going to the front of the yorkshire post, this is - of the yorkshire post, this is honestly a local story for that paper because we are talking about bradford and the political pressure is detailed there. i was very struck talking to harry ferguson who was a professor at the department of the work and social care in birmingham earlier in the evening and he was very i thought powerfully explaining the importance of face—to—face meetings and notjust seeing but touching. and little signs like this a child come running to you and that her arms around you or are they shy and resisted and nervous? had a they respond with their parent speaks committed a twitch or look nervously at them? little signs that are impossible during a lock down for you to have any possibility of knowing. i you to have any possibility of knowina. ~ you to have any possibility of knowina. ,, .. , you to have any possibility of knowin. _ ~' .,. , , you to have any possibility of knowina. ,, , , knowing. i think teachers say this and teachers _ knowing. i think teachers say this and teachers have _ knowing. i think tea

yorkshire post saying _ another example. yorkshire post saying more than a quarter of firms feel like _ saying more than a quarter of firms feel like they are quite likely to fail altogether in 2022, and i think that will be essential reading for rishi sunak— will be essential reading for rishi sunak and probably add to his headache that he's already experienced over the last week. what do ou experienced over the last week. what do you make — experienced over the last week. what do you make of _ experienced over the last week. what do you make of this? _ experienced over the last week. twat do you make of this? penny, alluded to it slightly where we can all be quite glass empty, you know, as many people where i come from in north devon a fabulous place to go if you have a chance. other places are available. one person moved down to my part of the woods in 1980 and said they'd had the best season that they could remember because all of those people who normally gone foreign holidays all came to devon and cornwall. they ma

we've been talking about this but the yorkshire post taste it| this but the yorkshire post taste it to other specifics and its front page. nativity plays at risk to bid to hold covid. over cancellations. what might they do? this to hold covid. over cancellations. what might they do?— what might they do? this is what we talked about — what might they do? this is what we talked about earlier _ what might they do? this is what we talked about earlier two _ what might they do? this is what we talked about earlier two earlier- talked about earlier two earlier with christmas events and people are ready cancelling them even though that's not government guidance. this article is about saying that the yorkshire post is aware of at least one primary school in your chair thatis one primary school in your chair that is already told parents and guardians that they will not be able to attend christmas place specifically. they're talking about the omicron variant in the fact that this is the reason being given. even though the government is advising against cancellation. as we seen throughout thi

heal the divisions of the past and yorkshire and after the racism allegations. he set his time out of the game has given him greater empathy and made him a more rounded person, but you're right. he faces a huge challenge ahead. first and foremost, he has to get a new coaching structure in place after the staff accidents and that includes a new head coach because the previous one departed. and having to talk with players of the departures and also, not the small matter of the precarious financial position that he's going to have to navigate after sponsors deserted the club and throws after the racism scandal. and as he tries to repair the counties reputation that has been battered. we heard from the yorkshire players giving his back in to gough, gough had 15 years of the club and total oneness suppose it is a counter against incurious coming after 15 years after a county council has been considered institutionally racist and some may argue that perhaps someone more independent removed from the club might have been better to completely clean brush, clean sweep. i

and the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing", and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwalljoined the congregation for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to officials. from the very first moments of the queen's broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april, after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. this year, especially, i understand why. but for

he was playing into his 50s for yorkshire and captaining as well. a long test career, in fact he had nearly 70 years with the clappy treasured in yorkshire, —— the club he treasured. a good leader, certainly on the field very stubborn, stuck to his guns. he read the game incredibly well. as a captain, saw ahead, planned ahead, just knew intimately what batsmen would do and plan carefully to undermine them, then became a very good commentator after that. good commentator. _ good commentator after that. good commentator, not _ good commentator after that. good commentator, not so _ good commentator after that. good commentator, not so successful perhaps as a coach and administrator. we saw the illustration in the clip, mike atherton sitting next to him, basically reading the right actor to the journalists about what he has done, mike atherton sitting there, not knowing whether to laugh or cry or look ashamed. in a sense he never looked entirely comfortable in that kind of role. looked entirely comfortable in that kind of role-— kind of role. tha

the former england and yorkshire cricket captain ray illingworth has died. he was 89 and had been living with cancer. our sport correspondent, joe wilson, looks back on his life. raymond illingworth, batsman, bowler, leader, a cricketer for all seasons. he began his career in the 1950s. it must be out. he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people said this is too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it's not a ten year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as on the ball as i have ever been. i don't think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out. the end of the match. his team—mates carried him off when england won the match and the series. this must surely be the greatest moment of ray illingworth's cricket life. english cricket appointed a new man today — ray illingworth becomes chairman of selec

sticking with the yorkshire post, _ that is then. sticking with the yorkshire post, the _ that is then. sticking with the yorkshire post, the saving i that is then. sticking with the i yorkshire post, the saving grace might be actually that we are in for a quiet balmy new year's day. 15 degrees i never know whether to enjoy a warmer to richer us as i always feel guilty now because of course we have climate change and we all worry about that. but it's only to be the warmest new year's day they say in ten years which actually is good news because people won't have their bowlers on i will be heating their homes in just the same way. i heating their homes in 'ust the same wa , ., ., " , heating their homes in 'ust the same wa . ., ., 4' , , heating their homes in 'ust the same wa. , , , way. i look is very good news especially — way. i look is very good news especially if _ way. i look is very good news especially if you're _ way. i look is very good news especially if you're someone | way. i look is very good news i especially if you'

the former england and yorkshire cricket captain ray illingworth has died. he was 89 and had been suffering from cancer. our sport correspondent, joe wilson, looks back on his life. backin back in 1971 he was the captain of the test team. raymond illingworth, batsman, bowler, leader, a cricketer for all seasons. he began his career in the 1950s. it must be out. he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people said this is too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it's not a ten year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as on the ball as i have ever been. i don't think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out. the end of the match. his team—mates carried him off when england won the match and the series. this must surely be the greatest moment of ray illingworth's cricket life. english cricket appointed a

seamlessly - going into the yorkshire post. he's drivin: going into the yorkshire post. he's driving back _ going into the yorkshire post. he's driving back to _ going into the yorkshire post. he�*s driving back to middlesborough from the abbey road studios and his wife actually came down in her many to drive him back because he couldn't afford the train for christmas. he got stuck in traffic and it was snowing and he started writing it down after looking at all these other miserable motorists and every time a street lamp came through the window, he could see to write and he wrote down the lyrics. that window, he could see to write and he wrote down the lyrics.— wrote down the lyrics. that is a wonderful _ wrote down the lyrics. that is a wonderful little stray. - wrote down the lyrics. that is a wonderful little stray. thank i wrote down the lyrics. that is a l wonderful little stray. thank you for that, wonderful little stray. thank you forthat, penny. it's so educational, this paper review. since we have jumped to the yorkshire post i think that's a rather good ju

and the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in science. it was a year shaped by the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic but with significant developments in climate change and space exploration. our science correspondent pallab ghosh gives his analysis of the year. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet.

and tributes are paid to the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth who has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the royal year. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reflects on the death of prince philip as she looks back on 12 months of the most significant events for the royal family.

the yorkshire post as we dip i into the regions, and the front page of the yorkshire post pick up the same story and in fact they quote steven fitzpatrick the chief executive of a gas supplier saying there could be an enormous crisis for 2022. there could be an enormous crisis for2022. because there could be an enormous crisis for 2022. because what people might have missed is the fact that the price cap which is in place of the moment comes to an end in april. actually it does not come to an end, it's being _ actually it does not come to an end, it's being reset in april, so every six months. _ it's being reset in april, so every six months, ofgem looks of the energy market and holds a process and sets _ energy market and holds a process and sets a — energy market and holds a process and sets a cap but it sets the cap base _ and sets a cap but it sets the cap base to what the market will bear. and what — base to what the market will bear. and what we have seen with the gas crisis _ and what we have seen with the gas crisis is the — and what we have seen with the gas crisis is t

his commitment to the county of his birth, yorkshire, was enormous. he guided yorkshire to three successive county championship titles from 1966. and on their twitter account, yorkshire county cricket club said, we are deeply saddened to learn that railing worth has passed away. are my thoughts are with his family and the wider yorkshire family, who held him so dear to their hearts. 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 together. 0n the international level too, there is the r

the former england and yorkshire cricket captain ray illingworth has died. he was 89 and had been suffering from cancer. 0ur sport correspondent, joe wilson, looks back on his life. raymond illingworth, batsman, bowler, leader, a cricketer for all seasons. he began his career in the 1950s. it must be out. he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people said this is too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it's not a ten year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as on the ball as i have ever been. i don't think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out. the end of the match. his team—mates carried him off when england won the match and of ray illingworth's cricket life. english cricket appointed a new man today — ray illingworth becomes chairman of selectors. in his time as chief administrator of engli

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tue: fallout at yorkshire be a complete clear out here? tte: fallout at yorkshire cricket be a complete clear out here? t“t9: fallout at yorkshire cricket club following the racist allegations made by four player azeem rafiq. —— racism allegations. the details which have led us to this point, at the allegations report found that azeem rafiq was the victim of racism harassment and bullying. he had two spells with yorkshire between 2008 and 2018. he then appeared in parliament ahead of it dcms select committee, giving evidence about that racial harassment, it left him wanting to end his own life. as a result english cricket has announced an overhaul, looking at its attitudes and policies and what needs to be brought in looks at issues of tackling diversity within the sport. at yorkshire before today chairman roger hutton and chief executive mark arthur had already left their positions, today those departures were followed by director of cricket martyn moxon, coach andrew gale, the entire backroom coaching staff, and all in all 16 peopl

yorkshire's new chairman lord patel said today "significant change is required. the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club." this evening gale released a statement to the bbc pledging to "fight the decision legally". it might only be december but a big game tonight in the championship title race, with the top two bournemouth and fulham meeting at craven cottage. it was a first return to the ground for ex—fulham boss scott parker, who left them in the summer to take charge of bournemouth. and his side took the lead when dominic solanke scored straight from the restart after half time. but with 84 minutes on the clock toshin adara—bioyo headed in a deserved equaliser. it finished 1 all, leaving fulham top and a point clear. in the fa cup tonight, there was no upset at gateshead where charlton have won 2—0 to safely make it through to the third round. meanwhile national league stockport — who beat bolton in the last round — lost at the league one leaders rotherham1—0. in the women's fa cup — it's the final on sunday

alex forsyth, bbc news, north yorkshire. the us government has won its appeal at the high court that julian assange should be extradited to stand trial there. washington wants the founder of wikileaks to face charges of publishing classified documents. his extradition was blocked injanuary because of concerns about his mental health, but nowjudges have ruled that assurances given about mr assange's treatment allow the move to go ahead. our legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani was at the hearing. what happens now, dominic? this meansjulian _ what happens now, dominic? tt 3 meansjulian assange is what happens now, dominic? tt 3 means julian assange is one what happens now, dominic? tt 3 meansjulian assange is one step closer to extradition. 0ptions meansjulian assange is one step closer to extradition. options for him are really narrowing now. these yellow ribbons of protest behind me tell part of the story. his supporters think he is a warrior for truth and justice but the high court and the lord chiefjustice in parti

yorkshire's new chairman lord patel said "significant change is required. the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club. a new director of cricket is expected to be appointed imminently. still with cricket and there's mixed news for england ahead of the ashes which start next week. importantly, allrounder ben stokes looks in decent form, hitting 42 in his first game for more than 4 months. it was just an intra squad warm—up game but stokes took two wickets and then hit 6 fours in 56 balls before retiring. not so good with the other batters — captain joe root and jonny bairstow falling for first ball ducks and hameed and malan only making single figures in the first innings. england's preparations have been severely hampered by rain the football association's chief executive mark bullingham has apologised for the disorder at wembley at this year's euro 2020 final saying "many suffered a terrible experience on what should have been an historic night". his apology follows an independent report by baroness louise casey in w

alex forsyth, bbc news, north yorkshire. the wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to the us to stand trial, the high court has ruled. assange faces charges in the states of publishing classified documents. his extradition was blocked injanuary because of concerns about his mental health, but nowjudges have said that assurances given about mr assange's treatment allow the move to go ahead. dominic casciani has this report. free, freejulian assange! a day ofjudgment, but is it the end of the road in washington for a man who has been wanted for a decade? today, the high court ruled julian assange should go on trial in the us for disclosing state secrets. his supporters say he'll kill himself injail, the americans say they'll treat him humanely. mr assange's partner says those assurances are worthless. the high court decided againstjulian on this occasion on the basis of political assurances. amnesty international has analysed these assurances and has said that they are inherently unreliable. it's taken 11 years to

he had two spells with yorkshire between 2008 and 2018. he then appeared in parliament ahead of a dcms select committee, giving evidence about that racial harassment, it left him wanting to end his own life. as a result english cricket has announced an overhaul, looking at its attitudes and policies and what needs to be brought in when it looks at issues of tackling diversity within the sport. at yorkshire before today chairman roger hutton and chief executive mark arthur had already left their positions, today those departures were followed by director of cricket martyn moxon, coach andrew gale, the entire backroom coaching staff, and all in all 16 people more have left the club today. martyn moxon, who has recently been on sick leave, had been yorkshire�*s director of cricket since 2007 whilst former captain andrew gale had already been suspended from the club as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. following today�*s announcement the club�*s new chairman lord patel said significant change was needed at the club a

at yorkshire before today at the chairman and chief executive had already left their positions was up today those departures were followed by the director of cricket, coach, the entire back room coaching staff at all in all 16 people have left the club today. markson and who�*s recently been on sick leave had been yorkshire as director of cricket since 2007. whilst former captain gail had already been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. following today�*s announcement that clubs new chairs said significant change was needed at the club. while today the decisions made were tough to take they were in fact in the best interest of the club. the uk�*s decision to offerjust the pfizer or moderna vaccines as a covid booster appears to have paid off after trials showed that they give the best overall response. seven different jabs were tested. researchers also said there were good signs that the vaccines still protect against the 0micron variant. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. amid the gloom of 0ma chrome and its potential threat some encouragin

and the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. and christmas with ed sheeran and elton, theirfirst festive collaboration. now on bbc news, our world: lockdown in london. filmed from the start of the first lockdown,

the former england and yorkshire cricket captain, ray illingworth, has died at the age of 89. and after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la palma has finally come to an end. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was "one familiar laugh missing" and expressed empathy with other families who'd lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwalljoined the congregation at st george's chapel for morning service. the queen did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to officials. from the very first moments of the queen's broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april, after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a ti

the club. 16 members of the coaching and medical staff left yorkshire last week after a report found former player azeem rafiq had suffered racial harassment and bullying. mel brooks, one of the great legends of hollywood — the man responsible for films such as the producers, blazing saddles and young frankenstein — is now 95 and he's just written a comprehensive autobiography called "all about me" which chronicles eight decades of life in entertainment. he's been talking to the bbc�*s alan yentob. i know the word can be overused, but mel brooks is a legend. a movie legend, a musical legend and a comedy legend. oscars, emmys, baftas, tonys, grammys. he's won them all, many times over. # springtime for hitler and germany... mel brooks was fearless. he broke every rule. but he kept to the ones for lockdown, even telling his son max to go away. i'm going, i'm going. love you! he's been locked in, writing his autobiography, and after some persuasion, let me into talk about it. it all starts in brooklyn. everybody in my building worked in the garment center, and ifigured i would pro

to be appointed as the interim managing director of yorkshire county cricket club. the former england fast bowler replaces martyn moxon, who was one of 16 people to leave the club last week after the former player, azeem rafiq, was found to be a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at yorkshire. gough spent 15 years at the county over two spells and will be in the position until the end of the 2022 season. he says he is aware of the "wider responsibilities" of the position. both england and australia have had to deal with controversy, quarantine and bad weather affecting their preparations for the first ashes test but it is almost time for the first ball to be bowled. australia have named their starting xi for the first test which begins in brisbane at midnight tomorrow but england's captain joe root still has a few key decisions to make, not least whether to start with ben stokes who has been away from competitive cricket since july — he took a break to prioritise his mental health while recovering from a finger injury. in terms of ben he has done everythin

tributes are paid to the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth who has died at the age of 89.

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they are every. live in yorkshire. they are every hour _ live in yorkshire. they are every hour if— live in yorkshire. they are every hour if they _ live in yorkshire. they are every hour if they get _ live in yorkshire. they are every hour. if they get cancelled - live in yorkshire. they are every hour. if they get cancelled i - live in yorkshire. they are every hour. if they get cancelled i am | hour. if they get cancelled i am doomed — doomed. so. - doomed. so, reali doomed. - so, real frustration doomed. — so, real frustration there. operators say they are doing everything they can to minimise disruption — everything they can to minimise disruption and the advice is to check— disruption and the advice is to check ahead before you travel and if your train— check ahead before you travel and if your train is— check ahead before you travel and if your train is delayed or cancelled, it is iikeiy— your train is delayed or cancelled, it is likely you will be eligible for compensation. thank— for compensation. thank you very much. for compensati

it�*s not just about yorkshire. —— the notjust about yorkshire. —— the wider game. i think every club has to have a good look at itself in the way that yorkshire has done and i do suspect that there will be some changes throughout the game. this is specifically about yorkshire and how they are managing to bring themselves into the future and have themselves into the future and have the right environments, i guess, with which to progress but make no mistake, this is not an isolated one club issue. this is a game wide issue with dressing rooms up and down the land is going to have to improve. and many clubs are looking at how they do that.— at how they do that. thank you very much for talking _ at how they do that. thank you very much for talking to _ at how they do that. thank you very much for talking to us. _ the reviews are out and the new film adaptation of the american musical west side story has been judged an 'artistic triumph'. the man responsible for bringing it to the screen is director steven spielberg. it's his first attempt at a movie musical. tom broo

the curlew, golden plover, short eared owl in yorkshire. so it will take a long time for these areas to recover. hag. time for these areas to recover. how can they be — time for these areas to recover. how can they be helped — time for these areas to recover. how can they be helped to recover, what can they be helped to recover, what can we do?— can we do? actually, the national trust has big _ can we do? actually, the national trust has big plans _ can we do? actually, the national trust has big plans in _ can we do? actually, the national trust has big plans in terms - can we do? actually, the national trust has big plans in terms of. trust has big plans in terms of restoring moral and and it's doing all sorts of things to push that forward stop and we must also have a big shout out to our volunteers because we have volunteers who have been very active in working with us to restore morale and, some of them out there in all weathers planting sphagnum plugs to increase the sphagnum plugs to increase the sphagnum cover of our motherlan

perthshire, the shetlands and parts of yorkshire are also enjoying festive weather. for the rest of us, it's something more traditional — rain. that's it from the newsroom for now. the queen's speech is on bbc one at 3pm. the next news on bbc one is at ten to midnight. enjoy the rest of your day. you're watching bbc news. 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: sister and brothers, what would our _ translation: sister and brothers, what would our record _ translation: sister and brothers, what would our record of— translation: sister and brothers, what would our record of the - translation: sister and brothers, what would our record of the many| what would our record of the many generous people who keep families and communities together in this time of pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency t

he's recently been on sick leave had been yorkshire's director of cricket since 2007 while the former captain had been already suspended from the club as part of an investigation into a treaty signed in 2010. following today's announcement the club plus plus new chair said significant change was needed at the club and while today the decisions made were tough to take they were in fact in the best interest of the club. the parents of the teenager ethan crumbley — who killed four students at a high school in the us state of michigan earlier this week — have been charged with involunatry manslaugher. the semi—automatic handgun used in the attack was bought by mr crumbley four days before the attack. here's the oakland county prosecutor, karen macdonald. it's imperative we prevent this from happening again. no other parent or community should have to live through this nightmare. i have shared previously and i will be up that gun ownership is a right and with that right comes great responsibility. based on the information and evidence i have received today i am announcing charges aga

the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. thank you for your company, i will be back tomorrow. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk�*s review of 2021. welcome to a special year—ending edition of hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk�*s review of 2021. this is our chance and yours to look back at some of the drama, the passion, the emotion generated by our interviews in 2021. when the precedent is established against bad people, it then is used against good people. if afghanistan sinks into chaos, that will be a stinking spot in the conscience of the global community. if you want to sit behind a computer and write i terrible things to people, you're a coward. - this is hardtalk, right? your view of the american political system, i think, is not right. i think you're missing the elephant in the room. 2021 began with the world gripped by events in washington, dc. donald trump had lost his bid for re—election, but he didn't slip away quietly. he claimed without foundation that the el

and the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in science. it was a year shaped by the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic but with significant developments in climate change and space exploration. our science correspondent pallab ghosh gives his analysis of the year. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet. hearing no objections, it is so decided. scientists warned that it was now or never to stop damaging climate change. the difference between 1.5 and 2.4 is really survival of millions and millions of people and species in the planet. environmentalists chopped down trees to save the planet. nasa's perseverance rover landed on mars. and there was a discovery of what might be another fundamental force of nature. welcome to the year in science. the earth's climate dominated this year in science. welcome to the year in science. the earth's climate dominated this year in science. for a long time, scientists have warned that our current way of life w

yorkshire's new chairman lord patel said today "significant change is required. the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club." this evening gale released a statement to the bbc pledging to "fight the decision legally". it might only be december but a big game tonight in the championship title race, with the top two bournemouth and fulham meeting at craven cottage. it was a first return to the ground for ex—fulham boss scott parker, who left them in the summer to take charge of bournemouth. and his side took the lead when dominic solanke scored straight from the restart after half time. but with 84 minutes on the clock toshin adara—bioyo headed in a deserved equaliser. it finished 1 all, leaving fulham top and a point clear. in the fa cup tonight, there was no upset at gateshead where charlton have won 2—0 to safely make it through to the third round. meanwhile national league stockport — who beat bolton in the last round — lost at the league one leaders rotherham1—0. in the women's fa cup — it's the final on sunday

and tributes are paid to the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth who has died at the age of 89. now on bbc news, review 2021, the royal year. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reflects on the death of prince philip as she looks back on 12 months of the most significant events for the royal family. # give us this day our daily bread... the nation, and his family, said goodbye to the duke of edinburgh — the man who'd been by the queen's side for more than 70 years. my dear papa was a very special person who i think, above all else, would've been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him. in the months after prince philip's death, the queen carried on with her duties until her health required her to slow down. carving their own paths away from the uk, the duke and duchess of sussex told their truths to a global audience... you're not going to tell me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging to them. ..and still smiling for the cameras, despite a challenging year. you're watching bbc news. we have just receive

the clubs, yorkshire was heavily criticized for its handling over pulled the found form a flat fee was a victim of racial harassment and bullying. ah, i must take you through some of the headlines here and i'll just hear it. now. polls have opened in the gambia for the 1st presidential election since the job without that in 2017 out of my barrow is running for reelection decide to promise the step down. off the 3 years. i'm going to race is more from bundle. this is the opening of the vote in by july and what we hear from across the country, the turn out is massive and it's no surprise. this is the 1st election in nearly 30 years for gambiola where a voter will go and cast his balance without having to.

., yorkshire post pursues this thought, protect children to thwart criminal networkers. not least because yorkshire and certain rural parts of suffered the problem is that many parts of the country have suffered, the county line system whereby what was more of an urban problem than a rural problem is no longer the case. it is one of the things the government is pledging to cut down on. ~ , ,., y government is pledging to cut down on. ~ , ,., , , ., on. absolutely. there is an interview— on. absolutely. there is an interview with _ on. absolutely. there is an interview with arm - on. absolutely. there is an i interview with arm longfield, on. absolutely. there is an - interview with arm longfield, the former— interview with arm longfield, the former children's commissioner, in which _ former children's commissioner, in which she _ former children's commissioner, in which she says that basically if you protect _ which she says that basically if you protect children and they have trusted — protect children and they have trusted adults around them, who are in safe _ tr

the club yorkshire was heavily criticized for the handling of a report that found that former player as emer feet was a victim of racial harassment and bullying. now modern day nazareth is one of israel's most significant palestinian israeli towns, but a growing number of residents there. it's historical legacy is under threat or force. it has more nazareth, the home of jesus christ, his long drawn pilgrims and visitors from around the world. the hundreds of years, its old city rang to the sounds of shopkeepers and crops. people. this century though, though sounds of dwindled. a handful of businesses struggling on. but here and there, splashes of color show signs of a fight back. resent zombies at, annie decided to renovate an old warehouse with traditional nazareth colors and materials and to work and live in the old city with a mission. i'm telling it's not easy, but if me and another person and another one opens their, their work there cuz he was taught here and they also find a house and live here. so they will need service. it's. it's like organically, it will open by itself. bu

the entire coaching staff has left the troubled english county cricket club yorkshire. the departure of 16 staff members is the latest developments in a racism scandal engulfing the club. yorkshire was heavily criticized for its poor handling of a report that found former player as im, ruthy was a victim of racial harassment and bullying. the world has been mocking the international day of persons with disabilities with events and initiatives to promote improved rights and services. the fee for the arab comp currently under way in casarez, playing its part by rolling out a new service for the visually impaired fans and richardson reports. the final has loved football all his life. losing his sight at the age of 12 has done nothing to dim that passion or reduce his desire to attend matches in person between 60000 persons. and he had very actions of every person. so that's something that you can discover 20 are watching football much in the television. what do you feel? so this is one of the most excited points of it. a fish or a cup final has an added tool to increase hi

of 16 staff members as the latest development in a racism scandal surrounding the club. yorkshire was heavily criticized for its handling of report. found former player as in refuse was a victim of racial harassment and bullying. a clump an independent report into a crowd trumpet year 2020 find that london's wembley stadium says the chaos could have resulted in deaths. the review found thousands of ticket less fans could of storm the ground, had england beaten italy and brain wide spread disorder around and inside the stadium on a reckless hoard of $6000.00 fans who didn't have tickets. european footballs governing bodies, ordered england to play that next time game in a way for competition without fans. now people in the gambia will elect an ex president on saturday. the electoral commission says it's made all the preparations for free and fair election. i'm at interest reports now from the capital bandu election staff examined voting kids. i had of saw today's presidential election more than 7000 of them would be used in more than 1500 boarding stations across the gambia. we could l

adoption agencies like west yorkshire 0ne are vital to make the system work. chloe is a family finder. every one of her computer profiles is a child that she's come to know and to care about. this one says "a is a happy baby, always has a smile to share." got a lot of stability in terms of their homes and their finances. across the room, sophie and jenny, working to recruit parents looking for the perfect match — adoption a last but necessary resort. 0ur role is really important in getting those children a forever family and moving out and giving them much better life chances than what they would do as a looked—after child in the local authority care. ok, so let me help you, darling. of course, every family faces challenges, but children who are adopted have experienced trauma. and that can start even before they're born. they've got all this trauma that's been caused by these various different events which has impacted on them, without a shadow of a doubt. for children who've lived through it, trauma has consequences and memories. you don't get fed at all

there's been a change at the top of yorkshire cricket club, which has been engulfed in a scandal over racism. darren gough will be the new managing director of cricket, until the end of next season. the former england international, who spent 15 years at the club, says he wants to play his part in rebuilding it and making everybody associated with it feel welcome. up to 1,200 workers at tesco distribution centres across the uk are set to strike in the run up to christmas. the workers, including warehouse staff and hgv drivers, are based at sites in antrim, belfast, didcot and doncaster. they're angry the supermarket has offered a 4% pay rise, which unite said amounted to a "real terms pay cut" because of inflation. tesco maintains the deal is fair. a british teenager who survived a crocodile attack in zambia says she is "very, very lucky" to be alive. 18—year—old amelie osborn—smith was white—water rafting on holiday when the crocodile clamped onto her leg and tried to drag her under the water. she's now recovering in hospital. louisa pilbeam has the story. amelie osborn—smi

agencies like west yorkshire one are vital to make the system work. every one of her computer profiles is a child that she's come to know and to care about. this one says a is a happy baby, always has a smile to share. sophie and jenny working to recruit parents looking for the perfect match — adoption a last but necessary resort. of course, every family faces challenges, but children who are adopted have experienced trauma. and that can start even before they're born. they've got all this trauma that's been caused by these various different events which has impacted on them without a shadow of a doubt. for children who've lived through it trauma has consequences and memories. you don't get fed at all. you get dirty nappies all the time. you just have a bad house and then you've got to live with that. for me, it was two years. meet bea and lee and their daughter — another example of a potentially hard to place child. we got an email. it was a grainy photo, the instant connection. we just burst out crying. oh, my gosh. this is our daughter. yeah, t

moorland in yorkshire and northern ireland hit by a dry spring and wildfires. and spring blossoming trees and butterfly populations, which were affected by chilly weather and late frosts. lovely to see those images, chris. i do mind that the days are slowly but perceptively starting to get longer. as the weather is starting to improve, too?— it is going to be quite dark today because of the cloud. let's look at the details. earlier in hull this thick cloud, still quite misty here as it is across parts of the pennines and into yorkshire and east anglia, still murky. in the afternoon we have rain for much of england and wales. quite a dark and gloomy afternoon. further north, scotland and northern ireland something bright up but a few scattered showers, temperatures close to normal across northern areas. overnight mist fog reforming and some becoming quite dense and later in the night another area of rain moving in from the west. turning wet and some fairly brisk winds towards the end of the night and into tuesday, wet and windy for many, the rain slow to clear

and coming up on the bbc news channel: big changes at yorkshire county cricket as 16 members of staff, including the director of cricket, leave in the wake of the racism scandal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. british scientists studying seven covid—19 vaccines have found that pfizer and moderna are the most effective to use as boosterjabs. it's the first study of how well boosters work, and the researchers found promising signs that a third jab also protects against illness and death from the new omicron variant. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the details. amid the uncertainty around the omicron variant, some good news. further confirmation the boosterjab is being used in the uk are safe and effective. a study involving nearly 3000 adults saw booster is given about three months after second doses of astrazeneca or pfizer and seven vaccines were studied in all but the two used for boosters in the uk, pfizerand but the two used for boosters in the uk, pfizer and moderna where the best. we uk, pfizer and moderna where the best. ~ , ., best. we saw very

in this picturesque part of yorkshire, the quality of life is rich. but technologically, it is poor. it is a problem. we have a lot of complaints from customers. at this smart restaurant and wedding venue, they struggle with one modern facility nearly everyone expects. there is no mobile phone signal. probably the biggest reaction is a walk—out. somebody had booked a cottage for a whole weekend, they were up here, they were also doing work as well as wanting to phone their loved ones, and theyjust couldn't do it. so they just sort of threw the keys and left, unfortunately. nothing at all. here, to get a mobile phone signal, leo has to drive to the top of a nearby hill. the problem is i might be doing this for five times a day, and especially now with the new things about the banks where you have to get a text message and come out and everything. it's becoming a lot more often. and this isn't a small not—spot for phone signal, it lasts for more than 12 miles. which can take about a0 minutes driving down these country lanes. visiting and need to mak

a little further north on the yorkshire coast swimmers have been hopping into the north sea, braving the waves in all manner of costumes and fancy dress. ahead of their swim, alison freeman went to meet some of them to find out why they were doing it. they're used to being in the cold and getting wet, but the lads from redcar rugby club's under—14s are still a little nervous aboutjumping in the north sea as part of the annual boxing day dip. freezing! it's going to be horrible. it will be very cold. i know that. but they're doing it for a good cause, thejunction, a charity in the town which helps support the mental health of young people like them and their friends. i have just lost a whole lot of confidence, like not being able to talk to people, just normal general stuff. so you are talking about because of the pandemic, basically? notjust the pandemic, i'm also worried about stuff i needed it in primary because it was bad in there. so they took me into a room and they talked to me and asked how i was and then they tried to help me through it. how did that make you feel? it made