Custody and will appear at the crown court on the 20th of december charged with murder. London zoo is closed following a large fire and will reopen tomorrow. An aardvark was killed and four meerkats are missing. Staff are in shock. And theresa may has released a christmas message thanking the armed forces for their work. She said troops are making the world superbike combating terrorism at home and abroad. The world safer. Now lets cross to the sports centre. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me 0lly foster and katherine downes. Its a blue, blue christmas. Have Manchester City already wrapped up the title . Theyve won again. Exeter chiefs are also top of their premiership tree. All the days rugby union results are coming up and festive cheer may be lacking in the england camp, but the man in charge says the current crop of cricketers have what it takes to salvage some pride from this ashes series. Good evening. We are going to get straight into the football, nine matches in the prem
Welcome to sportsday with me, james pearce. The headlines this evening can england finally get an ashes test win . Double century for Alastair Cook has given them a great chance to do so at melbourne. 3 point arsenal at Crystal Palace in the evening premier league match. And phil taylor powers his way into the quarter finals of the pdc world darts championship. Good evening. In less than an hours time Alastair Cook will return to the crease in melbourne on 244 not out. Its a double century thats given england the upper hand in the fourth ashes test, and a chance to restore some much needed pride. The tourists are 491 9. Thats a first innings lead of 164. Theres still of course plenty of work for england to do, and having lost the first three tests they wont be taking anything for granted. Lets cross live to melbourne and speak to our reporter patrick gearey. Good morning. Is this a winning lead . The australia coach Darren Lehmann in his press conference last night admitted if not a wi
Files revealing that Margaret Thatcher once spurned good evening. A suicide bombing in the Afghan Capital, kabul, has claimed the lives of at least a0 people and injured more than 80 others, with women and children among the casualties. The Islamic State group say they carried out the attack, which targeted a Cultural Organisation and news agency in the western part of the capital. In recent months, so called Islamic State has attacked many shia muslim targets in this area of kabul, where the majority of the citys shia population lives. Our correspondent in kabul, zia shahreya, has just sent this report. The force of the explosion is clear to see. Among the rubble, relatives desperately search for their loved ones. But there was little left behind. The bomb went off inside this building, a Cultural Centre and also home to an afghan news agency. Students had been marking the 38th anniversary of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. The suicide bomber apparently has entered through that wa
Most desirable gear in half an hour. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Snow and ice are expected to cause more disruption in parts of the uk today. The met office says delays to road, rail and air travel are likely and is warning of possible power cuts. A yellow warning is in place for snow and ice in Northern Ireland and parts of england and southern scotland throughout the day. Theres an amber warning for areas of the north midlands, yorkshire and the north west of england until 11am, with heavy snow forecast around the southern pennines. Between 5 and 10 centimetres of snow is expected, with up to 15 centimetres possible over higher ground. And sub zero temperatures have been recorded overnight with lows of minus 12 in northern scotland. Highways england is advising drivers to plan theirjourney carefully before setting off. Gritters have been out overnight on the busiest routes. Be aware that if you are going out to work or visiting friends in the early hours that there could st
Under new guidance from gp leaders. Mobile Alcohol Recovery Centres, known as drunk tanks, could be set up in towns and cities across england to help ease pressure on busy hospitals. Good morning. In sport, a combination of david warner and the weather have frustrated england on the fourth day of the fourth test against australia. I could see they were parrots, but i wasnt sure what kind. 60 years of David Attenborough on our tvs, and 60 years of the bbcs Natural History unit we report on the changing face of wildlife programmes. Good morning. First, our main story. Snow and ice are expected to cause more disruption in parts of the uk today. The met office says delays to road, rail and air travel are likely and is warning of possible power cuts. A yellow warning is in place for snow and ice in Northern Ireland and parts of england and southern scotland throughout the day. Theres an amber warning for areas of the north midlands, yorkshire and the north west of england until 11 00am, wit