Good afternoon. A list of more than 1,000 addresses of new year honours recipients, including those of Senior Police officers and politicians, has been accidentally published by the government. The file was uploaded to the official website, but has since been removed. A spokesman for the Cabinet Office said the information was removed as soon as possible. He said leading figures from the world of entertainment, sport, politics and charity were recognised in the list. Sir elton john received the highest accolade hes been made a companion of honour and Olivia Newton john becomes a dame. Four members of englands World Cup Winning Cricket Team are on the list but of those receiving honours this new year, around two thirds are being recognised for their work within the community as Kathryn Stanczyszyn reports. Youre the one that i want. Olivia newton john says she is grateful beyond words to be made a dame for services to charity. A damehood, too, forformer tv presenter Floella Benjamin for
Another defeat leaves them on the brink of the relegation zone. Northampton hang on to return to the top of rugby unions premiership. And no jackpot for adrian lewis at the world darts championship, knocked out in the last 16. Welcome along to the programme. Its not been much fun for england for most of the first test against south africa. Half the squad have been hit by illness, a batting collapse in the first innings and not much for the bowlers to write home about this morning. But a fightback in the evening session has created a fascinating final couple of days in centurion, led by opener rory burns. Adam wild reports. Wherever england travel, their barmy army follows. On this centurion morning, what they found was frustration, the england squad ravaged by sickness, south africa unsympathetic, extending their lead further and further. Archer eventually found a way through but it felt more like a blip. Quintin de kock getting to grips with the best to grips with the best bowling eng
More than 70 people are believed to have been killed in a car bomb attack in somalia many of the dead were students. Campaigners call for a radical overhaul of britains railways including majorfare reforms and an end to nightmare journeys. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello. Welcome along to the bbc sport centre. Youre watching sportsday with me ben croucher. Coming up can england beat illness and all probability to pull off a record breaking victory in the first test against south africa . Bournemouth wins are unlikely at the minute too. Just one since the start of november now. All the days premier League Football to come. Northampton saints return to the top of rugby unions premiership hanging on to win a thriller at franklins gardens. And no jackpot for adrian lewis at the world darts championship, knocked out in the last 16. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im ben croucher. Its not been much fun for england for most of the first test against south africa. Half the squad
manchester united move to within a point of the champions league places after marcus rashford sent them on their way to a convincing win over nottingham forest. we have heavy rain sweeping in from the south west, pushing north east through the day. behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers but wherever you are, it will be windy. good morning, everybody. it s wednesday the 28th of december. our main story: relatives of a 23 year old man stabbed to death on the dance floor of a birmingham nightclub have described him as their best friend . cody fisher, a non league footballer and school sport coach, was fatally injured on boxing day, as greg mackenzie reports. 23 year old cody fisher was in the prime of his life, but his life was cut short, stabbed to death on a dance floor ofa birmingham nightclub on boxing day. described by his family as a best friend, the semi professional footballer and sports coach was fatally injured at the crane nightclub in digbeth. police beli
he would take all measures to protect his nation. this is bbc news. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham of the london evening standard and jonathan walker of the sunday express. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, let s take a look at the actual front pages. the financial times leads with news that china s government is scrapping travel quarantine rules after abandoning their zero covid policy. the daily mirror says that rising discontent among junior doctors is fuelling concerns that they will strike. in the daily telegraph, a charity forfemale military personnel who have experienced sexual assault is urging the royal military academy sandhurst to tackle what they call an epidemic of abuse. the ministry of defence has responded, saying it has a zero tolerance approach to sexual assault. loyalty cards for strikers is the daily mail s headline, with claims that a union backed