the latest fixture to fall is sunday's match between southampton and newcastle at st mary's. eddie howe�*s side are unable to fulfil the fixture because of covid cases and injuries in the sqaud. their match at everton on thursday had already been postponed because of the issues, issues that many football clubs across the leagues have been facing all month. ourfootball reporter simon stone has more. this had been kind of flagged up by eddie howell earlier this week when he suggested that newcastle were struggling for players after the united game. they had a midweek match called off and i think it was just a matter of time in the premier league agreeing to end a request from newcastle. so that brings to 17 now games that have been called off across six match rounds going back into the middle of december. the premier league obviously are trying to sort this matter out. it's not easy. they have already announced new dates for three of those games in the middle ofjanuary. new dates for three of those games in the middle of january. maybe we will be in a better place by then, bu

southampton are six points above the relegation zone. wolves have their first win in five games after roman saiss scored in first half stoppage time to earn his side a 1—0 win at brighton, who've now gone 11 games without victory. wolves are up to eighth. there was drama in the scottish premiership with celtic snatching a winner late into added time at ross county tonight. the visitors had taken a first half lead, but ross county equalised and celtic then had carl starfelt sent off for a second booking. anthony ralston headed a 97th—minute winnerfor the ten men. it was far more straightforward for rangers, who maintained their four—point lead at the top with a 2—0 win over bottom side stjohnstone. arsenal's women are through to the quarter—finals of the champions league, but they had a really nervy evening against hoffenheim in germany. only defeat by five goals or more would've prevented arsenal from reaching the knockout stage, but the alarm bells were ringing when hoffenhiem went 4—1 ahead wth still over half an hour left.

west ham have gone above spurs who were held to a i—all draw by ten man southampton at st mary's. james ward prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. it is not easy to play after only 1m hours. for sure, we fely a bit of fatigue and may be our decision wasn't so right. but i think that at the end of the game, we could win, we didn't do this, and we are to be disappointed. crystal palace's second win in four games has taken them into the top ten, a place the team they beat can only dream of. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead against norwich from a penalty, before two further goals before half time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. 3—nil it finished, leaving norwich bottom of the league. and there has been even more disruption to the festive football schedule everton's home premier league

he was going to get from his neighbors in southampton county, the elements that you see at the bottom of the screen. he was going to get all of this fancy engraved carved, material and it was going to be given to him, but he had to give a speech. and that mortified him. sorts, one thing. speech, no. we don't need to be giving speeches. and later on we will talk about that a little bit more. his neighbors were very proud of his service, and they wanted him to know how proud they were. he was proud of it, he just didn't want to give a speech about it. this is one of my favorite quotes, very few people know or remember because it comes at a different spot in the book. i couldn't tell you where it is. but i said that thomas is humor prewar, you will notice that south carolina girls flared very charmingly. you will notice that he is interested in them flirting with him, or flirting with them, but he says one matters become serious, they give a very practical illustration of the domestic policy of their state of south carolina by nullifying instantly. nullifying instantly. i think i connect

but his family and his roots are very definitely in southampton county. by the time of the war he's mature. he's moved along in life a good bit. and we're we'll talk a little bit about some of things that make him who he is, some of the character traits or elements that define him or help us understand him. one is his service in mexico. we were talking about doing a book -- craig simens and i were talking about doing books on people in mexico and chapters on that rather for a book. and thomas was in mexico. he gets two brevets for his service there. i don't know what those virginians were drinking but they're the same thing. by the way in georgia they screw things up all the time. it's lafayette not lafayette. but i guess it's better than being in versailles versus versail. he begins to make his name in artillery. and one of the things he's famous for is standing his ground, holding his ground. and as he will say later on i saved my section of braggs, a battery at buena vista by being a little slow. he is showing some tenderness there. they think rock, so

they are just into the second half there and as you can see, southampton and brighton ended in 1-1 southampton and brighton ended in 1—1 draw. very late stoppage time for the visitors. rangers have moved seven points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a convincing win over dundee. the 3—0 victory was the fourth consecutive win with giovanni van bronckhorst in charge which puts pressure on celtic, in second who play dundee united on sunday. elsewhere the league's top scorer tony watt scored for motherwell to deny hibs a first league win at easter road since september. and it was back to back wins for aberdeen to move into the top six after their victoyr over st mirren. 13 ties in the fa cup today and the shock came at portsmouth — the 2008 winners were dumped out of the competition by league two's harrogate town. you can find all the results on the bbc sport website and you can follow the last of the day's ties on bbc two right now. national league side yeovil town are hosting league two's stevenage. it is all that they are at the break. it is all this, i promise, even tho

he was taken to southampton where he would _ he was taken to southampton where he would stay _ he was taken to southampton where he would stay for five weeks. we were not allowed to visit him once. they told him _ not allowed to visit him once. they told him that he was going to die and we _ told him that he was going to die and we could not even comfort him. towards _ and we could not even comfort him. towards the — and we could not even comfort him. towards the end of roy's life he was cared for by the hospice in sussex. they took his fear away from dying, we were _ they took his fear away from dying, we were all — they took his fear away from dying, we were all really frightened. christine _ we were all really frightened. christine wanted to raise money for the hospice and had a word with janet after they came out for a swim. i janet after they came out for a swim. ., ., .., ., ., , swim. i thought a calendar would be a treat swim. i thought a calendar would be a great idea — swim. i thought a calendar would be a great idea and _ swim. i thought a calendar would be a great id

west ham have gone above spurs, who were held to a 1—1 draw by ten—man southampton at st mary's. james ward—prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces, but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu, who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. norwich remain bottom of the premier league after they were beaten 3—0 at crystal palace. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead from a penalty, before two further goals before half—time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. they are up to ninth in the table. chelsea defender ben chilwell could miss the rest of the season as he undergoes knee surgery this week. the england left—back suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage during chelsea's champions league win againstjuventus last month. the club had initially opted for the defender to begin rehabilitation work in the hope he could return without surgery. spain forward ferran torres has co

the 19—year—old man from southampton was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. our correspondent helena wilkinson has more details. she had some more details earlier this evening from the metropolitan police about that incident yesterday, christmas day. we know the queen was at windsor castle, thatis the queen was at windsor castle, that is where she is spending the festive period. she normally goes to her sandringham estate in norfolk, not this year, because of concerns of the omicron variant, but it was yesterday morning at around 8:30am officers from both the metropolitan police and also thames valley police arrested a man moments, they say, after he entered the grounds of windsor castle, a 19—year—old man from southampton, and he was taken into custody. he was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. they did a mental health assessment on this 19—year—old while he was in custody and he has now been detained under the mental health act. he is being loo

a19—year—old man from southampton, and he was taken into custody. he was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. they did a mental health assessment on this 19—year—old while he was in custody, and as you say, he has now been detained under the mental health act and he is being looked after by medical professionals. but confirmation from the metropolitan police that they searched the man, they say, after he was arrested, and on that man they found a crossbow. there had been various newspaper reports that the man used a rope ladder to try and scale the metal fence but that has not been confirmed by officers at this stage. so the 19—year—old man arrested in the grounds of windsor castle yesterday, just to confirm, officers confirmed yesterday that he didn't reach any of the buildings within the castle. hejust reach any of the buildings within the castle. he just got into the castle grounds. he has been detained under the mental health act. officers in their statement this evening s

one place behind west ham, tottenham could only draw 1—1 with southampton. saints' skipperjames ward—prowse opened the scoring. 0h, struck it magnificently! then harry kane from the penalty spot made it even. the festive period continuing to produce a plethora of goals. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. a mummified body of an ancient eyptian pharaoh has been examined for the first time after being digitally unwrapped using high—tech scanners. dr sahar saleem is the lead author of the study and radiologist at the egyptian mummy project. she's been telling my colleague, ros atkins, how they were able to gain insights about the mummification and burial of the king. the money was or actually is for a great king, a king who lived and ruled egypt 3500 years ago. he ruled for 21 years, and he was even worshiped as god after his death. so, this is how great the owner of the mummy is, first of all. and tell us ab

southampton are six points above the relegation zone. wolves have their first win in five games after roman saiss scored in first half stoppage time to earn his side a 1—0 win at brighton, who've now gone 11 games without victory. wolves are up to eighth. there was drama in the scottish premiership with celtic snatching a winner late into added time at ross county tonight. the visitors had taken a first half lead, but ross county equalised and celtic then had carl starfelt sent off for a second booking. anthony ralston headed a 97th—minute winnerfor the ten men. it was far more straightforward for rangers, who maintained their four—point lead at the top with a 2—0 win over bottom side stjohnstone. arsenal's women are through to the quarter—finals of the champions league, but they had a really nervy evening against hoffenheim in germany. 0nly defeat by five goals or more would've prevented arsenal from reaching the knockout stage, but the alarm bells were ringing when hoffenheim went 4—1 ahead wth still over half an hour left.

southampton beat west ham 3—2. jan bednarek with the winner. spurs were 3—0 winners over crystal palace and are up to fifth, with lots of games in hand. brighton are beating brentford 2—0 — trossard and maupay with the first—half goals. there's been another covid postponement in the premier league. wolves still have a number of positive cases as well as injuries and their game at arsenal on tuesday has been called off. wolves' game against watford today was also postponed. 15 premier league matches have been called off in december so far. australia are tightening their grip on the ashes, two up in the series. they are well on top after the first day of the third test in melbourne, bowling england out for 185. australia captain pat cummins won the toss and chose to field. and having missed the last test, he certainly announced his return, taking the first three wickets — haseeb hameed for a duck, zak crawley and dawid malan. joe root made a half—century but no more before he was caught behind off mitchell starc. the recalled jonny ba

west ham continue to slip down the table, a big result for southampton at the london stadium where they won 3—2. steven gerrard's not in the aston villa dugout this evening because of covid, they kick off shortly against chelsea. brighton v brentford is an 8pm kick—off. in pursuit of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership, celtic got a comfortable win at bottom side stjohnstone. abada scored twice in the first half to put celtic in control. chris kane had pulled one back for stjohnstone but nir bitton ended their hopes of a comeback. but rangers have re—established their six—point lead at the top of the table going into the winter break in scotland — after a 2—0 win over st mirren. also wins for aberdeen, hibs, hearts and motherwell. in rugby union's premiership leicester tigers maintained their perfect start to the season, with a dramatic win over bristol bears at ashton gate. with the clock in the red, the tigers scored in the fourth minute of added time to win by 28—26. guy porter with his first premiership try. that's now ten wins from ten for the tigers in the

west ham have gone above spurs, who were held to a 1—1 draw by ten—man southampton at st mary's. james ward prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces, but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty, awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu, who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. norwich remain bottom of the premier league after they were beaten 3—0 at crystal palace. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead from a penalty, before two further goals before half time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. and there has been even more disruption to the festive football schedule. everton's home premier league game with newcastle has been postponed because of coronavirus cases and injuries in the visiting side's camp. the game was due to take place on thursday, but the premier league were satisfied that newcastle couldn't field the requisite number of players. it's the 16th top flight match to be postponed in recent days, while i

he scored a 98th—minute equaliser against southampton, three days after doing similar against west ham. brighton were also down a man due to injury, with leandro trossard leaving the pitch on a stretcher, with them unable to make anymore substitutions. i—i it ended. rangers have moved seven points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a convincing win over dundee. the 3—1 victory was the fourth consecutive win with giovanni van bronckhorst in charge — which puts pressure on celtic, in second who play dundee united on sunday. elsewhere the league's top scorer tony watt scored for motherwell to deny hibs a first league win at easter road since september. and it was back to back wins for aberdeen to move into the top six after their victoyr over st mirren. 13 ties in the fa cup today and there was a shock at portsmouth the 2008 winners were dumped out of the competition by league two's harrogate town. you can find all the results on the bbc sport website. and there was another cup upset in the late game — as national league side yeovil town upset league two's stevenag

earlier today, we saw temperatures reaching 16 celsius in southampton, and also here in exeter in devon. it's very mild air that's come our way today that's followed a band of rain that's been sweeping away towards the northeast. it remains unsettled in the next few days, some rain at times, some stronger winds too, the main feature of the weatherjust how mild it's going to be as we head into the new year. now, we could be at 17 celsius across some parts of england in the next few days, bear in mind the average is near eight celsius at this time of the year. it could be the warmest new year's eve and new year's day on record. there is still some rain in the forecast, and after a brief respite, we are going to find wetter weather developing overnight as the cloud thickens, especially in western areas, and it turns wetter here. we've still got these brisk south—south—westerly wind, and temperatures aren't going to drop very much at all tonight, very mild. much milder than last night in the northeast of scotland. but tomorrow does start cloudy, we've got some rain around first thing. i

however, that header from jan bednarek sealed all three points for southampton. tottenham moved up to fifth in the table after a convincing 3—0 win over crystal palace. both sides had been hit by positive covid tests in their squads, with palace even asking for the game to be postponed. harry kane scored the pick of goals for spurs to leave them unbeaten in six league games under antonio conte. brighton picked up theirfirst win since september after beating brentford 2—0. leandro trossard and neal maupay with the goals. meanwhile, all matches were effectively back being played from behind closed doors in scotland, with only 500 fans allowed in outdoor stadiums from boxing day. the lack of fans didn't put rangers off though. they're six points clear at the top of the table, going into the winter break after a 2—0 win over st mirren. scott wright and alfredo morelos with the goals. celtic beat stjohnstone 3—1. in rugby union's premiership, leicester tigers maintained their perfect start to the season, with a dramatic win over bristol bears at ashton gate. t

i still having last the last two and the league bounced back with a convincing victory over southampton. the wind moves them a plaint off the top four. now, there was a shock defeat for last week's fa cup winners, chelsea in the women's super league this afternoon. they lost 1—nil away to reading. chelsea could have gone top of the league for the first time this season but it was the royals that went ahead after four minutes deanne rose breaking away and combining with emma harries to score from their only shot on target. chelsea domiated the game but failed to score leaving them a point adirft of arsenal at the top of the wsl. reading move up to fifth. rangers and celtic both have matches tomorrow and the scottish premier shipping today's games, back—to—back wins now. a1 —— they won. a vital victory for them. aberdeen one for a third time in a row getting the better of bottom side saint johnston, and drying one l with saint aaron. if the first ashes test is anything to go by, england have long few weeks ahead of them down under in australia. joe root�*s side were outclassed

west ham have gone above spurs, who were held to a 1—1 draw by ten man southampton at st mary's. james ward—prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces, but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu, who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. norwich remain bottom of the premier league after they were beaten 3—0 at crystal palace. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead from a penalty before two further goals before half—time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. it sends crystal palace tonight. chelsea defender ben chilwell could miss the rest of the season as he undergoes knee surgery this week. the england left—back suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage during chelsea's champions league win againstjuventus last month. the club had initially opted for the defender to begin rehabilitation work in the hope he could return without surgery. england captainjoe root has called th

west ham have gone above spurs who were held to a 1—all draw by ten man southampton at st mary�*s. james ward prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. it is not easy to play after only 44 hours. for sure, we felt a bit of fatigue and may be our decision wasn�*t so right. but i think that at the end of the game, we could win, we didn�*t do this, and we are to be disappointed. crystal palace�*s second win in four games has taken them into the top ten, a place the team they beat can only dream of. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead against norwich from a penalty, before two further goals before half time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. 3—nil it finished, leaving norwich bottom of the league. and there has been even more disruption to the festive football schedule everton�*s home pre

arsenal, having lost their last two in the league, bounced back well with a convincing 3—0 win over southampton. alexandre lacazette, martin odegaard and gabriel with the goals. the win moves them a point off the top four. confirmation of those results. the first away match for manchester united against norwich. it is still 0-0 united against norwich. it is still 0—0 in the second half. tottenham's decision to postpone their europa conference league game against rennes could mean they're out of the competition. the clubs couldn't find a new date for the match so it won't be rescheduled and the result will be decided by uefa. it was called off when eight spurs players and five members of staff tested positive for coronavirus. rennes are already through to the last 16 but tottenham needed a win to secure a play off spot. rangers and celtic both have games tomorrow in the scottish premiership. in today's games, back to back wins for livingston they won 1—0 against dundee united. struggling ross county came from behind to beat dundee, in a vital win for them. aberdeen won for their third time i

southampton with a much needed win. beating west ham 3—2 — but they had to work hard for it. jan bednarek scored the winner with a header from a second—half set—piece. the hammers had twice pulled themselves back into the game afterfalling behind. antonio and benrahma cancelling out goals by elyanhoussi and ward—prowse, but the saints took the points. it goes on, a busy schedule. brighton and brentford is to come up, kick off at 8pm. we've had a full programme in the scottish premiership, all matches effectively behind closed doors with a cap of 500 specatators coming into force. today celtic had a comfortale 3—1 win over bottom side stjohnstone in the early kick—off. abada scored twice in the first half to put celtic in control. chris kane had pulled one back for stjohnstone but nir bitton ended their hopes of a comeback. no draws in ther scottish premiership. also wins for aberdeen, hibs and third—placed hearts and motherwell. rangers maintained their six—point lead going into the winter break, beating st mirrren 2—0. wright and morelos with their goals. lei

there was a great game at the london stadium, southampton with a much—needed win, beating west ham 3—2 — but they had to work hard for it. jan bednarek scored the winner with a header from a second half set piece. the hammers had twice pulled themselves back into the game afterfalling behind. antonio and benrahma cancelling out goals by elyanhoussi and ward—prowse, but the saints took the points. two other games in the premier league today. just like palace, aston villa are missing their maanger because of covid. steven gerrard in isolation for their match at home to chelsea. they are into the second half at villa park. it's i—all. a reece james own goal put villa ahead before chelsea equalised through a jorginho penalty. brighton and brentford kick off at 8pm. we've had a full programme in the scottish premiership, all matches effectively behind closed doors with a cap of 500 specatators coming into force today. celtic had a comfortale 3—1 win over bottom side stjohnstone in the early kick—off. abada scored twice in the first half to put celtic in control. chris kane had pu

it comes as new research from the university of southampton suggests booster vaccines may offer good protection against the variant. simonjones has this report. this, the government says, is the best response to the new variant. the vaccination programme, with a new drive to deliver more booster jabs. a team at the university of southampton says there are promising sign that boosters could handle 0micron, and would still offer good protection against illness. experts now believe it's too early to say whether 0micron will be more dangerous than other variants. we have some reason to believe it could be serious, but what that means in terms of the consequences of the pandemic, and the potential need for additional control measures, is not yet known. i think we've done the most important thing, which is accelerate boosters. in south africa, the scientists who first identified 0micron are racing to unlock its secrets. over the last week, the daily number of new covid infections has increased fourfold. it seems those who have already had other variants of coronavirus may not be protected

a19—year—old man from southampton was arrested. he remains in custody. thames valley police investigation is ongoing following the incident. they are working with colleagues from the med. it says, the man arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site, and possession of an offensive weapon. he remains in custody. we will come of course, bring us more of that story should be gutted in the next hour. —— should we get it. pope francis has called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw during the coronavirus pandemic. here's the pope addressing a crowd at saint peter's sqaure during his christmas day speech. translation: sisters and brothers, what would our world be _ like without the patient dialogue of the many generous persons who keep families and communities together. in this time of pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. 0ur capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdraw, to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and do things t

aubameyang was dropped for saturday's win over southampton for what manager mikel arteta described as a "disciplinary breach". reports suggest he returned late from a trip to france. we have made this decision and that unfortunately is a really tough one, and obviously, if i had to choose, i wouldn't like to be sitting here talking about it, but we had to do it. the next one is for now he's not involved in the squad. we want to take our culture, our demands to a different level, and when those standards are not met, you know that you cannot participate in our daily basics. manchester united defender viktor lindelof is undergoing tests after he suffered breathing difficulties during their win at norwich on saturday. he was forced off during the second half, but the incident isn't believed to be connected to the covid—i9 outbreak at the club. united said he had recovered well and was having a series of precautionary investigations. covid struggles in rugby union, too. one game in the champions cup was called off last weekend, and now there's doubts over another this weekend. leinster

leicester city had to come from behind twice against southampton. james maddison's goal saw the match end two all at st mary's but it was enough to move the foxes up to eighth, although they've played more games than three teams below them. there were four games in the scottish premiership too, rangers beating hibernian 1—0 in the pick of the games. they left it late though, ryan porteous giving away a penalty with five minutes remaining, leaving kemar roofe to step up and coolly roll the ball into the back of the net. rangers go seven points clear of celtic in second. elsewhere aberdeen were 2—0 winners over livingston, dundee beat stjohnstone by a goal to nil while st. mirren and ross county played out a goalless draw. johanna konta has said she's very grateful for her career in tennis after announcing her retirement from the sport. the 30 year old won four titles on the wta tour and holds the record for the longest time as women's british number one. konta reached the semi—finals at wimbledon in 2017, eventually losing to simona halep. she

earlier today, we saw temperatures reaching 16 celsius in southampton, and also here in exeter in devon. it's very mild air that's come our way today that's followed a band of rain that's been sweeping away towards the northeast. it remains unsettled in the next few days, some rain at times, some stronger winds too, the main feature of the weatherjust how mild it's going to be as we head into the new year. now, we could be at 17 celsius across some parts of england in the next few days, bear in mind the average is near eight celsius at this time of the year. it could be the warmest new year's eve and new year's day on record. there is still some rain in the forecast, and after a brief respite, we are going to find wetter weather developing overnight as the cloud thickens, especially in western areas, and it turns wetter here. we've still got these brisk south—south—westerly wind, and temperatures aren't going to drop very much at all tonight, very mild. much milder than last night in the northeast of scotland. but tomorrow does start cloudy, we've got some rain around first thing. i

dropped two points and a place further from that goal after having two goals ruled out in a i—all draw at southampton. patrick gearey has more. what day is this? what ground is this? is it a time of yearfor everyone from perhaps especially footballers. this meant started with 25 minutes of mottled football, then one moment of beautiful clarity. james celebrates with the goal swing. having scored with a perfect wedge. before half—time, things would bend back the other way. young men son followed spurious penalty, mohammed had already been booked, the red card a formality as with harry came taking was the penalty. now the game was there for tottenham to win, and on demand to south hampton forgot about terry kane at their peril, but all goals are now provisional. this one was outside. marginally. the keepers seems now is to protect the goal, but what happened here? according to the vector become a forest that had been filed. according to spurious, he had been lucky. they struggled to fashion their own chances, brian hill had the last of them in their chase for the top four, this was a mess. they will

earlier today, we saw temperatures reaching 16 celsius in southampton, and also here in exeter in devon. it's very mild air that's come our way today that's followed a band of rain that's been sweeping away towards the northeast. it remains unsettled in the next few days, some rain at times, some stronger winds too, the main feature of the weatherjust how mild it's going to be as we head into the new year. now, we could reach 17 celsius across some parts of england in the next few days — bear in mind the average is near eight celsius at this time of the year. it could be the warmest new year's eve and new year's day on record. there is still some rain in the forecast, and after a brief respite, we are going to find wetter weather developing overnight as the cloud thickens. especially in western areas, and it turns wetter here. we've still got these brisk south to south—westerly wind, and temperatures aren't going to drop very much at all tonight, very mild. much milder than last night in the northeast of scotland. but tomorrow does start cloudy, we've got some rain around first thin

he was going to get from his neighbors in southampton county the elements you see at the bottom of the screen. so he's going to get all this fancy engraved material and it was going to be given to him but he had to give a speech. and that mortified him. sword's one thing. but speech? no. don't need to be giving speeches and later on we'll talk about that too a little more. but his neighbors very proud of his service and wanted him to know and he was proud of it. he just didn't want to give a speech about it. i love this is one of my favorite quotes very few know or remember because it comes at a different spot in the book. i couldn't tell you where it is. but i said the thomas humor pre war. and you will notice as the south carolina girls flirt very charmingly, you notice he's interested in flirting with them or having them flirt with them but he says when matters become serious they give a very decided practical illustration of the domestic policy of their state of south carolina by nullifying instantly. full fieing instantly. i think i connect that that. al i really do. when i was in

i can imagine right now i'm thinking of chelsea and southampton so so we can say congratulations to the team but we have to follow. for congratulations to the team but we have to follow.— have to follow. for now the party sta s in have to follow. for now the party stays in the _ have to follow. for now the party stays in the stands. _ have to follow. for now the party stays in the stands. city - have to follow. for now the party stays in the stands. city faced . stays in the stands. city faced arsenal at 12:30pm on new year's day. chelsea will look for a slip—up they are now the closest chasers but not the way they wanted and a 91st minute equaliser meant to brighten left the bridge with a draw on the 1st of december, chelsea were topped points in one month there has been a nine point swing and for chelsea's manager the reason is clear, his first team squad being hit by covid—19. first team squad being hit by covid-19. ., �* ., ., , covid-19. you're dealing with an eye on a daily basis _ covid-19. you're dealing with an eye on a daily basis and _ covid-19. you're dealing with an

saturday's games at southampton, watford and west ham have also been postponed, along with everton's match with leicester on sunday. we are to be sure that the product or if the health of the people. so we can be an example for a lot people because the viruses there and it's spreading very quickly so we have to be sure that if we have to protect people and what that has to be the priority. a quarter of all players in the efl don't intend to get vaccinated, according to data released by the english football league, who've increased protocols at training grounds to limit the spread of the virus. five matches in the championship on saturday are now off. it again raises the issue of vaccine hesitancy within the professional game. that news comes on the day when uefa president aleksander ceferin has urged players across europe to get vaccinated as soon as possible. we should promote the vaccination, and we will. we already started to do it, but we don't have the power to force anyone to be vaccinated. but the promotion goes today and the video by my modest opinion is very good because the

the study, led by scientists at the university of southampton, looked at seven different vaccines being used as boosters. it found that all of them provided extra protection but that the most effective as boosters were pfizer and moderna. the release of the study�*s findings comes after it was revealed that 42 cases of the 0micron variant have now been identified in the uk. simonjones reports. this, the government says, is the best response to the new variant. the vaccination programme, with a new drive to deliver more booster jabs. a team at the university of southampton says there are promising signs that boosters could handle 0micron, and would still offer good protection against illness. experts though believe it's too early to say whether 0micron will be more dangerous than other variants. we have some reason to believe it could be serious, but what that means in terms of the consequences for the pandemic, and the potential need for additional control measures, is not yet known. i think we've done the most important thing, which is accelerate boosters. in south africa, the scient

he was taken to southampton where he would stay for five weeks. we were not allowed to visit him once. they told him that he was going to die and we could not even comfort him. towards the end of roy's life, he was cared for by the st wilfried's hospice in sussex. they took his fear away from dying, we were all really frightened. christine wanted to raise money for the hospice and had a word with janet after they came out for a swim. i thought a calendar would be a great idea and it was very. impromptu and we only decided in october. - we had a few spectators who were a bit shockedl | when they came across half naked| women on the beach in november. and this is it. with all proceeds going to help cancer patients in west sussex. it costs about £600 a day to look after someone if they come into the hospice, but it could support our hospice at home care as well, our community work, 90% of our care at the moment is in homes, where we look after people and provide wraparound care. for christine, it is helping keep the memory of roy alive. it has been

we know this is a 19—year—old from southampton. he is now in custody, arrested on suspicion of breach of trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. sarah cambell of an offensive weapon. sarah campbell speaking _ of an offensive weapon. sarah campbell speaking earlier. - the leader of the roman catholic church, pope francis, in his annual christmas day speech, has said the effects of the pandemic threatened efforts to resolve conflicts on an international level. around the world there were smaller crowds at church services and other events because of the coronavirus outbreak. sadat ahmed bakir has this report. mass wearing masks. that is the theme of the day, of this second christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. even main traditional christmas events such as the pope's urbi et 0rbi message were scaled back, with fewer visitors allowed in. pointing to ongoing turmoil in syria, yemen and iraq, pope francis said the world is becoming desensitised to suffering. the pontiff called for more dialog

earlier today, we saw temperatures reaching 16 degrees in southampton, and also here in exeter in devon. it's very mild air that's come our way today that's followed a band of rain that's been sweeping away towards the northeast. it remains unsettled in the next few days, some rain at times, some stronger winds too, the main feature of the weatherjust how mild it's going to be as we head into the new year. now, we could be at 17 celsius across some parts of england in the next few days, bear in mind the average is near eight celsius at this time of the year. it could be the warmest new year's eve and new year's day on record. there is still some rain in the forecast, and after a brief respite, we are going to find wetter weather developing overnight as the cloud thickens, especially in western areas, and it turns wetter here. we've still got these brisk south—south—westerly wind, and temperatures aren't going to drop very much at all tonight, very mild. much milder than last night in the northeast of scotland. but tomorrow does start cloudy, we've got some rain around first thing. i

no game this weekend and southampton, but some shows have gone on. there was a full house for trent alexander arnold's greatest head. his goal help liverpool beat newcastle 3—1. newcastle struggling annex for them is manchester city. but should the team faced the drop plate the schedule while others have not stopped below the competition becomes slightly unfair and no one wants to see that. people want to see a fair league and they don't want to see disparity in games. he has a point, but everyone else who may be _ has a point, but everyone else who may he says — has a point, but everyone else who may be says we should still continue also has _ may be says we should still continue also has a _ may be says we should still continue also has a point. there is not one answer— also has a point. there is not one answer to— also has a point. there is not one answer to all— also has a point. there is not one answer to all of these questions that are — answer to all of these questions that are asked in societies into professional football right no

the 19—year—old man from southampton was arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. the queen is currently in residence at windsor castle. police in northern india have launched an investigation after a statue ofjesus was vandalised at the entrance of a colonial—era church. the incident in the �*holy redeemer church', in the city of ambala, is the latest in a series of such attacks in recent months. newspaper editorials have urged the leaders of the governing hindu—nationalist bjp party to condemn hate speech and attacks on religious minorities. the bbc world service's south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, in delhi, has more. attacks on christmas day, they are unthinkable 20 years ago, but since 2014, after the bjp came to power, the hindu nationalist party, christian organisations say attacks against them have doubled. we have seen prayer halls being attacked, churches that are literally being burned, and also some of the pastors are being attacked by hindu right—wing youths. this is all happening for the pas

we know this is a 19—year—old from southampton. he is now in custody, arrested on suspicion of breach of trust part of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon.— a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. sarah campbell, thank ou an offensive weapon. sarah campbell, thank you very — an offensive weapon. sarah campbell, thank you very much. _ the leader of the roman catholic church, pope francis, in his annual christmas day speech, has said the effects of the pandemic threatened efforts to resolve conflicts on an international level. around the world, there were smaller crowds at church services and other events because of the coronavirus outbreak. sadat ahmed bakir has this report. mass wearing masks. that is the theme of the day, of this second christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. even main traditional christmas events such as the pope's urbi et 0rbi message were scaled back, with fewer visitors allowed in, pointing to ongoing turmoil in syria, yemen and iraq, pope francis said the

arsenal beat southampton 3—0, even though they were missing their captain. manchester united won 1—0 at norwich, thanks to a cristiano ronaldo penalty. in the german bundesliga: in la liga: australia have won the first ashes test by nine wickets. they snuffed out england's faint hopes by lunch on the fourth day in brisbane. england were hoping to build on a brilliant partnership between dawid malan and captainjoe root. both were gone in a matter of a few overs from the start. england added just 77 runs for the last eight wickets before they were bowled out for 297. that left australia needing just 20 runs to win. they reached that with ease to go one up in the series. yeah, exceptionally proud. i thought, nathan lyon, i said last night, forget about it, you are never going to get your 400. so it was nice he got that done this morning. i said maybe next summer. but really happy for him, i think he bowled really well yesterday. bitterly disappointing, because we put a lot of work in last night, built up that big partnership, and that was really on me and daw

earlier today, we saw temperatures reaching 16 celsius in southampton, and also here in exeter in devon. it's very mild air that's come our way today that's followed a band of rain that's been sweeping away towards the northeast. it remains unsettled in the next few days, some rain at times, some stronger winds too, the main feature of the weatherjust how mild it's going to be as we head into the new year. now, we could be at 17 celsius across some parts of england in the next few days, bear in mind the average is near eight celsius at this time of the year. it could be the warmest new year's eve and new year's day on record. there is still some rain in the forecast, and after a brief respite, we are going to find wetter weather developing overnight as the cloud thickens, especially in western areas, and it turns wetter here. we've still got these brisk south—south—westerly wind, and temperatures aren't going to drop very much at all tonight, very mild. much milder than last night in the northeast of scotland. but tomorrow does start cloudy, we've got some rain around first thing. i

one victory haven't gone into the match with just one when from their last 7 games. southampton outside, i'm see a 11 draw. james would browse with the games, opening goal. hurricane would then equalize from the spot, the spurs south, hampton. we're down to 10 men by this stage, but just about held on for a point. talk, know they did have 2 goals. disallowed, though this effort coming up rolled out for a fowl on the golgi. fresh doubts as to whether not a joke of its will defend his australian open cycle next month. the world number one has withdrawn from service atp cup seem that event begins in sidney on saturday . joke of it yet. so probably talk about is covered 19 vaccination status. and only places we're vaccinated or have a medical exemption will be allowed to compete at the australian open or rainy women's champion. no mere sucka is on trying to defend her title. the 24 year old already out there practicing on the courts at melbourne park. she hasn't played top level tennis since september after taking a break to focus on her mental health. okay, most bought from in a couple of

in southampton this morning, plenty of people were out queueing for covid vaccine number three. ministers and scientists say these boosterjabs are the most important defence against the 0micron variant of this winter. i think it's important just to make sure that you are protected as best as you can. my wife is having her one today as well, so just make sure that we are as best protected as we can. from monday, people in their 30s in england will be able to book their booster appointments, three months after that second dose, as the roll—out continues down the age groups with the other nations of the uk likely to follow soon. it's really important given what we know now about the 0micron variant and how effective the vaccine is, particularly after the booster dose, so it's a really important measure for protecting themselves, their families and the public at large. government scientists say it's now inevitable. we will see a large wave of infections across the country. the new variant already makes up a third of cases in london. it was confirmed today that hospitals are now se

de bruyne, mahrez, gundogan and a sterling penalty, and you can see that southampton lead 1—0 at brighton. —— at west ham. celtic have closed the gap on rangers to three points after a comfortable win againstjohnson in the early game. liel abada scored twice to put celtic in control and chris kane pulled one back for stjohn's in but —— for stjohnstone but then nir bitton scored the winner. rangers can go six points clear again if they beat st mary in which they are on course to do. it is 1—1 with aberdeen and dundee. a big shock at kempton in the king george six chase this afternoon, what a story this is, 28-1, this afternoon, what a story this is, 28—1, the winnerfor willie mullins, thejoint favourite. and second. more reaction to that over on the bbc sport website and you can keep up with the latest scores on this busy boxing day, some big games in rugby union's premiership, too, with leeds and leicester tigers at bristol bears but from me in the team, that is alljust what for now, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: tributes have been pouring in for archbishop desmond

rules bring england closer into line with the rest of the uk, and tonight, when crystal palace take on southampton, fans will need to show a pass to get in. it's something that we are well prepared for, it's something that, you know, we've had great support from other clubs. as you are aware, other clubs have actually implemented this and tried it for various games. for example, we've done exactly the same, we trialled it, done soft checks on supporters, supporters have been really receptive of that. the night—time economy will also feel the impact. pubs like this one in bristol have already taken a hit — 80% of christmas party bookings cancelled. constantly being stabbed in the back all the time, basically, by all these new rules and regulations. these few weeks, with all our corporate bookings, that's when we get some money in the pot and see us through january and february. without that, we're going to really struggle in the next few months. but some do find there is reassurance in knowing everyone around you is vaccinated or tested. ijust think it makes everyone feel a little bit safer whe

sunday�*s premier league match between southampton and newcastle at st mary�*s stadium has been postponed due to ongoing covid—i9 cases and injuries in the newcastle squad. eddie howe�*s men drew 1—1 with manchester united last monday but did not have the required number of players available for yesterday�*s scheduled game with everton, and that�*s still the case, forcing sunday�*s game to be called off. chelsea�*s match with liverpool on sunday is one of eight games still on over the next three days. butjurgen klopp is expecting to lose three players who are waiting for pcr results which he fears will be positive. he�*s worried things could get worse between now and sunday afternoon. has felt like a lottery in the morning, when you stand there and wait for the result. it is pretty much day by day, always one case, and today another one, and we have got to wait. the others are not even in yet so we have to wait, but in this moment, probably not, but we don�*t know how we will look in a few hours. thomas tuchel has responded to striker romelu lukaku�*s comments in an in

sunday's premier league match between southampton and newcastle united at st mary's has been postponed due to ongoing covid cases and injuries in the newcastle squad. eddie howe's team did not have the required number of players available for yesterday's scheduled game with everton, and that is still the case, forcing sunday's going to be called off. here's ourfootball reporter, simon stone. this had been kind of flagged up by eddie howe earlier this week when he suggested that newcastle were struggling for players after the manchester united game. they had their midweek match called off, i think it was just a matter of time in the premier league agreeing to another request from newcastle, so that brings to 17 now games that have been called off across six match rounds, going back into the middle of december. the premier league, obviously, are trying to sort this matter out — it's not easy. they have already announced new dates for three of those games in the middle ofjanuary. maybe we'll be in a better place by then, but it's definitely an unstable situation at the moment. chelsea's

we know this is a 19—year—old from southampton. he is now in custody, arrested on suspicion of breach of trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. the leader of the roman catholic church, pope francis, in his annual christmas day speech, has said the effects of the pandemic threatened efforts to resolve conflicts on an international level. around the world, there were smaller crowds at church services and other events because of the coronavirus outbreak. sadat ahmed bakir has this report. mass wearing masks. that is the theme of the day, of this second christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. even main traditional christmas events such as the pope's urbi et orbi message were scaled back, with fewer visitors allowed in. pointing to ongoing turmoil in syria, yemen and iraq, pope francis said the world is becoming desensitised to suffering. the pontiff called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw. translation: in this time | of pandemic, we have come to realise this even m