The woman whose husband and two children drowned at a hotel in spain on Christmas Eve says all three could swim and blames a fault with the pool. Manchester city throw away a two goal lead to lose at wolves, in the premier league. That leaves them 1a points behind leaders liverpool. Good morning. A very mild weekend ahead with temperatures up into the mid teens for some of us and 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 1100 people to have received an award, including singer and actor Olivia Newton john. This report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba contains flashing images. Youre the one that i want, you are the one i want. Olivia Newton john says shes honoured and grateful to be made a d
At the world darts championship. We have had more rain on already saturated ground. Plenty of Flood Warning and plenty of mist and fog. Essentially, a day of sunshine and showers. More detail on that in the next half hour. Its sunday the 22nd of december. Our top story the authorities in australia are warning people its still not safe to return to areas devastated by wild fires, even where the flames appear to have been extinguished. The countrys Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, who was criticised for going on holiday during the crisis, has now conceded that Climate Change could be have contributed to the fires. Our sydney correspondent, Shaimaa Khaliljoins us now from balmoral in New South Wales. Good morning. We can see behind you, these fires still have a hold on the countryside . Good morning. Balmoral has been one of the worst hit villages from saturdays fires and many people have been told it is still extremely dangerous for them to come back and you can see why. Just behind me, l
Their confidence is almost concrete. But the underdogs werent overwhelmed, and achieved something no team has managed yet at this world cup. They stopped the us from scoring in the first 12 minutes. The american tide kept coming, but the netherlands kept finding new ways to turn it back, Sari Van Veenendaal again at her best. The european champions had absorbed so much pressure, eventually they would crack. Var was called upon to spot this high foot. Penalty was the decision, and up stepped Megan Rapinoe. Commentator shoots, scores. The us captain, as she has done all tournament, seizing the spotlight. For every established star, the us has another emerging. And scores rose lavelle has been a walking highlights reel in france. Here was another for the collection. 2 0, and it could have been more. The netherlands have risen rapidly on the world stage, but it seems no one can stop the record breaking march of the usa. They have retained their title and lifted the womens world cup for a f
Fans are getting ready for the big game in spain too. The womens game there has seen an explosion in popularity, with the number of women players in federated leagues increasing by almost 200 from 2009 to 2022. Heres one of them. Translation the way they are showing us they are breaking down barriers time and time again the collective Bargaining Agreement a few years ago, the professionalisation of womens football, all this, and also the way they represent the values of sport for me and i think for all of us is a complete inspiration. Off the field during this competition, there have been serious conversations taking place about womens sport and its place in the world, including pay equality. The total prize pot for the womens world cup is 110 million thats a 300 increase from the 2019 tournament. But by comparison, its significantly lower than the 1140 million pot for the mens tournament in qatar last year. At the beginning of the competition, analysis by cnn found that female players