hello and thanks for joining us on the show. we start with football, and it was a case of so near and yet so far for england. it was a match with so much at stake and in the end so much drama and heartbreak. england and by the same virtue team gb will not be at the olympic games. the english were nominated to represent british hopes for paris 2024 qualification and needed to beat scotland by three more goals than the netherlands in their match against belgium to maintain their chances of grabbing a ticket for next years extravaganza in the french capital. on the field, sarina wiegman s side doing everything right with a 6 0 victory over scotland. they were actually heading to the nations league final as the match between the dutch and the belgians ticked into injury time in tillberg, but amazingly the netherlands scored two goals in the 91st and 95th minute of the match to go through on goal difference. it means the european champions and world cup runners up will not feature
Will have more later. And tomasz has got the winter weather. That is a big car certainly not mine. It is in the north where it is really cold, even some icy stretches overnight tonight. Thank you very much. Also coming up. It never left me, i cannot stay away from it. Look whos back. Tom baker, the longest serving doctor, films new footage to complete an episode abandoned because of a strike at the bbc. Good afternoon. More than 180 people have been killed in a militant attack on a crowded mosque in egypt. The countrys president is holding an Emergency Security meeting. It happened in the northern sinai region when armed men stormed the building and detonated a bomb during friday prayers. One report says the target of the attack appeared to be supporters of the Security Forces who were attending prayers. Its the deadliest attack yet in the three year insurgency in sinai. We will be live at our correspondent in cairo very shortly. Zimbabwe has a new president. Emmerson mnangagwa was swo
Attending a Memorial Service at st pauls cathedral. The service, six months since the disaster, also gave thanks to all those who assisted at the time of the fire and in the weeks and months since. Frankie mccamley reports. Its been a long six months for so many families whose lives were torn apart exactly six months ago. A tragedy which highlighted failures alongside the bravery of the Emergency Services and the unity within a community. Today they came together. We try our best to Stay Together and stay united, so thats exactly whats happening and all the difficulties we have, all of the hard days, the hard time we had is unforgettable, we cannot forget. Joined by members of the royal family who have met many of those affected by the fire, alongside political leaders showing their support. The duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry making their way to their seats, sat alongside the prime minister, multi faith leaders and the community surrounding g re nfell tower. But at the
In a series so far defined by disappointment, england will hope this just might be a turning point. Andy swiss, bbc news, perth. Newsnight is on bbc two. Tonight we report from the Primary School in the shadow of Grenfell Tower. How are the staff and students coping with the tragedy six months on . Joins me now on bbc two. Im katherine downes. Just a few hours to go. England resume their quest to keep the ashes series alive. They are 305 4. British flat racings most successful female jockey suspended for three months for breaking betting rules. And he can do this in his sleep, ronnie finds time between naps to ease into the last 16 of the scottish open. Good evening finally england are in control of a test match in the current ashes series. Middlesex batsman dawid malan hit his maiden test century, as england built a big first innings total in the 3rd test in perth. Malans partnership of 174 withjonny bairstow helped england close on 305 for 4 they must avoid defeat to have any chance
Hands on the award. I didnt imagine i was ever going to win this. Come so close in 2012, but i guess anything can happen. Also in sport rain delays australias hopes of regaining the ashes, but bairstow has gone this morning, and the aussies now need just five more england wickets to reclaim the urn. Good morning from this cream cracker factory in liverpool. Uk shoppers are predicted to spend over £4 billion on groceries this week, so it is the start of the busiest week of the year for Food Retailers and manufacturers. Im live at this cracker factory in liverpool to find out how they cope. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Well, it is a frosty start to the new working week but mostly dry and sunny day to day. On the move, for that could be a big problem. I will tell you why in 15 minutes. Detectives in lebanon are examining the possibility that a British Embassy worker whose body was found bya Embassy Worker whose body was found by a motorway was sexually assaulted. It is underst