in developing countries going through difficulties. you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. and it s one of the most glamourous sporting events in the world, formula one roars back into singapore this weekend. we start in the us state of florida, which has been hit by one of the most powerful hurricanes in the history of the united states, with winds of up to 150 miles an hour. hurricane ian has torn a path of destruction through towns and cities, leaving more than two million homes and businesses without power, and experts warning of life threatening flooding. and it could cause more damage, as it heads north into the carolinas, the storm system has regained hurricane strength. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at thei
a nightclub in birmingham on monday. one man was arrested in birmingham, the other in london. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. and it s been a big year with a bit of everything for sports fans from france s win at the rugby six nations to lionel messi lifting the world cup with argentina. here in the uk, england s women won football s european championship and birmingham hosted the commonwealth games. adam wild looks back now on the year in sport. even before 2022 began, this looked an extraordinary year. a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid. but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. he shouldn t be allowed to come. it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s, ithink, the government here has made the choice that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and nowak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particu
you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. and it s one of the most glamorous sporting events in the world formula one roars back into singapore this weekend. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7 in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in the us state of florida, which has been hit by one of the most powerful hurricanes in the history of the united states with winds of up to 150 miles an hour. hurricane ian has torn a path of destruction through towns and cities, leaving more than 2 million homes and businesses without power, and experts warning of life threatening flooding. and it could cause more damage as it heads north into the carolinas, the storm system has regained hurricane strength. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150
welcomed and then deported. a row in the background, a racket in the foreground. one case in court, other players eventually on court. rafa nadal and ash barty both making their own moves. a tumultuous year in rugby union began with the six nations at murrayfield in february. a chilling prospect. and scotland spring to life! rugby to warm scottish hearts. a victory over the old enemy. and murrayfield erupts in celebration! fireworks too in cardiff. astonishingly, the celebrations were italian. what a moment of brilliance! what a try! after seven years without a win in the tournament, it was just a little overdue. and that s what it means for the italians! although just a side show. the long wait for the title will end tonight in paris. france, with this year s headline act. and it s antoine dupont for the try! france are crowned six nations champions again. england s women had their eyes on a rather larger prize, a world cup to come this year. still, this was a perfect warm u
been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. here s our north america correspondent nada tawfik. while the worst is over in buffalo, they are not out of this yet. in fact, it will still snow for several hours. the city is expecting another 13 centimetres, but this has been described as a once in a generation storm. we have heard from numerous people how they have never experienced anything as bad, hurricane force winds, near wipe out conditions in the city, and the priority at the moment is, of course, trying to dig out the residence. i mean, vehicles have been buried, the death toll is over 20 people right now, emergency responders fear the number could go up as they clear out of the city. a driving ban is still in effect,