plane that crashed on christmas day which killed 38 people. moscow has refused to comment on speculation that its air defence systems hit the plane by mistake. the world health organisation says that israeli forces have put the last major hospital in northern gaza out of service. it said initial reports showed key departments were severely burned and destroyed in yesterday's raid on kamal adwan hospital. israel said hamas had used the site as a command centre. indians gather to pay their respects to former prime minister manmohan singh at his state funeral, the man key to the country's economic liberalisation. india's first sikh leader died on thursday at the age of 92. he's to be cremated with full state honours. now on bbc news — time to look back at the year in sport.

2024 was an extraordinary 12 months of sport. a year dominated by some of the very biggest showpiece events. we had a men's euros in germany, where england came so close, and a paralympics and olympics in paris, where great britain once again excelled. achievements honoured here at the year—ending bbc sports personality of the year. more on that later. but 2024 was also a year where some of british sport's biggest stars took theirfinal bows. the likes ofjimmy anderson, andy murray, tom daley and laura kenny to name just a few. but the year was also for new, exciting sporting talent. luke "the nuke" littler... and that's where 2024 started. injanuary, the year

was young and so too was the headline—maker. 16—year—old luke littler�*s journey to the final of the pdc darts world championship had everyone gripped. he was eventually beaten by luke humphries. the future of darts in steady hands. it's been a rollercoaster. i'm glad i was a part of a good final. he deserved it, he played the better darts. but the start of the year marked the beginning of a surprising end for others. jurgen klopp began his long farewell from liverpool. lewis hamilton stunned everyone by announcing he'll leave mercedes for ferrari. and louis rees—zammit raised eyebrows injanuary by switching to american football, leaving rugby union just as the six nations was about to start. wales missed him. england missed out. this was ireland's tournament again. so the six nations begins in a bouncing marseille. try for ireland again. who can stop them on this form?

what an effort from alex mitchell. van der merwe has only one goal, one sight, for the corner again. in they go. they've got it done, england! well, excitement around the aviva stadium. nash! van der merwe again is in. and scotland have the victory. absolutely unbelievable. lynagh, can he finish? yes. italy get their win! drop goal attempt from - marcus smith to win this game. how does this great story end? and wales do have the wooden spoon. surely one of the finest teams

the irish have ever produced. they are the six nations champions of 2024. the women's six nations had a familiar feel. once more, it came down to england and france. the decider in bordeaux. the trophy between the two sides, that's what they're playing for. england have done it! a third successive grand slam. the champions are england's red roses. england, six nations champions. champions of the world — or so they claim — were the kansas city chiefs. come on, chiefs! super bowl winners again, sharing the headlines with their most celebrated fan. winners on the world stage too in february were wigan warriors, the first silverware of their stellar year. wigan are world club challenge winners. the formula i season, meanwhile, began amidst controversy — allegations of inappropriate behaviour

by red bull team boss christian horner. he was later cleared. the team are very together. they're very focused on the season ahead and have been tremendously supportive. whilst february also brought the first trophy of the domestic football season — the last, as it turned out, forjurgen klopp at liverpool as they beat chelsea in the league cup final. an extra time goal, which coincidentally was the same story in the women's final, chelsea beaten this time by arsenal's late winner. glasgow hosted the world indoor athletics championship in march. the champion is coming home! golds for britain'sjosh kerr and molly caudery. a big yearfor the city, as they were later confirmed as hosts of the commonwealth games in 2026. a wait for that. at cheltenham, the wait was over. willie mullins�* 100th winner at the festival, which the irish trainer backed up with winners in the gold cup and grand national —

i am maximus triumphing at aintree. there was a sombre start for this year's london marathon, as tributes were paid to the 2023 men's winner, kelvin kiptum, the kenyan world record holder killed in a road accident earlier in the year. the world's greatest athletes in the world's greatest race. fittingly, the 2024 races were won by compatriots alexander mutiso munyao and peresjepchirchir. catherine debrunner and marcel hug triumphing in the wheelchair races. he is the best in the business. london too saw success in basketball. despite an uncertain future, the london lions became the first british side to win a european trophy. this is so big for british basketball, so, amazing. whilst in sheffield there was a first world snooker title for england's kyren wilson.

may was the month that domestic football seasons drew to a close. a succession of trophies, beginning at wembley. another wembley wonderstrike! manchester united with their first women's fa cup. the women's super league reached a gripping finale. it's fran kirby! chelsea forced to fight all the way to their fifth consecutive title in emma hayes�* final game in charge. things, unbelievably, were even more dramatic in scotland — a 90th minute winner sealing the title for celtic. for the men's side, a little less nerve—shredding. a 12th title in 13 years, followed just days later with victory over rangers in the cup final. butland spills it. adam idah scores! in england, manchester city's dominance continued — champions for the fourth year in a row. whilst the month ended as it began at wembley. manchester city and

manchester united. | garnacho has bruno fernandes. oh, what a ball, and mainoo scores! manchester united finally getting the better of their cross—city rivals. the fa cup winners are manchester united. there were no british sides involved in the big european finals. there was, though, a winner's medalforjude bellingham, his real madrid side champions of the continent once again, with victory over borussia dortmund at wembley. elsewhere, wales had its first women's world champion boxer in lauren price. the big fight of the month was in riyadh, tyson fury beaten by 0leksandr usyk. back home, northampton were crowned rugby union's premiership winners. glasgow warriors, champions of the united rugby championship. rugby league, meanwhile, was in mourning — rob burrow remembered by all at the challenge cup finals.

the former player and mnd campaigner passing away just days previously. st helens women and wigan warriors men, champions on a poignant day at wembley. across the atlantic, the men's t20 world cup. england, though, unable to successfully defend their title, beaten in the semis by india, who went on to defeat south africa in the final. june, though, was dominated by events in germany, as tens of thousands of english and scottish football fans headed off to party at the euros. a wonderful opening ceremony and hopefully a magical month ahead. germany have the lead inside ten minutes. good feet, 2—0. fullkrug! and it's in the net. germany were simply miles better. welcome to the start of another england adventure. and this time they really

do actually sound like they believe. saka does get it across. and it's headed in by bellingham. one goal wins it for england. bagpipes play they've taken over the city of cologne today. everywhere you walked there was scotland blue. it's back to mctominay. and it's deflected in! shaqiri! steve clarke's side take it to the final game. game two at a major tournament — win it and get serious. and a big chance for kane. and that's a good effort. oh, it's a wonderful strike. goodness me, that was a hard watch at times. are scotland on the brink of something historic? 0r on the brink of yet another group stage exit? szoboszlai hasn't got it. kevin csoboth! and scotland are out

of the european championship! despair again. what i will say is thank - you to the country because we felt everyone behind us. sorry for letting yous down. it's a big night in cologne. england safely through but shut out by slovenia. lose to slovakia, and that's it for england's euro 2024. strelec has support. what a chance this is. and slovakia lead! seconds to go. and it's in! jude bellingham! salvation! and we're going to extra time. and there it goes from eze and deflected back in for kane. they are on their way. how they got there, i don't know. a real heavyweight tussle. lifted in by 0lmo. mikel merino has won it for spain. and what a game in store.

0h, he's hit the post. welcome to the dusseldorf arena. gareth southgate has once again led england to the quarterfinals. and ndoye gets it across and switzerland score. now something has to change. saka having a go. well, that didn't take long! it's going to penalties. how do you not even look at the ball? pressure is for tyres. it's a different generation. commentator speaks german well, who's going to the final of euro 2024? nice curl! oh, i say, what an unbelievable goal! the 16—year—old! history beckons, to make all the hard work to get this far worthwhile. england walk out for a semifinal. simons is able to drive on. oh, what a goal!

here comes kane. here come england. palmer finds watkins. watkins turns, watkins scores! england are on their way to berlin. well, here we are. four weeks and six games later. these players carry the hopes of those who missed out. the ghosts and the soul of english football — fans, players and coaches alike. it's going to go over to williams now. well, england never got started at all. and saka gets it through. and bellingham tries to tee up palmer. oh, yes! ice—cold precision from palmer! cucurella gets it back in. for england, the interminable wait goes on. spain are again the champions of europe.

we wanted to do it so badly for ourselves, but also for the fans and everyone who's believed in us the whole way. so, er, right now it'sjust huge disappointment. it would be gareth southgate�*s final campaign, standing down, to be replaced, eventually, by thomas tuchel. but it wasn't just the end for southgate. the summer of 2024 saw the final acts of some of british sport's very, very best, the likes of which we may never see again. at wimbledon, the talk was of andy murray — would he, wouldn't he, one last time? well, he did in the doubles, albeit briefly. and here alongside his older brother, jamie murray, to centre court again. they don't want to say farewell, they just want to say thank you to andy murray. i want to play forever.

i love, i love the sport. it's given me... you know, it's given me so, so much, i don't want to stop. so it is hard. thank you so much for. everything, andy murray. always, always leave them wanting more. there would be british success, though, at wimbledon. actually, plenty of it. the unseeded combination, harri heliovaara and henry patten, are the wimbledon champions. alfie hewett. he wins his first wimbledon wheelchair singles title. and with it, completes a historic career singles grand slam. alfie hewett and gordon reid retain their wimbledon doubles title. it's a czech fairy tale and krejcikova is the wimbledon champion. a master craftsman at 21 years of age.

bell rings across london, a farewell to another true sporting great. wonderful sight here at lord's. jimmy anderson bringing his incredible, record breaking england career to an end with his 704th test wicket. and how many times have we seen this kind of delivery? will never be bettered, will never be beaten. take this in, jimmy. i love the game so much. it's not really- sinking in that... i'm still... in my head, i think i'm still playing - next week, weirdly! but i'm sure at some point it will sink in. l you know, it'sjust been incredible. . another extraordinary career ending was that of mark cavendish, but not before the manx missile created history at the tour de france.

a record 35th stage win cementing his legacy as one of cycling and british sport's all—time greats. as well as the highs, you know, that suffering is what makes a race special. it's what grows you as a person, isn't it? so to feel that one last time is as important as to feel victory one last time, i guess. speaking of british sporting greats, lewis hamilton marked his final year with mercedes with victory at an enthralling british grand prix. there we are, a sea of umbrellas. at royal troon the weather offered its worst. xander schauffele gave his best, winning the open, his second major of a magnificent year. later, lydia ko would triumph in the women's event at st andrews. in paris, security was being stepped up, the olympics and paralympics on their way. but one absence was charlotte dujardin. a medal at the games would have made the dressage star

britain's most decorated female 0lympian. instead, footage of her repeatedly whipping a horse became one of the biggest controversies of the british sporting year. the games would go on without her. bonsoir tout le monde. welcome to an opening ceremony like no other. let it all begin. bonsoir. bienvenue a paris. je proclame ouvert les jeux de paris. celebrant la trentieme 0lympiade des temps modernes. kicking off this olympic games for britain. tom pidcock is - the olympic champion. this is the gilded age for british eventing.

gold to great britain on the men's 4x200m freestyle relay. that is absolutely brilliant. what an astonishing finish! i have never seenl anything like that! and they have conquered for team gb. britain has gold. it's one of the greatest moments in french rugby. great britain take the olympic gold in the men's eight. - what a moment in paris! gold! great britain's women, they've done it! what just happened?! only andy could write this one. only andy. and just like that, the end of andy murray's tennis career. you know, i gave as much as i could to the sport, been proud to be part of team gb over the last 20 years. and, er, yeah, definitely will miss it. simone biles!

goodness me! what a picture, what a team. unbelievable scenes here at le bourget. that is incredible. yes, yes. come on. oh, i'm so delighted! i'm not crying because i've come second. i'm crying because itjust took so much to get here. in my heart, i've already won. at the age of 37, he is olympic champion. leon marchand of france has| won his fourth individual gold medal at this olympic games. utterly extraordinary. the guy's a superhero. julien alfred is storming away. alfred reigns supreme. katie ledecky of the usa becomes the only woman to win the same race in four straight

olympic games. unbelievable! who has got this? never seen a finish as close. great britain, silver medallists. there can't be regret in looking back and knowing you've done all you can. they were coming, they were coming, they were charging. i the line wouldn't comel for matt hudson—smith. great britain, the silver medal. katarina johnson—thompson adds an olympic silver medal to her considerable collection. what a performance from bryony page! i gold for keely! gold for great britain! gold for being brilliant! this year's... so pretty. au revoir, paris, and merci. merci beaucoup. we'll go for a lie down, c'est fini. well, fini for the olympics, but not for paris.

just over a fortnight later, the city threw open its doors once more for the paralympics. more success for britain's established stars like hannah cockroft and the extraordinary sarah storey. a 19th gold medal! you didn't doubt her, did you? her 18th and 19th golds at the age of 46. alfie hewett, along with gordon reid, finally got his gold. whilst the future too looks bright — five medals for teenager poppy maskill, and for alice tai. and a medal too for the youngest member of the team, 13—year—old iona winnifrith, with a silver in the pool. iona winnifrith! great britain's paralympians returning with 49 golds amongst their luggage across 18 sports. that's more sports than any other nation. for british athletes, summer in paris was truly remarkable. august also saw another british sporting hero emerge,

jack draper making it all the way to the semifinals of the us open in what was his break—out year. a little further south, golf�*s solheim cup got underway. a dominant opening day from the americans left europe with too much to do. it's coming back to the united states for the first time in seven years. team usa victorious in virginia. september also saw the world of football honour the life of former england manager sven—goran eriksson, who passed away at the age of 76. here, one of the big british fights of the year, daniel dubois knocking out anthonyjoshua in front of a huge wembley crowd. there was disappointment for england as they narrowly failed to make it out of the group stage at the women's t20 world cup. the men's side were in

pakistan, wherejoe root became england's leading test match run—scorer of all time. meanwhile, britain reached the final of the america's cup for the first time in 60 years. although the wait for victory goes on. every time we compete in the america's cup, we get one step closer. so next time it's time to step up and go all the way. back home, on dry land, wigan completed an historic clean sweep of all the major rugby league trophies... oh, my word, that's sensational! ..with grand final victory. york valkyrie once again women's champions. whilst the formula i season reached its climax — max verstappen champion for a fourth consecutive season. but sporting retirements was perhaps the theme of 2024. the world of tennis said gracias to rafa nadal as he ended his incredible career at the davis cup. the final football trophy of the domestic year

went again to celtic — winners of an epic scottish league cup final against rangers. but as the year drew to a close, time to look forward. pack your bags for switzerland! for wales, plenty to look forward to, as their women's football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time — the euros in 2025. we're history makers and that'll never get taken away from us. much further ahead, the decision in december to award a men's world cup to saudi arabia will continue to draw scrutiny for many years to come. saudi arabia! but the end of the year marking but the end of the year marking a moment to reflect. a moment to reflect. 2024 — a truly memorable 2024 — a truly memorable sporting year. sporting year. the bbc sports personality the bbc sports personality of the year 2024 is... of the year 2024 is... ..keely hodgkinson! ..keely hodgkinson! cheering and applause cheering and applause

this year has been absolutely incredible for me. i've achieved everything i set out to do on the outdoor track, which is kind of rare, so i'm so grateful to be in this position. i hope you all loved watching parisjust as much as i loved competing in it. thank you so much.

then, we're seeing the breeze start to pick up, and that sets the tone for the rest of the weekend. tomorrow is looking a lot brighter, although there will be some more rain across the far north of the uk. and you can see already some rain across northern ireland and scotland this morning. high pressure still dominant further south, so the mist and the fog just likely to linger on for many. we could start to see some breaks in it. a little bit of clearance across the north midlands and into north wales perhaps as we head through the afternoon, but further south, staying very murky. some sunny spells and some showers across northern scotland as we head through the afternoon. and of course, any low cloud here likely to break up because of the strength of that westerly wind. but the winds remain very light further south. and of course, that is part of the problem. top temperatures between generally 7 and ii celius, although where the fog lingers on, we probably won't get much past 4 or 5 degrees again. now, overnight tonight, then, our very weak cold front continues to sink further

southwards and eastwards, some clearer spells developing as the westerly wind picks up. more heavy, persistent rain pushing across scotland — and into eastern scotland, too, as we head into tomorrow morning. that's how we'll start off the day. now, our weak front continues to push further southwards and eastwards. more rain across the north of scotland. in between, then, we are seeing the westerly wind start to become a little stronger. so this is helping to break up the clouds. so i think there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, particularly across the midlands, across wales and eventually across southern and eastern england as we head through the afternoon. temperatures will of course improve. there will be a lot more brightness around — 9 or 10 celsius. some of the rain really quite heavy, though, across northwest scotland as we head through the day. and that's just likely to linger on as we head through sunday night and into monday. colder air tucking in towards the north of scotland, so here we're likely to see some wintriness, particularly over the hills, as we head into monday morning. this is how monday afternoon is shaping up. rain across the northern half of the uk, drierfurther south, and it stays mild here into the start of the new year. it is set to turn colder, and there could be some

snow for some of us — so do keep an eye on the forecast. goodbye. their respects to former prime live from london, live from london, this is bbc news. this is bbc news. the who says an israeli raid the who says an israeli raid has shut down the last has shut down the last major health facility major health facility in northern gaza. in northern gaza. the white house says the white house says russia may be responsible russia may be responsible for the azerbaijan airlines for the azerbaijan airlines plane crash on christmas day. plane crash on christmas day.

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