hurricane. i d had a shot at one of the bombers, and i was overtaking the squadron, so i turned to come back and have another go when i was hit. maurice landed in these essex fields. his hands and legs were badly burned, and he endured months of treatment in hospital. the pain comes later. oh, yes. burns are rather uncomfortable. hmm. maurice mounsdon never flew again, but he did serve until the end of the war. now, just three of his fellow pilots remain all of them over 100. but the courage shown in that long and costly summer will outlive all of them. tributes to maurice mounsdon, one of the few, who s died aged 101. 0ne one of the heroes of the battle of britain. that s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m chetan pathak. banned for four years from all major sporting events russia is punished by the world anti doping agency. arsenalfight back at the london stadium for their first win in ten matc
let s cross to the bbc sport centre and join gavin. it s not looking good for england in adelaide. australia declared setting them a total of 468 to win, but with the end of the fourth day of the second test in sight, they have a battle to stay in this. things began well for england jos buttler making up for dropping steve smith, the australia captain for this test. smith went for just six, but australia found their rhythm and half centuries from travis head, and marnus labuschagne helped them to declare on 230 9. england s second innings got off to a poor start. haseeb hameed out for 0. england a few moments ago 39 1. it was an odd premier league saturday with five games postponed because of covid, so it was up to to arsenal and leeds to be the sole entertainment. and it didn t disappoint with five goals in total as the gunners comfortably won 4 1, gabrielle martinelli getting the first two. england internationals bukayo saka and emile smith rowe also both got on the sco
# i like to be in america. # 0k by me in america. and the us composer and lyricist stephen sondheim, who was behind some of broadway s best known musicals has died, at the age of 91. two cases of the newly identified variant of coronavirus have been identified in the uk. the government is adding four more african countries to the red travel list. the world health organization says early evidence suggests the variant named omicron poses an increased re infection risk. the health secretary, sajid javid, has been speaking to reporters in the past hour. late last night i was contacted by the uk health security agency. i was informed they have detected two cases of this new variant in the united kingdom, one in chelmsford, the other in nottingham. the two individuals concerned are self isolating alongside their household while further tests and sequencing is carried out and contact tracing. the two cases are linked. we have always been clear that we won t hesitate to take furt
racism scandal. # i like to be in america. # 0k by me in america. and the us composer and lyricist stephen sondheim, who was behind some of broadway s best known musicals, has died at the age of 91. two cases of the newly identified variant of coronavirus have been identified in the uk. the government is adding four more african countries to the red travel list. the world health organization says early evidence suggests the variant named omicron poses an increased re infection risk. the health secretary, sajid javid, has been speaking to reporters in the past hour. the two individuals concerned are self isolating alongside their whole household while further tests and sequencing is carried out. the two cases are linked. we have always been clear that we won t hesitate to take further action if that is what is required and today i can announce one thing that we are doing immediately is carrying out targeted testing and sequencing of positive cases in the two areas that are
on the armancette glacier, where rescue work is ongoing. now, on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. koepka s the man to catch as the delayed final round of the masters gets under way. a thriller at anfield between liverpool and arsenal in the premier league as the title race takes a twist. and a five star performance for crystal palace and roy hodgson they come from behind to hammer leeds at elland road. also coming up on sportsday: in the face of calls for change, we meet the young riders improving diversity in equestrianism. there are riders that have fallen out of love with the sport, so by creating a community like this and having support systems, it s going to ensure they continue progressing and inspiring the next generation. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. the delayed final round of the masters is under way after the postponement and chaos caused by the weather at augusta. it s brooks koepka who leads the way, w