frost across the far south—east. into the midlands, it is damp, up through northern england it is damp as well, somewhat more dry through northern ireland and scotland mild as well, eight or 9 degrees. even here, not much in the way brightness. there will be some glimpses of blue sky through the day, particularly across parts of east anglia and the far south—east, hopefully across parts of and northern ireland it will cheer up, but we will continue with this thicker cloud through the central area. quitea thicker cloud through the central area. quite a contrast in temperatures, many places mild, a theme that continues through the week. a touch of frost in the midlands, claudio further north and west with dribs and drabs rain. —— cloudier. through the early part of the week, cloudy skies but generally mild across more north—western parts of the uk, temperatures around nine

oi’ of the uk, temperatures around nine orio of the uk, temperatures around nine or 10 degrees, may be mild in one or two places. further south than these, it will be brighter, but chilly as well, particularly across east anglia and the south—east, daytime highs of 5 degrees. where the skies are clear overnight, we could see some quite sharp frosts. mind you, that is nothing in comparison with the cold weather which is set to dominate across much of continental europe, with a quite severe frost here, and daytime highs remaining below freezing even down across spain and portugal. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says the government risks a future trade war with europe, following comments by the chancellor which implied the uk could use its corporate tax rates to stimulate investment after brexit. the royal college of surgeons says hospitals around the uk are reporting sharp increases in the number of cancer operations being postponed,

because of a shortage of beds. the combination of increased admissions through accident and emergency, combined with difficulties in getting patients home because of lack of support in social care, means hospitals are too full. ministers and diplomats have been urging israel and the palestinians to reaffirm their commitment to a two state solution in the middle east. the outgoing director of the cia says donald trump doesn't understand russia's actions, intentions and capabilities. john brennan said that when in office mr trump should be very careful about lifting sanctions against moscow. coming up, all the daily sports action. after that, it's time for meet the author. jim naughtie will be talking to tim pears about his new historical first world war novel, the horseman. right now it's time for a sportsday.

hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry. the headlines this eveving: zlatan rescues a point for united, who are held by liverpool at old trafford. two everton teenagers turn on the style at goodison as manchester city are thrashed on merseyside. and virat kohli stars as india beats england in the first one day international. good evening. liverpool led for nearly an hour at old trafford, but had to settle for a 1—1 draw against manchester united in the premier league, with zlatan ibrahimovic

rescuing a point late on as ben croucher reports. what happens when two of the biggest cities, the biggest clubs, the biggest personalities in football collide? liverpool bossjurgen klopp described the rivalry with manchester united as very, very big. a big game for the big names. few in football come as big as zlatan ibrahimovic. he almost gave united the lead. paul pogba should have. worse was to follow as inexplicably he gave liverpool a helping hand in his own penalty area. it allowed james milner, formerly of manchester city, to put liverpool ahead at old trafford. united did more pressing. their end product lacked the quality that has taken them to nine wins in a row. as they became increasingly desperate for an equaliser, firmino nearly pounced at the other end. the frustrations were evident. every kick, every miss was buying ——

was being lived by everybody. the big names finally stepped up. ibrahimovic with his 14th goal of the season, one united fans may cherish more than any other. the battle of two top teams, one rivalry, but nothing to separate them. it was very emotional. it was intense. it was aggressive but a good aggressive, not a bad one. and we fought until the last second to try to win it. liverpool did the same, to try not to lose it. i think in the end the result justified. we got free kicks, we got corners and other stuff. after 80 minutes of high intense football, it's really hard. i hoped the boys would have luck. unfortunately we had on one situation but not the other. all good. tomorrow i can enjoy the result. today, only the performance. everton beat manchester city 4—0

in the first game today. it leaves manchester city ten points adrift of leaders chelsea. when these sides met in october, everton manager ronald koeman described manchester city as the best team he had ever met. here they were meeting again. the compliments this time might have to wait. if there were any pleasantries, they weren't coming from raheem sterling, convinced this challenge deserved a penalty. replays suggest he might have been right. nothing given. everton seemed in no mood to dwell on it. romelu lukaku finding time and space, and taking a moment to reflect. he wasn't the only one. whatever the half—time message was from pep guardiola, he wasn't getting through. unlike kevin mirallas. less than two minutes in, 2—0 to everton. if that was unexpected, what came

next was the stuff of dreams, specifically those of teenager tom davies, his first goal for his boyhood club. everton‘s bright future playing out in the present. lookman onlyjoined ten days ago. welcome to merseyside. a day when ronald koeman was keeping his compliments for his own side. i think the second half was perfect in every aspect of football. the first half, we controlled it but they had some good chances. i think the difference was we scored at the right time in the game in the first half. but also the second, straight after half—time. that made it very difficult for them. we created enough chances to score the goals. when they arrived, they scored goals. that is tough for the players, mentally. that's why you have to keep

going, to work harder. we have to do that after 2—0. in the last minute it's another game. a masterclass from virat kohli consigned england to defeat in the opening one—day international against india. eoin morgan's side made their highest losing score in a odi — hitting 351 in pune, but india completed the joint—third best chase of all time in 48.1 overs. patrick gearey was watching the action. you would forgive one englishman for being a little jaded on parade. joe root became a father last saturday, flew long haul on wednesday and was at the crease on sunday. no time to rest in one—day cricket, a game of constant bustle and muscle. root took the wheel. he ran out of steam on 48. -- 78. ben stokes hoisted england to 350, their highest one—day score against india.

even totals that big can evaporate. an early rattle of wickets reassured england. but none of the four who went was virat kohli. indian captain, indian icon, a man who soars under scrutiny. a six to complete his 27th one—day century. if that created a stir, wait for this. local boyjadav got 100. the heavy lifting had been done. time to show off. right now there seem few heights india cannot reach. a last minute try from from chris ashton denied scarlets a famous win over saracens in the pick of the day's action in rugby union's european champions cup. scarlets still had hopes of overhauling toulon into a qualifying position at the start of the day's play. they went in front against the defending european champions through scott williams in the second half. and it looked like the welsh side might hold on for a crucial win, but with 80 minutes already on the clock, saracens scored

underneath the posts with the final play of the match. the simple conversion meant it finished 22—points all. saracens are guaranteed a place in the quarterfinal, scarlets‘ hopes of qualifying are now over. toulon boosted their hopes of joining saracens in the last eight. a dramatic final minute score from josua tuisova in their match against bottom—side sale secured a bonus point for the french club, which means they're more likely to finish among the best three sides in the runner—up places in each of the five pools. james degale retained his ibf world super middleweight title in the early hours of this morning in new york but the fight between degale and badou jack ended in a controversial draw. degale began the fight strongly, knocking jack down in the first round and was the busier fighter over the next couple of rounds. but he showed signs of slowing in the fourth and fifth, where this happened. the referee taking a surprise left hook. jack is known for strong

finishes and that's exactly what happened this morning. he knocked degale down in the final round. the judges took a long time to come to a decision eventually declaring it a majority draw. both men go home with their respective world title belts. he's not unbelievable. he's good at everything. i need to watch it back. everyone said it was a mad fight to watch, i showed a lot of heart. that was hard. i do not want too many of them. i enjoyed it though, that is the sick thing. after that interview degale was taken to hospital as a precaution. he has since tweeted. as his promoter explains, the rematch may not happen. the wbc will send out a letter on monday to badu jack to say, you have to start negotiations with callum smith. we have got him cornered. i think he will vacate, i do.

i think it will be callum smith against anthony durrell orjames degale for the ibf. that's the fight we wanted. that's the fight james wants and callum and probably britain wants as well. it will be interesting to see what happens. it's five years since ronnie 0'sullivan last went out in the first round of snooker‘s masters but he came as close as you can get this afternoon. china's liang wenbo came from 11—2 down to lead 5—4 and had this black to win the match. having potted the black to force a decider, 0'sullivan, despite suffering with a heavy cold, cleared up with his biggest break of the day. he'll play neil robertson or ali carter next. i didn't deserve to win, really. graeme storm has won his first

european tour title in 10 years, beating rory mcilroy in a dramatic play—off at the south african 0pen. storm went into the final round three shots clear of mcilroy but going up the 17th, the world number two turned round to go one shot ahead. however, on the penultimate hole, he found the bunker in consecutive shots. that meant both players finished the tournament 18 under par. they would replay the 18th until there was a winner. 0n the third extra hole, graham storm had this putt to win. just missing. he got that close enough to force the error from mcilroy. storm, who nearly lost his european tour card last year, sealed just the second title of his career. i'm speechless. it's been incredible. i was saying to rory, coming up 18, that we'd never played together before. he didn't know that. to play 21 holes with somebody like rory, it'sjust a dream come true, especially where i've come from the last year. glen durrant is the new world darts

champion this evening. he won the final by 7—3. he took control after the interval. the man from middlesbrough, who lost in the final last year, held his nerve to take the trophy. newcastle eagles have won the british basketball cup, beating their arch—rivals the glasgow rocks. the eagles, who are the defending champions, were 15 points up at half time, and held on to their advantage in the last two quarters. 91 points to 83 the final score.