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they stay top of the table after a 21—run victory over the melbourne renegades. there was a "very honest chat" after england lost their second test against australia, according to bowler mark wood. he told the bbc that the players — including captainjoe root and vice captain ben stokes — had gathered to talk about how things could get better and agreed that their ashes display hadn't been good enough. england are 2—0 down and head to melbourne needing a win to keep their hopes of regaining the ashes alive. wood told the bbc�*s henry moeran he did think that was possible. if we don't have that believe we might as well go back now so we've got to believe that we can turn this around. we have ensured our best yet and we know that australia have been playing really well. if we can match them and we believe we can win test matches here so we have got a couple of days to stop thinking about cricket and get every in melbourne and enjoy this lead up to christmas and enjoy this lead up to christmas and retrain on the 24th and we hard that day, no backward steps an

joe wilson was watching. 100,000 seats at the melbourne cricket ground. did one person give england half a chance? ben stokes can defy all the odds — sometimes. oh, he's got him, there's the comeback. the bowling here was just too good — stokes knew it — gone for ii. england's collective collapse was so painful because it was so predictable. bairstow — lbw — given. a bowler playing in his very first test match, scott boland took over — joe root out for 28. well, that's one to celebrate — and the catcher, david warner, certainly did. england's resistance vanished. never mind making australia bat again — england couldn't even keep going until lunch. boland — six wickets for seven runs. and it was australia's future who wrapped it up — 22—year—old cameron green... oh, there we go! ..dismissing 39—year—old james anderson. 68, all out. i'm absolutely gutted. bitterly disappointed. you turn up today and you walk out to bat with ben stokes and you feel like anything's possible. er...you know, we're bitterly disappointed to find oursel

all players and staff competing in melbourne must be jabbed or have a medical exemption. but andy murray has been practicing at melbourne park, where the first grand slam of the season begins in just under three weeks�* time. he was handed a wildcard to take part in the event where he's previously reached the final five times. and defending and two—time champion naomi osaka will be there — she also practied on wednesday — after taking a break to concentrate on her mental health over the past few months following her shock third round defeat to cananda's leylah fernandez at the us open. osaka won the australian open in 2019 and 2021. one of the most famous names and voices in american football, john madden, has died at the age of 85. as a coach he won the super bowl with the oakland raiders and after retiring he became an icon of the broadcast booth. and if you've ever played the video game madden, you'll know it was named after him. nfl network reporter melissa stark worked alongside the man on abc's monday night football. he obviously was a hall of fame coach, ha

it's all over — australia thrash england to win the ashes, after a dismal collapse in melbourne heavy snowstorms batter western states in the us — leaving thousands without power and causing travel chaos. at half past, mark kermode looks back at the cinematic highs and lows of 2021 — including the return of james bond and an oscar—winning perfromance from anthony hopkins. good morning. the hospitality sector has welcomed the decision not to impose further coronavirus restrictions in england this week, describing it as a "lifeline" to pubs, bars and clubs relying on new year trade for their survival. the health secretary, sajid javid, announced yesterday that the government would wait untiljanuary before re—evaluating the situation in england. but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs. and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say mini

but defending women's singles champion naomi osaka has landed in melbourne. she hasn't played since losing in the third round of the us open and taking a break from the sport. the australian open begins in just under three weeks. two quick goals from west ham in two minutes mean they lead watford 2—1. i'll be back with more later. let's go through the news headlines. in the united states, people without covid symptoms can end their self—isolation period earlier — from 10 days to five, amid a surge in cases. critics are concerned testing was not recommened to end isolation. critics are concerned testing was not recommended to end isolation. afghanistan's humanitarian crisis deepens, as more parents are being forced to send their kids out onto the streets to earn money. the country's unemployment rate has risen since the taliban took power.

it's win or bust in melbourne. he's not any punches. also coming up in the programme — we'll hearfrom one of the professional players now out of a job following the collapse of coventry united in the women's championship. we've committed so much to make this happen, so i think it'sjust mind blowing that this has happened, and i'd love to know why it happened. welcome along to our christmas eve sportsday. also coming up a few alternative sports from the last year, if you like dogs and lawnmowers, you'll love it. let's start with more pressing matter of the decimated football schedule. another boxing day game is off in the premier league. everton have reported a number of positive covid cases and on top of the injury list they are unable to field a team at burnley. that's the third match postponed in the top division on sunday. it comes after yesterday's virtual meeting in which the 20 premier league managers and captains had a chance to voice their concerns over player welfare with league bosses, but today, a number of those managers h

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all players and staff competing in melbourne must be jabbed or have a medical exemption. andy murray has been practising at melbourne park, where the first grand slam of the season begins in just under three weeks' time. he was handed a wildcard to take part in the event, where he's previously reached the final five times. and the defending and two—time champion naomi osaka will be there.

it's all over — australia thrash england to win the ashes, after a dismal collapse in melbourne. the hospitality sector has welcomed the decision not to impose further coronavirus restrictions in england this week — describing it as a "lifeline" to pubs, bars and clubs relying on new year trade for their survival. the health secretary, sajid javid, announced yesterday that the government would wait untiljanuary before re—evaluating the situation in england. but, scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say ministers in england are acting "on the optimistic end of the spectrum" in terms of assessing the impact of the omicron spread. record numbers of coronavirus cases were recorded in england on christmas day. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. with christmas celebrations coming to

melbourne's boxing day test is a spectator occasion. it is a huge ground. proof of vaccination was required. no restrictions on the capacity. and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14. butjoe root had the touches which put him in a different class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boundary, presumably, but got nowhere near it. there is a fielder, that's the catch. jonny bairstow was surprised on 35 and england were soon 185 all out. normal service resumed. could england even summon a gust of optimism? australia reached 61—1 in reply. david warner dismissed. the final ball was almost another wicket. but every almost must be a success when you are in this kind of mess. joe wilson, bbc news. as you saw, jonny bairstow at least offered some resistance, but they'll need a huge all round improvement to get the win t

melbourne's boxing day test is a spectator occasion. it is a huge ground. proof of vaccination was required. no restrictions on the capacity. and no limits on pat cummins who got dawid malan for 14. butjoe root had the touches which put him in a different class, which took him to 50, which made the next so disappointing. edged and caught and out, and why? joe root could not tell you. he couldn't believe it himself. ben stokes tried all sorts of shots. this was the last one, gone for 25. jos buttler on three was aiming for the boundary, presumably, but got nowhere near it. there is a fielder, that's the catch. jonny bairstow was surprised on 35 and england were soon 185 all out. normal service resumed. could england even summon a gust of optimism? australia reached 61—1 in reply. david warner dismissed. the final ball was almost another wicket. but every almost must be a success when you are in this kind of mess. joe wilson, bbc news. as you saw, jonny bairstow at least offered some resistance, but they'll need a huge all round improvement to get the win t

he�*ll remain in melbourne to isolate for seven days in line with health requirements. head is australia�*s leading run—scorer in the series with 248 runs at an average of 62. there are doubts about whether cricket�*s twenty20 big bash league in australia can continue following multiple positive covid cases. today�*s adelaide strikers v sydney thunder game did go ahead, despite four thunder players testing positive. thunder made 187—3 after winning the toss and batting. the strikers were never really in the hunt and eventually lost by 22 runs. away from that match, seven players and eight support staff at the melbourne stars have tested positive, putting their next match onjanuary 2nd in serious doubt. we�*ll have more sport for you later on the bbc news channel. this is bbc news, the headlines... australia has welcomed in 2022 with a firework display in sydney harbour. but around the world, many new year�*s celebrations are cancelled or scaled back due to concerns over covid infections. one in 30 people in the uk were estimated to have tested positive for

they wraps up the melbourne test match inside a 3 days to take an unassailable 3. you know, late as a test. davis on scott bite installed in the 2nd innings. he took 6 wickets for just 7 runs, his english batting line up crumbled. they were dismissed if the 68 to lose by an innings and 14 runs, australia continue that dominance at home over england having not dropped to much in the previous to ashes series. they've hosted everything on the plan, fills out the ball, was being fantastic in that you're having him fill out his bay one session where it's really go to wide from this. yeah, it's just, it's really, you know, drains a night of everyone. i'm not dresser him is good, you know, that's not good enough performance. we all know that we need to put some pride breakage the badge and i, and make sure we come away from this talk with, with something. you know, this is as simple as her come really out any more. the stats vague grim reading for j rate side england is $68.00 all out. is that? no, it's totally in australia for a 117 years. it's been a decade since they l

all players and staff competing in melbourne must be jabbed or have a medical exemption. andy murray has been practising at melbourne park, where the first grand slam of the season begins in just under three weeks' time. he was handed a wild card to take part in the event where he's previously reached the final five times. and defending and two—time champion naomi osaka will be there. she also practised on wednesday, after taking a break to concentrate on her mental health over the past few months following her shock third round defeat to cananda's leylah fernandez at the us open. osaka won the australian open in 2019 and 2021. and that's all you're sport for now. you can follow the chelsea— brighton game that's about to kick off, then brentford versus manchester city, via the bbc website. there is also updates on bbc radio 5 live. i will be back later on. this is bbc news, the headlines... the uk announces a record 183,000 new daily coronavirus cases — although figures have been affected by testing delays. and doctors and pharmacists are warning of �*patchy�* s

the iconic mcg in melbourne is the venue for the third test. england, who have struggled to score runs, are expected to make changes, zak crawley and jonny bairstow replacing rory burns and ollie pope. fast bowler mark wood, who missed the second test, should also feature. australia who have embarrassed the visitors so far, say they're expecting a much improved england side but know the odds of retaining the urn are in their favour. we know how good they are, obviously a world—class team with world—class players, so, yeah, we've played really well the last couple of matches, but we'll be sure they'll bounce back really hard. so the stage is set for a famous boxing day fixture, post—christmas turkey, england hoping they don't get stuffed. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. some rugby union news. billy and mako vunipola have signed new deals to stay at saracens. that means they're still available for england selection as well. the brothers were both being linked to a move to clubs in france. a move abroad would have ended their international careers

england's hopes of an ashes comeback are fading rapidly, after a dramatic second day of the third test in melbourne. now on bbc news, reporting from the climate frontlines. for the past two decades, the bbc�*s former science editor david shukman has been a witness on the front lines of global warming. in this programme, he explores how we got here and what it means for the future. it's now beyond doubt that the arctic is changing dramatically. i've had a unique position for nearly 20 years as a witness for the bbc to the greatest challenge of our time. how we're damaging the planet so profoundly that we're turning the climate against us. it's a job that has taken me to the farthest corners of the world. i've felt despair as extreme weather strikes people least able to resist it. i've been attacked for highlighting the risks of global warming. and i've also experienced hope that clever ideas and a rising generation will help us to find a way through. so, this is my story, reporting from the climate front lines. the thames barrier in london, a giant defence against the sea. it was built long before

he'll remain in melbourne and isolate for seven days in line with health requirements. head is australia's leading run—scorer in the series with 248 runs at an average of 62. there are doubts about whether cricket's twenty20 big bash league in australia can continue following multiple positive covid cases. today's adelaide strikers versus sydney thunder game did go ahead despite four thunder players testing positive. thunder made 187—3 after winning the toss and batting. the strikers were never really in the hunt and eventually lost by 22 runs. away from that match, seven players and eight support staff at the melbourne stars have tested positive, putting their next match onjanuary second in serious doubt. it's been a memorable year of sport in 2021, and there's plenty more to come over the next 12 months. the 2022 calendar has the winter olympics, the football world cup in qatar, a men's and women's cricket world cup, the open at st andrews and much more. to look ahead for us, here is ben croucher. right, three minutes or so to tell you all about sport in 2022. new

all players and staff competing in melbourne must be jabbed or have a medical exemption. andy murray has been practising at melbourne park, where the first grand slam of the season begins in just under three weeks' time. he was handed a wildcard to take part in the event, where he's previously reached the final five times. and the defending and two—time champion naomi osaka will be there. she also practised today after taking a break to concentrate on her mental health over the past few months following her shock third—round defeat to cananda's leylah fernandez at the us open. osaka won the australian open in 2019 and 2021. still just over stilljust over half an hour to go at brentford, they still trail manchester city 1—0. a reminder city will go eight points clear at the top of the premier league if they win that one. we will have more on that later. it should be the safest place a child could be. why do you study? from there, to go back towards what? but schools in northern nigeria are being targeted by kidnappers. since december, more than 1000 students have bee

over whether the australian open champion novak djokovic, will play at the first major of the year in melbourne. fellow serb, dusan lajovic has said the world number one is unsure if he'll make the tournament, due to start in just over two weeks. djokovic has already withdrawn from the serbian team taking part at the atp cup in sydney this weekend. the 3a—year—old, who's won a record nine australian open men's titles, has repeatedly declined to say if he's been vaccinated for covid—19 a requirement demanded by organisers at melbourne park, unless given an exemption. he said and not coming to the atp cup, we will see about the australian open. he did not specify if he is coming or not but that he is waiting for a decision. he kept in touch with all of us and it was a last—minute decision and the australian open is still uncertain for us. i don't know the information so i think it will come in the next couple of days or whenever is the deadline or whatever it is so we don't know right now and hopefully he will be there and be able to play the grandson. it he will be there and be able to p

over whether the australian open champion novak djokovic will play at the first major of the year in melbourne. fellow serb dusan lajovic has said the world number one is unsure if he'll make the tournament, due to start in just over two weeks. djokovic has already withdrawn from the serbian team taking part at the atp cup in sydney this weekend. the 31t—year—old, who's won a record nine australian open men's titles, has repeatedly declined to say if he's been vaccinated for covid—19, a requirement demanded by organisers at melbourne park unless given an exemption. he said i'm not coming, guys, to the atp cup, we'll see about the australian open. he didn't specify if he's coming or not, but he's waiting for the decision. he kept in touch with all of us, and, as i said, it was a last—minute decision. the australian open is still uncertain for us, and i don't know the information. i think that will come in the next couple of days or whenever the deadline is. so, we don't know right now. hopefully he will be there and be able to play the grand slam. and that's all the sport for now. unite

the first major of the year gets underway in melbourne on the 17th of january. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the team, good night. here, the air is still cold. for the south, mark clouded spelling and then that means a relatively mild or start in comparison to wednesday morning. much matter out to the west, 70 degrees first thing. central and southern england and wales, quite a lot of clout around and some light rain from time to time, but here, and noticeably milder afternoon with 11 or 12 degrees to high. still cool in the far north of scotland. there could be a spell of rain which could turn to snow through the night during the early hours of friday morning. that is christmas eve. behind it, we have got some clearer skies, and again it's going to be a relatively mild start in comparison to wednesday morning with overnight lows of 2—10 degrees. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines — a record number of coronavirus cases across the uk as more than 100,000 are reported in a single day. the wave of omi

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the australian open begins in melbourne in four weeks. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the team here, good night. hello there. it's been a cloudy and chilly start to the week. things will change. from midweek, we'll start to see atlantic air coming our way. that means temperatures will be rising, but we're also going to find some rain. but what about christmas? well, i'll try and answer that question later on. we start, though, cold in many places on tuesday morning, particularly in the clearer skies in scotland, with a frost in the north. we could see some pockets of frost across some western parts of england and wales, with the prospects of some sunshine during tuesday, which will be good news on what is the shortest day of the year. it's the winter solstice. these are the sunrise and sunset times, but, of course, after tuesday, the days do get longer. we do have some sunshine across northern parts of scotland, some sunshine at times coming through across wales and western england, but more cloud further east. still that blanket of cloud in northern irelan

i havejust checked in, and i havejust seen the melbourne on the sign. welcome aboard qantas flight 10 down to darwin and onwards to melbourne. just about to head off, and i am so excited. jackpot! on a long haulflight, three seats to myself! to date, the overall death toll in australia from coronavirus is just above 2000. so they have done extraordinarily well in protecting life. technically, the issue of stranded australians, or stranded aussies as it became known colloquially, that should have abated by now. although there are still government repatriation flights being put on by the australian government, because there are some places in the world where people didn't get vaccines that will be authorised or recognised by australia. it makes it very challenging for them to get on commercial flights. i haven't left russia in two years coming up to february. i have given up on christmas, i think i will be lucky to get back by february next year if things go well for me. i have just been living this limbo existence where i don't know what next month is go

sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme: the highs and lows of a rollercoaster day in melbourne — where england are on the brink of ashes defeat. just one league win all season and fighting for survival — can newcastle get a crucial three points against manchester united — we'll be at st james�* park and in the "big game" in rugby union's premiership — harlequins take on northampton saints at twickenham — but who'll come out on top? hello and welcome to sportsday, it's rarely easy watching england play cricket in australia — and fans went through almost every emotion earlier after a day of drama at the mcg. needing to win to keep alive their hopes of regaining the ashes, james anderson led an england fighback in the first couple of sessions on day two of the third test... as the aussies were limited to a first innings lead of 82. but no sooner than hopes were raised, it all went wrong with the bat again, as england crumbled to 31 for 4 at stumps. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports: england players were unsure for a while if they would even be allowed in th

just 12 days of cricket, australia thrash england to win the ashes, after the tourists collapse in melbourne. the fourth test will begin in sydney within a week. now on bbc news...

england's hopes of an ashes comeback are fading rapidly after a dramatic second day of the third test in melbourne. now on bbc news, curtain—up on coventry. this summer, coventry�*s streets were transformed into a giant stage as it finally got to celebrate the start of a covid—delayed year as uk city of culture 2021. good morning, happy saturday, this is rachel and i hope you have had some caffeine in you already because today is going to be a very big day. the start of a summer weekend in coventry. but this is no ordinary saturday. today, the whole city will become a giant stage to mark the start of a big year. as the uk city of culture. stay with us all day because we're going to make sure that you not miss a moment of this. coventry. it's been a long time coming. coventry won the honour back in 2017, way back before covid—i9 forced their artistic director to change all of her plans. you see the track, it is down here. we cannot be bringing audiences together in large numbers or even participants, and we have had to think very differently. for a start, what is about to take place on thes

far in sidney states are also moving to tighten domestic border restrictions. mass demonstrations and melbourne are already on the way against vaccine mandates. meanwhile, germany is reporting a further rise in new corona virus cases. nearly 65000 infections, imposing tighter restrictions, including banding, unvaccinated people from most public places to avoid that feared 4th wave of coven 19 the world health organization says ami crown has been detected in 38 countries so far. it's calling on nations to focus on preparing health systems instead of imposing travel bans. bit in the defense situation today, and then we was at the beginning of 2020, we have to what do we know what works? and so this is something that we had expected that nobody should mind being 2 rounds of the variance. and so it just something to worry about. certainly we didn't want to see another barrier damage and sped around the world at this stage and certainly not working. wanted but we're not entirely surprised and i think we're much better prepared to handle it. well, joining us from cambra is dr. son, jaya santa. and i

so day 3, the test will go ahead and melbourne the plane groups. i mean that coming in contact on the fails that what everyone is now on, on, on, on jaila, everyone is being extra cautious. and ultimately, it's a common sense for making sure that people are socially distancing. the shell is bringing in some pre measures to help avoid further disruption. after 3 more games were called off to, to covet 19 so called taxi squads being re introduced. these are made of 6 reserve players who travel in practice with teams and can replace reckless who are ruled out due to current a virus. the regular season was due to resume today, but the restart is being pushed back to choose. they 67 games postpone so far this season. i think as players, the most frustrating part is seeing what other sports leads are doing. and it seems as if we're heading the opposite direction lot. so it's you know, i think it's a little confusing for us. okay, this is paula scott backs above or inland. and the thank you very much and that is a for this news. our stay with us and we'll

suffering yet another passing collapse there on the brink of a 3rd strike defeats the sort of fine melbourne had to be delayed with england needing to be covey. 19 test due to an outbreak among support staff for wicked from jimmy anderson looked have got them back in again. it helped restrict the home team to 1st and he's lead of $82.00 australia all out for $267.00. but in the final, our australia boys took over and reduced into $31.00 for 4. o in these jo route side will resume day 3, trying by 51. ronnie's australia gone to when they will say overseas. and we knew that that last 12 hours was gonna be tough with it, with a new ball. but even even so, it's hard to lose for were cases really disappointing. now, so that the spell from stock and come means was with outstanding. but that's what you expect that that will class bonus that then if in test cricket for, for many, many years now the entire england scored under went further. covet, 19th, tested the cause of plain melbourne with those results yet to be released soothingly. support staff to the place family members or an isolation after

england slipping to another heavy defeat in melbourne. joe root and ben stokes resumed this morning on 31—4, but england were bowled out forjust 68, injust an hour and twenty minutes, their lowest score in australia in 117 years. it makes for grim reading, doesn't it? and asjoe root searched for answers behind their poor performance in the series so far, he looked, understandably, incredibly disappointed. everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's not a good enough performance, we all know that we need to put some pride back into the badge and make sure we come away from this tour with something. it's as simple as that. can't really add any more. we will get plenty of reaction from australia on the programme throughout the morning. a record 103 premier league players and staff tested positive for covid in the seven days up to and including boxing day. 15 english top—flight games have been called off so far this month. but newcastle's match at home to manchester united went ahead last night. and it was newcastle who wen

in cricket, australia has retained the ashes, winning the third test against england in melbourne. in a dominating performance, australia's fast bowlers ripped through england's batting order to win by an innings and 1a runs. the victory means australia has an insurmountable 3—0 lead in the best—of—five test series. this was the reaction from the captains. yeah, everything's gone to plan. it feels, you know, our bowlers have been fantastic in that i haven't even felt like there's been one session where it's got away from us. yeah, it's just... it's what dreams are made of, the way we've played. everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's not a good enough performance, and we all know that. we need to put some pride back into the badge and make sure we come away from this tour with something. you know, it's as simple as that. can't really add any more. the former england international monty panesar explained what he thought went wrong for the tourists in australia. i think what's gone - wrong is basically been through the whole year. joe root is averaging 61 - w

he'll remain in melbourne and isolate for seven days in line with health requirements. head is australia's leading run—scorer in the ashes, a series they've already won with two test matches still to play. there are doubts about whether cricket's twenty20 big bash league in australia can continue following multiple positive covid cases. today's adelaide strikers v sydney thunder game is going ahead — despite four thunder players testing positive. there's live commentary now on radio 5 live sports extra. meanwhile seven players and eight support staff at the melbourne stars have tested positive putting their next match onjanuary 2nd in serious doubt. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. victims of ghislaine maxwell have been speaking of their relief at the guilty verdicts in her sex trafficking trial in new york. she now faces a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted for grooming underage girls to be abused by the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein. her family are backing an ap

infectious diseases expert and secretary general of the organized medicine academic guild and from melbourne. grant blashley and associate professor at the nozzle institute for global health at the university of melbourne. a warm welcome to you all and thank so much for joining us today on inside story. howard, let me start with you today. it is estimated that between 80002880002 health care workers could have died from cobra. 19 since the beginning of the pandemic, that is a staggering number. just how shocking is it to you. i'm. it's a, it's a conservative estimate. it is absolutely shocking. i think the true figure could be higher. i think we could be pushing close to a quarter of a 1000000. it's an indictment of government's failure to act, to protect health care work as these are people who were just going to work to do their job. but the real issue that worries me hugely here is that the actual number of deaths reported to the world health organization. from countries around the world is less than $7000.00. people are clapping, but nobody is counting. and that sends a message to sugges

the biggest in melbourne, in the state of victoria, where the government, they're just approved to build, that gives they have premium greater power to cool lockdown and other restrictions as he say space. now that's straight victoria. victoria has the record of being the most locked down in the world. it wasn't all in one stretch. it was over the past 2 years. the u. s. is warning, is prepared to take action against russia. if it invades ukraine, the number of russian troops has been rising along the border. but the kremlin says it's nothing to worry about. ukraine believes russia could mountain offensive as soon as next month. us president joe biden was asked about the crisis by a reporter, a what a great bernard smith has more from moscow. russia one's legally binding guarantee guarantees that nato will not expand eastwards and allow ukraine to accede, allow ukraine to join. nor will miss house be placed on ukrainian territory that could be pointed towards russia. russia is issue its concern. its problem is that after the end of the collapse of the soviet union, most eastern european

these corporate 19 vaccine mandates the demonstrations in sydney and melbourne. follow the government announcing an acceleration in booster shots. it's the 2nd and final day of meetings between g 7 foreign ministers in the u. k. city of liverpool. they're expected to discuss global health, security and the into pacific region. on saturday, the british foreign secretary called for western unity against authoritarianism and threats from russia and china. from liverpool re challenge reports, britain's foreign secretary welcomed her richwell counterparts with a brass band and coven conscious fist bumps the u. k. the u. s. canada, germany, france, italy, japan. the g 7 is a club of advanced economy. democracies and their friends. and these meetings are a chance for them to affirm both what they're for and what they're against. we need to defend ourselves against the growing threats from hostile actors. and we need to come together strongly to stand up to aggressors who are seeking to limit the bounds of freedom and democracy. have all their perceived threats, coven, china, iran, and more.

cricket now and australia have thrashed england to retain the ashes at melbourne. the visitors were all bowled out for only 68 runs, in just over 80 minutes, their lowest total in australia since march 190a. joe wilson was watching — through his fingers. what was it on the faces of the australian players in melbourne? delight? of course. but surprise, too? surely even they didn't expect everything this quickly. this easily. commentator: oh, he's got him! there's the comeback! england's latest collapse was a new low. ben stokes, first man out. well, the bowling was too good and australia have a limitless supply of it. scott boland got rid ofjoe root for 28. boland was selected specifically for this match. he took six wickets for seven runs in england's second innings. any sense of resistance vanished. four noughts in the 68 all out. oh, there we go! the final wicket was taken by cameron green. 22 years old — a decade of ashes cricket ahead of him. who is next for england? their best players have been a distant second in this series. and no long—term issues wil

they'll have to stay in melbourne for ten days. that's the seventh positive test in the touring party — three support staff and four family members have all contracted the virus. the match is due to start next wednesday. clearly, it is very disruptive for the players, who, as yet, none of them has tested positive, but they are being tested daily. we should not forget that the coach was in contact with some of them yesterday during net practice. so it will be an anxious wait for the next few days to see if any of the england players actually test positive for themselves. they fly to sydney on a charter plane tomorrow. as they are trying to keep them separate from everybody else, they and the australians are flying together. but there is no doubt it will be an anxious weekend ahead for the england players. match referee david boon has also tested positive, so he won't make it to sydney — that was confirmed just as a big bash league match in melbourne was called off following a covid case. covid news too from the pdc world darts c