A long time coming. It could well prove to be a pivotal day in the premier League Title Race as liverpool dropped points in a thrilling 2 2 draw in north london. It meansjurgen klopp s side now trail Manchester City by 3 points at the top of the table. Spurs started the brightest and took the lead through harry kane it was an eventful first half where spurs might ve had more goals, but also might ve had kane sent off for this challenge he escaped with just a yellow. Liverpool though got their equaliser before the break through diogojota, and then in the second half took the lead through an unlikely source scotlands andy robertson, who had a very eventful afternoon putting them 2 1 ahead. Spurs though hit back again, a mistake from liverpools goalkeeper handed son the chance to score. And we mentioned robertson well after scoring he was then sent off for a kick out on emmerson royal. Spurs couldnt capitalise with the man advantage though, it finished 2 2, but liverpools manager wasnt ha
Lead negotiator with the eu in post brexit talks following his resignation. In hong kong, a record low turnout in the first elections since china tightened control. Now on bbc news. Saeeda mahmood, born and brought up in Southern Afghanistan, explores and introduces a remarkable set of films shot in the 1950s by american glenn foster, and his afghan assistant hajji mehtabuddin. This is precious. I love this sweet. And ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. For me, this is a diamond. Reminds me of my childhood. And the golden time. I was so excited to discover these films. My family had many photographs, but we lost them when we fled the afghan wars as refugees. Most afghans have no pictures of their past. Nothing to show their grandchildren. It is a terrible gap in our lives. These films, kept safe for half a century, are the only ones i have ever seen that have survived the wars. They show my afghanistan to me, the real one. A
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Several European Countries have introduced tough new restrictions to tackle covid, as the Omicron Variant spreads rapidly across the continent. A month long lockdown has come into force in the netherlands and several other countries look set for tough new measures as we head towards christmas. The number of Omicron Cases is doubling in 1. 5 to three days in areas with community transmission, according to the World Health Organization. In germany, Government Advisors have urged fresh measures to fight the surge in the Omicron Variant. Ireland, switzerland and denmark are all stepping up restrictions. There have been protests, however, with belgium, spain and italy among the countries seeing demonstrations. Our first report is from Anna Holligan on the start of the netherlands lockdown. Silent high streets. A wholly locked down society. Last christmas, the dutch Thought Covid would be under control by now. Instead, the ne
Tonight at ten, new Covid Restrictions in england are not being ruled out before christmas. As hundreds of thousands of people get their boosters today, ministers say its still too early to assess the new variant. There are no guarantees in this pandemic, i dont think. At this point, we just have to keep everything under review. Well have more on the challenges facing borisjohnsons government, as other countries take more drastic decisions. From today, The Netherlands goes into strict lockdown, faced with a deadly surge of the omicron variant. Worldwide tributes on the death of Richard Rogers, one of the most influential british architects of modern times. The 2021 bbc Sports Personality of the year is Emma Raducanu cheering and applause. And a fitting end to 2021 for the teenage tennis star who won the us open. Good evening. Further Covid Restrictions in england cant be ruled out over the coming week, according to sajid javid the Health Secretary, who also urged people to be cautious
Yesterday we saw some very heavy and persistent rain. Today, that rain has moved its way southwards. The heaviest burst of rain at the moment across parts of wales and the south west of england. A lot of cloud generally speaking. Northern ireland brightening up. The scotland a lot of cloud around but sunny spells as well. Just the odd shower. 16 or 17. 12 for cardiff plymouth. To this evening and tonight the rain attended clear but we will keep cloud cover and where we dont have cloud cover and where we dont have cloud we will have mist developing. Frost free. 6 9 is the minimum temperature. It is going to be quite a cloudy day for many. The cloud at times producing the odd shower. Further we had some rain at times but not necessarily an awful lot. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines the speaker of the us House Of Representatives is in poland after meeting ukraines president endured saying american support will continue until the fight is done. We are continue until the fight is don