world championship, as he pips lewis hamilton. and a bit of intel for you the uk s intelligence and cyber agency releases its cryptic christmas card puzzle for kids. how hard can it be? hello, and welcome to the programme. the number of people killed by the tornadoes that swept through the midwest of the united states is now known to number more than 90. at least 80 of them were in kentucky. a search for survivors is underway across six states, with emergency crews combing through a vast amount of debris. the small town of mayfield was hardest hit. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has the latest from there. there were more than 30 tornadoes but one hurtled down a single track of more than 200 miles. it is thought to be the longest path ever taken by a tornado in us history. it flattened many homes, whilst leaving others untouched. in an instant, this small town of mayfield has been almost entirely wiped out. flattened homes are now buried in their own debris, toys and shoe
after staging a hate crime against himself. the high court rules that the wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to face charges in the united states. and, it s not over yet england captainjoe root leads a recovery in the first ashes test in australia. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we ll have the latest from abu dhabi ahead of the climax to the formula one season, we ve had first practice. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, an inquest has concluded that police mistakes probably contributed to the death of three young men who were killed by a serial killer. the jury found that errors and omissions made by detectives after stephen port killed his first victim meant that he was free to kill three other young men before being caught. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. four lives cruelly cut short by a serial killer. fashion student anthony walgate from hull, gabrie
the prime minister faces further questions about a gathering in number 10 last christmas after it emerges that his director of communications was present. and no10 has confirmed it s christmas party this year won t now be going ahead. find out what mark kermode thinks of theirs, it is of course stephen spielberg s west side story. add the rest of the main releases in the film review at 5:45pm. an inquestjury has concluded that police errors probably contributed to the deaths of three young men who were murdered by the serial killer, stephen port. the jury found that flaws in the investigation into the first death in east london, meant he was free to kill three more times before he was caught. port is serving life for the murders in 2014 and 2015. the families of the victims believe the police failures were partly driven by homophobia a charge the met denies. helena wilkinson has more for life truly cut short, fashion student anthony walker, caprari, young chef daniel whitwo
booster increases it significantly. also tonight: failures by the metropolitan police were responsible in part for the deaths of three of the four victims of the serial killer stephen port, an inquestjury has found. tragedy in mexico over 50 people are killed after a truck carrying migrants from central america crashes and overturns. and the final dramatic strait this weekend for the formula one season what can lewis hamilton do to clinch the title in abu dhabi? and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel: england hit back in the ashes. dawid malan and joe root give the tourists hope heading into day four. good evening. fresh analysis of data tonight on the omicron variant of coronavirus has revealed what the government is calling a deeply concerning situation. the figures confirm that omicron is growing rapidly in all regions of the uk and could be the dominant strain here within the next week. the uk health security agency is suggesting that vaccine protection