hello. it is not a straightforward end to the year weather—wise. we've already seen flooding rain in places. there is more rain in the forecast, but also snow across parts of scotland. so this combination could bring some new year's eve travel disruption. it is also quite windy, particularly across england and wales where we will continue to see outbreaks of rain through the afternoon. some rain for northern ireland, the south of scotland, where we really don't need any more rain. northern scotland is seeing some wintry showers and it will be cold here. three degrees for aberdeen, 15 in london. and then tonight, the rain shifts northwards, turning to snow over high ground in southern and central scotland. but perhaps some wintry weather even to quite low levels at times. so that could make for some really tricky travelling conditions, minus ten in the north highlands where there will be some ice, nine degrees above freezing in southern england and south wales tomorrow. rain and snow continuing to affect scotland. some rain for northern ireland, showers for northern england and wales, some heavy and thundery mainly dry further south and east and highs of 13 degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ill health. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data, as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. queen guitarist brian may and members of england's women's football team are among over a thousand people celebrated in the uk's new year's honours list. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour.

now on bbc news, adam wild looks back 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 novak 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, with 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 sight, 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 i 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 denmark, denmark back to stansted, stansted then to morocco. and then we got boat through morocco up into caracas 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, leicestertigers, 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 amex is bouncing. just listen to that. white 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 russo. russo. oh, that is absolutely brilliant. england marching to the quarter finals in frightening form. lovely touch. pulls it back. england concede for the first time this tournament.

ella toone with a massive goal! georgia stanway goes for 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. bronze 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. ella toone is through here, ella toone 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 george miller at 75—year—old becomes the oldest to win gold to the commonwealth games. go out there, exercise compete, whatever age you are. time too for firsts amongst old rivals. fired across. scored! england and 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't explain, 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 metal 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 again 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 in 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. close 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 was lost 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 win 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 it to manchester 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 canada,

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 world's biggest sporting event had not yet started. a winter men's world football world cup, qatar the host, controversial barely covers it. the backdrop was anger over human rights, boycotts were talking points but while those conversations continued, the games eventually began. we are ready. 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. another outstanding and amazing result. ronaldo is a history maker. an early start as wales attempt to 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. foden! 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. tchouameni with the shot! 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. a tap in for two! tears from morocco, it is france—argentina and the 2022 world cup final. the focus is on lionel messi. messi scores, argentina well on top.

di maria! 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 world's greatest game. lionel messi and argentina ending what was an extraordinary sporting year. world cups, commonwealths,

olympics, 2022 did have it still no—one 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. it is not a straightforward end to the year weather—wise. we've already seen flooding rain in places. there is more rain in the forecast, but also snow across parts of scotland. so this combination could bring some new year's eve travel disruption. it is also quite windy, particularly across england and wales where we will continue to see outbreaks of rain through the afternoon. some rain for northern ireland, the south of scotland, where we really don't need any more rain.

northern scotland is seeing some wintry showers and it will be cold here. three degrees for aberdeen, 15 in london. and then tonight, the rain shifts northwards, turning to snow over high ground in southern and central scotland. but perhaps some wintry weather even to quite low levels at times. so that could make for some really tricky travelling conditions, minus ten in the north highlands where there will be some ice, nine degrees above freezing in southern england and south wales. tomorrow, rain and snow continuing to affect scotland. some rain for northern ireland, showers for northern england and wales, some heavy and thundery mainly dry further south and east and highs of 13 degrees.

this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: bell chimes the bells toll in st peter's square as the vatican announces the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. pope benedict led the catholic church for nearly eight years until, in 2013, he became the first pope in 600 years to resign. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data — as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. a winter warning from nhs bosses in wales —