it s tuesday the 27th of december. also this morning: some voters in england will have to show photographic id before casting their vote as part of efforts to reduce electoral fraud. his private life was very much public knowledge, but details of george michael s quiet generosity begin to surface after his death on christmas day. good morning. in sport: chelsea extend their winning run to 12 games as they go seven points clear at the top of the premier league. and carol has the weather. good morning. it is a cold and frosty start to the day, but for most of us, it will be dry with hazy sunshine, except in the north and west, where they will be a bit more clout at times and spots of rain. more details in 15 minutes cloud. good morning. first, our main story. the children s commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are going under the radar . the local governm
captain says he is privileged and humbled to be replacing alastair cook. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a bbc investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain s biggest prisons. an undercover reporter from the bbc‘s panorama team spent two months working as a prison officer at a privately run prison in northumberland. he found inmates threatening staff and even a hole in a prison security fence. the ministry ofjustice says it s looking into the allegations. here s our special correspondent ed thomas. undercover in one of our biggestjails. bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and the staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the french company sodexo and home to more than 1,300 inmates. and for two months, bbc panorama s joe fenton. on his first day, 2.5 kilograms of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, panorama
warns of a real and growing threat to key national infrastructure. and it s finally confirmed the yorkshire batsman, joe root, is named as the new england test captain. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: could manchester city move up to second in the premier league with victory over bournemouth? good evening. there is no ‘quick fix available to solve the problem of serious overcrowding in prisons. that s the view of liz truss, the justice secretary, who says that preventing more prisoners from re offending is the key to success. the scale of the problem has been shown by bbc panorama, which secretly filmed evidence of widespread drug use and a number of security failings at one of britain s biggest prisons, as our special correspondent ed thomas reports. undercover in one of our biggest jails, bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and the staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the french company sodexo, home to mo
here on bbc one, it s time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up: sterling cashes in as city move up to second in the premier league. joe root calls it a huge honour to be namesdengland test captain. to be namesd england test captain. and could khan face pacquiao, as he wins a twitter vote to be his next opponent? good evening. a 2 0 win for manchester city over bournemouth tonight, moves them up to second in the premier league table. it re establishes their place in the top four, eight points behind chelsea. as for their title aspirations pep guardiola called the gap to the league leaders massive but said his side would take each game as it comes. ben croucher reports. look closely and you will see a man heading for one of the best seats in the house. only sergio aguero didn t wa nt to the house. only sergio aguero didn t want to be sitting there. benched for a third game running asjesus continued upfront. you will spot jesus injuring his ankl
The inductees for the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of fame have been announced and once again, controversy surrounds the announcement this year as it has done every other year.