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All the major sporting stories in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Two of the most famous names in music ringo starr of the beatles and barry gibb of the bee gees are among those awarded knighthoods in the new year honours list. The former deputy Prime Minister nick clegg also receives a knighthood, and Darcey Bussell, the accomplished ballerina and judge on strictly come dancing has been made a dame. Theyre among 11 hundred people named in the new year honours list many of whom have been rewarded for their work in the community. Lizo mzimba, reports. Twist and shout. More than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab fours drummer has been honoured with a knighthood. Brian former bee Gee Barry Gibb said he was humbled and very proud to be made sir barry. With no one to love you, youre going nowhere. Strict ....
In the Northern City of mashhad, demonstrators demanding an end to hardline clerical rule set Police Motorbikes alight and taunted the Security Services. From dorud in the west, video showed crowds scattering after two protesters were reportedly shot and killed. What began in provincial cities has now spread to the capital tehran and the Main University campus. These are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics, whove ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. The government response organising large pro regime counterdemonstrations in support of the Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei and warni ....
From the bbc sport centre, heres mike bushell. With the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Good morning. It is a huge night for both scotland a 30 year old nurse will appear and Northern Ireland in court this morning charged with murdering eight babies with both nationsjust one match away from qualifying for next summers european championships. At a hospital in chester. For scotland, figures obtained by the bbc show the number of suspected you need to go back to 1998 teenage killers has risen for the last time the mens side reached a major finals. To a five year high. That was the world cup. Tonight, that could all change. A win against serbia in belgrade, and an extra bank holiday has been announced for 2022, to mark and theyll seal a place at next summers euros. The queens Platinum Jubilee. I was still playing the last time scotland qualified. A very, very long time ago. So, yea ....
I will take the difficult decisions, not hand them over to individuals. And the r number across the uk has gone up, another indication of the rapid rise in covid cases. Also on the programme. Headteachers say the last minute demand for the testing of secondary schoolchildren across england, is a shambles. The chief constable of Greater Manchester police says hes stepping down, after his force is placed in special measures. A brief visit to the Eu Parliament for the uks chief brexit negotiator, as the two sides continue to try to hammer out a trade deal. Like father like son. Wayne rooney announces his 11 year old has signed with manchester united. Good evening. The reproduction rate of coronavirus across the uk is going up again. The r number now stands at1. 1 to1. 2, which means that every ten people will on average infect between 11 and 12 other people increasing the spr ....