thank you james shaw is with us in edinburgh. hello. farfrom hello. far from the usual holiday unfortunately in edinburgh. yes. hello. far from the usual holiday unfortunately in edinburgh. yes, is a really strange — unfortunately in edinburgh. yes, is a really strange atmosphere - unfortunately in edinburgh. yes, is a really strange atmosphere in - unfortunately in edinburgh. yes, is a really strange atmosphere in this city tonight. there is no big fireworks display here on the edinburgh castle esplanade. there's no enormous tree party. normally there might be 80,000 people thronging the centre for that none of that but nevertheless, you might be able to see behind me, there is a sort of informal gathering of people starting to take place. the police are here just to starting to take place. the police are herejust to keep starting to take place. the police are here just to keep an eye on things was actually told us that what people are doing here gathering to informally welcome in 2022 is not illegal, they are not breaking the law by coming here. b

earlier, our scotland correspondent, james shaw, outlined the changes taking place this year. if i've been standing in this location alongside edinburgh castle two years ago, you would've seen a huge display of fireworks set off at midnight. a spectacular display, physical all around the city. —— visible. look at how desolate this scene is now. nobody here at all. it is possible that people may turn up later on. that's happened last year when there were strict controls in place. peoplejust come when there were strict controls in place. people just come to this castle to celebrate in an informal way. people will be celebrating around this city. it looks quite bleak here, but people are out on the streets. you can socialise, although you can only have three households in your group and you have to keep separate from other groups. nightclubs are closed essentially, because dancing is not allowed. in no way will this be like the hogmanay that many of us are used to in scotland, notjust in edinburgh, but in towns and cities all over this country. everything will be much more mu

james, you're a scotsman and ou cross hotel. james, you're a scotsman and you cross the — hotel. james, you're a scotsman and you cross the border _ hotel. james, you're a scotsman and you cross the border every _ hotel. james, you're a scotsman and you cross the border every day - hotel. james, you're a scotsman and you cross the border every day to - you cross the border every day to come and work here. how many scottish people do you think are in carlisle tonight? i scottish people do you think are in carlisle tonight?— carlisle tonight? i mean, we've noticed it _ carlisle tonight? i mean, we've noticed it over _ carlisle tonight? i mean, we've noticed it over the _ carlisle tonight? i mean, we've noticed it over the last - carlisle tonight? i mean, we've noticed it over the last couple i carlisle tonight? i mean, we'vel noticed it over the last couple of weeks. — noticed it over the last couple of weeks, since the regulations came in. just— weeks, since the regulations came in. just today i've had quite a few of my— in. just today i've had quite a few of my friends co

in a moment, we'll have the picture in cardiff, in belfast, and in london, but we start with james shaw in edinburgh. ina in a normal year, this locationjust below edinburgh castle would be the centre of a huge fireworks display at midnight, visible across the city and far beyond it. in the streets below, there would be perhaps 80,000 people celebrating hogmanay. none of thatis people celebrating hogmanay. none of that is happening this year and a lot of other big events will be cancelled. in hospitality, pubs and restaurants, groups of three households at a maximum can meet, and they must keep distanced from other groups. nightclubs will be closed. there will be no dancing. that is at least until the 17th. not the hogmanay many in scotland would have wanted. new restrictions have been in force in wales since boxing day, to the frustration of many in the hospitality sector. they depend on the festive week to help them through the new year. nightclubs are closed, dance floors should be deserted. people going to pubs, bars and restaurants will have to stay at the tables to be served and a

hubble's successor is nasa's james webb telescope. unlike hubble, the £7.5 billion spacecraft will go beyond earth's orbit — 930,000 miles into deep space. once in space, it unfurls its sunshield and deploys its giant mirror and instruments. the space telescope is much more powerful than hubble. it'll be able to analyse the atmospheres of worlds orbiting distant stars to see if there are signs of life. it'll also be able to witness the birth of the very first stars. this is a simulation of that critical moment. the purple areas are clouds of hydrogen gas becoming ever denser until they form stars, blazing like fireworks. james webb is expected to capture images of this really happening. i'm so excited! why are you so excited? isn't that just fantastic that as humanity, a tiny little civilisation on planet earth, that we can create a telescope that we can send up into space and peer back to the universe as it was just a couple of hundred million years after the big bang? and some incredible views from space were obtained from these

england's james wade is also through. the world number four thrashed martjn kleermaker of the netherlands by 4—0. there are doubts about whether cricket's twenty20 big bash league in australia can continue following multiple positive covid cases. today's adelaide strikers v sydney thunder game is going ahead, despite four thunder players testing positive. there's live commentary now on radio 5 live sports extra. meanwhile, seven players and eight support staff at the melbourne stars have tested positive, putting their next match on 2nd january in serious doubt. away from the big bash, australia batter travis head has tested positive for covid and will miss the fourth ashes test against england in sydney, which starts late tuesday evening uk time. he'll remain in melbourne and isolate for seven days in line with health requirements. head is australia's leading run—scorer in the ashes, a series they've already won with two matches still to play. so, it's all going well for australia, isn't it? well, england cricket fans

england's james wade is also through. the world number 4 thrashed martjn kleermaker of the netherlands by 4—0 sets. australian batter travis head has tested positive for covid and will miss the fourth ashes test against england in sydney, which starts late tuesday evening uk time. he'll remain in melbourne and isolate for seven days in line with health requirements. head is australia's leading run—scorer in the ashes, a series they've already won with two matches still to play. imean, not i mean, not great england. australia, they were pretty happy with themselves. steve smith put up on instagram yesterday, he got stuck in and left for nearly an hour. —— in and left for nearly an hour. —— in the left. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london and bbc south east today. a murder investigation has been launched after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in a park in south london. the met police said the victim, a 15—year—old boy, was found injured in ashburton park

the james webb space telescope, launched on christmas day, is starting to unfold its sun shield in a complex process involving hundreds of moving parts. all of them have to trigger at the right time and in the right order for the telescope to work. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has the story. mission control: and lift-off! the moment of launch for an astronomy mission like no other as the james webb space telescope blasted off. then the rocket casing opened up and the telescope was released into the darkness of space with a million—mile journey ahead. but as it travels, it has a fiendishly difficult task to do — unfolding. it's so big, we didn't have any rocket that's big enough to launch it, you know, fully deployed, so we had to build this telescope to be folded up, to fit inside the rocket. this is really, really difficult engineering but, you know, nasa has never shied away from doing hard things and so, i have full confidence that it's going to work. unfurling the sun shield is the most difficult part of this process. it's enormous — the size of a tennis court. first,

and after the launch it's the make or break moment for the james webb space telescope, as it starts to unfold its super—sized sun shield. hello and welcome to bbc news. us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president vladimir putin that the us and its allies will respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine. this during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month, amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large—scale sanctions would be a colossal mistake. our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue has the details. president biden and vladimir putin spoke for 50 minutes. and if you need any kind of indication of how serious the situation is, this is the second time in three weeks that had a call between one another to discuss the situation on the ground. we understand that the discussion was robust and serious, substantive according to the americans. joe biden lead—out two paths, according to his officials, one of diplomacy and discussion, where russia

and after the launch it's the make or break moment for the james webb space telescope, as it starts to unfold its super—sized sun shield.

and after the launch — it's the "make or break" moment, for the james webb space telescope — as it starts to unfold its super—sized sunshield. hello and welcome. us presidentjoe biden has again told russia's president vladamir putin that the us and its allies will "respond decisively" if russia further invades ukraine. this — during the second call between the two leaders in less than a month amid concerns over russian troops massing at the ukrainian border. a kremlin spokesperson said that putin had made it clear that any new large scale sanctions — would be a "colossal mista ke". the us released this picture of president biden on the call from his home in delaware — with the white house saying he laid out two paths — one of diplomacy and one of deterrence. both sides said the call had been constructive — further talks are set for the new year. for more on this i'm joined now by our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. i chat between these two world leaders. what do we think that president biden is keen to emphasise on this call? well, this is the _ emphasise on this cal

earlier, england's james wade sailed through to the last eight. he swept past martijn kleermaker of the netherlands, winning by four sets to nil. former champion peter wright also sealed his place in the last eight beating ryan sea rle. for the latest, head to the bbc sport website or app. speculation continues to build over whether the australian open champion novak djokovic will play at the first major of the year in melbourne. fellow serb dusan lajovic has said the world number one is unsure if he'll make the tournament, due to start in just over two weeks. djokovic has already withdrawn from the serbian team taking part at the atp cup in sydney this weekend. the 34—year—old, who's won a record nine australian open men's titles, has repeatedly declined to say if he's been vaccinated for covid—19, a requirement demanded by organisers at melbourne park unless given an exemption. he said, "i'm not coming, guys, to the atp cup. we'll see about the australian open." i mean, he didn't specify if he's coming or not, but that he's waiting for the

days after launching into orbit — it's the "make or break" moment, for the james webb space telescope — as it starts to unfold its tennis—court sized sunshield. a woman who gave key evidence in the trial of ghislaine maxwell — has spoken publicly today — saying she hopes the guilty verdict will bring some solace to other survivors. annie farmer — the only witness to use her real name during testimony — said the case demonstrated that no one was above the law. maxwell was found guilty yesterday — by a jury in new york — of grooming underage girls — to be abused by her friend jeffrey epstein. her lawyers say they will appeal against the verdict. this report by our correspondent, aleem maqbool, contains some flashing images. good morning america. guilty. good morning — guilty, i a long awaited verdict... the downfall of the british formersocialite, now a convicted sex trafficker, has been headline news here. and one of the four women brave enough to testify to put her behind bars, who was abused as a teenager, has been giving her reaction. i wasn't sure this day would

earlier, england's james wade sailed through to the last eight. he swept past martijn kleermaker of the netherlands, winning by four sets to nil. former champion peter wright also sealed his place in the last eight beating ryan searle. for the latest, head to the bbc sport website or app. speculation continues to build over whether the australian open champion novak djokovic will play at the first major of the year in melbourne. fellow serb dusan lajovic has said the world number one is unsure if he'll make the tournament, due to start in just over two weeks. djokovic has already withdrawn from the serbian team taking part at the atp cup in sydney this weekend. the 31t—year—old, who's won a record nine australian open men's titles, has repeatedly declined to say if he's been vaccinated for covid—19, a requirement demanded by organisers at melbourne park unless given an exemption. he said i'm not coming, guys, to the atp cup, we'll see about the australian open. he didn't specify if he's coming or not, but he's waiting for the decision. he ke

the james webb telescope, named after a former head of nasa, is programmed to capture light from the first stars to shine in the universe. and for that to happen, the complex process of unfolding its sunshield needs to happen without a hitch, as our science editor rebecca morelle reports. and lift off! the moment of launch for an astronomy mission like no other, as the james webb space telescope blasted off. then the rocket casing opened up, and the telescope was released into the darkness of space, with a million—mile journey ahead. but, as it travels, it has a fiendishly difficult task to do — unfolding. it's so big, we didn't have any rocket that's big enough to launch it, you know, fully deployed. so, we had to build this telescope to be folded up, to fit inside the rocket. this is really, really difficult engineering. but, you know, nasa has never shied away from doing hard things and so i have full confidence that it's going to work. unfurling the sun shield is the most difficult part of this process. it's enormous — the size of a tennis court. first, its two halves are l

it's james. it's really nice to meet you, sir. how's it going? nice to meet you, nice to meet you. 0ur biological mother was... ..a little demented and rather evil, to be nice about it. and shejust... ..didn�*t take very good care of us and... ..i was the one that took — you know, was the target of everything until the incident that got us taken away from her. and that was way above and beyond everything else. she poured lighterfluid on shawna and threw a match at her. i'm sorry... it's ok. that... and that was... after that, i only saw shawna twice, maybe three times after that. completely lost her. she was the biggest part of my life, you know? there was part of me that's been missing since then. shawna was never given a funeral. instead, her remains lay in storage for years, in the hope the case would one day be solved. to put it bluntly, my sister has been sitting in a box on a shelf for 30 years. she won't be any more. advocates of this technology say that could be used to solve tens of thousands of murderers in the us alone, but there's

james clayton looks at recent breakthroughs in dna technology which help to solve murders. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. human remains, possibly a female, found lying near an unoccupied house.

days after launching into orbit — it's the "make or break" moment for the james webb space telescope — as it starts to unfold its tennis court—sized sunshield. my my name is andy. it's a journey that did not start when i found out what the word transgender was. honestly it started when i was born. coming to terms with my identity felt like trying to deny a part of myself that i thought would never be reality. i kind of felt like if someone put a cap on a volcano and i was just sitting on top of that volcano not trying to let that l. but in the end the volcano exploded. i want to be referred to as mike weir one from now on. —— as andi from now on. i was mostly scared of all of the people around me. what they would think. i'm so happy! after the volcano exploded, all of these flowers and trees and life flourished because the ground was nourished. but it's not all peaches and cream, sunshine and lollipops. things didn't go as planned. i can't live like this any more. fear really does do something to a person. this is my story. this is who i am. i actually was born in queens new

days after launching into orbit, it's the "make or break" moment for the james webb space telescope, as it starts to unfold its tennis court—sized sunshield.

days after launching into orbit, it's the "make or break" moment for the james webb space telescope as it starts to unfold its tennis court—sized sunshield. hello and welcome. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late american financierjeffrey epstein. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced, including the most serious charge — that of sex trafficking a minor. maxwell faces spending the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty by a jury in new york, but her lawyers say they are already preparing to appeal against the conviction. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell's victims have waited decades for. after five days of deliberation, jurors decided she was guilty on five counts linked to the sexual abuse of teenagers. and it was four of her victims who helped put her behind bars. the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained their trust. during their emotional testimony, they t

prime minister, scott morrison, said he was appalled and disgusted by the attack on the building the james webb space telescope, which launched last week, is starting to unfold its sunshield in a complex process involving hundreds of moving parts. the world's most powerful telescope went into space on christmas day. it cost $10 billion and took ten years to build and prepare, and is currently a million miles from earth. and it all needs to work perfectly well in _ and it all needs to work perfectly well in the right order, or it is not going _ well in the right order, or it is not going to work at all, so fingers crossed _ not going to work at all, so fingers crossed. ., ., ., . �* �* not going to work at all, so fingers crossed. ., . ., . �* �* , this is bbc news — the headlines. manchester united are looking to move up to sixth in the premier league table tonight with a win over burnley, they are unbeaten since the interim boss took over at the start of the month and have scored just once in each of their last three league games against crystal palace, norwich and most recently

james brokenshire, a well—liked former minister, died after the return of his lung cancer. the end of the month saw the prime minister in rome for the g20. hearing no objections, it is so decided. followed immediately by the long—anticipated cop26 climate in glasgow. after a major diplomatic effort by the uk, an agreement was reached, but it didn't go as far as had been hoped. i'm deeply sorry. i also understand the deep disappointment, but i think as you have noted, it's also vital that we protect this package. silence in auditorium. applause. meanwhile in westminster, a political storm had been brewing. parliament's standards committee said a tory mp had egregiously broken lobbying rules and recommended a 30—day suspension. the mp 0wen paterson denied all wrongdoing. downing street told tory mps to vote to pause the punishment and try and change the disciplinary process. long—suffering, camel's back. if the public believe we are marking our own homework, our reputation individually and collectively will be tarnished. the government was forced into a screeching u—t

the james webb space telescope which launched last week is starting to unfold its sunshield in a complex process involving hundreds of moving parts. the world�*s most powerful telescope went into space on christmas day. hello there. it has been very mild again today, and could be the warmest new year�*s eve and new year�*s day on record. we will stick with the exceptionally mild air in the uk, blustery winds as well, but where the winds are coming from a significant because it is those warm southerly winds bringing warmth up from the azores and madeira and heading northwards into the uk, bringing a lot of cloud. these are the temperatures we have got into the temperatures we have got into the early evening, 14 or 15 widely across southern parts of the uk and across southern parts of the uk and a little colder in scotland under clear skies. this rain is developing and continuing to push northwards overnight, and it turns wetter in northern ireland where also you see a short burst of rain pushing eastwards across england and wales later on in the night. still quite a breezy for many

the images that eventually come back from james webb will be even more spectacular than these, taken by hubble. but there's still work to do. the sun shield will take several days to open, and that's just the start of this complex unfolding process. with so much at stake, it's a tense time for the team. rebecca morelle bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. you're taking us to the seaside? why not go it is almost that sort of weather. it is exceptionally mild. it may be the mildest ever new year's eve and new year's day across the uk. we are keeping this very mild air. blustery wind, but it is where the wind is coming from that is important, coming all the way from sirs, from madeira, from the south, bringing the warmth northwards into the uk, bringing a lot of cloud. the cloud has been dinner across eastern parts of the uk, so there has been weak winter sunshine around. much more cloudy out to the west, where we have seen some rain. this rain is really gathering pace across wales, heading to the north west of england. that could push into parts of northern ire

the james webb space telescope — which launched last week — is starting to unfold its sunshield in a complex process involving hundreds of moving parts. the world's most powerful telescope went into space on christmas day. it cost ten billion dollars and took ten years to build and prepare, and is currently a million miles from earth. let's get the latest weather now with matt taylor. hello. the only thing that is tempering the exceptionally mild conditions today is the breeze. quite blustery across some southern and western areas. there will be outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the afternoon in these areas. north of that, we will have some sunny spells and one or two showers. temperatures, a fair few degrees above normal. but to the south, even with some patchy drizzle and cloud, we could hit 16—17. and that very mild story continues tonight. some heavy showers working their way eastwards. a little bit cooler to the north of that, but another exceptionally mild night and exceptionally mild today, potentially a record—breaking day on new year's eve, one of the warmest warmest on rec

the moment of launch for an astronomy mission like no other as the james webb space telescope blasted off. then the rocket casing opened up and the telescope was released into the darkness of space with a 1 million mile journey ahead. but as it travels, it has a fiendishly difficult task to do — unfolding. it is so big. we did not have any rocket big enough to launch it, fully deployed, so we had to build this telescope to be folded up to fit inside the rocket. this is a really difficult piece of engineering. nasa has never shied away from doing hard things so i have full confidence it will work. unfurling the sun shield is the most difficult part of this process. it is enormous, the size of a tennis court. first, it is two halves and they are lowered into position. then the booms are deployed. the operation involves 400 pulleys, 400 metres of cabling and more than 100 release mechanisms that have to fire at exactly the right time. finally, the material is pulled taut and the five layers of the sun shield, each as thin as a human hair, separate. the whole process has been rehearsed

the images i that eventually come back from james that eventually come back from james webb will be more spectacular than these taken by the hubble telescope, but there is still work to do. the sun shield will take several days to open and that is just the start of this complex unfolding process. with so much at stake, it is a tense time for the team. it makes it look so easyin for the team. it makes it look so easy in those computer images. you don't get a sense of quite how much is involved. i don't get a sense of quite how much is involved-— is involved. i wonder if they will have a live _ is involved. i wonder if they will have a live feed _ is involved. i wonder if they will have a live feed you _ is involved. i wonder if they will have a live feed you can - is involved. i wonder if they will have a live feed you can sit - is involved. i wonder if they will| have a live feed you can sit down and watch. that is the kind of thing i would be engrossed in four days, watching the shield spread out. fix, watching the shield spread out. a tennis court sized shield, it's incredible. i te

now, whether that's, like, "assassination ofjesse james" and the outlaws bypassed by the world moving on, or whatever, but i feel like that, yeah. you know, i'm a creature of the time i grew up in, and the films i loved as a teenager, you know, and i don't see many of them now. i don't see a progression. you know, it's wonderful, in britain, i grew up watching ken loach movies. ken loach is still making those films. but where are the other people? where... you know, it's not, that progression has been with technology and, you know, digital technology and effects and superheroes and it's wonderful, i'm not decrying that, but where's the other side of it? you know, i guess, in your film—making life, the genres have shifted and evolved, but also the technology has really shifted and evolved... yeah. ..and you just alluded to it, with much more computer—generated imagery... yeah. ..and virtual reality, and now they're building these extraordinary, i think, called led walls. yeah, yeah. you can do more and more shooting, not on location, which you're famous for — scouting your locati

the blues lost reece james to injury and brighton had plenty of chances to equalise. they finally took one in the 91st minute. chelsea are a point ahead of liverpool. the night's other game still has more than half an hour to go. manchester city leading by one goal to nil. phil foden gave manchester city the lead after 16 minutes. an eight—point gap is on offer if they manage to see that one through. city's next game after tonight is on new year's day against arsenal, who will be without their manager. mikel arteta has tested positive for covid for a second time, having first contracted the virus in march 2020, which prompted the shutdown of football at the start of the pandemic. he's now isolating, but is still expected to undertake his media duties ahead of the game. covid also causing problems in the championship and in leagues one and two. four games postponed tonight. just three matches under way. blackburn rovers lead barnsley 2—1, ben brereton diaz with his 20th league goal of the season. elsewhere, middlesbrough 1—0 up at blackpool and millwall1—0 up a

james reynolds, bbc news. british households will be worse off next year because of higher energy bills, stagnant wages and tax increases — according to a think tank. the resolution foundation, which focuses on people on lower incomes, claims millions of families are facing a �*cost of living catastrophe'. the government says it has put £4.2 billion in place to support families. our economics correspondent andy verityjoins me now. it is shaping up to be a pretty tough year, 2022, for many people. it is, then. at the moment the dominant economic factor is omicron which could be causing an economic contraction but it is thought that will be relatively short lived and what the resolution foundation says, they are a think tank concentrating on living standards, is that in april we will have a nasty squeeze suddenly come upon us, in the shape of as you mentioned higher tax bills, and also higher energy bills. they calculate that for the average household the rise in energy bills will be £600 a year when the e

james reynolds, bbc news. let's speak now to dr chaand nagpaul, who chairs the council of the british medical association. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. i would like to ask you first of all about what we have been hearing from the prime minister who said that 90% of people in intensive care with covid haven't been boosted yet. is that some think that you see, does that reflect the picture you are aware of? yes. that you see, does that reflect the picture you are aware of? yes, the fiuures picture you are aware of? yes, the fi . ures to picture you are aware of? yes, the figures to show— picture you are aware of? yes, the figures to show those _ picture you are aware of? yes, the figures to show those that - picture you are aware of? yes, the figures to show those that are - picture you are aware of? yes, the figures to show those that are not| figures to show those that are not vaccinated or had their full course, including the booster vaccination, are at a much higher risk of being in hosp

james reynolds, bbc news. martin mckee is professor of european public health at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. we have been hearing about the record cases in the us and parts of europe. are there places where we have passed the 0micron peak yet? i have passed the omicron peak yet? i don't think so but we have to be cautious because we have just come through the christmas period and there have been real issues about testing capacity in many countries, processing tests and so on, so i think the data we are looking at presently, over the last few days, needs to be taken with a great deal of caution. irate needs to be taken with a great deal of caution. ~ ., , ., , of caution. we have seen a very different approach _ of caution. we have seen a very different approach to _ of caution. we have seen a very different approach to covid - of caution. we have seen a very - different approach to covid measures and restrictions across the world. in some places they are bringing in new restrictions, li

james reynolds, bbc news. scotland's deputy first minister, john swinney was asked whether the scottish government would consider following other nations and reduce its ten—day covid isolation period. we've got to be really careful here because the fundamental point that we have got to address is the need to suppress the circulation of the virus. and we've got to take care that any steps that we make in this respect are consistent with that objective, so we have taken the clinical advice available to us that the appropriate period of isolation is ten days because that provides as much insulation as possible for us to be able to suppress the circulation of the virus. we will obviously look at the data that is emerging from other jurisdictions about other timescales that have been put in place, but i think, fundamentally, the issue has to be about do we have the right time constraints in place to suppress the circulation of the virus? and that should be the judgment that we found our decisions upon to make sur

james reynolds, bbc news. funding allocated by the uk government to tackle covid across scotland, wales and northern ireland has been doubled. we'll be joined by scotland's deputy first minister john swinney at 7.10, and by the minister for disabled people, health and work, chloe smith, at 7.30. france has reported europe's highest ever number of new daily covid cases, as the omicron variant continues to spread rapidly. nearly 180,000 infections were reported on tuesday, and france's health minister has warned there could be 250,000 daily cases by the start of january. italy, greece and portugal also reported record rises — as well as the us with more than 440,000 new infections on monday. millions of families in the uk are facing a cost of living catastrophe, according to a leading think tank. the resolution foundation says that stalling wages, rising taxes and soaring energy bills all mean households face cost of living increases of up to nearly £1200, warning 2022 could be the year of the squeeze. a mers

james ward prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. it is not easy to play after only 44 hours. for sure, we felt a bit of fatigue and may be our decision wasn�*t so right. but i think that at the end of the game, we could win, we didn�*t do this, and we are to be disappointed. crystal palace�*s second win in four games has taken them into the top ten, a place the team they beat can only dream of. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead against norwich from a penalty, before two further goals before half time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. 3—nil it finished, leaving norwich bottom of the league. and there has been even more disruption to the festive football schedule everton�*s home premier league game with newcastle has been postponed because of coronavirus cases and injuries in the visiting

james ward prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. it is not easy to play after only 1m hours. for sure, we fely a bit of fatigue and may be our decision wasn't so right. but i think that at the end of the game, we could win, we didn't do this, and we are to be disappointed. crystal palace's second win in four games has taken them into the top ten, a place the team they beat can only dream of. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead against norwich from a penalty, before two further goals before half time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. 3—nil it finished, leaving norwich bottom of the league. and there has been even more disruption to the festive football schedule everton's home premier league game with newcastle has been postponed because of coronavirus cases and injuries in the visiting side's camp

james ward prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces, but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty, awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu, who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. norwich remain bottom of the premier league after they were beaten 3—0 at crystal palace. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead from a penalty, before two further goals before half time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. and there has been even more disruption to the festive football schedule. everton's home premier league game with newcastle has been postponed because of coronavirus cases and injuries in the visiting side's camp. the game was due to take place on thursday, but the premier league were satisfied that newcastle couldn't field the requisite number of players. it's the 16th top flight match to be postponed in recent days, while in the football league, only 1a games are still on over the next two days. and premiership rugby are investiga

james ward—prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces, but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu, who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. norwich remain bottom of the premier league after they were beaten 3—0 at crystal palace. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead from a penalty before two further goals before half—time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. it sends crystal palace tonight. chelsea defender ben chilwell could miss the rest of the season as he undergoes knee surgery this week. the england left—back suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage during chelsea's champions league win againstjuventus last month. the club had initially opted for the defender to begin rehabilitation work in the hope he could return without surgery. england captainjoe root has called their ashes defeat "gut—wrenching", while some of those looking on have described it as "embarrassing". their h

james celebrates with the goal swing. having scored with a perfect wedge. before half—time, things would bend back the other way. young men son followed spurious penalty, mohammed had already been booked, the red card a formality as with harry came taking was the penalty. now the game was there for tottenham to win, and on demand to south hampton forgot about terry kane at their peril, but all goals are now provisional. this one was outside. marginally. the keepers seems now is to protect the goal, but what happened here? according to the vector become a forest that had been filed. according to spurious, he had been lucky. they struggled to fashion their own chances, brian hill had the last of them in their chase for the top four, this was a mess. they will end the year with regrets. patrick geary, bbc news. it is not easy to play after only 44 hours. forsure, we it is not easy to play after only 44 hours. for sure, we have had a bit of fatigue and may be our decision wasn't so right. but i think that at the end of the game, we could win, and we are to be

..dismissing 39—year—old james anderson. 68, all out. i'm absolutely gutted. bitterly disappointed. you turn up today and you walk out to bat with ben stokes and you feel like anything's possible. er...you know, we're bitterly disappointed to find ourselves in this position. the whole mystique of the ashes is the concept of the ultimate competition. well, as the two teams shook sanitised hands, the gulf between them had never seemed so wide. joe wilson, bbc news. premiership rugby are investigating allegations against leicester regarding historical image rights payments. tigers have confirmed they've met with representatives of the league to discuss the potential breach of salary cap rules which the times reports relates to links between the club and a now defunct company, worldwide image management. leicester are top of the premiership with ten wins from ten. dominic thiem has pulled out of january's australian open. the 2020 finalist has not played because of a wrist injury since june. the issue meant thiem could not defend the us open title he won last year. but defending women's