the blue and white silks of bryony frost.avourites loomed but as the fences passed, still frodon. trainer paul nicholls virtually had the grandstands to himself, watching, willing. his horses have dominated this race but to lead with an outsider, to lead like this, is special. the stamina of frodon, the skill of frost, the winning combination. frodon has won the king george! after a year of progress for female jockeys, for one of the sport's most prestigious races to be won for the first time by a woman seemed perfectly 2020. joe wilson, bbc news. next, to the premier league and an entertaining game at the king power stadium between second and third in the table. in the end manchester united missed the chance to move above their opponents thanks to jamie vardy rescuing a point for leicester city late on. drew savage was watching. manchester united were eyeing a record equalling 11th consecutive premier league away win. with barely a minute on the clock it looks like they had cracked it. this should have been premier league go

the blue and white silks of bryony frost.tes loomed but as the fences passed, still frodon. trainer paul nicholls virtually had the grandstands to himself, watching, willing. his horses have dominated this race but to lead with an outsider, to lead like this, is special. the stamina of frodon, the skill of frost, the winning combination. frodon has won the king george! after a year of progress for female jockeys, for one of the sport's most prestigious races to be won for the first time by a woman seemed perfectly 2020. joe wilson, bbc news. after seven league games without a win, arsenalfans after seven league games without a win, arsenal fans finally have the christmas present they wanted. they have beaten chelsea tonight 3—1 at the emirates to ease some pressure on boss mikel arteta. all mikel arteta would have wanted for christmas was a home when stop the emirates hadn't seen one since 0ctober. four defeats and a draw since have left arsenal headed towards a relegation fight. they beat chelsea last time they met in the fa

bryony frost, the first woman to win this exalted race.old her. when journalists told her. i have won a king george on frodon for paul and the team. yeah, that is the big thing for me, regardless of the girl stuff and the winners and the numbers. taking history in your stride. well, how else to end 2020? jew wilson, bbc news. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. white hello. storm bella is upon us now, bringing the very wet and windy weather southwards. it is a deep area of low pressure which for the rest of the night, is targeting england and wales with the heaviest rain and strongest wind. even after the rain in scotland and northern ireland, the wind eases a touch but the problems are not over. calderon moving on, turning things icy with wintry showers into tomorrow morning. overnight, the strongest wind is likely to be in the met office amber warning area, gusts up to 80 mph so potentially damaging and coinciding with some of the hea

bryony frost, the first woman to win this exalted race. only realised that later in journalists told her. i have won at king george on frodon for paul and the team. yeah, that is the big thing for me, regardless of the girl stuff and the winners and the numbers. taking history in your stride. well, how else to end 2020? joe wilson, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. let's be honest, it hasn't been the best year for travel. but amid the gloom, we've still found moments of inspiration and seen parts of the world, albeit sometimes virtually, that would take your breath away. laughs. i can't do it! welcome to our look back at 2020. what a year it's been and it all started so well. wow! lucy took a trip to a simulated martian outpost in the caves of northern spain. in argentina, mike went to the world's second—biggest wetland and took a dunking. oh and we're away! laughs. and i went underwater to swim with sharks in the maldives. they're just so close! but then, disaster struck. lockdowns, border closures and holiday cancellations for

look at frodon at the front, the blue—and—white silks of bryony frost.rites loomed, but as the fence is passed, it is still frodon. trainer paul nicholls virtually had the grandstands to himself, watching, willing. his horses have dominated this race, but here it was an outsider, leading from start to finish. commentator: frodon has won the king george! bryony frost, the first woman to win this exalted race — she only realised that later, when journalists told her. i have won a king george on frodon, for paul and the team, yeah, that's the big thing for me. regardless of the girl stuff and the winners and the numbers. taking history in your stride — well, how else to end 2020? joe wilson, bbc news. covid restrictions meant there were no fans present at any of yesterday's premier league matches — all the home teams were in tier 3 or 4. but wherever and however they were watching, arsenal supporters would have been relieved after they beat chelsea 3—1. they hadn't won in the premier league since the beginning of october. drew savage rounds up the boxing da

history for bryony frost. she becomes the first female jockey to win the king george vi chase, storming to victory on 20—1 shot frodon at kempton. it's sunday 27th december. our top story: borisjohnson has promised that big changes for the uk after securing the post—brexit trade deal on christmas eve. in an interview with the sunday telegraph, the prime minister says his focus will be on levelling up the country and spreading opportunity. but there has been criticism from the fishing industry, as political correspondent iain watson explains. the iain watson explains. prime minister has insisted i would the prime minister has insisted he would be willing to go for no deal when negotiations were going in the wrong direction, but he insisted the deal he achieved would withstand the most ruthless scrutiny by conservative brexiteers. glad tidings and greatjoy, because this isa tidings and greatjoy, because this is a deal... full agreement with the eu runs to 1200 pages and has now been published but it's attracting

riding the 20—1 chance — bryony frost becomes the first

bryony frost should have been getting back in to the saddle today after her history making win in theional meeting at chepstow has been abandoned due to storm bella causing parts of the course to be waterlogged. frost made racing history yesterday as she became the first female jockey to win the king george, riding 20—1 shot frodon to victory at kempton. as for the welsh grand national, it's been rescheduled for 9th january. india might be without their star man in virat kohli for the second test against australia in melbourne, but stand in captain ajinkya rahane's century has kept them on top after day two at the mcg. kohli's returned home for the birth of his first child, with rahane taking over the reins as skipper, and he's led from the front, bringing up his 12th test century in style. and he's made the most of some good fortune — dropped here on 104 by travis head — who somehow let the ball out of his grasp. india closing on 277—5, a lead of 82, as they look to level the four—match series. once the ball got a bit softer, the wicket was pretty placid. not many things in it any mo

i'll be talking to bryony frost after her historic win in the king george the sixth chase on boxing dayse. three ambulance trusts in the south of england are urging people to only call 999 if there's a genuine emergency. london ambulance service says boxing day was one of the busiest 24 hours in its history. and in scotland, doctors say health services could be overwhelmed, if the relaxation of covid restrictions for christmas, triggers a surge in cases. with this report, here's andy moore. health services across the country are under pressure, and in some areas such as wales and london, they are under particular strain. the capital is where the new variant of coronavirus is growing most rapidly. the london ambulance service has reported that boxing day was one of its busiest days ever, second only to march 16th earlier this year, when the first wave of the pandemic was beginning to surge. on the 26th of december this year, the service dealt with 7918 emergency calls. that's an increase of more than 50% on last year's total for the same day of 5217. in order to meet the rising demand, t