they're always singing. and then i'm glad they were on my side tonight. and itjust even helped me over the line even more. school in the morning, they often sang to him a bit harsh. holidays are coming round to tonight. we already know how luke celebrates cool hand warm kebab. joe wilson, bbc news. a quick line from eurotunnel, the strike that is stopping trains and people crossing the channel is stopping tonight. let's have a look at the weather. it has been quite a stormy day, lively conditions across the north—east of scotland and the strongest wind gust 81 miles an hour. if you are on the move ahead of christmas, that is the strongest. denmark has seen the windiest conditions here. clear skies but

this cloud is streaming in across the atlantic and that is what will push into my. to clear skies, one or two showers and outbreaks of rain, snow in the far north of scotland and icy conditions in shetland. the further south another mild night, not quite as mild as last night. but it will be a cloudy start to tomorrow for many of you. sleet and snow across north and east of scotland particularly in shetland. thicker for northern ireland, north—west england and down towards east anglia and outbreaks of rain moving further north. we will see brighter skies to the north—east of scotland later and wales, midlands, england, some sunshine breaking through in the afternoon. the amount they across southern areas and 1 degrees in shetland and that cold air remains in place. the weather fronts tomorrow is still with us into saturday and moves further north woods and reinvigorate. the dividing line between the cold, wintry out which will bring sing significant snow on the hills of scotland to start saturday. icy

conditions around and turning terrain later. we could have flooding as the rain continues into sunday. if you're out shopping on saturday, not a bad day, a few showers around and bright weather, too. mild as we go into christmas eve and it could be one of the warmest on record. grey rather than wait for christmas day but we finish with a little bit of good news, tomorrow is the winter solstice. less than six hours of sunshine in shetland, but it is the day when the day started out again. and that's bbc news at six. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. please stand up? hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. the premier league says no — but a court ruling could mean we see the european super league re—emerge — we ask what it'll mean for fans.

barecelona is one of the few clubs happy about the courts decision — but uefa boss alexandre ceferin says is not for sale. we can show that many times, or the football stakeholders in all and absolutely nothing can change that. also coming up on sportsday. antonyjoshua prepares to face otto wallin. but it's his next potential fight that has everyone talking. lou macari is helping the homeless at his shelter. welcome to the programme and to what could be a very

significant day in football. the proposal of a european superleague, which horrified groups of fans across the country a few years ago, has resurfaced. today, the european court ofjustice decided that it was unlawful for uefa and fifa to threaten to ban clubs from joining breakaway competitions like the european super league. which means there's nothing to stop it from re—forming. let's take a look at how it got to this stage: it was in 2021, that a breakaway competition called the european super league was proposed, involving some of europe's biggest teams in a closed shop format. six of the twelve clubs were from the premier league, but there was fierce opposition from fans and football's governing bodies. and in the following days, all six premier league clubs pulled out, leading to the league collapsing with just barcelona and real madrid remaining. at the time, uefa and fifa both said that any club who joined

a european super league would be banned. but today, a final decision from the european court ofjustice found that was anti—competitive. well our sports correspondent andy swiss joins us now, to explain more. who is proposing this breakaway league and what is the ultimate plan? a group called a 22 and they originally back to the original super league proposal two years ago with the barely an hour of the morningsjudgment, you are out writing their plans for a new revamped european super league and we are about a new version involving 64 men's clubs and 32 women clubs and there would be annual promotions and there would be annual promotions and regulations and the new idea would be good for fans.

and regulations and the new idea would be good forfans. we and regulations and the new idea would be good for fans.— and regulations and the new idea would be good for fans. we want to make a preposal — would be good for fans. we want to make a proposal to _ would be good for fans. we want to make a proposal to be _ would be good for fans. we want to make a proposal to be convincing . would be good for fans. we want to | make a proposal to be convincing for clubs _ make a proposal to be convincing for clubs and _ make a proposal to be convincing for clubs and fans every know how clubs feel another would assess the problems and already, a lot of clubs of continue — problems and already, a lot of clubs of continue the proposals that we shared _ of continue the proposals that we shared this morning and from there, we want _ shared this morning and from there, we want to— shared this morning and from there, we want to initiate dialogue and make _ we want to initiate dialogue and make it — we want to initiate dialogue and make it even more extensive but the most _ make it even more extensive but the most important part is now, it is going _ most important part is now, it is going to — most important part is now, it is going to be _ most important part is now, it is going to be the daylight, no one will have — going to be the daylight, no one will have to fear sanctions any more in connection contribute to proposals that they could be really exciting _ proposals that they could be really exciting and convincing but have no clubs _ exciting and convincing but have no clubs are _ exciting and convincing but have no clubs are convinced, no proposal, not even — clubs are convinced, no proposal, not even ours will move forward. this proposal is addressing the most pressing _ this proposal is addressing the most pressing issue since top yellow whatever— pressing issue since top yellow whatever they been u efa uefa have been to be more outspoken saying that there does not signify

an endorsement or validation of the super league and as for the new proposed competition that the organisers of the super league are suggesting, you with the president said it is hard to decide whether they should be shocked or amused by it but he said, he would not try to stop them. indie it but he said, he would not try to step them-— it but he said, he would not try to stop them. we will not try to stop them and even _ stop them. we will not try to stop them and even before, _ stop them. we will not try to stop them and even before, we - stop them. we will not try to stop - them and even before, we never tried to stop _ them and even before, we never tried to stop them — them and even before, we never tried to stop them and we said that, even i to stop them and we said that, even i said _ to stop them and we said that, even i said that _ to stop them and we said that, even i said that many times. they can create _ i said that many times. they can create whatever they want and i hope that they _ create whatever they want and i hope that they start their fantastic competition and i hope, football is not and _ competition and i hope, football is not and we — competition and i hope, football is not and we have shown that many times— not and we have shown that many times and — not and we have shown that many times and other stakeholders in

european — times and other stakeholders in european society and nothing, absolutely nothing can change that. the premier league have been quick to react: "the ruling does not endorse the so—called �*european super league' and the premier league continues to reject any such concept. supporters are of vital importance to the game and they have — time and again — made clear their opposition to a �*breakaway�* competition that severs the link between domestic and european football." and manchester united have also reacted: by sharp contrast, real madrid have said they welcomed the decision with "enormous satisfaction" and barcelona's president gave a similar reaction: what's been the reaction

from fans groups? today, the position of the european union court ofjustice is of great importance for the future of our sport and has proven us right by rallying at this current status quo football there exists something that is on comparable with the principles of european law as we have long maintained. we saw how angry support groups god and what is been the response from them today? the and what is been the response from them today?— them today? the fans made their feelin . s them today? the fans made their feelings pretty — them today? the fans made their feelings pretty obvious _ them today? the fans made their feelings pretty obvious in - them today? the fans made their feelings pretty obvious in their i them today? the fans made their| feelings pretty obvious in their big protests that most of the premier league grounds and not surprisingly, supporters groups have also been firmly opposed and football supporters europe said there is no place in european football for breakaway super league and we would not let its promoters for less that much is changed with the latest get—rich—quick scheme, they added

while football associations in england also spoken out. it’s while football associations in england also spoken out. it's about mone , england also spoken out. it's about money. it's — england also spoken out. it's about money, it's about _ england also spoken out. it's about money, it's about concentrating - money, it's about concentrating money— money, it's about concentrating money and concentrating power in a small— money and concentrating power in a small number of clubs and we have, in this— small number of clubs and we have, in this country, a football pyramid that produce further damage to that end of— that produce further damage to that end of the _ that produce further damage to that end of the clubs were slain after trying _ end of the clubs were slain after trying to— end of the clubs were slain after trying to do that again, but of the same _ trying to do that again, but of the same reaction fans in the same result, — same reaction fans in the same result, success should be one of the field and _ result, success should be one of the field and that the board rooms and supporters— field and that the board rooms and supporters should be fully involved in any _ supporters should be fully involved in any discussions of changing the structure — in any discussions of changing the structure of our game, either domestically or on the european level _ domestically or on the european level. they should be fully involved and no _ level. they should be fully involved and no significant changes should be allowed _ and no significant changes should be allowed to— and no significant changes should be allowed to take place unless they have the —

allowed to take place unless they have the backing of the majority of the fans _ have the backing of the majority of the fans. this didn't happen last time _ the fans. this didn't happen last time and — the fans. this didn't happen last time and on the future that is the key principle because about fans, there _ key principle because about fans, there is— key principle because about fans, there is no— key principle because about fans, there is no professional game. how likel is there is no professional game. how likely is this — there is no professional game. how likely is this to _ there is no professional game. how likely is this to happen, the fans are clearly against this and the governments is the new football regulation an independent regulator. clubsjoining the regulation an independent regulator. clubs joining the breakaway league and the european court says its ruling does not mean a new breakaway league would be necessarily approved but certainly, this is potentially open the door to new european competitions since top to matters on the pitch now and the so—called m23 derby will get underway at selhurst park shortly, as crystal palace and brighton face each other in the premier league. the seagulls may have lost to arsenal at the weekend,

but if they win tonight, they'll go seventh in the table, we'll hear from manager roberto de zerbi in a moment. but, roy hodgson's side produced a phenomenal comeback to draw 2—2 with manchester city on saturday, he says, they'll have to produce a similar performance against brighton. they're very good team, they got into europe and the way they've started the season shows that they've carried on from where they left off perhaps even improved upon it so, i'm not suggesting that they are an excellent opportunity to win because we know it's going to be very difficult to produce a type of performance produced and even that might not be enough. ladle performance produced and even that might not be enough.— might not be enough. we have a big motivation might not be enough. we have a big metivatien te _ might not be enough. we have a big motivation to win _ might not be enough. we have a big motivation to win the _ might not be enough. we have a big motivation to win the game - might not be enough. we have a big motivation to win the game for - might not be enough. we have a big motivation to win the game for the i motivation to win the game for the table _ motivation to win the game for the table and _ motivation to win the game for the table and especially for fans and ourselves— table and especially for fans and

ourselves because we know the importance of the game with the plate _ importance of the game with the plate seriously rented play for fans and plan _ plate seriously rented play for fans and plan for the table. luton town captain tom lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest during last saturday's game at bournemouth, has been discharged from hospital. the club says lockyer has now had a defib—rillator device fitted — and that his cardiac arrest at the weekend was different to when he collapsed in the championship play—off final in may — because of an irregular heart beat. luton say lockyear has now begun a period of rehabilitation and that his leadership will continue from the sidelines. we're guaranteed to have a new winner of the club world cup on friday. manchester city have never won it and they face brazil's fluminense who are also first time finalists. city will have to do it without several key players, erling haaland is still not fit enough to return to training, kevin de bruyne and jeremy doku are also not available to play in the final in saudi arabia. if city beat fluminese, it

will be their fifth trophy of 2023. the pleasure is to be here and it's a wonderful finally deserved to play the second final and we try in the game to see as much as possible to understand what they want to do and the quality they have. fluminense won't be a walkover, they are the holders of the copa libert—adores and have a mixture of youth and experience in their squad. while the club world cup isn't well established in europe, it's seen as a prestigeous trophy in south america, as our south america football correspondent tim vickerey explains. it's taken them a long time to when they have finally done it and that is step one of the dream. step two

which is even more important is bidding the rich cousins from the other side of the atlantic in the champions of europe champions league being proclaimed the club world champions come i cannot tell you how big this is over here. it is the biggest thing in the club calendar, it is the dream of a south american club and once they had beaten their opposition on monday, it would be easier almost certainly for them to win the title had the japanese team had to suppress the red diamonds and they would not want that because part of the glory of the whole thing is yes, it is winning but it's also competing you lots, you rich eric and champions of europe, we want you

and champions of europe, we want you and we are coming for you and this is a huge event. let's take a quick look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines. the premier league and other sports governing bodies "should commit to cutting the volume" of gambling adverts in stadiums, according to a group of mps. the culture, media and sport committee published a report saying a reduction was needed "to shield children from exposure" to betting companies' logos. england all—rounder tom curran has been banned for four games in australia's big bash league after being found guilty of intimidating an umpire. cricket australia found that curran had ran at pace straight towards the umpire, who had to avoid a collision. curran and his club the sydney sixers will appeal. and the abuse of the africa by 78 runs after reaching age 96 the first

innings, dominated with the ball and limiting all—out in the final leading the series 2—1. not long to go before antonyjoshua steps in the ring to take on otto wallin in saudi arabia. it's part of a double header this weekend which will also see deontay wilder fightjoseph parker. but many are more interested in the potential next match. if both wilder and joshua win, they have agreed to fight each other. their own extensions, but that is the mindset, willjust an extension. with all due respect, he is not a champion, he something up to get through to get to the championship. ijust to fight,

through to get to the championship. i just to fight, not everything else come all this other stuff, do not know where it's come from. time to do a press conference and the load of other things need to focus. philadelphia 76ers star — and reigning mvp — joel embiid is making more headlines in america, as he's now on the nba's longest scoring run in more than half a century. the nba's leading scorer helped the 76ers beat the minnesota timberwolves127—113, claiming a season—high 51 points and 12 rebounds himself. embiid is the first player to score more than 30 points and ten rebounds in 12 consecutive games since kareem abdul—jabbar did it for 16 games in a row for the milwaukee bucks in 1972. to me, that is not too much of an accomplishment, there are guys in

the legal, james stated, it did a 42 straight points a couple years ago and colby had a score and there's a lot of records and a lot of stats in the graveyard to break —— kobe. —— they're going to be hard to break. british basketball league champions open up their home court time almost 100 young people in the hope of inspiring them not only to play the game but to obtain life skills in the process. matt been the one to find out more. whether it is a three pointer, three thrower nebulae uupp. best buy has the power to unite and excite but is a concern that too many potential players being left on the sidelines but today our basketball day, they hope to change that.

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borough. . i basketball court for every london bereugh- -— borough. . i was once a kid like these guys _ borough. . i was once a kid like these guys and _ borough. . i was once a kid like these guys and so, _ borough. . i was once a kid like these guys and so, it's - borough. . i was once a kid like these guys and so, it'sjust - borough. . i was once a kid like i these guys and so, it'sjust giving these guys and so, it's just giving back. there were not a lot of these opportunities stronger than it's to be more if that's again been burnt sports and the vibe less stigma from playing sports at a young age. the world darts championship continues later at alexandra palace, with 16—year—old luke littler taking the stage again. the teenager was nerveless on his debut last night, beating christian kist in the first round — a player ranked 73 places higher than him, 3 sets to none. littler faces andrew gilding in the second round, that is first up in the evening session, which starts in the next couple of minutes. lots of people will be getting ready for family and presents at christmas time, but there are many who won't be sitting down to a special meal with loved ones. and some who won't even have a roof

over their heads this year. well, the macari centre is a homeless shelter run by celtic and manchester united legend lou macari. the centre now has a brand new location, where lou is helping to transform lives, and give homeless people somewhere to stay this christmas. mike bushell has gone to see it. still at christmas, a drummer the issues faced, lee knows what it's like to be vulnerable at this time of year when a heroin addiction to go over his left he found himself another permanent roof over his head to bed to sleep and stop you kicked out and i was with my mum for about three years and impossible to live with. and i was there for a gear

sell. a new location, converted a hotel, set up by the former celtic and manchester united forward and lit distant city manager who has come to the rescue of homeless people. come to the rescue of homeless --eole. . ., , come to the rescue of homeless --eole. . .,, i. come to the rescue of homeless --eole. . .,, ., ., come to the rescue of homeless --eole. . ., , . . year, people. nice to see you again! year, the have people. nice to see you again! year, they have their— people. nice to see you again! year, they have their own _ people. nice to see you again! year, they have their own rooms _ people. nice to see you again! year, | they have their own rooms compared to the clamping added the former warehouse that is been left behind. lee may have moved on but has not forgotten the helping hand he received year, a barber now return to give current residence a christmas makeover. get to give current residence a christmas makeover. , , . ., christmas makeover. get the space to hel m self christmas makeover. get the space to help myself and _ christmas makeover. get the space to help myself and learn _ christmas makeover. get the space to help myself and learn a _ christmas makeover. get the space to help myself and learn a trade, - help myself and learn a trade, something that i want to direct give back to _

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on the m60, manchester's ring road just by the trafford centre. there has been then some disruption. top gusts so far, 81 miles an hour across in shetland. but we have seen some very strong gusts of wind elsewhere, 76 in inverbervie, which is in aberdeenshire and over the tops of the pennines. the winds have been gusting quite close to 80 miles an hour across the very, very peaks. now the centre of storm pia is actually quite a long way to our east and it will be bringing some very, very strong winds into denmark as we go through the next 12 hours or so. meanwhile, for us, those very strong winds will very gradually begin to fade away through the afternoon. but that said, we're still looking at gusts of wind well into the fifties or even sixties of miles an hour through the rest of the afternoon. so there still could be a few issues in terms of power cuts and a bit of transport disruption through the rest of today. then overnight, it stays quite windy. outbreaks of rain across the north and the west, starting

to turn colder in shetland, where we are looking at some snowfall here. could be a few centimetres, leading to some icy conditions. and for a time with those strong winds, blizzard conditions in shetland seem likely as well. 0n into friday's forecast, we've got some rain pushing in from the north and west. still quite a blustery kind of day. the coldest air still across parts of northern scotland, where temperatures not getting much above freezing. in lerwick, the mildest weather. further southwards for northern ireland, england, wales, where temperatures typically be around 11 or 12 degrees celsius. it continues to be relatively mild across most of the uk on saturday. the cold air really confined to northern scotland. but as the weather front bumps into that cold air, we probably will see a spell of snow friday night and into the first part of saturday across northern

scotland, even potentially down to low levels. but, ultimately, the milder air will push its way in, so any snow will tend to turn back to rain as we go through the day on saturday across northern scotland. and we'll finish with these kind of temperatures — 12 or 13 degrees celsius. it will end up being pretty mild for most of us. staying mild, then, as we head into the weekend. for christmas day itself, might see the weather cold enough across northern scotland for some mountain flurries. live from london. this is bbc news. a mass shooting in prague — more than 15 people are killed

as a gunmen opens fire on his fellow students. the home office has quietly lowered a new earnings threshold it set earlier this month for people who want to come to the uk on family visas. still no vote on gaza at the un security council — the us says there remain serious concerns over the current draught. a top eu court rules that uefa's ban on a european super league is unlawful. wildcat strike is over. there will be a return to services. hello, i'm lewis vaugthones, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start in the czech republic with the latest update on that shooting. a university student in prague entered his own university and has shot and killed at least 15 of his

fellow students. another