tight travel restrictions on those arriving from the uk. a frantic search for survivors is under way in the philippines after at least 31 people are killed by typhoon rai. retailers are hoping for a last minute surge of shoppers on the last weekend before christmas. however, figures released this afternoon suggest footfall on the high streets is down almost 2% on last saturday because of fears about the 0micron variant. here s our business correspondent caroline davies. it s the weekend before christmas, the crescendo of present shopping. worries about 0micron dampening buying? worries about omicron dampening bu in ? , ., , , worries about omicron dampening bu in? , ,., worries about omicron dampening buinu? , worries about omicron dampening buin? , , ., buying? droplets are selling but not necessarily in buying? droplets are selling but not necessarily in the buying? droplets are selling but not necessarily in the shop. buying? droplets are selling but not necessarily
hello and welcome to sportsday. there s a barnes stormer at stjames. harvey s the hero for newcastle as they beat west ham. scotland make a fight of it in the women s six nations, pushing france all the way in edinburgh. and the light blues lead the way, but they have to forgo a famous boat race tradition. the premier league is back with a bang, the top three might all be playing tomorrow but we ve had some great games today, seven results so far and so many late goals, there were a couple at st james park as newcastle united came from 3 1 down to beat west ham 4 3. craig templeton reports. st james s park hosted the return of premier league football after a two week post for the international break. it would prove worth the wait. anthony gordon made his england debut in that time, and was lively early on, drawing a challenge from vladimir coufal. just two minutes in, a penalty. alexander isak kept his cool from the spot. his 17th goal of the season. whenjamaal lascelles lim
hello and welcome to sportsday coming up: ireland are looking to clinch the six nations title, but it s a tense finish at twickenham. tears ofjoy for the azzurri, italy celebrate a rare six six nations win in rome, beating scotland. arsenal are looking to head back to the top of the premier league but they re not having at all their own way. it s all over for england s cricketers, a 4 1 test series defeat as they disintegrate in dharmashala inside three three days. teenager ollie bearman makes history by becoming the youngest briton to start an f1 race. and after a knockout win for anthonyjoshua, he s gunning for fury or usyk. i think they re both credible, i would love to fight them. we ll start with rugby union, because ireland, the reigning champions, are looking to clinch the six nations championship with a game to spare, they ll do that with a win over england at twickenham, it s been tight, but with a few minutes to go they lead. we ll bring the result and show you
in the tv station in the port city guayaquil. they ve got grenades with them as well, in the past minutes them as well, in the past minutes the president said that ecuador is now in a state of emergency, but it is now in a state of armed conflict. let s speak to naomi wells who is in sao paulo. saying in the last hour, we ve got a new person who s threatening to take on the drug cartels and they are pushing back forcibly. cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . v cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . , ., forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight demonstrate l forcibly. that s right, and the - scenes tonight demonstrate that, certainly. it is incredibly distressing footage, footage there of staff as they were broadcasting live on air at the television station in guayaquil, with guns being held to some of the staff as they plead please, please, please as they plead please, please, please as they beg for their