joe wilson, bbc news. a lot of work ahead perhaps for england.n for leicester tigers who beat bordeaux 16—13 in france on the opening weekend of the european champions cup. leicester currently lead the english premiership with 9 wins from 9 and guy porter was first across the line in france. there was cause for concern when harry potter suddenly vanished before magically re appearing moments later. but bordeaux struck back with a perhaps a stint at hogwarts did enough there. but bordeaux struck back with a try before the break after which penalties were exchanged and it was 13 all with a few minutes on the clock. one more followed from the boot of george ford , leaving leicester to celebrate victory on their return to the european elite. toulouse began the defence of their title with a 39 points to 7 thrashing of cardiff. a superb kick from world player of the year antoine du pont found artur bonnevalfor the bonus point winning fourth try. disappointment for bath who were outplayed by leinster at the aviva stadium. jamison gibson park went over t

joe wilson, bbc news.ed you behind your sofa, it's been described as "embarrassing" by more than one former england international, and joe root himself called the defeat "gut—wrenching". the captain's position is very much up for debate, as is that of the coach chris silverwood, while pat cummins has won the ashes just over a month after being appointed skipper. the everyone in that dressing room is cutted. the everyone in that dressing room is gutted- you _ the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, _ the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's - the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's not - the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's not a i is gutted. you know, that's not a good enough performance. we all know that. we need to put some pride back into the badge and make sure we come away from this tournament with something, you know, it's as simple as that. the series isn't over yet, we've got two very big games and it's, i mean,

joe wilson bbc news. took the shine away from what was an impressive england performance with the ball. james anderson, their saviour on so many occasions, produced another masterclass of swing and seam — but ultimately it may not matter after a nightmare final hour in melbourne: since 2010 it's definitely the best i have bold. ifelt in good since 2010 it's definitely the best i have bold. i felt in good with them. they feel great yesterday actually. strangely it changed and felt much better and cut into a good with them and it felt like i was challenging every ball and there was a spell maybe late first session i felt like i was going to get a rickets and they felt not good of a rhythm. so it's nice to try and get some wickets when you're in that way then because it doesn't happen all then because it doesn't happen all the time may be you that last moment was going to be tough with the new ball but even so to lose for wickets was really disappointing and i thought this meant —— the spell is outstanding b

joe wilson was watching — through his fingers.urse. but surprise, too? surely even they didn't expect everything this quickly. this easily. commentator: oh, he's got him! there's the comeback! england's latest collapse was a new low. ben stokes, first man out. well, the bowling was too good and australia have a limitless supply of it. scott boland got rid ofjoe root for 28. boland was selected specifically for this match. he took six wickets for seven runs in england's second innings. any sense of resistance vanished. four noughts in the 68 all out. oh, there we go! the final wicket was taken by cameron green. 22 years old — a decade of ashes cricket ahead of him. who is next for england? their best players have been a distant second in this series. and no long—term issues will be solved in the next few days. but there are two more test matches. you have to have a really strong inner belief to be able to come back and we need to put some pride back into the badge, and we need to give people back home something to celebrate. well,

joe wilson, bbc news.d have a lot of work to do to become comeptive again. ——competitive again. steven finn was part of the last england team to win in australia but said this tour had been very different. there's not much that has gone right if we are being quite honest. i think the lack of first innings runs has been a big problem for england, i think the lack of preparation time that they had in the build—up to the tour, they had less than a day's practice in the few weeks they had in australia in the build—up to the first test match because of bad weather which i think has a bit of a reason as to why they got into a bad run of form in their back—to—back test matches, by that i mean there's only three or four days in between each game so you just roll from game to game and it's easy to take the baggage from all of the bad performances into the next one. a combination of all of those things, i would say. the most disappointing thing over here from australians is they want to see their side challenge, ith

joe wilson, bbc news.anchester united. the visitors know a win will move them above spurs in the table into fifth. they are up against a newcastle team who've only won one league game this season with just 10 points from 18 games. it's the first time newcastle have found themselves in the relegation zone at christmas and manager eddie howe knows they need to turn things around fast: there is enough games there's enough time in this part. he is certainly aware also that time is against test and we cannot waste games and opportunities. if opportunities are there, we have to take them. every game we don't win becomes harder and harder to achieve what we need to do. west brom have lost ground in the championship title race, and missed the chance to go second after losing to relegation—threatened derby county. the only goal of the game came after a terrible mix—up between defender cedric kipre and keeper samjohnstone, a derby substitute colin kazim—richards provided the finish. derby are still well adrift at th

joe wilson, bbc news. it's been another busy day of action in the premier league.—1 draw. nesta mcgregor reports. the good news for norwich city is they haven't had to postpone a game due to a covid outbreak. the bad news for norwich city is they haven't had to postpone a game due to a covid outbreak. thrashed 5—0 by arsenal on boxing day, they were 1—0 down to crystal palace afterjust eight minutes. odsonne edouard from the penalty spot. jean—philippe mateta made it 2—0. beautiful goalfrom him! then four minutes later, jeffrey schlupp, same corner, it was three. there were no goals in the second half, but norwich stay rooted to the foot of the table. the good, or bad news, they play again in four days' time. elsewhere, west ham went behind at watford... it's dennis! but were 4—1winners. this effort from said benrahma proved to be the winning goal. david moyes's side a lofty fifth in the table. one place behind west ham, tottenham could only draw 1—1 with southampton. saints' skipperjames ward—prowse opened the scoring. 0h, struck it magnificently! then harry kane

the hosts are firmly in control, as our sport correspondent joe wilson reports. same. classic australia — ashes takeover. for a moment, ben stokes had dismissed david warner cheaply. the replay showed he'd overstepped — a no—ball, not out, a big deal — because warner was free to leap onjack leach�*s bowling, to build australia's lead, to ride his luck. england dropped this gift. rory burns the guilty fielder, sadly. rory burns! marnus labuschagne, who made 74, batted with warner, and through much of the second day's play, they demoralised england. but david warner's fortune finally ran out on 94, caught by stokes, and ollie robinson struck again with his next ball. bowled him, first ball! cameron green, golden duck. but by the close, england's bowlers seemed exhausted, injured orjust incapable of stopping travis head. look at that for a cricket shot — bang! while ben stokes nursed a painful knee, head overwhelmed an england side which had been unable to prepare adequately for the series. travis head's first ashes hundred, he'd seized the second day. australia hav

joe wilson, bbc news.ll. james anderson, their saviour on so many occasions, produced another masterclass of swing and seam — but ultimately it may not matter, after that frustrating end to the day. we knew that last 12 overs was going to be tough with the new ball but even so, to lose four wickets was really disappointing. i thought the speu really disappointing. i thought the spell from stark and cummings was outstanding but that is what you expect, they are world—class bowlers and have done it into for many years so it should not take anyone by surprise that they bawl like that. it was bouncing. 40,000, it felt like 100,000 and stark was on a hatbick— like 100,000 and stark was on a hat-trick ai— like 100,000 and stark was on a hat—trick at felt unbelievable and then getting down to 13 at the end, it was_ then getting down to 13 at the end, it was brilliant, so it was great, something _ it was brilliant, so it was great, something you dream of as a kid to be a part— something you dream of as a kid to be

joe wilson, bbc news. there's more throughout the afternoon on the bbc news channel.you are. goodbye. welcome back. let's return to our top story now and that briefing the prime minister is taking part in today on the latest covid data as he considers whether to impose additional restrictions in england before the new year. mrjohnson is expected to get details on how fast the omicron variant is spreading and whether the nhs is coming under unsustainable pressure, even though omicron is now thought to be milder than previous variants. professor markjit is an epidemiologist at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. he's also part of spi—m, a committee that provides disease modelling advice to the government. he told me what the situation is like in london. london is ahead of the rest of the country, because the first cases started there, but i think where london goes the rest of the country will follow in a couple of days' time, so the proportion of cases as the total population of london is greatest there because they started taking off about a week before

she's been speaking to the bbc — joe wilson reports.oman to do that since the 1970s. british tennis history is made! but there was far more to her career. semifinalist at the french and australian opens too. jo konta won several titles on the tour, but injuries have caught up with her and now she leaves the sport with gratitude, not regret. the fact that i stayed resilient and i stayed joyful in that process of trying... ijust trying to be a successful tennis player, i think it those things that enabled me to, in the end, have those successes. born and raised in australia to hungarian parents, johanna konta came to england as a teenager. the drive and ambition always visible in her tennis took her to numberfour in the world. and she learned how to deal with the media, too — her way. somebody who presumably wants to go on from here, learn from this, and win a grand slam one day. is it not something you need...? please don't patronise me. i wasn't patronising... no, no, you are. in the way you're asking your question, you are being quite

joe wilson, bbc news.country — 48 — than any other female player. katie gornall reports. the records tumbled for england against latvia. but one milestone stood out above the others. awesome ellen white, now the greatest ever goal—scorer! in just three minutes, ellen white had equalled and then surpassed the legendary former striker kelly smith�*s tally of 46 england goals. it was very emotional on the pitch. i feel very proud to represent my country, to score goals. but i think for me it was all about the team tonight. humble on and off the pitch, ellen white first made a name for herself at chelsea before enjoying success at the likes of arsenal and manchester city. in 2010 she was marked out as one to watch for england. coming on is the heir apparent for the england squad these days, ellen white. and a year later she made her mark at the germany world cup. that is a brilliant goal! ten years on, she is now an england centurion and their record goal—scorer. it has been quite a week. i just wanted to send

joe wilson, bbc news. it's not been much of a competition at all.scored for sydney thunder as they beat big bash league leaders perth scorchers in canberra. his 67 off 35 balls helped his team to 200 for seven off their 20 overs. they won by 3a runs. the busy premier league schedule continues today with four more games. two are off though, because of covid cases. a record 103 players and staff tested positive for covid in the seven days up to and including boxing day. three games kick off at three o'clock. bottom side norwich are hoping to end a run of four defeats in a row when they go to crystal palace. and then the battle for fourth place continues. sixth placed west ham are at watford, southampton host fifth placed tottenham who are hugely improved under antonio conte. we know very well that in front we are very good, we are totally involved in a fence but above all defence. this is good because we are a team. the rest of the team i think has a great, to appreciate the effort of the strikers without the ball. dominic thiem has pulled out of janu

joe wilson, bbc news.e than a million pounds in damages from police scotland. 25—year—old lamara bell, and her partner, 28—year—old john yuill, died after their car went off the m9 motorway, near stirling, in 2015. a passer—by called police, but the force took three days to respond — by which time mr yuill was dead — and lamara bell died four days later in hospital. the actor alec baldwin has insisted that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set in new mexico. speaking in his first full interview since the death of halyna hutchins in october, he said the incident still does not seem real. david willis reports. it's six weeks since halyna hutchins was fatally shot on the set of alec baldwin's western movie, rust. we've had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. but as the weeks have gone by, the circumstances surrounding the cinematographer�*s death have become increasingly complicated. a statement released by local detectives only hours after t

our sports correspondent joe wilson reports.ous excursion to the cricket ground in brisbane, but who strikes back? look what happened next. edged and gone! england's captain only added 3 runs on saturday. root and malan both fell quickly. ollie pope did this. build a winning position? well, england crumbled. the tv pictures disappear for a bit and then ben stokes, where has that gone? caught. jos buttler got to 23 and then edged faintly. remember english hope? just a cruel illusion. ollie robinson departed like this. nathan lyon went past 400 career test wickets during the day's play. all dressed up, with the match running out, quick, you had better dance or something? 0k. when chris woakes fell, well england were done. after all that promise, they were all out by lunch. australia just needed 20 to win in their second innings and this reached the boundary. normal service resumed. england down under outplayed. we had put a lot of good work in last night. we worked on that big partnership. it was really only myself and dawid who c

joe wilson was watching. 100,000 seats at the melbourne cricket ground. all the odds — sometimes. oh, he's got him, there's the comeback. the bowling here was just too good — stokes knew it — gone for ii. england's collective collapse was so painful because it was so predictable. bairstow — lbw — given. a bowler playing in his very first test match, scott boland took over — joe root out for 28. well, that's one to celebrate — and the catcher, david warner, certainly did. england's resistance vanished. never mind making australia bat again — england couldn't even keep going until lunch. boland — six wickets for seven runs. and it was australia's future who wrapped it up — 22—year—old cameron green... oh, there we go! ..dismissing 39—year—old james anderson. 68, all out. i'm absolutely gutted. bitterly disappointed. you turn up today and you walk out to bat with ben stokes and you feel like anything's possible. er...you know, we're bitterly disappointed to find ourselves in this position. the whole mystique of the ashes is the concept of the ultimate compet

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joe wilson reports. # we are the army! # the barmy army! #.ht miss it. the ashes start. and rory burns. 0uch. 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. hundreds he made? 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 the boundary atjos buttler pace. he had a partnership with 0llie pope, and in the crowd, appreciation. for the neutral supporter, at least it was getting competitive. for a bit. there was jos buttler gone for 39. england were all out forjust 147 after a fine catch. another one. a wicket for pat cummins, another one. his fifth in fact. australia's captain walked off in a perfect world, from start to tea, his side had dominated. it's a dream start, really. really proud of how consistent everyone was. composed. so happy for starkey. he's just got a real knack of picking

joe wilson reports.a will challenge pat cummins, some time, some place, but melbourne, it's a breeze. cummins took three early wickets himself having won the toss himself. still, england's captain looked like he could take on australia on his own. joe root�*s timing and placement were impeccable, until on 50 he got out. the most telling reaction is root�*s, furious with himself, and then he had to watch the rest. ben stokes had tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one he played, into australian hands. now did jos buttler�*s approach match the occasion? straight to the fielder. it all gave the impression that it was all too easy for australia. jonny bairstow made 35 on his return before he was surprised and caught. but 185 all out, no longer really a shock, is it? it's just the familiar pattern. there is feasibly just this coming day for england to act before it's too late. they've at least already got rid of david warner, who was dismissed for 38. but every opportunity must now fall england's way,

joe wilson, bbc news.esistance, but they'll need a huge all round improvement to get the win they need. we have to get a bit stronger and tougher with our dismissals. we know that we have spoken about that and that we have spoken about that and that has just been honesty with ourselves. we need to keep doing that, we saw in the second innings at adelaide that we batted for a period of time and put a lot on each of our wickets and when it comes to the second innings that is what we have to do. you saw that pat cummins and nathon lyon did most of the damage with the ball, but it was also a special day for scott boland, becoming the fourth indigenous australian man or woman to play test cricket. he took a wicket on his debut. 0bviously obviously i was very nervous in the first session and then i was able to come down after that. but knowing that you have the captain, the best bowler in the world, he led the way in the first session and starc got a couple of breakthroughs with bairstow and wrote and the like a

joe wilson reports. this is only fancy dress, just a humorous excursion in brisbane.ly added three runs on saturday. ollie pope did this. build a winning position? england crumble. the tv pictures disappearfor a bit but england crumble. the tv pictures disappear for a bit but then england crumble. the tv pictures disappearfor a bit but then ben stokes, where has that gone? court. getting to 23 forjust butler. —— forjust butler. ollie robinson departed like this. going past 400 career test wickets during the course of the day. all dressed up with the match running out. quick, you'd better dance or something. chris works felt when england were done and they were all out by lunch. australia just needed 22 win in theirsecond innings. normalservice resuming. outplayed. we put a lot of good work in and we built up a good partnership so it was on me to make most of that opportunity. credit to australia, they were bowling in good areas. they've had four days of cricket to acclimatise, for test matches to come and for opportunities. they were still trying to see it that way. i

joe wilson, bbc news.onny bairstow at least offered some resistance, but they'll need a huge all round improvement to get the win they need. we have spoken about that and that is being honest with ourselves, getting stronger with dismissals, so we need to keep doing that, we saw in that we batted put an and when it comes round to the second innings thatis comes round to the second innings that is what you saw that pat cummins and nathon lyon did most of the damage with the ball, but it was also a special day for scott boland, becoming the fourth indigenous australian man or woman to play test cricket. he took a wicket on his debut. i but ibuti i but i was able to come you have the captain, the best bowler in the world, in the then starc got a couple of good ones with and then it is a great objective to to be let's take you through the football now. no more premier league games were called off today, there were plenty of goals at the etihad , manchester city stretching their lead at the top of the table to

joe wilson looks back at his career. raymond illingworth.ator: beautifully hooked by illingworth! - batsman, bowler, leader — a cricketer for all seasons. he began his career in the 1950s. it must be out! he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people would say this is a little bit too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it's not a ten—year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as good a bowler as i have ever been. you know, i don't think it makes any difference, really. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out! that's end of the match! his team—mates carried illingworth off when england won the match and the series. this must surely be the greatest moment of ray illingworth's cricketing life. english cricket appointed a new man today — ray illingworth becomes chairman of selectors. his time as chief administra

he was 89 and had been suffering from cancer. 0ur sport correspondent, joe wilson, looks back on hiseer in the 1950s. it must be out. he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people said this is too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it's not a ten year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as on the ball as i have ever been. i don't think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out. the end of the match. his team—mates carried him off when england won the match and of ray illingworth's cricket life. english cricket appointed a new man today — ray illingworth becomes chairman of selectors. in his time as chief administrator of english cricket as selector and coach, he didn't secure the results or the dressing room harmony he once sought as a captain. i have fined michael on two counts. first, for using dirt. secondly, for giving in

our sports correspondent, joe wilson, is there. joe.r families so sir lewis hamilton and his mum came out and posed for some pictures for us but declined the opportunity to actually do any interviews. that is his right. it is normal. i have been to many of these ceremonies with stars who decide they do not really want them to become media events but of course we are all desperately interested about what might be going through lewis hamilton's mind at the moment. does he feel contentment or resentment about what happened on the final lap of the abu dhabi grand prix? at least the potential of this appeal from the mercedes team about the whole outcome of this year's formula 1 world championship. we should remember that sir lewis is already the most successful driver in formula 1 history but he has won more races than anybody else in f1 history. his knighthood was for services to motor racing but of course he is involved and interested in so many different aspects of british society from the guinness to education, politics and fashion and i

here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. brisbane — an expanding city.rgy running on empty. ben stokes was quick enough to bowl. travis had was clear to that. thus stood the match. australia built a lead of 278. travis made 152, and all that was just the start. now england batted. rory burns, a touch from the glove, and that was him gone for 13. a glance off the bat, and he was outjust when he was settling in. but 20/21 has been a record—breaking year of run scoring forjoe root. the captain's 50 year was greeted by plenty of england found. dawid malan was passed 52. now, this was getting interesting. as the shadows lengthened the lead reduced. even came, root and malan remain. joe wilson, bbc news. it's the climax to the formula one season this weekend. the abu dhabi grand prix could be one for the ages. max verstappen and lewis hamilton level on points, verstappen only top by virtue of winning nine races to the reigning champions' eight. it's the briton who topped the timesheets in friday's second practice. he was more than half a second quicker than hi

joe wilson, bbc news. i think we can move swiftly the weather. he has chris fawkes.ky in the morning? yeah, that works today. here comes the cloud streaming in off the atlantic, is where the front on the way. the front is going to be bringing outbreaks of rain ultimately but we have some slightly milder air along with this friend pushing into the far south—west of the uk, so as the rain arrives it will start to turn a bit milder whereas further north we don't really have any of that milder air so as the rain moves in scotland there will be a short lived spell of snow in the hills. it will turn back to rain eventually though. those temperatures then, picking up across the south—west so southern wales and south—west england, 10—11 this afternoon, but for many others are fairly cool feeling day, temperatures typically around 6—8. overnight tonight our band of rain pushes eastwards slowly clearing away from the east coast of east anglia and kent. what follows is some showers and clear spells. another cold night for scotland and northern england with patches of frost. low

joe wilson, bbc news.cal image rights payments. tigers have confirmed they've met with representatives of the league to discuss the potential breach of salary cap rules which the times reports relates to links between the club and a now defunct company, worldwide image management. leicester are top of the premiership with ten wins from ten. dominic thiem has pulled out of january's australian open. the 2020 finalist has not played because of a wrist injury since june. the issue meant thiem could not defend the us open title he won last year. but defending women's singles champion naomi osaka has landed in melbourne. she hasn't played since losing in the third round of the us open and taking a break from the sport. the australian open begins in just under three weeks. two quick goals from west ham in two minutes mean they lead watford 2—1. i'll be back with more later. let's go through the news headlines. in the united states, people without covid symptoms can end their self—isolation period earlier — from

joe wilson, bbc news. we're back with the late news at ten.. you have to come with me to the christmas market. come this way. i recognise that it's nick. merry christmas. what on earth have you got? this is the worlds first artificially intelligent smart perfume. it's very strong. that may it's1—size—fits—all because the last thing you want is on christmas day when you open up and you don't make this man of a to this this thing you can choose what you want it to smell like. you can show it to the bluetooth connected app. how does that work? inside there are three different canisters. each with its own unique sense and depending on what you select it makes it to create your own weeks and it can create your own weeks and it can create up to 100 different combinations for every canon. fortunately this is just a prototype and will not be hitting the shops until next spring.— and will not be hitting the shops until next spring. what are you here for then? i — until next spring. what are you here for then? i tell _ until next spring. what are you he

joe wilson, bbc news.sted positive for covid—19 at the club. spurs are scheduled to play at home against rennes in the europa conference league tomorrow night. uefa says it's monitoring the situation, but "the match is due to take place as scheduled". 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 witne

joe wilson, bbc news.e list, with two further premier league matches called off tomorrow. arsenal against wolves and leeds versus aston villa have both been postponed due to covid. there have already been calls from managers and players to pause fixtues because of depleated squads. chelsea played yesterday and face brighton on wednesday. head coach thomas tuchel thinks that while clubs are dealing with coronavirus, the schedule is unfair. we're just filling holes are where we can fill them and we play teams who don't play international duties, and we have the covid situation, normally five changes were invented because of covid and now we are in the middle of covid and some teams get their games postponed and some do not and we have three changes and this is a big disadvantage, and also in europe. just one game in the premier league tonight, with newcastle at home to manchester united. it's the first time newcastle have found themselves in the relegation zone at christmas, and with just 10 points from 18 g

was almost another wicket but every almost must be a success when you are in this kind of mess. joe wilsonere was a lot of work to do but they are not giving up hope of turning the series around. we have to of turning the series around. - have to get a bit stronger and tougher with our dismissals, we know that, we spoke about that, and that is just being honest with ourselves, so we need to keep doing that, we saw in that second innings, adelaide for a period of time, a lot on each of our wickets and when it comes to the second innings, that is what you will have to do.— will have to do. steven gerrard and patrick vieira _ will have to do. steven gerrard and patrick vieira both _ will have to do. steven gerrard and patrick vieira both missing - will have to do. steven gerrard and patrick vieira both missing from i will have to do. steven gerrard and| patrick vieira both missing from the dugout today due to positive coronavirus tests. three matches off today, six games in total on and manchester city, as you can see, flying against leicester! 4—0, not even 30 minutes played there. de bruyne

when you say something on facebook, the last thing you want is the joe wilson hollering in the back, you lie, no one acts. facebook to be a to, to fact check things that people say, especially if they're not willing to fact check what politicians say. they're willing to lay politicians, say whatever they want. but then when a private individual like you were, i say whatever it is that we think we have someone fact checking us. and that's not what we signed up for with facebook in the 1st place. and it's definitely not something that a mega company that govern something like a communication platform. it's not something they should be involved in. again, we're anti, as an american, we're generally anti restriction of our freedoms and something that so censorship, heavy is, is really uncomfortable. well, and this goes back to the question, is facebook a platform and information platform? is that actually create information itself? and when you sit there and say you have these fact checkers who have protected opinions, it seems to be that you're actually an aggregator yourself. but i gue

joe wilson has this report., pat cummins got him for 12 which is why he won the toss and bold. melbourne's boxing day test as a spectator occasion, a huge ground and proof of vaccination was required, no restrictions on the capacity and no limits on pat cummings, got david mann for 1h but joe root at the touches were put him in a different class which put him 250, making the next bit so disappointing. cut out, and why? joe root could not tell you, he could not believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of things and he was caught out. jos butler was aiming for the boundary presumably and got no one knew it. that is the catch. johnny bester were surprised on 35 and england were soon 185 all out. normal service in short and resumed. could england even some in a gust of optimism? well, david one of the mind is missed, the final ball was almost another wicket but every almost another wicket but every almost must be a success when you're in this kind of mess. for some, a dip in the sea is as much of a christmas t

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon.he weekend is almost upon _ good afternoon. the weekend is almost upon us _ good afternoon. the weekend is almost upon us and _ good afternoon. the weekend is almost upon us and the - good afternoon. the weekend isi almost upon us and the weather good afternoon. the weekend is i almost upon us and the weather is looking a little mixed. it is pretty nice out there right now. we have clear skies for the most part. but it is only a window of fine weather. you can see the weather systems, one in the north sea and another approaching out towards the west. we are in between where we have that window of much sunnier weather. there are some showers around, affecting north—western parts of the uk but for the most part, it is a clear, sunny day, a little on the chilly side at around six celsius with a keen north—westerly breeze. tonight, the winds ease, skies remain clear and there will be frost across central and eastern areas of the uk, even in bigger towns and cities, temperatures are expecte

joe wilson looks back at his career raymond illingworth. beautifully hooked. batsman, bowler, leader, a cricketer for all seasons. he began his career in the 1950s. it must be out. he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people would say this is too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it's not a ten—year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as good a bowler as i have ever been. i don't think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out! the end of the match. his team—mates carried illingworth off when england won the match and the series. this must surely be the greatest moment of ray illingworth's cricketing life. english cricket appointed a new man today — ray illingworth becomes chairman of selectors. his time as chief administrator of english cricket wasn't as successful. as selector and coach, he didn't

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon.

joe wilson, bbc news. england are in need of a comeback.e off today in what would have been one of the greatest stories in premier league history. ultimately they were beaten at manchester city where pep guardiola's side raced into a 4—0 lead before half an hour was even played and three points looked a formality. de bruyne, mahrez, gundogan, sterling with the goals. but in the second half the unthinkable started to happen, in a ten—minute period maddison, lookman, iheanacho all scored making it 4—3. but that was as far as the comeback got, sterling scored again and laporte making it 6—3, giving the champions breathing room again — and that's exactly what they've got at the top of the table, too, where they are six points clear. tottenham's good form continues. they are up to fifth after a 3—0 win over crystal palace — who were without manager patrick vieira because of covid. harry kane scored the first before a flying header from lucas moura made it two. spurs were well in control and soon after palace had wilfried zaha sent off. lucas mou

joe wilson, bbc news.ome out on top, in what is arguably the most intense title decider in the sport's history. it's the first time that two drivers have gone into the last race of the season tied on points in nearly 50 years. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is in abu dhabi. natalie. well, last season, lewis hamilton and mercedes practically strolled to the title. the season has been very different. it is only the second time in the sport's history that two drivers have been locked on the same points going into this 22nd and final race in abu dhabi. max verstappen has won more races so if both crashed out, he would win the title, but lewis hamilton has a huge record in his sights. it's the ending all formula 1 fans wanted. today saw one of the final practice sessions, ahead of sunday's winner—takes—all showdown. and for the teams tied at the top, the season has been intense — not that they'll admit it. this is the moment. how are you sleeping, how are you feeling? actually, very good. there's only t