want to know is will the prince be ok for christmas day. we know lots of senior royals have already arrived here on christmas day in the queen will host the cambridgeshires and the duke and duchess of cornwall, other senior royals and many of them will be hoping duke is well enough to join them. the man who fought off the attacker at fishmongers hall near london bridge, using a narwhal tusk — has given a dramatic account of how he was able to stop the knifeman and pin him to the ground. two people died in the attack last month. civil servant, darryn frost, has described how usman khan was running towards people with knives, raised above his head, and wearing what looked like a suicide vest. this report from rich preston. this is the dramatic moment passers—by attempted to stop convicted terrorist usman khan.

his attack had begun at fishmongers' hall, where he had just killed two people. it was there darryn frost, a civil servant, took on khan, with others attending a prisoner rehabilitation event. describing for the first time what happened, mr frost told the press association that he took a narwhal task to defend himself after hearing a commotion from the floor below. he described the moment khan ran at him with knives raised above his head. he went on to recall chasing khan onto london bridge, where a group wrestled him to the ground, stopping him attacking anyone else, or set off what they thought was a suicide vest. talking about jack merritt and saskia jones, who were both killed by khan, mr frost said he will always feel the deep hurt of not being able to save them. he said he hoped speaking out would urge people to unite against terrorism and raise money for the victims' families.

president trump has signed into a law, the creation of a ‘us space force', the country's first new military service in 70 years. he described space as, "the world's newest war—fighting domain". the force's creation is part of a 738 billion dollar defence bill, voted through by congress last week. going to be a lot of things happening in space. space is the world's newest war fighting happening in space. space is the world's newest warfighting domain. amid great threats to our national security, american superiority in spaceis security, american superiority in space is absolutely vital. and we are leading, but we are not leading by enough but very shortly we will be. the space force will help us deter aggression and control the ultimate high ground. from next month, around 2000 children with severe epilepsy, will become eligible for a cannabis

based treatment, on the nhs in england. the charity ‘epilepsy action', said it could be life—changing, as our health editor, hugh pym reports. children with two types of severe epilepsy will be eligible for the cannabis—based medicine. they can suffer with multiple seizures each day. epidiolex has been shown by clinical trials to reduce the number of seizures by 40% in some children, if used in combination with another medicine. it will be available on prescription on the nhs in england from six january, and is already accessible to patients in wales. epidiolex is still being appraised by regulators in scotland. the medicine contains the cannabis compound cdb, but not the compound thc. campaigners argue only treatment with both constituents will help patients with epilepsy. after lots of campaigning,

the law was changed in 2018 so that specialist doctors could write a prescription for medicines containing the cbd and the thc. even though they are unlicensed, they have the right to put those prescriptions out. but shockingly, to our knowledge, since the law changed, not a single prescription has been issued on the nhs for the medicines that contain both the cbd and the thc. charlie hughes used to have up to 120 seizures a day. but, since he has been treated with cannabis oil, that number is down to single figures. the family, though, has to spend more than £1,300 a month to get the treatment through a private prescription. the latest announcement won't help them. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. another mild day out there. some of us have had some pretty decent weather, especially in the north of the uk. but the south, more rain on the way.

the good news is that it shouldn't be too heavy this time but the grounds are very soggy at the moment. any rainfall, an average amount could cause a few problems. we are thinking it is the south through this evening and overnight gets most of the rain and splashes into london in the southeast, outbreaks the rain in the midlands but nothing too heavy. the weather is looking generally clear. probably will be a touch of frost outside of town and wanted to places, probably some patches of mist and fog first thing in the morning and as far as sunday, looks like we are in for a bright day, a bit on the breezy side and some showers as well. from time to time, be prepared for a bit of rain. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: england footballer, martin peters has died at the age of 76. a catastrophic fire warning is issued for parts of eastern australia, amid record—breaking temperatures, following months of severe drought. these are very difficult and trying times, we're now up to day 105 of this bushfire emergency across new south wales and the community really is going to have to stay alert and understand what they're going to do if threatened by fires. the government a pproves threatened by fires. the government approves the takeover of the uk defence company, cobham, by an american firm. the man who was involved in the london attack

describes his regret that he couldn't save the people who died. the duke of york is in hospital being treated for a preexisting condition. almost a hundred flood warnings are in place in the south of england and heavy rain is forecast overnight. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me lizzie greenwood and gavin ramjaun. the headlines this evening: martin peters — one of the heroes of 1966 — dies at the age of 76. also coming up in the programme: we go to qatar, where liverpool are playing in the final of the club world cup. the men in waiting — ancelotti and arteta