here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this spe
elgar in the second innings, finishing on 15 1 before play was abandoned because of rain. one of the nfl s greatest ever defensive players is to retire at the end of the season. jj watts wrote on social media that it had been an honour and a pleasure. the arizona cardinals defender was voted nfl defensive player of the year three times. he has spent the last two seasons with the cardinals after playing for the houston texans between 2011 2020. more details on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. that is it for now. thank you. you might think the days of spending the christmas holidays building your new model plane are well and truly over. in fact, the classic hobby is alive and kicking. lockdowns and social media have fuelled a boom in sales and the models are proving popular with boys, girls.and adults, including the bbc sjohn maguire.
that the vaccine would have done. in the end, 1,700 patients will take part in this trial half will get a placebo, half the new drug. and since the drug has a slight yellow tinge, to make sure nobody knows which is which it s hidden inside these black plastic bags during the trial. now, it s important to stress that vaccination is still the best way to fight coronavirus. but for these patients, if this trial is successful, this drug offers them a route back to a much more normal life. if all goes well, we should have some early results hopefully in about six months and a full report in two years time. david gregory kumar, bbc news, birmingham. there are growing concerns about the pressure on ambulance services after an 87 year old man in cornwall was forced to wait for 15 hours overnight in his garden following a 999 call. his family had to build a makeshift shelter around him, after a fall which broke his pelvis. there s particular concern about response times in south west engla
8 million most vulnerable homes will be getting £1200, but there are calls from other areas for the support to be increased. 0f support to be increased. of course. there are growing concerns about the pressure on ambulance services after an 87 year old man in cornwall was forced to wait for 15 hours overnight in his garden following a 999 call. his family had to build a makeshift shelter around him, after a fall which broke his pelvis. there s particular concern about response times in south west england. the bbc sjohn maguire has been taking a look at two cases in cornwall where patients were left waiting 15 hours, or more, for an ambulance. in sheer desperation, this shelter made from goal posts, tarpaulins and umbrellas was built by a woman in cornwall whose father had fallen and fractured his pelvis. as they waited 15 hours for an ambulance, they constructed this to protect the 87 year old from the rain as he lay where he fell.