and tennis star emma raducanu wins the bbc�*s prestigious sports personality of the year. from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. counting is under way in the first elections in hong kong since beijing increased its control over the territory. turnout has officially been announced as the lowest ever in its electoral history — just 30.2%. pro—democracy activists called for a boycott because every candidate had to be vetted for their loyalty to beijing. almost all prominent opposition figures who could have taken part have either been jailed or have fled. for more on this, i'm joined now by nathan law, a hong kong pro—democracy campaigner who now lives in the uk where he has political asylum. it's wonderful to have you on the programme, nathan. ijust want to start by reminding viewers that you ran as a pro—democracy candidate in 2016, and you won at that time. it was a very emotionally charged election in hong kong in 2016. when you look at the election today, what does it ma

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the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu.self. but then in 2021, emma raducanu's taken everything in her stride. winning the us open atjust 18 is a feat which still almost defies belief. from a virtual unknown to a sporting sensation in one remarkable year. it's been absolutely insane, and especially the energy that i felt at wimbledon this year playing in front of my home crowd. that was something that i've never felt before, so thank you very much. 2021 has been a bumper year for sport with an olympics, a paralympics and a euros, and tonight was a chance to honour some of its new stars. sky brown. the young personality award went to 13—year—old skateboarder sky brown who in tokyo became britain's youngest ever olympic medallist. i want to inspire the world, especially little girls, and teach them that, you know, skateboarding is for everyone. if you believe in yourself you can do anything. it was also a good evening for the england men's football team. they won team of the year for reaching the euros final, with gareth sout

he can keep up the final race on the bbc sports website. is fellow briton, dan evans, in an exhibition event in abu dhabi ahead of the start of the new season next month. murray will now take on rafa nadal, who's making his comeback from a long injury lay—off. stephen maguire produced three superb frames to come from behind and beat jack lisowski 4—3, and reach the last eight of snooker�*s world grand prix in coventry. lisowski described his own performance as "garbage". and scotland have secured great britain's place in the women's curling at next year's winter olympics. eve muirhead's rink beat italy 8—1 in the netherlands to pipjapan to the automatic qualifying spot. the former boxing world champion joseph parker says he'll knock derek chisora out in their heavyweight rematch this weekend. parker says a win in manchester on saturday would silence his critics. but the brit chisora says he is a lion and parker is "too nice a guy". parker won their first bout via a split decision in may. our reporter ade adedoyen spoke to both boxers and one

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the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu. tennis star emma raducanu has won the bbc sports personality of the year. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lizzy buchan, deputy online political editor at the mirror and olivia utley, assistant comment editor at the telegraph. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages already in. starting with the metro. "it's all looking a bit ominous" it says, as the health secretary refuses to rule out more covid restrictions ahead of the christmas break. those restrictions hang in the balance, reports the i. the government is under increasing pressure from scientists after what they describe as a sobering analysis of the latest uk covid data. the daily telegraph leads on this, too. it says it understands that the prime minister has been presented with three options drawn up by officials for further restrictions to curb the spread of omicron. and jingle bell lock says the sun, as borisjohnson discusses restrictions on indoor

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sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here�*s sarah. good morning. oment. we start with the cricket. england have a mountain to climb if they are to regain the ashes after losing the second test in adelaide this morning and going 2—0 down in the five match series. jos buttler offered some resistance batting for over 200 balls, but england were finally all out for 192 in their second innings, losing by 275 runs. patrick gearey reports. so, to the last englishman standing in adelaide, a lonely place on the other side of the world. at the other side of the world. at the other end, from mitchell starc... ollie pope didn�*t last ten minutes. five wickets left. the biggest of them was ben stokes. so, australia�*s field is made on enclosure around him and then sent in a lion. nathan lyon thought he had him trapped, lbw. the umpire didn�*t. australia reviewed. then rejoiced. england reset. chris woakes made a defiant 44. jos buttler, a natural cavalier, relied on his shield. no wicket fell for more than two and a half hours. say it quietly, maybe? but english

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bbc news, in the hague. you'll find all the news, business, sport and lots more besides, updated 2a hours a day. news app. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the bbc�*s prestigious sports personality of the year goes to tennis star emma raducanu. we have her reaction. the world of music's been paying tribute to george michael, who's died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops who've been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said it's failed in its principal objective — to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. a hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over - lockerbie over the cockpit of pan am's maid of the seas, nose down in the soft earth. l you could see what happens when a plane eight stories high, a football pitch wide, fal

you can get all the latest news and reaction to that on the bbc sport website and also on radio 5 livet to listen to, but from me of the sports, the sportsday team, have a lovely evening, goodbye. hello there. it's been quite a cold start to december. it felt chilly over the weekend and in the week ahead we will keep on this quite cold air, the risk of frost most nights and then some snow for northern hills, some windy weather on tuesday will be quite a talking point, i imagine. we have a band of wet weather pushing east during monday, briefly some snow over northern hills and then it will be replaced by sunshine, blustery showers in western areas, wintry in western parts of scotland and a chilly wind. temperatures similar in many places to what we had on sunday but milder in the south—west of england and south wales. things go downhill on tuesday, this is the next named storm, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure heading to the uk, that has been named by the irish met service where we are more likely to have a bigger impact as far as the uk is concerned, just around 50 mph, strong

we're just minutes away from the start of the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year award. is on the red carpet for us. andy, i remember this time last year i was talking to you and the red carpet was depleted. it is depleted again this year but we still have plenty of awards to look forward to. that's right. still plenty of the great and the good have been parading along the red carpet in the last hour and are now inside the studio because the show gets under way in a few minutes. as you say, it is a covid affected sports personality of the year. a smattering of sports stars in there. six contenders — tom daley, tyson fury, adam peaty, emma raducanu, raheem sterling and dame sarah storey. the winner will be decided by a public vote. you can vote by phone or online, and details of how to vote will be given out during the show. there are plenty of other awards up for grabs — coach of the year, team of the year, world personality of the year. could rachel blackmore, the irishjockey who became the first female rider to win the grand national, win that? young sports personality

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. league. west ham united are taking on league leaders chelsea in the early kick off. they're approaching half time. it's been a busy first half. chelsea looked in control early on. manual lands a level things up for west ham but we mason mount has scored a great goal. chelsea is 2—1 at the moment. if chelsea slip up, both liverpool and manchester city will be hoping to take advantage, jurgen klopp's side are away at wolves while manchester city are at watford. i don't know what's going to happen in the next games. what i'm saying, i said one month ago, is that we are playing on a good level. on a high level in many aspects but we have to prove again, so i know how difficult it is and we drop points, everything will be difficult. what's important is the way that we are going to play. rangers will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to seven points. they host dundee in one of four 3pm kick offs. second place celtic are away at dundee united tomorrow ther

this is sportsday live from the bbc sport centre with me, ben croucher. bowled over.ntention in the second ashes test in adelaide. just one premier league game survives the covid chaos today. we'll have the latest from leeds—arsenal. and we'll show you how harlequins overcame a cardiff side missing 42 players. thanks for your company. so to adelaide then, and a day dawid malan described as disappointing — that pretty much covers it too. avoiding defeat in the second test looks like a tall order already after early promise gave way to a familiar batting collapse on day three. we'll have reaction from the adelaide oval to come, but first patrick gearey rounds up the action. don't look down. the view ahead of day three was that england were on a precipice. the match, perhaps the series on the edge. joe root came out dancing. conditions were ideal for batting. he and malan seemed capable of doing a lot of it, no wickets in the first session. but just as those at home woke up and check their phone, joe root left the conversation. that touch move the match, australia had di

the 2021 bbc sport personality — adelaide. the 2021 bbc sport personality of _ adelaide.bbc sport personality of the _ adelaide. the 2021 bbc sport personality of the year - adelaide. the 2021 bbc sport personality of the year is - adelaide. the 2021 bbc sport i personality of the year is emma raducanw — a fitting end to a fairytale year — we'll look back on a that remarkable victory in the us open with teenage tennis star emma raducanu. i would never have expected it, but i would never have expected it, but i am just— i would never have expected it, but i am just really grateful. all the hard _ i am just really grateful. all the hard work — i am just really grateful. all the hard work that i've done at some point _ hard work that i've done at some point in — hard work that i've done at some point in my— hard work that i've done at some point in my life just all paid off in such— point in my life just all paid off in such a — point in my life just all paid off in such a great year. good morning. i cold and frosty start, a lot of cloud with brighter breaks. is it going to

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre.tional olympic committee says it has spoken for a second time with chinese tennis star peng shuai, amid continuing concerns for her welfare. peng disappeared from public view for three weeks last month after making an allegation of sexual assault against a top chinese state official. before yesterday's ioc video—call, the women's tennis association said that it would be cancelling all its tournaments in china until there was real proof of her safety. the ioc has been criticized for its involvement, with human rights groups accusing them of collaborating with chinese authorities the ioc released this statement this morning... the first ashes test is less than a week away and england have finally had a decent day's practice. poor weather has hampered their preparations in australia but there was a welcome return for ben stokes, making his first appearance since he took a break from the sport injuly to protect his mental health and also recover from a broken finger. he bowled 12 overs and

on the bbc sport website, our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew described the conditions today as best england will ever bat in. but what did former england seamer steven finn think? he's been speaking to henry moeran. ina tour in a tour that already has if your few candidates for the most disappointing day, well, this one has right up there. england had a fine first session, they did not lose a wicket, dawid malan and joe root batting well, then it wickets fell for 86. root batting well, then it wickets fell for86. england root batting well, then it wickets fell for 86. england tumbling to 236 all out. stephen went as an ashes winner here in australia and she is alongside me. it feels so frustrating from england's perspective to said that platform and then fall in. sign aggro at the first break, england would have been so happy with the way they negotiated the australian bowlers. then it is almost as though something by australia were set in their dressing room at that first break— their dressing room at that first break and — their dressing room at that first break and they came

for all the latest on that and the europa league and conference knockout draws, head to the bbc sportngs to a season for years. today, it emerged that lewis hamilton said over his team radio at the end of the abu dhabi grand prix that the race had been "manipulated". hamilton, however, was magnanimous speaking after the race, and max verstappen says he was congratulated by hamilton and mercedes team boss toto wolff. the new world champion was speaking earlier today, so was he upset by how the title became his? it just sums up itjust sums up the whole season in general. it has been pretty crazy and intense. so both teams, we gave it all to the end it. and i think it wasjust an amazing it all to the end it. and i think it was just an amazing battle. after things like this you are to look into what can we do or what should have been done. it's a big part of the whole season, this contest, so it is what it is. that's racing sometimes as well. and for me nothing can really change. we were still celebrating and we did win it on track. i and the team did not do anything wrong. wejust on trac

bbc one. with me now is our sports correspondent andy swiss.ge of sports for people to choose from. that's right, welcome to — people to choose from. that's right, welcome to salford. _ people to choose from. that's right, welcome to salford. behind - people to choose from. that's right, welcome to salford. behind me - people to choose from. that's right, welcome to salford. behind me you | welcome to salford. behind me you can see the red carpet where over the next hour or so some of the biggest names in british sport will be here and posing for photos before going in for the sports personality of the year show. once again, a slightly scaled back so inevitably because of covid. there won't be a studio audience but still plenty of big names from the sporting world. there are six nominees for the main award. the diver tom daley, tyson fury, emma raducanu, raheem sterling and dame sarah storey. you can vote online or via telephone. the details will be given out during the show, how you can vote for your chosen contender. plenty of other awards up

the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu.k you, i mean it is such an honourjust to be amongst these nominees— honourjust to be amongst these nominees and congrats to you for such— nominees and congrats to you for such an amazing year and all your— for such an amazing year and all your achieve. for such an amazing year and all yourachieve. i for such an amazing year and all your achieve. i am for such an amazing year and all your achieve. lam really all your achieve. iam really happy— all your achieve. lam really happy with this of course and they— happy with this of course and they watched sports personality of the _ they watched sports personality of the year growing up so i'm really— of the year growing up so i'm really humbled tojoin of the year growing up so i'm really humbled to join the amazing past winners and i'm also _ amazing past winners and i'm also very— amazing past winners and i'm also very happy for british tennis_ also very happy for british tennis that we managed to get this award again, and also thank— this

on the bbc sport website there will be in play—highlights clips alongside live text commentary and there'sned for 18 months — the last three suspended — after being found guilty of bullying and harrassing rival bryony frost. an independent disciplinary panel found dunne guilty of four charges, of conduct �*prejudicial to the reputation of horse racing' — over a seven month period in 2020. frost, who's one of britain's most successful female jockeys, said in a statement she would like to thank people for the support she's received, and that she'll take a few days to reflect on the outcome. the panel added it has real concerns about the weighing room culture in horse racing. practice for the season ending abu dhabi formula one grand prix will commence tomorrow with lewis hamilton and max verstappen both in the running to win the championship. the pair are level on points as they head into a winner takes all race, and the head of the red bull campaign says it will be a big deal if his team can beat mercedes to the title. this year up against the quality of opponents we have a mercedes, they'v

the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu. music. thank you.o you for such an amazing year and all your achievements. i am really happy with this, | of course — and i've watched sports personality of the year growing up so i'm really- humbled to join the amazing past winners — and yeah, - i'm also very _ happy for british tennis that we managed to get this award again, and also thankj you so much to all the voters and all of the fans and - support for all the support i i've received this past year. i mean, it's been absolutely insane and especially- the energy that _ i felt at wimbledon this year and playing in front of my home crowd, that was something thatj you know, i've never felt- before, so thank you very much. she is on cloud nine. and someone who was, or is on their way home from now, is on the iss. here you can see the japanese billionaire yusaku maezawa — he's the one in the light blue uniform. if you get a chance to see him close up. mr maezawa is returning to earth aboard a russian soyuz space capsule that's about to land in kazakhs

the tennis player emma raducanu has been voted bbc sports personality of the year. is the first female tennis player to win the trophy since virginia wade in 1977. though she couldn't attend in person as she's isolating in abu dhabi after testing positive for covid—19, raducanu said winning the public vote capped a remarkable year. here's the moment her victory was announced. this is always a very big moment. laura, can you please tell us who the winner is? the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu. music sting. thank you. i mean, it is such an honour just to be amongst these i nominees and congrats - to you for such an amazing year and all your achievements. i am really happy with this, | of course — and i've watched sports personality of the year growing up so i'm really- humbled to join the amazing past winners — and yeah, - i'm also very happy for britishl tennis that we managed to get this award again, and also thank you so much to all i the voters and all of the fans i and support for all the support i've received this past year. i mean, it'

this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. all the goals in the match came in the first half as united remain unbeaten under ralf rangnick. andy swiss reports. on the eve of sir alex ferguson poz my 80th birthday could the current united given the perfect present? seven minutes in against berlin and scott mctominay duly obliged. he certainly enjoyed it and he was not alone. burn late—night sin got even worse with jaden sancho's effort doubling the lead when mctominay�*s shot rebounded to cristiano ronaldo it was 30 and it was truly game over. not quite as aaron lennon pulled one back from early at the end of a breathless first half. after the break, though, it was united that threatened once more with burnley keeper wayne hennessey hennessey denying first mctominay and then edinson cavani with this ring is matched only by his bravery. but united held on 483—1victory which moves into six and ends they are year on a winning note. leicester might be relieved somewhat to learn their match on new year's day against norwich is off d

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. at the guilty verdicts in her sex trafficking trial in new york. she now faces a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted for grooming underage girls to be abused by the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein. her family are backing an appeal against her conviction. simonjones has this report. described in court as partners in crime, running a pyramid scheme of abuse, the british former socialite ghislaine maxwell would groom underage girls for american financierjeffrey epstein. he killed himself injail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. she could spend the rest of her life behind bars, to the relief of their victims. we have a lot of work to do in this country in terms of holding people accountable, and educating about things like grooming. i didn't know when i was 16. i had no idea, i'd never heard that term — i didn't understand what was happening to me, this combination of being given gifts and positive attention and also having this abuse and these boundary viola

there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest on those games affected by the pandemic. here's plenty more on the news channel this afternoon. that's it for now from me. the next news on bbc one is at a 5.15. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. now let's get more on the spread of 0micron. earlier i spoke to professor lawrence young, a virologist at the university of warwick. he said infections are more or less doubling every couple of days. there is always a lag between getting test results through, so we just expect it will be hundreds of thousands of cases of 0micron all over the country, and it's clearly able to outcompete the delta variant. what do you think is the approach to dealing with that? it is difficult, the key issue is 0micron will result in serious disease and there is a lag between getting infected, getting the test, getting results. this will become clear over the next week or so but we do not have the luxury of waiting and that's the problem. what we have to do now to be really sure we can protect ourselves in the nhs is plan for the worst whils

and that's all for now from the bbc sport centre. this is bbc news. and an estimated 1.7 million people are reported to have had the virus on a single day last week. millions around the world face travel disruption over christmas, as the surge in 0micron variant cases sees flights cancelled due to staff shortages. united airlines says it's contacting impacted passengers ahead of them coming to the airport. at least 39 people have been killed after a packed ferry caught fire in southern bangladesh. the number of casualties is likely to increase as many of the passengers have severe burns.

do of course keep up—to—date with the bbc sport website.oon as the technology allows us to do that. the covid booster programme in england is being expanded again — so anyone aged 40 and over can now book their third jab — three months after their second dose. the announcement comes exactly a year after margaret keenan — a grandmotherfrom coventry — became the first person in the world to be given a covid jab outside of a clinical trial. here's our health correspondent — dominic hughes. it was the news the entire world was waiting for and it made headlines around the globe. the worlds first ever dose of a covid—19 vaccination jab outside a clinical trial given to margaret keenan at the university hospital in coventry. speaking earlier this year, margaret, accompanied by the matron may persons who delivered the jab, told bbc breakfast she knew it was a big moment. i breakfast she knew it was a big moment. , ., ' i: i: i: , moment. i sit at 1,000 times over, i moment. i sit at 1,000 times over. i hope _ moment. i sit at 1,000 times over, i ho

simon jones, bbc news. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly.he air. you better get thinking. my new year's resolution might be not to trip up over any of the word. come back to me there. good afternoon. chelsea head coach thomas tuchel has responded to striker romelu lukaku after the striker gave an interview in which he said he was "not happy" with his situation at the club. the interview is understood to have taken place three weeks ago but it's not down well with tuchel, who's been speaking ahead of his side's home game against liverpool on sunday. i don't like it. of course, because it brings noise that we don't need and it is not helpful. 0n the other side, we don't want to make more out of it than actually is. you know very well how it is. it is very easy to take lines out of context, it is very easy to shorten lines, make headlines and then later realise that it is not so bad. and maybe not what he meant. but let's be honest, we don't like it, i don't like it, like i said because it is noise that we don't need. we need a calm environment

lgdia the bbc sport website. lydia cam - bell the bbc sport website.re to make the last four. andy murray has split with long—time coach jamie delgado. in their first season together in 2016, murray won his second wimbledon title and finished the year as the world number one. and england�*s zoe aldcroft is the new women�*s world rugby player of the year. the gloucester hartpury forward is the fourth england women�*s player to take the global award. she captained the red roses for the first time during their unbeaten autumn series. and boxing is one of several sports under fire from the international olympic committee�*s president, thomas bach. he�*s warned the amateur international boxing association to eradicate corruption and improve itsjudging and refereeing system if it�*s to keep its place at the games. well, like boxing, modern pentathlon is another of the olympic sports given an ultimatum by the ioc. it follows embarrassing scenes in the show—jumping at tokyo prompting — firstly, the governing body to propose dropping the equestrian phase, and n

are for this year's bbc sports personality of the year award.of paper and a bucket work?— bucket work? social media is suggesting — bucket work? social media is suggesting all— bucket work? social media is suggesting all sorts - bucket work? social media is suggesting all sorts of - suggesting all sorts of alternatives. it will happen at 2pm and they will be very careful this time. , ., , let's hear more from the prime minister's comments this morning when he said a person has died with omicron in the uk. he was speaking during a visit to a doctor's surgery in west london. it is 12 days now before christmas and people are very worried about what you said last night. last year you cancelled christmas on december the 19th. can you promise people today that that will not happen again before christmas and there will be no further restrictions? what i can definitely tell you, beth, is the best thing we can do to protect ourselves, protect our country and make sure we have as normal a christmas as possible is to get a booster jab now. it is amazing to

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, including the women's fa cup, here is sarahmen's fa cup final as chelsea are the new champions, after beating arsenal 3—0 at wembley this afternoon. fran kirby got the blues off the mark quickly — scoring just three minutes in for the side looking to complete a domestic treble. they had so many chances, as arsenal looked rattled, but it took until the second half for australia's sam kerr to extend their lead and then she produced the moment of the match, with a brilliant goal — treating the 40,000 strong crowd. captain magdalena eriksson receiving that trophy on the 50th edition of the cup final. plenty of celebrations to come for chelsea. there are four second round fixtures in the men's fa cup as well today. earlier league i plymouth argyle avoided an upset at league 2 rochdale, with lukejephcott scoring a late winner less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute. and callum lang scored both his side's goals as wigan beat colchester 2—i. kidderminster harriers are a goal up against halifax, while salford city face che

between verstappen and lewis hamilton, on the bbc sport website. ews, ros atkins examines the ethical arguments surrounding vaccine mandates. this week, borisjohnson turned to the issue of compulsory covid vaccinations. i don't believe we can keep going indefinitely with non pharmaceutical interventions. i mean, restrictions on people's way of life. and i think we're going to need to have a national conversation about the way forward. the prime minister wants this national conversation because he knows this pandemic isn't over. covid daily infection rates in europe are going up. infection rates in the us are also going up. and when we look at deaths and hospitalizations, there's a pattern. we're seeing, still, a pandemic of the unvaccinated here with more than 1,000 deaths a day in the us, almost entirely of unvaccinated individuals. that's the us. it's the same in germany. it's very difficult to to get staff motivated to treat patients. now, on this fourth wave, we are still seeing so many patients that are not vaccinated now. and this is the point

sport, and it's time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre.h cricket down under. england are in real trouble. they seem to have lost any chance of mounting a comeback in the crucial third ashes test. they're 2—0 down in the series and need a win to have any chance of regaining the urn. there was some hope earlier after they bowled australia out for 267, meaning they only had a lead of 82 runs, but the second innings have started badly for england's batters, losing four wickets for just 31 runs asjoe wilson reports. england's players were unsure for a while if they'd even be allowed in the ground. four covid cases amongst the support staff and their family. but after the tests, the test continued. and yes, england prospered. marnus labuschagne batting, ranked world number one, out for one. success for mark wood. and what about steve smith? well, here comes james anderson. he's got him, bowled him. england quickly dismissed australia's most esteemed batters. hey, we're in this! maybe? marcus harris persevered for australia. not always pretty, bu

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. although formal identification is yet to take place, police say they are confident the children were twins leyton and logan hoath, aged three, and kyson and bryson hoath, aged four. officers say the woman will return to a south london police station in mid—january. a man has appeared in court charged with murder and arson after a fire left a person dead in reading. hakeem kigundu is accused of starting the fire at around 3:00 in the morning on wednesday. the building was so badly damaged, it's become unstable. kigundu was remanded in custody and will appear at reading crown court on tuesday. the uk's top civil servant has stepped down from leading an inquiry into downing street lockdown parties, after it emerged an event was held in his own office last year. simon case's investigation was supposed to clear up whether rules had been broken — but instead it's another damaging step for the prime minister after a bruising couple of weeks. our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports

if you could really disagree with the bbc�*s sports personality of the year. disagree with the bbc's sonality of the year. emma i raducanu. having created history personality of the year. emma - raducanu. having created history in 2021, it raducanu. having created history in 2021. it was — raducanu. having created history in 2021, it was perhaps _ raducanu. having created history in 2021, it was perhaps in _ raducanu. having created history in 2021, it was perhaps in keeping - raducanu. having created history in| 2021, it was perhaps in keeping with the last 12 months of emma raducanu receiving her award and covid isolation. this extraordinary sporting year ending rather like it began. hello. chances of seeing a white christmas are very limited. for many, it looks quite grey and damp, and that's how christmas eve is playing out so far. the forecast in the lead up to christmas has always been about mild or wetter weather trying to feet in from the southwest into colder conditions. that's exactly how the christmas weather is going to play out. further northeast you are, the colder a chr

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. ort. i'm sure the questions will come thick and fast as to how england revived their fortunes in the test format of the game. more on that ashes disaster for england now — sam landsberger is a cricket writer for australia's herald sun newspaper. well, 3-0, well, 3—0, embarrassment, humiliation, whatever you want to call it. what's the reaction in australia? i guess fans want to see competitive ashes series, they might like destroying england as they have done but at the same time they want it to be competitive. i done but at the same time they want it to be competitive.— it to be competitive. i think that's a really good _ it to be competitive. i think that's a really good point. _ it to be competitive. i think that's a really good point. last- it to be competitive. i think that's a really good point. last year- it to be competitive. i think that's a really good point. last year we | a really good point. last year we had a great summer against india, australia lost 2—1 but it was exhil

star emma radacanu. the 2021 bc sports personality —— the 2021 bc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu. now she wins the bbctigious sports personality of the year. i am really happy with this, of course, and i have watched sports personality of the year growing up so i am humbled tojoin the amazing past winners. and we all use them, but how do they work? we delve into the science of weather apps. hello and welcome. borisjohnson is boris johnson is under further pressure borisjohnson is under further pressure as he faces calls to tell the truth about an alleged garden party at downing street in may 2020. this was when even outdoor mixing was banned by the british government. the guardian newspaper has exclusively published a photo of borisjohnson and his wife socialising with what the paper says is wine and cheese. the government is considering whether to tighten covid restrictions in england, with less than a week to go until christmas. some experts are calling for further measures because of a surge in infections caused by the 0micron variant. helena wilkinson reports. record numbers of people are continui

remember, you can keep up—to—date on bbc sport personality of the year live on bbc one right now.lier this morning, we had enormous temperature contrasts in scotland. in braemar, we had temperatures of minus nine celsius but it was 16 degrees warmer than that over the tops of the scottish mountains in cairnwell. the only difference was elevation. cairnwell is nearly a kilometre higher in the atmosphere and air sinks through the atmosphere and as it happens it warms up. this layer of warm air, the sunny conditions, pretty widespread across upland areas of the country whereas lower down, we are stuck under a lot of cloud and mist and that's what many of us have experienced today. overnight tonight, we'll keep those conditions. clearer skies across parts of scotland where it will turn cold. some deeper valleys may get down to —8. with the cloud elsewhere in most parts, frost free, but it may be misty and foggy for some as we start monday morning. monday, on the face of it, a cloudy day, but the cloud in eastern scotland and eastern areas of england will be more prone to breaking so i

you can find it on the bbc sport website — luca brecel taking on zhao xintong. and that is also live on bbc two, and thatis that is also live on bbc two, and that is all from me. the pope has denounced "narrow self—interest and nationalism" over the way europe treats migrants. speaking on the greek island of lesbos, where he met dozens of migrants, pope francis said they were being used for political propaganda. our special correspondent fergal keane is there. the pope came here with a profound message about the treatment of refugees. in essenee, he said, recognise their humanity, nothing can be gained from building more walls, but much has changed since he first visited in 2016. we now live in a europe where fences have gone up, where pushbacks of migrants on land and at sea including here from the island of lesbos have become commonplace. from croatia to hungary to the english channel, there are continuing stories of refugees in distress. what pope francis wanted to do here today was to focus not just the attention of greek authorities or indeed the european un

all the build—up on the bbc sport website. thank you very much, jane.former premier league footballer dalian atkinson, who died from injuries he suffered while being arrested in telford in 2016. the ex—aston villa striker was kicked in the head and tasered by pc benjamin monk, who is now serving eight years for manslaughter. in a letter, the force's new chief constable, pippa mills, said a uniform doesn't "grant officers immunity" from the law. three men in their 20s have died in a crash in northern ireland. it happened in county tyrone near omagh shortly before two o'clock this morning. the police say the three men died at the scene and a fourth man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. the cost of global shipping has risen dramatically this year, as supply chains around the world battle with the impact of the covid pandemic. it's led to frustrating delays for businesses struggling to meet consumer demand, but also to tens of billions of pounds of profits for shipping companies. our global trade correspondent chris morris reports. on a mist

i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. says england can't get ahead of themselves just yet, but they have dragged themselves back into first ashes test. malan and captainjoe root are closing in on centuries after helping england to 220 for 2 in their second innings. they still trail australia by 58 runs at the close on day 3 in brisbane, but they've given themselves half a chance. that will always be the thought in the back of peoples head. what we need to learn, as soon as you think too far ahead, you open a doorfor them, and they are so brilliant that closing that door. that first hour is important for us tomorrow, then we can start thinking about how well we can start thinking about how well we can start thinking about how well we can play, but we need one more good 100 partnership. it's the climax to the formula one season this weekend. the abu dhabi grand prix could be one for the ages. max verstappen and lewis hamilton level on points, verstappen only top by virtue of winning 9 races to the reigning champion�*s 8. we

sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.shes test, losing by nine wickets on day four. they'd been looking to continue the momentum they'd built up on the third day but captainjoe root added just three runs to his overnight score. and once he was dismissed, a familiar batting collapse followed and they were bowled out for 297. the bbc�*s cricket correspondent jonathan agnew unpicks it all with henry moeran. after a ll after all the hope and the optimism going into this fourth day england eventually were beaten soundly by australia, losing eight wickets in the morning session and leaving australia with just 20 runs for victory and they got there with just one wicket lost and ultimately take a 1—0 lead in the series. jonathan agnew is the bbc cricket correspondent and there was hope of expectation this morning but australia where the heavy victors. it was a bad performance, we have some _ it was a bad performance, we have some optimism based on what happened yesterday— some optimism based on what happened yesterday and i hope

voting is now open to decide bbc sport personality�*s world sport star of the year.sprinter elaine thompson—herah or dutch formula one driver max verstappen? voting closes on tuesday 1ath december. do that on the bbc sport website and finally — we've all probably played with a rubik's cube once or twice before — but i doubt whether any of us completed it at this speed. in the bottom left is american max park winning the fastest hand event at the rubik's cube virtual world cup — beating juliette sebastien in the final — completing the cube one handed in just over 13 seconds. it wasn't his only success park enjoyed double success — as he also won the speedcubing mixed event. that's all from sportsday. hello. weather conditions are set to deteriorate _ weather conditions are set to deteriorate put _ weather conditions are set to deteriorate put into— weather conditions are set to deteriorate put into the - weather conditions are set to deteriorate put into the start| weather conditions are set to l deteriorate put into the start of the new — deteriorate put into the sta

now, with all the sport, here's olly foster, at the bbc sport centre. good evening.x verstappen are on the front row of the grid for tomorrow's title deciding abu dhabi grand prix but it's the dutchman who is on pole. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at the yas marina circuit. he has been here so many times before. but nothing quite like this. with hamilton and verstappen locked on the same points, qualifying was a chance to put down the first big marker. verstappen looked off the pace until the end, where he benefited, with a little help from a friend. the slipstream of red bull team—mate sergio perez helped him gain time. his pace was blistering. is that good enough to take provisional pole? trying to chase his time down, hamilton locked up and could only claim second behind his rival, exactly where red bull wanted him. crosses the line, he is not on pole. even for a sport well versed in drama, this has been something else. a fantastic lap in qualifying from verstappen to put him on pole. these are the moments lewis lives for. i'm still on the front row. w

bbc news. it's 1:33pm and here's your latest sports news.st from the bbc sport centre. the first ashes test gets under way at midnight. england have named their 12 man squad. the main headline is thatjames anderson isn't in it. their record test wicket taker will sit this one out. england say that he is fit and they expect him to play a big part in the series but they are managing his workload. i think with the build—up everyone has had, the guys just want to make sure everyone is perfect to go. jimmy is not going to play but he is fit. it's a very long series and we want a guy like that to be able to play as much a part in it as possible. i think it isjust a bit precautionary. he bowled well yesterday, he will bowl again today. he bowled a few spells in the warm up he bowled a few spells in the warm up game. he is fit and the guys are just being a bit precautionary. not too many other selection surprises. ollie pope gets the nod ahead ofjonny bairstow in the middle of the batting order. ben stokes is in the mix, but the all—rounder has play

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including news of a covid outbreak inr challenge cup match this weekend. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. plans to reduce the number of cyber security incidents in the uk have been unveiled by the government. the strategy includes millions of pounds in funding to help protect industries and technologies from malware and hacking. the uk national cyber security centre says it has fought a record number of online attacks in the past year. our security correspondent gordon corera has this report. technology has moved to the heart of our daily lives and the same is happening to government. this is sitcen, the uk's situation centre, housed in a secret location to provide the latest data in a crisis. opened in the last few months, the bbc was given exclusive access to film inside for the first time. it is close to the cobra briefing room where politicians and officials take decisions in the event of terrorist attacks, disasters or other major incidents. what's new about the centre is, for the first time, data from across government and o

hello there went the latest from the bbc sport centre.and a number of injuries as well. due to travel to burnley on sunday, that's now been postponed. the everton manager expresses frustration yesterday that it hadn't already been called off with only nine fit outfield players at his disposal, the third for premier fixture to go on boxing day. 20 matches across the football league are also off. the centennial is say yesterday's paramedic meeting with the managers and captains of all 20 sides achieved nothing, like talking to a wall, he says, the virtual meeting was called with concerns about player welfare. the fixture pile up and rising covid cases. but conti was far from impressed. the? conti was far from impressed. they tried to speak— conti was far from impressed. they tried to speak and _ conti was far from impressed. they tried to speak and to _ conti was far from impressed. iie: tried to speak and to ask conti was far from impressed. tie tried to speak and to ask about conti was far from impressed. tie1 tried to speak and to ask ab

few, though, could really disagree with the bbc�*s sports personality of the year. the bbc's sports personality - year. emma raducanu. applause having created history in 2021, it i having created history in 2021, it was perhaps in keeping with the last 12 months that emma raducanu received her award in covert isolation. this extraordinary sporting year ending rather like it began. this is bbc news. our top stories. record numbers of cold infections are recorded in both france and the united states as the omicron variant continues to spread. borisjohnson defends the uk government's decision not to oppose further covered restrictions in england before the new year. he says 90% of those in intensive care have not had a boosterjab. one of the last pro—democracy media outlets in hong kong shuts down after the police raid. and praise and thanksgiving in soweto after the death of archbishop desmond tutu.

before you travel anywhere at all check the bbc sport website and all your local bbc news but for me that they be some early mist and fog that will lift into low cloud and take its time in doing so. a damp start in scotland and north improving in aberdeen may see some sunshine in the afternoon. at the end of the day into southwest england and south wales it would be windy with heavy rain for a time although it will be brief but here we will have mild air, 11 or 12 degrees into scotland to stay on the cool side. we will start of christmas day with an early winter mix of rain and snow across the pen names and able to easily. cloudy conditions and wet and windy again into northern ireland and wales and the best of the sunshine perhaps likely on christmas day across aberdeen here it will stay on the cool side to keep the mild weather further south. merry christmas. hello, i'm kasia madera with outside source. more evidence the omicron variant is less severe in the uk. the preliminary research suggests someone infected with omicron rather than the delta variant is between 50—70% less like