also tonight: pubs and restaurants say time is running out for government help as they re hit by mass cancellations because of covid. the trade in fake covid passes on the dark web and on social media. and victory for australia in the second ashes test in adelaide they now lead 2 0 in the series. coming up later in the hour on the bbc news channel: arsenal, the only british side left in the competition, have found out who they are going to face in the women s champions league quarterfinals. good evening. the prime minister has ruled out bringing in new covid restrictions in england for now, but said the government wouldn t hesitate to take further action to protect the public if needed. borisjohnson said the data on covid was being monitored hour by hour, as the omicron variant continues to spread with speed across the country. he was speaking after chairing an emergency cabinet meeting this afternoon, amid reports of splits among senior ministers over whether to tighten th
no wicket fell for more than two and a half hours. say it quietly: maybe . but english optimism on this tour is no sooner formed than shattered. the end of woakes, and, ultimately, hope. england dragged this into the evening. still there, jos buttler, the adelaide barricade. for so long, he d hardly put a foot wrong, until. 0h, he s thrown it onto his stumps. he has! watch the lights on the bails, hit wicket, the last in a series of backward steps. england s day five fight was too little, too late. australia win the test match! they go up 2 0 in the ashes. we can tjust leave it to the last day and expect to pull - off an enormous feat, which is what it - would have been today. the disappointing thing about this week is that we made the same . mistakes as last week. we just can t afford to do that. it s 4,000 days since they will last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must now win three in a row. patrick geary, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s
it in windsor, rather than at sandringham, as is traditional. also tonight. mass killings of civilians by the military in myanmar the bbc uncovers disturbing new evidence. as russia deploys tanks and troops on its border with ukraine, we ask what is president putin planning? and victory for australia in the second ashes test in adelaide they now lead 2 0 in the series. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. premier league and efl clubs choose to play their festive fixtures despite a record number of positive covid tests in the last week. good evening. borisjohnson has stopped short of bringing in new covid measures in england, but he insisted the government wouldn t hesitate to take further action to protect the public if needed. speaking after chairing a special cabinet meeting this afternoon, mrjohnson said the data on covid was being monitored hour by hour, as the omicron variant continues to spread with speed across the country. there had been speculation tha
Personal one, and reflects a precautionary approach. members of the royalfamily will precautionary approach. members of the royal family will visit windsor over the christmas period. it was defeat for england s cricketers in the second test in adelaide they lost to australia by 275 runs, and now trail 2 0 in the ashes series. they were dismissed for 192 in their second innings on the final day. patrick gearey reports. too good, 2 0. australia might be missing their captain, and the best bowler in the world. england couldn t further inconvenience them. their aim had been to make the aussies run out of time. commentator: edged! ollie pope got through less than ten minutes. five wickets left. the biggest of them was ben stokes, so australia s fielders made an enclosure around him, then sent in a lyon. that was very close! nathan lyon thought he had him lbw. the umpire didn t. australia reviewed, then rejoiced. england reset. chris woakes made a defiant 1m. jos buttler, a natural cavalie
i don t want any war, irina says, any killing. slavic people are like a family, says roslan. i can t bear the idea of fighting with ukraine. ultimately, it s the president who will decide whether russia takes the path of compromise or confrontation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. it was defeat for england s cricketers in the second test in adelaide they lost to australia by 275 runs, and now trail 2 0 in the ashes series. they were dismissed for 192 in their second innings on the final day. patrick gearey reports. too good, 2 0. australia might be missing their captain, and the best bowler in the world. england couldn t further inconvenience them. their aim had been to make the aussies run out of time. commentator: edged! ollie pope got through less than ten minutes. five wickets left. the biggest of them was ben stokes, so australia s fielders made