raducanw a fitting end to a fairytale year we ll look back on a that remarkable victory in the us open with teenage tennis star emma raducanu. i would never have expected it, but i would never have expected it, but i am just i would never have expected it, but i am just really grateful. all the hard i am just really grateful. all the hard work i am just really grateful. all the hard work that i ve done at some point hard work that i ve done at some point in hard work that i ve done at some point in my hard work that i ve done at some point in my life just all paid off in such point in my life just all paid off in such a point in my life just all paid off in such a great year. good morning. i cold and frosty start, a lot of cloud with brighter breaks. is it going to be a white christmas? it might be for some. details later. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of december. our main story. downing street has defended the prime minister, after a photograph showed
for children. it s hard to fathom what effect this teacher s - for children. it s hard to fathom what effect this teacher s are i what effect this teacher s are making this retired staff call up is going to have both the thing about school, obviously i think we can all agree that it s paramount to keep schools open. we also how much the children suffered by having the closed and having teaching online, albeit the teachers just did an incrediblejob albeit the teachers just did an incredible job throughout those lockdowns. but i think it s interesting that the government has never really put much weight behind helping to put in the measures that would enable schools to stay open. so it s really only had this group of cursory interest in things like ventilation, and helping schools get ventilation, and helping schools get ventilation and helping schools get the equipment that would enable them for ventilation and to have larger buildings so that they are safer distancing. one is
live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme. we ll bring you two first half goals from anfield as liverpool and arsenal fight it out to be top of the premier league at christmas. another day to forget for manchester united as west ham pile the pressure on erik ten hag. bath go top of the gallagher premiership with a bonus point win over harlequins. also coming up on the programme tonight. can anthonyjoshua deliver tonight, as his journey on the road to redemption and potentially fighting deontay wilder continues? of fighting deontay wilder continues? course i am ter to of course i am tense because i want to perform, i want to win. i ve got that urge to win and i want to hurt my opponent as well. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. there were high hopes of a christmas cracker at anfield where liverpool and arsenal are fighting it out for top spot in the premier league. with the second half about to get underway, it s i i. the opening goal came afterjust thre
from the british medical association and other unions later this morning, in a bid to avert future strike action. in the us, where a fresh batch of classified documents relating tojoe biden s time as vice president have been discovered at an unsecured location. and tributes pour in forjeff beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, who has died at the age of 78. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a russian mercenary group fighting in ukraine says it has found the body of one of two british aid workers reported missing over the weekend. christopher parry and andrew bagshaw were last seen on friday heading to the town of soledar, which has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks. the claim has not been verified by the foreign office in the uk and the wagner group of mercenaries did not give a name. gareth barlow has this report. chris parry and andrew bagshaw went missing on friday, while travelling to the town of soledar. ukrai