hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker. the headlines... the duke of edinburgh has left hospital — in time to spend christmas with the queen at sandringham. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy," adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. thousands of volunteer fire fighters will spend christmas day battling wildfires that are still ravaging australia. next, some of the biggest names in sport sit down to relive the key events of the year, including the cricket world cup, the athletics world championships and a game—changing summer for women's sport — in review 2019: the year in sport.

2019 was the year a british world champions. she is going to take the gold medal. dina has done it. of world cups. in cricket. netball. football. and rugby union. a year when new stars emerged. a dream debut for the 15—year—old. when new stars emerged. a dream debut for the 15-year-old. and others refused to go away. the top seed triumphs in the longest final

in wimbledon history. a year when barriers were knocked down. who gets cold? he does it again! of landmarks we thought we'd never say. the first man to run a marathon in under two hours. of champions no longer waiting stops i am absolutely incredible performance from judd trump to win his first world championship. simona halep is the wimbledon champion. and records still just out of wimbledon champion. and records stilljust out of reach. serena remains on 23 grand slam titles. year of opportunities on home soil. the cloud lifting these players. and new frontiers. it was a year of

redemption. losers last two times. winners today. it's warrington. of comebacks. i am not sure i am able to play through the pain. unbelievable. premier come for andy murray. miracles. what a moment. dominance. absolutely outstanding from adam peaty, shattering his own world record. league cup, premier league, fa cup. it's all coming to manchester city. and loss. since the news broke, every one of us. the greatest stage. this is the 2019 review of the year in sport. when you're the last man out to bat mike monty panels are coming out. beautifully played. it is cricket on

the cliff edge. will it take a catcher will it go over six? you can never plan how the scores will look. the first ball of the super over to decide the world cup final. lose your wicket and it is all over. your job is to stay in. watch every ball closely. and every run you score. that is a bonus. but being the last man out to bat means you're there at the end. i think he's run out! and that's when cricket can be its most dramatic. i'm monty panels are, the former england spin bowler. england needed 2112 to beat new zealand and win the world cup on home soil.

cricket is about momentum shifts, key passages of play that go your way. suddenly the whole summer becomes a memorable summer. if stokes was out i think new zealand would have won the world cup. for it to go down to the wire like that was something amazing to be involved in. and then when it hits a ricochet off ben stokes... you kind of feel like may be the cricketing gods just want england to win the world cup.|j may be the cricketing gods just want england to win the world cup. ijust remember the moment of that lying on the floor watching the ball run away thinking, oh, god. cricket is 600 balls and you never think two teams are going to have the same. you don't plan for super overs or have a tactic, it isjust don't plan for super overs or have a tactic, it is just you have ten minutes to think about what you want to do. everyone's reaction was just so to do. everyone's reaction was just so natural to who they are as individuals. it was one of the greatest days i have ever had on a cricket field. that is the standard

of white bull cricket we have taken in this country. now it is really up to them to maintain it and take it to them to maintain it and take it to greater heights. they want to be remembered as world cup winners over world cup winners that created a legacy for the next generation of english cricketers to come? after the world cup it was the ashes. england were one nil down in the series going to headingley. the third test will be remembered for one man. i didn't really get nervous until we needed about eight to win. up until we needed about eight to win. up until then it was keep going and hopefully we can get it done close and going from that to knowing we can actually win this from here, it got me a little bit nervous and once we hit the winning runs that is how much it meant to me in the team. he is an much it meant to me in the team. he isanx much it meant to me in the team. he is an x factor cricketer. but, ball, fielding. tough times he had 18 months ago, to play a pivotal role

during the world cup final and at headingley, itjust shows the magnitude of this cricketer. we recreated the love that england had four cricket so what we did in the field this summer. test cricket is the best form of the game. we need to do everything we can to keep test cricket allowed because games like this is what makes cricket excitable to watch. at 0ld this is what makes cricket excitable to watch. at old trafford steve smith's batting saw australia retain the ashes. a drawn series at cricket's winning moments this year won't be forgotten. at the moment i don't think it has sunk in, the success don't think it has sunk in, the su ccess we don't think it has sunk in, the success we have had, how the game has changed in this country, and i think it is going to change cricket forever. in 2019 the world athletics and world pa ra— athletics in 2019 the world athletics and world para— athletics championships went to gough. in doha and in dubai

there would be challenges in the heat. just after midnight, what a time to start a marathon, not a place to be running a marathon. there is no one in the stands, it is empty and they are cleaning up the stadium. great britain won 13 gold medals at the world para— athletics championships. hannah cockroft and holly arnold were dominant again. sophie han broke two world records. and it was a year to remember for aled davies. it is not about me any more, this little one. late september british athletes went to qatar for the athletics world shopping tips. two gold medals came back on. katrina johnson thompson, the best tip tap one of her life. dina has done it. she did it again here. i am denise lewis, former 0lympic heptathlon champion. so much anticipation for dina asher—smith's

performances this year, because having had such a fantastic 2018 was just something in the air, the way she stepped on the track, we should expected fireworks. dina asher-smith blast out of the block. just the way she commanded that race from gun to type. strong, the way she came off the curb, the race was hers. she was about to elevate herself into a new stratosphere in terms of women's sprinting. it's dina asher-smith, world champion! it was sublime. i wasjust really world champion! it was sublime. i was just really focused world champion! it was sublime. i wasjust really focused on putting together a good price and i dreamt of this, but that is real. what makes dina so special is just a mental toughness. there is not really that much to do between now and next year. it is about staying healthy and being ready. katarina johnson—thompson is coming through nicely. that's an excellent run! johnson—thompson is coming through nicely. that's an excellent rumm is basically readiness. she did all the hard work, made the changes she

needed to make, but really focused on her weaker events, mainly the shot put, the javelin. look at the smile on herface, she knows. shot put, the javelin. look at the smile on her face, she knows. you never see her celebrate but she threw a personal best and you saw how much that meant to her. she wa nted how much that meant to her. she wanted to silence all the doubters but i think the person she needed to convince the most was herself. the performance she put down just showed that she came to those championships full of expectation and self belief. i can't believe this is the result. iamjust so i can't believe this is the result. i am just so happy. but there has also been difficult questions for athletics this year for the crowds just not being there. it was a real crime. the world championships and there was just nobody there. crime. the world championships and there wasjust nobody there. mo farah's former coach alberto salazar has been banned from athletics for four years per doping violation. athletics will always move on. i a lwa ys athletics will always move on. i always believed the athletics does when out to the end, i would like to see us

when out to the end, i would like to see us talking about athletes for the good things that they do and leave all the negative behind us. penalty advantage to wales. they have a free kick, josh adams. fantastic! they are the grand slam champions. wales will look to the world cup. they are genuine contenders. they are on this 14 game winning run. it is about those players. this is all about the world cup. after years of build up this rugby world cup was bringing to light. we are a team that is really going on the right direction. being around town you know something special is on the horizon. in 2019 the rugby world cup went to asia for the rugby world cup went to asia for the first time. but the hosts went out to make up the numbers. japan

beat ireland, and then scotland to reach the quarterfinals. the irish went through, but they were beaten in the last eight by new zealand. things were opening up for wales, but just like japan they were outmuscled by south africa. england had powered into the last four, but to reach the final they would have to reach the final they would have to beat the all blacks. i am tom curran of sale sharks. the v formation we had actually helped a lot, from a young guy's perspective, you have one guy trying to rip your head off and we need to make sure we are mentally strong and play every single ply, breathe. not since 2011 has english rugby enjoyed a moment like this. this is the way you play the game as a youngster and a game

like this in such a crucial match is really nice. england would take to the field in japan really nice. england would take to the field injapan for really nice. england would take to the field in japan for the final of the field in japan for the final of the rugby world cup. these are the games you dream of as a kid. you do have to appreciate those moments and realise where you have come from, and who has got you there. south africa, you always have the physical aspect, it is ingrained in the culture growing up. south africa have ended england's dream of lifting the rugby world cup with an overwhelming victory. i've not been able to look at the game and i don't think i ever will. they suffocated us. think i ever will. they suffocated us. we weren't able to get the momentum we developed in the all blacks game. rugby is a game where super—teams are trying to win and i stopped at so it is pretty... football teams are about people. not just the players and the coaches but the supporters. the communities.

just the players and the coaches but the supporters. the communitiesm 2019 one town lost its team. in august barry were broke and expelled from the league. this is their lives. they spent 70 years supporting this purple team. it's heartbreaking. in january supporting this purple team. it's heartbreaking. injanuary one team lost a player. striker emiliano sala was on board a light aircraft that crashed into the english channel. he was on his way to sign for cardiff city from french club nantes. 0n the pitch champions defended their crown. celtic won the treble filtered season in a row but their manager left for the premier league. their manchester city won the title again. they won the fa cup 6—0 in the final. club legends got their chance in the hot seats and var changed football's whole conversation. for england's new faces emerged. a young side that lost to the netherlands in the semifinals of the nations league.

thenin semifinals of the nations league. then in october they stood up to racist abuse in bulgaria. they won the qualifier 6—0 and reached euro 2020. while mounted, a famous win in cardiff and sealing a place at another major tournament. and it is in europe where two english teams made their mark. the champions league brought two miracle semifinals. and one familiar name on the trophy. and chris millar, a host of the extra inch vodkas. the trophy. and chris millar, a host of the extra inch vodkaslj the trophy. and chris millar, a host of the extra inch vodkas. i am a presenter at the liverpool fan channel. i travelled to barcelona for the first leg and i had seen that liverpool probably one of the better problems i have seen that season and somehow came away 3—0 down. to anfield we were so downhearted. then the coaches turn up downhearted. then the coaches turn up and the songs come out. being inside the ground for that game is an experience. it is something i will never forget. if you could bottle that feeling you would have

georginio wijnaldum's third go for brea kfast, georginio wijnaldum's third go for breakfast, lunch and dinner. and then trent alexander—arnold steps up. with the moment of inspiration. two men in the stadium who were switched onto that, home—grown hero. ajax came to white hart lane and played really well. they beat us 1—0 and it could have been more but it is only a go. we can turn it around. in the second leg, a couple more goals down and you start to lose hope. lucas moura hasn't really done much of spurs overall until this point but the prospect of him scoring a hat—trick felt like 1 million miles away. the second goal was just ridiculously impressive. five of the most beautiful touches i've ever seen in the penalty box and at that point i started to believe. five seconds left on the clock. and all hell broke loose in the stadium. i've never seen rising like it it was a once—in—a—lifetime moment on of the puppets.

like it it was a once—in—a—lifetime moment on of the puppetslj like it it was a once—in—a—lifetime moment on of the puppets. i think totte n ha m moment on of the puppets. i think tottenham were on a wing and a prayer, liverpool were very keen to make sure there was no complacency. liverpool scored after two minutes. it was a bit of a sinking feeling. it was a bit of a sinking feeling. it felt very anti—climactic. it was a bit of a sinking feeling. it felt very anti-climactic. the ball drops to divock 0rigi and it is that rattle when it hits the back of the net, just thinking about it gives me goose bumps. that's the moment you know you have won the european cup for the sixth time. liverpool and the european cup were meant for each other. at the end of 2019 liverpool are top of the premier league, while spurs, we sucked our manager. mauricio pochettino was replaced byjose mourinho. —— sacked. pochettino was replaced byjose mourinho. -- sacked. this is an absolute must cut for tiger.

unbelievable. everyone is going holes and why not? in 2019 some of the biggest stories came on the golf course. the open went to portrush and inspired an irish champion. and at the masters one of the sport's icons went back to the top. what a moment. listen. ithink icons went back to the top. what a moment. listen. i think the hole world is applauding. then in september the solheim cup had its greatest climax. it all comes down to this moment. i'm a true professional and part of team europe. representing europe is an incredible experience and something that i wish upon many golfers. coming towards the end when i was playing my singles match... 13 and to have points to the united states,

12 and! to have points to the united states, 12 and i have to europe. europe need to win the two remaining matches. the feeling i had inside on the adrenaline was something i have never experienced in my life before. it was kind of like i was walking on clouds and not really touching the floor. i knew how important it was when the putt went in.|j floor. i knew how important it was when the putt went in. i do not believe it. there was no hiding in how i felt being able to share a winning experience with team—mates something we don't really get to do very often in golf. it's something that we must and i really enjoyed that we must and i really enjoyed that and that is one thing that made the hole experience even more special. i hope i can be part of many more to come. tiger is just an incredible athlete but also he has a huge impact on the game of golf. magnificent shot. i remember saying with my friend we were watching and

i don't really get emotional ever, but i started to actually feel a sense of what he has been through and the fact that it was such a major comeback and i think anyone that can go through what he went through and actually achieve the highest level in their sport again is just highest level in their sport again isjust a highest level in their sport again is just a testament to how much hard work he has put in and that he is a fighter. it has come full circle. last year i was lucky to play again and it is unrealfor me to experience a. that is what sport is about. if everyone can do their part to bring excitement to the game, i think the sport is heading in the right direction and i think if we can get as many people back in the sport is possible you will see a natural progression and growth in the game. there was an emotional victory below is hamilton at the monaco grand prix. he dedicated his win to the

late nikki louder. —— lewis hamilton. —— lauda. late nikki louder. —— lewis hamilton. -- lauda. the five-time champion stretched his lead in the driver standing. this is a moment that lewis hamilton will remember. this is six world titles. six world championships is a big deal. 0nly one driver has won more world championships informally want on him that was michael schumacher. that seventh title is the big one, that will make him the best of all time. nobody ever thought anyone would get close to michael's record. lewis has found himself in that same position and he is racing with mercedes. they look unbeatable at the moment. looking at the future you would say lewis has the possibility of equalling michael's seven world championships or even one better. i think it is important he has the

challengers, he has the ferrari is fighting him, he has a competitive team—mate because it is great winning those championships but you need the competition and hopefully he has that next year. in 2019 female athletes from britain and around the world change the game. briony frost made history at cheltenham. the first female jockey to wina cheltenham. the first female jockey to win a top level rights. a list tie balls at the world parrot swimming championships. england dominated the women's six nations. their players now professionals to good for the rest. at wimbledon a 15—year—old qualifier beat former champion. 15-year-old coco gauff shines a little brighter. britten's jamie chadwick won the w series, the

first champion in women only motorsport. at the women's ashes women “— motorsport. at the women's ashes women —— england were well beaten. manchester city were fa cup winners. arsenal were women's super league champions. this year at major tournaments guide women's sport its biggest platform. the home nations went to a world cup in football... and annette both. and both of them england were one match from the final. i'm serena guthrie, england's captain at the netball world cup i'm ina captain at the netball world cup i'm in a women's captain in the football world cup lucy bronze, what a goal. it was probably our best performance overall. i think we saw the best of england, once you get to the semifinal of a world cup it's all about the little details and when you have a team full of superstars and with the world cup holders, you have to respect them because they love to win. free header! the

opening goal and the usa lead. we showed great fight and determination to get the goal back. she has done it again! lovely run, beautiful girl. usa lead again. -- goal. i knew i was prepared to take it, i didn't change my mind but i didn't get the connection i wanted. i can't blame myself, i think i have some unbelievable time—outs and i know i have given everything for england because again i made my debut until now. when we arrived in liverpool it felt like it was our home venue and the whole nation was behind you and we are not just the whole nation was behind you and we are notjust on about the netball fa ns we are notjust on about the netball fans it was the dustbin that we could see getting the copy in the morning. the bus driver. when you start to realise you're part of something truly quite special, playing some great netball we were really enjoying ourselves. probably

one of our best games against south africa in recent years. from that we had a lot of confidence. momentum very much with england. in a semifinal game we didn't make a lot of errors, but unfortunately we made a few too many. that is sport, you have two teams playing against each other, to not win a gold medal, a lwa ys other, to not win a gold medal, always will be something that sits under my skin but at the same time to have that positive connection with people who care about what you do is incredibly powerful. to come back to england and know how many people have been watching and people go into details of the game which we have never really ever had, that is what we wanted to do, get people's perception of us changing and i feel as though over the last four years we have definitely done that. the reaction of the nation around netball i have never seen it like it was in liverpool anywhere in the world that i had been. for women sport in general in this country we are in the best country we can possibly can do, notjust because we

have made an effort because it is women, i think it is people's talent alone and the hard work and the sacrifices that they have made means that young girls and young boys can actually relate and go i can follow those people. for the first time ever we have got young girls saying when i grow up i want to be a professional netball and that it wasn't an option when i was their age. for me that is equally as good age. for me that is equally as good a win is age. for me that is equally as good awin isa age. for me that is equally as good a win is a medal and it has been a real privilege to be a part of that moment that it has paved the way. it has been a long time coming. we are not expecting a white christmas, but we are expecting a blue christmas day. before then we are seeing a few showers around today. certainly a good day for chasing rainbows.

a few heavy showers earlier on across south wales, south—west england, some thunderstorms also. those heavy showers continuing to get blown towards the south—east of england. we keep a few showers for the north as well. still cold as we head into the early evening in the north—east of scotland. still mild and blustery across southern parts of england and wales. the wind direction will change overnight. more of a north—westerly. it will push the showers down through the irish sea into north—west england, part of the midlands and north wales for a while. a lot of those showers will fade away. the winds will drop. skies will clear. it will get colder overnight. these are the temperatures in towns and cities. at the very least a touch of ground frost. sparkling start to the day christmas day. it looks like we will have lots of blue skies and sunshine. one or two early mist and fog patches first thing. and a few showers still to clear away from the far north of scotland. otherwise a dry day, sunny for the most part, northern ireland perhaps clouding over a little bit later on. the winds will be quite light for the northern half of the uk.

temperatures again six or seven. further south a little bit cooler than it has been over the past few days. if you are going to be travelling on christmas day evening, you are likely to find some fog developing. particularly across northern england, the midlands, east anglia. that could be dense for a while overnight. it should have lifted by thursday because of all this cloud coming in. the wind is picking up. a spell of rain pushing its way eastwards briefly, some snow over the tops of the pennines. perhaps into the midlands of scotland. with the blustery winds feeding in more showers for northern ireland, wales and the south—west, where it will be particularly milder. boxing day looks very different to the weather on christmas day. if we look further ahead, we end up with high pressure over continental europe, low pressure in the atlantic. these weather fronts trip across the north—west of the uk. 0ur area is coming all the way from the azores on a south to south—westerly wind and that means it will be very mild. at the moment it looks like as we head into the weekend most of the rain will be towards the uk and even though

it is going to be quite cloudy, temperatures as high as 13 or 14.

this is bbc news, the headlines at 5pm... the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital for treatment of a pre—existing condition and arrives in sandringham to spend christmas with the queen. the queen will use her christmas day message to say the past year has been "quite bumpy", adding that "small steps" can heal divisions. thousands of volunteer fire fighters will spend christmas day battling wildfires that are still ravaging australia. a warning from nhs england to parents. keep button batteries — the type found in toys, festive lights, and musical christmas cards — away from children. and, later this hour, private eye's editor, ian hislop, joins the bbc‘s amol rajan to look back on a fascinating

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