and he made an immediate impression in multan. joe wilson reports.is first test wicket. england could be playing in multan or on the moon — they will attack. ben duckett�*s spectacular 63 was standard. it's not a ground big enough to contain england's new ambition, but the results were mixed. ollie pope scored lots like this, and was caught like this. gone for 60. it looked like harry brook was trying to hit this back to rawalpindi. it worked so often in the first test, but it didn't here. well held. very well held. and by lunch, on his debut, abrar had five wickets. look how he dismissed ben stokes for 30. clean bowled. clear shock. abrar finished with seven wickets, but mark wood's late runs took england to 281 all out. so, england were bowling. imam—ul—haq's faint edge, and this was the first of two wickets england took before the close of play. but pakistan's captain can score as quickly as anyone. babar azam will resume on 61 not out. pakistan already on 107 and all set up for another manic multan day. joe wilson, bbc news. and that's all the sp

england could be playing in multan or on the moon — they will attack.bition, but the results were mixed. 0llie pope scored lots like this, and was caught like this. gone for 60. it looked like harry brook was trying to hit this back to rawalpindi. it worked so often in the first test, but it didn't here. well held. very well held. and by lunch, on his debut, abrar had five wickets. look how he dismissed ben stokes for 30. clean bowled. clear shock. abrar finished with seven wickets, but mark wood's late runs took england to 281 all out. so, england were bowling. imam—ul—haq's faint edge, and this was the first of two wickets england took before the close of play. but pakistan's captain can score as quickly as anyone. babar azam will resume on 61 not out. pakistan already on 107 and all set up for another manic multan day. joe wilson, bbc news. a world war two veteran has finally been presented with a special medal — seven decades after she helped to pinpoint aircraft during the battle of britain. anne—marie allen was a plotter based at raf northolt duri

england could be playing in multan or on the moon — they will attack.tain england's new ambition, but the results were mixed. 0llie pope scored lots like this, and was caught like this. gone for 60. it looked like harry brook was trying to hit this back to rawalpindi. it worked so often in the first test, but it didn't here. well held. very well held. and by lunch, on his debut, abrar had five wickets. look how he dismissed ben stokes for 30. clean bowled. clear shock. abrar finished with seven wickets, but mark wood's late runs took england to 281 all out. so, england were bowling. imam—ul—haq's faint edge, and this was the first of two wickets england took before the close of play. but pakistan's captain can score as quickly as anyone. babar azam will resume on 61 not out. pakistan already on 107 and all set up for another manic multan day. joe wilson, bbc news. to rugby union now, where the champions cup begins this weekend. the action gets under way tonight with london irish hosting montpellier. it's european rugby's premier club tournament, but thi

england are firmly in control of the 2nd test in pakistan with a landmark wicket forjack leach in multan, in rugby's champions cup with defeat for harlequins — against first—time south african opposition. against first—time some are in their —— somewhere in there, harry kane and kylian mbappe images of them 20 stories high, we view them on the way to work along here every day and only one of them will be standing in the next couple of hours and at the moment it is france who have their noses ahead in this world cup quarterfinal. aurelien tchouameni an unlikely source for the opening goal, so much attention on france's forward line of giroud, kylian mbappe, and one grease man —— antoine griezmann, but it was aurelien tchouameni who launched a short in pastjordan pickford. harry kane had a great opportunity against his team—mate at tottenham, hugo lloris, but that was caught. a free kick for england as well and with david beckham were given that make watching on, you would think that he might have wondered if you could have done better out snatching at that as well. —— mcdavid bacon watchi

cricketers are firmly in control of the 2nd test in pakistan with a landmark wicket forjack leach in multanugby's champions cup with defeat for harlequins — against first—time south african opposition. good evening. welcome back to qatar. what a 2k arrows, we had those —— what a 2k hours. we had those penalty shoot out yesterday and morocco have done that again. but let's get straight to england versus france, we have team news for both teams. let's bring it to you, we've been speculating about what gareth southgate would do all week and he has clearly liked how they went out and beat senegal in the last 16 because england are unchanged. jordan pickford in goal, the same back four of walker, stones, maguire and luke shaw. and henderson and bellingham and rice in the middle, henderson advice likely to sit back and let bellingham go forward. and the kyo saka and phil foden either side of harry kane. —— bukayo saka. france are unchanged as well. we have heard from hugo lloris this week, the captain, knows england inside out after nearly a decade of playing in the premier league. and tchouameni

injured liam livingstone when england line up against pakistan in the second test, which starts in multannt on a knee injury. 0llie pope will continue to keep wicket ahead of ben foakes. gary ballance has left yorkshire, at his request, after being implicated in the club's racism scandal last year. he'll not play for another county in 2023 saying he hopes the decision will give him a fresh start. all the details on the strays on the website. those are your headlines for now. hello, there. very frosty and i see for some of us out there. snow showers too, particularly across scotland. they have been going for a couple of days now, the snow is settling. also one or two hail showers along the north sea coast. these are the early morning temperatures, but of course, and there rural spots, it is going to be even colder than that, so a widespread frost to come right across the uk will step here is the weather. snow showers continued in the north, some around wales, may be the north, some around wales, may be the northwest of england, could be cloudy for a time in the morning and the southeast of

cricket now — pakistan debutant abrar ahmed starred on day one of the second test against england in multan england for 281. ahmed finished with 7—114 — the second—best debut by a pakistan bowler. ben duckett and ollie pope led the scoring for england, the only two to get past 50. then in reply captain babar azam made 50 off 57 balls — the hosts are 107—2 — at close of play — so they trail england by 174 with eight wickets remaining. england are on their first tour of pakistan since 2005, lead the three—match series 1—0. that's all the sport for now. good afternoon, you're still watching bbc news, i amjane hill. a few stories making the news here this lunchtime. the prime minister rishi sunak has been speaking to broadcasters this morning on a visit to raf coningsby in lincolnshire. he was primarily there in connection with the deal between the uk, italy and japan to jointly develop a next generation fighter jet by 2035. but mr sunak also addressed other issues. let's listen to what he had to say. it's great to be here at raf coningsby in lincolnshire, and we are making an incredibly import

that's how england captain ben stokes has described their victory over pakistan in the second test in multanwickets in hand and were going nicely ntil mark wood turned the game in england's favour with three wickets. 0llie robinson grabbed the final one of mohammad ali to take england 2—0 up in the three test series. england's back to back victories is all the more impressive given they'd only won twice in pakistan in their history before this series... china's yan bingtao has been suspended from attending or competing on the world snooker tour with immediate effect as part of an ongoing investigation into match fixing. the world number 16, who won the masters last year, joins five other chinese players have already been suspended, as part of the investigation into allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches for betting purposes. compatriot liang wenbo was also banned in october. speaking at the english 0pen where bingtao was due to play today chair of the wpbsa jason ferguson says they're tackling corruption in the game.> that's all the sport for now. 0ver over the last few minutes t

cricket now, and england's men took a firm grip of the second test against pakistan on day two in multanns — with 5 wickets remaining. ben croucher has the details. when england play cricket the game moves... ..at pace. this was pakistan's best batsman babar azam setting the tone for their morning. for when clarity was needed, their heads were in a spin. saud shakeel tried counter attacking. 100 test wickets forjack leach. make that 101. nearly 50 now for the part—time spin ofjoe root. they will seldom have come easier. replying to england's 281 pakistan lost eight wickets for 60 runs and had plenty of catching up to do. so how would england approach it. bread and butter for duckett. this is their new modern way after all, but with the reward comes risk. just ask willjacks. even when root tried something a little more orthodox, abdullah shafique pulled off something very much not. so the situation and the fact there are still three days left meant england's approach was what we used to describe as test match batting. it didn't come completely without entertainment, and even though ben du

news channel: england complete a series victory in pakistan — winning a thrilling second test in multan26 runs. the fireservice has described it as a "tragedy beyond words". three boys have died, afterfalling into a frozen lake in solihull, in the west midlands. aged 8, 11 and 12, they were rushed to hospital after being pulled from the water at babbs mill park. a fourth boy who's six, remains in a critical condition in hospital, while officers continue to search the lake. our correspondent, phil mackie has sent us this report, which some viewers may find distressing. just after 2:30pm, four children had fallen through the ice. police officers raced to help. a few minutes later, firefighters arrived and took over in the water. there was a massive emergency response. a search to see if there were any others continued into the night. four young boys were pulled out and were taken to hospital, all had suffered cardiac arrests. today, we had confirmation of the news everyone feared, three had died, the other aged six is still critical in hospital. we have worked very closely with our collea

there are still two days left to play in multan — england need six wickets, pakistan another 157 runsed out for 275, harry brook made 108. that left pakistan needing 355 for victory. jack leach took the important wicket of imam ul—haq before the close. pakistan will resume on 198—4. england, remember, lead the three—match series 1—0. we are going into probably the last day tomorrow. two results possible, probably. it is going to be an exciting time. you get those sort of test matches, but generally the game speeds up, and i think we have seen that as it has gone along. let's just be patient. the seamers have been good. we will hopefully get the ball reversing as much as we can do, keep chipping away. the closer we get to the total, that is when the pressure goes up. a coach positive, obviously we will look forward to winter. hopefully we will get _ look forward to winter. hopefully we will get it _ look forward to winter. hopefully we will get it. batting last, exceptional, imam played very well. when _ exceptional, imam played very well. when they— exceptional, imam played very well.

pakistan have given themselves a fighting chance of winning the second test match against england in multan on sunday with the home side needing another 157 runs to level the series. ben croucher has more. day three, england batting, expect entertainment and runs. belted off the bat of harry brook, wasting little time to get his second test century, a happy harry for england. there is one at least. the batting pakistan out of this series, that was more problematic. good grab, said ben stokes. he wasn't wrong. five wickets before lunch meant the home side were chasing 355 to win — challenge accepted. hold the pose, stand and admire. 0rjust stare in disbelief as not once, not twice but three times england tickled the timbers, not that pakistan saw the funny side of it. a was falling for 60 to leave this one right in the balance. they will have to work for it. that is why they call it a test. and there's more on the champions cup action on the bbc sport website — sale are under way against ulster — and after three, saracens return to the competition after a few years out — they host edinburgh.

injured liam livingstone when england line up against pakistan in their second test which starts in multan the stunning 7a run victory in the first test in rawalpindi, but is now fit to lead the attack. livingstone has returned home for treatment on a knee injury. ollie pope will continue to keep wicket ahead of ben foakes. meanwhile, over in adelaide — australia are taking on the west indies in a day night test, the second and final match of the series. australia won the toss and chose to bat. usmnan khawaja made 62, and marnus labuschagne has continued his impressive form. he made a double century and an unbeaten hundred in the aussies first test victory and he's currently on 77 not out, and australia are 208 for 3 just after tea on day one. the lawn tennis association has been fined a million dollars by the atp for banning russian and belarusian male players from this summer's grass—court events. that works out to around £820,000, and follows a similar sanction from the women's tour. they fined the lta and the all england club — who organise wimbledon — for doing the same in the wake of

england's men won the second test match against pakistan in multan — and with it, clinched the threeme to spare. the tourists began day 4 with the match in the balance, needing six wickets to win. a fantastic spell from mark wood almost got them there. he took three wickets, before 0llie robinson got mohammad ali out to seal the victory by 26 runs. it's the first time england have won two consecutive tests in pakistan. we all understand what we have achieved today. and to come to pakistan and wayne is obviously very difficult and it turned out to be another down to the wire game —— to come to pakistan and win is honestly very difficult. it could not have gone any better for us in these first two games. it is another great game to be part of. england's women have continued their great form on their tour of west indies — after winning their one—day series 3—0, they eased to a victory by 8 wickets in the first t20 match. set a target of 106 to win in antigua, they reached it with over 7 overs to spare, opener danni wyatt starred with 59 not out offjust 3a balls. england captain 0wen far

injured liam livingstone when england line up against pakistan in their second test which starts in multan in rawalpindi, but is now fit to lead the attack. livingstone has returned home for treatment on a knee injury. ollie pope will continue to keep wicket ahead of ben foakes. that's all the sport for now. environmental campaigners have condemned a decision to give the green light to the uk's first new coal mine in 30 years. levelling up secretary michael gove approved the plans to build the new whitehaven coal mine in cumbria. supporters say the project will create jobs and reduce the need to import coal — but critics argue it goes against climate targets. this is what the rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, has said. let's talk now to our political correspondent, iain watson. asi as i suggested, it is hugely controversial? it is hugely controversial? it is hugely controversial in today labour has hidden event business for at canary wharffinancial hidden event business for at canary wharf financial sector centre—back by some very big businesses. the labour leader himself said keir sta

thrilling end to a test match in pakistan, with england's men clinching the win in the second test in multanin the balance, needing six wickets to win... a fantastic spell from mark wood almost got them there... he took three wickets, before ollie robinson got mohammad ali out to seal the victory and with it wrap up a series victory. it's the first time england have won two consecutive tests in pakistan. we all understand what we have achieved today. and to come to pakistan and win is obviously very difficult and it turned out to be very difficult. it could not have gone any better for us in these first two games. it is another great game to be part of. so, history made in pakistan, a fantastic win for england and for captain ben stokes. earlier i spoke to alex hartley, former england cricketer, who is part of the test match special team. and she says stokes is going to go down in history and couldn't have said they want to play entertaining crickets and that is exactly what happened. there were twists and turns it was like being on a roller coaster. going into the england thought they were

pakistan have given themselves a fighting chance of winning the second test match against england in multan with the home side needing another 157 runs to level the series — with 6 wickets still in hand. ben croucher has more. day three, england batting, expect entertainment. belted off the bat, waiting little time to get to the second test century, a happy harry for england? there is one at least. batting pakistan out of this series, that was more problematic, good grab said ben stokes, moore followed as england lost the remaining four wickets before lunch, to set the home side three — 55 to win, more than two days to do it, challenge accepted, hold the pose, stand and admire. 0rjust stare in disbelief has not once, not twice, but three times england tickled the timbers, not that pakistan saw the funny side of it, the last laugh, that could still be theirs. pakistani players are still made half centuries, just seeing it through until stumps. falling to 60, to leave this one right in the balance. whoever wants to win it, will have to work for it, thatis to win it, will have to work for it,

england have made one change for the second test against pakistan that begins in multan tomorrow morninged from illness. england lead the three test series 1—0. here's captain ben stokes. pakistan is a hard place to come with a game of cricket. especially longform. understanding that i think makes decisions hard as they are a little easier. it's obviously self on folks to miss out in this game. obviously the praise he receives from myself and the rest of the team. he is still the best keeper in the world in my opinion. one thing we did say to them is don't take this as future markings on yourself in this team. it is for this test match in this test match at the moment. we had to make a decision on what was the best opportunity to take wickets. it was tough going for us but i think having someone like willie who has the potential for a reverse swing. it's hard to look past that. yet, i don't need to keep blowing smoke up folks his backside but he understands the reason for it and we keep the communication about where he is in the steam because he has been a part of the journey and was to

cricket, and pakistan have fought back at the second test match against england in multan.in contention, needing another 157 runs with six wickets remaining. ben croucher has more. when england play cricket, the game moves... day three, england batting, expect entertainment and runs. belted off the bat of harry brooke, wasting little time to get his second test century, a happy harry for ringwood. there is one at least. the batting pakistan out of this series, that was more problematic. good grab, said ben stokes. he wasn�*t wrong. five wickets before lunch meant the home side were chasing 355 to win — challenge accepted. hold the pose, stand and admire. 0rjust stare in disbelief as not once, not twice but three times england tickled the timbers, not that pakistan saw the funny side of it. victory could still be theirs after half centuries for a mammal hack and soldier keel. imam�*s patients meant the last laugh today at least was england�*s. you can see more on all of today�*s stories on the bbc news channel. including all the latest on delete my continuing investigation i

when play resumes in multan tomorrow morning.ir second innings — a lead of 281, after bowling the hosts out for just 202. and there was a landmark for spinnerjack leach too. as ben croucher reports. when england play cricket the game moves. at pace. this was pakistan's best batsmen setting the tone for the morning. when clarity was needed, the heads were in a spin, counterattack was attempted, 100 test wickets forjack leach, make that 101. test wickets forjack leach, make that101. nearly test wickets forjack leach, make that 101. nearly 50 now fully part—time spin, they will have seldom have come easier, replying to england's 281, fax and lost eight wickets for 60 runs and had plenty of catching up to do. how would england approach a? this is the new modern way after all. with the reward comes risk, just ask will jack's. even when route tried something a bit more orthodox, this was pulled off. the situation and the fact there is a three days left, meant england's approach is what we used to describe as a test batch democrats batt

england's men's cricketers have won the second test against pakistan in multan and that's clinched the from mark wood almost got them there. he took three wickets, before ollie robinson got mohammad ali out to clinch victory by 26 runs. it's the first time england have won two consecutive tests in pakistan. and england's women have continued their great form on their tour of the west indies. after winning their one—day series 3—0 they've won the first t20 match comfortably, by eight wickets. set a target of 106 to win in antigua, they reached it with over seven overs to spare, opener danni wyatt starred with 59 not out offjust 34 balls. chelsea will spend the winter break three points clear at the top of the wsl. they had to survive a scare against reading, though, jelena cankovic scored twice to put them 3—0 up. the visitors pulled a couple back but emma hayes�* side held on for the win. manchester united are still looking for their first league win against neighbours city. they took the lead in front of the second biggest crowd in wsl history at the etihad, but city equalised through

injured liam livingstone when england line up against pakistan in their second test which starts in multanies. it's a day—night match. marnus labuschagne has continued his impressive form. he made a double century and an unbeaten hundred in the aussies first test victory, and now he's scored his third straight tonne. and travis head hasjustjoined him in hitting triple digits, the west indies must win to level the series. formula 1 will continue to race in the netherlands until at least 2025. the dutch grand prix at zandvoort signed an extended contract which adds races in 2024 and 2025 to the initial three years agreed with f1. the event has proved a hit with fans supporting red bull's max verstappen since it returned to the calendar in 2021 with the dutch driver winning won both races at the historic track that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has increased to its highest level since modern records began in 2007. nhs england says 7.2

he took seven wickets to dismiss england for 281 on the opening day of the second test in multan.n stories, the chancellor's plans for a major overhaul of the uk's financial sector. he's going to be setting out the measures in a speech in edinburgh today. let's speak to ian fraser, he's a financial journalist and author of shredded: inside rbs, the bank that broke britain. thank you forjoining us. what do you think the consequences could be of these proposed changes, this planned overhaul. mr; of these proposed changes, this planned overhaul.— of these proposed changes, this planned overhaul. my fear is they could actually _ planned overhaul. my fear is they could actually lose _ planned overhaul. my fear is they could actually lose in _ planned overhaul. my fear is they could actually lose in regulation l planned overhaul. my fear is they | could actually lose in regulation to the extent that we have another financial crisis. back in about 2000 to gordon brown and tony blair decided to lower the regulatory bar and effectively embarked on a regulatory race to the bottom. in respon

so we spent the day multan kids having christmas and now we spending it with fun . now we spending itfamily. so we're having christmas in essex now yourself and enjoying the day feast eating, eating, opening presents. and i think that it's more just about being together, being with family , together, being with family, friends, and we had to celebrate for my friend dr. radu , it was for my friend dr. radu, it was his birthday. so we celebrated birthday in milton keynes . my birthday in milton keynes. my family and flo do , you want to family and flo do, you want to say anything? oh no, i just don't have family gathering, actually. getting together everyone. and we're just having a small get together, actually. yeah but it's been a lovely christmas . yeah but it's been a lovely christmas. how has your christmas. how has your christmas been, emma ? been here christmas been, emma? been here all day with my wonderful panel case and zara with lots of fun , case and zara with lots of fun, says me. oh, look at that. it festive now. now, you look absolutely stunning darling. very christmas to

england's cricketers have beaten pakistan in a thrilling second test match in multan and take an historic gone any better for us these first few games, another great game to be a part of. and england's women have continued their great form on their tour of the west indies — after winning their one—day series, they've won the first t20 match comfortably, by eight wickets. set a target of 106 to win in antigua, they reached it with more than seven overs to spare, opener danni wyatt top scoring with an unbeaten 59 from 34 balls. england captain owen farrell says the rugby football union's decision to sack eddiejones as head coach was "unbelievably disappointing" farrell had been a key players during jones' seven years in charge, and captained england to the 2019 world cup final. he says that the run of poor results this year is as much down to the players as the coach it doesn't happen because of one person. it is everyone, and eddie has been a big part of england rugby for a long, long time now and he has been one of the best coaches i have ever had, and for that i'm massively thankful. as

have secured an historic series victory in pakistan, winning the second test match by 26 runs in multanpensive at the moment. let's talk about how you can best keep down those energy bills. rosi avis is a partnership & communication lead at manchester citizens advice. thanks very much for being with us. what is your advice for people who are really feeling the cold this winter as this arctic snack really blasts through the country? how do they keep their bills down? thahk they keep their bills down? thank ou for they keep their bills down? thank you for having _ they keep their bills down? thank you for having me, _ they keep their bills down? thank you for having me, and _ they keep their bills down? thank| you for having me, and essentially this is five really straightforward tips that we've come up with in partnership with the climate change committee and the energy savings trust. really straightforward, quite simple, and a lot of households will be able to use them through the winter to try and reduce their costs. things such as, topping the list, using your thermostat and your time

england's cricketers have won the second test against pakistan in multan — and that's clinched the threechester united are still looking for their first league win against neighbours city. they took the lead in front of the second biggest crowd in wsl history at the etihad, but city equalised through laura coombes. united are third whilst city remain in fourth. and lizzie arnot�*s spectacular strike helped rangers win theirfirst—ever scottish women's premier league cup, they beat hibernian 2—0 at tynecastle, adding to the league title they won last season. and finally, you may have seen the england squad get friendly with a cat who was a regular visitor at their training base in qatar. and now, two members of the squad have decided to adopt him. 'dave the cat�* as he was nicknamed by the team will be adopted by kyle walker and john stones. dave will have tests and spend a period in quarantine before being transported to the uk. we were saying earlier, england might have not won the world cup but dave the cat will feel like he may have done so. dave will have a lovely time in leafy cheshi

the second in multan was much harderfor the batsmen.g good. the lads being under the weather and going out and putting in a performance like that is very special. so impressive. before this tour they had only won two test matches in pakistan ever and now they have won two in a week. they have not had much good news health—wise. everyone coming down with something. same here back home. we have been promising you carol with the weather. you have a look ahead? yes. first of all, last night was the coldest night of the year so far with —i7.3 in braemar. yesterday in braemar, the maximum temperature was —9.3 and using provisional data, it suggests the lowest day temperature since 2010. this morning a widespread frost. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. and these are the temperatures that will greet you. do you take extra care. as we go through the week, you can see how the blue, indicating cold weather, remains on wednesday and thursday and friday. and saturday but on sunday, something milder by comparison. this morning, snow falling in

. _ to the second test between england and pakistan in multan. where home debutant abrar ahmed starredorkers union broke down last night — and people are being urged to post their christmas items earlier than usual this year. our employment correspondent zoe conway reports at the mount pleasant sorting office in north london, 100 agency workers and royal mail managers are sorting the post, filling in for 1,000 striking workers. and the company says it�*s working hard to process the christmas post. we sympathise with any disruption that has been caused for our customers, butjust to reassure, on a day like today, even with lower staffing levels, we are still able to process between 900,000 to one million items just through this site alone. and there are 36 other mail centres around the country doing very similar things to ensure that we do maximise the amount of mail coming to our customers, to minimise that disruption. royal mail says the future survival of the business depends on being at the forefront of next—day parcel delivery, but that means changed working practices, which is at t