to former gang members. and chelsea win a place in the last eight of the champions league. we will have that and all the latest stories. good to have you with us. we have a very busy programme for you. so let s get started. here in the uk, the prime minister rishi sunak says he s up to the fight to bring in new legislation that would detain and deport people arriving by boat to claim asylum. it comes as the un refugee agency says it is profoundly concerned by the plans that it says would breach the un refugee convention and undermine britain s humanitarian tradition. our political correspondent ian watson has more. as the boats keep coming, so the political problems keep growing. rishi sunak it is trying to turned the tide. if this new law does not stop the boat, will he have failed? it boat, will he have failed? if we get this right, it will make a difference. we are in the early stages but we have given it long hard thought and as i said at the beginning of the year, i only
and celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in new zealand and at sydney harbour. large fireworks events have returned in many cities after the covid pandemic. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. mind the gap, city slip up in their pursuit of arsenal. alarm bells for rashford he s dropped for oversleeping, then fires manchester united into the top four. and there s a pause for applause as the premier league pays tribute to pele. also coming up in the programme. saracens are soaring at the top of the rugby union premiership after a bonus point win over exeter. and which of the lionesses finish the year on a high, recognised in the new years honours list? hello, and welcome to sportsday. arsenal will finish 2022 on top of the premier league, but by how many points? they re playing right now and can stretch their lead after manchester city slipped up at home to struggling everton. it finished 1 1 at the etihad. erling
To the programme. Lets begin at the Rugby Union World cup in france, where in the last hour england have booked their place in the semi finals, after a narrow 30 21; win over fiji. Andy swiss is in marseilles and joins us now. Andy, england have done it but they were pushed all the way. They certainly were. The england fans have Onlyjust Stop celebrating inside the stadium behind me. They are through to The World Cup semifinals but only after the most extraordinary drama. They got off to an excellent start, they scored two first half tries, the first from man u to langa who bulldozed his way over. How was his First International try for two years. Followed by a try from joe marchand. England were in total control of the star of the second half. They seemed on course for a straightforward victory but back came fiji and harrow, two tries in quick succession. And higher. Not much more than ten minutes left when the score was 2a all and the fiji fans sensed a remarkable comeback. But in th
No suchjoy for no such joy for england cricketers after a surprise defeat to afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup Group stage, but england beat fiji at the rugby world cup. Clement named the new rangers boss. What named the new rangers boss. What Michael Beale named the new rangers boss. What Michael Beale did named the new rangers boss. What Michael Beale did wasnt acceptable. Hello and welcome along to the programme. Lets begin at the Rugby Union World cup in france, where england have booked their place in the semi finals, after a narrow 30 21; win over fiji. Andy swiss watched on in marseille. The england fans celebrating into the night in marseille because they are through to the world cup semifinals but only after the most extraordinary drama, an excellent start against fiji, two first half tries mike from first tuilagi, First International try for two years and after marchant scored, in control, seemed like a straightforward victory. Back came fiji and how. Two tries in quick su
jihad. hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets, how frightening that must ve bean for jewish people living in our capital. the problem for keir starmer is why he has come down hard on andy mcdonald and disciplined him, there is clearly a revolt brewing in his party. around a quarter of labour mps have called for a ceasefire in some way, about half of his front bench have now openly called for a ceasefire as well is very important regional politicians like anas sarwar, sadiq khan and andy burnham. and the less that keir starmer is able to appear tough with members of his party on the issue, the more other members of the party. in fairness, sir keir has not deviated from his position in spite of the opposition on his shadow benches. he says, it is a complex situation. people who want a ceasefire would leave hostages in the hands of hamas with hamas still firing rockets at israel. he is under pressure to change the position and he has not. he is often criticised fo