celtic were already certain to drop down to the europa conference league knockout rounds. in the europa conference league tonight — but their game against french side renne was postponed after a coronavirus outbreak at the club. and it's now been confirmed that sunday's premier league game at brighton has also been called off, following a meeting with the premier league board. eight players and five staff tested positive, prompting the club to close the first team area of their training ground. in the women's champions league arsenal will need a point from their final group c game to qualify for the quarter—finals. that's after the holders barcelona eased to a a—0 win over them at the emirates. eyetarna bonmati benefited from an ill directed pass from jennifer beattie to score the catalans first as they looked to keep up their 100% record and whenjennifer hermoso scored her second after half time the job was complete, with the gunners now travelling to hoffenheim next week hoping for a draw or better. england face an uphill battle to stay in the opening ashes test against

celtic were already certain to drop down to the europa conference league knockout rounds. righton has also been called off, following a meeting with the premier league board. eight players and five staff tested positive, prompting the club to close the first team area of their training ground. in the women's champions league arsenal will need a point from their final group c game to qualify for the quarter—finals. that's after the holders barcelona eased to a 4—0 win over them at the emirates. eyetarna bonmati benefited from an ill directed pass from jennifer beattie to score the catalans first as they looked to keep up their 100% record and whenjennifer hermoso scored her second after half time the job was complete, with the gunners now travelling to hoffenheim next week hoping for a draw or better. england face an uphill battle to stay in the opening ashes test against australia after spending a long day in the field on the second day in brisbane. having not played a test match sincejuly after taking a break, ben stokes found himself limping in the field after chasing dow

tottenham's decision to postpone their europa conference league game against rennes could mean they'ree for the match so it won't be rescheduled and the result will be decided by uefa. it was called off when eight spurs players and five members of staff tested positive for coronavirus. rennes are already through to the last 16 but tottenham needed a win to secure a play off spot. rangers and celtic both have games tomorrow in the scottish premiership. in today's games, back to back wins for livingston they won 1—0 against dundee united. struggling ross county came from behind to beat dundee, in a vital win for them. aberdeen won for their third time in a row, getting the better of bottom side stjohnstone. and hibs drew 1—all with st mirren. there was a shock defeat for last week's fa cup winners chelsea in the women's super league this afternoon. they lost 1—nil away to reading. chelsea could have gone top of the league for the first time this season but it was the royals that went ahead after four minutes deanne rose breaking away and combining with emma harries to score from their on

tottenham's europa conference league game against rennes tomorrow night has been postponed. tested positive for covid—i9. the north london club say that discussions are ongoing with uefa as to the rescheduling of the fixture and that they've been advised to close the first team area of their training centre. it throws doubt onto whether their premier league match against brighton on sunday will go ahead. the brazilian football legend pele is back in hospital to continue his treatment for a colon tumour. the three time world cup winner who is now 81, spent most of september in hospital, including a few days in intensive care, following surgery on the tumour. the albert einstein hospital in sao paulo say he's in a stable condition and should be discharged in the next few days. england have it all to do after a disappointing opening day of the first ashes test against australia in brisbane. after winning the toss and electing to bat it started badly with rory burns dismissed off the very first ball of the day and by the time chris woakes lost his wicket the tourists had made ju

europa league action in london these have progressed. they are up against dinamo zagreb while the scottish side have already been confirmed in the europa conference walsh with a goal for the hoops was league. celtic were stephen walsh with a goalfor the hoops was in league. celtic were stephen walsh with a goal for the hoops was in the 1-0 with a goal for the hoops was in the 1—0 up after eight minutes while west ham are currently 1—0 down a london stadium. in the women's champions league arsenal are hosting the holders barcelona is a cosmic comic gunners hope to secure their place in the quarterfinal. catalans are currently 3—0 up around ten minutes into the second half and for those games including the europa league in the women's champions league in the women's champions league at the bbc sport website is the place to go. tottenham's game at brighton on sunday has been postponed following a meeting with the premier league board due to the corona virus outbreak at spurs. eight players and five staff tested positive, prompting the club to close the first he may at their training ground. they had been heavily criticised after tonight's europa con

tottenham head coach antonio conte says uefa's decision to effectively throw them out of the europa conference leagueside rennes after they said they were unable to field a side because of a covid outbreak, and no new date to play could be agreed with uefa. it meant spurs were knocked out — but conte says the matter might not be overjust yet. very disappointed with the decision and i do not understand and i do not want to understand, but i hope that in the future, or in the next step, we look out and something can change because we deserve to play the qualification but not in this way because it is not our fault. a judge has found the formerjockey graham gibbons was responsible for the fall that left fellow jockey freddy tylicki paralysed from the waist down. the high court ruled that gibbons' actions were reckless. the incident at kempton in october 2016 left tylicki paralysed after his horse was brought down by the horse ridden by gibbons. the stewards on the night ruled the incident to be accidental. howeverjudge karen walden—smith ruled that, on the balance of probabilities, gibbons's actions dur

tottenham are out of the europa conference league after uefa confirmed their postponed match againsto be played in london on december the 9th, but was called off after a covid—i9 outbreak in the tottenham squad. spurs say they're disappointed by the ruling of the uefa appeals body and its refusal to allow more time for the match to be rescheduled." rennes have been awarded a 3—nil win meaning spurs fail to qualify for the knockout rounds. staying with european footbal, we've had the draw for the women's champions league quarterfinals. arsenal will face wolfsburg. the winner of the two legged tie will be in a semi—final against defending champions barcelona or real madrid. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. shaun maloney is the new hibernian manager. the former celtic and scotland player's signed a three—and—a—half—year deal. he's left his his role as belgium's assistant coach to replace jack ross and take on his first managerialjob. his first game in charge will be at home to aberdeen in the league on wednesday. hibs lost the scottish league cup final against celtic yestersda

coronavirus outbreak at the club but uefa say that their match at home to rennes in the europa conference leaguetheir win over norwich on sunday but have since returned a number of positive tests. competition rules stipulate that they have to fulfil the fixture unless they have fewer than 13 players or no registered goalkeeper available. england's simon middleton has become the first women's team coach to win world rugby�*s coach of the year award. he beat the all blacks' ian foster and australia's dave rennie to the honour. under his leadership, the red roses have gone 18 games unbeaten, and this year they completed a clean—sweep in the autumn nations series, as well as lifting the 6 nations title for the third time in a row. records are there to be beaten and we went to beat them. we want to go down in history, we want to be remembered as a team that was special and really delivered on their potential. so, ithink, you know, we want to keep winning, absolutely, massively important, we want to keep winning, but then we want to win the world cup. there is no getting away from that. it's the holy

europa league groups. you'll see rangers have drawn borussia dortmund... while barcelona against napoli is the pick of those ties. the winners willjoin west ham in the last 16 then there's the europa conference again... the group winners are straight through to the last 16. so these are the runners up from that competition's groups. along with those that finished third in their europa league groups... leicester will play danish side randers... celtic are taking on norweigan champions bodo/glimt... either tottenham or vitesse will play rapid vienna. spurs�* place in that draw is still unconfirmed because uefa haven't yet decided what to do after their final group game was cancelled due to covid cases in the squad. meanwhile brentford manager thomas frank expects their premier league with manchester united tomorrow night to go ahead... despite a number of positive tests at united. but frank has admitted he's a bit confused about when there are enough to postpone a game. tottenham also had their match at brighton because of 8 positives... while united had to send home a small number of players on the morning after their win over norwich. it was a dramatic conclusion to what has been described a

tottenham have been eliminated from the europa conference league, with uefa confirming that their postponedtottenham hotspur stadium was due to be played on december 9th, but was called off after a covid—19 outbreak among the spurs squad. the ruling means rennes have been awarded a 3—0 victory in the game, and spurs finish third in their group, outside the top two quailfication places. shaun maloney has been appointed hibs manager on a three—and—a—half—year deal. the former celtic and scotland player has left his role as belgium assistant to replace jack ross and take on his first managerialjob. his first game in charge will be the scottish premiership visit of aberdeen on wednesday. hibs lost the scottish league cup final against celtic yestersday and are seventh in the premiership. rafa nadal has tested positive for covid—19 after making his comeback from injury in an exhibition event in abu dhabi last week. the twenty—time grand slam champion returned the positive test on arrival back in spain. he said he was having "some unpleasant moments but hopes to improve little by little." nadal h

tottenham's decision to postpone their europa conference league game against rennes could mean they'rethe result will be decided by uefa. it was called off when eight spurs players and five members of staff tested positive for coronavirus. rennes are already through to the last 16 but tottenham needed a win to secure a play—off spot. qualifying is underway for tomorrow's season—ending abu dhabi grand prix — lewis hamilton was just quicker than max verstappen in final practice — you can follow it on the bbc sport website but that's all for now. thank you. and let's return now to the tornadoes in the us as dozens of people are feared dead in the us state of kentucky after a series of tornadoes wreaked havoc across a wide area. the tornadoes tore through the us states arkansas, kentucky, and into part of illinois on friday night. in illinois an amazon warehouse collapsed in the storm. a rescue operation is taking place to find survivors. the governor of kentucky says as many as a hundred people could die in the state as a result of a series of tornadoes sweeping across the region. andy be

europa league groups. you'll see rangers have drawn borussia dortmund... while barcelona against napoli is the pick of those 8 ties. the winners willjoin west ham in the last 16 in the europa conferencerunners up from that competition's groups... along wtih those that finished third in their europa league groups... leicester will play danish side randers... celtic are taking on norweigan champions bodo/glimt... and either tottenham or vitesse will play rapid vienna with coronavirus cases rising around the country, the impact is also being felt in sport. in the past half an hour, the premier league has confirmed a2 new positive cases amongst its 20 clubs. the league says it's also reverted to emergency measures and will increase the frequency of lateral flow and pcr testing. manchester united say they're unsure if it's safe for their premier league game with brentford tomorrow to go ahead after they shut down their training ground. they've done so for 2a hours to minimise risk of further infections, after those who returned positive covid tests among their players and staff the morning after their win at norwich have had them confirmed with pcr tests today. the club say the team won't

they have a must win game in the europa conference league on thursday against rennes.lable or no registered goalkeeper. the match at brighton on sunday could also be affected. rugby union. scarlets have forefited their opening european champions cup match at bristol bears on saturday because the majority of their squad are still in a quarantine hotel in belfast. they don't get out until friday. they were one of the four sides stranded in south africa last week when travel restrictions were tightened, meaning they had to isolate for ten days on their return to the uk. they say they can't safely field a matchday squad. bristol have been awarded the match 28—0. england's simon middleton has become the first women's team coach to win world rugby�*s coach of the year award. he beat the all blacks' ian foster and australia's dave rennie to the honour. under his leadership, the red roses have gone 18 games unbeaten, and this year they completed a clean—sweep in the autumn nations series, as well as lifting the six nations title for the third time in a row. you can read more y

celtic drop down to the europa conference league knockout rounds. utbreak at spurs. eight players and five staff tested positive, prompting the club to close the first team area of their training ground. last night's europa conference league game with rennes had already been called off. in the women's champions league, arsenal will need a point from their final group game to qualify for the quarterfinals. last night they were thrashed 4—0 by barcelona at the emirates, withjennifer hermoso scoring twice. the gunners travel to hoffenheim next week. thejockey robbie dunne has been banned for 18 months, the last three suspended, after being found guilty of bullying and harrassing rival bryony frost. an independent disciplinary panel found dunne guilty of four charges, of conduct "prejudicial to the reputation of horse racing" over a seven—month period in 2020. frost, who's one of britain's most successful female jockeys, said in a statement she would like to thank people for the support she's received, and that she'll take a few days to reflect on the ou

yesterday they were thrown out of the europa conference league after being forced to forfeit theirfinalbe found to play the game before the end of the month. today the spurs maanger said the matter might not be closed with the club's lawyers getting involved. very disappointed with the decision and i do not understand and i do not want to understand, but i hope that in the future, or in the next step, we look out and something can change because we deserve to play the qualification but not in this way because it is not our fault. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other headlines. the liverpool manager jurgen klopp will not face any action for his comments to referee paul tierney after their 2—all draw at tottenham on sunday. frustrated at a number of decisisons, the german was picked up by tv cameras telling tierney: "i have no problems with any referees. only you." manchester city's phil foden and jack grealish have been warned about their conduct after being pictured on a night out after their win over leeds last week. pep guardiola has revealed that the pair, who were unus

coronavirus outbreak at the club but uefa say that their match at home to rennes in the europa conference leagueve to fulfil the fixture unless they have fewer than 13 players or no registered goalkeeper available. england's simon middleton has become the first women's team coach to win world rugby�*s coach of the year award. he beat the all blacks' ian foster and australia's dave rennie to the honour. under his leadership, the red roses have gone 18 games unbeaten, and this year they completed a clean—sweep in the autumn nations series, as well as lifting the 6 nations title for the third time in a row. records are there to be beaten and we went to beat them. we want to go down in history, we want to be remembered as a team that was special and really delivered on their potential. so, ithink, you know, we want to keep winning, absolutely, massively important, we want to keep winning, but then we want to win the world cup. there is no getting away from that. it's the holy grail for us. as it is for new zealand, as it is forfans, so there is a lot of things to chew there. mark selby remains on co

titan's match in the europa conference league has been thrown into doubt.ng affected by coronavirus. chriss slegg is outside the tottenham hotspur stadium. they expect the match here to go ahead, but the manager, antonio, his preparations have been thrown into disarray. it's believed up to seven players and two staff members have tested positive. testing is believed to be under way to determine whether any of those tests where false positives. at the moment, and even testing positive has to isolate for ten days, that would put those players out of the match, how to send a's match against brighton and the premier league and in all likelihood, depending on when the test take place out of next thursday's match away to leicester. he later rules are very clear commit the club has 13 available players, including a goalkeeper, the game is on. right now, they certainly appear to have that many players available. in the premier though, it's dealt with on a case—by—case basis. they could appeal to the premier league board for those games to be called. a precedent was

tottenham�*s europa conference league game against rennes tomorrow night has been postponed.head. the brazilian football legend pele is back in hospital to continue his treatment for a colon tumour. the three time world cup winner who is now 81, spent most of september in hospital, including a few days in intensive care, following surgery on the tumour. the albert einstein hospital in sao paulo say he�*s in a stable condition and should be discharged in the next few days. england have it all to do after a disappointing opening day of the first ashes test against australia in brisbane. after winning the toss and electing to bat it started badly with rory burns dismissed off the very first ball of the day and by the time chris woakes lost his wicket the tourists had made just 147 leaving them an uphill task on day 2. and for all the latest you can follow the ashes across the bbc, ball—by—ball commentary on test match special. on the bbc sport website there will be in play—highlights clips alongside live text commentary and there�*s also a highlights show on the bbc iplayer from

tottenham head coach antonio conte says uefa's decision to effectively throw them out of the europa conference league says the matter might not be overjust yet. very disappointed with the decision and i do not understand and i do not want to understand, but i hope that in the future, or in the next step, we look out and something can change because we deserve to play the qualification but not in this way because it is not our fault. a judge has found the formerjockey graham gibbons was responsible for the fall that left fellow jockey freddy tylicki paralysed from the waist down. the high court ruled that gibbons' actions were reckless. the incident at kempton in october 2016 left tylicki paralysed after his horse was brought down by the horse ridden by gibbons. the stewards on the night ruled the incident to be accidental. howeverjudge karen walden—smith ruled that, on the balance of probabilities, gibbons's actions during the race were "undertaken "in reckless disregard for the safety of freddie tylicki". australia have added uncapped fast bowler scott boland to their squad for the third ashes test

tottenham are out of the europa conference league after uefa confirmed their postponed match againstuled." rennes have been awarded a 3—nil win meaning spurs fail to qualify for the knockout rounds. staying with european footbal, we've had the draw for the women's champions league quarterfinals. arsenal will face wolfsburg. the winner of the two legged tie will be in a semi—final against defending champions barcelona or real madrid. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. shaun maloney is the new hibernian manager. the former celtic and scotland player's signed a three—and—a—half—year deal. he's left his his role as belgium's assistant coach to replace jack ross and take on his first managerialjob. his first game in charge will be at home to aberdeen in the league on wednesday. hibs lost the scottish league cup final against celtic yestersday and are seventh in the premiership. there was one game in the championship this evening, as the leaders fulham were beaten at home by sheffield united. and what a goal it was to win it — in the third minute — iliman n—jye's brilliant solo eff

and coming up on the bbc news channel, tottenham are out of the europa conference league after uefa ruledy forfeited their match against rennes. that game was called off following a covid outbreak. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next hour as the prime minister faces calls to bring in tighter covid restrictions in england to combat the rising numbers of infections, due to the omicron variant. today, the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, again refused to rule out tougher rules over christmas. the bbc has been told civil servants have prepared three different options ranging in severity, with borisjohnson likely to face strong opposition to further restrictions from within his own party. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. booster jabs are still the boosterjabs are still the main hope in the battle against omicron but as cases of the new variant continue to rise, ministers will not rule out taking further measures. irate rise, ministers will not rule out taking further measures. we are accelerating _ taking further

this is after uefa awarded a 3— victory in the final europa conference league group match on monday.the squad and as a result they finished third in the group. rennes top it. tottenham hotspur�*s european campaign for the season is over. the leading infectious disease expert in the united states, dr anthony fauci, has warned that christmas travel will increase the spread of the 0micron covid—19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated. dr fauci said that on current trends the spread of 0micron could put serious stresses on us hospitals. governments in europe are also watching the rapid spread of 0micron and debating the introduction of further restrictions to keep the infection rates low. mark lobel reports. testing times in florida — for those waiting to find out if they have the virus. the southern state's republican governor has rejected federal mask and vaccine mandates as its health department reports a doubling of infections and higher hospitalisation rates over the past week. it's going to make an inconvenience but, i mean, florida's not been good about the mask mandate. so, y

spurs are scheduled to play at home against rennes in the europa conference league tomorrow night.ll keep you updated. next to cricket, it was the same old story for england in australia. many of us were watching overnight. they've been bowled out for 147 on the opening day of the first ashes test in brisbane. rory burns went with the first ball and joe root for a duck too as australia — led by pat cummins who took five wickets — had england dismissed before tea at the gabba. joe wilson was watching. # we are the army! # the barmy army! no travelling fans permitted in australia, but if you were brave enough to support england and live in brisbane, well, hurry to your seats. you might miss it. the ashes start. and rory burns. ouch. yes, that was the first ball of the series, and it sure set the tone. david malan departed with england's score 11, so england's captain was in. england rely onjoe root. nought. australia's new captain pat cummins got rid of ben stokes. and straight after lunch, haseeb hameed, who had at least defied for 25. but now watch this. the ball suddenly flying to

spurs are scheduled to play at home against rennes in the europa conference league tomorrow night. tottenham then play brighton on sunday in a premier league game which is believed to be under review. spurs manager antonio conte says it's a serious situation and talking about football at the moment feels impossible. everyone is a bit scared, also because i think everyone, we have family, and i have to take this risk, why? why? this is my question. today we had positives, and tomorrow, who? me? i don't know. olympic cyclist mark cavendish says he was violently attacked by four armed men during a burglary at his home last month during which his wife and children were threatened at knifepoint. cavendish was at home recovering from two broken ribs and a collapsed lung from a cycling crash when the break—in happened. essex police say they're appealing for witnesses. a louis vuitton suitcase and two "high—value" watches were stolen. no arrests have yet been made. ryder cup winner thorbjorn olesen has been cleared of sexual assault on a british airways flight following his trial in london

coronavirus outbreak at the club, but uefa say that their match at home to rennes in the europa conference leagueff having been affected. spurs had a full squad available for their win over norwich on sunday, but have since returned a number of positive tests. competition rules stipulate that they have to fulfil the fixture unless they have fewer than 13 players or no registered goalkeeper available. scarlets have forfeited their opening european champions cup match at bristol bears on saturday because the majority of their players are still in a quarantine hotel in belfast and don't get out until friday. they were one of the four sides stranded in south africa last week when travel restrictions were tightened meaning they had to isolate for ten days on their return to the uk. they say they can't safely field a matchday squad so bristol have been awarded the match 28—0. england's simon middleton has become the first women's team coach to win world rugby�*s coach of the year award. he beat the all blacks' ian foster and australia's dave rennie to the honour. under his leadership, the red roses hav

in the europa conference league leicester will play danish side randers.inal group game was cancelled for covid reasons. meanwhile manchester united say they're unsure if it's safe for their premier league game with brentford tomorrow to go ahead after they shut down their training ground. they've done so for 24 hours to minimise risk of further infections after those who returned positive covid tests among their players and staff the morning after their win at norwich have had them confirmed with pcr tests today. the club say the team whon't travel down to london until the outcome of discussions with the premier league is known. it's emerged that lewis hamilton claimed that the abu dhabi grand prix had been manipulated. he lost it... and the world title... with max verstappen's overtake on the final lap... after which hamilton said on a radio message �*this has been manipulated, man'. his mercedes team appealed the result... and those protests were rejected... but may well still be appealed further. hamilton had previously appeared magnanimous in his post

like leicester, celtic drop down to the europa conference league, play—off rounds. despite beating realttenham should have been playing last night but the covid outbreak at the club saw their europa league match against rennes postponed , the premier league match at brighton on sunday is off as well and spurs trip to leicester next thursday is also in doubt. eight players and five staff tested positive early this week forcing them to close the first team area of their training ground and those affected going into ten days isolation. the premier league has told all 20 of its clubs to return to emergency measures in light of new covid rules in england. ronnie o' sullivan is through to the quarterfinals of the scottish open. the six—time world champion came through a close match with welshmanjamiejones, eventually winning by four frames to three. reigning champion mark selby and world number twojudd trump, were both knocked out though that's all the sport for now. council tax could rise steeply across much of england next year, at the same time as the increase in national insurance. two—th

last week's chastening defeat in the europa conference league was an eye—opener for antonio conte, andld something important. we need a bit of time, we need a bit of patience. but i have great desire to do something great in this club. ralph rangnick has finally got his work permit through to take interim charge of manchester united but he'll only be in the stands for their game at home to arsenal. the gunners would move into the top four with a win but they won't take that for granted. you know what you expect when you play in that stadium with that crowd and that team. that squad that probably is one of the most talented teams in the league. you know the situation you are going to face is very difficult tactically, because you don't how to repair the game. the options they can play, the variations they can vary. we are focused on ourselves, we have to do and make sure the team is prepared to go them and them. wigan striker charlie wyke says his manager and club doctor saved his life last week. wyke left hospital this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest during a training session

tottenham have been eliminated from the europa conference league with uefa confirming that their postponed deemed a forfeit. the match at the tottenham hotspur stadium was due to be played on december 9th, but was called off after a covid—19 outbreak among the spurs squad. the ruling means the rennes have been awarded a 3—0 victory in the game, and spurs finish third in their group, outside the top two quailfication places. the 20 premier league clubs are set to meet at one o'clock this afternoon to discuss the escalating issues around the coronavirus pandemic. six of the premier league's 10 weekend matches were postponed because of covid. managers and captains are also due to hold their own meetings. england manager gareth southgate thinks players need to take responsibility and take the vaccine. i think everybody has that responsibility. we are notjust looking after ourselves, we are looking after other people. actually, all of the restrictions and all of the devastation to health, and as i said earlier, the economy, are down to the fact that we won't get clear unless the numbers are hig

tottenham are out of the europa conference league.ham hotspur stadium was due to be played on 9 december, but was called off after a covid—i9 outbreak among the spurs squad. with no possibility of rearranging the fixture this month, rennes have been awarded a 3—0 victory in the game, meaning spurs fail to qualify for the knockout rounds. he's left his role as belgian assistant coach, he replaces jack ross and takes on his first managerialjob. hibs lost the scottish league cup final against celtic yestersday, and are seventh in the premiership. england have slumped to another heavy defeat in the ashes. they were bowled out for 192 on the final day of the second test in adelaide — australia winning by 275 runs to go 2—up in the series. the england captain says they have to learn from their mistakes ahead of the boxing day test in melbourne. patrick gearey reports. so, to the last englishman standing in adelaide, a lonely place on the other side of the world. at the other end, from mitchell starc... edged! ..ollie pope didn't last ten mi

tottenham manager antonio conte has revealed that his side wanted to play their outstanding europa conference leagueora big problem, because the government decided to close our— because the government decided to close our training ground, to stop for three — close our training ground, to stop for three days our training session. for this _ for three days our training session. for this reason, we didn't play, not for other— for this reason, we didn't play, not for other reasons, and i think it's not our fault _ for other reasons, and i think it's not our fault for what happened, and i tell not our fault for what happened, and i tell you _ not our fault for what happened, and i tell you to— not our fault for what happened, and i tell you to have a chance to play the last _ i tell you to have a chance to play the last game and to try to get to the last game and to try to get to the next — the last game and to try to get to the next round. cricket now, and james anderson and stuart broad are back in england's 12 man squad for the second ashes test against australia. it's a day—night game, which starts i

they have a must win game in the europa conference league on thursday against rennes.now on a whistleblower at the foreign office in london saying the uk operation to evacuate people from afghanistan was dysfunctional and chaotic and most people who requested help didn�*t get it. we can speak to our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, whojoins me from kabul. nice to see you. i don�*t know if any of this news has filtered through yet, but has there been any reaction?— yet, but has there been any reaction? :, ., :, , reaction? no real reaction but it won't come _ reaction? no real reaction but it won't come as _ reaction? no real reaction but it won't come as a _ reaction? no real reaction but it won't come as a surprise, i reaction? no real reaction but it i won't come as a surprise, certainly won�*t come as a surprise, certainly to many of the people who were trying to get out of afghanistan backin trying to get out of afghanistan back in august. i was there, as were other colleagues from the bbc at the time, and it was indeed a very, very chaotic situation. m

last week's chastening defeat in the europa conference league was an eye—opener for antonio conte, butssion. i believe here we can do something important. we need a bit of time, we need a bit of patience. i have great design to do something great in this club. the uk snooker championship continues. places in the quarterfinals at stake. let's show you what's happening right now at the york barbican. there are two tables in play in the fourth round, jack lisowski is against iran's hossein vofaei, the man who knocked out mark selby the world number one. he hasjust he has just missed that. i was saying he was going very well. he is three frames to one up. anthony hamilton is 2—nil up against the belgian luka brecel the other table. you can follow the action on bbc2, the iplayer or bbc sport website. i will have an update in the next hour. see you then. goodbye. thank you. brick breaking news to germany. tough restrictions on the people who have not been vaccinated against covid. the outgoing chancellor said they will be banned from leisure facilities and nonessential shops. she said vaccin

europa league groups. you'll see rangers have drawn borussia dortmund, while barcelona against napoli is the pick of those eight ties. the winners willjoin west ham in the last 16. then there's the europa conferencecester will play danish side randers. celtic are taking on norweigan champions bodo/glimt. and either tottenham or vitesse will play rapid vienna. emma raducanu has tested positive for covid—19 so she will miss the world tennis championship in abu dhabi. she is expensive mild symptoms, she will isolate for ten days. she was due to face belinda bencic. that's all the sport for now. now it's time for your questions answered. welcome to bbc news. it is now our opportunity to answer your questions about the government because my decision to expand the booster programme in the uk. everyone over the age of 18 will be offered a boosterjab by the end of the year. with me is to answer your questions is our health correspondent, anna collinson, and professor danny altmann, an immunologist from imperial college london. thank you both for coming to speak to us today. we have an awful lot of questions from our viewers so a big thank you to everybody who has sent the man. danny, starting with you, t

for all the latest on that and the europa league and conference knockout draws, head to the bbc sportngs to a season for years. today, it emerged that lewis hamilton said over his team radio at the end of the abu dhabi grand prix that the race had been "manipulated". hamilton, however, was magnanimous speaking after the race, and max verstappen says he was congratulated by hamilton and mercedes team boss toto wolff. the new world champion was speaking earlier today, so was he upset by how the title became his? it just sums up itjust sums up the whole season in general. it has been pretty crazy and intense. so both teams, we gave it all to the end it. and i think it wasjust an amazing it all to the end it. and i think it was just an amazing battle. after things like this you are to look into what can we do or what should have been done. it's a big part of the whole season, this contest, so it is what it is. that's racing sometimes as well. and for me nothing can really change. we were still celebrating and we did win it on track. i and the team did not do anything wrong. wejust on trac

meanwhile, tottenham hotspur�*s europa conference league match tonight has been postponed. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, apart from minor delays on the metropolitan line. for all other travel news tune in to your local bbc radio station. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. he went a little later today following the strong winds over the last couple of days. it is a little calmer. we should get some dry weather but are micro and excellent approaches. low pressure still in charge. any remnants of last night's rain and cloud clearing away. we get some spells of sunshine. the winds lighter. more cloud in the afternoon with a band of rain. temperatures eight celsius. tonight and into this evening the cloud will continue east with the band of rain. it could be heavy for a time but it will start to clear as a time but it will start to clear as a brief ridge of high pressure starts to move in as we head through the early hours of friday. the minimum temperature dropping down to three celsius. a bright start from any of us tomorrow morning. again, t

in those two weeks off, they had a europa league conference game — postponed too.rens, knocking spurs out. —— uefa. in an ongoing debate about fairness, should games go on with players have just recovered? is the calm edition still fair? chelsea's manager doesn't think so. i fair? chelsea's manager doesn't think so. ., �* fair? chelsea's manager doesn't thinkso. ., �* . ., think so. i don't care so much about the next games. — think so. i don't care so much about the next games, i— think so. i don't care so much about the next games, i care _ think so. i don't care so much about the next games, i care about - think so. i don't care so much about the next games, i care about the i the next games, i care about the next tests and the health of the players. because today, we let him players. because today, we let him play 30 minutes, one day after ten days of covid. it's just our situation, it's not safe and we are talking about protection of the player in the safe environment, and it's not safe. player in the safe environment, and it's not safe-— it's not safe. today

for all the latest on that and the europa league and conference knockout draws, head to the bbc sportthe abu dhabi grand prix that the race had been "manipulated". hamilton, however, was magnanimous speaking after the race, and max verstappen says he was congratulated by hamilton and mercedes team boss toto wolff. the new world champion was speaking earlier today, so was he upset by how the title became his? itjust sums up the whole season in general. it has been pretty crazy and intense. so both teams, we gave it all to the end. and i think it was just an amazing battle. after things like this, you are to look into what can we do or what should have been done. it's a big part of the whole season, this protest, so it is what it is. that's racing sometimes as well. and for me nothing can really change. we were still celebrating, and we did win it on track. i and the team did not do anything wrong. we just raced when there was a green light, so that also made it really enjoyable for us to be celebrating. us open winner emma raducanu has tested positive for covid—19, meaning she'll miss

they have a must win game in the europa conference league on thursday against rennes. still in a quarantine hotel in belfast. and don�*t get out until friday. they were one of the four sides stranded in south africa last week when travel restrictions were tightened meaning they had to isolate for 10 days on their return to the uk. they say they can�*t safely field a matchday squad. bristol have been awarded the match 28—nil. england�*s simon middleton has become the first women�*s team coach to win world rugby�*s coach of the year award. he beat the all blacks�* ian foster and australia�*s dave rennie to the honour. under his leadership, the red roses have gone 18 games unbeaten, and this year they completed a clean—sweep in the autumn nations series, as well as lifting the 6 nations title for the third time in a row. that�*s all the sport for now. i will have another update for you in the next hour. let�*s get more now on the news that the former foreign secretary, dominic raab, has defended the government�*s handling of evacuations after the taliban seized control of

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, europa and conference league draws,vaccination and immunisation. and professorjonathan ball, a virologist at nottingham university. some breaking news just some breaking newsjust through some breaking news just through from borisjohnson, who has said at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with the omicron variant of coronavirus. we are now hearing the prime minister has confirmed at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with the omicron variant of coronavirus. more on that when we get it. now those questions. and says, my booster was due at the end of november. i caught covid, the appointment is not tilljanuary eight. is it true the antibodies after having covert are as protective as the vaccine? there has not been much testing in terms _ there has not been much testing in terms of— there has not been much testing in terms of boosting the immunity but some _ terms of boosting the immunity but some of— terms of boosting the immunity but some of the early data to come from south _ some of the ear