now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.the programme... fa cup glory for chelsea — their day out at wembley ends with a convincing victory over rivals arsenal. a winning start for ralf rangnick at manchester united, on a busy day of premier league action. and lewis hamilton is hoping take the lead hoping to take the lead of formula one's drivers�* championship at the saudi arabian grand prix. good evening, and welcome to sportsday, lovely to have you with us. chelsea are celebrating a domestic treble, after they won the women's fa cup title this afternoon. emma haye's side beat arsenal 3—0 in a dominant display, in front of more than 40,000 fans at wembley. it was the 50th edition of the competition and chelsea added this title to their womens super league and league cup trophy. jane dougall watched the action. the 2 captains from the very 1st women's fa cup final. lesley lloyd and elsie cook, touched by how far the game has come. 50 years on, the top 2 teams in the league, arsenal and chelsea, faced each other in front of

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.hey win a 20th scottish league cup trophy. manchester city will lead the way at christmas. manchester city will lead the way — victory at newcastle means they are clear at the top of the league. and it was notjoe root�*s day as the england captain falls in the final over in adelaide and faces a second ashes defeat. hello and welcome to sportsday. celtic are celebrating a first trophy under new manager ange postecoglu. they came from behind to beat hibs 2—1 in the scottish league cup at hampden park this afternoon. theirjapanese striker, kyogo furuhashi, returned from injury to score both goals, to extend celtic�*s unbeaten record at hampden to 18 games. adam wild reports. it has been sometime since scottish football had a full house for a cup final. the noise at hamden suggested those there were making the most of it. on the field, well, perhaps a little less so. in the first half, chances were few and fleeting. the occasion deserve more. after the break, it arrived, the game flashing

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. dramatic day in the premier league with a change at the summit of the table as liverpool score late to go to top. max verstappen hits the wall, as lewis hamilton takes pole position for the saudi arabian grand prix. f1 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 scor

hello and welcome to sportsday.tish league cup trophy a thriller at tottenham, as spurs hold 10 man liverpool to a 2—2 draw in a game full of incident and drama. and it was notjoe root�*s day — as the england captain falls in the final over in adelaide and faces a second ashes defeat. hello and welcome to sportsday. where celtic are celebrating a first trophy under their new manager ange postecoglu. they came from behind to beat hibs 2—1 in the scottish league cup final at hampden park this afternoon. theirjapanese striker, kyogo furuhashi, returned from injury to score both goals, to extend celtic�*s unbeaten record at hampden to 18 games. adam wild reports. it has been some time since scottish football had a full house for a cup final. the noise at hampden suggested those there were making the most of it. on the field, well, perhaps a little less so. in the first half, chances were few and fleeting. the occasion deserved more. after the break, it arrived, the game flashing into life, paul hanlon heading hibs in fr

hello and welcome to sportsday.ia, the ashes are slipping away. already two down in the series, they were bowled out for 185 on the opening day of the third test in melbourne — a test that they have to win keep the series alive. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. a new match, new innings, a new beginning for nine minutes. haseeb hameed out for zero. england recalled zak crawley and pat cummins got him for 12 and that's why he won the toss and bowled. melbourne's boxing day test is a spectator occasion. it is a huge ground. proof of vaccination was required. no restrictions on the capacity. and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14. butjoe root had the touches which put him in a different class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boundary, presumably, but got nowher

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now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. plenty on the way tonight... it's advantage verstappen, in the battle for the fi title he's ahead of hamilton on the grid for the season ending thriller in abu dhabi. england crumble at the gabba... they're thrashed by australia who go i—up in the ashes. and a rousing return for steven gerrard on his return to anfield. .. but did his aston villa side come away with the points against liverpool? hello and welcome to sportsday. what a finale we have in store tomorrow when the fi season comes to a climax. max verstappen will go into the abu dhabi grand prix on pole after finishing ahead of title rival lewis hamilton in qualifying earlier. it's so finely poised the pair level on points as their rivalry reaches fever pitch. nick parrott reports. as the sun goes down in abu dhabi, the pressure goes up. verstappen is first in the crucial second session of qualifying. the tyre was an driveable, and he was forced to change tactics. he will now start with a less durable soft tyre. the final sho

hello and welcome to sportsday.ricketers are sinking fast in australia, the ashes slipping away. already two down in the series, they were bowled out for 185 on the opening day of the third test in melbourne, a test that they have to win keep the series alive. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. a new match, new innings, a new beginning for nine minutes. haseeb hameed out for zero. england recalled zak crawley and pat cummins got him for 12 and that's why he won the toss and bowled. melbourne's boxing day test is a spectator occasion. it is a huge ground. proof of vaccination was required. no restrictions on the capacity. and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14. butjoe root had the touches which put him in a different class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boun

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welcome along to sportsday.ng hands three times. chelsea started the day top, liverpool then climbed to the summit, but in the last half hour, manchester city have ended the day as the premier league leaders. they beat watford 3—1 in the late game, with pep guardiola's side in control from the off. raheem sterling scored just four minutes in. bernardo silva added a second and a third goal either side of the break for the visitors. despite a late goal for watford, city won easily to go one point clear at the top of the table. earlier in the day liverpool had gone top of table after a late, late goal clinched a 1—0 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

hello, and welcome along to sportsday.nding the year with yet another game of football called off due to covid. the latest fixture to fall is sunday's match between southampton and newcastle at st mary's. eddie howe�*s side are unable to fulfil the fixture because of covid cases and injuries in the sqaud. their match at everton on thursday had already been postponed because of the issues, issues that many football clubs across the leagues have been facing all month. ourfootball reporter simon stone has more. this had been kind of flagged up by eddie howell earlier this week when he suggested that newcastle were struggling for players after the united game. they had a midweek match called off and i think it was just a matter of time in the premier league agreeing to end a request from newcastle. so that brings to 17 now games that have been called off across six match rounds going back into the middle of december. the premier league obviously are trying to sort this matter out. it's not easy. they have already announced new

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and in sportsday, we will have all the latest — and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, interviews - and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, interviews and i the latest sports, interviews and features — good evening. there will be no extra covid restrictions introduced in england in the days before christmas, but in making that announcement, borisjohnson went on to warn that nothing could be ruled out in the period after christmas. he said the situation was finely balanced and that the omicron variant of coronavirus was still spreading very rapidly. during the day, the first minister of scotland announced new restrictions, especially on large—scale events, starting on boxing day. in wales and northern ireland, ministers will announce their decisions tomorrow. our health editor, hugh pym, has been monitoring the latest developments. christmas has become clearer today in england. the message from the government was that people could go ahead with plans as there won't be any new measures which might affect them. b

hello and welcome to sportsday.of sports fans will be locked out from boxing day in wales and scotland as they try to curb the rise of covid cases it's as you were in england, it's the first of the league cup quartrer—finals at arsenal, but how many sunderland fans will make the journey freddy tylitsky has won his damages claim against a fellow jockey after a fall left him paralysed from the waist down, also coming up in the programme. we'll hear from british w series driver abbie eaton and how she got lucky in a crash that broke her back this is going to potentially break your back or worse, paralyse you, kill you. there is not anything, any place for that on the track. hello and welcome to sportsday. evening, we usually like to offer a bit of a respite from the news agenda in sportsday, but there really is no escape as sport is inevitably impacted by this surge in covid cases. this afternoon, scotland have followed wales' lead. sport will carry on, but from boxing day, spectators will be effectively locked out, fo

laughter hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. the battle for the f! title he's ahead of hamilton on the grid for the season ending thriller in abu dhabi. renaldo at the ready again. england crumble at the gabba... they're thrashed by australia who go i—up in the ashes.

hello there, and welcome to sportsday.a finale we have in store tomorrow when the f1 season comes to a climax. max verstappen will go into the abu dhabi grand prix on pole after finishing ahead of title rival lewis hamilton in qualifying earlier. it's so finely poised the pair level on points as their rivalry reaches fever pitch. nick parrott reports. as the sun goes down in abu dhabi, the pressure goes up. verstappen is first in the crucial second session of qualifying. the tyre was an driveable, and he was forced to change tactics. he will now start with a less durable soft tyre. the final shoot—out for pole position that really matters. the weekend is being headlined by individuals but it was a team—mate that got verstappen through. perez provided a slipstream to help the flying dutchman go faster, and it helped. mercedes didn't copy that tactic. hamilton couldn't catch him. max did a great lap today so i couldn't answer to that lap, it was a fantastic lap from him. we are in a good position for tomorrow and i hope we c

coming up in a moment on bbc news, it's sportsday — but first, here's click.orns blare noisy, isn't it? pardon? i said, it's noisy! it's been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember — trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic! but in a few years�* time, it will be replaced by this. soft noises electric cars are not only good for the planet, but they're also good for our ears — not that everyone minds. makes car revving noises but, of course, there is a problem — if electric cars don't make a sound, you can't hear them coming. so, dan simmons has been driving a little bit slower than usual, it has to be said, to find out what might replace the sound of silence. if electric cars have to make a noise, well, we could end up with something like this. electronic music plays well, you wouldn't accidentally step out in front of it, would you? this is an art experiment to see how cars could interpret and complement the soundscape around them. more on that idea in a bit. but first, to get a feel of what the ev manufacture

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello.om the bbc sport centre with me, ben croucher. bowled over. england crumble out of contention in the second ashes test in adelaide. just one premier league game survives the covid chaos today. we'll have the latest from leeds—arsenal. and we'll show you how harlequins overcame a cardiff side missing 42 players. thanks for your company. so to adelaide then, and a day dawid malan described as disappointing — that pretty much covers it too. avoiding defeat in the second test looks like a tall order already after early promise gave way to a familiar batting collapse on day three. we'll have reaction from the adelaide oval to come, but first patrick gearey rounds up the action. don't look down. the view ahead of day three was that england were on a precipice. the match, perhaps the series on the edge. joe root came out dancing. conditions were ideal for batting. he and malan seemed capable of doing a lot of it, no wickets in the first session. but just as those at home woke up and check the

that is about it here from the sportsday team this evening, but before we go let's just bring you rightix, which has ended in victory for lewis hamilton, but that was only part of the story. it was such a dramatic grand prix, so now him and his title rival, max verstappen, the red bull driver, they are both heading into the final race in the season in dubai level on points. 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

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. cricket fans have spent the last three weeks waking up to bad news, but the final nail in the ashes coffin came before they even went to bed. everyone in that dressing room is gutted. that's not a good enough performance. we all know that. we need to put some pride back into the badge. west ham swap places with spurs as they win for the first time in five premier league games to go fifth. and the three time champion becomes the third player to withdraw from the pdc world darts after testing positive for covid. hello again. in the end it took less time than the team had to quarantine on arrival in australia. england's ashes hopes turned into dust in just 12 days of cricket. the final nail — being bowled out for a measly 68 in melbourne to lose the third test by an innings. it leaves england three nil down in the series. and a significant fallout to deal with both down under and back home. joe wilson reports. what was it on the faces of the australian faces in melbourne? delight, of cou

that's all in sportsday at 6.30. now is the film review. welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. hi, mark. what have you been watching?— we have spider—man: no way home. we have the lost daughter, the directorial debut from maggiejill directorial debut from maggie jill and home. in the tender bar. directed by george clooney. interesting mixture. spider—man, is a good? laughter pause!— a good? laughter pause! , , , , . pause! yes, this picks up straight after the previous _ pause! yes, this picks up straight after the previous film. _ pause! yes, this picks up straight after the previous film. the - after the previous film. the identity of spider—man is revealed as peter parker, and suddenly the whole world knows who he is and they're determined against it. that's right, folks — spider—man is, in fact, peter parker! are you spider—man's girlfriend? whoa, whoa, whoa! please don't touch her. all clamouring. all this time, people looked up to this glorious hero. well, i call him pu

coming up on sportsday later in the coming up on sportsday later in the are on the bbc news channel:ck in the formula 1 title race between hamilton and verstappen, but will it be a clean fight in the final race of the season? coming up on sportsday in the next good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the goverment will tonight set out a ten year strategy for dealing with drugs in england and wales. the prime minister says the focus will be on supporting the rehabiliation of drug addicts, doing more to discourage recreational users, and coming down hard on drug gangs. £780 million will be spent on improving treatment services over the next three years. £300m has been pledged to crack down on drug gangs. it's thought there are more than 260,000 heroin addicts in england. and almost a million people using cocaine every year in england and wales. many crimes are drug—related, including more than half of burglary and shoplifting offences, and costs around £20 billion a year in england alone. our home editor mark easton reports. this report contains some flashing images. as officer

now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris.op story this evening. a whole season distilled down to one moment. max verstappen�*s dramatic overtake wins the race and the formula one title on the final lap. it is incredible. i am still having a cramp. it's insane. mercedes are furious with how the race ended. they have lodged appeals that are being considered by the stewards late into the night in abu dhabi. and marvellous maddison stars for leicester as they thrash newcastle 4—0 in the premier league. hello again. they had raced approaching 4,000 miles in the formula one season, and it came down to the last lap. max verstappen has become world champion for the first time after a race that he led for less than a minute. with lewis hamilton heading for a record eighth title, safety car drama and a controversial decision by the stewards led to verstappen overtaking his rival in a breathless finale. joe lynskey has the story. it is formula 1's ultimate finish, two drivers level with one race to go. lewis hamilton has the titles and

you're watching sportsday on bbc news.to squeeze in before seven, including... ..covid is hitting sports fixture lists hard — again. australia are in the ashes ascendancy in adelaide — again. and we're getting ready forjoseph parker versus derek chisora — again. and that's not all. we'll tell you... ..how a shortage of referees is affecting the grassroots game in england. when you first start out, it was tough. you go from shout it out and being screamed out, and it really is difficult. and we'll head to thejurassic coast in dorset ahead of the extreme e finale and tell you why lewis hamilton could well be an interested onlooker. thanks forjoining us. we'll start with covid—i9 and how it's hitting fixtures lists up and down england. in the premier league, five matches are off this weekend, 19 have gone in the football league and the wsl isn't immune either. as some clubs like manchester united and watford try to contain outbreaks, without enough players to fulfil fixtures, others are continuing with the busy schedule. but

sportsday will be coming up shortly.ore that, though, jeremy cooke explores the world of adoption and why so many children are being left in the care system. shall we go to the park? adoption changes children's lives. just gets funnier, cuter. she's a proper little person. oh, yeah. it rewrites their futures. 0ur role is really important in getting those children theirforeverfamily. but adoption numbers have fallen dramatically. we need to be doing much, much more to find homes for these children. but why are more and more kids waiting to be adopted? we're going to be catching up with three families who've all taken on so—called hard to place children. and they're all stories of love and of hope. when adoption goes well, it can look like this. it looks like a family because it is. getting brothers and sisters, sibling groups adopted into the same family is one of the problems. but cara and gordon were up for it. we decided we wanted to adopt siblings. yes. so we knew that straight away... they'd already agreed to adopt t

coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel...inflicting �*utterly catastrophic�* injuries on the toddler has been given a life sentence. 28—year—old savannah brockhill has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years. the little girl's mother, frankie smith, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for causing or allowing her daughter's death. a warning, this report by danny savage contains distressing images. star hobson was murdered when she wasjust 16 months old. today star hobson was murdered when she was just 16 months old. today the two people who should have loved and cared for her but instead were responsible for her death were sentenced for their crimes. this is star with savannah brockhill, the woman who would later kill her. she was an amateur boxer with a violent temper, which she often took out on the toddler. she was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison. the judge said she had shown no remorse. frankie smith was imprisoned and the judge said she had played a significant role, something she will have to live with

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.o old trafford ahead of the arsenal match where ralf rangnick will be watching but not from the dugout yet. no more tournaments in china as the wta say they have serious doubts over the safety and freedom of tennis player peng shuai. and the rain has cleared up as england play theirfinal warm up match before the start of the ashes in australia. welcome to the programme. just to warn you we may have to interupt sportsday to bring you joe biden live from the white house, but until then... interim manager ralf rangnick finally has his work permit, but he won't be in the dugout tonight for manchester united's match against arsenal. instead he'll watch on as michael carrick fulfils his caretaker role for a final time. even the arsenal manager mikel arteta admits old trafford is always a difficult place to go, we'll hearfrom him in a moment, but first, it's been a challenging time for manchester united and carrick has had a lot to deal with in a short space of time. it's with in a short spac

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall.erpool captainjordan henderson speaks out on concerns for player's welfare as the fixtures stack up and so do the covid figures. this match is going ahead, we'll be at the tottenham hotspur stadium ahead of the fifth round of the league cup. and, it can still be turned around. a hopeful mark wood tells us what england need to do ahead of the third ashes test in melbourne. also coming up in the programme... empty gyms and pools could spell disaster for the leisure industry, and with no government grant, what could it mean for our health and fitness? plus, she's got hockey gold, but helen richardson—walsh says it wasn'tjust her body she had to get in shape to win her medal. your mind controls everything so it's very important to think about how you can get the most from what's going on inside your head. hello and welcome to sportsday. "nobody takes player welfare seriously". the words of liverpool captainjordan henderson, who has added his voice to the growing concern from managers about

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hello and welcome to sportsday, so, is formula one sport or show?e of the big questions following the fallout from the controversial ending to the title deciding abu dhabi grand prix. max verstappen was crowned champion for the first time with lewis hamilton missing out on his chance to reach a record 8th world title. in a season that has hit new audiences, through social media, netflix and e—sports, perhaps, it was always going to end in a showdown, with a decision from the race director proving pivotal. so many opinions and views on the rights and wrongs — so what has it done for the sport, nick parrott reports. more than 2a hours a picture of handed out in abu dhabi, this formula one season is still being debated. there was controversy on the opening lap when really, that was allowed to stay ahead of max stopping. and controversy after the race directors rulings regarding the safety car with team right behind hamilton on fresher tires for the final lap. the outcome was inevitable with the dutchman overtaking the break—in to become well championed

. - that's all from sportsday. ros atkins looks at how the covid pandemic has evolved and what we've learned. christmas is coming, and so is omicron — at speed. the covid variant was first reported in south africa in november. it's already spread to dozens of countries. and the who has this message for us. omicron�*s very emergence is another reminder that, although many of us might think we're done with covid—19, it's not done with us. to put it mildly — this is not where we hoped we'd be. ifeel like we're... it's 2020 all over again, in a way, you know? we're back where we were. i want to consider where we were with covid and where we are, and look what we've learnt about this virus in 2021. back injanuary, wealthier nations had onlyjust started their vaccine roll—outs. this was israel. the pandemic death toll passed two million, and the number of cases reached 100 million. in the uk, the infection rate was rising, as was the pressure on hospitals. we have a very significant problem. the next few weeks will be th

that's all from sportsday.der of the build—up to the season—ending finale at abu dhabi in the formula 1. can't wait for that. between verstappen and lewis hamilton, on the bbc sport website. now on bbc news, ros atkins examines the ethical arguments surrounding vaccine mandates. this week, borisjohnson turned to the issue of compulsory covid vaccinations. i don't believe we can keep going indefinitely with non pharmaceutical interventions. i mean, restrictions on people's way of life. and i think we're going to need to have a national conversation about the way forward. the prime minister wants this national conversation because he knows this pandemic isn't over. covid daily infection rates in europe are going up. infection rates in the us are also going up. and when we look at deaths and hospitalizations, there's a pattern. we're seeing, still, a pandemic of the unvaccinated here with more than 1,000 deaths a day in the us, almost entirely of unvaccinated individuals. that's the us. it's the same in germany. i

and in sportsday at 6:30 on the bbc news channel... endure another difficult day in the ashes, with victory in the second test looking increasingly unlikely. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. borisjohnson says he takes personal responsibility for the conservatives' crushing defeat in the north shropshire by—election. the liberal democrats overturned a huge conservative majority of almost 23,000 and won by nearly 6,000 votes. the shock result follows a torrid week for the prime minister, who has faced criticism over downing street parties and a rebellion by his own mps over covid measures. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. three, two, one! they might not do subtle... three, two, one! they might not do subtle--- it— three, two, one! they might not do subtle... it turns _ three, two, one! they might not do subtle... it turns out _ three, two, one! they might not do subtle... it turns out that _ three, two, one! they might not do subtle... it turns out that if - three, two, one! they might not do subtle... it tu

that's all from sportsday.t now. from me and the rest of the team, have a lovely rest of the evening. goodbye. hello, there. earlier this morning, we had enormous temperature contrasts in scotland. in braemar, we had temperatures of minus nine celsius but it was 16 degrees warmer than that over the tops of the scottish mountains in cairnwell. the only difference was elevation. cairnwell is nearly a kilometre higher in the atmosphere and air sinks through the atmosphere and as it happens it warms up. this layer of warm air, the sunny conditions, pretty widespread across upland areas of the country whereas lower down, we are stuck under a lot of cloud and mist and that's what many of us have experienced today. overnight tonight, we'll keep those conditions. clearer skies across parts of scotland where it will turn cold. some deeper valleys may get down to —8. with the cloud elsewhere in most parts, frost free, but it may be misty and foggy for some as we start monday morning. monday, on the face of it, a cloudy d

that's all from sportsday.p next here on bbc news is ros atkins explaining how us abortion rights look set to be changed by the supreme court. in 1973, the us supreme court made a ruling known as roe v wade. it gave women in america new abortion rights. now, the same court looks set to take some of those rights away. it's pretty monumental because this is the first time in a generation that there is a direct challenge to the constitutional right to an abortion. there have been challenges on other things, restrictions on abortions, but this is directly saying that the right should be overturned. an issue that once looked at being settled is now far from it. and the reasons for that reach from the politics of right now all the way back to the �*705 and �*80s. the most immediate reason is one state law, passed in mississippi, which is a southern conservative state. the law is yet to be enacted but it bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. and as lawmakers in mississippi well know, roe v wade gives women the r

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our headlines this evening.moment. max verstappen�*s dramatic overtake wins the race and the formula one title on the final lap. it's incredible. i am still having a cramp. it's insane. a beauty from conor gallagher helps crystal palace end a run of three premier league defeats and put the heat back on everton. and england fly—half marcus smith kicks harlequins�* european campaign off to a winning start, as they beat castres in france. hello again. it was a winner—takes—all final race of the formula one season. and with a dramatic pass on the last lap, max verstappen took it all. he controversially overtook lewis hamilton and survived a subsequent appeal from a furious mercedes team to win the world title for the first time. joe lynskey has the story of a breathless finale in abu dhabi. it is formula 1's ultimate finish, two drivers level with one race to go. lewis hamilton has the titles and max verstappen had dutch support. he started on pole position but titles can come down to a tenth of a second. lights up

that's all from sportsday. have a lovely evening, bye—bye. good evening to you. it is going to stay cold into tomorrow as well. we have had a whole mixture of weather, rain, sleet and snow but also some sunshine, good spells of sunshine across the south of the country. earliersnow sunshine across the south of the country. earlier snow across central and southern scotland, you can see it showing very clearly hear of the earlier radar, the blue rain in the white snow, you can see the southern uplands, across the pennines, heavy falls of snow there and there has been whinging this in the showers further north and west as well, the best of the clear spells for the south. as we head through this evening and overnight, the rain in the north will continue, spreading southwards, tending to fragment but it will continue through the night, could be very wet again across south—east scotland with further snow on the hills here, a cold, blustery night with a touch of frost and ice across north—western areas in the clearing skies. with slightly lighter winds here thanks to thi

hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.or a temporary suspension in the premier league. covid causes another postphonement, with manchester united saying they don't have enough players. and covid's taken cummins out, but the loss of their captain didn't affect australia. another miserable day for england at the ashes. plus, mercedes will not appeal, despite disquiet from toto wolff at the outcome of the abu dhabi grand prix. also coming up in the programme... it is our collective responsibility we speak to the young star is about competing and climate change ahead of the final race this weekend. i just don't think the conversation is happening. there is so much we can do, collectively, that doesn't require a huge lifestyle change. it's literally daily habits that we deal. welcome to the programme. another two matches postphoned in the premier league because of covid, so should all fixtures be off this weekend? that's what one manager is asking for. an increase in cases at leicester forced tonight's match against tottenham t

that's all from sportsday. much more on the bbc sport website.o the support team. i'll come back to bbc news. in the last couple of hours, we have heard from boris johnson with his latest downing street breathing. 0n johnson with his latest downing street breathing. on a daily uk has recorded 78,600 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. mr johnson said there were signs of hope, a record number of pleas or jabs are given in england yesterday, let's speak 110w now to labour�*s health minister. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news this evening. just the first very straightforward statement is this one from the prime minister about the number of cases. what do you think that the implications of that? ~ . :, 4' you think that the implications of that? ~ _, ~ .. you think that the implications of that? ~ _, ~ :, , ~ that? welcome i think, as we knew, which is why — that? welcome i think, as we knew, which is why we _ that? welcome i think, as we knew, which is why we voted _ that? welcome i thi

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. despondent down under.again, as a travis ton helps australia rack up the runs in brisbane. covid checks at your club. fans will have to prove they've been double—jabbed, or test negative, following new government guidance. plus, "deliberate harrassment and dangerous bullying". jockey robbie dunne is found guilty of targeting bryony frost. also coming up in the programme... he's sitting just ahead of hamilton with more wins, but will max verstappen get more points? we'll hear from the red bull team principal, ahead of the last race of the season. it's an amazing thing for formula one, and i'm sure it's probably going to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest sporting event of the year. welcome to the programme. after the embarrassment of the first day of the ashes, england fans might have been hoping a change in the weather would inspire their bowlers to make an impact. but not to be. australia piled on the runs, finishing the second day on 343—7, leading england by 196 runs, and leaving the visitors with

hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up in sportsday...e ploughs on — the festive fixtures will go ahead despite the covid cancellations. england's cricketers crumble again, and they'll now have to make history if they're to leave australia with the ashes. we have to absolutely believe and have that same attitude as i mentioned that that we went about today. because if we do that, i'm convinced we've got what we need to win test matches. and, with just six weeks to go, team gb has named their three—person team for short—track speed skating. good evening. the footbal programme was really hit hard by covid over the weekend. six of ten premier league matches were called off, as were 19 in the footbal league, and the women's super league was also affected. but for now, with the busy festive schedule upon us, there will be no break. 0ur senior sports news reporter laura scott is at the premier league headquarters, where there was a virtual meeting today of all 20 members. laura, it seems the show must go on? yes, despite the fixture chaos over

that's all from sportsday. impossible to follow that! goodbye.rts of england, wales and northern ireland the christmas weather so far has been about the heavy soaking rain. the latest weather system has moved through, bringing snow into the pennines and scottish hills and turning increasingly light and patchy today. but today the lion's share of christmas sunshine has been in scotland but in terms of the rain it has been a very wet christmas so far in katesbridge in county down, since christmas eve into the first of boxing day nearly 60 millimetres of rain and in north—west london, half a month's worth in that period. plenty of standing water on the roads. it is looking somewhat drier this evening and tonight, still patchy rain and hill snow further north through scotland and as the wind eases there will be low cloud, mist and fog developing and more rain for the far south—west later. for many places temperatures above freezing but hints of northern england and scotland and especially where you have snow on the ground, there will be frost. tomorr

that's it from sportsday. see you again soon. good evening to you.ngland, wales and the south—west of england, wales and the south—west of england, but even where there was sunshine there was some unrest and fog patches around. similar story into sunday. chilly where ever you are. northern areas will have the best of the sunshine. it is all down to this blocking area of high pressure, stagnant weather pattern, very little wind to disturb it and move this cloud around. it looks like the cloud i was going to hang around areas where it was cloudy today. central, southern, eastern england. a bit of missed an workaround. under clear skies, scotland, northern england, wales, it will be colder. much colder across parts of scotland, down 2—5, -6. across parts of scotland, down 2—5, —6. some mist and fog across sunny spots in the north, as you can see. but here is where the rest of the sunshine is, large parts of scotland, north—west england, into wales and the south—west. if you glamorous for northern ireland. much of central and southern england it will be

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes.ing up on a busy day of sport. out of the ashes, malan and root lead the england fightback on day three of the first test. it's the �*decider in the desert�*. we look ahead to max v lewis and who will be crowned this year's f1 world champion. and �*happy to be unpopular' — liverpool legend steven gerrard hoping for a villa win at anfield. we've got the chance to compete against a good team, with the opportunity to win the game, and that's my only main focus. also coming up in the programme... soccer sacrifices. we look ahead to the first round proper of the women's fa cup, where clapton take the term �*minnows�* to a whole new level. and meet the kashmir national football team from bradford. welcome to the programme, and what a weekend of sport we have coming up for you. it's hard to know where to start, but we're going with the cricket because after a cracking third day in brisbane, england have shown that they haven't given up on this first ashes test. australia added 78 more runs on

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all that and much more on sportsday at 6:30 pm. now it's time for the film review.ello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching? we have a modern folktale called lamb. steven spielberg's reimagining of west side story. and being the ricardo�*s, revisiting lucille ball. i want to sell this to you, i'm up for this. . .,~ , i want to sell this to you, i'm up for this. . ., ~ , ., ., ~' for this. the trailer makes it look like a folk _ for this. the trailer makes it look like a folk hole _ for this. the trailer makes it look like a folk hole or. _ for this. the trailer makes it look like a folk hole or. i'm _ for this. the trailer makes it look like a folk hole or. i'm here - for this. the trailer makes it look like a folk hole or. i'm here to i like a folk hole or. i'm here to tell you it's not that. i know you don't like scary movies. it's not a horror movie at all. maria, who lives with her partner, on a very remote icelandic farm. when a strange lamb is born, they take it

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun.chester united look to put stuttering performances behind them — they take on burnley , in the sole premier league game tonight. who can stop their rivals manchester city. they finish the year top, will anyone be able to catch them in 2022. and things go from bad to worse, for england head coach chris silverwood. he's forced to isolate, and miss the 4th ashes test in sydney. hello and welcome to the programme. they might be unbeaten under their interim boss ralf rangnick. but manchester united are far from inspiring at the moment like tonight's opponents burnley, they've been hit by much disruption due to covid. but tonight's match at old trafford could see them move back up the table, against a side struggling in the relegation zone. i spoke to our reporter simon stone, who's at the game later — and he told me united's tactics and ideas under rangnick are yet to bed in... there is a bit of head scratching going on about what he's brought to the table giving there's been a couple of un

i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past 6pm, but now on the bbc news channel, it's time to look back at the year in business with review 2021. 2021 has for many people been a long and difficult year. a year of change and uncertainty. and worry about the lives and livelihoods and jobs and prospects. early hopes of a return to something more normal have been replaced by a realisation that covid will be around for much longer than we first thought. its impact on how we live and how we work has been far more significant than feared and our social lives and shopping habits in our travel plans all changed by this pandemic. and now we are learning to live with this virus, but learning to live with it and its consequences will be harder, the lostjobs and the rising prices, and a big covid bill still to pay. getting back to where we were will take time and the big question is, just how long will it take? since the pandemic began last year, the whole united kingdom... the start of 2021, it was not a happy new year. but we now have a new variant of the virus. we must therefore go into a na