i m going to miss her terribly. i can hear that. i m going to miss her terribly. i can hearthat. ian, incredible broadcaster as well. thank you forjoining us. janice long who has died and her friend long who has died and herfriend ian mcnabb paying tribute to her. now on bbc news it is time for year in review. there s never been a sporting year quite like 2021. it would, though, take a little time for the volume to be turned up. like everything else, it had to wait. as the year began, the backing track was the sound of silence. fans were still some way behind. covid s cancellations and chaos continued, the pandemic still providing all the background noise. the empty stadia a stark, constant reminder that no amount of fake sounds or even fake crowds could drown out. that was over here. over there, well, this was how the world s best tennis players were preparing for one of the first major sporting events of the year, the australian open. strict hotel quarantine divided opinion
despite covid restrictions. iam in i am in kyiv on the latest with this 74 i am in kyiv on the latest with this 7a day war in the country s efforts to rebuild. good morning. a major blow to liverpool s title hopes as the reds drop points at anfield. they re held to a 1 1 draw by tottenham to go top but only on goal difference with manchester city back in action later. good morning. it should be a fine day today with some spells of warm sunshine. at the beginning of the new week, we are going to find some rain pushing down from the north west, butjoin me later for all the details. it s sunday may 8th. our main story. sinn fein has hailed a new era for northern ireland after securing a historic victory in the elections for the stormont assembly. for the first time, the nationalist party claimed the most seats and pushed the democratic unionist party into second place. the us and uk governments say both parties now need to co operate under power sharing rules. our ireland co
the prime minister by crossing and uncrossing her legs. victims of sexual offences in england and wales are facing the longest waits on record for their cases to go through court. it s been one year since a young man died after diving into the river thames in london to save a woman who fell in. to mark this, one of his songs will be played on bbc radio for the first time. emmanuel macron has promised to unite france and be a president for all , after being re elected as the country s leader. he beat his anti immigration rival marine le pen to become the first french president in 20 years to win a second term. let s cross live to paris and talk to david eades. you join us at this rather wonderful spot overlooking the arc de triomphe, the famed ark, and it is a signal of success, i suppose, for emmanuel macron right now. he is the first french president in some 20 years to win a second term in office. he has been vowing to unite the country after his re election. looking at th