Us. World seven clear at the top of the championship table after beating Sheffield Wednesday this evening. He showed why the most expensive player signed by a championship club, rachel shabi. It is believed to be £50 million they paid by him. Wednesday still ten points off the play off places. Manchester city are playing tottenham in the late kick off tomorrow, dominating the season s0 kick off tomorrow, dominating the season so far with 15 consecutive wins and counting. Can anybody stop them . Arsenal, wins and counting. Can anybody stop them 7 arsenal, chelsea, wins and counting. Can anybody stop them . Arsenal, chelsea, liverpool and Manchester United have all tried and Manchester United have all tried and failed. Spurs have history on their side. Who will handle the pressure . Patrick geary reports. Mid december and Manchester City move from probably uncatchable to possibly invincible. This weekend they play spurs, the only team in they play spurs, the only team in the top six the
On in the ashes . They need at least a draw to avoid a series defeat. Coming up in sport on bbc news, britains number two tennis player, aljaz bedene, switches back to slovenia in a bid to play at the next olympics. Good evening. Relatives of the four children who died in a housefire in salford have said they dont know how they will be able to tell the childrens mother who is in a medically induced coma and likely to remain that way for several weeks. 15 year old demi pearson, three year old lia, lacie aged seven, and brandon who was eight died following the fire on monday, which police are calling a targeted attack. The child rens grandfather says the family had been harrassed before and the police had been called on sunday night but left. The house was set alight a few hours later. Three people have been charged with murder. Judith moritz has been speaking to the family, and is at Police Headquarters in manchester tonight. Judith. Yes, fiona, ispent yes, fiona, i spent the afternoon
To lots of other cities throughout the United Kingdom thats all for this evening, but we leave you with the finalists of the 2017 comedy wildlife photography awards. Pretty self explanatory, really. Good night. Music close to you by Jacob Collier why do birds suddenly appear . Every time you are near just like me they long to be. Hello and welcome to sports day. The whacker Centurions Club grows as england stays ahead in the crucial third test. A win at Sheffield Wednesday sends the team to the top theres tennis news as aljaz bedene the british number two switches his allegiance back to the country of his birth, slovenia. Lots to tell you about this evening but we can start with cricket and the crucial test in perth where england start 200 runs ahead but needing quick wickets to stay in the series. Steve smith is 92 not out and his wicket will be key when play resumes in a few hours time. It is day one of this test match belonged to england to be too long to australia. It did not seem
Yes, really tough, she made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open two years ago but she could face a tough route, if she is to get there this time around, the draw has been made, we will tell you her potential opponents at half past. And in the Weather Forecast, looking quite tough ahead. Big contrast, rainy in the south east, glorious sunshine in the west, all of us at risk from some fog through tomorrow night and tomorrow morning. Also coming up, tributes to the man behind metal s biggest riffs, motorhead guitarist fast eddie clarke has died. Its a very bleak picture of the nhs this winter and its painted in a letter from doctors to the Prime Minister. They say that patients are dying in the corridors of accident and emergency units in england and wales as safety is compromised by intolerable conditions. And the pressure is growing nhs staff have been faced with rising numbers of flu cases and respiratory illness with 48 flu related deaths in england so far this winter. Our Hea
Important distance. I have been there before, and you cant control your destiny, and you play relaxed. And when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. Sol and when you play relaxed, the best qualities are coming. So i think they have their destiny in their hands. But we want to win matches, we wa nt hands. But we want to win matches, we want to finish the best we can. Meanwhile, Manchester United target Alexis Sanchez wont be joining rivals manchester city. The club have decided not to pursue their interest in signing the arsenal forward, as the 29 year old would be too expensive, although united and now chelsea are in the running to sign the chile international. Ryan giggs says he is so proud to be named as the new manager of the Wales National team. The 44 year old signed a four year deal to replace chris coleman, who stepped down after wales failed to reach this years world cup. Giggs captained his country, and won 64 caps, but his only managerial experience so far was a b