knowing what we did, but with hindsight, that is the moment we should have done it, three weeks earlier, and it would have saved many, many lives. alistair darling, the labour politician who was chancellor during the 2008 global financial crash, dies at the age of 70. members of the rmt union except a pay deal ending their involvement in a long running series of rail strikes. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. the pogues frontman shane macgowan has died at the age of 65. he was discharge from hospital last week. his wife confirmed he had died in social media. macgowan fronted the pogues from 1982 until their break up in 2014. the band are best known for the christmas hit song fairytale of new york. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. # it was christmas eve, babe # in the drunk tank # an old man said to me. # happy christmas, your ours, i pray god it s our last. fairytale of new york, a bleak, drink sodden duet
dies at the age of 70. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, hello from the bbc sport centre mark mccall, saracens director of rugby criticised the shameful treatment of his captain owen farrell in what he believes should be a wake up call for the game. farrell who also skippers england, will miss the men s six nations after deciding to take a break from international rugby in order to prioritise his and his family s mental well being . he will though continue to play club rugby. mccall says just like england head coach steve borthwick, he s fully behind farrell s decision to step away. social to step away. media we have zero control over. social media we have zero control over. but for me this began in the mainstream media, and the narrative that was created around on from everybody, and soaking up from everybody. that is what happened, i think everybody will, somewhere in their heads, agree with him, and then there was a pylon on social media, but i
consequence of that would be a firmer, more economically damaging lockdown in the future and as a trained economist, the second round impact of a decision is what economics is all about and i can get them to see, it was deeply frustrating, it was against the economic interest and as well as against the health interest to avoid the action that was necessary. the prime minister saw it as both, and he felt very keenly, the instincts on both sides. in he felt very keenly, the instincts on both sides. he felt very keenly, the instincts on both sides. , ., ., on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it reports - on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it reports to - on both sides. in your book, for the 20 26th of august, it reports to be | 20 26th of august, it reports to be a diary
air, i wouldn t say mild, but as they bump into that cold air they turn a bit wintry with sleet or snow. at the moment, it s cold and stays cold. we have got wintry worries, with ice and snow and freezing fog as we head through the night and tomorrow morning. thanks, helen. and that s the bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc news website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. two of the british teams in the europa league tonight have already kicked off. brighton need to avoid defeat increase while west ham are looking for a win in serbia. lioness lauren hemp could get her 50th cap at wimbley tomorrow, she speaks to us ahead of a crucial game for england against the netherlands. ronnie o sullivan makes it through the quarterfinals in york after a nail biting decider also coming up on sportsday. britain s three time world champio
of record temperatures. hamas releases two more hostages their families are overjoyed, but many in israel are still waiting to hear news of their relatives. the israel gaza truce continues as america s top diplomat, antony blinken, visits the region, in search of a longer ceasefire. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones, welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start here in the uk, where the former health secretary, matt hancock, has been defending his role during the covid pandemic. in a long day of evidence to the covid 19 inquiry he said many many lives could have been saved if the first lockdown began three weeks earlier than it did in march 2020. he also described what he called a toxic culture in government. mr hancock was a familiar face at regular press conferences that took place during that period, giving updates to the public about social distancing measures, the state of the nhs and the vaccine programme. here s o