and in sportsday at 7:45 how england lost yet again in the ashes series, and the rest of the day s sport that s in the next hour here on bbc news. the family of the briton who s been identified as the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas have confirmed that he has died in the incident. malik faisal akram, who s reported to be from blackburn, was named as the hostage taker by the fbi earlier this evening. according to federal law enforcement officials, he was 44 and arrived in the us about two weeks ago. his family said they were devastated, didn t condone any of his actions and apologised to those involved. all four hostages were freed unharmed after a ten hour stand off between the assailant and police. this evening, the us president, joe biden, has called the siege an act of terror . let s hear what he had to say. i spoke this morning with the attorney general to get a rundown and he said there was overwhelming cooperation with local authorities and
always be the best are among the best in the history of our sport, some of his off court decisions are questionable. surveillance flights prepare to head to the pacific island nation of tonga to assess the damage caused by a volcanic eruption and tsunami. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the family of the briton who s been identified as the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas have confirmed that he has died in the incident. malik faisal akram, who came from blackburn, was named as the hostage taker by the fbi earlier this evening. according to federal law enforcement officials, he was 44 and arrived in the us about two weeks ago. his family said they were devastated, didn t condone any of his actions and apologised to those involved. all four hostages were freed unharmed after a ten hour stand off between the assailant and police. here in the uk, counter terror policing northwest has confirmed that it s helping the us au
on public health grounds. a british woman is missing in tonga after being washed away in the tsunami which hit the island. the amount of damage it s caused is still unclear. coming up the travel show at 8.30. the team s in paris to find out about its competing bids for unesco world heritage status. the family of the briton who s been identified as the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas have confirmed that he has died in the incident. malik faisal akram, who came from blackburn, was named as the hostage taker by the fbi earlier this evening. according to federal law enforcement officials, he was 44 and arrived in the us about two weeks ago. his family said they were devastated, didn t condone any of his actions and apologised to those involved. all four hostages were freed unharmed after a ten hour stand off between the assailant and police. here, counter terror policing north west has confirmed that it s helping the us authorities with the investigatio
one as conservatives want to see for a path to the governor s mansion could be a roadmap or the midterms. in his first interview since taking office only on fox news sunday. then cutting through the confusion on covid. when it comes to mass, testing and mandates. we will ask a doctor, one of the nation s top public health experts all the pressing question. plus. president biden story is that democracy is on deaths door. a potential breaking point. as his agenda stalls and his a phone numbers seek to new lows. we will ask our sunday you know about the pressure points on the right and the left the mac we have a very slim majority in the senate and in the house. it makes things more challenging all right now want fox news sunday. hello again from washington. we start with raking developments out of texas as all in its minute rest you a rabbi and the other hostages from an hours long standoff from a synagogue in the dallas-fort worth area. dispatching a hostage rescue te
and after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on la palma, finally comes to an end. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was one familiar laugh missing and expressed empathy with other families who d lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall joined the congregation at st george s chapel for morning service. the queen, though, did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to officials. from the very first moments of the queen s broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april, after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, christmas can be har