of vacancies in adult care. president biden casts his vote in the crucial us mid term elections. how much power will the republicans regain? and tributes to the veteran actor leslie phillips, who has died at the age of 98. and coming up on the bbc news channel, cash injection or complete sale? liverpool s owners say they are considering inviting new shareholders. we ask what that might mean for the premier league club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s been widespread criticism over comments made by one of the ambassadors for qatar s world cup who said fans travelling to the tournament will have to acceppt his country s rule among them a ban on same sex relationships saying homosexuality was a result of damage to the mind. the controversial tournament kicks off in less than a fortnight in the gulf state. the former fifa president sepp blatter now says the decision to award it to qatar was a mistake . our sports correspondent jane dougall has more.
we ll have the latest on the talks, amid hints from some negotiators that there are signs of possible compromise. also tonight. government support with energy bills for business and public sector bodies is set to be cut by as much as two thirds. following riots by the far right in brazil after bodies is set to be cut by as much as two thirds. following riots by the far right in brazil after the presidential election, we report from inside the palace wrecked by the mob. the clearing of the population has been going on for quite some time there and he seems look hauntingly familiar to the attack that happened in the us capital to back years ago. the clearing of the parliament. simply the best the welsh fans verdict on gareth bale s record breaking career as he retires from professional football. and any minute now history could be made in cornwall, as the first satellites are due to be launched from british soil. and coming up on the bbc news channel. with the fa cup thir
because the winds have swung around to a westerly, it won t be quite as mild, may be single figures but even so respectable temperatures to greet us first thing in november. we start with early morning showers and lighter winds generally and fewer showers, and the exception may be the far north west of scotland. here we will keep the showers through the day but because of a little more sunshine and light winds, a pleasant afternoon for many with temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees and we are being spoiled with the feel of the weather at the moment and there is more to come as we move to the end of the week, because with this area of the week, because with this area of high pressure will block the weather fronts in the north west, of high pressure will block the weatherfronts in the north west, so feeding the moisture here but plenty of warmth coming from the south and the will be the talking point by day and night. on thursday, we could see highs of 16, possibly 17 celsius
odsonne edouard couldn t believe he hadn t put crystal palace ahead, and captain bruno fernandes continued to lead his united side by example, scoring in successive games. a second goal would have secured the win, but for the first time in eight matches, marcus rashford couldn t score. sunday s trip to league leaders arsenal will be trickier after casemiro s booking means he ll be suspended. and palace rubbed salt into those wounds in time added on michael olisa, equalising to send the home fans delirious and united home furious. nick parrott, bbc news. leeds hammered cardiff city of the championship in their fa cup third round replay and what a goal to get them off the mark. wilfried gnonto scissor kicked a stunning volley in off the crossbar after just 26 seconds, the first of two goals for the 21 year old italian, a real contenderfor one of the best in the competition. rodrigo and patrick bamford got in on the act in the 5 2 victory, bamford with two goals. continuing hi
and that s bbc news at six on wednesday the 18th of january , you can keep up with all the latest hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on tonight s programme. a dark day for snooker ten chinese players are charged in relation to alleged match fixing. and the night shift for norrie who makes it through to the third round of the australian open. also coming up in the programme. leeds united will be looking for their first win since november tonight, when they take on managerless cardiff city in their fa cup third round replay at elland road. good evening and welcome to tonight s programme. today, the world professional billiards and snooker association confirmed that ten chinese players have a case to answer in relation to alleged match fixing. among the players charged are some big names in the sport. liang wenbo, a finallist in the uk championship in 2015, has been charged with being concerned in fixing matches on the world snooker tour and approaching players to fix