tom curran has boosted his chances ofa tom curran has boosted his chances of a place in the england teamhead of the third ashes test starting in perth on thursday. the surrey fast bowler took five wickets and scored an unbeaten 77 with the bat yesterday. captain moeen ali also found a bit of form with a second innings a7 in the match that england drew against a cricket australia 11. that is all the spot for now. we will be back in the next hour. students in england are being encouraged to study for undergraduate degrees in two years rather than three. the university's ministerjo johnson says these shorter courses will save thousands of pounds in tuition fees even though universities would be able to charge nearly £2,000 more per year. andy moore reports. it was a conservative manifesto promise to introduce more across the south west, said gales, battering parts of cornwall, devon, parts of the channel. gust of 70, maybe 80, 90 miles an hour parts of the channel. gust of 70, maybe 80,90 miles an hour in places. damaging gusts of wind, further north, disruption from the snow. the far north

>> build a fiefrmt meteorologist ed curran from our chicago station wbbm-tv. thank you.e than 107 million americans will be way for today and new year's day. aaa attributes this to lower gasoline prices and a strong economy. but that, of course, means more traffic congestion. >> take i travel outside the normal travel times. early in the morning. but avoid traveling overnight and would normally be asleep. micro sleep where you drift off can interfere with your travel. >> more than 6 million are expected to fly this holiday season. more than 65 flights have been delayed, more than 200 others have been canceled. >>> the fbi says it's foiled a terror plot in san francisco on christmas day. jamison was charged with attempting to provide materiel support to isis. >> the 26-year-old former marine was allegedly planning a suicid. cbs correspondent paula reid has more from our washington bureau. >> anthony, this arrest comes after an undercover sting operation that unfolded the past several years. the fbi uncovered that jamison was inspired by isis and that recent halloween truc

in his absence, tom curran boosted his chances of a place in the england test team for the third matchso scored an unbeaten 77. captain moeen ali didn't bowl, but did find a bit of form with the bat, scoring a second—innings a7. the match finishing in a draw against a cricket australia xi. ronnie o'sullivan grabbed a share of two of snooker‘s great records as he landed his sixth uk championship title in stunning fashion. the 42—year—old crushed shaun murphy's hopes of a second success at the tournament, as he pulled away in the evening to clinch a 10—5 victory in york. victory for a sixth time matched steve davis for the most triumphs at this event. o'sullivan also drew level with stephen hendry‘s all—time record haul of 18 titles, at the sport's triple crown majors. the fans this week have just been unbelievable. i want to say a massive thank you to them. ijust tried my best all week. there is nothing left. i have given everything that years. i am over the moon. to win any tournament, let alone the uk championship. so happy. american skier lindsey vonn was forced to miss sunday's raci

he blinked and it seemed he had given tom curran his first test wicket on replay but it was overruledot his first wicket for more than 400 deliveries. he nearly got with his next. shaun marsh another with his next. shaun marsh given not out lbw, the review went with the umpire call. a key moment and then steve smith stabilised things. he remained unbeaten and england must worry that they are perhaps unbeatable. well james anderson and david warner where the key players of the day. the contrast in emotions. i was disappointed with the way i played the shot, i have played it many times in my career. we spoke about being cautious of the horizontal cut shots and making sure of communicating. and we had two of them in the same over, one potentially dismissing me. quite annoyed. and then getting recalled was fantastic. but yes, a bit of a roller—coaster of emotions between those two deliveries. we did not start very well, we did not adjust quickly adapt to conditions of the picture above and when you bowl at someone picture above and when you bowl at someone like shane warne, on a pitch lik

>> meteorologist ed curran of our chicago station wbbm-tv. thanks, ed. >>> firefighters are struggling to control six fast-moving wildfires burning across a huge part of southern california. so far one death has been linked to the fire. more than 70 buildings and homes have been destroyed. hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee to safety. the fires have burned 260 square miles. that's bigger than the size of chicago. carter evans is in escondido near san diego with the latest. carter, good morning. >> good morning. from santa barbara to san diego, some 8,700 firefighters are slowly increasing the contain itment on these blazes. the lilac fire here in san diego county erupted on thursday and exploded within hours. but firefighters caught a break on friday when the winds died down. warm, dry, windy conditions kept firefighter fighters battling as many as six infernos at a time. >> when a tornado hits the mideast, there's no stopping it. when a hurricane hit the east coast t there's no stopping it. when the santa ana winds come in,

in his absence, tom curran boosted his chances of a place in the england test team for the third matched an unbeaten 77 with the bat. captain moeen ali didn't bowl but did find a bit of form with the bat as well, scoring a second—innings a7. the match finishing in a draw against a cricket australia xi. great britain have topped the medal table at the european cross country championships in slovakia. andrew butchart won bronze and led the gb senior men to a bronze medal in the team standings. britain's senior women struck gold in the team event. charlotte taylor was the first athlete home in sixth place. the cheltenham gold cup winner sizing john made a successful return to the track, winning the grade onejohn durkan memorial chase at punchestown. it's his first race since april, and the seven—year—old beat regular rival djakadam by a comfortable seven lengths to secure the win for trainerjessica harrington. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is

tom curran played well in the warm up game last week.ack of form, you have to look to someone different. if i werejoe root, i would look for those two games in melbourne and sydney and try and go for a little difference. what he was gone within brisbane and adelaide have not worked, so he might as well use these tests to try and blood a couple of players. michael vaughan's thoughts on england's loss of the ashes. also coming up in the programme... the premier league's bottom club swansea city prepare to take on everton, with paul clement's side desperate for a win. and we talk to the volunteer denise larrad, who took home the bbc get inspired unsung hero award. celtic‘s record—breaking 69 domestic game unbeaten run came to an end yesterday with a a—0 loss to hearts at tynecastle. the run included 60 wins, nine draws, 38 clean sheets and 197 goals. celtic captain scott brown says it was one of the proudest moments of his life to captain celtic into the history books. kheredine idessane — bbc scotland sports reporter, has more. ceremonial

tom curran has boosted his chances of a place in the ashes team ahead of the third test on friday.ets in the practice match. captain moeen ali did not bowl. found some four with the bat scoring a second innings 47 in the drawn match against a cricket australia 11. a bit of a slog. nice to get a bit of rhythm going. i have had some good chat with a couple of ex—coaches. about how i am going to get about the next test if i'm selected. from my point of view nice to get away from everything, concentrate on my own sort of game. great britain's andrew butchart has won bronze in the european cross country championships. he led the senior men to a bronze medal in the tea m senior men to a bronze medal in the team standings. the senior women struck gold in the team event. charlotte taylor the first athlete home in sixth place. that is all the sport for now. it is time for the travel show. majestic music scenic mountain ranges, fairytale castles, and yes, traditional hearty drinking establishments. southern germany has more than its fair share of stereotypes. but they hide an intriguing myst

tom curran took his first test wicket — and it was an important one.road. we created quite a lot of pressure yesterday that we were rewarded with wickets today. i think we were very patient yesterday and when it reversed a little bit things could have gone slightly different for us and then today we got lucky with a couple of chop—ons and a couple of that australia were probably disappointed with, but we were delighted with. it has been a pretty tough couple of weeks really, but it makes playing and taking wickets very rewarding. harry kane has broken the record for the most premier league goals in a calendar year. he moved past alan shearer‘s mark with yet another hat—trick, in tottenham's 5—2 win over southampton. that's 56 goals for club and country — two more than lionel messi. joe lynskey has more on that and the best of the rest of the action from yesterday. they are the england strikers who set their own bar. but 2017 is when harry made history. he's done it. it has been a very harry christmas. he's been unstoppable but kane knows how to take a

the tourists fought back, and warner could have been dismissed only for tom curran to be denied his wicketwhen replay showed he had overstepped. patrick is in melbourne for us and joins us live from there. patrick, looking a lot sunnier than it is in london. is australia looking to take home their advantage today? patrick: they very much are, and that because of who they have bat, theout to australian captain. the omens are not good for him. the last time he was out in a test match on this ground was all the way back in 2014. he scored 434 runs since the dismissal and is averaging 140 on this ground, even more than the great donald bradman, the best that there ever was. he is 65 not out and they will be desperate to get rid of him early on day 2. to their credit, they managed to dry up the run somewhat after the swashbuckling century and reprieve from david warner. things are not going to get any easier for them on day 2. the temperature is expected to reach 35 degrees celsius. that is really high and not the kind of weather that you want to bowl in. australia feel they can get in and out

, opener keatonjennings, has made a case for picking him next week, by scoring 80, and so has tom curraneclared on 314—9. in reply cricket australia were 62—1, at the close of day one. in the same group as bath and toulon, scarlets came from behind against italian side benetton, who were down to 1a men... steff evans's kick set up paul asquith with just over a minute to go — it finished 33—28 to scarlets, for their first champions cup win of this campaign. a bonus point win puts them back into contention in pool five. faced with that additional hostile welcome, this called for some old—fashioned british welcome, this called for some old —fashioned british resolve. welcome, this called for some old—fashioned british resolve. this was an easy finisher anthony watson. toulon may be halfway down the league but they rarely lose at home in europe. they were given a foothold at half—time and then it was another all—black which showed good thought a quick feet. before an unconventional toulon line—up, chris ashton was closest to scoring an own goal. with his miss chris, his international team—ma

onto his stu m ps after surprise when he played one onto his stumps after half an hour, giving tom curranhen stuart broad andjimmy way to chris woakes and then stuart broad and jimmy anderson, england's most successful bowling partnership of all time, took charge. broad bowling with great skill, answering those asking to have him dropped. australia lost their last seven wickets for 87 runs. mark stoneman was caught and bowled. james vince went to lbw which he should have reviewed. the evening session was all about alastair cook, getting his first 50 of the series, he was dropped by steve smith on 66 and scored his century in the last over of the day. australia frustrated in the sweltering heat. it may be too little and too late for the ashes but england have had their best day of the series so far. they are still fighting. we created quite a lot of pressure yesterday and we were rewarded with wickets today. we were very patient yesterday. when it reversed a bit things could have gone differently for us. today we got lucky with a couple of chop ons and a couple of wickets that australia ar

three years so imagine the surprise when he played one onto his stumps after half an hour, giving tom curran stuart broad and jimmy anderson, england's most successful bowling partnership of all time, took charge. broad particularly bowling with great skill for four wickets, answering those asking to have him dropped. australia lost their last seven wickets for 83 runs. mark stoneman was caught and bowled by nathan lyon. james vince went to lbw which he should have reviewed. the evening session was all about alastair cook, getting his first 50 of the series, he was dropped by steve smith on 66 and scored his century in the last over of the day. he finished alongside the captain joe root. australia, frustrated in the sweltering heat. it may be too little and too late for the ashes but england have had their best day of the series so far. they are still fighting. we created quite a lot of pressure yesterday and we were rewarded with wickets today. we were very patient yesterday. when it reversed a bit things could have gone differently for us. today we got lucky with a couple of chop ons and a

he blinked and it seemed he had given tom curran his first test wicket on his debut.e his hundred on the very next ball. he did go to james anderson caught behind and stuart broad got his next wicket. shaun marsh given not out lbw. the review when with the umpire's call. a key moment and from there, marsh and steve smith stabilise things. smith remained unbeaten and england must worry unbeatable. i don't think we started very well, we didn't adjust to the conditions of the pitch quickly enough. when you bowl at someone quickly enough. when you bowl at someone like david warner, one of the best players in the world on a pitch like that, you don't bolt to your bus, he will hurt you. the second session, i thought we dragged it back well. we stuck to our plan much better and i thought we deserved those two wickets. there are three boxing day matches in the by are three boxing day matches in the rugby union pro 14 league. cardiff blues have the upper hand against the dragons at rodney parade. the blues with 15 points ahead. aled summerhill had put them ahead. that is all t

the tourists fought back and warner could have been dismissed on 99, only for tom curran to be denied‘s patrick gearey is in melbourne for us, and i asked him if australia was looking to take home their advantage today. they are. that is because who they are going up against. steve smith, the immovable object, the omens are not good for him. the last time he was out on a test match on this this ground was in 2014. he scored 434 i’u ns ground was in 2014. he scored 434 runs since that dismissal, and is averaging 140 on this ground. that is even more than the great sir donald bradman, the best there ever was. 65 not out, smith. england will be desperate to get rid of them early on the second day. to their credit, they did well on the first day after the swashbuckling century from david warner. but things will not get easierfor them from david warner. but things will not get easier for them on the second day. the temperature is expected to reach 35 degrees, really high, not the weather you want to run in. australia will feel they can back them out. it will be an endurance test for the bo

bradley croft who then is that frustrated warner. 99, you blinked, and it seemed that he had given tom curranrner did go soon, to james anderson, caught behind, and after tea, stuart broad got his first wicket for more than a11 is. he said nearly got another with his next one, so much given not out lbw. the review went with the umpire's call. a key moment, from there, marsh, two hours but steve smith, they blow things. england must worry, perhaps unbeatable. lot of derbies. four times champions, leinster have gone top of pool b beating munster by... it has led the's fifth win in six games, give their celtic rivals, and they sealed it with this try. as, cardiff move came up on top. finally, mike white held on in an exciting finish to win the chase at captain park. had to work hard on the running, double shuffle came second, while 3a2 was third for jockey lizzie kelly. that gave trainer anderson a double. that is all your sport, for now. you can find more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. that is bbc .co uk passport. we will have more free you at top six. kane had already matche

opener keatonjennings, has made a case for picking him next week, by scoring 80, and so too has tom curran73. he's helped edge england into a good position in this two day match, they declared on 314—9. in reply cricket australia are 62—1. chelsea will look to take advantage of the two manchester clubs playing tomorrow by closing the gap at the top of the premier league this afternoon. they face west ham at the london stadium this afternoon in a 12:30pm kick off. they have been playing for three minutes. west ham making the early running. joe hart is on the bench again. a win for antonio conte‘s men will see them move level in second place with manchester united. it's a bright outlook for ronnie o'sullivan whatever happens in the snooker today. the rocket will play stephen maguire in the semi—finals, looking to reach his seventh uk final. he beat martin gould 6—3, while shaun murphy will play ryan day in the other semi. and whatever happens in o'sullivan's match, he feels he can't lose. that is all now. now it is time for click. this week, we look at the head of state and a bare bottom. to

that gave tom curran his first test wicket. mitchell marsh went next to chris woks.ling partnership of all time, took charge. broad bowled with great skill for his four wickets in. answer to those who called for him to be dropped. australia were out for 327. in reply, england did lose mark stoneman to a superb caught and bowl. james vince went to lbw, he should have reviewed. the evening session was all about alastair cook, scoring his first 50 of the series. he was dropped by steve smith on 66 and ended up scoring his searchingery in the last over —— century in the last over of the day. australia frustrated in the sweltering heat. it may be too little too late for the ashes, but england have had their best day of the series so far. they are still fighting. we created quite a lot of pressure yesterday that we were rewarded with wickets today. i think we were very patient yesterday. when it reversed a little bit, things could have gone slightly different for us. and then, today we got lucky with a couple of chop ones and a couple —— chop—ons. yeah, i mean, it's been a

warner as he neared a century on 99, he blinked, lobbing a catch up and it seemed he had give tom curranand the mcg roared his hundred on the very next ball. warner did goes into james anderson caught behind and after t stuart broad got his first wicket for more than 400 deliveries. usman khawaja. he nearly got another with his next. shaun marsh given not out lbw. the review went to the umpire. a key moment. from there marsh and who else but steve smith stabilised things. smith remained unbeaten and england may worry he is unbeatable. there are three boxing day matches in rugby union's pro 14 league — all derbies, and cardiff blues have the upper hand in the first of them. they beat the dragons 22—17. they still had to withstand a second—half fightback. this try proved to be the winner. 18 games since the dragons lost a welsh derby. lei nster leinster leader monster, 97—5 in front and are set to go top of their role. —— —— 57—5. might bite held on in an exciting finish to win the king george the sixth chase at kempton park. nico de boinville's mount led the way throughout the race. leadi

kong,enda curran in hong thanks for joining us.licy in china and hong kong, spurs new sources of earnings growth in 2018. let's get into that more with our real estate analyst, patrick wong. to haveg prices likely seen double-digit growth this year, the largest yearly gain since 2012. is that sustainable, given the expected rate hikes next year? patrick: for this year, i think the first half is strong in terms of momentum in hong kong. isthe second half, it slowing down a little bit. it is up over 1% for the one-month cycle. it looks at the situation right now, the interest rate has expanded, the growth was there. [indiscernible] for the upper demand, large home demand, is there. some of the people in hong kong want to upgrade. reason for theg market. in hong kong we could see more supply. risky have the potential that the momentum will be coming down. places less than 400 square feet could be a potential risk to the market. paul: you pointed out the one-month high while searching the past four weeks. how will that affect investmen

bancroft, and frustrated warner as he neared his century. 99, he blinked, and it seemed he had given tom curran no ball. that he came, and got his hundred on the very next ball. after tea, stuart broad got his first wicket for more than 400 deliveries. he so nearly got another with his next one, shaun marsh given not out lbw. the review went for the umpire's call. a key moment, and from there, marsh and steve smith stabilised things. smith remained unbeaten, and england must worry, perhaps unbeatable. people want to see exciting cricket. we are doing out see exciting cricket. we are doing our best, we didn't bowl great first session, we didn't add to that excitement, unless you are a david warner fan. but excitement, unless you are a david warnerfan. but in excitement, unless you are a david warner fan. but in the second session we did all we could, i know it wasn't exciting to watch, it wasn't exciting to play, to be honest. when it is that attritional, but there is not a lot we can do about it from here, that is the pitch we have got for the next five days, we have to put up with it. football

opener keatonjennings, has made a case for picking him next week, by scoring 80, and so too has tom curranition in this two day match, they declared on 314—9. in reply cricket australia are 62—1. chelsea will look to take advantage of the two manchester clubs playing tomorrow cy closing the gap at the top of the premier league this afternoon. they face west ham at the london stadium this afternoon in a 12:30pm kick off. a win for antonio conte's men will see them move level in second place with manchester united. we st west ham have a lot of good players, a lot of talent. this is a very physical team. it is a bit strange to see them in this position. it's a bright outlook for ronnie 0'sullivan whatever happens in the snooker today. the rocket will play stephen maguire in the semi—finals, looking to reach his seventh uk final. he beat martin gould 6—3, while shaun murphy will play ryan day in the other semi. and whatever happens in 0'sullivan's match, he feels he can't lose. it was win—win because i thought, if they get beaten, at least i get home to dinner. and if i win i have another day

warner as he neared his century on 99, and blinked, lobbing a catch up, and it seemed he had given tom currand no ball. back came warner, and the mcg brought his 100 on the very next ball. warner did goes into james anderson, caught behind, and after tea , james anderson, caught behind, and after tea, stuart broad got his first wicket for more than 400 deliveries. he nearly got another with his next, shaun marsh given not out lbw, the review went with the umpire's call. a key moment, and from there, marsh and steve smith stabilised things. smith remained unbeaten, and england must worry perhaps unbeatable. people want to see exciting cricket. we did our best. we didn't bowl great first session. we didn't add to that excitement, unless you are a david warner fan. but second session, we did all we could on that pitch, i know it wasn't exciting to watch, it wasn't exciting to play m, watch, it wasn't exciting to play in, to be honest, when it is that attritional, but that is the pitch that we have got for the next five days, and we have to got to put up with it. football's festive fixtures conti

it seemed that he had given tom curran his first test wicket on debut, but a replay revealed no ball.... he's only got another with his next one. shaun marsh giving not out i'll be doubly. the review went with the umpire's call. a key moment, and from there, marsh and the smiths dougal as being. smith remained unbeaten. all derbies in limerick, four—time champions leinster, got off the top of pool b, but it was leinster‘s but when i confess celtic rivals. there were wins also for cardiff blues, while ospreys wins also for cardiff blues, while os preys lea d wins also for cardiff blues, while ospreys lead the scarlet 9.2 five, with just a minute left on the clock. and, that is all be sport and now, back to you, simon. thank you very much. mrweirwon mr weir won the first round, but did not secure the 50% needed for an outright victory. both candidates that they are confident that they would win. syria's armed forces say one of their militaryjets has been downed by insurgents in northern hama province, killing the pilot. the area has seen intense aerial strikes by the russian and syrian

opener keatonjennings, has made a case for picking him next week, by scoring 80, and so too has tom curranh. they declared on 314—9. in reply cricket australia are 45—1. -- 62-1. so all eyes on manchester and merseyside tomorrow, but this lunchtime, it's east against west london, as west ham host chelsea. the hammers are in the bottom three and looking for a first win under new manager david moyes. but despite their position, the scot thinks, he is starting to make his mark, on his new squad. i didn't want to get too carried away but i have to say the players have been really good. they have tried to take on board everything we have asked of them. they are doing the work and right from the start, i said they will have to do the work if they want to play. hopefully they are all doing that. there was late drama in the championship last night. aden flint, scoring this last minute winner for bristol city against sheffield united. the 2—1 win sees the robins, leapfrog their opponents, to go third in the table. they could have lost their manager to rangers... but aberdeen repaid derek mcinnes, f

imagine everyone's surprise when smith played one onto his stumps after 30 minutes, giving tom curranto chris woakes. stuart broad and jimmy anderson, england. anderson, england's most successful bowling partnership of all time took charge. broad bowled with great skill for his four wickets. in answer to those who called for him to be dropped. australia were eventually all out for 327, losing their last seven wickets for 83 runs. in reply, england lost mark stoneman to a superb caught and bowled from nathan lyon. the greatest of all time, he is known as goat. the evening session was all about alastair cook. he scored his first 50 of the series and was dropped by steve smith on 66 and ended up scoring his century in the last over of the day. finished alongside the captain, joe root. australia frustrated in the sweltering heat. it may be too little too late for the ashes but england have had their best day of the series so far. they are still fighting. we created quite a lot of pressure yesterday that we were rewarded with wickets. that we were rewarded with wickets today. we were very

it seemed he had given curran his first test wicket on debut.xt ball. warner did go soon to anderson, caught behind. after tea stuart broad got his first wicket for more than 400 deliveries. he nearly got another with his next one. marsh given not out lbw. the review went with the umpire's call. a key moment, from there marsh and smith stabilised things. smith remained unbeaten and england must worry perhaps unbeatable. three local derbies in the pro—14 today. cardiff blues won in newport against the dragons. leinster went top of pool b after beating munster. the most dramatic finish to a match was in llanelli where the scarlets came from behind to beat the ospreys. josh macleod went over with the last play of the match. but that's the moment where evans was sent off. there were penalties from davies. but it finished 12—9 the final score. that's all the sport. lewis hamilton has apologised after sharing a video of him chastising his nephew for wearing a dress. the formula one driver tweeted that his words had been inappropriate and that it was n

trivial" but team management were left furious at another off—field misdemeanour. 0n the field, tom curranshes test starting in perth on thursday with five wickets in england's latest tour match. he also scored an unbeaten 77 with the bat yesterday. captain moeen ali didn't bowl but did find a bit of form with the bat, scoring a second—innings, a7 in england's drawn match against a cricket australia 11. that's all the sport for now. i'm sure for is hoping that the third ashes test, everything will change. the sun will come out, everyone will behave immaculately, and england will win! thank you very much. there have been more protests in the arab and muslim world against president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. clashes broke out in the lebanese capital beirut where protesters threw stones and set fire to tyres near the us embassy. they were pushed back by security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. the main road leading to the large embassy complex was barricaded by police. 0ur correspondent martin patience reports from the

tom curran's first test wicket a rare and valuable one.xactly the same way. the old reliable stuart broad and jimmy anderson did the rest, australia all out for 327 only 83 more than they started the day with. the temperature is over 30 degrees and england's bowlers will be pleased they are back in the shade of the pavilion. they have their side back into this, now what can the batsmen do? they made 35 before mark stoneman ran into the goat. short for greatest of all time, a nickname extended to nathan lion. england could cheer the revival of a reassuring presence. alastair cook, with more than 11,000 test runs to his name, knows the value of luck. so rarely does steve smith like these escape. cook was 166. questions have been asked about his appetite for batting but look at the reaction when he went to his hundred in the last over of the day. his answer to those who doubted him. people were jumping up and i people werejumping up and i think thatis people werejumping up and i think that is testament to the bloke he is. here's a kind charac

recover slightly, taking two wickets between lunch and tea, and another in the final session, but tom curran'sue with eight games today, leaders manchester city play newcastle tomorrow but in this afternoon's early kick—off, tottenham meet southampton with harry kane looking to break a record held by alan shearer. kane's hat—trick in saturday's win over burnley put him level with shearer on 36. manchester united's task today is to narrow the huge ia—point gap between themselves and manchester city at the top of the table. they're at home to burnley today. united slipped up at the weekend, allowing leicester to equalise in injury time, but burnley manager sean dyche knows that doesn't mean his side will get an easy ride. they still look a high—quality group of players to me. i was there recently, about to dig in and get a win, actually, but that is a mark of a good side. if it is not quite fair day or the other team are playing well, still out with a result. i do think we are going there expecting it to be anything other than a tough game. in the late kick—off, liverpool host bottom of the tabl

imagine everyone's surprise when smith played onto his stumps after half an hour, giving tom curran hisn exactly the same way to chris woakes. stuart broad and jimmy anderson, the most successful bowling partnership of all time in england, took charge. australia were all out, losing the last seven wickets for 83 runs. in reply england lost a batter. the evening session was all about alastair cook, scoring his first 50 of the series. he was then dropped by steve smith on 66 and ended with his last over of the day, finishing alongside the captainjoe root. it may be too little, too late for the ashes, but england had their best day of the series so far. they are still fighting. we created a lot of pressure yesterday, and we were rewarded with wickets today. we were very patient yesterday and when it reversed a little things could have got slightly different for us, and then today we got lucky with a couple of wickets. australia were probably disappointed with them, but we were delighted with them. it has been a pretty tough couple of weeks. but it makes playing and taking wickets very rewa

tom curran's first test wicket, what a moment... but just a moment. look at the replay. noble.y. anderson made no mistake. usman khawaja the first wicket for stuart broad. small margins can mean hard yards. one of the great modern batsmen, steve smith unbeaten and perhaps unbeatable but had the cricket matched the occasion? we did not bowl well first session. we did not bowl well first session. we did not add to the excitement, unless you are a david warner fan. it is the kind of match that may be decided not by magic but by mistakes. decided not by magic but by m ista kes. u nfortu nately decided not by magic but by mistakes. unfortunately the england, so mistakes. unfortunately the england, so far they have made too many. there were three local derbies in the pro 1a today — cardiff blues won 22—17 in newport against the dragons, leinster went top of pool b after beating munster by 32 points to 2a but the most dramatic finish to a match was in llanelli — where the scarlets came from behind in injury time to beat the ospreys, despite having had stef evans sent off in the first

tom curran has boasted his chances of a place in the england tea m chances of a place in the englandrting in perth on thursday. the surrey fast bowler took five wickets in england's latest tour match. he also scored an unbeaten 77. it was a slow — it was nice to just get a bit of rhythm going and i have had good chats with a couple of ex—coaches about how i am going to try to go about the next test if selected. yeah, from my point of view it's nice to get away from everything a little bit and concentrate on my own game. great britain's andrew butchart has won bronze at the european cross country championships in slovakia. the scot, who finished fourth last year, led the men to a bronze medal in the tea m the men to a bronze medal in the team standings. britain's senior women struck gold in the team event. charlotte taylor was the first athlete home in 6th place. time to tell you that european champions cup match with sash asebs —— saracens and clermont has been called off due to adverse weather conditions. i am assuming that means snow! i think it might mean that, thank you very much

on 99, he blinked, and it seemed he had given tom curran his first test wicket on debut.the next ball. warner went soon to james anderson, caught behind. after tea, stuart broad got his first wicket for more than 400 deliveries, usman khawaja. he nearly got another with his next, shaun marsh given not out lbw. the review went with the umpire's call, a key moment. from there, marsh and steve smith — who else — stabilised things. smith unbeaten. and england worry he might perhaps be unbeatable. i don't think we started very well, didn't adjust to the conditions of the pitch quick enough. when you bowl at somebody like warner, one of the best players in the world on a pitch like that, and you don't bowl to your best, he will hurt you. in the second session at 40—2, i thought we dragged it back really well. we stuck to our plan better and i thought we deserved the two wickets we got. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and follow all the action from today's premier league games on there as well. plenty more on the bbc

the beigeda curran on book. what is the latest survey telling us?ct a slower start to the first of the year. a robust your for china. the beige book is based on anecdotal evidence. it is closely watched by the market. they are seeing a slowdown in employment and manufacturing sectors. and wage gains, too. all of this is reflecting the party congress in october. over that hurdle, there is the expectation that we could take the foot off the gas a little bit. we know we are pushing for that deleveraging campaign. i think it is a bit of a warning, a near-term hard landing -- perhaps expect a more modern -- moderate pace of activity in 2018. reform, theyng of either will or have already published the green index. we can surmise what that will be about. what will be the implication for the economy? enda: the backdrop is, this index is new. we looked at it yesterday, a gauge of economic development based on environmental considerations. tonese provinces were known try and pursue political growth at all costs, that meant growth at any cost, and led to envir

, then frustrated warner as he neared his century. 99, he blinked, and it seemed he had given tom currancame warner, and the mcg roared his hundred. after tea stuart broad got his first wicket for more than 400 deliveries, usman khawaja. he nearly got another with his next, shaun marsh given not out lbw. the review went with the umpire's call, a key moment. from their marsh and steve smith, who else, stabilised things. smith, who else, stabilised things. smith unbeaten. and england worry he might perhaps be unbeatable. people wa nt might perhaps be unbeatable. people want to see exciting cricket. we did oui’ want to see exciting cricket. we did our best. we didn't bowl great in the first session. we didn't add to that excitement, unless you are a david warner fan. but the second session, we did all we could on that pitch. i know it wasn't exciting to watch, and it wasn't exciting to play, to be honest. when it is that attritional. but there is not a lot we can do about it from here. that's the picture we have for the next five days. we just have to put up with it. football's festive fixt

jake ball, gary ballance, mason crane, tom curran and ben foakes.land lions players who have been at a training camp here in perth. most interestingly, fast bowler mark wood. there have been suggestions that he might feature in the perth test because at his best he has the sort of pace that england have really been lagging so far in this series. the side this week will be captained by moeen ali, who has really struggled with both bat and ball so far in this series. he's had problems with a finger injury and says he won't bowl this weekend to give the finger at chance to heal. he's been explaining to me exactly how that finger has been giving him problems. it feels like my finger is kind of... it's the one thing that i really need, that needs to be 100%. 0bviously really need, that needs to be 100%. obviously i ripped it in the first game, the first innings. since then, it's not been easy, and it's been difficult to bowl and stuff. but the last game was much better. ijust didn't bowl as well. hopefully another five or six days of it, with no bowling,

>> meteorologist ed curran of our chicago station wbbm-tv. thanks, ed. >>> in indonesia at least three people were killed when a powerful earthquake rocked the densely populated island of java overnight. it was felt in the capital of jakarta 124 miles away. authorities say the victims were in buildings that had collapsed. the tremors forced 50 patients to be evacuated from the hospital. it quickly sounded a tsunami warning and they evac yachted areas, but no tsunami was detected. >>> a recent study finds 95% of americans are now using cell phones. that's prompted public health officials in california to issue groundbreaking guidelines to limit exposure to cell phone radiation. john blackstone has more. >> reporter: california officials say the warning about keeping a cell phone pressed up against your ear is largely because radioactivity can be damaging to your ear. >> children are starting at the age of 10 and using the cell phone for lots of activities. >> they recommend using the speaker phone or head phones. sleeping at least an arm's len

for more on the nation's weather we turn to ed curran of our chicago station wbbn-tv.rning. >> we'll start to where the snow is still falling here. lake-effect snow off lakes eerie and lake ontario where people can pick up six inches or snow. in montana, wyoming and winter weather advisory and not a lot of snow and only two to four inches. look at the winds we have. this is nevada. advisories that are up and a gale warning offshore and very strong winds and the low humidity levels with the winds mean we have fire weather warnings for northern california to southern california, as well into sunday at 8:00 p.m. now let's take a look at temperatures across the country and 69 in l.a. for today and 33 in billings and 64 in dallas and 43 degrees in chicago and the chilly 37 degrees in new york city. >> meteorologist ed curran, wbbn-tv. >>> in indonesia people were killed when an earthquake rocked java overnight. the 6.5 earthquake was health in the capital jakarta 124 miles away. authorities say the victims were in buildings that had collapsed. the tremors forced 50 patients

,hank you so much, enda curran live in the studio. coming up on the program, we discuss central-bank policy and the effects on the currency market. from mr. evans. japan has gone nuclear, if you will. sending stocks tumbling. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ bloombergs is markets: asia. i'm david english. by macro strap -- a macro strategist. move, but the inflation story, that is a bit fluid. we are getting pockets of it, but in the u.s., none. >> we are not talking deflation anymore. we are somewhere around target in terms of the headline number. beyond thelooking headline number at more at court. the headline number is being influenced by commodity prices. look at the core numbers and it was probably disappointing for the hawks and for the dollar and everyone who was expecting the possibility of interest rate hikes being more aggressive next year. we arery is one where waiting for inflation. it doesn't seem to be generating the extent we were expecting given the strength of the labor market. david: but the risk is to the upside? continues th

>> meteorologist ed curran of our chicago station wbbm-tv.s, ed. >>> firefighters are struggling to control six fast-moving wildfires burning across southern california. so far one death has been linked to the fires. more than 700 buildings and homes have been destroyed. hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee to safety. the fires have burned 260 square miles. that's bigger than the size of chicago. carter evans is in escondido near san diego with the latest. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. from santa barbara to san diego, some 8700 firefighters are slowly increasing containment on these blazes. the lilac fire here in but friday firefighters caught a break when the winds died down. it may be december, but in southern california, warm, dry, and windy conditions have kept weary firefighters battling as many as six infer knows at one time. >> when a tornado hits the midwest, there's no stopping it. when a hurricane hits the east coast, there's no stopping it. when the santa ana winds come in, there's no stopping them

>> elize curran -- >> are you with mr. williams? he said he was representing all of you. >> all right. okay. >> all right. commissioners then the matter is submitted. >> i'm prepared to grant the continuance to december 13th. so moved. >> and was that with any additional submittals or briefing or just continue to allow them to submit revised plans if they reach -- >> revised plans would be fine. >> okay. bei okay. so then we have a motion have the vice president to continue these matters, four of them to december 13th, 2017. only submittal allowed to be revised plans, and on that motion, commissioner left side russ. >> aye. >> president honda. >> aye. >> commissioner swig. >> aye. >> all right. thank you the motion passes, and these items are continued to that date. okay. and we're going to return to our calendar and we'll start with item number (4) appeal no. 17-157 presidio heights association of neighbors, appellant(s) vs. san francisco public works bureau of street use and mapping, respondent 3400 washington street. appealing th

according to the officer, curran had slurred speech and blood shot eyes. he faces charges of dui and child endangerment. >>> and drug overdose deaths have caused life expectancy to decline. a baby born last year is expected to live 78 years and 6 months. they say that's largely due to increased death in drug overdoses every year. >>> a new report says 2 million children will lose headlights insurance almost immediately if congress doesn't fund c.h.i.p. by tomorrow. c.h.i.p. covers 9 million children across the country. the delaware lawmakers gathered in the hospital to make a plea to congress to reauthorize c.h.i.p. if that doesn't happen, thousands in delaware will lose headlights care. >>> and now "nbc10 responds" and a bank transfer that went bad. >> a chance to save money left him owing hundreds of dollars. so he contacted harry hairston at "nbc10 responds" for help. >> hello. >> reporter: michael had called and called and called to find out what happened to interest-free money he borrowed from capital one. >> i was transferring $1500. >> reporter: cap

there, tom curran's first test wicket, what a moment. butjust a moment. look at the replay.e was short, though. whenjames anderson got him, there was no escape. england battled back. stuart broad as much as anyone. he'd gone 414 balls without a wicket before he removed usman khawaja. broad's blood up. was this shaun marsh out next ball? the umpire said no. the technology upheld that. crucial. small margins can mean hard yards. in one of cricket's great venues, one of the great modern batsmen. steve smith rolled ominously on, unbeaten, perhaps unbeatable. but had the cricket matched the occasion? people want to see, you know, exciting cricket. you know, we did our best. we didn't bowl a great first session. we didn't add to that excitement, unless you're a david warner fan. but second session, we did all we could on that pitch, it's certainly been a very slow pace at the mcg. it's the kind of match which might be decided not by magic, but by mistakes. and so far in this series, unfortunately for england, they've made too many of them. patrick geary, bbc news, in melbourne. mi