they want _ what the england fans want. they want to _ what the england fans want.is england side can put up a fight. but realistically, they can't and they— fight. but realistically, they can't and they haven't done. so it's been really— and they haven't done. so it's been really hard — and they haven't done. so it's been really hard to watch and it sat for the state — really hard to watch and it sat for the state of english cricket. well, many questions _ the state of english cricket. well, many questions about _ the state of english cricket. well, many questions about how - the state of english cricket. -ii many questions about how england recover from the situation — but one question remains, australia have retained the ashes, they've been enjoying the occasion, it's only taken three days here in hobart, but australian have one notjust this game, but the ashes by 4—0. as you've been hearing in the news, novak djokovic says he's extremely disappointed with the ruling that has seen him deported from australia, but says he respects the decision. the world number on

england will be hoinr it's a different. england will be heping they — it's a different.orrow - it's a different. england will be l hoping they can borrow australia altered in the first couple of hours tomorrow and the sun comes down and we get out of it and hopefully it turns into a batting picture. we heard it would would be freezing cold but in it's been rainy but generally lovely. brilliant to be here england will be desperate to get those wickets in the morning session and get packing and put on the title. a uk parliamentary report on racism in cricket has been published and has warned that the sport could have public funding withdrawn unless the england and wales cricket board show �*continuous, demonstrable, progress ' in eradicating �*deep—seated racism'. the report praised the courage of the former yorkshire player azeem rafeeq, who gave an important account of his time at yorkshire cricket club to a committee of mps in november. laura scott has the details of the report. eradicating racism from cricket would be a long and difficult road. at the conclusion of mps

there is always hope. _ but hope for england? there is always hope, england - but hope for england? an ashes series at home, they have regrouped and are getting ready for tomorrow. you have 3t20s, then a test match and then 31—day internationals. the t20$ and then 31—day internationals. the t20s have been moved to the start of the series, does it help england? —— and then three one—day internationals. if and then three one-day internationals.- and then three one-day internationals. , . , ., internationals. if they had started with a test _ internationals. if they had started with a test match _ internationals. if they had started with a test match it _ internationals. if they had started with a test match it would - internationals. if they had started with a test match it would have i internationals. if they had started i with a test match it would have been difficult, anything can happen in the t20, itjust takes danni wyatt to get a quick 50, or sophie ecclestone, then they are in the games. ecclestone, then they are in the names. �* ~., ., , ecclestone, then they are in the names.

for england, exhausting.s ahead, sending england's openers to the crease under darkening skies, trusting that they would provide their own punchline again. it never quite came. they weathered that storm, and with rain in the forecast will hope tomorrow they can be rescued by another. patrick gearey, bbc news. at the close of play, england's caretaker coach graham thorpe admits england are suffering with a number of injuries — but will fight on to try and salvage a draw on the final day. we've obviously got some blows to some fingers, but i'm sure the lads will take whatever they need to take to get themselves into a position where they are capable of performing tomorrow. so, they'll all bat and they will do their very best. i know that. so work to do for england who could still be helped by the weather, with rain predicted on sunday. former england bowler alex hartley is alongside our reporter henry moeran. this was another entertaining, if difficult day for england here at the scg, with australia piling on t

it is tough to watch, how draining to be england's| watch, how draining to be england's captain.ining to be england's ca-tain. . ., ., ., ., captain. we are going through a really tough _ captain. we are going through a really tough stage _ captain. we are going through a really tough stage as _ captain. we are going through a really tough stage as a - captain. we are going through a really tough stage as a group i captain. we are going through a really tough stage as a group ofj really tough stage as a group of players — really tough stage as a group of players. the performance hasn't been -ood players. the performance hasn't been good and _ players. the performance hasn't been good and i_ players. the performance hasn't been good and i have looked at an opportunity to turn things round and for us _ opportunity to turn things round and for us to— opportunity to turn things round and for us to start putting in performances he would expect from an english _ performances he would expect from an english test team. let�*s performances he would expect from an english test team.— engli

can england - can we not do that? that's the l question. can england tomorrow can we not do that?re at sydney so a little not feel they are out of the game yet but looking at the weather this around, the draw is the favourite. england not wanting to win but a lot to still be gained from it. �* . win but a lot to still be gained from it. . ., ., ' , win but a lot to still be gained fromit.�* ., . ., . win but a lot to still be gained fromit. ., . ., . ., from it. and we have a 1% chance of winning this — from it. and we have a 1% chance of winning this game _ from it. and we have a 1% chance of winning this game according - from it. and we have a 1% chance of| winning this game according to when predictor but they are there any that to — predictor but they are there any that to put wrongs right and they have _ that to put wrongs right and they have made mistakes throughout this series— have made mistakes throughout this series and _ have made mistakes throughout this series and this normally the batting letting _ series and this normally the batting letting england down. they have

england will be bitin: at going forward. england will be biting at some _ going forward.going forward. england will be l biting at some stage tomorrow. going forward. england will be - biting at some stage tomorrow. from what we've seen, how stuff will it be. 1 what we've seen, how stuff will it be. ~ �* , :, what we've seen, how stuff will it be. ~' �* , :, :, be. i think it'll be tough to get in. once you're _ be. i think it'll be tough to get in. once you're in, _ be. i think it'll be tough to get in. once you're in, it's a - be. i think it'll be tough to get in. once you're in, it's a lot i in. once you're in, it's a lot easier. they have to battle through those first 20 minutes. it's also offering a bit to the boulders. we've seen some good bowling from england. they showed a lot of toil, 97 overs bold. england. they showed a lot of toil, 97 overs bold-— england. they showed a lot of toil, 97 overs bold. three shy of the 100 that was needed. _ 97 overs bold. three shy of the 100 that was needed. there _ 97 overs bold. three shy of the 100 that was needed. there were

greetings from wales over there in england. what you think of all this? �* , , in england.lly- the _ this? it's very surprising. a bit silly. the stadium _ this? it's very surprising. a bit silly. the stadium was - this? it's very surprising. a bit silly. the stadium was build i this? it's very surprising. a bit silly. the stadium was build a | this? it's very surprising. a bit i silly. the stadium was build a 92 and at that time we were aware that it was partly located in wales and it straddle the border. and that's the reason why the offices are located in england so we knew about it. it's been a few quirks over the years, but this is the first time we have had anything like this. the government _ have had anything like this. the government in _ have had anything like this. the government in well says the stadium is in wales and therefore welsh regulations apply. fletcher county council and north wales police are dealing with the matter. we are now it's on the ground in wales. you are having to fight this. it is having to fight this. it is incredible _ having to fight thi

i thought england, to salvage this from being 36-4 in_ england, to salvage this from being 36-4 in theings, was of his gnostic effort and they can certainly— his gnostic effort and they can certainly take heart from this going to the _ certainly take heart from this going to the next test match, were certain they will_ to the next test match, were certain they will he — to the next test match, were certain they will be trying to win a test match and _ they will be trying to win a test match and go home with at least one victory _ match and go home with at least one victory. they— match and go home with at least one victory. they won't feel as if they have _ victory. they won't feel as if they have won — victory. they won't feel as if they have won the game, but they will feel they— have won the game, but they will feel they have conquered a few demons— feel they have conquered a few demons which have hunted them, seeing _ demons which have hunted them, seeing off— demons which have hunted them, seeing off that australian bowling attack, _ seeing off that australian bowling attack, zak

how draining to be england's captain.ven't been good enough, but i'd love the opportunity to try and turn things around, and for us to start putting in performances that you'd expect from an english test team. let's remember, england rarely prosper down under — but australia's capt began the series with a smile, and he's never stopped. and in the ashes tradition, thatjust can't be right. joe wilson, bbc news. as you've been hearing in the news, novak djokovic says he's extremely disappointed with the ruling that has seen him deported from australia but says he respects the decision. the world number one, who is unvaccinated against covid—i9, failed to overturn a decision from the government to cancel his visa on public health grounds. the decision ends an ii—day legal row over whether djokovic would be able to defend his title at the australian open, which starts tonight. his name's now been removed from the order of play — and his wait for a record 21st grand slam title will go on. djokovic says he will now take some tim

england international special former england international world specialformer england internationaln? she innings from heather knight being in ca tain? ,, ., , innings from heather knight being in catain? ,, ., , , captain? she was absolutely outstanding _ captain? she was absolutely outstanding today _ captain? she was absolutely outstanding today and - captain? she was absolutely - outstanding today and yesterday with help the _ outstanding today and yesterday with help the tail end and she was able to get— help the tail end and she was able to get up— help the tail end and she was able to get up to that mammoth total of 150 plus _ to get up to that mammoth total of 150 plus. had she not run out of partners — 150 plus. had she not run out of partners i — 150 plus. had she not run out of partners i genuinely think she could have had _ partners i genuinely think she could have had 200 plus but she has put england _ have had 200 plus but she has put england in— have had 200 plus but she has put england in a good position, were only 41 _ england in a good position, were only ai runs b

stop 70 runs, england 169, at the halfway stage it looks like england's game. and i thought they were going to get their first win of the series enter that first punch but it was not meant to be. he was unbelievable and for the first time ever played a role and ended up getting 15 outs. i don't wish to align you but i got a scary statistic because australia have the ashes ready england me to win the series outright and it's normally a draw in the series and if it's a draw australia need to further wins and it's over. draw australia need to further wins and it's over-— and it's over. england me to come back come — and it's over. england me to come back come quickly _ and it's over. england me to come back come quickly and _ and it's over. england me to come back come quickly and they've - and it's over. england me to come back come quickly and they've got| back come quickly and they've got another game on saturday said they need to be grip look where they can improve and where they went wrong and they have to come back and win on saturday. that preparation has b

success for encland. . , ., ., england.like that in _ england. certainly, it would have felt like that in the _ england. certainly, it would have felt like that in the dressing - england. certainly, it would have. felt like that in the dressing room. they won't feel as though they have won the game, but like they have conquered some of the demons that have haunted them over the course of the last five weeks or so messing off that australian bowling attack, crawley coming in and playing an innings of a test match batsmen was impressive, jonny bairstow in both innings batting really well, ben stokes with 52 to and the game. positive things to talk about, disappointing that it looks likejos buttler is going home, very disappointing for the team, but to see how ben stokes's inside is an jonny bairstow�*s fun, those casualties aside, relatively positive week and more positive than we have seen so far. well, there has been a lot of pressure on captainjoe root, and he said he was relieved and proud that england managed to draw the

by monday evening and night, perhaps a little patchy rain reaching towards northern england.moving in scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, sweeping south on wednesday night, weakening as it does so. what that weather front does do is sweep away a lot of the cloud that surrounds at the moment. not much rain moving south, but brighter skies following that system across much of the uk. a bit of breeze on thursday. this is bbc news. the headlines: britain is accusing russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. the foreign office in london says a former ukrainian mp is being considered as a potential candidate — along with four others who it says have links to russian intelligence services. islamic state fighters have continued one of their biggest attacks in syria since the group's self—declared caliphate was defeated nearly three years ago. a british—based monitoring group said more than 75 people — most of them jihadists — had been killed in three days of fighting with kurdish—led forces in the northern city of hasakeh. no

problems _ better for england? it's going to be really difficult. problems on - better for england?ly difficult. problems on and . really difficult. problems on and off the field. australia are a good side, especially in their home conditions, and australia have a look to play for. you think it doesn't really matter if they wind 4-0 doesn't really matter if they wind 4—0 or 5—0, doesn't really matter if they wind 4—0 or5—0, but doesn't really matter if they wind 4—0 or 5—0, but it absolutely does, they almost watched new zealand take their place last summer, australia missed out because of a slow over rate. they've got a lot to play for. they need points. there will be no letup from australia you think. england have got to go for it. graham thorpe, their coach, has said you've got to give it a go. is there the confidence up against this australian side? the evidence so far suggests not. australian side? the evidence so far suggests not-— suggests not. chris silverwood, the head coach. — suggests not. chris silverwood, the head coach. is _ suggests not. chris silverwood, the head coa

england international special former england international world specialformer england international cup winner alex hartley and alex where else can we start with a innings from heather knight being in captain? she innings from heather knight being in ca tain? ,, . , innings from heather knight being in catain? ,, ., , , captain? she was absolutely outstanding _ captain? she was absolutely outstanding today _ captain? she was absolutely outstanding today and - captain? she was absolutely - outstanding today and yesterday with help the _ outstanding today and yesterday with help the tail end and she was able to get— help the tail end and she was able to get up— help the tail end and she was able to get up to that mammoth total of 150 plus _ to get up to that mammoth total of 150 plus. had she not run out of partners — 150 plus. had she not run out of partners i — 150 plus. had she not run out of partners i genuinely think she could have had _ partners i genuinely think she could have had 200 plus but she has put england _ have had 200 plus but she has put england in— have had 200 plus

how soon do you start worrying if you're england's captain, perhaps he never stops. you're england'saps he neverstops. but you're england's captain, perhaps he never stops. but an expert at dismissing david remembers there. good catch, gone for 30, that is why i should play every match. he may have been thinking. watch now, some courageous commitment. frantic pace, gripping drama, here we go, the stub is clear, the underground staff are busy. rain lingered of sydney. frustrating england. normal service. on 38, edison on 39. a timely wicked for england and a reminder that they can compete. you can smoke wood, and edged, caught. and hundred six for three and a chance to show england enjoying the ashes for once. why not? so, a positive day for england's bowlers then amid all the weather interruptions, we'll hear what david warner made of facing that attack, but first, here's mark wood on england's performance. it felt like a stop start sort of game and to get it in the end, the perspective of the game was a big deal. we try to mix and match and keep people fresh and we've tried to carry

england had james anderson and stuart broad bowling. no earlyjoy for either.h that shot. how soon do you start worrying, if you're england's captain? well, perhaps he never stops. but broad is an expert at dismissing david warner. remember there. good catch. gone for 30. and that is why i should play every match, broad might just have been thinking. watch now, some courageous commitment. frantic pace. gripping drama. here we go, stumps clear. covers on. the ground staff were busy. rain lingered over sydney. eventually, the cricket resumed. marnus labuschagne scoring runs, frustrating england. normal service. harris on 38, anderson at 39. a timely wicket for england. a reminder they can compete. here comes mark wood. there goes labuschagne. edged, caught. 126—3 at the close of play and a chance to show england enjoying the ashes? well, for once, why not? mark wood said stuart broad removing david warner was a great start — and he was pleased with the overall bowling performance on day one. i felt like with the stop start sort of day, to get a couple of wickets

kieran trippier has scored for england! pinpoint perfection.ward to those free kicks. newcastle have agreed a £12 million fee with atletico madrid. trippier will be reunited with manager eddie howe, who signed him while he was at burnley. you wonder if more signings will follow. that's all the sport for now. thank you for your messages about the nation that the government at westminster are considering dropping the requirement to have a pcr test if you've tested positive on a lateral flow test. this says, hello, my adult daughter took a pcr test after a negative lateral flow in bed for a week with covid. she did a lateralflow for a week with covid. she did a lateral flow everyday to see if they would return a positive result, they did not, so we no longer trust them and believe they give us full sense of security and increase the spread of security and increase the spread of covid. ——. sense of security. if you don't have symptoms and get a positive lateral flow, the government is finalising plans to suggest he won't need a pcr test to confirm

root knew it, england had to forget it.with stokes still there, wounded side, willing heart, butjust at the wrong moment, he was betrayed by a touch. oh, there he goes. a different kind of hurt, because now the door was open and pat cummins was charging through it. mark wood fell just afterjos buttler. down to the sharp end — 13 balls left, two wickets left. oh, it's got him! whenjack leach became one of them. australia sensed blood, england perhaps deja vu — last ball to jimmy anderson to decide the test. he's done it. he's survived it. england have survived it... and breathe. this is a draw, not a victory, but england waved no white flag, so there will be no whitewash. patrick gearey, bbc news. well, there has been a lot of pressure on captainjoe root. and he said he was relieved and proud that england managed to draw the match and remove the possibility of another 5—0 defeat. coming into the game, i spoke a lot about putting some pride back into english cricket and into the test performances, and i think the fight and th

england women are under pressure in the ashes. catches, while the aussie�*s make hay on the first day of the test in canberra. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. from today, england has dropped the legal requirement to wear face coverings in indoor settings. the health secretary, sajid javid, said 0micron is now in retreat. but many shops will still ask customers to wear masks as a courtesy to others — and it remains mandatory to wear a face covering on transport for london services. face coverings are still required in indoor settings everywhere else in the uk. 0ur correspondent, emma simpson, reports. it has been 18 months since we started wearing these, face coverings, to help fend off covid. so is this the beginning of the end of mask wearing in england at least? here in st albans, as restrictions eased, commuters seemed keen to carry on wearing them, for now. {131 carry on wearing them, for now. of course on a train, on the underground, i think for the next few months, yeah, for sure, just to be safe and in supe

looking at the impact of covid on nhs england. 16 hospital trusts in england declaring critical incidentscare. 16 trusts in critical incidents, that is down one from yesterday when it was 17. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good morning. sunshine for one or two but for others, snow having a big impact to travel, particularly across northern england and central southern scotland. we've got some more in the way of heavy showers towards dumfries and galloway, it will affect the m74. those will continue through the day bringing covering in places. an area of rain in southern ireland with some snow which will be moving into south—west england this afternoon. some other and eastern areas staying dry. feeling cold, a blustery westerly wind feeling much colder than temperature is around 3—7 would suggest. these are the sort of temperatures you normally expect at this stage of january. temperatures you normally expect at this stage ofjanuary. tonight, temperatures plummeting and eastern areas getting down to —7 or —8. lifting later on. a wet start to saturday and dry and

joe root, england's captain, his ninth test wicket already. procession trudged on, surrounded, surrendering. three wickets for no runs, 36—4 by lunch. afterwards, it got surreal. ben stokes was given out leg before wicket. it turned out there was no leg and plenty of wicket. bails still on, stokes still in. but he was facing the pace with pain. a side injury kept him from bowling but not batting, battling. jonny bairstow went with him, both swatted 50s. here was the fight england had spoken about. and here was the counterpunch. stokes, trapped by nathan lyon. jos buttler followed. but bairstow wasn't done. together with mark wood, he made sure england wouldn't be made to bat again. and then in the final over of the day, he passed 100. it's too late to save the series. it might still be too little to save the match. but at long last, england have something to celebrate. patrick gearey, bbc news. another tennis player has had their visa cancelled by australian authorities. czech renata vorocova joins novak djokovic in being denied entry into the

as far as i england is concerned, outside of england is concerned, outside of england it's made in thehere will be a review on wednesday. the restrictions came in at the last week of last month. in the review will be on the 5th of january. there will be on the 5th of january. there will probably be a statement from the health secretary. but there will be a common statement. in all likelihood it will be said that we need to keep the measures in place, but we do not need to add any additional ones to them. they will then continue in place until the tail end of this month when they are using the jargon sunset, they will stop them if they will run out. and they have to decide if they will renew them and seek another mandate from the house of commons which could be tricky because it was so much opposition from their own backbench. do they get rid of them or do they come up with some alternative between the two. watch this sace. alternative between the two. watch this space. chris _ alternative between the two. watch this space. chris mason, _ alternative between the two. watch this space. c

more than one in ten beds in england are occupied by| ten beds in england are occupied by patients whodischarged but need support from social care. 95—year—old jean brownlee had a fall on christmas day. she is still waiting for a care package to go home. it’s day. she is still waiting for a care package to go home.— package to go home. it's terribly frustrating- _ package to go home. it's terribly frustrating. i— package to go home. it's terribly frustrating. i mean, _ package to go home. it's terribly frustrating. i mean, i— package to go home. it's terribly frustrating. i mean, i could - package to go home. it's terribly frustrating. i mean, i could be i package to go home. it's terriblyi frustrating. i mean, i could be at home now. i admit i can't see to do what i used to do, but i would be in my own environment. life would be much more pleasant.— much more pleasant. hospitals are reachin: much more pleasant. hospitals are reaching capacity — much more pleasant. hospitals are reaching capacity whilst _ much more pleasant. hospitals are reaching capacity whilst seeing - much more ple

i prime minister's decision to return to plan a in england?— to plan a in england?d? i didn't support the _ to plan a in england? i didn't support the imposition - to plan a in england? i didn't support the imposition of- to plan a in england? i didn'tl support the imposition of plan to plan a in england? i didn't- support the imposition of plan b. i thought that the evidence at that time was that the 0micron variant was not posing a threat to hospitalisations, or deaths, and that the increased measures that were undertaken last time, it was the first time i had voted against the first time i had voted against the government, on their coronavirus measure, so i think this is taking us back to a sensible place. aha, us back to a sensible place. a government spokesperson said before that decision was announced that it was a finely balanced decision, we have to factor in we are still in winter, people are indoors a lot the time and there seems to be some push back specifically on the issue of mask wearing, so, do you think it was prudent to remove all of the plan b meas

cloudierfor eastern england. cloudier for western eastern england.loudierfor western scot, northern ireland and cloud feeding into north—west england and wales as the day goes on and temperatures maybe a degree or so higher. noticeably on the north sea coast. with more cloud filler in from the west it means tomorrow night, the frost isn't going to be as widespread, or as severe, still some patches of it through central, southern and eastern england. now we know it is chilly attempt no, our temperature anomaly map departure from average showing blue. so temperatures below the average, as i run forward through the week you will notice, particularly in northern areas, temperatures are edging upwards, above the average, the further south you are there isn't going to be too much change from where we rthe reason is the centre of the high pressure the air not moving very much. for many other areas round this high pressure we areas round this high pressure we are bringing in more cloud, less cold airfrom the are bringing in more cloud, less cold air from the

_ england as safe as possible. 7000 air purifiers across hundreds - england as safe as possible. 7000hundreds of thousands_ air purifiers across hundreds of thousands of classrooms in england isn't good _ thousands of classrooms in england isn't good enough. they clearly recognise — isn't good enough. they clearly recognise there is a need to take action_ recognise there is a need to take action but— recognise there is a need to take action but for so many schools and head _ action but for so many schools and head teachers, the answer has just been _ head teachers, the answer has just been open — head teachers, the answer has just been open windows and keep children in close _ been open windows and keep children in close learning. it'sjanuary, i don't _ in close learning. it'sjanuary, i don't think— in close learning. it'sjanuary, i don't think it's an adequate solution _ don't think it's an adequate solution-— don't think it's an adequate solution. ~ . ,, ., , solution. meanwhile, nhs leaders warned they _ solution. meanwhile, nhs leaders warned they are _ solution. meanwhile, nhs le

we want england to compete and we want england to compete and we want england to compete and we wantssues, when test matches. looking at the issues. where _ when test matches. looking at the issues, where would _ when test matches. looking at the issues, where would you _ when test matches. looking at the issues, where would you put - when test matches. looking at the i issues, where would you put coaching in the level of coaching in the —— that the players are receiving? i think coaching is a whole, and i count myself, i think we need to look at ourselves as a group of coaches. i think we've got quite lazy in our coaching, and i believe we've made it very easy to play to perform with techniques aren't good enough. that's a huge part of it. i'm not pointing a finger at the england coaching team and saying they're lazy, but there's a lot of players having improved in a numbers of games. that's quite disappointing. i was involved as assistant coach when we lost in australia, and everything we said then, having lost that series 4—0, saying exactly the same now. we're not learning as a t

temperatures in england and wales, only three orfour temperatures in england and wales, only three orour micro degrees, and dryjanuary only three or four micro degrees, and dry january continues only three or four micro degrees, and dryjanuary continues for many of us through the rest of this week. again in the north—west of the uk we see some outbreaks of rain, familiar story, familiar weather pattern, we see week weather fronts from the atlantic but nosing into the north—west of the uk, not getting much further because high pressure is keeping it fine and dry. variable amounts of cloud because some areas are seeing some sunshine, the north—east of england seen sunshine this afternoon, and some sunshine and eastern parts of scotland and northern ireland and its managerfor scotland and northern ireland. there is that we gather from straddling scotland, bringing light rain or drizzle into some western areas, that will push northwards towards the northern isles overnight. we have clearer skies in the north—east of england leading to some fog, especially through the vale of york. that wi

all of my money is in england still. 0ur pension and everything is still in england.nsion will still be the same. but things don't say the same, changes bring success sometimes. generations of british influence have left quite a mark here. road signs, and institutions mimic their counterparts across the atlantic. the national sport is cricket, played at the familiar sounding kensington 0val in the capital bridgetown. roland butcher was born in barbados and moved to england when he was 13. he became the country's first ever black test cricketer. fellow wrote a poem to me, really outlining what a shame it was to have picked a black man for england and so forth and so forth. and the other one was from a west indian fellow, who saw this selection as going back to the days of slavery. exploitation all over again. he's invited me for a knockabout on the beach. roland's debut was against the west indies, right here in bridgetown in 1981. he played most of his career for middlesex, and even met the duke of edinburgh on more than one occasion. roland, what do you think about t

and england a touch of frost possible. a few sunny spells around, parts of northern england and north wales and the midlands, south of that a good deal of cloud, temperatures around 6-9 c. deal of cloud, temperatures around 6—9 c. by deal of cloud, temperatures around 6—9 c. by monday evening and night, perhaps a little patchy rain reaching towards northern england. tuesday looking mainly dry, rain living in scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, sweeping south on wednesday night, weakening as it does so. what that whether front doors to as sweep away a lot of the cloud that surrounds at the moment. not much rain moving south, but brighter skies following that system across much of the uk. a bit of breeze on thursday. we�*ll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines. the first shipment of american military aid to ukraine arrives there — amid warnings a russian invasion could be imminent. police will meet a conservative mp who�*s accused government whips of trying to "blackmail" polit

england's women stepping out in australia, looking to restore england cricket's reputation.siness. before a break for the hosts, beaumont bowled and caught. wyatt batted on to make her 50, england making steady strides — until this. nat sciver gone — followed almost straightaway by wyatt and jones. tahlia mcgrath taking three quick ones in a row. england, though, holding on to set australia a respectable target of 170 to win. sophie ecclestone set alyssa healy packing for just seven. a promising start. mcgrath, however, was made of stronger stuff and took a chance to shine once more quickly, bringing up her half century, and that was followed by captain meg lanning. their partnership looking unbreakable as england's bowlers struggled to make a dent. and so it proved australia comfortably claiming a nine wicket victory with 18 balls to spare, england with work to do. jo curry, bbc news. it was a day of disappointment for british players at the australian open in melbourne, as andy murray and the 17th seed emma raducanu both crashed out in the second round. raducanu lost to th

player of the year in england, a lot of prizes. we don't like _ in england, a lot of prizes.ngland, a lot of prizes. we don't like the result but we have won a _ don't like the result but we have won a similar matches against chelsea — won a similar matches against chelsea. it was about individual quality — chelsea. it was about individual quality today up front, to very honest — quality today up front, to very honest. f , . quality today up front, to very honest. j , ., ., ., , quality today up front, to very honest. ., ., , honest. city's lead at the top is now 13 points. _ honest. city's lead at the top is now 13 points. for— honest. city's lead at the top is now 13 points. for chelsea - honest. city's lead at the top is now 13 points. for chelsea it i honest. city's lead at the top is now 13 points. for chelsea it is| now 13 points. for chelsea it is ominous. just two months ago, it was a three horse race. now one team is way out in front. at the opposite end of the table, there was heartbreak for newcastle as watford snatached a late point at stjames' park. where boos ra

england trail in the five—test series 3—0.et chandi, who's 32, trekked 700 miles in 40 days, pulling all her equipment on a sledge. she faced temperatures of minus 45 and said she wanted to "encourage people to push boundaries and believe in themselves." our correspondent phil mackie has her story. this was the moment preet chandi made it to the south pole. she braved 60mph winds, pulling a 90kg sled, averaging 17 kilometres a day. after a gruelling 40—day trek, she posted this message on her blog. i made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now. the preparations weren't exactly easy either. she spent 27 days alone in greenland to prepare for the extreme conditions. before she left, polar preet, as she's become known, said she wanted to inspire others. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, an image they don't expect to see, they're so excited, and people have said to me that i'm such a role model, just for them to see somebody that looks, you know,

england has fewer restrictions than many other countries. borisjohnson says his plan b — which is more masks, covid passports and working from home — will stay in place but that's it for now. in the commons, he was bullish about the strategy. this is the balanced and the proportionate approach that we've taken to covid. we've been able to keep this country open, keep our economy moving — more open than any other comparable economy in europe, and they know it, mr speaker. with a huge rise in cases, the testing system has been under strain, so today, a change in england and wales. if you don't have covid symptoms and your lateral flow test is positive, you'll still have to isolate but won't have to confirm the result with a pcr. staff shortages, though, remain a major problem. in hospitals and other sectors, services are being cancelled or delayed because so many are in isolation. the labour leader is one of them, after testing positive for the second time. his deputy stood in. doctors, nurses, carers, teachers and pupils can't get the tests t

that was just england and in this is the uk and it's england and in this is the uk and it'5157,758 englandcases. death of 42 recorded in 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that compares if you can compare it to sunday's figure of 73 deaths but that was just for england and wales. so those are the latest figures and you can see also the figures there for vaccinations and total of 51 first dose vaccinations and 47 million second dose at 3a million in terms of the third or boosterjab. a critical incident has been declared at hospitals in lincolnshire because of covid—related staff shortages. the situation has been described as extreme and unprecedented by the nhs trust that runs them. it says essential services remain open. 0ur correspondent danny savage has the latest from lincoln. that critical incident was declared here across the lincolnshire hospitals trust on saturday night. so, that includes this big hospital here in lincoln, one in boston, one in grantham as well. and it meant that they felt they didn't have enough staff to safely cover all bases as it were. they've given an update

but across england, head teachers are looking at contingency plans. whether to put them into effect when they can see how many staff and pupils are absent with omicron. sanchia berg, bbc news. public sector leaders have been told to prepare for the worst—case scenario of up to a quarter of their staff being off work because of covid. the uk has seen record numbers of daily cases over the festive period. ministers have been asked to develop "robust contingency plans" in case of large—scale workplace absences. here's our business correspondent katie prescott. this cumbria care firm has been short—staffed and finding it tough to recruit for a while. bosses say they've got enough work for at least another a0 people. now omicron has decimated their rotas. it's going to be difficult. we may be in a position as a care sector where not everybody is going to get the care they need. in fact, the unfortunate truth, we are not going to be able to provide care for everybody that needs it, and that's obviously a major worry. this lack of carers has a knock—on impac

now the chief medical officers for england, chris whitty...ople are vaccinated, that reduces the risk of transmission in the community. ..for scotland, gregor smith, and for wales, frank atherton, have all been knighted. a knighthood, too, for england's deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van—tam. # wheels on fire...# in the entertainment world, joanna lumley says she is stunned to be made a dame... patsy stone — 47. both for her acting career... i'll sue! ..and for her campaigning work. when i saw that sentence saying dbe, i burst into tears. it was the most extraordinary shock. it was such a shock, i put my head in my hands and sobbed like a baby. then i thought, "how has this happened?" "is it a mistake?" i truly was completely thrown by it. i'm thrilled to bits. james bond actor daniel craig has been made a cmg, the same honour held by the fictional spy. ashley banjo from diversity says he's humbled and proud to become an mbe. black lives matter. several olympians have been honoured including jason kenny and laura kenny. they are though

from _ period to five full days in england.wice before _ from monday, people can test twice before they go, leaving isolation at the start _ before they go, leaving isolation at the start of day six. and before they go, leaving isolation at the start of day six.— the start of day six. and some scientists _ the start of day six. and some scientists agree, _ the start of day six. and some scientists agree, it _ the start of day six. and some scientists agree, it is - the start of day six. and some scientists agree, it is the - the start of day six. and some scientists agree, it is the right balance of risks. the scientists agree, it is the right balance of risks.— balance of risks. the negative im acts balance of risks. the negative impacts of— balance of risks. the negative impacts of the _ balance of risks. the negative impacts of the isolation - balance of risks. the negative impacts of the isolation on . balance of risks. the negative| impacts of the isolation on our services, on our schools and jobs is probably not worth the

resident groups for england say they welcome the move. i resident groups for england say they welcomewe know it is definitely safer now. because we know it is definitely safer now— safer now. face coverings i no loner safer now. face coverings i no longer mandatory _ safer now. face coverings i no longer mandatory in _ safer now. face coverings i no longer mandatory in england i safer now. face coverings i no - longer mandatory in england today by some big retailers continue to ask customers to continue wearing them. borisjohnson customers to continue wearing them. boris johnson says customers to continue wearing them. borisjohnson says humid beings were prioritised during the fall of cal ball. it is after suggestions he was personally involved in privatising animals. , ., .,., animals. this whole thing as total rhubarb. i was _ animals. this whole thing as total rhubarb. i was very _ animals. this whole thing as total rhubarb. i was very proud - animals. this whole thing as total rhubarb. i was very proud of - animals. this whole thing as total rhubarb. i was very proud of whatj rhub

it is moving into the far north of england.he temperatures will drop in scotland and highs of around 2 degrees for a time. overnight tonight, things turn ic which showers frequently moving into scotland. some of them will be snowy. miles across the far south. 7 degrees. otherwise the frost is going to be widespread, particularly in the countryside. a cold start on tuesday and frequent snow showers. may be around two to five cm. moreover the highest ground and the winds can get very strong for a time during the middle part of the day particularly in orkney. very blistering. temporary blizzard conditions over the high ground in scotland. wintry showers will be moving down the irish sea into the north of wales in northwest england. could see a little bit of sleet or snow mixed in. the snow showers will be across scotland. wednesday, more showers coming down the eastern coast of scotland and england. a few of those can be wintry and there will be frequent showers as well affecting north wales and northwest england. anotherfairly af

england's bowlers have delivered on the opening day of the fourth ashes test.e wickets have given them hope as australia closed on 126—3. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has been meeting his cabinet to discuss his decision not to impose further covid restrictions in england, despite surging cases due to the omicron variant. health officials have confirmed this lunchtime that the rules will be changed so that people in england who test positive for covid with a lateral flow device — but don't have symptoms — will no longer be asked to take a follow—up pcr test. borisjohnson has said he hoped the country could "ride out" the omicron wave, despite the uk recording a record number of positive daily cases yesterday. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. are correspondent jonathan blake. you are correspondentjonathan blake. you doing enought nhs? are you doing enough to help the nhs? ., ,, c a, , a, nhs? the health secretary arrived in downin: nhs? the health secretary arrived in downing street _ nhs? the health secre

parts of england and south—eastern parts of england and further north and west things are moving morend the areas turning over and there will be outbreaks of rain and there will be a brisk breeze and windy weather in northern scotland but with the mix of low cloud and fog and strong winds it will probably stay frost free for most in frontal systems are pushing south, bringing showery rain and behind the various weather fronts, a cold north—westerly wind starts to kick in and it will feel chilly in that wind, so the weather fronts, particularly this band of cloud and patchy rain sinking south—east across england and wales through the morning and behind that spells of sunshine, some showers blowing in on the north—westerly wind and some of those wintry, even at low levels in the far north, justi degrees in lerwick in the afternoon and elsewhere temperatures tending to come down as the day wears on. for thursday, cold and frosty staff and many will see many for —— in eastern coast and one or two in west wales in the far south—west but for most beautiful sunny winters day but a cold one w

only one of england's asher squad is.son. mar; keeper, nearly £1000 a season. may be the ashes — keeper, nearly £1000 a season. may be the ashes is _ keeper, nearly £1000 a season. 1— be the ashes is the thing that's had to happen it's that necessary evil for people to stand up and start looking at the game as a whole. we have seen what's happened on the first tee. it is also a class and making sure that this game is open and accessible to everyone. australia has long been a hostile hazardous place for the englishman, but right now it's also a barren one. it's 11 years... england need a spark. patrick geary, bbc news. they do indeed. this is the topic of discussion on the latest edition of the sports desk — which looks at the county game, the coaching, the culture and talent pathways. you can find it on bbc sounds — or your usual podcast provider — subscribe and listen every friday. england's women will hope to fair better in their multi—format ashes series. they lost their t20 opener in adeliade — they play their next ma

england have to win them all. we finish with basketball.n's basketball league cup. the lions led throughout the final at birmingham's national indoor arena. they were never really threatened by an eagles team which has had to rebuild in recent weeks under a new coach and additional urgent recruits. and in the men's final, leister riders have won their 5th bbl championship in 9 seasons beating manchester giants 83—69. manchester got off to a strong start but couldn't maintain momentum as leicester began to find theirform in the second quarter. leicester's geno crandall took home the mvp award agfter a 26—point performance. that's all from sportsday. thanks for waching. bye. hello there. after what's been a very quiet month so far, this weekend has been stormy. saturday we sought storm malik, and now we have got to content with storm corrie, which is going to batter northern parts of the country this evening and overnight and even into the start of monday. so there it is, storm corrie coming in off the atlantic, squeezing the isobars as it mo

england have to win them all. nesta mcgregor, bbc news.heir t20 series against west indies. rovman powell hit four sixes as west indies made 179 for four off their 20 overs, setting england a target of 180 to win. england are currently 67—2. the two sides are level at 2—2 in the series. everton are set to announce that frank lampard has agreed a deal to become their new manager. lampard has completed the formalities of a two—and—a—half year deal which is expected to be confirmed tomorrow. the former chelsea and derby manager replaces rafael benitez who left everton earlier this month. mo salah was involved in both of egypt's goals as the seven—time africa cup of nations champions beat morocco 2—1 after extra time to reach the semifinals. salah scored egypt's first and combined with trezeguet for their second. senegal are also into the final four after defeating equatorial guinea 3—1. there's more on the bbc sport website including results from the fourth round of the women's fa cup and from golf�*s dubai dessert classic. that's it. there's