that's right, welcome to salford. behind me you | welcome to salford.he biggest names in british sport will be here and posing for photos before going in for the sports personality of the year show. once again, a slightly scaled back so inevitably because of covid. there won't be a studio audience but still plenty of big names from the sporting world. there are six nominees for the main award. the diver tom daley, tyson fury, emma raducanu, raheem sterling and dame sarah storey. you can vote online or via telephone. the details will be given out during the show, how you can vote for your chosen contender. plenty of other awards up for grabs. team of the year, coach of the year, the world personality of the year, the world personality of the year, the world personality of the year. rachel blackmore, the first female rider to win the grand national, in contention for that. but the main focus will be on who will succeed lewis hamilton as the bbc sport personality of the year. we'll find out when the show starts at 6:45pm. we'll find out when the show start

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league two salford city lost 2—0 at home to chesterfield of the national league — liam manderville�*sg the spireites on their way to the third round. elsewhere, kidderminster harriers beat halifax 2—0, wigan beat colchester 2—1, and league 0ne�*s plymouth argyle avoided an upset at league two's rochdale, with lukejephcott scoring a late winner less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute. highlights of all the games on a special fa cup match of the day at 11:45 tonight. manchester united's new era with ralf rangnick in charge has started with victory, after beating crystal palace 1—0 at old trafford. they moved up to sixth in the premier league and are within three points of the top four. fred's 77th minute winner was the difference, with the brazilian midfielder hitting a superb effort from 20 yards. after a promising start to patrick vieira's time at crystal palace, the eagles have now failed to win in their past four matches, but rangnick is delighted with his debut victory. i am very happy with the way that the team performed, the way they played, especially the first hal

elsewhere kidderminster harriers beat halifax 2—0, while salford city are losing at home to chesterfield. highlights of all the games on a special fa cup match of the day at 11.45 tonight. manchester united's new era with ralf rangnick in charge has started with victory, after beating crystal palace 1—0 at old trafford. they moved up to sixth in the premier league table and are within three points of the top four. fred's 77th minute winner was the difference, with the brazilian midfielder hitting a superb effort from 20 yards. after a promising start to patrick vieira's time at crystal palace, the eagles have now failed to win in their past four matches, but rangnick is delighted with his debut victory. i with his debut victory. am very happy with the way the i am very happy with the way that the team performed, the way they played, especially the 1st half—hour was... exceptional, ithought. extreme high intensity and tempo. the only thing that was missing in that period of the game was won— 0 or 2— 0. but the way the team defended, we had control of the game, so i am very happy of the ga

that's it from me here at media city in salford — on the day extra covid restrictions were announcedngland — starting in a few days. more on newsnight on bbc two — but now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello again store bare of course has been dominating out where the picture of the last couple days with strong winds, heavy rain and some upland snow. look at these big rocks, theses been checking onto the coastline of west wales for the disease are pretty angry when they throw brick size lumps of rocket there is power it feeling less intense. we do have a window is slightly clear when that set to come in during thursday. that means the showers that we got at the moment fading away over the next few hours but it's can be quite chilly for those heading out to cross northern and a good scholar. temperatures will modest or —3 c as you perhaps have outside the door first thing in the morning. for many a fine start to the day for that in fact for some of you it should be a lovely sunrise look the early rising sun illuminating the slump of cloud. the ne

us open champion emma raducanu taking the main award in salford last night.ws. the headlines: the government's being urged to set out plans to tackle surging cases of coronavirus — sources tell the bbc three options of increasing levels of severity have been prepared. the downing street parties saga continues with a photo of the prime minister and others with wine and cheese in the no 10 garden during lockdown. ministers say no rules were broken. premier league officials will meet clubs later to consider pausing the season over the festive period, after a number of matches were cancelled because of covid cases. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week: getting set for the metaverse, but what should we wear? where should we go? what are the latest specs? and how far and how high could we get? the victoria & albert museum in london is a treasure trove of beautiful artworks. some three—dimensional wonders and some masterpieces so realistic you could walk into them. which is precisely what's about to happen in the painting gallery where, in amongst the turn

kidderminster harriers are a goal up against halifax, while salford city face chesterfield at quarter special fa cup match of the day at 11.45 tonight. manchester united are up to sixth in the premier league and are within three points of the top four after beating crystal palace 1—0 at old trafford this afternoon. it was the first game in charge for new interim boss ralph rangnick and he would have been delighted with fred's 77th minute winner, the brazilian midfielder hitting a superb effort from 20 yards. the victory means that rangnick emulated three of united's otherfour new managers since sir alex ferguson retired by winning his first match at the helm. after a promising start to patrick vieira's time at crystal palace, the eagles have now failed to win in their past four matches. let's have a look at some of the other results so far today. leeds scored a late _ other results so far today. leeds scored a late goal— other results so far today. leeds scored a late goal to _ other results so far today. leeds scored a late goal to end - other results so far today. leeds scored a lat

kidderminster harriers take on halifax at 4pm and salford city face chesterfield at 5:15pm.too in the premier league including ralf rangnick�*s first game in charge of manchester united. they're at home to crystal palace. it is goalless so far in the second half there. steven gerrard's aston villa host leicester in the late kick off. celtic have moved back to within four points of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership following a 3—0 win at dundee united. tom rogic and david turnbull put celtic into a commanding lead before young defender liam scales finished the scoring on what was only his fourth appearance as a substitute since moving from shamrock rovers in august. one other game in the spl today, with livingston hosting hearts. and it is goalless there. it is a huge day in the formula i title fight, as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts 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 fi re

just ahead of christmas, this hotel in salford has 30 staff some went back to europe in the early partt to work in libraries, some want to start their own businesses, some doing things from their own home, of course. this foundry in halifax also lost staff in the pandemic and is now struggling to meet the orders coming in. we're having to push out our lead times to our customers, and some of our customers are being patient, but somejust really can't wait as long as we're quoting them in terms of timeframes, and they're taking their business elsewhere. in sectors like farming and food processing, a severe shortage of staff is now described by some as a crisis. backbench conservatives want to know what the government is doing about it. we are seeing our industry is slowly being destroyed, 25% less vegetables planted, 12.5% less poultry being produced. i thought brexit was about actually encouraging production in this country, not discouraging it. compared to before the pandemic, vacancies are up by 434,000 to 1.2 million. the unemployment rate was 4.3% in october, and the number unemploy

welcome to bbc news at ten, which comes to you from media city in salford tonight, which along with theest of england is facing new covid restrictions — announced by the prime minster earlier this evening. the extra measures are being imposed because of the sharp rise in new cases of omicron, the latest variant of coronavirus. work from home from monday if possible — from next monday, employees in england should work from home wherever that is possible. from this friday, face coverings will need to be worn in most public venues in england, including theatres and cinemas, with some exceptions for eating ordrinking. and to get into nightclubs or other venues with large crowds, you'll need an nhs covid pass, also known as a vaccine passport, or a negative lateral flow test. the need for these new measures has been questioned by some conservative mps, who accuse the prime minster of wanting to divert attention from his own political troubles. in the commons today, borisjohnson apologised for a video that showed his staffjoking about a christmas party last december, during lockdown, but repe

colette smith, bbc news in salford.ished. 90,629 a new covid—19 cases on tuesday, compared with 91,7113 a day earlier. and in terms of figures associated with death, the uk government reporting 172 new covid—19 deaths on tuesday, compared with 44 yesterday. so those figures just released. let's talk to the mayor of london, sadiq khan. your reaction to those numbers? i am not surprised at all by those numbers. i havejust been on a call with colleagues. i'm afraid, in london, since the start of this, we have seen an increase in the number of positive cases by more than 250%. in relation to hospital admissions, an increase of almost 70% since the start of december. and the number of positive cases is only going in one direction. and he real concern we have, the immediate concern, is the impact that has on staff absences from the nhs, hospitals, ambulances, gps, but also the police, fire service, councils. that is why it is so important that anybody watching get the vaccines, the boosters, speak to your friends, family, mem

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colletta smith, bbc news, in salford.as welcomed the funding announced by the chancellor — but called for "clarity" on further coronavirus measures and questioned the prime minister's ability to "take the decisions necessary." pat mcfadden embraced the sick pay rebate for businesses, but wants eligibility across the board so everybody who needed to take time off work could do so. this package should have been announced a week ago. it's good as far as it goes but the big question on people's minds is, can the prime minister still take the decisions necessary to protect public health, or is he now such a prisoner of tory divisions that he can't put public health first because he's too worried about what will get past this cabinet and what will get past this backbenchers? that's the politics. let's speak to our business correspondent, theo leggett. tell us that little bit more about the measures announced. the big issue has been _ the measures announced. the big issue has been over _ the measures announced. the big issue has

outside are studios at salford quays. up across eastern areas after the chilly start. this evening heavy rain to come across southern counties of england and wales. showers developing more widely this evening and overnight and we will start to see the return of colder air tomorrow. temperatures on saturday around two to seven degrees. chilly with sleet and snow across the north of scotland. an area of low pressure in the north—east of scotland bringing their wind all the way to the north. we are back to something breezy and chilly. it will be a blustery day. any rain will clear to sunny spells. scattering of showers in the west, may be wintry over the hills. a few showers in the is to scotland and the north—east of england. double figure temperatures today five to nine tomorrow. it will feel cooler in the breeze. the breeze coming from a north—westerly direction on saturday afternoon. the area of low pressure responsible is to the and will work its way further is saturday night night and into sunday. there will be weather

i'm sure there is one in the lobby in salford. we have _ one in the lobby in salford. we have one. headlines this monday morning. if you take take drugs at the weekend — so—called 'recreational�* drug users — you could have your passport and driving license removed as part of a government plan to reduce drug use in england and wales. we are putting a lot more investment, number one, into tackling the 300,000 problem drug users who drive about half of acquisitive crime and half of the homicides in this country. what do you think of the government's drugs plan — we're really interested to hear your view particularly if you work in the sector — whether it's in prisons, orfor drugs charities or in a drug rehab centre — @vicderbyshire on twitter or inst or email victoria@bbc.co.uk

what you're looking at here is a saw—scaled viper — discovered by a forklift driver in salford in northge as we head towards the christmas weekend, particularly with the feel of the weather. now, first thing on wednesday morning, it was our coldest morning of the winter period so far, with temperatures down as low as —10 celsius, but fast—forward 2a hours, thursday, what a gear change. yes, it was considerably milder, and the reason for that is a southerly wind driving in some milderair across the country. it's been pushing its way steadily in. now, the only exception is the far north and east of scotland, clinging onto that cold air. that could mean an icy start, where we've got some rain around first thing, some heavier rain pushing into northern ireland and northern england. across central and southern england and wales, however, it will be light and patchy. quite a lot of cloud around. but what a difference to the feel of the weather throughout the day — 11—12 celsius to the south of that front. never really getting rid of that colder air across the northern isles and the far north—

ina in a moment, we have the bbc news at six from salford.e 60 mph across western wales. that is where the winds are strongest when they were, slowly overnight. the radar picture shows a couple of bands of rain stretching across northern ireland into the northwest of england and wales and for the last hour some has turned justly over the high ground in wales and not out of the question we could see a bit of snow but pretty high up. probably about three to meters elevation or so. overnight it turns chilli across northern england and scotland, cold enough for patches of frost with the lowest temperatures down to minus three degrees. tomorrow morning, could be an odd spot of rain across parts of scotland and northern england for a time within the weather brightens for most of us with some sunshine ahead of the next band of rain that is coming in off the atlantic. this band of rain, what follows is milder air, so across the south of wales, and it is southwest england late in the day, the temperatures rise to as high as 11 in plymouth but for most

national league side chesterfield, who upset league two salford city away from home yesterday — liamr's for chelsea as they beat arsenal to win the delayed women's fa cup in front of 40,000 at wembley. it was fran kirby who put chelsea ahead afterjust three minutes. but look at this from kerr, signing off their 3—0 win in style. and that wrapped up the domestic treble for the blues. meanwhile, celtic beat glasgow city 1—0 to win the scottish women's premier league cup — caitlin hayes' header enough to clinch it. the first silverware that celtic women have won for 11 years. and china's zhao xintong said he'd be celebrating with a bit of karaoke back home in sheffield, after winning his first major snooker title. he beat luca brecel of belgium 10—5 at york's barbican to take the uk championship, one of the sport's triple crown tournaments. he said he'd be singing we are the champions. and we've had confirmation that the final ashes test in perth will be moved, due to coronavirus restrictions in western australia. no replacement venue has been named as yet but melbourne is standing by b

it looks like it is going to be a lovely day in salford quays.ast. we are going to be turning our eyes towards this colder air which is moving towards us. this influences the weather as we head through next week. look at that. temperatures sliding away, turning chilly, less settled next week. beautifully delivered. marks out of ten? thanks very much, 0wain! 8:50am. you may have heard of plaques being placed on houses where influential people have lived or worked, but what about a bench on london's embankment? jay flynn is the online quiz master who ended up accidentally entertaining the masses during lockdown. today, the bench he called home at one point in his life is getting a little uplift. wendy hurrell has the story. like along. it is jay's virtual pub quiz. like along. it is jay's virtual pub cuiz. ,, , , quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's — quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's quizmaster. _ quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's quizmaster. 18 - quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's quizma

welcome to the bbc news at six, which comes today from salford in greater manchester.isjohnson has faced more calls for his resignation today, following the emergence of a video which has caused shockwaves at westminster and much further afield. the video showed his staff joking about a christmas party last december, during the strict lockdown, when many families were unable to visit loved ones. allegra stratton, the aide seen laughing on the video, has resigned this afternoon. boris johnson apologised for the video but repeated his claim that no party had taken place. labour's sir keir starmer said he was treating the public like fools. ina in a moment, we expect the prime minister to give that news conference. let's stay with this for a moment. let's talk to our deputy political editor, vicki young, at westminster. this news conference has been hastily arranged, as we understand. what are we expecting? i understand. what are we expecting? i think we expect the prime minister not to want to talk about parties in downing street, that's for sure. he wants to concentrate

national league side chesterfield, who upset league two side, salford city away from home yesterday —t significant moment was when max verstappen was ordered to allow lewis hamilton to pass. but as the dutchman slowed to let him by, hamilton crashed into the back of him. the british driver was able to push on and take the chequered flag, setting up the winner—takes—all finale in abu dhabi next weekend. and china's zhao xintong said he would be celebrating with a bit of karaoke back home in sheffield after winning his first major snooker title. he beat luca brecel of belgium 10 frames to 5 at york's barbican to take the uk championship, one of the sport's prestigious �*triple crown' tournaments. zhao said he would be singing we are the champions — and he was overjoyed to get the win under his belt. iamjust so i am just so happy, so happy, an exciting night tonight. i i amjust so happy, so happy, an exciting night tonight.— i amjust so happy, so happy, an exciting night tonight. i love your work. cheering and applause i'll bet he does. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back with mor

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a lovely sunrise here in salford. jet stream is to the north of the uk. something cooler where we see clear spells. temperatures down to 11 c. higher than they have been through this afternoon —— than they will be through this afternoon, i should say. some sunny spells developing through the afternoon. this feature pushes into western and northern parts. wet and windy later on. failings by the metropolitan police contributed to the deaths of three men, who were murdered by the serial killer, stephen port. an inquestjury found that officers had ignored multiple chances to find port responsible for the death of anthony walgate in 2014, enabling him to kill again. the solicitor representing the victims gave this powerful statement after the inquest. the investigation by the metropolitan police into the deaths of anthony, gabriel, daniel and jack should be on public record as one of the most widespread institutional failures in modern history. the jury have been unanimous in identifying fundamental failings and basic errors in the investigation into anthony's