joe root and dawid malan scored freely but safely, i malan scored freely but safely, englishmen in adelaideg stop just as those at home woke up and checked phone... edged and one! woke up and checked phone... edged and gone! joe — woke up and checked phone... edged and gone! joe root _ woke up and checked phone... edged and gone! joe root left _ woke up and checked phone... edged and gone! joe root left the _ and gone! joe root left the conversation. _ and gone! joe root left the conversation. that - and gone! joe root left the conversation. that was - and gone! joe root left the conversation. that was the | and gone! joe root left the - conversation. that was the touch that change the match. australia had dismissed the best batter in the world. the rest wouldn't prove a problem. dawid malan gone to mitchell stark on 80 and this was ollie pope prodding at nathan lyon on five. whenjos buttler met his own stark and england had lost four wickets for 19 runs and we were watching another repeat. when it ended, england were still 237 runs behind. australia's attack was supposed to be weakened. th

that was malan gone for a t. and this was 0llie pope, prodding at lyon on five. end, and england had lost fourfor 19 runs, own stark end, and england had lost fourfor19 runs, and own stark end, and england had lost fourfor 19 runs, and we were watching another repeat. when it ended, england were still 237 behind, the australian attack was supposed to be weakened. the aussies didn't have to bat again, but they chose to. sensing it was not as difficult as it had been made to look. they finished 45—1, a long way ahead, england sang regardless, but this might have been the day the music stopped. unsurprisingly contrasting moods in the adelaide dressing rooms... i guess in terms of where it sits now, i think we hold all the cards with when we want to bowl, how big a lead we have. 0bviously, night sessions are a big one. a big striking session with the new ball and conditions so, yes, certainly we've got a few options on the table now, being batting. pretty frustrating and disappointing to have lost two wickets like we did last night, and to get ourselves back in a pos

dawid malan was passed 52. commentator: that's a glorious drive. - now this was getting interesting. encouraging. as the shadows lengthened, the lead reduced. the evening came, root and malan remain. i think the first hour is really important for us tomorrow and then we can start thinking about how well we can play. but we need one more good 100—run partnership to put a good score on the board and, you know, who knows what could happen? with two days to come, it felt like a victory to bejust 58 runs behind. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon. the 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

england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between malan and joe root but both were goneia needed just 20 runs to win reach that with ease to go one up reach that with ease to go one up in the series.— up in the series. exceptionally roud. up in the series. exceptionally proud- so _ up in the series. exceptionally proud. so many— up in the series. exceptionally proud. so many different - proud. so many different stories within the game. i thought nathan lane — i told him he would never get his 400th, said maybe next summer but really happy for him getting it. but really happy for him getting it— getting it. bitterly disappointed - getting it. bitterly . disappointed because getting it. bitterly - disappointed because we getting it. bitterly _ disappointed because we put a lot of— disappointed because we put a lot of good work in last night, building — lot of good work in last night, building a _ lot of good work in last night, building a big partnership and it was— building a big partnership and it was really on me and malan to make — it was really on me and malan to make

but a fightback byjoe root and dawid malan has kept the game alive. here'sjoe wilson.in. starting their second innings 278 runs behind, england lost rory burns early on. haseeb hameed departed too. shame, when he'd worked so hard to get to 27. but 2021 has been a record—breaking year forjoe root run—scoring. four more, as the runs continue to flow. his 50 here turned the match back into a contest, and there were plenty of australian—based england fans to cheer. well, it's queensland. root had support. dawid malan has that rare english distinction of playing his best test cricket in australia. that's a glorious drive. he flourished. the shadows lengthened, with australian frustration. whatever they tried failed. yes, england will resume still 58 behind, but australia will begin with a problem — root and malan still batting. suddenly, the game flows in a different direction. joe wilson, bbc news. sunday will see the climax of this year's formula 1 world championship in abu dhabi, when either lewis hamilton or max verstappen will come out on top, in what is arguably the m

root and david malan seemed capable of doing lots of it. 50 four david malan.s in the first session, englishmen in adelaide out of hiding. butjust as those woke up and checked their phones... gone! ..joe root left the conversation. that touch moved the match. australia had dismissed officially the best batter in the world. the rest wouldn't be a problem. that was dawid malan, gone to starc for 80. and this was ollie pope, prodding at nathan lyon on 5. that time! whenjos buttler met his own starc end, england had lost four wickets for 19 runs, and we were watching another repeat. when it ended, england were still 237 runs behind. australia's attack was supposed to be weakened. the aussies didn't have to bat again, but chose to, sensing it probably wasn't as difficult as it had just been made to look. they finished 45—1, a long way ahead. pretty frustrating and disappointing. it's very easy to keep saying we're unlucky and we nicked a few and this and that and we played some bad shots, but we actually need to find a way of putting some runs on the board as a coll

root�*s defiant partnership with dawid malan, who's on 80 not out, has been a game—changer, and malan so, the miracle is possible? and both malan and australia's marnus labuschagne creditjoe root for the incredible turnaround. batting with him is great. it takes the pressure off you. he always looks to score. he seems to somehow find a way of putting the pressure back on, and his method works everywhere he plays. for him to carry on the form that he had in the summer and the english winter, has been fantastic, and it's great for us as a team. he batted really well. yeah, look, he's obviously a beautiful speed in holding, _ he's obviously a beautiful speed in holding, but like i said, it's not bolding, but like i said, it's not myiob — bolding, but like i said, it's not myiob now_ bolding, but like i said, it's not myjob now to find... it's myjob to find holes — myjob now to find... it's myjob to find holes in — myjob now to find... it's myjob to find holes in the game and help our team _ find holes in the game and help our team to _ find holes in the game and help our team to get a wi

england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between malan and joe root but both were gone just 77 for the last eight wickets. they were bowled out for 297, leaving australia needed just 20 runs to win reach that with ease to go one up in the series. exceptionally proud. so many different stories within the game. i thought nathan lyon, i told him he would never get his 400th, i said maybe next summer, but really happy for him. he bowled really well yesterday, without luck. bitterly disappointed because we put a lot of good work in last night, building a big partnership and it was really on me and dawid malan to make most of the opportunity but credit to australia. that is all your sport for now. the eldest daughter of america's first astronaut — alan shephard — has made a trip to the edge of space at the age of 7a. laura shepard churchley took off on board a commercial spacecraft in west texas, owned byjeff bezos' blue 0rigin company. mark lobel reports. main engine start. three, two, one. from rural texas to the edge of space. laura shepard churchley following in herfather

england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between dawid malan and captainjoe root.the start. england added just 77 runs for the last eight wickets before they were bowled out for 297. that left australia needing just 20 runs to win. they reached that with ease to go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud. i thought, nathan lyon, i said last night, forget about it, you are never going to get your 400. so it was nice he got that done this morning. i said maybe next summer. but really happy for him, i think he bowled really well yesterday. bitterly disappointing, because we put a lot of work in last night, built up that big partnership, and that was really on me and dawid malan to make the most of that opportunity this morning. credit to australia, they put the ball in good areas. that is all your sport for now. the eldest daughter of america's first astronaut, alan shephard, has made a trip to the edge of space at the age of 74. laura shepard churchley took off on board a commercial spacecraft in west texas owned byjeff bezos' blue 0rigin company. mark lobel

dawid malan was passed 52. the shadows lengthened, the lead reduced. the evening came, root and malan remain. i think the first hour is really important for us tomorrow and then we can start thinking about how well we can play. but we need one more good 100—run partnership to put a good score on the board and, you know, who knows what could happen? with two days to come, it felt like a victory to bejust 58 runs behind. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon. the weekend is almost upon _ good afternoon. the weekend is almost upon us _

even came, root and malan remain. joe wilson, bbc news.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 his title rival, which is a huge margin in formula one, although the dutchman was fastest in the morning session. remember, it's a straight shootout for the title between hamilton and verstappen, presuming that they finish in the points, whoever crosses the line first on sunday is world champion, or if neither car finishes, verstappen can take the title that way. andy murray has split with long—time coach jamie delgado. murray brought delgado into his team during the 2016 season when he won a second wimbledon title and finished the year as the world number one. former british davis cup player delgado took over as full—time coach in late 2017. murray has decided to give a trial to germanjan de witt, who has previously coached gael monfils, gilles simon and nikoloz basilashvili. ronnie 0'sullivan is looking to

dawid malan is informed but here he was in line. lbw a8-2.ught for sa, then took flight. at least england still had joe root, the best batsmen in the world. the aussies found the weak spot in their strongest points. that really hurtsjoe root. the last thing he would have wanted — well, the second last. edge. stark with a hammer blow. that was england's final chance — painful but predictable. just one game went ahead today in european cup rugby, as clubs struggled to navigate covid travel restrictions this weekend. leicester tigers continue to go from strength to strength. they came from behind to beat connacht, to make it 13 wins from 13 this season. connacht were 20—12 ahead, but the tigers fought back... hosea saumaki put the them back in front — plus a conversion and a penalty from bryce hegart. but connacht didn't leave empty handed — jack carty�*s last minute drop goal gave them a losing bonus point, as leicester won 29—23. and in the women's premier 155, world player of the year zoe aldcroft scored two tries as gloucester—hartpury claim

england were hoping to build in a brilliant partnership between dawid malan and captainjoe root.ed just 77 runs for the last eight wickets before they were bowled out for 297. that left australia needing just 20 runs to wind. they reached that with ease to go one up in the series.- go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally _ go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud, - go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud, i- go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud, i thought nathan lyon, i said last night, forget about it, you are never going to get your 400. so it was nice he got that done this morning. i said was nice he got that done this morning. isaid maybe was nice he got that done this morning. i said maybe next summer. but really heavy for him, i think he bowled really well yesterday.— well yesterday. bitterly disappointing, - well yesterday. bitterly disappointing, because j well yesterday. bitterly i disappointing, because we well yesterday. bitterly - disappointing, because we put a lot of— disappointing, because we put a lot of work in last night,

root and dawid malan seemed capable of doing lots of it. no wickets in the first session.. australia had dismissed officially the best batter in the world. the rest wouldn't be a problem. that was gone. and this was ollie pope, prodding at nathan lane on five. whenjos buttler met his own starc end, england had lost four wickets for 19 runs, and we were watching another repeat. bowled him! when it ended, england were still 237 runs behind. australia's attack was supposed to be weakened. the aussies didn't have to bat again but chose to, sensing it probably wasn't as difficult as it had just been made to look. they finished 45—1, a long way ahead. those who followed england sang on regardless, but this might have been the day the music stopped. patrick gearey, bbc news. aston villa has apologised to both sets of fans after their game against burnley was called off less than three hours before kick—off today. more positive covid tests were returned this morning, leading to the late cancellation. it means five of the six games scheduled today have been postponed due to covid o

and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14.ifferent class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boundary, presumably, but got nowhere near it. there is a fielder, that's the catch. jonny bairstow was surprised on 35 and england were soon 185 all out. normal service resumed. could england even summon a gust of optimism? australia reached 61—1 in reply. david warner dismissed. the final ball was almost another wicket. but every almost must be a success when you are in this kind of mess. joe wilson, bbc news. as you saw, jonny bairstow at least offered some resistance, 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 honest

dawid malan was passed 52. now this was getting interesting. encouraging.mpionship. lewis hamilton and max verstappen are level on points at the top of the standings heading into the final race. red bull's verstappen only top because he's won one 9 races to hamilton's 8. whichever driver crosses the line first , takes the title, or, if neither car finishes then it's verstappen's. they have collided three times this season as they've gone wheel to wheel for the title. it promises to be an incredible climax , you can follow practice via the bbc sport website leicester city are out of the europa league, they started the night top of their group but ended it in third following their 3—2 defeat at napoli. eljif elmas scored the second half winnerfor the italians. leicester will still have some european football, they drop into the play—offs for the conference league. west ham had already qualified for the knockout stage, so fielded an understrength team against dinamo zagreb. the croatians won i—nil, thanks to that early stunner from mislav orsic. rangers were a

and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14. had the touches which put him in a different class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boundary, presumably, but got nowhere near it. there is a fielder, that's the catch. jonny bairstow was surprised on 35 and england were soon 185 all out. normal service resumed. could england even summon a gust of optimism? australia reached 61—1 in reply. david warner dismissed. the final ball was almost another wicket. but every almost must be a success when you are in this kind of mess. joe wilson, bbc news. as you saw, jonny 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 tha

england had a fine first session, they did not lose a wicket, dawid malan and joe root batting well,kets fell for 86. root batting well, then it wickets fell for86. england root batting well, then it wickets fell for 86. england tumbling to 236 all out. stephen went as an ashes winner here in australia and she is alongside me. it feels so frustrating from england's perspective to said that platform and then fall in. sign aggro at the first break, england would have been so happy with the way they negotiated the australian bowlers. then it is almost as though something by australia were set in their dressing room at that first break— their dressing room at that first break and — their dressing room at that first break and they came out with real discipline — break and they came out with real discipline afterwards, made it hard to score _ discipline afterwards, made it hard to score. got rid ofjoe root with a very good — to score. got rid ofjoe root with a very good ball from cameron green. then it _ very good ball from cameron green. then it started a bit of a procession for the engla

dawid malan is informed but here he was in line. lbw 48-2. is informed but here he was in line.still had joe root, the best batsmen in the world. the aussies found the weak spot in their strongest points. that really hurtsjoe root. the weak spot in their strongest points. that really hurts joe root.— that really hurts joe root. the last thin he that really hurts joe root. the last thing he would _ that really hurts joe root. the last thing he would have _ that really hurts joe root. the last thing he would have wanted - - that really hurts joe root. the last| thing he would have wanted - well, thing he would have wanted — well, the second last. thing he would have wanted - well, the second last.— thing he would have wanted - well, the second last. start with a hammer blow. that the second last. start with a hammer blow- that was _ the second last. start with a hammer blow. that was england's _ the second last. start with a hammer blow. that was england's final - blow. that was england's final chance - painful— blow. that was england's final chance - painful but— blow. that was e

then malan was caught in the slips off mitchell starc�*s bowling for 80. have nine first team players out injured, rather than testing positive for covid. 19 games are also off across the english football league. premier league clubs are meeting on monday to discuss the crisis. now, rules are rules, according to the new boss of formula 0ne's governing body and, so lewis hamilton could be punished for not attending the sport's end of season awards bash. the mercedes driver, alongside team principle toto wolff, boycotted thursday evenings formula one awards ceremony in protest at the handling of the abu dhabi grand prix on sunday. rules state that the top three drivers must attend and the new fia president mohammed ben sulayem has refused to rule out action against hamilton for missing the event. it's not just football that is struggling. seven european rugby matches between french and british teams this weekend have been postponed because of france's new travel rules in response to the 0micron variant. the match between ulster and northampton saints did get

the very next ball, david malan. he was gone. so leach was sent in to defend and defy. 31—4.k for more. joe wilson bbc news. that batting collapse 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

still, keep smiling because dawid malan is in form, until he was also in line, lbw, english batsmen tendwn. at least they still had joe root, officially the world's best batter and england's strongest point but australia found his weakest spot. the last over before the close and england's captain tried to stay patient in the pain. it is a cruel game. patient in the pain. it is a cruel came. . ~ . ,, ., . game. edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow! _ game. edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow! to _ game. edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow! to win _ game. edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow! to win the - game. edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow! to win the test, - a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need _ a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need just _ a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need just six _ a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need just six wickets i a hammer blow! to win the test, | australia need just six wickets and they have all day to take them. patrick gearey, bbc news. match of the day 2 is on after the new

dawid malan and joe root give the tourists hope heading into day four. good evening.sh analysis of data tonight on the omicron variant of coronavirus has revealed what the government is calling a "deeply concerning" situation. the figures confirm that omicron is growing rapidly in all regions of the uk and could be the dominant strain here within the next week. the uk health security agency is suggesting that vaccine protection against mild symptoms is substantially reduced, but that a third boosterjab is 75% effective in preventing any covid symptoms. even if the symptoms are generally more mild, there are fears the nhs could still be overwhelmed if too many people become infected. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. the omicron variant is spreading incredibly fast, despite our highly immunised population. the growth rate is even more rapid than last christmas, when the alpha wave hit and very few of us had been vaccinated. new analysis shows that having two vaccine doses is unlikely to stop omicron infection. however, boosterjabs will give around 75% protection

root and dawid malan seemed capable of doing lots of it.r phone... edged and gone! jae woke up and checked their phone... edged and gone!— edged and gone! joe root left the conversation. _ edged and gone! joe root left the conversation. that _ edged and gone! joe root left the conversation. that touch - edged and gone! joe root left the conversation. that touch move i edged and gone! joe root left the| conversation. that touch move the match. shelley had dismissed officially the best batter in the world. the rest would not be a problem. that was milan going to starc 480. and this was 0llie pope, prodding at nathan lion on five. whenjos butler met his own starc end, england had lost 4—19. and we were watching repeat. when it ended, england were still 237 runs behind. australia's attack was supposed to be weakened. the aussies didn't have to bat again but chose to, sensing it probably was not as difficult as it probably was not as difficult as it had just been made to look. they finished 45—1, a long way ahead. those who followed england, san

the very next ball — dawid malan — lbw. haseeb hameed couldn't last. faint edge, he was gone.oi’ii. and australia will be back for more. joe wilson, bbc news. and there's more disruption to the festive season fixture 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.

the very next ball — dawid malan — lbw. haseeb hameed couldn't last. faint edge, he was gone. will be back for more. joe wilson, bbc news. just one game in the premier league tonight, with newcastle at home to manchester 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 a

route and dawid malan seemed capable of doing lots of it. no wickets in the first session. adelaide out of hiding. just as those at home woke up and checked their phone. edged and gone. jae woke up and checked their phone. edged and gone-— edged and gone. joe root left the conversation. _ edged and gone. joe root left the conversation. that _ edged and gone. joe root left the conversation. that touch - edged and gone. joe root left the conversation. that touch moved l edged and gone. joe root left the l conversation. that touch moved the match. australia had dismissed officially the best batter in the world. the rest wouldn't be a problem. that was gone. 480, and it was 0llie pope, prodding at nathan lane on five. whenjos buttler met his own stark end, england had lost four wickets for 19 runs, and we were watching another repeat. bald were watching another repeat. bold him! when it _ were watching another repeat. bold him! when it ended, _ were watching another repeat. bold him! when it ended, england - were watching another repeat. bold him! when it ended, england were |

dawid malan was past 52. now this was getting interesting. encouraging.has decided to give a trial to germanjan de witt, who has previously coached gael monfils, gilles simon and nikoloz basilashvili. one of the standout matches in the premier league this weekend is at anfield. liverpool welcoming back one of their favourite sons. it's steven gerrard's first return as an opposition manager when he takes his aston villa side there. he had 17 years as a liverpool player, and the current boss was asked whether he could see gerrard in the liverpool dugout one day. oh, yes. yes, ithink, absolutely. the only problem is, when is the right moment for that? a similar story to chelsea. i think he has done really well because he is very young, still, for a manager. when is the right moment to take the job? not that he is not able but how long he wants to do it. i respect and understand all the noise around again for obvious reasons because i am going back to a club where i spent many years, it brings a smile to my face because i'd have a good relationship with a lot

the very next ball — dawid malan — lbw. haseeb hameed couldn't last. faint edge, he was gone. wilson, bbc news. that batting collapse 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 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

dawid malan was trapped lbw for 20 and rory burns batted for 95 balls — .earlier, making 3a runs — his for seven runs in a bizarre first session, australia moved from 45—1 to 230—9 before declaring an hour before tea. that's all the sport for now. the world renowned architect richard rogers, who was behind some of the most striking buildings of the past half century, has died at the age of 88. he gained international attention in the 1970s with the pompidou centre in paris, and other works included the millennium dome in london. our correspondent david sillito looks back on his life. it's hard to exaggerate what a shock this building was. the pompidou centre's facade with its confusion of pipes, ducts and external corridors was revolutionary — the work of renzo piano and a young british architect called richard rogers. the building itself is inside out. in other words, what you usually see inside, which are those long, dank, dark corridors which you have in big institutional buildings — and it is an institution, theoretically, though i dislike the word, it's an institution — there's lo

the other batters — captain joe root and jonny bairstow falling for first ball ducks and hameed and malangures in the first innings. england's preparations have been severely hampered by rain the football association's chief executive mark bullingham has apologised for the disorder at wembley at this year's euro 2020 final saying "many suffered a terrible experience on what should have been an historic night". his apology follows an independent report by baroness louise casey in which she calls the disorder "a day of national shame for england" adding "there was a series of very near misses which could have led to a loss of life." the report details that around two thousand people got into the england v italy game illegally, particularly through disabled and emergency entrances. the report also said there was a "collective failure" in planning, including a "vulnerable" and inexperienced stewarding operation. it also cites the police deployment arrived "too late". football and after watching manchester united beat arsenal from the stands last night, united's new interim manager ralf rangni

and i hope i have an accursed the cricket, they are still at the crease, malan and root.in wingate in county durham.sean ivey escaped the fire with his wife and two children. it's thought he was targeted after posting videos on social media and speaking out about anti—social behaviour. jonathan swingler has more. have you been waiting to get back home all day? yeah. so finally, the house was rebuilt, and our home. it's just great to be back. almost nine months since the arson attack on our property. sean is a former royal marine who served in iraq and afghanistan. life changed for him and his family when he stood up to yobs in his community. he posted a video online, then his home was targeted. come on! i'm waiting for you! engine revs. from standing about eight months ago in a load of rubble, to the way it is now, you just... you couldn't see it coming. it felt like it was never going to end. but it has, we are here. what is your favourite part of the new house? everything. donations to rebuild the home came from all over the world. justa huge, huge, huge thanks to the p

root and malan both fell quickly. ollie pope did this. build a winning position?s 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 could make the most of that opportunity this morning. credit to australia, they put the ball in good areas. well, at least england have had four days of cricket to acclimatise. four test matches to come, four opportunities, they must still try to see it that way. joe wilson, bbc n

the very next ball — dawid malan — lbw. haseeb hameed couldn't last. faint edge, he was gone. will be back for more. joe wilson, bbc news. there's more throughout the afternoon on the bbc news channel. the next news here is at 5.30. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where 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

dominated every session almost, all three of these test matches, apart from the odd interlude from dawid malantter than us and played much better than us and played much better cricket so you have to congratulate them. i think we have been poor, they have had lots of meetings and things but we had not gelled, we have not played consistently as a unit. there has been the odd good performance, jimmy anderson always performs, performed well to help england bowl australia out in the match, 267, 4—32 from 23 overs so he still performs but in test match cricket, a long game, you have to get a big score, you have to make a foundation for your bowlers to operate in. england �*s batting, the top order, we have had problems for many years since the retirement of andrew strauss and alastair cook and our players are formed in county cricket now, they have to play 100 cricket, t20, so do other sites around the world and they cope but patients is not the watchword for players. not that i see. i am an ambassadorfor essex players. not that i see. i am an ambassador for essex county cricket club, i watch a lot

dawid malan's in form but here he was in line. lbw, 48-2. english wickets tend to arrive in flocks.t in their strongest point. oh, and that really hurts root! the last thing he'd have wanted. well, the second last... edged, starc with a hammer blow! final over, was that also england's final chance? painful, but predictable. patrick gearey, bbc news. one of the world's best—known and most influential architects, richard rogers, who designed some of the most striking buildings of the past half—century, has died at the age of 88. he came to international prominence in the 1970s, with the pioneering design of the pompidou centre in paris, david sillito looks back at his life. it's hard to exaggerate what a shock this building was. the pompidou centre's facade with its confusion of pipes, ducts and external corridors was revolutionary — the work of renzo piano and a young british architect called richard rogers. the building itself is inside out. in other words, what you usually see inside, which are those long, dank, dark corridors which you have in big institutional buildings — and it

announced his return, taking the first three wickets — haseeb hameed for a duck, zak crawley and dawid malanled jonny bairstow made 35, but they were well below par. australia will resume on 61—1,121iruns behind. england know that they need a huge improvement if they are to get the win that they need. we have to get a bit stronger and tougher with our dismissals. we know 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. india are looking to win their first series in south africa. they've made a strong start, closing on 272—3 in pretoria in the first test. kl rahulfinishing the day unbeaten on 122. lungi ngidi took all three wickets for south africa. there are two more tests after this one. that's all the sport for now. a man who was arrested within the grounds of windsor castle on christmas day, while in possession of a crossbow, has been detained under the

and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14.hich put him in a different class, which took to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boundary, presumably but got nowhere near it. there is a field, that's the catch. jonny bairstow was surprised on 35 and england were soon 185 all out. normal service resumed. according and even summon a gust of optimism? australia reached 61-1 in gust of optimism? australia reached 61—1 in reply. david one of them and dismissed. the final ball was almost another wicket. dismissed. the final ball was almost anotherwicket. but dismissed. the final ball was almost another wicket. but every almost must be a success when you are in this kind of mess. joe wilson, bbc news. england are in need of a comeback. leicester city nearly pulled one off today in what would have been one of the greatest sto

not true and china has a stranglehold on nearly all of these critical minerals which are known as malansposing m, neodymium, et cetera. >> jason: it is illuminating at i hope america wakes up and ask the hard questions for the secretary of energy and the rest of the biden administration to lay out how this is going to work. kamala harris couldn't even plug the thing into the car, for goodness sake, let alone lay out national strategy to protect the united states of america. thank you, it was very illuminating, as i said. well, 2021 was hard enough on the country but it was made all the worse by the left's constant meltdowns. victor davis hanson joins us for a look back on this last year. hi, i'm steve and i live in austin, texas. i work as a personal assistant to the owner of a large manufacturing firm. i've got anywhere from 10 to 50 projects going at any given time. i absolutely have to be sharp. let me tell ya, i was struggling with my memory. it was going downhill. my friend recommended that i try prevagen and over time, it made a very significant difference in my memory and in my c

david malan departed with england's score 11, so england's captain was in. england rely onjoe root.ed 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 up a wicket in the first couple of overs. and just a really good start. the weather ruled out the final session. england's bowlers with neither anderson nor broad selected, must be outstanding to stop the whole match slipping away on the second day. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. some people hoping for a respite from storm

the very next ball — dawid malan — lbw. haseeb hameed couldn't last. faint edge, he was gone.ws. despite some postponments because of covid, there were six premier league boxing day matches yesterday. six goals from manchester city in their game against leicester, which has taken them six points clear at the top of the premier league. city were 4—0 up after just 25 minutes, the pick of the goals coming from kevin de bruyne. james madison started the comeback in the second half as leicester picked up three goals in ten minutes. but aymeric laporte and raheem sterling ended that dream to give city their ninth successive league win. chelsea ensured they didn't lose any more ground on city, coming from behind to win 3—1 at aston villa. substitute romelu lukaku and two penalties from jorginho gave them the points, after villa took an early lead through a reece james own goal. arsenal made it four premier league wins in a row with a commanding 5—0 win at struggling norwich, bukaya saka getting two of them. emile smith—rowe added a fifth in injury time to give them the convincing win

with captainjoe root and jonny bairstow both falling for first ball ducks and haseeb hameed and dawid malannd at the ground. i must admit, thursday afternoon when the rain was still pouring down, i was thinking too much struggle for some overs but even just getting one day in the dirt for us, a bit of the ability to spend some time and it�*s just priceless for us, really. and finally, tonight. the english national amateur championships continue this weekend. household names such as tyson fury, nicola adams, anthonyjoshua have all been winners at this event in the past, and one person looking to become a two—time champion isjodie wilkinson, who�*s had an unconvential route into boxing as she toild me earlier. since the age of, i think i started training when i was around six years old. and up until 19, training when i was around six years old. and up until19, is training when i was around six years old. and up until 19, is my life and ijust want to old. and up until 19, is my life and i just want to lose a bit of weight and so, i took part in charity boxing events and must match pounds. and

joe root and dawid malan will be tasked again with turning the tide in their favour.let's hearfrom both camps, then, starting with england all—rounder ben stokes. it's been a tough two days. it's been a lot of time out of the field. but it was nice to get off the field at the end and watch the guys go out and bats. obviously, we came off pretty strange circumstances. not sure i've ever been involved in a game called because of lightning, but we get to turn up tomorrow. under natural light, which i think and you guys probably agree, is the easiest and best time to be a batter. probably the sort of majority of this means i thought i'd left the ball quite well. never really felt and _ ball quite well. never really felt and it— ball quite well. never really felt and. it was one of those wickets where _ and. it was one of those wickets where you — and. it was one of those wickets where you always felt like you were grinding _ where you always felt like you were grinding away. you never really felt like any _ grinding away. you never really felt like any other runs were eas

dawid malan was passed 52. now this was getting interesting. encouraging.s heading into the final race. red bull's verstappen only top because he's won 9 races to hamilton's 8. there have been some changes to the circuit. whichever driver crosses the line first, takes the title, or, if neither car finishes then it's verstappen's. premier league has asked all premier league clubs to return to covid precautions. leicester city have cases in their squad. norwich have said they have covid related issues. this is near the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. still winning masks indoors. we are still very careful about social distancing in our dressing room, everywhere. also, a very high vaccination rate. these sort of things you have to do, not losing 13 or so people to the virus. people in england will be required — from today — to wear face coverings in cinemas, theatres and places of worship. it's all part of the new plan b restrictions that were announced by the government this week. there are also new vaccine passport requirements. greg parmle

dawid malan departed with england's score 11, so england's captain was in. england rely onjoe root.d 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 ollie pope, and in the crowd, appreciation. for the neutral supporter, at least it was getting competitive. for a bit. there was buttler gone for 39. england were all out forjust 147 after a fine catch. another one. a wicket for cummins, another one. his fifth, in fact. australia's captain walked off in a perfect world. from start to tea, his side had dominated. the weather ruled out the final session. england's bowlers with neither anderson nor broad selected, must be outstanding to stop the whole match slipping away on the second day. joe wilson, bbc news. tottenham manager antonio conte says that eight players and five members of staff have tested 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

the very next ball — dawid malan — lbw. haseeb hameed couldn't last. faint edge, he was gone.ews at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. ifour, three, two, one!. what could possibly go wrong? that's the best handwriting. 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 hit

mia malan is a senior editor, reporting on the health system in south africa.19 recovers within three days. scientists caution that it's still very early days. here's david nabarro from the world health organisation on where research on omicron has got to. this is like a detective story. you are looking for evidence. you closer and closer to understanding what really is happening. but you are sometimes although you are tantalizingly close you are not 100% sure. ijust checked before i came on the air just now and i was asking colleagues is there anything certain we can say about vaccine efficacy and they said we are not ready yet. what we can be definitive about is that south africa has seen a steep rise in cases. the seven—day average is now higher than at any stage before in the pandemic. in terms of the government's response. restrictions were last updated back in october. they include a night time curfew. there are restrictions on large gatherings — the rules allow for up to 750 people in bars and restaurants. and wearing a facemask is a legal requirement in

joe root and dawid malan fell quickly. ollie pope did this. build a winning position? looks ahead to the race. the question in f1 is, whose side are you on, the dominant veteran looking to be the best ever, or the fearless youngster who challenged him. 21 races in they're level on points with one more to go, lewis hamilton and max verstappen are in the ultimate finish. who crosses first in abu dhabi breaks their own new ground. hamilton goes for a record eighth title. verstappen just wants his first. they each know the weekend decides a season. hamilton won in the shortened 2020 season by more than 100 points and four races into this one he already had a 14 point lead, but a first victory in monaco inspired verstappen. he won four races out of five and after the austrian grand prix he was 32 points in front. hamilton stayed in touch, winning at silverstone and sochi. but with four races to go, verstappen was on course to be champion. it is only a remarkable finish that's kept the briton in it. he's won the last three in a row to set up a finale we've rarely seen before