half year contract. nuno joins after departing saudi side al—ittihad. he previously led wolves in the premier league, taking the club to the quarter finals of the europa league — and later went onto manage spurs. he takes charge of his first match on saturday, when forest face bournemouth at the city ground... the club sacked steve cooper on tuesday, following a run which has left the club 17th in the premier league, with just one win in their last 13. manchester city are into the club world cup final on friday where they'll take on south american champions fluminense. it's after they won their semifinal against urawa red diamonds to set up a meeting with south american champions fluminense in the final of the club world cup on friday. pep guardiola's side dominated throughout and went ahead through an own goal. mateo kovacic added city's second before portugal midfielder bernardo silva added city's third before the hour mark. brazil's fluminense had beaten al ahly 2—0 in the first semifinal played on monday and city's victory ensures the 13th meeting between the champions of europe and their south american counterparts in the showpiece match since 2005. to play this final, you have to do

incredible things. mainly to win the champions league. when we are here, it's a trophy you play once—in—a—lifetime. against fluminense a, a brazilian team, to experience a lot of quality... later, liverpool take on west ham at anfield for the last place in the league cup semi—finals. newcastle united manager eddie howe says he's sticking by defender kieran trippier despite the mistakes that contributed to their league cup quarterfinal defeat on penalties against chelsea. newcastle had led 1—0 going into injury time when chelsea substitute mykhailo mudryk pounced on a mistake by trippier to send the game to spot—kicks. the newcastle defender then missed newcastle's second penalty in the shoot—out. matt ritchie's was then saved which meant chelsea joined middlesbrough and fulham in the semi—finals. trips is an incredibly strong character, as i said many times, it is a transformative signing. someone who's taken the group onto a

different level. he's been the heartbeat of that. he has given us so much, now it's our turn to support him and look after him the other way. that is what will do. £85 million striker darwin nunez hasn't scored in 10 matches for liverpool, but assistant manager pep lijnders says he's happy with the uruguayan�*s contribution. i feel above everything, he ifeel above everything, he is playing a much better season than last year. the way he defends the team, how he controls the centre and at the same time put pressure, the way he goes and chases back, the sky is full of fire. that is what our stadium likes, that is what we need as well. england's cricketers have taken their t20 series in the west indies to a decider, after beating their hosts by 75 runs to draw level at 2—2. phil salt hit 119 off 57 balls —

one of the biggest scores in this format, as england made 267, their highest score in a t20 international. the west indies never got close in response — bowled out for 192, reece topley too 3 for 37. the decider is on thursday. england goalkeeper mary earps has been voted bbc sports personality of the year for 2023. earps was of course the lionesses�* standout player as they reached a first world cup final earlier this year and was named the best goalkeeper at the tournament — claiming the golden glove. england cricketer stuart broad was second, with world heptathlon champion katarina johnson—thompson third. it is the second consecutive year a women's footballer has won the award after arsenal and england's beth mead won last year. thank you very much. i'm very honoured and humbled. for me, i feel like this are the ultimate all—round sporting accolade. i think this is lionesses and united as well, we've had an incredible couple of years. this isjust... wow!

it's not been the easiestjourney and i definitely wouldn't be where i am today without a number of incredible people in my corner. finally, i want to say thank you to them. ja morant�*s return to the nba couldn't have gone any better — the all—star guard, with 3a points, including the game winning shot for the memphis grizzlies... as they beat the new orleans pelicans. morant was missing with a 25—game suspension by the nba for social media posts with guns... but gave his side the inspiration to comeback, after trailing by 2a in the first half.. the grizzlies led 113—111. the pelicans tied it, with morant�*s crucial shot proving the difference. i feel like you know, ifeel like you know, in i feel like you know, in this world, a lot of us make mistakes. ifeel like my message, the message they got is that regardless, if you make a mistake, you have another chance

to fix it and reinvent yourself. i don't wish it happened, it definitely took me, my family and my team to the next level. elsewhere steph curry scored a game—high 33 points as golden state warriors won dramatically in overtime against the boston celtics. the shot clock was running out as curry hit a three—pointer to seal a win by 132 points to 126 at san francisco's chase center. that ended a five game winning run for the celtic, who lead the eastern conference. the route that will form the 79th edition of cycling's la vuelta was announced in madrid on tuesday. it will start in the portuguese capital lisbon on august the 17th and the tour of spain will conclude in the spanish capital madrid on september the 8th. among the 21 stages will be ten new departure points and six new finish—lines. and that's all the sport for now.

rat infestations in rented homes are on the increase. that's according to the housing 0mbudsman for england, who says complaints have risen ten—fold in the last four years. the investigator says too many landlords are blaming their tenants�* lifestyles for the problem, rather than actually trying to solve it. fiona trott has been speaking to some of those affected. a resident rat, caught on camera in a kitchen cupboard. jojo set it up. i'll put it on there because i think they could be getting through that bit there. she says she's been living with rats in her rochdale home for the past two years. i've messaged my housing officer again and again and again. nothing — just been ignored. they're like uninvited guests. i do feel like i'm looking after my two children, plus the rats. i feel like they're another bunch of children. but because i have the rats making a mess, i'm having to steam mop,

i'm having to hoover, i'm having to scrub. it is mentally draining me now, especially, like i say, when i'm finding rat faeces on my floor where my babies play, you know, it's wrong. wrong. so, whereabouts is the flat? in manchester city centre, michaela and her mum show us the flat where she should be living. rats have forced her out. she's too upset to go in. come in. you can even smell it yourself. it smells rotten. it's rats. this day and age, this shouldn't happen to anyone. pest control have been into my flat. they've not actually told me the rats have ever gone away. i don't know if the system is made for people like myself. so you get confused and you think you are the problem. you sit there, you think, "am i the problem here?" her housing association have moved her to this hotel. some people think it's

a luxury to live here. but it's not a luxury when you're pregnant and have nowhere to cook a hot meal. it's the third hotel in six months. i do my shift. and then, obviously, i come back to here, and it'sjust like many a times, i canjust cry. like, get really upset. i can't talk, sorry. it's not the life that you are making for yourself. exactly. you're not in your own home, and that's tough. yeah, very. very tough. and when it comes to rats, that's exactly what the housing 0mbudsman is hearing. more and more tenants like michaela are making complaints because they believe the landlord isn't solving the issue. you'll see that nearly every door's been done. 0n the back streets of middlesborough... watch yourself coming through here, because that's manky. that one's been done in the corner. ..tell tale signs of

where rats have been. see that dark marking? that's the grease off their body. you can see where they're passing through. how many rats do you think are living around here? hundreds. hundreds, mm—hm. have you known anything like it? have you ever seen so many rats? i think it's always been bad. ijust think it's getting worse. michaela's still waiting to move out of a hotel. her housing association says... jojo is also waiting to be rehoused. her housing association says...

across england, rats are ruining residents' lives. while they wait months, and even years, for a resolution, their right to a safe and decent home still feels out of reach. fiona trott, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello. windy weather on the way for the next 36 hours with outbreaks of rain affecting northern and western areas. this area of cloud we are keeping a close eye on because this is a deep area of low pressure or will be a developing area of low pressure moving close towards iceland and it has been named by the danish metrological institute as storm pia. it will strengthen and it will give us breezy conditions. today, some rain affecting western scotland, north—west england and wales, the south—west as well. early sunshine in eastern areas will be replaced by cloud moving its way in.

maximum temperatures this afternoon for most getting into double figures. in shetland, colder air and temperatures will be about 4 celsius. through tonight, we will continue with lots of cloud and still some rain affecting these western areas. the wind will pick up particularly across the north of scotland with some gales developing in the early hours of thursday morning. 0vernight temperatures down to about 9 or 10 or 11, above the average for night—time temperatures. here's that storm. storm pia, named by the danish met service, will move its way into scandinavia and you can see white lines, the isobars close together in northern areas, the strongest winds and showers moving their way in. cloudy skies for england and wales, outbreaks of rain which will move its way south. these are the wind gusts, a windy day for all of us, 40, 55 mph but up to 75 and 80 mph around the far north, north—east and there will some big waves down the north sea coasts.

temperatures will come down across scotland. temperatures about celsius two in shetland, mild further south. that colder air gives a few wintry showers towards northern and eastern areas on friday. some outbreaks of rain across england and wales with fairly cloudy skies. we will keep the generally milder conditions here, temperatures 10—12. again, feeling a bit chilly across scotland and the far north. christmas weekend and christmas day, for many it will be fairly unsettled, some dry weather around but those temperatures 7—11, about average for this time of year. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. colorado's supreme court bars donald trump from the state's primary ballot in the 2024 election. the former president says he'll

appeal to the us supreme court. they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. and in the end that they are not after me there after you. ijust happen to be standing in their way. the head of hamas arrives in egypt for expected talks on a fresh pause in the fighting in gaza, to allow aid to reach civilians. israel says it's willing to agree to another pause — in exchange for more hostages. patients in england are warned to expect major disruption as junior doctors stage a 72—hour strike over pay. these are live pictures from iceland. volcano started erupting on monday night. it might not look like it from these pictures but we are told it is now weakening. hello i am lucy hockings welcome to bbc news now is.