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2023 was a remarkable year for sport. up here, an historic treble. down under, a womens world cup. england and australia couldnt be separated in the ashes, whilst cricket, rugby union and netball all had world cups of their own. golf came togetherfor the solheim and ryder cups. but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian ...

bell tolls. a nation paused today to remember the victims of an attack people here cant make sense of, but has brought pain and suffering. church bells rang out across the czech republic to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including lenka hlavkova, a teacher, who was 49. here at the arts faculty that was attacked, some have personal connections to the victims....

as israels bombardment continues. it comes as a watered—down un security council resolution for more aid to be allowed into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council — and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the lo...

the police are very much out in force and many areas around the university are still cordoned off by police were advising people to stay away. at a press conference, please confirm the shooter was a student at the universities faculty of arts at charles university where the incident happened. it is near a very famous tourist site, the 14th—century bridge at the heart of historic prague, just a stones throw away from the town square and very popular tourist but is the christmas market...

that the united states wont veto. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has the latest. still very much under... in the works. its come down from cessation to suspension to now creating the conditions. i dont think theres any shortage of diplomacy. what were in shortage of really is the agreement on a humanitarian truce, pause, ceasefire that will allow aid to come in in a sustained, consistent way. and not only that, but distribution has also been a key hindrance here. this... the relent...

to let more aid in has been delayed since monday as member states try to work out a draft that the united states wont veto. the us says it wants to make sure israel still has control over goods moving into gaza, to ensure it doesnt fall into the wrong hands. 0ur united nations correspondent nada tawfik has the latest from new york. what i heard from one to promote is that theyve made more progress today than they have all week and the gaps. what we have received is the latest draft res...

my next process was, what do i need to pack? dont show any sort of indication that im leaving. and my thought was to write a note. so i wrote a note to my mum, told her how much i loved her, how much i appreciated what she had done for me. i didnt want her to worry about me, i didnt want her to worry about herself. and saying goodbye really. i wrote that note 20 minutes before i left. ileftaround... ..midnight. first night it was raining quite a lot. i left pitch black, journey was qui...

reaches the third round of the world darts championship. good morning from the cotswolds. this is a reindeer herd, we are surrounded by christmas trees. today is less windy than yesterday, some rain in the forecast and some snow largely in the hills of the north—east of scotland but at lower levels in the northern isles. all of the details throughout the programme. its friday the 22nd of december. our main story. the czech republic has declared a national day of mourning tomorrow aft...

various small are towns scattered across the reykjanes peninsula. the town of volga is just north of the eruption, and the plumes of fire are very visible during night—time. the eruptions glow could also be seen from the capital reykjavik, which is only a 45 minutes drive from the eruption site. by the autumn of 2023, southwest iceland was experiencing increasing earthquake activity. come november, emergency precautions commenced. this is grindavik, the small town in iceland, which h...

and which festive favourite is the christmas number one? and coming up on bbc news... well be at villa park where sheffield united are the visitors on a night when victory can take aston villa top of the premier league. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last hour, the united nations security council has passed a resolution to address the continuing conflict in gaza and the appalling conditions faced by around 2 million people there. it follows days of argument at the un ...