verstappen stayed clear of trouble to take the chequered flag for his ninth win of the season.in the dry, to be this competitive and very proud of everyone within the team, you know, to turn it around within a day. so they definitely also deserve this victory. while charles leclerc finishing second keeps ferrari's hopes of winning the constructors�* championship alive. nick parrott, bbc news. snooker�*s world numberi judd trump has won the first triple crown event of the season, uk championship, beating barry hawkins 10 frames to 8 in the final in york. it was tight all the way through, but when trump knocked in a break of 133 in the 15th frame, the highest of the match, that gave him a three—frame cushion. even though hawkins battled back, taking the next two, trump dug deep, clinching the match. it's his fifth triple crown title of his career, his second uk title. but his first in york was back in 2011, which makes this one all the sweeter. it is right up there just because of how long i have had to wait, i think 13 years. so it is not easy to win these events, it is extremel

from norris and the title would be heading to italy, but the briton held his nerve and took the chequeredn. to end the season like this is perfect, so just to congrats and a big thank you to everyone in mclaren, everyone in papaya, everyone who supported us this year, because it's been a tough one, but for us to win a constructors after 26 years is pretty special. congratulations first of all to mclaren. they deserve this championship. they've been rock—solid in the last two—thirds of the championship, and they've been incredible. from our side, i think we can be proud of the effort and the championship we put together. it has been a tough year, but definitely a year we need to be proud of. while mclaren could be starting a new era, seven—time champion lewis hamilton was ending his with mercedes, finishing fourth, before heading to ferrari. nick parrott, bbc news. it's been a good few days for england's cricketers — more on the women's win in south africa in a minute but first, the men powered to a series win in new zealand — wrapping up the second test inside three days in wellington. en

lando norris and the title would be heading to italy but the briton held his nerve and took the chequered fourth time this season. to end the season like _ fourth time this season. to end the season like this _ fourth time this season. to end the season like this is - fourth time this season. to end the season like this is perfect l the season like this is perfect so just to congrats and a big thank you mclaren, everyone in papaya, everyone who supported us to because it has been a tough one but for us to win a constructors title after 26 yea rs constructors title after 26 years is pretty special. congratulations first of all to mclaren. they deserve this championship. there have been rocksotid — championship. there have been rocksolid in the last two—thirds of the championship and they— two—thirds of the championship and they have been from our side — and they have been from our side i— and they have been from our side i think we can be proud of the effort _ side i think we can be proud of the effort and the championship we put — the effort and the championship we put together. it has be

wants peaceful international relations he is saying all the right things but as we know he has a chequeredand while he has ties to al-qaeda he governed the north—west corner of syria just up until last week, and a conservative, radical repressive and slimmest based off and so we have two have some time to see if his actions will be backed up by those words before anybody will consider withdrawing sanctions, not just sanctions on consider withdrawing sanctions, notjust sanctions on damascus but sanctions regarding belshazzar because it is designated notjust by the us and uk but the united nations as well. ., ,., and uk but the united nations as well. ., , as well. there are some calls to delist hrs _ as well. there are some calls to delist hts as _ as well. there are some calls to delist hts as terrorists, i as well. there are some calls| to delist hts as terrorists, do you see that happening? hat to delist hts as terrorists, do you see that happening? not any time soon. _ you see that happening? not any time soon. we — you see that happening? not any time soon, we need _ you see that happe

max verstappen took the chequered flag for his ninth win, while charles finishing second keeps theirher sports stories. england'sjude bellingham scored a penalty for real madrid as they beat getafe 2—0 at the bernabeu. they win 2—0 to close the gap on leaders barcelona to one point in la liga. botafogo clinched the first copa libertadores in their 123—year history last night, beating brazilian rivals atletico mineiro 3—1, despite being down to 10—men almost the entire game. junior santos sealed victory in the 97th minute at the river plate stadium in argentina. sale sharks have closed the gap to the premiership playoffs after a dominant second half saw them beat leicester tigers 39—25, scotland winger arron reed scored two of their six tries. and england all—rounder freya kemp has returned home from the team's tour of south africa, in a bid to manage her workload and help her prepare for the upcoming ashes series in australia. kemp played in all three of england's t20 wins and the test side. the uk snooker championship remains finely poised with world number onejudd trump leading bar

wants peaceful international relations, he is saying all the right things but as we know he has a chequeredwhile he has disavowed al-qaeda he governed the north—west corner of syria just up until last week, and a conservative, radical and repressive way, to have some time to see if his actions will be backed up by those words before anybody will consider withdrawing sanctions, notjust sanctions on damascus but sanctions regarding al sham because it is designated not just by the us and uk but the united nations as well. there are some calls to delist hts as terrorists, do you see that happening? not any time soon, we need to figure out the true intentions of this group, as recently as september, they cracked down on protesters in its loop in north—west syria. they governed in a repressive way and they detained numerous protesters and they have been known to detain activists and journalists and torture them in prisons. there was a british aid worker who was detained and tortured so he claimed, there was a human rights activist who was assassinated by islamists militants connected to them. the

distorted, especially the way trump has done it, to cover his own tracks and his own, let's say, chequeredident biden is on his way to angola on his first and only visit to africa as president. he'll highlight a us loan to build a railway linking an angolan port to mineral—rich zones. here is our senior africa correspondent anne soy who's in nairobi. things have changed a great deal since 20 years ago when china came in a big way through its belt and road initiative, investing a lot in infrastructure development in railroad, ports, and now the us has justjoined that bandwagon, investing in the first infrastructure of its kind in the region, that will be the highlight of president biden�*s visit to angola. he chose angola because of this lobito corridor ambitious project which he will be highlighting during his visit there. we talk a lot about president trump, the incoming president trump, just looking back at his first term in office, what could african leaders, what could africans expect from a fresh trump presidency? when it comes to trump policy, lots of it is unpredictable, isn't it? w

distorted, especially the way trump has done it to cover his own tracks and his own, let's say, chequeredand presidential past. syria's president, bashar al assad, has welcomed support from iran and russia in the fight against the surprise rebel offensive in the north of the country. the rebels have taken control of syria's second—largest city, aleppo. the national army says it's preparing a counter—offensive. 0ur correspondent in lina sinjab has been watching the latest developments from neighbouring lebanon. government and russian backed air strikes are still continuing in aleppo and in the north in rebel—controlled idlib, leaving many civilian casualties. 0vernight the number of civilian casualties was nearly 25 people who have been killed in air strikes. residents inside aleppo that we have spoken to said they have faced no harm or threat from the rebels that are worried about the air strikes because the government are conducting air strikes against where rebels are available. but it is basically mainly civilians who are there. this is coming at a time where there is diplomacy going b

something that any -- anyone who inhabits number 11 downing street, the home of the chancellor ex-chequeru seeing real moves with the british productivity? >> again, what is really important is we identify and get clear and get specifics around the industrial strategy. we put money behind that industrial strategy. you said it right there. education. we have to start investing in the skills that are going to create long-term value and long-term growth for the economy. i think the government has to and know that they are starting to look at the a apprenticeship programs to make it more friendly for the employer and worker to really hone in on the skills that are going to matter. a.i. technology. that's where you will find productivity and that's where we should be investing. >> i love these apprenticeships. every example from family, they are phenomenal. far more useful than certain degrees. i would be remiss if i didn't dig deeper into the a.i. scenario. i don't use a.i. in my life, or knowingly use a.i. in my life. i'm sure there are certain things i do that are using a.i. michael, how mu

starmer has come under fire today for planning to jet abroad over new year after spending christmas at chequersith his family. critics have slammed his travel habits, with over 170 hours spent in the air since july, while key domestic issues remain unresolved. they say the prime minister's team won't reveal his destination for the new year, but insists he'll stay in charge rather than handing over to his deputy. his latest foreign trips to norway and estonia wrapped up only just last week, looking towards a better and a brighter future. thatis better and a brighter future. that is the prime minister's christmas message, his first in power. six months into his leadership, he's urging people to look after those around us with calls for peace in the middle east. opposition leader kemi badenoch struck a personal note in her christmas message, calling the season her very favourite time of year and thanking the public for their support and kindness. meanwhile, lib dem leader sir ed davey has paid tribute to young carers, sharing his own experience of looking after his sick mother as a child. there's

starmer has come under fire today for planning to jet abroad over new year after spending christmas at chequersith his family. critics have slammed his travel habits with over 170 hours spent in the air since july, while key domestic issues remain unresolved, they say. the prime minister's team won't reveal his destination for the new year, but insists he'll stay in charge rather than handing over to his deputy. his latest foreign trips to norway and estonia wrapped up only just last week, looking towards a better and a brighter future. thatis better and a brighter future. that is the prime minister's christmas message, his first in power. six months into his leadership, he's urging people to look after those around us with calls for peace in the middle east. opposition leader kemi badenoch struck a personal note in her christmas message, calling the season her very favourite time of year and thanking the public for their support and kindness. meanwhile, lib dem leader sir ed davey has paid tribute to young carers sharing his own experience of looking after his sick mother as a child. there's b

street or at their family home, the starmer's will head to the grace and favour country residence of chequers in buckinghamshire after spending christmas day there. the prime minister and his family are going to head overseas. germany's right wing alternative fur deutschland party is holding a rally in front of magdeburg cathedral, near the scene of the christmas market attack that killed five people and injured over 200. police have arrested a 50 year old saudi doctor, identified by local media as taleb a, who had lived in germany since 2006. afd is the second strongest party at present, polling at about 18 to 20% of the vote, or 10 to 15 points behind the centre right christian democratic union and its bavarian sister party. and king charles will deliver this year's christmas message from the fitzrovia chapel, a former hospital chapel in central london. it's the first time in over a decade the speech isn't recorded at a royal residence, with the king choosing the location to highlight healthcare workers and foster unity between faiths. the ornate 19th century chapel was once part of the mid

or their family home, the starmer's will head to the grace and favour country county residents of chequers in buckinghamshire after spending christmas day there. the prime minister and his family are going to head overseas. germany's right wing alternative fur deutschland party has held a rally in front of the magdeburg cathedral, near the scene of the christmas market attack that killed five people and injured over 200. the party leader called for a time of reckoning. police have arrested a 50 year old saudi doctor, identified by local media as talib a, who had lived in germany since 2006. afd is the second strongest party at present, polling at about 18 to 20% of the vote, or 10 to 15 points behind the centre right christian democratic union and its bavarian sister party. now police have arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a new york city subway train, killing her this morning. disturbing footage was shared onune disturbing footage was shared online showing the moment the woman, who has not been named, was on a stationary train when she was app

has come under fire today for planning to jet abroad over the new year after spending christmas at chequersh his family. critics have slammed his recent travel habits, with over 170 hours spent in the air since july, while key domestic issues they say, remain unresolved. the prime minister's team won't reveal his destination for the new year, but insists he will stay in charge rather than handing over to his deputy. his latest foreign trips to norway and estonia only wrapped up just last week, looking towards a better and a brighter future. thatis better and a brighter future. that is the prime minister's christmas message, his first in power. six months into his leadership, he's urging people to look after those around us with calls for peace in the middle east as well. opposition leader kemi badenoch struck a personal note calling christmas her very favourite time of year and thanking the public for their support and kindness. while liberal democrat leader sir ed davey paid tribute to young carers sharing his own experience of looking after his sick mother while he was a child. the race t

street or their family home, the starmer's will head to the grace and favour country residence of chequers in buckinghamshire after spending christmas day there. the prime minister and his family are going to head overseas. germany's right wing alternative fur deutschland party is holding a rally in front of the magdeburg cathedral, near the scene of the christmas market attack that killed five people and injured over 200. police have arrested a 50 year old saudi doctor, identified by local media as talib a, who had lived in germany since 2006. afd is the second strongest party at present, polling at about 18 to 20% of the vote, or 10 to 15 points behind the centre right christian democratic union and its bavarian sister party. and king charles will deliver this year's christmas message from the fitzrovia chapel, a former hospital chapel in central london. it's the first time in over a decade the speech isn't recorded at a royal residence, with the king choosing the location to highlight healthcare workers and foster unity between faiths. the ornate 19th century chapel was once part of the

street or their family home, the starmer's will head to the grace and favour country residence of chequersn buckinghamshire after spending christmas day there, the prime minister and his family are going to head overseas. germany's right wing alternative fur deutschland party has held a rally in front of magdeburg cathedral, near the scene of the christmas market attack that killed five people and injured over 200. the party leader called for a time of reckoning. police have arrested a 50 year old saudi doctor, identified by local media as taleb a, who had lived in germany since 2006. afd is the second strongest party at present, polling at about 18 to 20% of the vote, or 10 to 15 points behind the centre right christian democratic union and its bavarian sister party. now a rioter who went viral after being hit in the head and groyne by flying bricks, was today jailed for two and a half years. 40 year old brian spencer reportedly drank ten pints and a litre of rum before taunting police during violence, which erupted in the wake of the southport stabbings. he was twice struck in the face a

if he gets a bit cold in downing street, he could just go and stay at chequers, can't he?t cold there, he can stay in his north london home. if he gets a bit cold there, i'm sure lord alli will put him up again . labour might not have again. labour might not have a heart, but gb news viewers and listeners certainly do, which is why you have raised with gift aid £400,000 for the friends of the elderly charity to help pay the elderly charity to help pay the energy bills for vulnerable pensioners. thank you so much everybody. you can donate at justgiving.com . forward slash justgiving.com. forward slash page, forward slash save our seniors now. i'm going to be closing that fundraiser tonight at 10:30 pm. thank you again everybody. but think about this. that 400 grand is nowhere near as much th