and celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in new zealand and at sydney harbour. large fireworks events have returned in many cities after the covid pandemic. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. mind the gap, city slip up in their pursuit of arsenal. alarm bells for rashford he s dropped for oversleeping, then fires manchester united into the top four. and there s a pause for applause as the premier league pays tribute to pele. also coming up in the programme. saracens are soaring at the top of the rugby union premiership after a bonus point win over exeter. and which of the lionesses finish the year on a high, recognised in the new years honours list? hello, and welcome to sportsday. arsenal will finish 2022 on top of the premier league, but by how many points? they re playing right now and can stretch their lead after manchester city slipped up at home to struggling everton. it finished 1 1 at the etihad. erling
that she would have survived. history is made in the gymnastics in liverpool, asjessica gadirova, wins britain s first ever women s individual all around medal, at a world championships. and join me live exactly 100 years after a team of british and egyptian archaeologists discovered at the entrance to the tomb of tutankhamun. plus, it is a frosty start to friday for a sum and for many it is going to be a dry and sunny day. details coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 11th of november. our main story. plans for a new nuclear power plant in sizewell in suffolk are under review, as the government looks to try and cut spending. a high speed rail line promised for the north of england could also be scaled back. a treasury spokesperson has insisted infrastructure projects remain a priority. here s our business editor, simonjack. major energy infrastructure and transport projects, including a new nuclear plant in suffolk, and a new rail line in the north of england, are under
us that have prompted leaders to condemn acts of hate and violence and we will hear from those who have experienced it firsthand. we begin with cornell university in new york which cancelled classes on friday in the wake of a series of anti semitic threats posted to an online discussion board earlier this week. over that we can pose using slurs and threatening a mass shooting on campus appeared online. a suspect has been detained in the department ofjustice said he could face five years in prison. addressing a senate committee, the head of the fbi gave this assessment of anti semitism in the us. we anti-semitism in the us. we assess that anti-semitism in the us. we assess that the anti semitism in the us. - assess that the actions of hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we have not seen since isis launched its so called caliphate several years ago. adjust the past few weeks multiple foreign terrorist organisations called for attacks against
for years, we ve talked about how drone deliveries were around the corner. i think one of the main reasons that the idea of drone deliveries is in the public consciousness is because an image went viral quite a long time ago now of an amazon drone delivering a parcel, which kind of suggested to us all that drone deliveries weren t so much over the horizon as they were literally around the corner. but when was the last time you had anything dropped off by quadcopter? never - deliveries still come in vans around my way! we re just not there yet for that kind of last mile delivery. there are trade offs between the weight of what can be transported, and battery life. but aside from that, what about the safety? the idea of having all of these spinning blades above our heads, and then they ve got to bring a pizza down to the pavement? now, apparently, last year there were almost 2,500 drone deliveries every day but that was worldwide. so if you think about it in the grand sca
stubborn violence. i spoke to senior officials and the prime minister about steps to do that. president biden has stressed the need for israel to act in accordance with international humanitarian law. i also emphasise the protection of civilians must not happen just in gaza, but on the west bank. blinken s visit to the region comes as there were reports of a blast outside al shifa hospital in gaza city on friday. footage sourced by bbc verify shows a damaged ambulance and a number of injured people laying outside the hospital. the israel defense forces confirmed one of its aircraft hit an ambulance that it says was being used by hamas operatives, and that a number of them were killed in the strike. hamas says 13 people were killed in the blast that it says targeted a convoy of ambulances which was transporting the wounded. international editor jeremy bowen has this report on the aftermath of the attack by israel on an ambulance convoy. it contains images you may find upsett