the harry cobden ridden horse beat 2016 winner thistlecrack in a close finish. chase, the midseason championship in 20 years with his horse ridden by harry cobden, the horse parlay owned by sir alex ferguson. this followed six as five times with porto star and to each see more business. the horse was moving west throughout the closing stages of the race but harry was only 20 was as cool as you can imagine, holding on and not really committing the horse until the last fence when going away from thistle crack with native river in third place. paul nicholson was champion trainer for place. paul nicholson was champion trainerfor most of place. paul nicholson was champion trainer for most of the early years of this century, but have lost the title in recent years. he is talked often about rebuilding his team and with words like this will probably be at the cheltenham gold cup you can see that happening. 0f be at the cheltenham gold cup you can see that happening. of the others it turned out to be a dramatic race. the favour was last of the seven finishers and waiting

the 16—1 shot, ridden by harry cobden, narrowly beat veteran thistlecrack in a dramatic finish, givingh win at the boxing day showpiece. the gold cup winner native river came in third. a bit of extra information. it was alex ferguson who partly owns that horse as well. i saw horse as well. isaw him horse as well. i saw him there. thank you. that's all we've got time for. now on bbc news, 2018 marked 50 years since the boeing 7a7 took to the skies. let's see what happened. 50 years ago, mankind dared to dream. space, speed and size. apollo, concorde and, in 1968, the jumbo jet. file: the first giant 747 is presented to the world. people thought that an aeroplane this big just wouldn't fly. over 400 seats — nearly three times existing airliners'. they bet the company on this airplane. pilots called her ‘the queen of the skies'. if you're flying a 747, you're flying every pilot's dream. a symbol of power. beast of burden, and she's carried 5 billion of us across the planet. its economy made it possible for everyone to fly. all: cheers! a 50—year reign, now sadness as passengers and airlin

the 16—1 shot ridden by harry cobden narrowly beat veteran thistlecrack in a dramatic finish, givinger, native river, came in third. there's more on the bbc sport website, including live text commentary of brighton against arsenal in the premier league. arsenal are already ahead. but from me, bye for now. sister wendy beckett — the nun whose passion for art made her an unexpected television star — has died at the age of 88. her broadcasting career began in the early 1990s and she went on to appear in several bbc series. each time filming was over, sister wendy returned to her life as a hermit at the carmelite monastery in norfolk, where she died this afternoon. david sillito looks back at her life. the sculpture tells us that the angel gabriel was sent by god to a virgin in the town of nazareth. sister wendy beckett — a nun talking about paintings. who would have guessed that this would have been such a hit? god became man and it happened like this. there was never a rehearsal or written script. she simply stood and spoke. and millions in britain, america and around the world sat and

the 12—1—shot written by harry cobden delivering trainer paul nicholls his perfect christmas present,first since 2015. jo currie, bbc news. more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. but that's it from me, goodnight. sister wendy beckett, the nun whose passion for art made her an unexpected television star, has died at the age of 88. her broadcasting career began in the early 1990s and she went on to appear in several bbc series. but she always returned to her life as a hermit at the carmelite monastery in norfolk where she died this afternoon. david sillito looks back at her life. scripture tells us that the angel gabriel was sent by god to a virgin in the town of nazareth. sister wendy beckett, a nun talking about paintings. who would have guessed that this would have been such a hit? god became man and it happened like this. there was never a rehearsal or a written script, she simply stood and spoke and millions in britain, america and around the world sat and listened. and here we have the great mythological scene but i really can't afford to spend time looking at them be

the horse, part owned by sir alex ferguson and trained by paul nicholls and ridden by harry cobden, wash. second favourite waiting patiently failed to finish the race. the gold cup winner native river was third. that's all the sport for now. you'll find the latest goals and text commentary from today's premier league games on the bbc sport website. more from me in an hour. goodbye. holly, thank you very much. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has ordered a review looking at the way britain could help persecuted christians around the world. the review, led by the bishop of truro, will look at government efforts to help some of the 215 million christians who faced discrimination and violence last year. this is whatjeremy hunt had to say. there are people in very poor countries, themselves very poor, who can suffer terribly for no other reason than their faith, and when that faith is christianity, that is not a reason to do nothing. we need to do something, just as we would if they were muslim or buddhist and being persecuted for the same reason. scientists in cambridge have created a di

the 16—1 shot ridden by harry cobden narrowly beat veteran thistlecrack in a dramatic finish giving trainernner native river came in third. india remain in a strong position after day two of the third test against australia in melbourne. the tourists resumed on 215 for two. cheteshwar pujara hit 106, while skipper virat kohli added 82 to maintain their control of the match. however the australians fought back to take five wickets after lunch before india declared on 443—7. australia faced six overs before the close and made eight runs without losing a wicket. the series is currently tied at 1—1. trent boult‘s stunning burst of six wickets in 15 balls helped new zealand dismiss sri lanka for 104 on day two of their second test in chrischurch. he ripped through sri lanka's batting order inside 40 minutes. at the close, new zealand were 231 for two in their second innings — a lead of 305 runs. that's all the sport for now. i will have more for you in the next hour. thank you. see you later. there are 1.8 million single parent households in the uk, and for a long time it was believed that if a

the 16:1 shot ridden by harry cobden narrowly beat veteran thistlecrack in a dramatic finish, givingndia remain in a strong position on day two of the third test against australia in melbourne. the tourists resumed on 215—2. cheteshwar pujara hit 106, while skipper virat kohli added 82 to maintain their control of the match. however, the australians have fought back to take three wickets since lunch, including those of pujara and kohli, to leave india on 432—5. the series is currently tied at 1—1. and, just before we leave you, let's see what happened when a footballing legend surprised a group of schoolchildren by dressing up as who else but santa claus. this is paris st—germain goalkeeper gianluigi buffon donning the big red suit and white beard, joined by psg players angel di maria and thiago silva, spreading some christmas cheer and presents for the youngsters. they looked delighted. they got some presence, as well. you love a good christmas jumper. some of them might have been hoping for the real santa claus, but somehow, i don't think they are too disappointed. i don't think so

the 16 to one shot ridden by harry cobden narrowly beat veteran thistlecrack in a dramatic finish — givinging legend surprised a group of school children by dressing up as who else but santa claus? this is paris st—germain goalkeeper gianluigi buffon donning the big red suit and white beard — joined by psg players angel di maria and thiago silva spreading some christmas cheer — and presents for the youngsters. some of them might have been hoping for the real santa claus — but somehow i don't think they're too disappointed. they look absolutely thrilled. that is sweet. thank you very much. it is at 7:42 a.m.. you're watching bbc brea kfast. at 7:42 a.m.. you're watching bbc breakfast. carol spin with you throughout christmas and is with us again this morning —— has been with you. good morning. good morning to you. good morning. good morning to you. the next few days, the forecast is similarto you. the next few days, the forecast is similar to the last two. it will be cloudy and becky, there will be drizzle. some of us will see sunshine. that is the case today. quite a lot of cloud around to