Newton john is made a dame for services to Cancer Research and entertainment. Recognition also for members of englands world cup winning cricket team. The woman whose husband and two children drowned at a resort in spain on Christmas Eve says all three could swim and blames a fault with the pool. Good morning. Manchester city throw away a two goal lead to lose at wolves in the premier league. That leaves them 14 points behind leaders liverpool. Good morning. A very mild weekend ahead, with temperatures up into the mid teens for some. How mild will it stay as we approach new year . More details coming up. Its saturday the 28th of december. Our top story d day veteran Harry Billinge has received an mbe in the annual new year honours list. The 94 year old was recognised for his Fund Raising Efforts around this summers d day commemorations. Hes one of nearly 1,100 people to have received an award, including singer and actor Olivia Newton john. This report from our entertainment corresponde
Tojose mourinho being named the new boss at tottenham, and were asking where it went wrong for pochettino. Thanks, holly, and Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. It is mostly dry but fairly cloudy this afternoon, some right then a forecast, particularly to end the week and into the weekend, but pretty quiet and dry for most away from the south west over the next couple of days. I will bring you all the details in about half an hour. Thanks, sarah. Also coming up the koala rescued from the bushfires in australia the woman seen on video taking off her shirt and charging into the flames to save the injured animal. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The liberal democrats have set out their general election manifesto, reiterating their pledge to stop brexit. The party claims by doing so it will be able to invest billions of pounds in Public Services, and tackling inequality. The manifesto also includes a pledge to tackle Climate Change by generating more electricity through renewable en
We are going above and beyond what they ask us to do. Then the goalposts change the following day. The chancellor says hes had to make tough choices as he defends his decision to freeze the pay of many Public Public sector workers. Ive had to make some tough choices, and what i couldnt do was justify an across the boa rd rise in Public Sector pay. Global firms amazon and apple are accused of dodging their environmental responsibilities by failing to recycle old tech products. And, people mourn across argentina after the death of the footballing legend Diego Maradona. Details of which tier of coronavirus restrictions will be imposed on the different regions of england when the National Measures are lifted a week today have been announced by the Health Secretary. More than 23 Million People will be under the most severe restrictions tier 3 in areas including manchester, newcastle, leeds, kent and bristol. Most of the country will be in the middle tier 2 including london and liverpool. Th
Retailers and consumers are hoping to put the strain of 2020 behind them, but theyve yet to see which way the wind will be blowing. Dharshini david, bbc news. Buckingham palace says the queen and the duke of edinburgh will be spending a quiet christmas this year at Windsor Castle. By tradition they usually spend time with other members of the royal family at sandringham. It is thought it will the first time in more than 30 years that the queen hasnt travelled to norfolk for christmas. In the Champions League tonight, liverpool reached the knockout stages by beating ajax 1 0 at anfield to top their group. Meanwhile manchester city, who have already progressed, were held to a goalless draw in porto, as andy swiss reports. For liverpool, the equation was simple. Just a draw against ajax would take them through to the knockout stage, but if the maths were straightforward, the match was a little trickier. Curtisjones so nearly fired liverpool ahead, as ajax looked rattled. But gradually, th