Were a tragic accident. England make a positive start in the first test against south africa with James Anderson taking a wicket with the first ball. Doris day, clive james, Toni Morrison and Albert Finney just a few of those whose lives are celebrated in review 2019 we remember. In half an hours time. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. At least 16 people have been killed by a typhoon in the philippines which has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. Wind gusts reached 200 kilometres an hour, tearing roofs off houses, and leaving tens of thousands of people stranded at ports. To typhoon haiyan in 2013 the most powerful to hit the area in decades. Catherine karelli reports. A far from peaceful christmas in the central philippines. Typhoon phanfone has brought sustained winds of almost 200 kilometres an hour. Terrifying local people. Screaming. And leaving a trail of destruction. Heavy rain has left many homes flooded. More than 16,000 people had to spend the
That would be a significant blow to the russian commanding Control Structures because it is very dependent on its officers. But i havent seen any official or nonofficial confirmation from public sources that i have been reading. Again, if these claims are true, that would be significant for the ukrainians because obviously the russian Officers Navy headquarters were relocated underground, so they had to bring them to the headquarters higherfloors in order to kill those officers. We are expecting russias Foreign Minister to speak in the next hour or so in new york where he has been at the United Nations general assembly. Do you think he will comment on this strike . What do you expect the russian reaction might be . Perhaps we can expect three narratives. First of all, russia has so called red lines that the west shouldnt cross but we havent seen any evidence that russia significantly retaliates, for example, attacks on crimea. Secondly, it would be about appealing to the global souther
Celebrate abbas 50th eurovision anniversary, well be speaking to cheryl baker from the group bucks fizz, who won the song contest back in 1981. Good morning in sport. Jurgen klopp has called on liverpool and Manchester United fans to show some class and end the tragedy, chanting when the two clubs meet at old trafford in the premier league tomorrow. Meanwhile their title rivals arsenal and Manchester City are in action today and protest Group Animal Rising have agreed not next weeks grand national. Ill be bringing you all the latest on storm kathleen, the strengthening winds and the very warm air it will bring all coming up in the weather very soon. 500. Soon. Morning to you. Morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon, and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on gb news. Im a little bit gravelly this morning. You are a bit. Yes. Its sexy. Sounds quite good. So that wouldnt sound very good on me, but it sounds quite good on you. I dont know why. Are you so gravelly. 7 i dont know, youve been
Heres whats coming up on sportsday tonight englands summer of cricket draws to a close, but will they have ben stokes for the winter . Well have the very latest on a very damaging week for the sport. Birmingham get the green light from the government and theyll be favourites to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Manchester city will be without Sergio Aguero this weekend after he broke a rib in a car crash. Theres also bad news for manchester united. Also coming up in the programme, the day sir viv traded in his carribbean hot spots for hot pots and landed in lancashire to play. Good evening. For the next half an hour. We will bring you all the very latest sports news. Some great features coming up, and well be looking ahead to the weekends football with trevor sinclair. But all this week, england cricket has been dominating our coverage. Not the mens and womens ashes squads for the winter series, they have been completely overshadowed by ben stokes arrest under suspicion of causing act
Thats in state of the planet in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Leaders are hoping to break the deadlock over a post brexit trade deal with time running out to get an agreement through before the uk leaves eu trading rules on december 31st. Borisjohnson and the European Commission president ursula von der leyen are due to speak on the phone, shortly, to try and end the stalemate. But negotiators said significant divergences remained, following a week of intensive talks. Most of the deal has been completed, but key sticking points remain. These include fishing rights, the rules governing state subsidies for business and how the agreement is policed. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake has the story. Checking out for now, the eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, left his london hotel this morning after talks on a future trade deal were put on hold last night. What does that mean for the chances of a deal . Any hope for a deal . Good morning. We keep calm, as