were falsely accused of theft. now it is sportsday with gavin. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. lots on the way, including a cracking start to the late premier league between newcastle and manchester city. chelsea are hitting form — they continue their winning streak, with victory over rivals fulham. another chance to make history for ronnie o'sullivan, who sails into the masters final by beating shaun murphy.

and drama in the final moments again for exeter — a late conversion puts them in the european knockouts. also coming up on sportsday... heartbreak forjack draper. his hunt for a first atp title goes on, after defeat in the final of the adelaide international. hello there and welcome along to sportsday on saturday — plenty on the way but a rather quieter day in the football, as this round of fixtures is spread over two weeks, providing teams with a winter break of sorts. but we've a game on our hands at st james park between newcastle and manchester city. city had the lead, bernardo silva scoring after 25 minutes with the cheekiest of backheels. alexander isak then brought the home side level, with this magnificent finish past stefan ortega, who replaced the injured ederson early on.

within just a few minutes, however, newcastle were in front, anthony gordon sending stjames' park wild. what a match — that's 2—1 at half—time. chelsea's resurgence in the league rolls on. the blues got their third league win in a row today, beating west london rivals fulham 1—0 at stamford bridge. cole palmer the hero once again for them. ben croucher reports. to measure success in to measure success in west london you might need to look at the bigger picture for all the money spent, the players bought, it has taken well for chelsea to click under mauricio pochettino. forall the for chelsea to click under mauricio pochettino. for all the chances created, not always hit the this season. rose came from elsewhere, chelsea could let it slide, the challenges just needed a little less force. fulham couldn't quite get the timing right. no player has one more

spot kicks in the premier league than raheem sterling, fewer making chelsea to quite like cole palmer. the rest of chelsea's finishing was far from the rest of chelsea's finishing was farfrom clinical, the offside flag did little to spare sterling's blushes. for fulham, when the target was found, so too were the palms of jody petra vich, energetic, entertaining, often end to end. but ultimately the solitary goal decided it. three wins on the spin for the first time this season, that paints a much better picture for pochettino. we serve the victory, the better side, very pleased with the performance, now it has four victories here. in a row. stamford bridge. third in the premier league, import it to be confident in this

one. should have been a red card. so far this season — should have been a red card. so far this season in moments like that one, _ this season in moments like that one. it _ this season in moments like that one. it has — this season in moments like that one, it has been a red card and this afternoon _ one, it has been a red card and this afternoon it — one, it has been a red card and this afternoon it wasn't, it was a yellow cant _ afternoon it wasn't, it was a yellow cant in— afternoon it wasn't, it was a yellow cant in my— afternoon it wasn't, it was a yellow card. in my car street my opinion, very— card. in my car street my opinion, very good — card. in my car street my opinion, very good decision, difficult to say there _ very good decision, difficult to say there was— very good decision, difficult to say there was something more but they should _ there was something more but they should be _ there was something more but they should be overturned that decision. this in the championship, leaders leicester were beaten at coventry 3—1, after a red card. winger abdul fatawu was sent off for leicester at the end of the first half, who had the lead, but callum o'hare's equaliser, before this late stunner from milan van ewijk settled it. o'hare got his second in stoppage time to extend coventry�*s unbeaten run to nine games. leicester still remain top. ipswich have the chance to take advantage of that leicester loss and close the gap at the top. sunderland are currently holding them at 1—1, thanks to this smashing strike from jack clarke before ipswich drew level. the ball found its way to kaydenjackson, whose calm equaliser put the home side back into the game. the second half is about to kick off, with sunderland hoping tojump

back into the playoff positions. in the rest of the championship, southampton moved second after a convincing 4—0 win over sheffield wednesday. a stoppage—time equaliser for birmingham, in tony mowbray�*s first match in charge, they drew 2—2 with swansea. another big win for leeds, away at cardiff, as they continue their automatic promotion charge. wins also for preston, stoke, west brom. and also middlesbrough. reading's league one match against port vale was abandoned after hundreds of home fans invaded the pitch in protest against owner dai yongge. play was stopped in the 16th minute at the select car leasing stadium, with the club urging supporters to leave the field of play. when they refused, the match was called off. the efl have since released a statement, saying... "we will now discuss the implications of this afternoon's events with the clubs involved." bolton versus cheltenham town was also abandoned in league one, that due to a medical emergency in the crowd. the fourth round of the women's fa cup

kicked off earlier as everton beat aston villa 3—0. holders chelsea are in action against rivals west ham tomorrow. there are nine sides outside of the top flight still in the tournament — one of them is luton town, who play in the fifth tier of the women's game. they're aiming to reach the last 32 for the first time, when they face top—flight brighton on sunday. jonathan park reports. asign of a sign of the times for luton town ladies. cup fever so extra duties, and scribble on the super net picks for sam curran and gaff spelman, goal scorers in the hat has' cup run. foryoungsters goal scorers in the hat has' cup run. for youngsters like this, something new, something old for sam, from a professional in the us. through the experience i've had committed a case of winning your personal battles, giving iio% committed a case of winning your personal battles, giving 110% and seen what the outcome isn't taking a chance. a lot of things you pick up naturally when you play at a certain level and you have been experiencing that. but then it is that leadership

element that you need to bring to the game to help the younger players. the game to help the younger -la ers. ., , the game to help the younger .la ers. the game to help the younger -la ers. .,, _, the game to help the younger -la ers. , players. case in point, sam is mental within _ players. case in point, sam is mental within this _ players. case in point, sam is mental within this tight-knit i players. case in point, sam is - mental within this tight-knit squad. mental within this tight—knit squad. so much of her advice has helped me. seeing _ so much of her advice has helped me. seeing her— so much of her advice has helped me. seeing her careerand how she had become _ seeing her careerand how she had become professional has made me realise _ become professional has made me realise my— become professional has made me realise my dream could come to that of being _ realise my dream could come to that of being a _ realise my dream could come to that of being a professional player. she inspired _ of being a professional player. she inspired me to continue.- of being a professional player. she inspired me to continue. anything is ossible if inspired me to continue. anything is possible if you _ inspired me to continue. anything is possible if you can _ inspired me to continue. anything is possible if you can put _ inspired me to continue. anything is possible if you can put the _ inspired me to continue. anything is possible if you can put the ball - inspired me to continue. anything is possible if you can put the ball in i possible if you can put the ball in the back of the net. here is salmon third round, hrgota knocking out keynsham town, the 16—year—old missed at match but scored twice off the bench in round one against harpenden. it is bright and next, fully professionalfrom harpenden. it is bright and next, fully professional from the women's super league. fully professional from the women's soper league-— super league. every scotland goal, it is the highlight _ super league. every scotland goal, it is the highlight for _ super league. every scotland goal, it is the highlight for me _ super league. every scotland goal, it is the highlight for me of- super league. every scotland goal, it is the highlight for me of all- it is the highlight for me of all the work you have put in. —— if we score one goal. i don't care who scores or how we score, i don't care if it is a known goal, don't care, if it is a known goal, don't care, if we get a chalk on the board, we succeed. ,.,, , , .,

succeed. the bosses under no illusions his _ succeed. the bosses under no illusions his squad _ succeed. the bosses under no illusions his squad of - succeed. the bosses under no illusions his squad of train - illusions his squad of train drivers, teachers and students are up drivers, teachers and students are up against... drivers, teachers and students are on against - -_ up against... spanish captain. european _ up against... spanish captain. european cop _ up against... spanish captain. european cup winner. - up against... spanish captain. european cup winner. any - up against... spanish captain. i european cup winner. any world up against... spanish captain. - european cup winner. any world cup winners out there? will cup winner as well. you will get a chance to compete against that quality of player. £13 compete against that quality of -la er. g; compete against that quality of -la er. 5: , ., player. 43 pc separate them in the football pyramid, _ player. 43 pc separate them in the football pyramid, for _ player. 43 pc separate them in the football pyramid, for skipping - player. 43 pc separate them in the football pyramid, for skipping jet l football pyramid, for skipping jet it is not giving up on reaching. they guard anything away can play for the badge and each other, don't leave anything on that pitch. so about we may not be training or able to train every week, we have that desire. the one thing we have is we don't get paid to play, so we are playing for the enjoyment and love of the game. we still held onto that when we're in those games, we are better play for ourselves a little bit more than money. find better play for ourselves a little bit more than money.— better play for ourselves a little bit more than money. and miss one -a er but bit more than money. and miss one paper but the _ bit more than money. and miss one paper but the big — bit more than money. and miss one paper but the big slip _ bit more than money. and miss one paper but the big slip on _ bit more than money. and miss one paper but the big slip on their - bit more than money. and miss onej paper but the big slip on their home pitch and button the clay may come in handy as the luton ladies try to reach the fifth round for the first

time their history. the africa cup of nations kicks off in just over an hour, as hosts ivory coast face guinea—bissau. the government says its invested over $1 billion on hosting the tournament and has built four new stadiums. defending champions senegal are one of the favourites, along with mo salah's egypt, and world cup semi—finalists morocco. alex capstickjoins me live now from abidjan. what is it like building up to this? here in the outside of the stadium, on the outskirts committed the economic capital of this country. this stadium here, named after the president, was filling up hours before kick—off. we took a car journey out here, it took a long time and the reason for that, one of the reasons was the size of the roadside middle—of—the—road is full of fans, all of them wearing

separate combinations of the colours of ivory coast, white, orange and green. basically having a party, dancing, singing, blowing their horns. absolutely proud that this country has been able to put on the biggest sports event in africa. it has been happening in the build—up to this day and people just want to talk about this event and how glad they are that the continent's best footballers are here for this tournament. there is a crackling atmosphere inside the stadium ahead of the opening match. a lot has been put into this billion dollars spent on infrastructure, including those for new stadiums, two of them refurbished, this is one of new ones outside abidjan. people looking forward to what should be a cracking tournament. how much pressure on the hosts tonight? not won the competition in nine years. big names have been in a tournament. the outcome of the golden generation

one in 2015, no real stars in the ivorian team this time but they are considered one of the favourites because all of their players play in a top leagues in europe and you mention depression, that was something couch addressed when he spoke to the media yesterday in a press conference. frenchman, he was saying that it has been difficult for them, saying that it has been difficult forthem, putting saying that it has been difficult for them, putting it into context, they feel the pressure, they know they feel the pressure, they know the expectations. a very demanding public here in the ivory coast, they expect their team to do well tonight. they are playing against guinea—bissau, having qualified last for africa cup of nations but haven't won a match, haven't even got out of the group. it would be a big shock if they were to grab something of the ivorian is, for the ivories that would be devastating, they expect nothing less than i comfortable victory. aha,

they expect nothing less than i comfortable victory. a competitive tournament. _ comfortable victory. a competitive tournament, big _ comfortable victory. a competitive tournament, big names— comfortable victory. a competitive tournament, big names and - comfortable victory. a competitive tournament, big names and big i comfortable victory. a competitive - tournament, big names and big teams. who else will prove a danger in the coming month ahead? the combination are always unpredictable. more than half a dozen teams are being discussed as potential champions, they could ivory coast but also the defending champions senegal, a tough group, cameroon. they are led by sadio mane who scored the winning goal when they defeated egypt a couple of years ago in cameroon in that final. if you look further down the groups, nigeria, they play in the same group in abidjan as ivory coast, got an opening match tomorrow against equatorial guinea, the afghan player of the year is expected to score the goal, very top sided. lots of good strikers, concerns for the down in the midfield in the defence, and a

goalkeeper, egypt you mention, always there are thereabouts beaten finalists. this morocco, what a world cup they had in qatar when they got to the semifinals, beating by france in that semifinal but it was horrific run, they are formidable opponents for whoever they come up against. definitely they come up against. definitely they are potential champions. thank ou. tonight's match is one of ten games shown live on the bbc, including two quarter—finals and both semis. tune into bbc three to watch the hosts take on guinea—bissau at 8 o'clock. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. burnley have signed ivory coast striker david datro fofana on loan from chelsea until the end of the season. the 21—year—old spent the first half of the season on loan at union berlin in germany, making 17 appearances everton women have signed denmark internationals

rikke madsen and kathrine kuhl. madsen joins from north carolina courage untiljune 2025, with arsenal midfielder kuhljoining on loan until the end of the season. england's tommy fleetwood leads rory mcilroy by one shot after firing an eight—under—par 63 in the third round of the dubai invitational. fleetwood carded eight birdies in a bogey—free round to move top of the leaderboard on 15 under. ronnie o'sullivan is on course for an eighth masters title, after beating shaun murphy 6—2 in the first of the semifinals at london's alexandra palace. o'sullivan will face mark allen or ali carter on sunday in the final, as he bids to become the oldest champion in the tournament's history. and the world number one joined hazel irvine, ken doughty and jack lisowski to review the match. congratulations, m 14th masters final, not bad. not bad. black. been five ears final, not bad. not bad. black. been

five years since _ final, not bad. not bad. black. been five years since you _ final, not bad. not bad. black. been five years since you last _ final, not bad. not bad. black. been five years since you last made it, a big venue, so many people out there, how much is there to enjoy and how much of it is difficult out there in this arena?— much of it is difficult out there in this arena? items of play like i'm -la in: this arena? items of play like i'm playing exhibitions, _ this arena? items of play like i'm playing exhibitions, i'm - this arena? items of play like i'm playing exhibitions, i'm up- this arena? items of play like i'm playing exhibitions, i'm up for. this arena? items of play like i'm playing exhibitions, i'm up for it| playing exhibitions, i'm up for it no matter what. as you pick and choose my tournaments. as long as i stay in the top 64, good schedule, enjoying what i do. i am not going to make 30, play safe, no point. i will not enjoy it like that, so go for the trouble. i am not playing kamikaze runs, but i can't leave the table... . v kamikaze runs, but i can't leave the table... . �*, ., ,, table... that's what it looks like. i 'ust table... that's what it looks like. i just can't _ table... that's what it looks like. ijust can't do — table... that's what it looks like. ijust can't do it. _ table... that's what it looks like. ijust can't do it. but _ table... that's what it looks like. ijust can't do it. but are - table... that's what it looks like. ijust can't do it. but are you - ijust can't do it. but are you enjoying _ ijust can't do it. but are you enjoying that? _ ijust can't do it. but are you enjoying that? yeah, - ijust can't do it. but are you enjoying that? yeah, i- ijust can't do it. but are you enjoying that? yeah, i don't| ijust can't do it. but are you - enjoying that? yeah, i don't care, and 'ust enjoying that? yeah, i don't care, and just thinking, _ enjoying that? yeah, i don't care, and just thinking, if _ enjoying that? yeah, i don't care, and just thinking, if i _ enjoying that? yeah, i don't care, andjust thinking, if i win, - enjoying that? yeah, i don't care, andjust thinking, if i win, great, l and just thinking, if i win, great, if i don't, there is a tournament next week. if i don't, there is a tournament next week-— if i don't, there is a tournament next week. ., ., ., , next week. you have got 22 triple crown titles _ next week. you have got 22 triple crown titles and _ next week. you have got 22 triple crown titles and when _ next week. you have got 22 triple crown titles and when you - next week. you have got 22 triple crown titles and when you think l crown titles and when you think back, is a bit of you that wishes is weird maybe adopted this sort of philosophy earlier? i weird maybe adopted this sort of philosophy earlier?—

philosophy earlier? i think i have alwa s philosophy earlier? i think i have always played — philosophy earlier? i think i have always played like _ philosophy earlier? i think i have always played like theirs. - philosophy earlier? i think i have always played like theirs. i - philosophy earlier? i think i have always played like theirs. i don't| always played like theirs. i don't think i am playing any different, really. i don't think... i'm not playing any different, just not bothered if i win or lose. i playing any different, just not bothered if i win or lose. i know we alwa s to bothered if i win or lose. i know we always go on _ bothered if i win or lose. i know we always go on about _ bothered if i win or lose. i know we always go on about age, _ bothered if i win or lose. i know we always go on about age, but - bothered if i win or lose. i know we always go on about age, but it - bothered if i win or lose. i know we always go on about age, but it is i always go on about age, but it is fascinating that you now 48 years old and if you do win tomorrow, you will be the oldest winner of all three majors, extraordinary, 46 at the world, 47 at the uk, 48 here. we talk about targets but they are lovely things to have, surely! . i’m lovely things to have, surely! , i'm not really bothered _ lovely things to have, surely! , i'm not really bothered by _ lovely things to have, surely! , i'm not really bothered by that. - lovely things to have, surely! , i'm not really bothered by that. i - lovely things to have, surely! .. i“n not really bothered by that. ijust enjoy my time, i have a good schedule, i like playing events, it is a job, at the end of the day. i have tried to think of other things to do and looked into a form, maybe not. just try and find some sort of enjoyment at this, so, yeah, and not really chasing records. well, i got them all, so... no point in chasing

them. and not bothered about numbers. more bothered aboutjust trying to enjoy it. it is hard, though. exeter left it late again in rugby union's european champions cup to seal another dramatic win, and with it, a place in the knockouts. they overcame glasgow earlier. but a blow for bristol bears, who were beaten and now face an uphill task to progress. joe lynsky reports. glasgow in disbelief, exeter ecstatic. this champions cup match had an extraordinary ending and a breathless second half of extraordinary tries. glasgow dared to charge at the chiefs when they picked a way through, they led here by ten points. for long spells, exeter had been outplayed back at home in europe they find ways to respond. they barged their way back into this game and with three minutes left, work the ball into the corner. zach when bush scored his

first champions cup try, 17—17 and henry slade of the cake. —— over at the kick. that which is the first of the kick. that which is the first of the twist at the end, exeter scrum to see out the games are glasgow bear down and growled a stunning try, they thought they had won it, the pmo went to check it, and ruled very had done so from offside. exeter through to the champions cup knockout through a controversial call. bristol's hopes of the knockouts took a blow from the bulls, the south african side were without their absent springboks, but ashton gate they took full control. they scored four tries in all, one pure determination. el brekalo with his back to the line and in front of four defenders somehow got the ball to ground. the bulls ran clear with a bonus point try and bristol now need other schools to go for them.

this was a match that saw the bay is overwhelmed by south african strength in the somerset cold. and more matches to come later, with cardiff against harlequins. two matches ongoing. last year's losing finallists leinster against stade francais. it is 29-0 to it is 29—0 to leinster. and in the same pool, sale, who lost to leinster last time, looking to get their qualification for the next phase back on track. they're behind 28—17 against stormers in cape town. scarlets have been knocked out of the challenge cup — they were comprehensively beaten by clermont and exit the competition with one group match still to go. the french side ran in six tries, as scarlets played much of the match with 14 men, following the sending—off of wales centre johnny williams. he could now miss the start of the six nations. clermont still have hopes of reaching the last 16. scarlets, though, have lost all three of their games in pool 3. elsewhere, dragons are now on the back foot after defeat to zebre, 20 points to 17. cai evans kicks 12 points before

jared rosser�*s second—half try. and gloucester are looking to go top of pool 3, they�* re playing edinburgh. currently 8—14 to gloucester. gloucester winning both their games so far. in the women's premiership, bristol bears breezed past leicester tigers. their experience showed throughout the game as they picked up eight tries in this round eight match. holly aitchison surging towards the line here to help the bears to their first victory of the year, strengthening their hold on fourth place. britain's armed forces work together routinely in operations around the world, but occasionally the teamwork makes way for sporting rivalry. this is the royal navy beating the royal air force 28—22 earlier in the first round of rugby league's challenge cup. services were invited to enter the competition back in 1999, and have rubbed shoulders with professional clubs on occasion. the navy have a decent record in the competition after reaching the fourth round two years ago. britain's jack draper has missed out on the first atp tour title of his career. he lost in three sets

tojiri lehecka at the adelaide international. draper got off to a great start and took the opening set 6—4, but then lost his way in the second. he lost five straight games, as lehecka levelled the match and moved 3—0 up in the decider. the czech player held his nerve to close out the set 6—3 to win his first atp title. despite that defeat for draper, he'll take plenty of positives as he travels to melbourne for the australian open. the first grand slam of the year gets underway on sunday, instead of the traditional monday. the tournament has already been attracting fans with almost 90,000 watching during qualifying. british number one cameron norrie says he's concerned about a wrist injury, but thinks he's "going to be good" to play. he's up against peru'sjuan pablo varillas in the first round. it is feeling better, like i said, and i am managing it with my team and i am managing it with my team and! and i am managing it with my team and i think i will be, luckily,

scheduled to play in tuesday, so i have a few more days, so looking forward to practice tomorrow. it's another difficult draw for andy murray in australia. he's the only british player to land a seeded opponent in the opening round. he'll play argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. murray — who turns 37 in may — made the third round last year and is a five time beaten finalist in melbourne. if he gets that far, murray could meet defending champion novak djokovic in the third round. djokovic is understandably the favourite to win at melbourne park again, having not lost a match there since 2018. it is no secret that i verbalise my goals and i say clearly that i want to win every slam that i participate in and play on. it is no different this year. i am just hoping i can start the season in a way that i have been starting my seasons, most of my seasons throughout my career, with a win here in australia, melbourne.

jodie burrage is making her debut in the main draw tomorrow, as she takes on german world number 81 tamara korspatsch. emma raducanu meanwhile will play american shelby rogers in her opening match. she has a good record against rogers, and beat her on the way to winning the us open in 2021. raducanu returned to competitive action in auckland last week, after eight months out following operations on her wrists and ankle. great britain women's hockey team have started their olympic qualifying campaign with a 2—0 win over canada. tessa howard scored the opening goal in valencia — this was the second from anna toman ten minutes from time. they take on hosts spain in their second group match tomorrow, before facing malaysia on tuesday. britain, who won bronze at the 2020 tokyo olympics, need a top—three finish to qualify for paris 2024. i think we are very happy as a team, we have managed to get three points. we knew we needed to stay tight and give them nothing is, whatever

opportunity we had, whether that be two corners or field goals, opportunity we had, whether that be two corners orfield goals, as opportunity we had, whether that be two corners or field goals, as long as we get three points. the new formula e season gets under way in mexico city later. and how about this to promote the new season? the sport's fastest ever car, driven by the fastest man on the planet. multi—olympic gold medallist usain bolt, the world record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres , the world record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, got behind the wheels of the gen—beta electric race car. giving a glimpse of the full force of the car, bolt took it for a spin on a full lap of the track. the jamaican even summed up his experience with a never—heard—before statement. i have never been claustrophobic in my life. you know what i mean? i guess because of the restrictions, it was different, but the longer i was in there, the better i felt. kind of explained to me what is happening and most people pay like that the first couple of times, but i'm just excited to drive a car! this is the first time in my life. i'm comfortable to say something is

faster than me. the first time i've said that in all my life, it will never happen again. around 15 mayors into the second half between newcastle united and manchester city, newcastle were to happen one up at half—time, all three goals well worth a watch at much of the day later, superb goals for newcastle, after bernardo silva put city ahead, brilliant backheel. city at the moment trailing to ackerman to newcastle at st james's park. earlier chelsea's resurgence in the lead rolled on, they got their third league win in a row, beating fulham1—0 at stamford bridge. carl palmer that he will once again for them. that's all we have time for. see later.

although the weekend has started off on a largely fine note was some sunshine around, things will turn colder toward sunday, and into the start of next week, it looks very cold as we open the floodgates to these arctic northerlies, bringing plenty of showers. you can see in the latter part of sunday the dark blue parts across the board. so there will be showers across coastal areas and showers in northern scotland turning increasingly wintry as we pick up that cold and strong northerly wind, and there will be a risk of frost and ice where there are showers and we hold on to cloud, it will not be as cold. sunday is a chilly start and with some sunshine around an variable amounts of cloud too, a few showers draped around eastern coastal areas, but showers turning increasingly to snow across scotland and as we move through the day, temperatures start to come down, still 5 to 7 degrees

for england and wales. into monday, we're all into that run of very cold, strong northerly winds, strongest around the coast, they'll see some of the heavy snow showers, even affecting eastern coastal areas and some down through the irish sea into pembrokeshire and maybe into the high ground of south—west england and also coastal parts of northern ireland. but inland areas will stay dry with plenty of sunshine. look at these temperatures, between one and four celsius, and you factor in the strong northerly wind it will feel more like these temperatures suggest, —6 and —8 celsius. tuesday is a very cold day with plenty of sunshine in eastern areas and snow showers across scotland, and we could see this feature running into northern ireland, and northern wales where there will be sleet and snow and there could be some disruption with this. but for the south it stays dry, but it is another cold day, particularly if you factor in the wind. this area of low pressure

could bring some disruptive snow to southern britain, and it doesn't look like that'll happen, it looks like it'll stay across france but it will stay cold for much of this upcoming week, particularly the first part of the week is staying very cold with a risk of snow across northern areas which could be disruptive, and nights will be cold with severe frost and ice to look out for.

live from london. this is bbc news. the headlines: china labelled him a troublemaker, but william lai wins taiwan's presidential election for the ruling party, and vows to defend the island from beijing's intimidation. translation: thank you to - the taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy. we have shown the world how much we cherish our democracy. this is our unwavering commitment. but china says "reunification" with taiwan is still "inevitable" after the election. the us military

launches fresh strikes against a houthi target in yemen. that's as us presidentjoe biden says the us has delivered a private message to iran about the houthis. the houthis say the strikes have had no significant impact on their ability to attack vessels in the red sea. israel's military says it will consider allowing palestinian civilians to return to northern gaza once it's safe — an area the un has described as a scene of utter devastation. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. we begin in taiwan, where voters have ignored china's repeated warnings not to vote for william lai from the ruling party, the dpp. he will replace tsai ing—wen as president after securing

40% of the vote — though the dpp lost its majority