let's now hang back to the bbc sport centre because we have the rest of the day's sport. thank day's sport. studio:, thank you very much indeed, back to 0llie in a moment, yes indeed, but from qatar to karachi where another harry brooke century put england's third test against pakistan in the balance after two days, the tories have a slender lead with pakistan on 21. that is 21 runs fine. this is a series that won't stay still, always moving, usually turning, initially today towards pakistan. bennett duckett gone, the next balljoe root as well. england a little woozy. pope made 50 but didn't see this one coming. that is a pakistan is star. england have found a new breakthrough artist. another smash hit from harry brooke, now batting with his captain ben stokes. great until you make a mistake, here stokes runs, brooke stops, the new boy run of the boss. but watch stokes, thumbs up, keep going, this is how they play now. evenif going, this is how they play now. even if those weren't quite vultures are circling, england were in trouble and still brooke attack. not without ca

and for everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website, but thatis head to the bbc sport websiten as we move to the next few days. forthursday, looks like going on as we move to the next few days. for thursday, looks like it's going to be around the cloudy day —— a rather cloudy day. quite windy, and northern england in our —— in ireland will be quite chilly in the north but milder in the south. as we move through thursday night, it stays quite chilly. generally drive, but then we start to see rain pushing up from the southwest to start friday, and it will be turning milder here. band of rain spreads north works, turning to snow on the hills across scotland, turning core liberal areas for part two this is bbc news, i'm laura trevelyan live in washington, our top stories. after meeting president zelensky at the white house, joe biden praised the bravery of the ukrainian people and pledged continuing support for ukraine. we are going to give ukraine what it needs to be able to defend itself, to be able to succeed and succeed on the battlefield. earlier, mrzelensky expressed his gra

that is a list for from us for now more on the bbc sport i for now more on the bbc sport website ande of wales will meet us presidentjoe biden on the final day of his trip to boston, before the awarding of the earthshot prize in the evening. but the visit coincides with the release of a trailer for the forthcoming netflix documentary about the duke and duchess of sussex, which suggests they will be making more personal — and potentially damaging — claims about their treatment by some members of the royal household. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. meeting the people of boston. it's what the prince and princess of wales had wanted to focus on this week. itjust hasn't been that easy. there have been plenty of distractions. "harry and meghan — a love story" is how it's been billed, the trailer for the six—part series on netflix, released right in the middle of william and catherine's trip to america. i had to do everything i could to protect my family. the teaser hints at personal revelations. when the stakes were this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story f

you can follow all of that on the bbc sport website. that is— of that on the bbc sport website. time for for now. join— that is all we've got time for for now. join us— that is all we've got time for for now. join us after 10:30pm where we will have details of the new year's review _ will have details of the new year's review. thank you very much for watching — review. thank you very much for watching. goodbye. burro! seventh try! it is a little known - win for number seven, and it is seven for the leeds rhinos _ rob burrow where do you start to matter absolute legend. this is rob burrow. probably pound for pound the strongest player in the squad and the strongest player in super league. just feel so honoured to have played alongside him. theirs is a friendship forged in the cauldron of professional sport. do you want a hand? i mightjust getting him in. and since rob burrow�*s diagnosis of motor neurone disease three years ago, his former leeds rhinos team—mate kevin sinfield has taken an increasingly arduous challenges. i used to be a 32 waist! i hope that is comfortable. the l

and i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport studio. away from the world cup in qatar...ngland's second test with pakistan is beautifully poised heading in the fourth day. has jack leach�*s late wicket given the tourists the edge? 7 the tourists the edge? and saracens are back in european action and beat edinburgh in a thriller in the champions cup. good evening. gareth southgate described the mood at their team hotel this morning as flat. a few hours later they had checked out and were heading home. they have actually just a they have actuallyjust a touch down at birmingham airport. but this is a team that really shouldn't be be villified on their arrival back home. it was a match of such fine margins, which is why it will really hurt that they go out at this quarterfinal stage. that they go out at this quarterfinalstage. it that they go out at this quarterfinal stage. it was an opportunity at risk of them are accepted that. that was them leaving this morning. gareth southgate says this morning. gareth southgate says this is a group of players we should be excited about,

and i am here on the red carpet as the stars arrived for the bbc sports personality and coming up on the bbc news channel... a busy night of league cup action. we'll have the build up to manchester united tie with burnley at old trafford. good evening. in the latest wave of industrial action this winter, tens of thousands of ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, are on strike in england and wales. they want a pay rise above inflation and a change to working conditions. it's prompted a bitter exchange of words between unions and ministers, with the health secretary steve barclay saying that ambulance unions had "taken a conscious choice to inflict harm on patients". the strikes affect all ambulance trusts in england, apart from the east of england and the isle of wight, and all those in wales. scotland isn't affected as unions are considering their next steps after pay talks, and there's been no action in northern ireland, where there was a strike earlier this month. the impact of the action depends on where you are. in england, the most serious category one calls,

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bbc one. do not go just yet because we are still going on sports day. med the bbc wales sports personality of the year for 2022. in august, breen won commonwealth games gold as she beat her english rival sophie hahn in the t37/38100 metres race in birmingham. it's incredible, yeah, i'm just shocked. i'm speechless! but yeah, obviously, winning this award is been such strong performances this year and thank you so much and yes, thank you to everyone for nominating me. i been around ten years, nine years now and yeah, itjust shows, don't give up and hard work does pay off and it will come. being a part off and it will come. being a part of the team was amazing. real special moment for me and just being a part of the team wells, and we all supported one another and since covid—19, we appreciate things so much more like having a cloud as well and just the whole experience is just incredible. and well and just the whole experience isjust incredible. and during the gold, and seven family friends there is just amazing. gold, and seven family friends there isjus

more details on those stories on the bbc sport website. i stories on the bbc sport website.nched against kyiv in the north to 0desa in the south, kharkiv in the east and lviv in the west. there have been power outages and water supplies have also been cut off by the strikes, which have targeted infrastructure and civilians. you're watching bbc news. hello again. as we head up towards the new year the weather does remain unsettled. it is going to be wet and windy at times, some of us are seeing some snow. this afternoon there is lots of dry weather around. we have some showers being blown quite quickly on a brisk wind and some of the showers aligning themselves, moving from the west to east across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, falling as snow on the tops of hills and mountains. the strongest snow today in the and english channel —— the strongest winds. the temperature down on yesterday by a degree or so. as we move through the day there will be dry conditions before the next batch of weather fronts come in introducing heavy rain especially across the west o

and i'm gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport studio. also coming up in the programme...mly in control of the 2nd test in pakistan with a landmark wicket forjack leach in multan. and all change, in rugby's champions cup with defeat for harlequins — against first—time south african opposition. against first—time some are in their —— somewhere in there, harry kane and kylian mbappe images of them 20 stories high, we view them on the way to work along here every day and only one of them will be standing in the next couple of hours and at the moment it is france who have their noses ahead in this world cup quarterfinal. aurelien tchouameni an unlikely source for the opening goal, so much attention on france's forward line of giroud, kylian mbappe, and one grease man —— antoine griezmann, but it was aurelien tchouameni who launched a short in pastjordan pickford. harry kane had a great opportunity against his team—mate at tottenham, hugo lloris, but that was caught. a free kick for england as well and with david beckham were given that make watching on, you would think that he

but of course the big question is who will be named the bbc sports personality of the year, it is a public vote, remember, you can vote by phone or online, and details of how you can do that will be given out during the programme, which gets under way at 6:45pm, and of course it is live on bbc sports personality of the year, it is a public vote, remember, you can vote by phone or online, and details of how you can do that will be given out during the programme, which gets under way at 6:45pm, and of course it is live on bbc one, reeta. many thanks. time for a look at the weather, here's stav danaos. it is going to be mild for the run—up to christmas, a conveyor system will bring fairly strong winds, nights generally frost free, and you can see that conveyor belt of mild air running in from the atlantic, the cold are never too far away, and it looks like it could make a return to our shores during christmas. we have got another belt of heavy rain spreading across southern parts of britain through the night. further north, scattered showers, but quite a lot of dry weather around with clear s

plenty more on of the bbc sport website. - on of the bbc sport website. a fresh wave of strike action that's expected to cause major disruption to key services in the run—up to christmas — we have heard midwives in wales have now voted for strike action after what they called her disappointing and unacceptable pay award worth about 4% this year. industrial action by midwives in england is not going to go ahead after the numbers taking part in the ballot, the strike ballot, fell short of 50% thatis strike ballot, fell short of 50% that is needed on the trade union rules. the royal college of midwives saying that midwives in wales had voted for strike action. let talk about the strike on the railways which is beginning and hitting key services in the run—up to christmas. network rail has urged passengers to travel only if necessary. the general secretary of the rmt union, mick lynch, is blaming the government for a lack of progress on reaching a deal. we understand the anger that is caused by the disruption of the stoppages, of course. but we are getting a

sports personality of the air 202022? you will find out tomorrow. as we call it here it is spotty it will be on tomorrow night on bbc of us saw some decent sunshine through the afternoon, but we also had some showers for the north and west of scotland and one or two for northern ireland, the north west of both england and wales. that was one of the passing showers in denbighshire earlier on today. and the radar picture does pick up where the showers have been over recent hours. now, the showers for scotland and northern ireland will continue on and off through the night. but at the same time, for england and wales, we've got this band of rain that's going to develop and move its way eastwards as we go through the night. now, one way or another, it stays quite breezy, and for many of us, it's a frost free night as well. temperatures around 3—6 celsius, maybe an eight towards plymouth. now, tomorrow, this band of rain that we start off with across england and wales does clear out away pretty quickly. and we'll be left with an improving weather situation with more in the way of sunshine developing by the time we get to

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and i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport studio. away from the world cup in qatar...ngland's second test with pakistan is beautifully poised heading in the fourth day. has jack leach�*s late wicket given the tourists the edge? and saracens are back in european action and beat edinburgh in a thriller in the champions cup. good evening. 28 teams have left the world cup, we're down to the final four, and england are in there. —— are not in there. gareth southgate described the mood at their team hotel this morning as flat. they have touched down in the last hour at birmingham airport, sought the squad of 25 are going their separate ways. but this is a group of players that really shouldn't be vilified, because they went toe to toe with the reigning world champions, the french. this is termed this morning, our last sight of the england team after the three orfour of the england team after the three or four weeks of the england team after the three orfour weeks here in carter, as they left their team base. gareth southgate says this is a group of players we should be excit

for more, go to the bbc sport website.erved as they move through as a top seed to the last eight, while holders lyon held on to take second place in the group and also progress. celtic have restored their nine—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership thanks to a 2—1win at home to livingston. while in the efl cup, manchester united are into the quarter—finals thanks to a comfortable 2—0 win over championship side burnley at old trafford. christian eriksen and marcus rashford with the goals for erik ten hag's side. elsewhere, a former manchester united player injesse lingard was among the scorers as nottingham forest saw off blackburn 3—1. to progress, after it finished 0—0 after 90 minutes. manchester city manager pep guardiola has been praising his strikerjulian alvarez�*s �*amazing contribution' to argentina's world cup win. the 22—year—old, who signed for city in the summer, scored four goals in the tournament, including two for argentina in the 3—0 semi—final win over croatia. he was a substitute for the first

argentina's world cup—winning captain — lionel messi — has been crowned bbc sports personality�*s world their first world cup triumph in 36 years, with that epic victory over france on penalties yesterday. messi scored seven goals, including two in the final, leading to him being awarded the golden ball award, as the best player at the tournament. messi's glittering career now stands at a world cup, copa america, seven ballon d'ors, four champions leagues as well as domestic titles with barcelona and ps6. france striker karim benzema has announced his retirement from international football. the current ballon d'or winner and real madrid striker was meant to be part of the france squad that lost in the final yesterday on penalties to argentina, but he sustained a thigh injury on the eve of the tournament meaning he was left out. he scored 37 goals for france in 97 games. kolo toure's first home game in charge of championship side wigan athletic ended in a 2—1 defeat to sheffield united wigan began wigan began the game one off the bottom, united one off the top, and john egan put them ahe

and i'm gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport studio. away from the world cup in qatar...are firmly in control of the 2nd test in pakistan with a landmark wicket forjack leach in multan. and all change, in rugby's champions cup with defeat for harlequins — against first—time south african opposition. good evening. welcome back to qatar. what a 2k arrows, we had those —— what a 2k hours. we had those penalty shoot out yesterday and morocco have done that again. but let's get straight to england versus france, we have team news for both teams. let's bring it to you, we've been speculating about what gareth southgate would do all week and he has clearly liked how they went out and beat senegal in the last 16 because england are unchanged. jordan pickford in goal, the same back four of walker, stones, maguire and luke shaw. and henderson and bellingham and rice in the middle, henderson advice likely to sit back and let bellingham go forward. and the kyo saka and phil foden either side of harry kane. —— bukayo saka. france are unchanged as well. we have heard from hugo lloris t

you can follow that on the bbc sport website. —— two — zero. ireland women's manager vera pauw says allegations she body shamed players in the usa in 2018 are "false" and "an insult to my personal values". a report on misconduct in the us national women's soccer league said pauw, then at houston dash, "shamed players for their weight" and "attempted to exert excessive control over eating habits". emma raducanu has appointed sebastian sachs as her new coach. the 30—year—old german guided belinda bencic to olympic gold last year. he is in abu dhabi with raducanu, who is set to play an exhibition match against wimbledon runner—up ons jabeur later. great britain's men made it two wins from two in the fih pro hockey league, as they beat hosts argentina in a shoot—out. they saw off the netherlands in their first game. earlier, gb women lost to argentina. they were beaten by the netherlands on tuesday. that is it from me, let's get back to leave lee foster who is in qatar. many thanks. here we are on the eve of the final weekend at the world cup. the

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah.be a lot of sad england fans this morning, and the players as well. england captain harry kane has said they will use their defeat by france to be "mentally and physically stronger for the next challenge" as they headed home from the world cup in qatar. england were beaten 2—1 in the quarterfinals, with kane missing an 84th—minute penalty having earlier equalled england's scoring record of 53 goals. gareth southgate's side left their hotel this morning in al wakrah before their flight home. the manchester derby in the women's super league is under way at the etihad stadium. it's the final round of fixtures before their winter break. leah galton has broken the deadlock, scoring just before the half hour mark for manchester united. the visitors ahead there. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone to half—time. they lead one now. away from the early kick—off, it was due to be a full day of fixtures. but brighton's game with everton & liverpool against leicester have been postponed be

you can follow it all on the bbc sport website. leaders celtic are 3—0 up at hibs, while rangers also have a 3—0 against motherwell. follow all the latest on the bbc sport website, and those watching on bbc scotland can watch the highlights on sportscene later. chelsea and england defender reece james says his run of injuries has affected him mentally, describing this year as his toughest to date. james is set to miss 3—4 weeks with a knee injury sustained in chelsea's win against bournemouth yesterday. it was his first game since returning from his first knee injury that ruled him out of the world cup. in a post on twitter, he said he was trying to deal with the cards he'd been dealt. novak djokovic is back and training in australia almost a year after he was deported over his covid vaccine status. the nine—time australian open winner had an automatic three—year visa ban overturned in november. djokovic has been practising in adelaide ahead of the first grand slame of the year in melbourne, injanuary. the nfl and their players uni

more on bbc sport live. we will have updates throughout the evening. full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's huw ferries. the first of the day's last 16 matches at the world cup is under way and it'll provide the opposition for the winner of the second, which is of course between england and senegal. 0livier giroud could have given them the lead midway through the first half. but poland, playing their first world cup knockout game since 1986, had three good chances in a minute — piotr zielinski and jakub kaminski both foiled, before kylian mbappe played in giroud, who finished neatly to become france's all—time leading goal—scorer with his 52nd international goal. that was just a minute before half—time. this is 15 minutes into the second half. it is live on bbc one and indeed via the bbc website. antoine griezmann launches another attack for france attempting to secure the lead because poland have certainly been plucky opponents to the extent they have had those chances we showed you. they seem to have been saving all their energy for this on

i'm sarah mulkerrins live at the bbc sport studio.lso coming up in the programme: what a debut for pakistan spinner abrar ahmed — seven wickets for him on day one of the second test against england. attendances soar in the women's super league, up 200% this season, as fans flock to the games after england's euros success. good evening. welcome to do half. the corniche here, we have had the first of the world cup quarterfinals, parts if they are all like that we will need a couple more rest days! an astonishing match at the education city stadium. brazil, the five—time champions, who have been playing so brilliantly in the last round, knocked out by croatia. brazil named an unchanged team after thrashing south korea. neymar scored a wonderful goal in the first period of extra time. they held on to the lead until the 116th minutes. that is when the substitutes got an equaliser. heavily deflected. the croatians went party, so it went to penalties. it started really badly for brazil. dominik livakovic saved three and the shoot—out against

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerins. good afternoon.of the world cup last night. captain harry kane says they will be "mentally and physically stronger "for the next challenge" while manager gareth southgate says he will "review and reflect" on his side's exit with the fa before making a decision on his future. let's head live to 0lly foster who is in doha for us. how would you describe the mood there today for england? it’s how would you describe the mood there today for england?— there today for england? it's all one a there today for england? it's all gone a bit _ there today for england? it's all gone a bit flat, _ there today for england? it's all gone a bit flat, hasn't _ there today for england? it's all gone a bit flat, hasn't it? - there today for england? it's all. gone a bit flat, hasn't it? knowing that england have left town, they packed their bags pretty sharpish and checked out over there rather luxury lodgings that they have had for the last three weeks down to the south of the city. they left with their heads held high,

he's been speaking to bbc sport's kelly somers.rd to stop. we know we have to come up with some plans and we sure that it would be sent the same about us. our squad that in the attacking areas is one thing that explain a massive part. the manager is things around and people reduce have a little bit of sticks and why this person is in pain? but every call has been right at the moment so credit to him. i long may it continue. mas at the moment so credit to him. i long may it continue.— long may it continue. was it like for ou. long may it continue. was it like for vom still— long may it continue. was it like for you. still waiting _ long may it continue. was it like for you. still waiting for - long may it continue. was it like for you. still waiting for a i long may it continue. was it like for you. still waiting for a fresh l for you. still waiting for a fresh start but playing such a huge role in games question mark weaver plays we all we want to do well. i in games question mark weaver plays we all we want to do well.— we all we

greg mckenzie, bbc news. sportougall. hello. good morning. we start with manchester united because the manager has said he wants to see improvements and specifically more goals. that is despite his side's 3-0 goals. that is despite his side's 3—0 win on tuesday in the premier league. marcus rashford scored the first against nottingham forest, then set up anthony martial and fred got there third. however united missed several chances to score more. it was their first match back in the premier league after the breakfor the world in the premier league after the break for the world cup. meanwhile, chelsea manager graham potter has said he has his fingers crossed after england defender reece james suffered another knee injury in their win over bournemouth on tuesday. james had to be taken off in the 53rd minute of their 2—0 premier league victory. it was his first game since returning from the knee injury which ruled him out of the world cup. later in the premier league, manchester city travel to leeds as they look to r

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. you for that. now a bit of breaking news. borisjohnson has apparently told the local conservative party in his constituency that he intends to stand again as an mp at the next election. a representative of the former prime minister confirmed the report published in the daily telegraph saying he has indicated he will contest the oxbridge and south rise site. so far 11 conservative mps have announced they will not stand again but they do not include the johnson, who has apparently confirmed to his local party in uxbridge and south roy slip that he will contest the next election. a black british charity campaigner who was repeatedly asked at a royal reception where she was from, has said it felt like she was being interrogated. ngozi fulani said the questions from the senior royal aide carried on in this way for about five minutes. lady susan hussey has resigned and apologised. well, ngozi fulani has been speaking to our royal correspondent sarah campbell. sarah began by asking her about

and i am here at the bbc�*s sports personality of the year where the winner for 2022 will be crowned t. and on the bbc news channel... arsenal's players said they are fully focused as the site has two zurich in the women's champions league. the —— arsenal's coach. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. tens of thousands of ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, are on strike in england and wales, as part of their dispute over pay and conditions. health officials warn patient safety is at risk, while the unions say ambulance crews will respond, to life threatening emergencies. the industrial action began at midnight across wales, the west midlands and the north of england. then, from six o'clock this morning, it extended to the east midlands and the south. the east of england and the isle of wight are unaffected. and within the last hour, ambulance workers and paramedics in londonjoined picket lines. with the very latest, here's our health correspondent, jim reed. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! paramedics early this morning on the pi

and that�*s not all messi�*s won, he�*s also been named the bbc sports personality world sport star of ronnie 0�*sullivan and athlete jake wightman. voting will be open during the show on bbc one tomorrow night. that is all from me for now. thank you very much. some breaking news just coming into us. quite an extraordinary story. and 97—year—old german woman has been given a suspended two—yearjail german woman has been given a suspended two—year jail sentence for complicity in the holocaust. she had worked as a secretary at a concentration camp in occupied poland. prosecutors argue that by handling the camp commandant�*s correspondence and performing other administrative duties, she facilitated an operation that killed 65,000 people at the camp in occupied poland. her defence lawyers had argued that she didn�*t know about the murders that had happened there, but she is 97 and she has been given a two—year suspended sentence for complicity in the holocaust. we will have more on that as it comes into us. as we�*ve been reporting this morning, nurses across england, wales and northern ire

david gregory—kumar, bbc news. sport, and now a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. the world cup final at the lusail stadium in qatar, argentina and france attempting to become world champions for the third time, mbappe against messi, the just so happens that in the last moment, these are the live pictures, these core graphic tells you that argentina and lionel messi have scored and have taken the lead for argentina. the last time they won the world cup in 1990 six —— 1986, buoyed on the back of diego maradona. now the current number ten hasjust done this. maradona. now the current number ten has just done this. a penalty, maradona. now the current number ten hasjust done this. a penalty, it was. in the end, we are waiting for the pictures to load, in the end it was a penalty. angel di maria restored to the side. we will have to go back to live pictures as we are waiting for those to load. brought down by 0sman pembele. referee the penalty. a26 than record world cup appearance for the argentina captain and indeed a one for him. will it be the goal or the game that g

bbc news. that's all the sport for now.stic football today, with women's super league matches taking place today — leaders manchester united playing aston villa. updates on the bbc sport website. that's it for now, we're back at 5.20. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. welcome to bbc london with me, alison earle. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. returning now to the news that conor burns has been cleared of wrongdoing and is set to be readmitted to the conservative party. he was sacked as trade minister by liz truss of allegations of inappropriate behaviour in september. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart explains. so, conor burns is the mp for bournemouth west. he was a government minister under borisjohnson. he continued as a government minister under liz truss as a trade minister, but he was swiftly sacked from that position and suspended from the conservative party in october after a complaint of serious misconduct was made. now, the bbc was previously told that th

follow all the latest on the bbc sport website, and those watching on bbc scotland can watch the highlightsccessor as head coach, subject to the german being granted a work permit. if everything goes to plan, scheuer�*s first match in charge will be a crucial one, with brighton playing at the wsl�*s bottom club leicester city when the season resumes on 15 january. novak djokovic is back and training in australia almost a year after he was deported over his covid vaccine status. the nine—time australian open winner had an automatic three—year visa ban overturned in november. djokovic has been practising in adelaide, ahead of the first grand slame of the year in melbourne, injanuary. the nfl and their players union are conducting a review after miami dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa suffered his third concussion of the season. the injury happened during sunday's clash with the green bay packers. the league say he showed no signs of concussion during the game, which he completed. dolphins head coach mike mcdaniel says they are prioritising his health. he is in the building. but beyond that,

one or via the bbc sport website.rman nadhim zahawi says he'd like to see images of self harm made illegal on the internet. his comments come as the government's 0nline safety bill returns to parliament tomorrow. the actress kate winslet has entered the debate about online harms ahead of a hard hitting drama on the issue for channel four being broadcast on thursday as angus crawford reports. perhaps more than any other, it's molly russell's story that has influenced the 0nline safety bill, and alerted parents to the potential power of social media to do harm. molly took her own life after being exposed to a stream of negative content. what's the matter? nothing. stop. you are driving me to do this! i really do struggle with social media, i struggle with the impact it is clearly having on teenage mental health, i do wish that our government would crack down on it, i do wish there would be certain platforms which were banned before a certain age. and she wants accountability. parents are left flailing. going, "well, tha

sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre.ve news about raheem sterling and his future at the world cup? good morning. we're just two days away from england's world cup match against france and it seems raheem sterling could be returning to qatar — but it may not be in time for him to play in the quarter final. sterling scored in england's victory over iran, but then missed their 3—0 win against senegal as he had to fly back to the uk following reports of a break—in at his surrey mansion. it's understood sterling has asked the football association to look into him re—joining the england squad and a decision is expected later today. well, much of the talk ahead of this saturday's game has been about how england stops — arguably the best player in the tournament — france's kylian mbappe — who is the top scorer so far in this world cup. however, jack grealish believes england's performances should fill them with confidence. we know that if we do everything right and prepare right and play the way that we have been, i think from o

follow all the latest from the championship on the bbc sport website..., novak djokovic has said he'll never forget being deported from australia earlier this year. the serb insists his willingness to return for next month's grand slam at melbourne park shows the depth of feeling he has for the country. djokovic was deported on the eve of the 2022 australian open injanuary for not being vaccinated against covid—19. he received a three—year travel ban from the country. the former world number one's visa ban was waived last month. which means he can now target a tenth australian open you can't forget those events, you know. it is one of those things that sticks with you, it stays with you, i guess for the rest of your life. as i said, something i have never experienced before and hopefully never again. but it is a valuable life experience for me and something that, as i said, it will stay there, but i have to move on. and coming back to australia speaks how i feel about this country, how i feel about playing here. 0n the court, great britain have made an ex

you're up to date from the bbc sport centre. lots more on the bbc sport website and app.y— three. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles, including six majors in a career which started in 1959. she died suddenly while celebrating christmas eve with family and friends. i'm joined now by reporter at sports illustrated, alex miceli... alex good to have you with it. she wasn't the most flamboyant character and not in the mould of current golfers. but i wonder what the lady tour owes to kathy whitworth? probably everything christian. you have to go back and i'm think it's true in most sports like football or other sports. you go back to the people who establish a foundation for the sport and did what was required to get people interested. kathy whitworth was part of that equation. there were other players that as you said probably not as flamboyant or attractive but yet if you keep winning, as she did, you eventually become a star and people look at you and there are lots of young women out there today that don't realise the fact that maybe their mothe

and that's the round up from the bbc sport centre. let's head back to qatar and join olly foster.le cup exit at whatever stage usually signalled the end of the international career or two. just over 2a hours ago, but now that was the first off down the tunnel, breaking down in tears. we wondered when we were going to hear from breaking down in tears. we wondered when we were going to hearfrom him. he has posted on social media... yesterday, the dream ended. ijust want everybody to know, much has been said, much has been written, much has been speculated. my dedication to portugal has not changed for an instant. i was always one more person fighting for everyone�*s go. i never turn my back on my team—mates and my country. for now, there is not much more to say. thank you portugal, thank you carter. the dream was beautiful but it lasted. he hasn't really told us anything. we do not it has been his last world cup. it will not be the last world cup. it will not be the last world cup for many of those england players, because time is on their side. england players, because time is on t

and there's more on the bbc sport website on a very lucky escape for david rudisha. was unharmed after a plane he was flying in crash—landed in kenya. he described it as "a scary episode" and said, "the pilot did an incrediblejob to keep the plane afloat and stable for long." you can read more you can read more on you can read more on that on the bbc sport website. i will see you again in the next hour. west midlands fire service say it's a "tragedy beyond words". three boys, aged eight, 11 and 12, have died afterfalling into a frozen lake in solihull, in the west midlands. they were rushed to hospital, after being pulled from the water at babbs mill park. a fourth boy who's six, remains in a critical condition in hospital. 0fficers continue to search the lake, but say they have no information, other children maybe missing. supt richard harris and richard stanton from west midlands fire service gave this update earlier this afternoon. 0ur our offices were quick to respond at the scene yesterday afternoon and having worked very closely with colleagues from other emerg

head over to the bbc sport website for more details.a gadirova, footballer beth mead, curling's eve muirhead, cricketer ben stokes, snooker player ronnie o'sullivan and athlete jake wightman. voting will be open during the show on bbc one tomorrow night. that is your sport for now. let's return to our main story this lunchtime — and a union leader has urged the government to "make us an offer" on pay in a bid to avert strike action by ambulance workers tomorow. the health secretary steve barclay is meeting unions this afternoon to discuss preparations for the upcoming strike. speaking in the last hour, he said the government wasn't willing to re—open negotiations with health unions about pay — but would discuss other concerns. we have an independent pay process to look at that, and to balance both the needs of your viewers who are facing cost of living pressures at the moment, the affordability to the economy, but also the needs of the nhs. we are prioritising the nhs, thatis nhs. we are prioritising the nhs, that is why in the autumn s

you can do so on the bbc sport website. that is all the sport for now. paul, thank you very much.e match going down there? yes. that is not a bad posting. how is the match going down there? yes, we are in a cafe — the match going down there? yes, we are in a cafe in — the match going down there? yes, we are in a cafe in downtown _ the match going down there? yes, we are in a cafe in downtown casablanca. are in a cafe in downtown casablanca and it is very lively here. a lot of families and football watchers have come in in the last hour, filing in to watch the match. it is a lot quieter than it was in the semifinals. cafe owners are saying the crowds are much smaller than they expected, but still lots of energy and positivity and people are rooted to the tv because if they win this match they will be making history. they will become the first african team to become third in a world cup. african team to become third in a world cup-— african team to become third in a world cup. they are very excited, something _ world cup. they are very excited, something is _ world cup. they are ver

the rest of the days matches are on the bbc sport website.pakistan soil, since 2000. when play resumes in multan tomorrow morning. at the close on day 2 of the second test, england's men were 202 for 5 in their second innings — a lead of 281, after bowling the hosts out for just 202. and there was a landmark for spinnerjack leach too. as ben croucher reports. when england play cricket the game moves. at pace. this was pakistan's best batsmen setting the tone for the morning. when clarity was needed, the heads were in a spin, counterattack was attempted, 100 test wickets forjack leach, make that 101. test wickets forjack leach, make that101. nearly test wickets forjack leach, make that 101. nearly 50 now fully part—time spin, they will have seldom have come easier, replying to england's 281, fax and lost eight wickets for 60 runs and had plenty of catching up to do. how would england approach a? this is the new modern way after all. with the reward comes risk, just ask will jack's. even when route tried something a bit more orthodox, this was

we will be going to penalties and you can follow all of the drama on the bbc sport website.usly to see if cristiano ronaldo will be in the starting lineup. it's after portugal coach fernando santos says he "really didn't like" ronaldo's reaction to being substituted in their defeat by south korea. he was taken off 65 minutes into their final group stage defeat and has denied directing an outburst towards his coach. ahead of their game against england on saturday, france's olivier giroud has described his team—mate kylian mbappe as the best striker he has ever played with. mbappe and giroud have formed a dangerous partnership up front for the reigning champions, with the pair combining for two goals already in three games at this tournament. giroud says the pair have formed a great relationship. he is basically one of the best players i have played with. and he is amazing and still young which means he can still improve his game. we have not seen, the best of him i hope it will come soon. and i know that, you know also. former barcelona and cameroon striker samuel eto'o has a

argentina�*s world cup—winning captain, lionel messi, has been crowned bbc sports personality�*s world. messi�*s glittering career now stands at a world cup, copa america, seven ballon d�*ors, four champions leagues as well as domestic titles with barcelona and psg. france striker karim benzema has announced his retirement from international football. the current ballon d�*or winner and real madrid striker was meant to be part of the france squad that lost in the final yesterday on penalties to argentina, but he sustained a thigh injury on the eve of the tournament meaning he was left out. he scored 37 goals for france in 97 games. kolo toure�*s first home game in charge of championship side wigan athletic ended in a 2—1 defeat to sheffield united. wigan began the game one off the bottom, united one off the top, and john egan put them ahead afterjust seven minutes. the blades created the far better of the chances. after almost an hour, billy shaw doubled their lead. wigan pulled a goal back through nathan broadhead, although had there been var, he may well have been judged. 2-1 it 2—1

that's bbc dot c0 dot uk slash sport. hello.espread frost. to stay across many western and northern parts will have some sunshine to start the day. cloudy start with patchy rain and drizzle and shows becoming confined to the channel islands and will brighten up your. for the showers in northern scotland and eastern districts of england, ran a little bit of a leader for higher ground and then to the north of scotland, it will go to even lower levels. a few degrees, temperatures down from where they would normally be but it will get colder and certainly co—ordinate the following tuesday and wednesday in winter share was continuing to the northeast of the country in one or two out towards the west both clear skies developing for many, the main exception being east anglia in the southeast it will be a widespread their two take us in the wednesday morning. frost will be even more widespread and at the end of the week you will be quoted for all and there will be some wind—chill weather but it will not be for everyone. goodbye for now.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — and reaction to sports personality and and the sort of food provision they are offering to children over christmas. we wanted to see very specific holiday food vouchers for children who would receive free school meals in third time were still being offered. initially this was our policy brought about by the successful campaign of marcus rashford in 2020, and in most cases the offer is still and in most cases the offer is still a £15 a week voucher for each week of the christmas holiday. when you get into the minutiae of it, the difference around the country really does differ. nine councils and opted not to provide our food voucher per se, instead of offering... use feeding the family home. instead, some have offered their activities and food programme. this offers activities such as bouldering and arts and crafts, where children can go and receive hot food while they are there. they have been roundly praised but they don't run for all the holiday period. well for more on this let's talk to neal smith, head teacher at s

i will be back a little later in the programme lets get back to bbc sports centre because it has beene there was another thrilling end to a test match in pakistan, with england's men clinching the win in the second test in multan by 26 runs. the tourists began day four with the match in the balance, needing six wickets to win... a fantastic spell from mark wood almost got them there... he took three wickets, before ollie robinson got mohammad ali out to seal the victory and with it wrap up a series victory. it's the first time england have won two consecutive tests in pakistan. we all understand what we have achieved today. and to come to pakistan and win is obviously very difficult and it turned out to be very difficult. it could not have gone any better for us in these first two games. it is another great game to be part of. so, history made in pakistan, a fantastic win for england and for captain ben stokes. earlier i spoke to alex hartley, former england cricketer, who is part of the test match special team. and she says stokes is going to go down in history and couldn't have said

let's hand you back to laura at the bbc sport centre.ning despite the world cup not quite being over. rangers host hibernian at ibrox in what will be new manager michael beale's first competitive game in charge. beale was steven gerrard's assistant at the club, but left with gerrard a little over a year ago. now its beale's opportunity to call the shots. 0ur sports news corresponent chris mclaughlin is outside ibrox. a month after the break, it is back. scottish football is back and what i came to return with. of course, the last time the rangers fans were here at ibrox in a tent at 1—1 against st mirren and we know what happened shortly after that. the manager giovanni reyna fran brown coast lost hisjob giovanni reyna fran brown coast lost his job and michael beale, giovanni reyna fran brown coast lost hisjob and michael beale, the former qpr manager, is now in place. he was here as a coach under stephen gerard during his pretty successful speu gerard during his pretty successful spell at rangers. it will be interesting to see if that o

hello i'm hugh ferris at the bbc sport centre in salford. also coming up in the programme.eturns to parliament to tell of how he's "been driven out of the country" by the reaction to his first testimony there about racism at yorkshire last year. and in gatland wales trust. warren returns to the job he held so successfully for 12 years... motivated by the pressure and expectation hello there, welcome along wherever you are watching in the world, there is so much at stake over the next 2a hours in qatar, the world cup semi—finals kick off at the lusail stadium isjust under half an hour away, argentina against croatia and we have teams news for you. lino massey and luka modric will believe their countries out there. . let's start with argentina they have made a couple of changes to the team that knocked out the dutch on penalties. they have gone to a back for. melina romero and nicholas tightly fico coming in to that defence. and parade is coming into the midfield. that is to conserve the midfield. that is to conserve the publisher midfield three that we will show you in a sec

but it's football that dominates the sporting honours to cap off 2022, the year of the lionesses. laura scott, bbcite, but for me and the team, have a very good night. hello there. after that very wet morning, conditions did gradually improve through the afternoon, but it looks like the rain will return for many of us as we reach the last day of 2022. it'll be quite windy as well. this is new year's eve's rain—bearing weather front. this is today's low pushing out into the norwegian sea, and it'll bring a swathe of gales or severe gales to the northern quarter of scotland through the overnight period. some sleet and snow and ice to watch out for here, as it will be chilly. but further south, it's outbreaks of rain, a few clear spells and it'll be milder here as well. now, as we head into new year's eve morning, more rain will push into england and wales through the day. some of it will be heavy at times in places. and across scotland, it stays cold with wintriness across the north highlands there. again, a cold day to come in the north. very mild in the south — ia or 15 degrees. then as we push cl

that is all, the coverage continues on the bbc sport website and radio 5 live.there is better news or still the same news later in the evening when we return. thank you forjoining us, goodbye. hello there. as we move into the new week, it looks like things are set to turn a lot colder. we could see the most significant snow of the season so far, particularly across northern scotland, around the middle part of the new week. and it's going to be very cold towards the end of the week. widespread hard frost likely for many of us, with the risk of ice, too. in the short term, we've still got easterly winds which fed showers into eastern scotland and eastern england during both saturday and sunday. for the latter part of sunday, we hold on to showers across eastern england. a little bit of wintriness over the higher ground. a lot of cloud generally, but clear skies for northern and western scotland, parts of northern ireland, may western fringes of wales and western england. so it's here where we'll see the lowest temperatures, a touch of frost around, maybe the risk