But not for want of trying. And theres an injury scare for Manchester United in the last of todays premier league matches. Lu ka ku is stretchered off at old trafford. Good evening, well have a close look at the football in just a moment and also todays rugby union results but well start with a a chnage in fortune for englands cricketers. Victory may have been beyond them but they have avoided an ashes whitewash. They had hope heading into the final day but another century from the australia captain steve smith saw the 4th test peter out into a draw. Patrick gearey reports from melbourne. England fans were the noisiest and most visible element today. They we re most visible element today. They were hoping to see a first dramatic victory of this ashes series. In the end steve smith got in the way, batting australia through for a draw and scored another century. It was and scored another century. It was an anti climactic end for england. Morning has broken, but with the australians . Wit
Welcome to bbc news. Pockets of violence are breaking out across iran, as Anti Government protesters defy warnings from officials and demonstrate for a third day. Two people have reportedly been shot dead. At the same time, pro government rallies have been taking place in the capital tehran, with thousands of people showing their support. About corruption and falling Living Standards. As our correspondent reports. Three days in and irans Anti Government protests have turned violent. In the Northern City of mashhad, demonstrators demanding an end to hardline clerical rule set Police Motorbikes alight and taunted the security services. From dorud in the west, video showed crowds scattering after two protesters were reportedly shot and killed. What began in provincial cities has now spread to the capital tehran and the Main University campus. These are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics, whove ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution.
First year in office for President Trump and big developments for some of the worlds most influential companies. That is a year in business. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has said that four young men have been stabbed to death between yesterday morning and the early hours of today in a series of unrelated attacks. Three, aged 17, 18 and 20, were killed yesterday. A fourth, who was 20, died after been stabbed on an estate in the old street area of east london in the early hours of this morning. Officers say the murders highlight the scale of knife crime in the capital. There were thousands of Police Officers on duty last night across london determined to ensure millions of londoners were able to enjoy the celebrations. And to those millions of londoners i would like to say thank you for your cooperation in having a safe and enjoyable light. Tragically there are four families who awake this morning to the heartbreaking news that theyve lost loved ones to
Some breaking news coming in from reuters, from iran. And quoting the state broadcaster saying that a protester fired shots at Police Killing one of them and wounding three officers. A Police Spokesman talking to the state broadcaster reported by reuters so serious incident if this has been accurately reported in the ongoing iranians protest. State media also said today ten people have died over the past week in protests that on thursday and which are spread to a number of cities around iran. Reports that police in teheran had used water cannon to disperse demonstrators. Some of those demonstrators have been calling for ayatollah khomeini, the Supreme Leader of iran, to step down. Others complaining about corruption and high unemployment, up to 60 in some cities as we heard earlier. But if correctly reported this is the most serious incident we have heard about, an iranian protester has fired shots reportedly at Police Officers killing one of them and wounding three. More details of co
Year, and whose lives are celebrated in review 2017 we remember thats in half an hour. Police in iran say one of their officers has been shot dead as Anti Government protests continue across the country. This is believed to be the first death of a Security Force member since the unrest began on thursday. Another ten people were killed overnight in the country wide unrest which began as a protest against the falling standard of living. As Rana Rahimpour reports. The fifth day of protests in iran. Once again, thousands of people have taken to the streets. They are angry at unemployment, rising prices, and what many think is widespread corruption. Its the boldest challenge to the countrys leadership in nearly a decade. The demonstrations began in the North Western city of mashhad, a key base for president rouhanis most outspoken critics. And has quickly turned into a widespread antiestablishment movement. This is the biggest show of dissent in iran since the post election rallies of 2009.