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European footballs boss explains why theres still so much more to do. We are well aware that we have to do more, that we have to try more, and the situation is not the same as 20 years ago. Its much worse and its getting worse and worse. Commentator bowled him its all over. Eight wickets that led to a famous ashes victory england fast bowler bob willis dies aged 70. One in two children in this part of grimsby grow up in poverty. How do britains poorest families see the election . A special report. Look whos wrapping the Christmas Presents americas first lady visits the Salvation Army in east london. And coming up on bbc news, a first return to the club that sacked him Jose Mourinho will be in the old trafford dugout tonight, but as manager for his new team, tottenham. A good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Nato leaders have ended their 70th anniversary meeting in watford. Borisjohnson, who hosted the gathering of the wests military alliance, spoke of the solidarity at the heart of the organisation. But thereve been plenty of behind the scenes tensions. There have been arguments about natos future direction and what to do about syria, and in a meeting that was meant to be all about diplomacy we had President Trump calling his canadian counterpart two faced. Heres our deputy political editor, jon pienaar. This report does contain some flash photography. This report does contain some flash photography. He loves to make a big entrance, whether or not he is always completely welcome. Donald trump may not always be looking for trouble, but it often turns out that way. He needs careful handling, and everyone knows it. That includes his host, who is fighting a campaign. The honorable donald trump, president of the United States of america. The leader of the free world has already fallen foul of nato allies and strayed into the election. Hes not a man to take directions. When it came to the uks most powerful ally, borisjohnson was treading very carefully today. The president of the United States had spoken of his admiration for you. Do you believe that as a leader and as a man that donald trump is good for the west, and good for britain, and if so why . Well, i certainly think, john, that the United States is the guarantor of, a massive contributor to nato and, you know, if you want evidence of the willingness of the United States to stand shoulder to shoulder with us, i would point to back to what happened in the case of the poisonings in salisbury america stood shoulder to shoulder with us then, it has done for decades, and is an invaluable ally and continues to be so. What about mr trump himself, though, Prime Minister . You were saying. Lets be clear this was under the Current Us Administration and they were shoulder to shoulder with us. But look mrjohnson was captured last night in on a joke at Donald Trumps expense with leaders, including Emmanuel Macron of france and canadas justin trudeau. Here mimicking the shock of white house staffers at President Trumps off the cuff diplomacy this week. Britains pm was pleading ignorance. Thats. Thats complete nonsense. And i dont know where thats come from. But this was Donald Trumps verdict on the canadian leader. Well, he is two faced. He is two faced, he said. Obviously not at all happy. Pomp and ceremony at the summit here in hertfordshire, while in nottingham labours leader seemed a world away. Numberten Jeremy Corbyns vision a nato dedicated to peace. I thought the direction that nato was going was the wrong one, ive had discussions with many people, and i want to see a reduction in tensions around the world. We cannot go on developing the concept of an arms race. There has to be a process of recognising the real threats in this world are actually terrorism, cyber security, and of course the Climate Crisis that affects all of us. And i think we can all play a part in dealing with those issues. The rival leaders are offering very different visions of britains future. From labours radical socialism to the tories brexit with or without a deal, and an option to stop brexit altogether on offer too. The countrys economic, political, strategic future all up for grabs in an election which could come to shape or reshape the country, and the lives of everyone in it. Tonight, Boris Johnson cant know whether hes heading out of office or staying in. How could he . That will be up to us on december the 12th. John pienaar, bbc news, hertfordshire. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins is here. Fight night on the summit itself, james, clearly there have been disagreements, but overall what is yourjudgment disagreements, but overall what is your judgment welcome disagreements, but overall what is yourjudgment welcome on the summit itself. This was always going to bea summit itself. This was always going to be a fractured, bad tempered summit. Issues over natos suitability for purpose so i think we had to expect the exchanges we saw but they have been some su ccesses saw but they have been some successes for nato at this 70th anniversary meeting. They headed off anniversary meeting. They headed off a major crisis by giving president erdogan some of the language he wa nted erdogan some of the language he wanted about the fight about terrorism, causing him to withdraw a really substantial beetle which would have blocked a nato defence plan for the Baltic States against a threat from russia. They have put space on their agenda, they have really substantial space on their agenda, they have really su bsta ntial veto. Space on their agenda, they have really substantial veto. They have resolved some disputes. They squared away are generally buried others that proved too difficult. This, i think, interestingly, was exactly the sort of summit you might have expected in the donald trump era, because we have seen plenty of exa m ples because we have seen plenty of examples i think in recent months and years of democracy is at loggerheads. The sort of angry and divided democracies we are not used to, andi divided democracies we are not used to, and i think this is actually a further illustration that any sort of world order is not holding up well under current pressures. White matt james, thank you very well under current pressures. White mattjames, thank you very much. James, thank you very much. The president of european footballs governing body, uefa, has told the bbc racism in the game is much worse now than it was 20 years ago. Aleksander ceferin pledged to do more to tackle abuse. The bbc has been following the anti Discrimination Group fare, whove gathered evidence of what they believe was racist abuse of celtic players by lazio fans at a match last month. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks reports. They seem like the normal match day boos, but are these noises in fact something more sinister . Jeering this is secret footage taken by a specially trained antiracism observer inside the Stadio Olimpico when lazio faced celtic. They believed these jeers from some lazio fans changed to monkey chants when Odsonne Edouard missed this chance. Its hard to capture on camera, and when european footballs governing body uefa was shown this footage, they decided not to charge the italian club. We have to try to do more, and we will. Aleksander ceferin is president of uefa. Today, i asked him whether it is doing enough to tackle racism. I can understand the desperation of people where they see sanctions and the incidents happening again. Of course, the logical conclusion is thats not enough. But theres no magic stick. The situation is not the same as 20 years ago. Its much worse, and its getting worse and worse. For us, it was a high risk game, for sure. Pavel klymenko works for fare network. They sent those observers to the lazio celtic game, one of 150 matches attended every season to help report discrimination to uefa. Fare has a job on its hands. In the last month alone, top players have protested against racism in italy and the netherlands, and in ukraine midfielder taison was left in tears after monkey chants from the crowd. This is what hed heard. Monkey chants in england recently, an fa cup match was abandoned after alleged racism from away fans, and when the National Team faced bulgaria, there were monkey chants and nazi salutes. Bulgarias punishment from uefa was a fine and a one match stadium closure. I dont think anyones in agreement with the punishment that was handed out. They have to diversify, and i hope that happens, sooner rather than later. Currently, an all white male panel decides whats racist and what isnt. Ceferin is committed to changing that. We need more diversity in the disciplinary committee. You have to have people who felt that abuse, because they look at it differently. That could help fares work enormously. Really clearly doing nazi salutes. Uefa charges in 60 of cases fare brings to them but not with this video of lazio fans from last year. This is the kind of thing you are up against, isnt it . Because even when your observers clearly risk their safety. Yes, it takes lengths for our observers to record evidence. If some of it is being thrown out, this hurts a lot. Some players feel the same. Ceferin acknowledged their pain but wouldnt promise tougher sanctions. With race hate crime on the rise, though, this is a war football alone cant win. Natalie pirks, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of todays other news. Some election news. Protestors from the Climate Group Extinction Rebellion glued themselves to the liberal Democrat Campaign bus in south london today. The partys leader, jo swinson, said the Climate Emergency is a really important issue, but that the protesters had targeted an electric bus. Northern irelands sdlp has launched its manifesto in foyle, putting its opposition to brexit at the centre of its campaign. The partys leader, colum eastwood, called it a massive roadblock in the way of our future. The party also wants universal credit scrapped. We are nowjust under two months away from Northern Ireland being dragged out of the European Union against our will. In the last two years, weve been either misrepresented or not represented at all. In this election, we have an opportunity to send voices and votes to westminster that can stand up for us and against the dup. The former england captain and fast bowler bob willis has died at the age of 70. He played 90 tests and took 325 wickets in the 70s and 80s. Famously, his eight wickets in the 1981 headingley ashes test helped england to victory in a match it seemed impossible they would win. Our Sports Correspondent, joe wilson, reports. It is 1981 and bob willis is bowling fast. Willis has taken his sixth wicket. The headingley ashes test, the game australia were certain to win. The match england seized. Hes got a touch on it. Hes gone. Bob willis forced his weary limbs into a supreme performance. He took eight wickets in australias second innings. His expression glaring at the world. A man completely in the zone. And hes got it this day made his reputation. While the excitement whirled around him, willis remained locked in his mission, the reluctant hero. The decisive over was the one that you bowled and got kim hughes and Graham Yallop out, that last over before lunch, wasnt it . Yeah, well, i told michael i was a bit old to be bowling into the wind so id better bowl the other end. He first played for england in the early 1970s. Willis endured surgery and frequent pain to play 90 test matches in all. He was captain for 18 of them. He was a team man but also, always, his own man. And hes bowled him, and a historic moment for bob willis, because his fifth wicket and also his 300th victim in test match cricket. That headingley day of course was outstanding. Thats what probably made his reputation for all to see, for history to record. But to be with him, bob was more than that, much more thanjust a cricketer, much more thanjust a pundit. He had many, many eclectic interestss. Robert George Willis officially added dylan to his middle names. The resemblance was not accidental the bowler idolised the singer songwriter. Willis voiced his own lyrics in a long broadcasting career. He was never shy to express his opinion on sky sports television, often employing a dry delivery. One of the most ridiculous selections ive seen in recent times. At his playing peak, bob willis stood above the crowd, and against the odds. Bowled him its all over, and it is one of the most fantastic victories ever known. Bob willis, eight wickets. A fabulous performance. One performance amongst so many that proved anything is possible and that is the dream at the heart of all sport. Bob willis, whos died at the age of 70. The time is 6 15. Our top story this evening. The meeting of nato leaders has been overshadowed by a row between donald trump and his canadian counterpart, justin trudeau. Still to come are we becoming a nation of gamblers . A new report from the nhs in england. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news, anthonyjoshua says he has no fear as he prepares to face the man who took three of his heavyweight belts. He takes on andy ruinr in saudi arabia on saturday. The general election is just days away. Some politicians are keen to frame it as the brexit election but does that hold true for britains poorest families . Research by the Joseph Rowntree foundation who work to tackle poverty in the uk shows that 1. 2 Million People on low incomes who didnt vote in the last election are planning to do so this time. Around 170,000 of them are thought to be swing voters. The Research Found high levels of distrust and cynicism among voters after what they see as broken promises. Our special correspondent ed thomas has been to grimsby, where one in four are on low incomes. Thats all i have to my name. Brexit, youve not mentioned it. The situation im in, i cant get any worse. They was like this, trying to keep warm. The town is just getting worse and worse and worse, its going down and down and down every year. These are the stories of struggle and desperation. But all from people with a voice and a vote. £1. 50, when youre ready. This is the community shop. Cheaper food for people on mea ns tested benefits. What would you do without this place . Struggle. The place for three year old phoebe, her mum and grandmother. Nearly one in two kids grow up in poverty in this area. You see it everywhere, yeah, around here. And ive got three kids myself, so it is hard. Hes obviously put the chocolate in there. Michelle and john moved to grimsby this year. 25p a bag. You know, its good food. I could never afford to give my kids chocolate while i was living down there. They came from margate, after living in a hotel for the homeless. How old is your daughter . Five. It crippled us, wed hit rock bottom. Does it feel like a big general election for you guys . Massive. Does it feel like somebody could change your lives . Yeah, a huge amount. Who is the politician who is going to transform the way you guys are living . Its going to sound awful but i like everything that boris is talking about. For some, the priority is staying warm. We were all like this, bearing in mind we had dressing gowns on underneath as well. For some, the priority is staying warm. This year, lucy, a single parent with two kids, has struggled to heat her home. What were your children saying to you . Sobbing. Theyjust was like this, trying to keep warm. Lucy is now getting help from the Charity National energy action. Do you have any faith in politics . No. And, in some ways, i wish i did, but who do you trust . And also with brexit coming up as well, its worrying times, really. And is your vote up for grabs . Yes. Again and again, people talk to the lack of faith and trust. Again and again, people talk to the lack of faith and trusted of a lack of faith and trust. This foodbank has never fed so many. 57. 57 people . 0h, right, oh, thats good. Most days, its pam who feeds the hungry. Weve seen a 10 increase every month. Weve got a lot of zero hours, weve got a lot of benefits, again, universal credits. Were getting business people, getting people who are working, who just cant cope. Do you know who you are going to vote for . Not at the moment, no, and who do you believe . Who do you believe . You are seeing all this poverty, all this desperation. Yes, all this desperation, every single day. And you dont know who you are going to vote for . Not at the present. Who do you believe . And for some like dwayne, whos slept on the streets this year, political loyalties are changing. Ive voted conservatives all the time and now ive switched to labour. For the first time . For the first time, yeah. Returning from the foodbank, rachel and her son bradley. Show them your room. Living in temporary accommodation. This is my room. When were you made homeless . The 7th of october. Thats all i have to my name. Whats your main concern in your life right now . Making sure my sons fed and hes got a roof over his head for the time being. If i didnt have him, i wouldnt be here. I know i wouldnt. Its because of him im still here. When you see politicians up and down the country wanting your vote, what does it mean to you . Sometimes i think they dont deserve it, because they dont get it, they dont understand what its like to be without. After years of austerity, confusion over brexit, for some here, there was little hope politics could change their lives. Ed thomas, bbc news, grimsby. Lets take a look at some of todays other news. Official figures show that more than half of people aged 16 or older in england gambled at some point during the last year. Its the first time gambling data has been highlighted by the nhs digital report, which is based on a poll of more than 8,000 adults and 2,000 children. Health bosses have expressed concern that aggressive Online Marketing makes it easier for people to become addicted. Judith moritz reports. I spent over £25,000 on gambling related products. Nathan barnes laid his last bet 582 days ago. He can be that precise because he counts every day without gambling as another day in recovery. Gambling took over nathans life. He lost thousands before deciding to get clean. What would you bet on . Absolutely everything, everything that moved, everything that gave me that rush. Its kind of like any other fix. Whether it was, for example, croatian football third league about two oclock in the morning or american football, anything like that, everything. For the first time, the nhs has compiled data on gambling as part of its survey on health in england. It shows that more than half of all adults have gambled in the last year. That includes everything from a one off flutter on the grand national to more extensive betting. A lot of people might describe themselves as recreational gamblers, where it is not adversely affecting their lives, but those harms can of course increase. The current figures are around two Million People are at risk of serious gambling problem and we need to respond with a range of different types of intervention to prevent harm. The longer you are there, the more money you are going to spend. There is particular concern about the growth of Online Gambling and warnings that it can be a path to addiction. We are all drawn to things that look attractive but also the more subtle and nuanced clever part of this is quite often its tailor made, so what you might see and what i might see a totally different. Are totally different. So if your thing is horse racing and that is known about you from your search history, that is the presentation you are going to get because it is known to be more attractive. I actually dont even know howl coped. Nathan is now using his story to help others avoid addiction, but he says he can never take his recovery for granted. I often get cravings now, but its just about learning that, oh, youre going to have this fun time now, but youre going to go back to your old ways youve got to keep on top of it. That reported by judith that reported byjudith moritz and if you have been affected by any of theissues if you have been affected by any of the issues there, you can find more information on the bbcs action line website. The us first lady has been visiting a Salvation Army centre in east london this morning. Melania trump met children from a nearby Primary School in clapton, and helped pack Christmas Presents for the charitys annual appeal for local families. Theres flash photography in this report by our correspondent, daniela relph. Traffic was stopped, the road closed. London e5 had a vip visitor. The Salvation Army in clapton had just a few days notice that Melania Trump was coming. The children of baden powell Primary School nearby were only told this morning who they were about to meet. A church hall in east london is perhaps an unusual setting for a visit from an american first lady. But this is safe territory for Melania Trump. A Christian Organisation and a global charity, the Salvation Army was seen as a good fit for todays event. Melania made Christmas Decorations and chatted to the kids and their teachers. The talk was of christmas in america, the journey to london and the trump family along with the odd revelation. Shes never had a mince pie, an english mince pie. She has never had a mince pie . I was like, you need to try it, then did she try one . She hasnt tried it yet but she is going to try it tonight. If you think about it, were not really going to get a chance to see her again, so you have to kind of keep remembering. The visit of the first lady may have been a little unexpected for the Salvation Army but will be a boost for their Christmas Present appeal. The Salvation Army has a lot of work in america and i think mrs trump has seen our work there. But also the Salvation Armys home is the uk, and she really wanted to come and meet children. The visit ended of course with a year five class photo. Today with a special extra guest squeezed in, as this american first lady got a taste of christmas in the uk. Daniela relph, bbc news, clapton, in east london. Time for a look at the weather. Heres ben rich. Hello, it has been another chilly day for many others, particularly where we got stuck with fog all day long and some places did. This was herefordshire, temperatures barely got above freezing in some places but over the next few days, it is, for a time at least, going to turn milder but with that, we get to see some outbreaks of rain at times and windy conditions. Rain moving across scotla nd windy conditions. Rain moving across scotland and Northern Ireland today, it sinks into england and wales tonight, the rain fizzling all the while. Fog developing again across southern counties of england. Further north and west, things clouding over later in the night, some outbreaks of rain and it turns windy here, so not particularly cold in the north west of the uk and as we go through tomorrow, here comes some rain. Quite a lot through Northern Ireland and particularly western scotland, where they could be some localised flooding and some travel disruption. A little bit of rain getting into Northern England and parts of wales. It will be windy for northern and western areas, 60 mph gusts possible for the far west of scotland. Not as windy to the far south east, for clearing to give sunny spells but temperature is starting to creep upwards for many, 12 degrees in belfast. As we move through thursday night, we will see these frontal systems sliding eastwards, some outbreaks of rain, some brisk winds as well but we get into this wedge up while there, so have a look at temperatures on friday morning. These are the temperatures you will wake up to, much, much milder than it has been, 11 or 12 but, with that, some outbreaks of rain, a brisk wind as well. Various rain bands drift south eastwards through the day, drier in the north later on but as the winds start to come down from the north west, it will start to cool off across those parts of the uk and as we head into the weekend, cooler weather for some as we head into the weekend, cooler weatherfor some and as we head into the weekend, cooler weather for some and some rain at times as well. Thats all from the bbc news at six, so its goodbye from me and, on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Hello. This is big bbc news. Our headlines. The summit marking 70 yea rs of headlines. The summit marking 70 years of nato alliance. Ends with borisjohnson insisting discussions we re borisjohnson insisting discussions were practical and harmonious, despite reported divisions. Meanwhile, video images apparently showing leaders talking about donald trump. Us president hits back at candidas Prime Minister. Well, hes two faced. Honestly, with trudeau, hes a nice guy, ifind him to bea trudeau, hes a nice guy, ifind him to be a very nice guy, but you know, the truth is, i called him on the fa ct the truth is, i called him on the fact that he is only paying 2 , and i guess hes not very happy about it. And on the other side of the impeachment inquiry into president removes up a gear, as impeachment inquiry into president removes up a gear, as the Us House Judiciary Committee considers charges that lawmakers will vote on. Here, in quest of the victims of the London Bridge attack, jack merritt, and saskia jones, both died from sta b and saskia jones, both died from stab wounds to the chest. The uks biggest commercial Property Fund suspends dealings and it shares, mng, which owns offices, shops, and warehouses is blaming brexit related political uncertainty. In a moment, time for sports day, but first, lets ta ke time for sports day, but first, lets take a quick peek at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. We will be getting the latest from president froms impeachment inquiry and beyond 100 days, and at 815, we will find out from our Technology Correspondent why posts featuring disabled people are being deliberately suppressed by social media platform, tick tock. At 8 30 p m. , election cast will be looking at all the days big political news with a focus on Northern Ireland. That is all to come, but right now im bbc news, time for sports