Newton john is made a dame for services to Cancer Research and entertainment. Recognition also for members of englands world cup winning cricket team. The woman whose husband and two children drowned at a resort in spain on Christmas Eve says all three could swim and blames a fault with the pool. Good morning. Manchester city throw away a two goal lead to lose at wolves in the premier league. That leaves them 14 points behind leaders liverpool. Good morning. A very mild weekend ahead, with temperatures up into the mid teens for some. How mild will it stay as we approach new year . More details coming up. Its saturday the 28th of december. Our top story d day veteran Harry Billinge has received an mbe in the annual new year honours list. The 94 year old was recognised for his Fund Raising Efforts around this summers d day commemorations. Hes one of nearly 1,100 people to have received an award, including singer and actor Olivia Newton john. This report from our entertainment corresponde
Looking unstoppable. Liverpool thrash Leicester City 4 0 to go 13 points clear at the top of the premier league. Sam curran stars for england taking four wickets on day one of the opening test in south africa. And clan des obeaux makes it back to back wins in the King George Vi chase with victory at kempton. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Welcome to the programme. First to liverpools statement win tonight they are 13 points clear at the top of the premier league with a game in hand, after thrashing second placed Leicester City 4 0 at the king power stadium. It comes just five days after they won the Club World Cup in qatar. Patrick geary reports. A chance for leicester to look livable in the eyes. To keep them on their side of the horizon. There is a probable chasing liverpool, the relentless pace, most are stretched leicester to breaking point and the just about stayed intact. Like managers all over the world, Brendan Rodgers tried to crack the puzzle but if you focus on one red mena
Work out. No no no football got to come back. And then we have this man you know its. Been. A world star with millions of fans one of the best playmaker in the. World cup winner in 2014 yet somehow a traitor just 4 years later. Whats International Football that. Really came down to. This hell is polarizing as they come alive on inevitable endings in football. Which means as i am very proud to be part of his team and that weve reached of his goal thats what i still. Heres where it all started. From the rule of valley region in west germany. This pitch is where those football story started. Last fall on this probably one of the last street footballers in germany if you Start Playing regularly as a 4 or 5 year old in a cage you learn how to stand your ground against older players. You also develop certain qualities such as creativity and finesse that was a big part of his evolution as a player. So i dont think. Busier was born in germany but his roots are turkish his grandfather emigrated
Particularly across Western Areas, so its murky as well. A few spots of drizzle, some mist and hill fog patches around too. The worst of it, really, for northern ireland, western scotland, wales and the south west. Now, during this evening, well see rain pushing back into scotland and, if anything, it will turn murky across the pennines and also the hills of southern england but again, well see some low clouds, mist and fog patches around. Its a night where its going to be pretty mild temperatures by the end of the night, for most, in a range of eight to 11 degrees celsius, which for many of us is warmer than it should be during the daytime at this time of the year. And that mild feed of air continues around the western edge of this High Pressure on into saturday with weatherfronts across the north west. Now for the far north west of scotland, those rainfall totals really start to build up this weekend across the highlands and probably the Western Isles as well. Otherwise, an odd bit o
After winning the hearts of fans all over the world Fallon Sherrocks fairy tale bid to become darts first female World Champion ends in the third round. Doris day, clive james, Toni Morrison and Albert Finney just a few of those whose lives are celebrated in review 2019 we remember. In half an hours time. Hello, good evening, and welcome to bbc news. Dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. The cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, is still unclear. The plane operated by the khazak company bek air was flying from almaty, kazakhstans largest city, to the capital nur sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take off. At least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports. Rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy is rushed to safety. He was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. Moments after take