hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: more than 70 cases of the south african variant of covid are identified in the uk amid concerns the vaccine may be less effective against it. ministers say numbers are being closely monitored. we have an enhanced contact tracing to do everything we possibly can to stop them from spreading. the number of covid 19 cases in the united states passes 25 million with the death toll soaring to nearly 418,000. israel announces it will ban incoming flights from monday evening until the end ofjanuary in order to try and contain the spread of coronavirus. celebrations in china as 11 gold miners who d been trapped underground for two weeks are rescued. some enjoy the wintry conditions as snow and ice sweep across the uk but severe weather warnings are in place for many areas. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. here s what s coming up on this evening s show. it s proving to be a thr
hello this is bbc news. the headlines. brexit talks between the uk and the eu will resume on sunday after a phone call between boris johnson and the president of the european commission but both sides say significant differences still remain. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid 19 vaccine will definitely be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large scale coronavirus vaccine roll out begins in russia but the sputnikjab is still undergoing mass testing. hens, turkeys and other captive birds in britain must be kept indoors from december 14th after an outbreak of bird flu. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. time for sportsday. i m katherine downs. coming up. a leap up the table from 11th to 4th for manchester city as they fly past fulham in the premier league. ireland score three second half tries to see off a scotland challenge and claim third place in the autumn nations cup. and with lewis hamilton away valter
ruben diaz coming the closest. so, no extra goal, but city looked brighter and it was a day when sterling shone. bbc news. so it s the first time this season that city have won two games in a row. here s their manager pep guardiola we struggled at the beginning of the season we struggled at the beginning of the season for many we struggled at the beginning of the season for many reasons to we struggled at the beginning of the season for many reasons to get results in a row and now it is good especially with the way we play in the way we depend and reconstitute in other games, just one shoot, one throw in, and today one chute recovered a little bit at the end so it is so important first, yes, to maintain the solidity and create enough chances to win the game. so, gather having won his 700th managerial match, another neat landmark. another neat landmark for sean dyche burnley‘s 1 1 draw against everton was his 200th in charge. there was a quick start for burnley, before the
ms giuffre may suffer from false memories . prince andrew has repeatedly denied allegations of sexual assault. the eruption of a giant underwater volcano near the island nation of tonga has triggered tsunami waves across the southwestern pacific. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak. coming up on the programme. we need to talk about kevin de bruyne does it again manchester city looking unstoppable at the top of the premier league. 17 wickets fall in a day but it s the same old story with the bat for england with australia targetting a 4 0 ashes win. and playing herfirst grand slam since that fairytale win at the us open emma raducanu looks ahead to her opening match at the australian open. well come along. thank you for joining us. all that talk of a three horse title race feels like a very long time ago manchester city are doing what they ve done before and that is run away with the premier league title. f
with each week, the title gets closer. manchester city are clear at the top. since the start of november, they have won every league match. chelsea came here as close as challengers, but even they knew at the end he had their defence would be busy. if city have some frustration, it is with jack grealish. signed for £100 million, he scored three goals. it should be more. chelsea won this fixture last may in the champions league final, but here their big chance was missed. lukaku should have scored when one on one. that would have been their best opening. city were on top and being kept at bay. to break chelsea down, it took something quite brilliant. so often in a stalemate, kevin de bruyne conjures the extraordinary. his goal sealed the match, his quality may seal the title. players like him make city so hard to catch. always do for the team everything and you cannot imagine how difficult it is to find this type of incredible top talent player, who had this humility to still