rory o'loughlin scored twice for leinster, the final score 22—7.me to snatch a dramatic bonus point victory for glasgow warriors at treviso. there was also a great performance from scotland international stuart hogg, he scored 15 points, bagging a try and kicking five conversions. 35—28 to warriors. there were two other matches today in the pro—12. munster beat connacht16—9 to increase their lead at the top of the table. in the other match, edinburgh beat zebre 24—19. the bottom two italian sides both losing, but putting up quite a fight against the scottish teams. manu tuilagi has been included in a 33—man england training squad for a two day camp in brighton next week. the leicester centre has struggled with injuries in recent years and has managed only one appearance for his country sincejune 2014. maro itoje and jack nowell also return after missing the autumn internationals through injury as does anthony watson. head coach eddie jones will confirm his final six nations squad on january 20th, they will begin the defence of that title at home to

munster extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 29—17 win over second placed leinsterfore half—time set munster on their way to a valuable bonus point victory. england bowler stuart broad has taken his first wickets in australia's big bash tournament but couldn't stop his hobart hurricanes side from losing to melbourne stars. broad saw his compatriot luke wright hit 48 for melbourne as they overcame hobart‘s total of 188 for four. broad struck twice late on, but the stars outshone the hurricanes winning by seven wickets. rain cut short the opening day of the second test between australia and pakistan in melbourne. before the weather intervened, a milestone for azhar ali. a half century saw him past the 1,000 run mark for the year. his unbeaten 66 helped pakistan to reach 142—4. to make up for time lost to the rain, day two will get under way earlier than planned at 11pm tonight our time. australia won the first test. frenchman tomma coville has knocked 12 days off the world record for singlehandedly sailing around the planet, without stopping. it took him 49 days, thre

cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day's other games. i'll be back at 0700, but now on breakfast, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science, from the mission of a lifetime, this was the year british astronaut tim peake spent six months in space. to a colossal feat of engineering. in 2016, the world's largest radio telescope was unveiled. we also learned about the secret life of seals and what they get up to underwater. and saw advances in a controversial new genetic technique. human organs are growing inside these pigs. this was also the year a global climate deal came into force but the election of donald trump placed a question mark over its future. and after decades of searching, scientists have detected gravitational waves. it's been called the discovery of the century, making 2016 a truly momentous year for science. i'm here at thejodrell bank observatory in the north of england. for more than half a century, scientists have been using this vast telescope to gaze up into the heavens, transforming our understanding of the uni

leinster beat ulster to move into second place. 22—7 the final score.ebre, but both won. andy murray has been given a knighthood in the new year's honours list. he's also just finished third at the world tennis championship in abu dhabi. he beat beat milos raonic in straight sets in saturday's consolation game at the exhibition tournament, so he finishes the year with a win and also the title sir andy. it was a big honour to be asked, recognition of my results over the last few years, and it's obviously a nice way to finish 2016, august 2017, but i am more than happyjust being known as andy, that is fine by me. that's all sport for now. the united nations has unanimously approved a resolution endorsing a ceasefire in the syrian civil war. russia and turkey brokered the truce. it's the third ceasefire this year, as part of efforts to end nearly six years of fighting in syria. our correspondent, jonny dymond, has been giving us the latest. the world treated this ceasefire with relief when was announced. russia backs the steadying regime and turkey has bac

cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day's other games.n the big boxing day race at kempton park, the king george vi chase. it beat stablemate cue card by three lengths. a great result for jockey tom scudamore. that's a great name, as well as smack thank you very much. that's all from me for this morning. charlie and sally will be back with breakfast from 6am tomorrow. now, though, mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2016: the year in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode, and we're here at the cinema museum in south london where, for the next half an hour, we will be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuous year, what with the brexit vote in june, and the results of the american election in november proving that the unexpected really can happen. in the world of politics, uncertainty can be alarming. but when it comes to movies, it is the unexpected which really make

cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day‘s other games.n the bbc sport website. i will have more in the next hour. i will see you soon. see you later, thanks, hugh. japan‘s prime minister, shinzo abe, is in hawaii, for an historic visit to the us naval base at pearl harbour, where 75 years ago, an attack by japanese warplanes drew the united states into world war ii. mr abe will pay his respects alongside barack 0bama this tuesday, after already marking a moment of silence at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. 0ur washington correspondent, laura bicker, reports. archive: december 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy. the japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the pacific fleet and killing over 2,000 americans. survivors recalled that the once bustling port burned for hours. i had a fire hose in one hand, trying to put out the fires, and with the other i went around memorising these nametags so i could write to their parents and tell them what happened to

leinster beating ulster in the pro 12. rory clegg snatched a dramatic win for glasgow at treviso.y, kicked five conversions, 35-28 to the a try, kicked five conversions, 35—28 to the warriors. two other matches in the league. staying with by, rugby, manu taulangi is back in the england squad after injury. eddie jones will confirm his final six nations squad injanuary. much more in sports day at half six. now much more on the sporting gongs. indeed. thank you. the queen has used the new year's honours list to recognise the success of more than a hundred of britain's olympians and paralympians. there are knighthoods for andy murray and mo farrah while jessica ennis—hill is made a dame. andy swiss has the details. at the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars — the greatest honours. first, a knighthood for the man who spent 2016 scaling dizzying new heights. commentator: wimbledon champion again — a supreme performance! after winning a second wimbledon, a second olympics and the world number one spot, it's now sir andy murray. a fitting finish to a

in the pro 12, leinster are up to second after beating ulster 22—7.w and edinburgh. that's your new year's eve sport. thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me and the team here, wishing you, wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, a very happy new year. good night. hello. this is bbc news. in london, concrete barriers have been put up to prevent a terrorist attack. i've been speaking to the commissioner of the metropolitan police. he told me more than 3000 police officers are deployed tonight to ensure public safety. first of, people tonight. —— we want to make sure people enjoy tonight. it's a great event and what we do is make sure they are safe. we have an off a lot of officers out tonight, well over 3300, so a huge amount, bigger than most police forces in this country. some of them are armed and some of them will be seen. we have a good searching regime and people they are —— people know that following the events in berlin, we are taking extra measures. we can't guarantee th

in ireland, leaders munster are currently behind against second placed leinster.r bottom of the table bristol as they beat worcester 28—20. and that's your sport. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we are back with the late news at 10:40pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news, with lu kwesa burak. some of the biggest names in music have been paying tribute to george michael, who's died at the age of 53. his manager says he suffered heart failure at his 0xfordshire home. sir eltonjohn has described him as a "brilliant artist". boy george says "his music will live on as a testament to his talent". earlier i spoke to is mark frith — editor in chief of now magazine. a lot of people now say they had heard that, but we had knocked, and it was something you wouldn't some are surprised by. he kept himself to himself, he made records but did not really embraced the public side of it. what sort of relationship did magazines have with him? in the early 80s, he put himself out there a lot. he was on

he's been out of action since landing on his head against leinster earlier this month.hold a racket for at least three months. she's had surgery to her playing hand after a knife attack at her home. williams paving the way for va ltteri bottas to home. williams paving the way for valtteri bottas to join mercedes in formula i. valtteri bottas to join mercedes in formula 1. williams previously turned down one offer but are expected to conclude a deal in the new yearfor him expected to conclude a deal in the new year for him to replace retiring world champion nico rosberg. law on those stories just after half past. —— more on those stories. a multi—millionaire property developer has been found guilty of murdering his escort girlfriend. newport crown court heard that peter morgan — who's married with 2 children — admitted killing georgina simmonds after she threatened to blackmail him — but he denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. georgina simmonds, a 25—year—old mother of one. murdered by the man who called h

northampton have escaped punishment for fielding an understrength team in their champions cup defeat by leinstere warned clubs have an obligation to pick full strength side at all times. they lusted woods and courtney lawes. later the club will get the findings of a concussion panel after george north was allowed to play on against leicester earlier this season. after landing on his head. replays showed the wingert lying motionless after a midair tackle. england rugby head coach eddiejones is determined to stick with the no hartley despite his sending off for not happen. he was suspended the six weeks after the third red card of his career. and the challenge was reckless, and jones said he had let down his country. he also said his skipper should be allowed to pay the penalty and get on with it. val terry bass is looks to become lewis hamilton's new team—mate at mercedes. williams have persuaded felipe massa to stay on for another season felipe massa to stay on for another seasonif felipe massa to stay on for another season if bottas leads to replace a nico rosberg. mercedes have had an offer fo

leinster beat ulster to move into second place. 22—7 the final score. longer this year. the world's timekeepers are adding an extra second to our clocks to stay in sync with the earth's rotation. this is the 27th time a "leap second" has been added since they were introduced in 1972. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle explains. big ben tolls. this new year's eve, you have a tiny bit longer to enjoy the celebrations. an extra second is being added to the world's time. and it's all because of a very slight wobble in the earth's rotation. 0ur planet speeds up and slows down as it spins. so while a single rotation equates to one day, some days end up being a tiny fraction longer or shorter than others. and gradually the earth's time drifts out of sync with our clocks. right now, that difference has grown too large, so just before the clocks strike midnight, an extra second is being added to bring everything back into phase. it's the 27th leap second since they were introduced in the 19705, but there have been calls to abolish them. communications ne

in the pro 12, leinster are up to second after beating ulster 22—7.ders munster, glasgow and edinburgh. andy murray has been given a knighthood in the new year ‘s honours list. he hasjust knighthood in the new year ‘s honours list. he has just finished third in aberdovey. he beat the loss run each. it sounds strange. it was a big honour. —— he beat milos raonic. it was a nice way to finish the year. i am more than happyjust being known as andy, that's fine by me. that is your sport. from midnight tonight, anyone who owns an air gun in scotland will need a licence. the legislation was introduced after a toddler was killed by an air gun pellet in glasgow in 2005. people in england and wales can own the weapons without any kind of documentation. craig anderson reports. these are the guns that by january 1 will be illegal unless their owners have a licence. already 11,000 people have applied for an air gun certificate and anyone with a gun licence already can add air weapons to that. but thousands of air gun owners have missed the deadline of october 31 t

munster extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 29—17 win over second placed leinsterry. in horse racing, the highly—anticipated first meeting between the colin tizzard—trained stars cue card and thistlecrack took place, in the big race of the christmas period — the king george the sixth chase at kempton. bloodshot twice late on but they won by seven wickets. —— stuart broad. rain cut short the second test. there was a milestone here with a half century, he went past the 1000 run mark for the year. that helped pakistan reach 142—4. day two will get underway earlier than planned at 11pm tonight. a french man has knocked 12 days of the world record for single—handedly sailing around the planet without stopping. it took him 49 days. the previous record was set by another frenchman who took it from a british person in 2008. he set off on the 6th of november and will have rarely have slept for more than three hours at a time. in horse racing, the highly—anticipated first meeting between the colin tizzard—trained stars cue card and thistlecrack took place, in the big race of

forfielding an northampton have escaped punishment for fielding an a apparently understrength team against leinsterve an obligation to pick a full strength side at all times. meanwhile the clu b side at all times. meanwhile the club will find out the result of a concussion panel set up after george north was allowed to play on against leicester earlier this month. that is despite landing on his head. television replays appear to show him lying motionless after a midair tackle. he has been out of action ever since. england rugby head coach eddiejones appears determined to stick with his captain appears determined to stick with his ca pta i n dyla n appears determined to stick with his captain dylan hartley despite his sending off in a club match for northampton. he was suspended for six weeks after earning the third red card of his career and jones admitted the challenge was reckless, saying hartley elet down his country. he also said his skipper should be allowed to pay the penalty and get on with it. the finnish driver valtteri bottas looks likely to become lewis hamilton's new team—mate. his curr

he has been out of action since landing on his head against leinster this month.'t hold a racket for at least three months. she had surgery to her playing hand after a knife attack at her home. and williams are paving the way for bottas to replace nico rosberg. i will be back with more on those stories after half past. the queen and prince philip have cancelled plans to travel by train today to their estate in sandringham in norfolk, after coming down with heavy colds. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell gave me the latest details. buckingham palace has now said officially on the record the queen and the duke of edinburgh have heavy colds. heavy colds. and so have decided not to travel to sandringham today. the queen was as you mentioned due to catch a train from london up to king's lynn this morning to travel to sandringham to begin the christmas break. she normally catches the 11.01am. she didn't catch it and that started questions being asked what was the cause of this departure from the plan and it transpires that she as the duke of edinburgh have heavy