and perhaps questions now for arsenal, who lost 2—0 at home to liverpool. the gunners with just one win in their last seven. andy swiss has more. top of the league and on course in the cup. liverpool's elation was matched only by arsenal's frustration. playing in white, the gunners should have been in front. martin odegaard thumped the bar as either side of the break they created chance after chance. but could they actually convert one? how many more chances are arsenal going to pass up? well, their manager's reaction said it all. and with ten minutes left, they paid the price. liverpool find a way. arsenal at last finding the net but unfortunately their own via jakub kiwior�*s header and deep into stoppage time their misery was complete. and it's luis diaz and he's sealed it. they'd been second best for much of the game, but liverpool had done it. i'm just super proud, it's a super difficult draw.

maybe most difficult we could have got. they really wanted it and so we got it. forarsenal, meanwhile, a third defeat in a row. testing times for them. triumphant ones for their opponents. andy swiss, bbc news. so the gunners out of the competition at the first hurdle for them. their manager mikel arteta fears his side have developed a mental block in front of goal — just two goals in the last four matches for them, despite creating opportunities. i haven't seen every other team in the past six months. i will not capitalise on the last few games, that's why were not winning games. performance —wise, merit wise there's no question. when my team plays with that attitude, they're probably the best team in europe at

the moment in terms of momentum. what can i do? stay behind and support them. chris kirk secured the first win of the 2024 pga tour season with victory at the sentry in maui, hawaii. the 38—year—old american put himself in to lead on the 17th. this approach helping him birdie the hole, and move ahead of sahith theegala. all he needed on the final hole was par — and this putt was enough to win him the tournament. a first victory since last year for kirk — but prior to that, mental health and addiction issues meant he hadn't won on the tour since 2019, something he believes could have ended his career. the best thing i have ever done in my life was to get sober. so i understand what you're saying, but i don't feel like it is taking away from anything that i am accomplishing. it's100% from anything that i am accomplishing. it's 100% the reason why i am able to do what i do. i have that a lot. it would be, my pga

tour career would have been over a while ago had i not got sober. i am fine with that staying with me. emma raducanu's been working with british tennis coach nick cavaday in melbourne, ahead of next week's australian open. raducanu, who made her comeback from injury in auckland last week, has known cavaday since she was a junior. the 2021 us open champion has slipped to 299 in rankings, after a several months out, but had a two hour session under the roof at rod laver arena, before taking on naomi osaka in a charity match there this week. lebronjames put in a strong performance to help the los angeles lakers beat the clippers in 106—103 victory, to end their four game losing streak. james had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the lakers held off their opponents in a closely fought contest. the clippers did have a chance late on to tie the game, but norman powell missed this three pointer and the lakers walked

away with the victory. that championship ballclub, as fun as i am seeing, great playing very high level basketball. multiple breaks all over the place. that's a huge win, a great win. drama on the final day of the regular season in nfl, as the jacksonville jaguars missed out on the playoffs, with the buffalo bills and the pittsburgh steelers taking advantage. and the fallout begins, for those with failed campaigns. arthur smith paying the price at the atlanta falcons. head coach smith was sacked straight after their defeat by the new orleans saints. it came seconds into what's called "black monday" — a day synonymous with head coach changes. the falcons ended the season 7—10. all three years under smith. atlanta finished with the same record and missed the playoffs. and lovely scenes to show you, from the ahl, the american ice hockey league, in pennsylvannia. the hersey bears beating

the leigh valley phantoms, but the match is all about the spectators throwing stuffed teddy bears onto the ice. the team, hershey, organise this every year, with the bears collected by the team and donated to over 30 charities. over 70,000 reportedly thrown! and players certainly made the most of the soft landing! and that's all the sport for now. more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's it for a mass thanks for watching. sir keir starmer has said the government's response

to flooding is not "good enough". he was speaking to broadcasters on a visit to the east midlands. he was asked about what his approach to the issue of flooding would be, as well as the post office scandal. we can hear from we can hearfrom keir starmer now. let's listen to what he had to say. a flood resilience taskforce is what i would do. i've been here talking to residents about the awful impact that flooding has had on them. damp... water gets everywhere. it's not clean water. it's having a huge human impact on them. this isn't the first time i've been out to talk to residents in this situation. we've got to get ahead of this. and that means earlier in the year, in the autumn, having a taskforce that brings together local authorities, the emergency response, local people to ensure that the prevention work is done. some of the drains that are now being cleaned could have been cleaned beforehand. the response wasn't quick enough. so ijust don't think it's good enough for the government to come after the event again

and express empathy. get ahead of this with a task force. that's what i would do. would labour commit more money to this? well, of course it does need money. a but the taskforce is not just about money. it's about getting the basics done, getting those drains cleared, getting the local authorities together, having a plan, but doing it early in the year. this flooding always happens in december, january, february. we know that. what we've got to do is, in the early autumn, get a taskforce together, get local plans together to make sure that all measures are taken to prevent this and to ensure the response is very rapid because the devastation of people's lives, talking to some families here who've got young children, some people haven't got insurance, so they've lost a huge amount of their possessions. and this cost the economy, you know, since 2010, about £4 billion. so, you know, this is the practical, sensible thing that needs to be done. i just say to the government, don't come after the event again, get ahead of it. turning to other issues and on the post office scandal, would you remove the post office role in appeals by postmasters against their conviction?

i think the whole post office prosecution scandal is exactly that, a scandal with a massive impact on human lives. i know one of the individuals affected who had a stroke because of the intense pressure that this was causing. so we've got to get ahead of this. i think there are three things now that need to be done. compensation needs to be paid. that's already allocated for in the treasury. they need to get on and pay that. i think that the prosecution should be taken out of the hands of the post office and given to the crown prosecution service. i used to run the crown prosecution service. we've prosecuted for other departments. we can do it here. that should be done straightaway. and these convictions, the remaining convictions need to be looked at en masse. so three practical things that need to happen straightaway, and i think everybody looking in would want to see the government move at speed on this. so you would overturn the convictions of all those wrongly accused in the horizon scandal, would you? i think all the convictions need

to be looked at because there's a root cause of the problem here now that could be done or overturned. well, that needs to be looked at. the government could pass legislation, so obviously we'd support that. if they did, it might be possible to get these cases back before the court of appeal quickly. i've done that when i was prosecutor, but whichever way it's done, these prosecute... these convictions need to be looked at. but in addition to that, to stop it happening again, take the prosecuting role out of the post office and give it to the crown prosecution service. so you've got an independent prosecutor looking at these cases in future, but also that compensation has been allowed for by the treasurer. it's been set aside, pay it to the victims because the human impact on them has been huge. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. after the relentless rain for the start of 2024, things this week, thankfully, are looking much quieter and calmer

on the weather front. lots of dry weather in store, but certainly colder out there. we've got some frost, some fog and also some icy stretches through this week. a few wintry showers out there today, although most places are avoiding them. it's high pressure that's driving the weather. we're going to see the winds rotating around that area of high pressure, so coming in from an east or north—easterly direction. quite breezy conditions, in fact, over the next few days, particularly towards the south. that east or north—easterly breeze will draw a little bit more cloud to eastern areas of the uk, in particular down towards east anglia, and the south—east and the london region. some wintry showers through the course of today, so you may see a slight dusting of snow at low levels. one or two showers further north, as well, across the north—east of england, but they're tending to fade away. so plenty of sunshine out there. mist and fog fairly slow to clear for some of us into the afternoon, particularly in the north. top temperatures today somewhere between about three to six degrees, so certainly feeling chilly, especially towards the south, where we've got those brisk winds coming in from the east. it's going to feel subzero with the wintry showers and the breeze, as well. these showers falling as sleet and snow drift their way gradually further westwards across southern parts of england and wales through this evening and overnight.

most of us dry with clear spells, but again, like last night, some mist and fog developing, particularly for scotland and for northern ireland. temperatures could be as low as minus seven or minus eight across rural sheltered glens in scotland. through the day tomorrow, after that chilly start, mist and fog gradually clearing from the north. a bit more of a breeze coming in from the east across parts of southern england and wales too, but generally less in the way of cloud and wintry showers compared to today, so a bit more sunshine. it will feel cold again, about three to six degrees, but a little bit chillier in the breeze. not much change into wednesday, but what you will notice is a bit more cloud will drift in across parts of scotland, i think northern england too. probably a bit more sunshine further south. it is looking like a predominantly dry picture on wednesday. thankfully, another dry day, so the flood warnings will start to come down over the next few days. six or seven degrees for most of us, i think, so it's turning a little bit milder through the middle part of the week. things are mostly dry

towards the end of the week, but after a slightly milder spell for some of us, those temperatures could just come down a notch once again through into next weekend and next week. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. reports that israel has killed a senior hezbollah in lebanon on the

day that anthony blinking visits the area. more diplomatic efforts are being made by america's top diplomat to prevent the israel—gaza conflict spreading to the wider middle east region. health officials across the territory say hospitals are unsafe. now three aid groups say they are pulling out of the al—aqsa hospital in central gaza. the bbc uncovers evidence of rape, torture and forced abortions by the founder of one of the world's biggest christian evangelical churches. lift off. the first american spacecraft in more than 50 years is on its way to the moon after a successful launch. oppenheimer! oppenheimer wins big at the golden globe awards in los angeles, taking home five of the night's big prizes. hello, i'm lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.

we start in southern lebanon, where the israeli military