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max verstappen, his first grand prix title.ewis hamilton had won, this could have been his last. i definitely don't think it's the case. somewhere, the competitor in lewis hamilton isjust like, see you next year, and we can't wait. thank you. regularsports you next year, and we can't wait. thank you. regular sports bulletin with all the rest of the sport coming up a little bit later on in the hour. right now, we will turn our attention to our other main story here, of course, the one that is really dominating at the moment. health officials say the first people in the uk have been hospitalised with the 0micron variant of coronavirus, with the country facing an predicted large wave of infections. ministers say as many people as can need to get their covid booster with bookings opening tomorrows to everyone aged between 30 and 39. it comes as health leaders warn that nhs staff are currently working at full stretch. here's our health correspondentjim reed. in southampton this morning, plenty of people were out queueing for covid v

passed, and max verstappen, gets passed, and max verstappen pushes him off the track and then is orderedt to the back of max verstappen and we have seen these 2 clash on track already a number of times this season. eventually max verstappen lets hamilton troops, hamilton goes on to take victory in the race, max verstappen finishes 2nd and as i said they go on to the final race of the season level on points, but he temper is really off and the gloves are off in the championship. we are 'ust seeinr are off in the championship. we are just seeing some — are off in the championship. we are just seeing some pictures _ are off in the championship. we are just seeing some pictures here - are off in the championship. we are just seeing some pictures here in i just seeing some pictures here in the studio and lewis hamilton celebrating so ferociously with his teammates and you could really see the teams behind the scenes during the teams behind the scenes during the whole race really kind of getting behind the truck drivers, a loss of emotions, but an awful lot of negative stuff on the team radio

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max verstappen is champion! hamilton's mercedes team set to appeal over the race in which he lost the formula one title. you're not from here, are you? from this world? no. neither am i. and a "dramatic" increase — why spending on tv drama production in british studios is twice what it was before the pandemic. and coming up on the bbc news channel, manchester united against paris saint—germain, the highlight of the champions league last 16 draw. it will provide another chapter of ronaldo against messi in the spring. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister says at least one person has now died in the uk with the new omicron variant of coronavirus. the government says omicron is spreading at "phenomenal" speed. last night, borisjohnson ramped up the vaccination booster programme to combat the variant, offering the jab to all over—18s in england by the end of this month. well, so far, 40% of people eligible for the vaccine in the uk have received their booster. like england, scotland i

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it was such a dramatic grand prix, so now him and his title rival, max verstappen, the red bull drivernts. max verstappen has won more races, so that would put him ahead, but there was so much controversy, incident, penalties, crashes, the whole lot, from that race in saudi arabia. you can get all the latest news and reaction to that on the bbc sport website and also on radio 5 live there will be a pod cast coming out from the formula 1 team you might well want to listen to, but from me of the sports, the sportsday team, have a lovely evening, goodbye. hello there. it's been quite a cold start to december. it felt chilly over the weekend and in the week ahead we will keep on this quite cold air, the risk of frost most nights and then some snow for northern hills, some windy weather on tuesday will be quite a talking point, i imagine. we have a band of wet weather pushing east during monday, briefly some snow over northern hills and then it will be replaced by sunshine, blustery showers in western areas, wintry in western parts of scotland and a chilly wind. temperatures similar in many

that looks like it was no fun for a title rival max verstappen.rse to set the fastest time until the final corner. he bull on course to set the fastest time until the final corner. time untilthe final corner. he hits the wall! a — time untilthe final corner. he hits the wall! a disastrous _ time untilthe final corner. he hits the wall! a disastrous moment - time untilthe final corner. he hits the wall! a disastrous moment for the wall! a disastrous moment for the dutchman, _ the wall! a disastrous moment for the dutchman, a _ the wall! a disastrous moment for the dutchman, a misjudgment - the wall! a disastrous moment for the dutchman, a misjudgment on| the wall! a disastrous moment for. the dutchman, a misjudgment on the brakes spiralling into a broken rear suspension. shock and anger in the garage, hamilton on paul, max verstappen walking away with third. championships can be won by the finest of margins and despite max verstappen�*s eight point advantage, hamilton may feel momentum on his side and history beckoning once again. let's have a look

lewis hamilton has the titles and max verstappen had dutch support. down to a tenth of a second. lights up and away we go. hamilton reacted quickest and took the lead. through the season, there have been flashpoints and more here were certain. here was hamilton, forced wide but improvising. with such a shortcut, he would often give back the lead but here, not so. radio: no investigation on the shortcut. - incredible. but this race would have a remarkable, breathtaking finish. when one of the field crashed, the safety car came out and bunched the rest and when the all clear was given, there was one lap to go. it is a late lunge by verstappen who takes the lead! in amazing drama, verstappen made his move, an overtake the sport will never forget. it is unbelievable, i mean, i tried the whole race, i kept fighting and then of course the opportunity in the last lap, it's incredible. i'm still having a cramp. it's insane.

with five laps to go, that luck arrived for max verstappen.as a crash and debris all over the track. the cars didn't stop, but they stoppe racing and they followed the safety car. these labs counted thomas of the safety car did five laps, hamilton would be world champion. but with one lap to go, the race director ordered it to come in and decided the lap cars between hamilton and max verstappen could stay there. at this point, the race director was told by red bull that we need one more lap. shortly afterward, there was a u-turn. >> they reversed the decision, allowing max verstappen to be half a second as the safety car left the track. which was just one lap to go. ros: while the lap cards were cleared, others -- lap cars were cleared, others were not, to the bemusement of one journalist. >> those cars were still in the way. all the cars had to go past them. it meant the race would have finished on the safety car and lewis hamilton would have been champion. ros: that did not happen, to the fury of the hamilto team. he told the race director t

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max verstappen — effectively a sitting duck. max verstappen for— effectively a sitting duck.s champion of the world! the drivers hugged it out but as verstappen was celebrating, mercedes lodged two protests. hours later they were rejected but now the team is deciding whether to go ahead with their appeal. given how hard these two drivers have pushed each other this season, it�*s no surprise really that the race ended in a contentious fashion. but with all eyes on formula 1 last night, this isn�*t the ending the sport�*s organisers wanted. we night, this isn't the ending the sport's organisers wanted. we can't have debates _ sport's organisers wanted. we can't have debates and _ sport's organisers wanted. we can't have debates and stewards - sport's organisers wanted. we can't have debates and stewards having i sport's organisers wanted. we can'tl have debates and stewards having to look at _ have debates and stewards having to look at this _ have debates and stewards having to look at this several hours after the chequered — look at this several hours after the chequered flag

in an amazing drama, max verstappen made his move. was incredible but it was controversial, when the safety car came out, max verstappen was 12 seconds behind. driver george russell said bunching the concept was unacceptable. hamilton's team, mercedes, are protesting the results. it was unforgettable. a new world champion is the most extraordinary way. four days after going out of the europa league, leicester showed why newcastle might struggle to stay in the premier league. they won 4—0 at the king power stadium. a youri tielemans penalty put leicester ahead before patson daka made it 2—0. tielemans got his second of the afternoon in the closing stages to seal the win, but there was still time for one more. james maddison rounding off an emphatic victory to leave newcastle still second from bottom. in the scottish premiership, leaders rangers have moved seven points clear at the top, at least for a couple of hours. that's after they beat hearts 2—0 at tynecastle. alfredo morelos giving rangers an early lead. and they doubled it momen

the win makes max verstappen the first—ever dutchman to become a formula 1 world champion.ering and applause. this was the moment fans following from one cafe saw the red bull star cross the line, ahead of lewis hamilton. for his take on the race — here's rob manifield, host of the everything racing podcast. it was always going to be dramatic, and it didn't disappoint. so yeah, hamilton started second, got the jump on verstappen. there was a little bit of controversy at the start of the race, but that got tidied up quite quickly. and hamilton drove a sublime race today, he was faultless. and then, a safety car late on from nicholas latifi's crash near the end brought everyone back together. and then, yeah, the controversy started from there, with some cars being allowed to un—lap themselves — which then brought hamilton and verstappen right back close together again. so yeah, it's a race that had a bit of everything. you've got lewis hamilton who's an all—time great, seven—time world champion, he was going for his eighth. you've got max verstappen, 2a years old, one of the

and a new champion in formula one — max verstappen snatches victory in the last lap of the final grandx of the season. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. more than 90 people are now known to have been killed by devastating tornadoes that swept through the midwest of the united states on friday. at least 80 of them were in kentucky. it's were in kentucky. expected that number will continue it's expected that number will continue to rise as the search for survivors continues across six states with emergency crews coming through the debris. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has the latest, from mayfield in kentucky. there were more than 30 tornadoes, but one hurtled down a single track of more than 200 miles. it is thought to be the longest path ever taken by a tornado in us history. it flattened many homes, whilst leaving others untouched. in an instant this small town of mayfield has been almost entirely wiped out. flattened homes are now buried in their own debris, toys and shoes are scattered amongst the twisted metal

in the last race, hamilton has to be careful, if they crash, then it is the championship for max verstappenad seven titles, he is not under the same pressure as max, he has not been marking, but he is saying, i remember my first. that's all the sport for now, but there's more on the bbc sport website, including updates from today's champions league news conferences with pep guardiola and jurgen klopp. i'll be back with more later. let's return to the government's plan for tackling drug misuse in england and wales, which is due to be released later today. the ten—year strategy will outline ways of dealing with criminal gangs, and also warning that recreational users could lose their passports or driving licences. the medic dame carol black was invited by the home office earlier this year to conduct an independent review of recovery services and treatment for drug addicts. she told our home editor mark easton what needed to change what we need is a whole system approach, so we need strong, central direction, that is why we need a central drugs unit. we need national outcome framework and then

max verstappen�*s first world title, won in the most extraordinary way. verstappen had to sweat on his maiden world title for a bit. and after race stewards dismissed those protests, mercedes have now appealed against that decision. it looks like it will run for a little while yet. inge stracke is a formula one journalist who's in abu dhabi. she told us about all the drama of this title—deciding grand prix. the final a at the rate of the season, the most convincing, the tightest season. they really wanted it to be a race in the last lap, for this season not to finish behind the safety car, which is understandable and it is for the fans but again, who would have predicted the crash a few laps before the end of the race that caused the safety car? it is a really, really tough call. we were all on our toes. i really, really tough call. we were all on ourtoes. i mean, we really, really tough call. we were all on our toes. i mean, we were standing there screaming, all of us. we have seen so many races, so many seasons and title decider is, and this was just un

despite the i fallout, max verstappen's victory fallout, max verstappen�*s victory marks a new era fort. there may be mist and fog around because the winds are falling lighter. still some rain to move northwards away from northern ireland, light and patchy rain continuing northwards to the west of scotland overnight. some breaks in northern ireland and north—east england, so in these areas temperatures could be down to two degrees but it will be much milder elsewhere underneath the blanket of cloud once again. as we head into tomorrow, we will see the light and patchy rain pushing all the way up to shetland. any mist and fog patches well lived. for many of us, it will be a cloudy day once again during tomorrow. but whilst the winds are lighter, it is still mild with temperatures widely in double figures, may be up to 12 degrees. the winds are falling lighter because this area of high pressure is heading to the uk, and it will sit around for quite some time. it pushes away all the weather front and the rain so it is essentially dry. a pinch of ground frost across the west of wales, the

if both failed to finish, max verstappen will clinch the title. over max verstappen�*s eight. manchester city are leading liverpool by a point after all three top teams one thanks to penalties for raheem sterling got his 100th premier league goal after a debatable handball decision. wolves played half the match with ten men. steven gerrard was given a warm welcome. he had 17 years as a liveable player but it was his old side that came out on top. —— liverpool player. just the one goal from a penalty. two penalties for chelsea, as they beat leeds. they were missing their captain for disciplinary reasons and manchester united won thanks to a cristiano ronaldo penalty. bayern munich extended their lead to six points after coming from behind to win that match. australia have won the first ashes test by nine wickets. england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between malan and joe root but both were gone in the matter of a few overs. england added just 77 for the last eight wickets. they were bowled out for 297, leaving australia needed ju

lewis hamilton will race max verstappen in the abu dhabi grand prix. on. let's head to abu dhabi where we can speak to f1 journalist inga stracke. thank you forjoining us. first off, what is the ambience like? absolutely amazing. when you are in the paddock he can feel the tension building, you can cut the air, it is goose bumps material. i'm standing in front of the entrance to the racetrack, there are buses filing in, people coming in super cars, everybody wants to go here. the race has been sold out all the people are begging for passes and it is going to be amazing. begging for passes and it is going to be amazing-— begging for passes and it is going to be amazing. what is this going to come down — to be amazing. what is this going to come down to. _ to be amazing. what is this going to come down to, skill, _ to be amazing. what is this going to come down to, skill, or _ to be amazing. what is this going to come down to, skill, or the - to be amazing. what is this going to come down to, skill, or the car? - to be amazing. what is this going to | com

can max verstappen spoil the party? verstappen spoilthe party? maybe smash the pocket is not the best . smash the pocket is not the best choice of words.— smash the pocket is not the best choice of words. yes, let's not go with smash- _ choice of words. yes, let's not go with smash. we _ choice of words. yes, let's not go with smash. we get _ choice of words. yes, let's not go with smash. we get the - choice of words. yes, let's not go with smash. we get the sense . choice of words. yes, let's not go with smash. we get the sense of| choice of words. yes, let's not go i with smash. we get the sense of it. just when safely, that is the message. thanks. now it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show: heading back for the first time in over two years. let's go to gate! this aussie girl is finally going home. laying on a special treat as a thank you to thailand's monkeys. and how the aftermath of the second world war helped to create one of berlin's most famous takeaway snacks. but first, with the christmas holiday season beginning, m

lewis hamilton beats max verstappen, in one of the most dramatic formula one races in years, settingp next weekend's winner—takes—all final race. pope francis has denounced those who seek to instill fear of migrants for political propaganda. on a visit to a migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos, he called on europe to shoulder responsibility for its share of what he said was a complex gobal problem. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled with him and sent this report. they embrace the man and the message because, at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushed back of migrants in land and at sea and globally there's no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and war that are driving people from their homes in their thousands. the pope spoke to an audience largely made up of refugees, but aimed his frustration at the political leaders. translation: let's stop ignoring reality, stop

all this as f1's new world champion, max verstappen, has been celebrating his title with his red bullat a slower speed than usual, but formula 0ne's new world champion returned to a hero's welcome today. max verstappen, able to celebrate with the entire staff at red bull's base in milton keynes, later the dutch driver telling me how it felt to have realised a lifelong ambition. it is slowly sinking in but also it has been very hectic so i'm also pretty tired at the moment. anything that will happen now is a bonus. not much will change but in the back of your mind you are a bit more relaxed because your ultimate goal you have achieved already. his victory over lewis hamilton in the season's deciding race in abu dhabi has divided the sport. mercedes failing with two protests after the dutch was given the chance to claim the title in the final lap after a restart, so has the controversy tainted the success? not for me and not for the team. we raced when there was a green light, green flag and beat them on the track. when you look over the whole season, we had the most poles, most wins. w

and it's going to be a nail—biter — max verstappen beats lewis hamilton to pole position for sunday'sla one title decider in abu dhabi. hello, and thanks forjoining us. president biden has promised federal aid after tornadoes devastated at least five us states, flattening whole towns. the worst—hit state is kentucky, where the governor, andy beshear, says at least 70 people have been killed, many of them in a candle factory in the town of mayfield. there have been reports of deaths too in arkansas, missouri, tennessee and illinois, where six amazon workers have been confirmed dead, after the roof of their warehouse collapsed. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds roared across six states in four hours at a speed of 220 mph, obliterating everything in their path. this small town of mayfield in kentucky has been hit hard. workers on christmas shifts at this candle factory were buried by several tornadoes that came hurtling in the dark. it is thought up to 110 people were inside.

lewis hamilton will race max verstappen in the abu dhabi grand prix.le position. f1 journalist inga stracke is in abu dhabi. when you are in the paddock you can feel the tension building, you can cut the air, it is goose bumps material. i'm standing in front of the entrance to the racetrack, there are buses filing in, people coming in super cars, everybody wants to go here. the race has been sold out, people are begging for passes and it is going to be amazing. what is this going to come down to, skill, orthe car? maybe luck, who knows? it is going to be a fun packed race and i am really proud of being here, being part of formula 1. the 22 races this year, a calendar that at the beginning of the season with the pandemic a lot of people didn't really think could happen and it has come to, well, even points for the two title contenders and i hope they both make it to the finish line and that the race will be decided at the finish line and may the best one win. just tell us about the temperaments of both drivers today, that we will all be watching. you ha

max verstappen is champion! well, that was truly unbelievable. s every reason to feel frustrated tonight, but red bull and verstappen absolutely nailed it. and he is the new world champion. it's unbelievable. i mean, throughout the whole race i kept fighting and then of course that opportunity in the last lap, it's insane. a big congratulations to max and to his team. in the last part of the season we gave it everything and never gave up and that is the most important thing. fans back home at silverstone were getting ready to celebrate, but were left disappointed. i'm shocked. i believe that win of lewis was stolen from him, and the championship shouldn't have been decided that way. i think it's meant to be lewis's. you can see he's the cleaner and better driver. but no sooner had the cork popped than two protests were lodged by mercedes. unlike var in football, this took hours... ..untilfinally red bull emerged victorious. he got a little bit lucky- with the safety car tonight, but he had to make it pay. and, you know, the strategy, | we didn't w

max verstappen full of praise for the man who pushed him all the way.we really respect each other because we have pushed each other to the limit. despite the fallout, max verstappen�*s victory marks a new era for a sport which is winning new fans, and aged just 24 there could be much more success to come. dan roan, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. welcome to bbc london. i'm alice bhandhukravi. first tonight: the controversy and over christmas gatherings during restrictions continues after this photo emerged of a party at conservative hq last december. hello there. it's been a lovely day for some areas, with some sunshine around, but for most, rather grey and gloomy particular across the south. tomorrow is looking dry with weather fronts across northern ireland and central and southern scotland. it has ground to a halt during the course of today, but it is moving northwards over the night. quite breezy as well, but elsewhere, it is mainly dry, large amounts of cloud around. where we have clear

more than 90 people dead coming up in sportsday — last—lap drama in the grand prix decider — max verstappent lewis hamilton's team appeal against the outcome. and later this hour, click explores aland autonomous weaponry and the debate over whether they should be banned from the battlefield. good evening. the uk's covid alert level has been increased from level 3 to level 4, at the recommendation of all four home nations�* chief medical officers. it follows the rapid spread of the new omicron variant of coronavirus, and is a warning that the nhs is coming under intense pressure. hospitals are already now treating their first patients infected with the omicron variant, amid predictions of a large wave of cases. ministers say the uk is in a race to get covid boosterjabs into as many eligible people, as quickly as possible. here's our health correspondent, jim reed. asa as a covid alert level is raised across the uk the message from the government is for more people to queue up for their boosterjabs. scientists say these and third doses are the single most important defence against omicron thi

max verstappen won! max verstappen, champion of the world!hamilton was coasting home, | safety car on the track brought them j closer together, what was your heart like as they both went? i nearly flatlined. totally. we were ready to go home. i had given up all hope and then a miracle happened. nicholas latifi saved us! the gods knew that max deserved it this year, he was the best driver this year, 110%. he deserves that. and on that note i will hand back to you in london. let's go to the state of ten turkey and andy bashir is giving a press conference alongside an emergency responders and the us secretary of which is happening in mayfield. we secretary of which is happening in ma ield. ~ ., , secretary of which is happening in ma ield. ., , , ., , mayfield. we now believe may be many more have been — mayfield. we now believe may be many more have been living _ mayfield. we now believe may be many more have been living this _ mayfield. we now believe may be many more have been living this in _ mayfield. we now believe may be many more have be

on the other side, it's max verstappen, racing for his first. not only does he now have the chance to win his first one, but to beat one of the greatest of all time in lewis hamilton on the way to your first title, to open your era as a championship winner would mean an incredible amount to him as well. so underlying the fact that it is such a tight fight of their legacy. a climber in the french alps who stumbled on a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires on mont blanc eight years ago has been given half of them. it's thought they may have been on an air india flight which crashed into the mountain in 1966. the local authority in chamonix has been given the remaining gems. mark lobel reports. a glacier that tragically became a graveyard over 50 years ago, passengers on a plane from india to switzerland crashing here. but in this box, their memories live on. these were all found buried in the french snow by an anonymous climber eight years ago, who handed them in. translation: these are emeralds that are engraved in the shape - of a lo

lewis hamilton and max verstappen are in the ultimate finish. r: it was won eventually by emerson fittipaldi of brazil. just once have two drivers approached the last race level, and that was 197a. but this year's rivalry goes down with the iconic ones. crucially, verstappen has one more race win, so if neither take points, he's champion. that could happen if there's a crash — and with these two, that's possible. to break mercedes' dominance, verstappen's pushed the limits. he's collided with hamilton three times. i mean, mercedes, they've been a benchmark team for the last seven years. they've been totally dominant. he's fought so hard this season, he's driven brilliantly. and, ah, you know... it is we want to do it on the track. —— the best way to win this and the way we really want to win it is we want to do it on the track. an eighth world title would take hamilton past michael schumacher�*s seven, the most by any driver. watching him try to be the greatest are two students in manchester. injuly, elikem and natalie spoke to hamilton on zoom.

and max verstappen and lewis hamilton have brought the best in each other but also a bit of the worstey both see the definition. yes, max is willing to push it read to the limits of what is acceptable, but i don't think you will go over that limits and i really hope he doesn't. and i hope lewis doesn't end up retaliating in some way. we just want under the spectacular race was been blessed with so many of the season and let the 20 seconds be good and worthy of this championship battle. paw; good and worthy of this championship battle. �* , ,,., good and worthy of this championship battle. �* , , , ., battle. any sport benefiting from havin: a battle. any sport benefiting from having a fantastic— battle. any sport benefiting from having a fantastic rivalry - battle. any sport benefiting from having a fantastic rivalry in - battle. any sport benefiting from having a fantastic rivalry in the i having a fantastic rivalry in the season certainly has in formula one. which champion do you think would benefit formula one the most? a new champion or louis hamilton again? i honestly believe bot

that looked like it was no problem for title rival max verstappen.t for the dutchman. a misjudgment on the brakes spiralling into a broken rear suspension. shock and anger in the garage, hamilton on pole, bashed up and walking away with that. championships can be won by the finest of margins and despite max verstappen�*s eight point advantage, hamilton may feel history beckoning once again. now there's only three weeks to christmas and if you're already feeling festive, take a look at these pictures. the christmas tree lights were switched on in manger square in bethlehem. the festive season actually began there last weekend, with a christmas market and a service at the church of nativity. three christian denominations — the armenians, roman catholics and greek orthodox — share control of the church in the west bank town. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it has been a cold day today, we have had some rain, sleet and snow. some good spells of sunshine across the south of the country. tomorrow looks similar. most of the showers will b

if both failed to finish, max verstappen will clinch the title.ams one thanks to penalties for raheem sterling got his 100th premier league goal after a debatable handball decision. walls played half the match with ten men. —— wolves. steven gerrard was given a warm welcome. just the one goalfrom a given a warm welcome. just the one goal from a penalty. given a warm welcome. just the one goalfrom a penalty. to genius go to penalties for chelsea, as they beat leeds. bayern munich extended their lead to six point after coming from behind to win that match. australia have won the first ashes test by nine wickets. england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between malan and joe root but both were gone in the matter of a few overs. they were bowled out for 297, leaving australia 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. except

hamilton is going for a record eight f1 titles, max verstappen his first, and it is a straight race toil to finish or out of the points, then max verstappen will clinch the title because of his nine race winds over hamilton's eight. at the top of the premier league, manchester city lead liverpool by one point with chelsea one point further back. that is after all three of them won, all thanks to penalties. city made quite hard work of it against wolves, raheem sterling scoring his 100 premier league goal, a second—half penalty after a debatable handball decision. wolves played half the match with ten men, rothman picking up to yellow cards in the space of a minute before the break. steven gerrard was given a great welcome on his first return to enfield. the aston villa manager had 17 years as a liverpool player, but it was his old side that came out on top, just the one goal from the penalty, mo salah the scorer after he was fouled. his 21st of the season in all competitions. giroginho scored two penalties for chelsea, including the 94th minute winner as they beat leeds 3—2. arsenal be

lewis hamilton will race max verstappen in the abu dhabi grand prix.points, but vertsappen starts in pole position. fi journalist inga stracke told me about the atmosphere ahead of the race. at the moment i'm standing in front of the entrance to the race track. there are people coming in, everybody wants to go here. spaces are been sold out. people are begging for passes and it is going to be amazing. what is this going to come down to? skill or the car? maybe luck, who knows. it is going to be a sunset race and i'm really proud of being here, being part of formula i, 22 races this year. at the beginning of the pandemic alert people did not think it could happen, and it has come to even points for the two contenders and i really hope that they both make it to the finish line, and the race will be decided at the finish line and may the best man win. tell us about the temperaments of the two drivers we will all be watching. 0bviously, lewis has gone through his moments and then you've got the young verstappen as well. you couldn't write a movie script be

it is a huge day in the formula 1 title fight, as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battlets the penultimate race of the season on pole but if verstappen manages to outscore hamilton by 18 points today he will win his maiden title. but the bbc�*s f1 reporterjennie gow says hamilton is taking the pressure in his stride. he has been very clear in the fact he is the elder statesman of formula 1, he has done this, he said on thursday it is not my first rodeo so he is trying to draw on that and use this on a psychological battle between himself and max verstappen. but i think when it comes to it, both are very calm, they are going into today knowing the importance, max verstappen could end today with his first world title but both of them seem calm, cool and ready for action later. that will get under way at 5:30pm. australia have named their team for the first test of the ashes which starts at midnight on tuesday evening our time. travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starc keeps his place in the side. here's

their both going to go for it, do not think it is a case of max verstappen was in the lead and would it all away, it has just been so close that i think it really is... that adds to the sense of drama, i think. really is. .. that adds to the sense of drama, i think.— really is... that adds to the sense of drama, i think. of drama, ithink. yes, drama. i am already thinking _ of drama, ithink. yes, drama. i am already thinking he _ of drama, ithink. yes, drama. i am already thinking he plays _ of drama, ithink. yes, drama. i am already thinking he plays the - of drama, ithink. yes, drama. i am already thinking he plays the mini i already thinking he plays the mini film, that is how it feels. —— who plays them in the film. there are changes to the circuit, does that favour one over the other? again, ou see favour one over the other? again, you see we _ favour one over the other? again, you see we have _ favour one over the other? again, you see we have been _ favour one over the other? again, you see we have been going - favour one over the other? again, you see we have been going to .

what did you make the decision to dispute max verstappen's victory?t i wondered if it was one of those cases where it might have been best to just let it go? no, completely understood from my side. there are so much of the line for these teams, they work so hard on the investment, financially and the hours they put in, racing 22 weekends every year, there is a huge amount on the line so to have it come down to how it did, mercedes were in the right to appeal, he was handled on the last lap. unfortunately, it was not how it should have been and it does not set the best tone for the way it finished and as a result, i completely understand how it has turned out. this completely understand how it has turned out. �* , . completely understand how it has turned out-— turned out. as a driver, you have been on the _ turned out. as a driver, you have been on the track _ turned out. as a driver, you have been on the track and _ turned out. as a driver, you have been on the track and you - turned out. as a driver, you have been on the track and you have l turned

on the last lap, of the last grand prix of the season, the dutchman max verstappen clinches his first formula one world championship, as he pips lewis hamilton. and, a bit of intel for you. the uk's intelligence and cyber agency, releases its cryptic christmas card puzzle for kids. how hard can it be? we shall find out. hello and welcome to the programme. the number of people killed by the tornadoes that swept through the midwest of the united states is now known to number more than ninety. at least eighty of them were in kentucky. a search for survivors is under way across six states, with emergency crews combing through a vast amount of debris. the small town of mayfield was hardest hit. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has the latest, from there. there were more than 30 tornadoes but one hurtled down a single track of more than 200 miles. it is thought to be the longest path ever taken by a tornado in us history. it flattened many homes, whilst leaving others untouched. in an instant, the small town of mayfield has been almost entirely wiped out. flattened homes are now buried in th

the dutch racing driver max verstappen has secured his first formula one world title.inst the result rejected by stewards. now on bbc news it's time for political thinking with nick robinson.

max verstappen hits the wall, as lewis hamilton takes pole position for the saudi arabian grand prix.1 is heading for an exciting championship finish. and a moment of cricketing history — as ajaz patel takes all ten wickets in a test innings, becoming just the third man to do so. hello and welcome to sportsday. well, what a day of stories we've had so far in the premier league and it's not over yet. let's start with liverpool as they have gone top of the premier league after a late, late goal clinched victory at wolves. liverpool had been frustrated all afternoon. they've been used to scoring for fun this season — but then with just seconds remaining divock origi latched onto a mohamed salah pass to score the winner at molineaux. tough for wolves, they had defended heroically for the game, they were just 60 seconds away from becoming the first team to stop liverpool scoring this season. wolves remain eighth, butjurgen klopp�*s side went top of the table. the longer the game goes and it's still 0—0 then, of course, you feel the pressure because we want this result so badly. that we got

a huge race in the title battle between lewis hamilton and max verstappen. opening well to maintain his lead. however, following a crash, the race was red flagged and suspended to repair a barrier. so and suspended to repair a barrier. much drama. verstappen hadn't made a pit stop, unlike the two mercedes cars had, and so the red bull drive was leading the race. and with it suspended, the cars made their way back to the pit lane, where verstappen, could essentially where verstappen could essentially have a free pit stop. they restarted a few mooments ago, but it has been stopped again after another crash. hamilton needs to finish at least fifth if he's guarantee taking fifth if he's to guarantee taking the title fight to the final race of the season next weekend in dubai. hamilton had briefly taken the lead, the staff 2nd, and there is live commentary on the bbc sport website and also radio commentary on radio 5 live right now, you can follow that. let's look at some other new stories in the news today. great britain and serbia have been awarded wildcards in

the crucial formula 1 showdown between lewis hamilton and max verstappen is underway in abu dhabi.ame points in the title race, at the end of one of the greatest seasons in the sport's history. our correspondent nesta mcgregor is with fans at silverstone. it is pretty difficult, how is it going? it is pretty difficult, how is it oiiin? it is pretty difficult, how is it uroin? ., it is pretty difficult, how is it ioini? ., ., it is pretty difficult, how is it oiiin? ., ., it is pretty difficult, how is it oiiin ? ., ., _, ., going? good afternoon and welcome to silverstone, home _ going? good afternoon and welcome to silverstone, home of— going? good afternoon and welcome to silverstone, home of the _ going? good afternoon and welcome to silverstone, home of the british - silverstone, home of the british grand prix of course. this is a special f1 race that no one will want to miss. here at silverstone they have put on a special big screen for fans. the they have put on a special big screen forfans. the race is a they have put on a special big screen for fans. the race is a few minut

max verstappen able to celebrate with the entire staff at red bull's base in milton keynes.a lifelong ambition. yes, it is slowly sinking in, but also it has been very hectic all the way through, so i'm also pretty tired at the moment. anything what will happen now is a bonus. not much will change, but in the back of your mind you are a bit more relaxed because your big dream, you know, ultimate goal you have achieved already. verstappen's victory over lewis hamilton in the season's deciding race in abu dhabi has divided the sport. mercedes failing with two protests after the dutchman was given the chance to claim the race and title in the final lap after a restart. so has the controversy tainted the success? not for me and and also i don't think for the team. we raced when there was a green light, green flag and we beat them on the track. when you look over the whole season we had the most poles, most wins. we had ourfairshare of bad luck as well. mercedes have the option of appealing, they have until tomorrow evening to decide. would you like them now to just stop this fig