this is bbc world news, the headlines hundreds of people are fleeing the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. bombardment of the city has increased sharply over the past few days. on tuesday a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital. pope francis says his predecessor, benedict the sixteenth, is �*very ill�* and he is praying for him. the vatican says that benedict's condition has worsened in recent hours. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates there. taiwan, japan, india and malaysia have already said they'll monitor arrivals from china. here in the uk, police investigating the death of footballer cody fisher have arrested two men on suspicion of murder. the 23—year—old was stabbed at

a nightclub in birmingham on monday. one man was arrested in birmingham, the other in london. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for review 2022. and it's been a big year with a bit of everything for sports fans— from france's win at the rugby six nations to lionel messi lifting the world cup with argentina. here in the uk, england's women won football's european championship and birmingham hosted the commonwealth games. adam wild looks back now on the year in sport. even before 2022 began, this looked an extraordinary year. a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid.

but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. he shouldn't be allowed to come. it's his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it's, ithink, the government here has made the choice that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and nowak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particular moment. we have someone that's come - from overseas, and all of a sudden he's been exempt and can play. and i think it's- an absolute disgrace. and i won't be watching it. january was melbourne and the "will he, won't he" saga of novak djokovic. visas granted and then denied, quarantined and then released welcomed and then deported. a row in the background — a racket in the foreground, one case in court. other players eventually on court. rafa nadal and ash barty both making their own moves. a tumultuous year in rugby union began with the six nations. murrayfield in february —

a chilling prospect. and scotland spring to life! rugby to warm scottish hearts. a victory over the old enemy. and murrayfield erupts in celebration! fireworks too, in cardiff. astonishingly, the celebrations were italian. what a moment of brilliance! what a try! after seven years without a win in the tournament, it was just a little overdue. and that's what it means for the italians! although just a side show... the long wait for the title will end tonight in paris. ..france, were this year's headline act. and it's antoine dupont for the try! france are crowned six nations champions again. england's women had their eyes on a rather larger prize — a world cup to come this year. still, this was a perfect warm up. england are the grand slam champions.

warming up in beijing? well, perhaps not everyone, but this was about the snow and the ice. welcome to the olympic winter games, beijing 2022. having taken the figure skating world by storm, 15—year—old kamila valieva now found herself in the middle of one. the scandal, the pressure, the questions, they look to have taken their toll. a doping scandal on a global stage and at its centre, a child. you can't help but feel that she shouldn't be out there at all. a very difficult image to take in. amidst the controversy of beijing, there were other remarkable stories to be told. the redemption of lindsey jacobellis — 16 years after blowing her chance of glory, she returned to banish the ghost of olympics past. lindsey jacobellis finds redemption! for shaun white, also a finish, only his was without the fairy tale. what a life, what a career and what a legacy to leave behind.

and thank you, guys. thank you, snowboarding. you know, it's been my life. for team gb, they had to wait and wait. the stones eventually aligning to return a silverfor the men. and then finally glorious gold for the women. eve muirhead has finally done it at the fourth time of asking. following close behind across the rinks and down the slopes, the winter paralympics. neil simpson guided by his brother andrew, taking a super gold in the super g. menna fitzpatrick was already a superstar of the british team. she returned with two medals, silver and bronze. that's despite covid forcing a late, late change in guide. in warmer climes, england's women had a cricket world cup to defend, something they'd never done before, and in truth, didn't look much like doing this year either, at least not after losing their opening three games. but then a reverse sweep. five consecutive wins saw them over

the boundary and into the final. australia, though, were waiting. alyssa healy with a breathtaking record breaking innings, taking the total up and the title beyond england. the rocket, ronnie o'sullivan! at the crucible, a familiar side, but one that feels more impressive every time. ronnie o'sullivan, equalling stephen hendry�*s record of seven world snooker titles upsetting the odds at aintree, noble yates, a 50 to one winner in the national and a priceless final ride for amateur jockey sam wayley—cohen. a new chapter in the history of this grand old competition. huddersfield giants almost caused a surprise at the challenge cup final. that's before a dramatic late try won it for wigan. wigan, the challenge cup winners 2022. by may, club football was reaching its climax. it wasn't always certain.

indeed, only in the last few minutes of the premier league season did things turn around and become clear. manchester cityjust seeing off liverpool for the title. premier league champions, again. liverpool had already won the league cup after a goalless draw, beating chelsea on penalties in the fa cup final, incredibly, it happened all over again. here's tsimikas. liverpool's joy! they find a way, however it takes. chelsea did manage to win the women's fa cup final. sam kerr with the winner in extra time against manchester city. chelsea fa cup winners 2022! while celtic were the champions of scotland once more, it was their most bitter rivals that were having their day in the sun. rangers were in seville for a europa league final. it was quite a journey. we went edinburgh to denmark,

denmark back to stansted, stansted then to morocco. and then we got boat through morocco up into algeciras alongside gibraltar. and then we got a taxi up to where we stayed. although ultimately in vain. aaron ramsey missing the penalty. eintracht frankfurt, champions. just days later, rangers would win a trophy. here was ryanjack helping them towards the scottish cup. chelsea confirmed their dominance of english women's football. chelsea are wsl champions! but as the season drew to a close, the chaos was just beginning. the champions league final should have been an occasion to relish. liverpool against real madrid in paris. but the scenes outside the stade de france were in equal measure, shocking and terrifying. fans held for hours in a bottleneck. others robbed and tear gassed. a report would later call

the organisation, an abject failure. uefa would eventually apologise. liverpool lost the game, but many of their fans were left feeling events could very easily have been much, much worse. arriving in paris not too long after was denmark'sjonas vingegaard winner of the tour de france. 2022 summer of sport was as busy as many could remember. few events as dramatic as rugby union's premiership play off leicester tigers, winning it with the season's final kick. a revitalised england were as daring as they were dazzling. baxter goes again. he's got all of that. a summer of test match triumphs over new zealand, india and south africa. there was a british winner at one of golf�*s majors — matt fitzpatrick was brilliant at brookline, winning the us open by a single stroke. but the year will be regarded as one of turmoil for the sport.

cameron smith won the open at st andrews amidst talk of breakaways and rebellion. the last couple of years has really started to pay off and... ..this one definitely makes it worth it. he would become the biggest defector to the controversial liv tour as golf�*s crisis continues to deepen. away from those arguments at wimbledon, a moment of harmony. what a remarkable win for harmony tan. it's the end of an era as serena williams begins to evolve away from tennis. what that means remains open for discussion. but much of the talking here was about the talking. what did i do? nick kyrgios didn't stop complaining all the way to the final. i can't even wear coloured trainers. there he was finally quietened by novak djokovic. history in the women's final

ons jabeur, the first arab or north african woman to reach a grand slam final. she didn't, though, have quite enough for elena rybakina. over in oregon, the world athletics championship promise plenty hosted dominated by the united states. for team gb, it brought bronze. laura muir has done it again. a single silver and a glorious, glittering gold. gold forjake wightman, world champion! if i finish my career having done nothing else, then this is a pretty proud thing that i can say. i've had a good career. jake wightman bringing home a world title whilst back at home football was coming. a year later than scheduled, it's finally here. the atmosphere inside old trafford is spine tingling. the lionesses will be aiming to turn dreams into a reality this summer. here we go. euro 2022 is on the way.

is this the moment?! it's a goal! it's been given. northern ireland's women the first time in a major. it's in, surely! northern ireland have a goal in. international competition football. northern ireland have been beaten and beaten well by norway. game two for england, stanway. brilliant. and the apex is bouncing. just listen to that. to make it three, and she does! it's mead! it does not get better than this. what are we witnessing here? record breaking, history making barnstorming performance from england. they have arrived at euro 2022. england safely through to

the knockout stages already. northern ireland already out. kirby! there's mead, chips it to her left. towards rousseau. rousseau. oh, that is absolutely brilliant. england marching to the quarter finals in frightening form. lovely touch. pulls it back. england for the first time this tournament. a massive goal! england through to the semi finals! back from the brink! it is england against sweden for a place in the euro

2022 final at wembley. keeps it going, mead! and it's in! saved by...oh! oh, wow! what was that?! kirby goes for the chip. england will get their shot at glory. wembley awaits. the finale of a record—breaking tournament ends here, england versus germany at wembley stadium. and it is through here, it is doing for england. oh, yes! what a goal. equaliser for germany, full time of the 90 minutes we go to extra time here at wembley. 0h! it's in!

chloe kelly! england european champions. this is what dreams are made of. as a young girl watching women's football, wow, it is unbelievable. history makers, record breakers, game changers, 2022 the year of the lioness. whilst the summer belonged to lionesses, not far behind there was a bull waiting for its moment. no let up in the nation sporting summer, as the euros ended the commonwealth games began. england have never won a gold medal on the men's parallel bars. birmingham, the proud hosts, none prouder than son of the cityjoe frazier. what a performance injoe frazier. being in this arena has - filled me with so muchjoy, being in my hometown with a home crowd has been one of my- proudest moments to date.

history too for team—mate jake. four gold medals for him. scotland have won the gold. scotland's joe miller 75—year—old becomes the oldest to go to the commonwealth games. go out there, exercise compete, whatever age you are. time too for firsts amongst old rivals. fired across. scored! england are the commonwealth games champions for the first time. for wales, a first athletics gold for a generation. she takes it! she's always smiling but is there is never been quite as broad as that. a games built on teams and nations but also history and families. she is going to make it she's going to make it and she is the commonwealth champion!

the crowd on the last 200, i can explain it it was like vibrating through my whole body, and honestly without the crowd i would not have finished tonight, and ijust wanted it so bad. family golds for siblings too, providing both toughness and tenderness. the memories of birmingham endure, so to after a battle does the bull. while the summer was almost over 2022 was far from done. for many, little rest the commonwealths made way for the european championships in munich. the british team finishing second in the medal table with many memorable moments. it was just insane, but i was like i want to give it a go, to win here, i am so happy. also an emotional charged night in saudi arabia, anthonyjoshua defeated by the ukrainian defending his four heavyweight belts.

four was also the number of consecutive titles for st helens champions of super league once more. this is a phenomenal team. one for the ages. while all that felt familiar, england's cricketers in pakistan was not. their first tour there at 17 years. a test series victory would follow a white ball series victory and some of the most dramatic cricket one could wish for. you said we were gonna see some drama here, but goodness me this is another level. closer to home liverpool hosted the gymnastic championships. two standout performances. what about that? take a bow, young man. the london marathon also took place in october in what is scheduled to be its final autumn outing before it's returned to pre—covid springtime. whilst in formula 1, max verstappen would not be stopped. world champion again. the same was true for england men's t20 side at the world cup

in australia, but after an early surprising defeat to ireland, it all felt a long way off. that match loss against australia with a loss to rain. but england scraped through a semifinal against india was magnificent winning by ten wickets, as captainjos buttler guided all the way into the final beating pakistan to become world champions once more. back here, there were three rugby league world cups taking place — a watershed moment for the sport. five weeks of rock and roll rugby league, and it all starts right here, right now. it is a combination of circus tricks and superman. they are so proud, so proud to be playing for that nation. there he is! scotland's world cup moment.

absolutely brilliant. jamaica first ever try in a rugby league world cup. that isjust really, really nice. that is what it is all about. eight teams will battle it out over three weeks to see who will lift the trophy. the atmosphere here is absolutely incredible. williams puts it away. a history making try! oh my word! what a try! he came from nowhere. he's got time to try them when it and stephen is a history maker. what a moment for rugby league,

english hearts are broken. the world cup semifinal, england against new zealand, england have never beaten new zealand. what an inspiration they have been, and they can all hold our heads up high and be proud. for england their time is now, the they will make this the next friday. i've been waiting for this for five years. . yeah. a world cup final. tom haley the england captain, england are wheelchair rugby league world cup winners. and australia are world cup champions! the fireworks are going off, and it is the rugby league. world cup men's final.

and australia are - the world champions. vying for attention on the other side of the world, the women's rugby union world cup in new zealand, wales and scotland met in their opening game wales coming out on top. england made it through to the pool stage two, a big win over fiji was followed by a much tougher test. narrowly overcoming france before cutting loose once more against south africa. the knockouts followed with wins over australia and then candidus, setting up a final with hosts new zealand. a red card for the red roses, and a tough task became almost impossible. agonising defeat, the black ferns world champions. but as the end of 2022 approached, the worlds biggest sporting event had not yet started.

a winter men's football world cup, qatar the host, controversial barely covers it. the backdrop was anger over human rights and armbands will talking points but while those conversations continued, the games eventually began. we are ready. there will be the usual mix of enduring all england followers. the reaction from iranian supporters was telling. it is in from bellingham, what a moment for england! another young lion roars at the world cup. proud wales are back on the world stage. it is lift off for wales! goaall! japan have done it it. another outstanding and amazing result. ronaldo is a history maker.

an early start as wales make sure that they are not suffering an early exit. absolute heartbreak for the welsh. the 104th meeting of wales and england. and it is rashford. and it is absolutely magnificent. england running away. for wales it is back to the green, grass of home, and there is always a different feel when the knockout stage starts. now it is harry kane. hammered home! england will play in the quarterfinals, brazil are out of the world cup. african history, the first team from the continent ever to reach the world cup semifinals. welcome to the first ever knockout match between england and france at a major tournament.

it does not get bigger than this. he has missed it! oh, my... england's world cup is over. one of the most iconic figures of the game. they have been nigh on perfect tonight. lionel messi has been nigh on perfect tonight. mbappe wading through. tears from morocco, it is france—argentina and the 2022 world cup final. the focus is on lionel messi. messi scores, argentino well on top. mbappe... incredible! this will surely lay claim to be the greatest world cup final that has ever been seen. the 22nd world cup final

has gone to penalties. wide! it is argentina. champions of the worlds greatest game. lionel messi and argentina ending what was an extraordinary sporting year. commonwealth 2022 had it all still if you could argue with the years final triumphs. the 2022 bbc sports personality of the year is beth mead. this is the women's sport and it is heading in the right direction so yeah, let's keep pushing girls and let's keep doing the right thing.

hello again. as we go through the next few days, up to the end of this year, the weather remains unsettled. we are looking at spells of heavy rain, we have got that today. it is going to be windy, especially so on friday, and there will also be some snow on the hills in the north. so if you are on the move, don't forget you can find out what the weather is going to be like for yourjourney, where you are going, or indeed where you are, on our bbc weather app. now this morning, we have seen a lot of rain around and through the course of this afternoon, it is going to be continuing to push out of most of england, northern ireland and continue to move northwards across scotland.

behind it, there will be quite a bit of cloud left, and there will also be a few showers, but we could see some late afternoon brightness in wales and the south—west. but it is going to be windy. gusty winds, the strongest of which will be in the south—west. temperatures today ranging from seven in the north to around 12 as we push down towards the south. through this evening and overnight, a band of rain, hill snow and sleet continue to push northwards across scotland. you can see how we have got this weather front here, that is going to bring some rain moving from the west towards the east through the course of the night and easing by the end of the night and it is still going to be windy, so we are not anticipating any issues with frost. tomorrow, then, we pick up this band of rain here. you can see we still do very much have it and if anything, it is going to be merging with some more showers and the whole lot is going to be pushing from the west towards the east, falling as snow on higher ground across the grampians and highlands, and potentially too the tops of the pennines. but there will be a lot of dry weather as we can further south and east with fewer showers. temperatures tomorrow down a touch on today's, so feeling a little bit cooler, still windy.

on friday it is pretty wet to start the day, we have got rain pushing northwards and also eastwards, some hill snow for a time. as the rain clears it will brighten up, we will see some sunshine but there still could be some heavy showers across parts of south—west scotland, north—west england and also northern ireland, and temperatures up a little bit, but don't forget, still going to be windy. then on new year's eve, hogmanay, we are looking at further showers. some of those will be wintry, mostly on high ground in the north, but in some of the heavier ones, we could see that down at low levels for a time. and we have also got this band of rain in southern areas which will be moving northwards through saturday and into sunday.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm joanna gosling. our top stories — hundreds flee the ukrainian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. the hospital's maternity ward is among the locations hit behind me is where an explosion took place just over an hour ago. 5 people were killed here, 20 were injured. every single day, there are people being killed in the city. pope francis says his predecessor benedict xvi is "very ill," and he is praying for him. the vatican says benedict's condition has worsened in recent hours. here in the uk, police investigating the death of footballer cody fisher have arrested two men on

suspicion of murder.