And at nine oclock tonight there will be a special programme by radio 1s newsbeat debating the future of britains laws and attitudes to cannabis. And we take a look at the front pages for tomorrow. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome along to sportstday live from the bbc sport centre. Coming up tonight. The countdown is on to england womens semi final in the Rugby World Cup. Im live in belfast this evening wear the red roses take on france in their quest for back to back world cup finals. Five nil up, celtic look to wrap up their place in the group stage of the champions league. They take an 8 1; aggregate win. And theres stilljust two seconds in it at the vuelta a espana, but chris froome holds the leaders red jersey after stage four out of 21. Yes, hello and welcome. Englands women will continue the defence of their Rugby World Cup title when they play france in the biggest match of their tournamnet so far. Were at the semi final stage and franc
Ididnt ididnt want i didnt want her worried, or her legacy to be william and more harry being completely and utterly devastated by it. All that hard work and love and energy that she put in to us when we were and love and energy that she put in to us when we were younger, and love and energy that she put in to us when we were younger, going to waste. Good morning. Energy bills, insurance costs and council tax are all going up at a much faster rate than the average cost of living. Ill be looking at why. England are just one match away from retaining their womens Rugby World Cup. They beat france in a tense semifinal in belfast to set up a final against new zealand. That this weekend. That is. And carol has the weather. A balmy start to the day here in london, but we have some heavy rain in northern england, Northern Ireland scotland. Behind that, fresher conditions and some showers. More details on 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The government will today outline how it
The status quo guitarist rick parfitt has died. The 68 year old was taken to hospital in marbella in spain after suffering a severe infection. The musician had been admitted on thursday due to complications to a shoulder injury. In her christmas message, theresa may has called for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu. Meanwhile, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has pledged to end rough sleeping in its first term in power. Carrie fisher, who played Princess Leia in the star wars films, is in Intensive Care after suffering a heart attack during a flight. The 60 year old went into cardiac arrest minutes before her plane landed in los angeles. Now on bbc news, sportsday. Hello, im olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines this evening. Theres no stopping celtic, they stay 1a points clear of rangers in the Scottish Premiership. Saracens are still top of the Rugby Union Premiership after they beat newcastle. But its not a great christmas for the vunipolas. Mako joins
The status quo guitarist rick parfitt has died. The 68 year old was taken to hospital in marbella in spain after suffering a severe infection. The musician had been admitted on thursday due to complications to a shoulder injury. In her christmas message, theresa may has called for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu. Meanwhile, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has pledged to end rough sleeping in its first term in power. Carrie fisher, who played Princess Leia in the star wars films, is in Intensive Care after suffering a heart attack during a flight. The 60 year old went into cardiac arrest minutes before her plane landed in los angeles. Now on bbc news, sportsday. Hello, im olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines this evening. Theres no stopping celtic, they stay 1a points clear of rangers in the Scottish Premiership. Saracens are still top of the Rugby Union Premiership after they beat newcastle. But its not a great christmas for the vunipolas. Mako joins
For your kids, only worse. Its the film that helped define the 19905 now train spotting returns for a new generation. Foggy start for parts of the uk. Carol has the weather. Good morning. Yes, we have dense fog, particularly across southern england. It is freezing fog thomas some will be slow to clear. For many, it will be dry with sunshine but i will have more details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Prime minister, theresa may will today introduce the governments vision for a more interventionist, Industrial Strategy for britain. The proposals will be unveiled at her first regional Cabinet Meeting, taking place in north west england. Our industry correspondent john moylan has more. How can the government ensured that the economy is fit for the future. But the business secretary greg clark, places like this are part of the answer. It is a new automotive centre, backed by government and industry money, designed to keep our carmakers are firing on all cylinders. The