we could sinking southwards as well. we could see a patchy frost but for the majority it is not going to be particularly cold. cloud and patchy rain in the south, gloomy first thing but mild. for many, of sunshine, more than today. one finger of cloud with a view spots of rain into western areas. it will be cool in the north—east but 11 degrees down in the south. somewhat higher temperatures staying into monday and tuesday. there will be a lot of cloud and some sunshine as well. once we get back into the rest of the week, we go back into the cold. you are watching bbc news. the headlines... growing criticism tonight over the actions of two former police officers who leaked allegations that pornographic images we re allegations that pornographic images were found on a computer belonging to damian green in 2000 he is

denying looking at or downloading pornography. republicans are celebrating after the senate approved changes to the tax system for the it is the first big legislative victory for the donald trump presidency. it was insisted there was no collusion between his election campaign team and moscow after mike flynn admitted lying to the fbi about the meetings he had held with russian officials. here, ba rclays bank says held with russian officials. here, barclays bank says it will no longer offer a russian antivirus software programme free to customers after warnings it could be exploited by the kremlin. kaspersky lab denies any links to the russian government. thank you for your company. nick owen will be here at seven o'clock. now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and jessica creighton.

hello there. these are our main stories today. england are narrowly beaten by australia in their first rugby league world cup finalfor 22 years. it's an england debut to remember for craig overton, but australia have edged the opening day of the second ashes test. with city playing tomorrow, manchester united can narrow the gap, and they're doing just that at arsenal right now. also coming up in the programme... wales hold on... just. their autumn international series comes to winning close against south africa as debutant hadleigh parkes scores twice. and it's no laughing matter for thejester from leicester — defending champion mark selby is out of snooker‘s uk championship. good evening. such a busy day. but over the next half an hour we'll

have all the most important results. we‘ [i start with the one in brisbane. the outcome was perhaps predictable, but not the score. it was the lowest scoring rugby league world cup final in history. australia are world champions for the 11th time but they scored just the one try against england. 6—0 the final score as adam wild reports. sometimes you have to go a long way to prove just how far you have come. for england, the first rugby league world cup final in more than 20 years but against australia in australia. for those in white there is no tougher task. england hope for glory and australia expects. this was always a battle, brutal at times. the stakes so high the scoreline stayed frustratingly low. only one person found a way through. australia ahead by the tightest margins. england unable to close that gap.

they needed luck. in the second half they found just a bit. michael morgan's try ruled out for obstruction. a small celebration but not much more for the england fans. this was truly agonising. the world cup summed up perfectly here. calum walker is clear through, a huge chance falling painfully falling painfully short. the england players sink to their knees in utter desperation. it is australia who are world champions again. we have come a way the last few years and improved a lot. we will keep improving. very disappointing but we must move on from this. to get so close, england have shown how far they have come. to match the mighty australians they have a little to go. that was one of the toughest

football games i have played my entire career. it has been a fairly ha rd entire career. it has been a fairly hard road entire career. it has been a fairly ha rd road to entire career. it has been a fairly hard road to this one over the last two years. it want to put ourselves back to number one. we have back—to—back world cup victories now. very happy to have the kangaroos as the best team in the world. there has to be a loser. nobody really loses. the scoreboard said he lost but what did we lose? effort and intensity, trying as hard as they did. both teams were in good shape with lots of options but someone shape with lots of options but someone has to win and someone has to loos. do to stay on? we are not talking about it tonight. i'm not in a good state to talk those things. let's stay in australia because the second test got underway early this morning. it's the first day—nighter in ashes history. england won the toss in adelaide and raised a few eyebrows by putting australia in to bat.

the wisdom ofjoe root‘s decision has certainly been questioned as england's bowlers failed to make much of an impact. craig overton took a wicket on his debut but the hosts closed on 209—4. our sports correspondent andy swiss is in adelaide a day for ashes history and a decent waterproof. very english weather, so might it help england's bowlers? joe root put australia in to bat. risky. as the hosts cruised out of the blocks, it looked a strange decision but cameron bancroft run out for ten. when woakes induced a david warner waft, the temperature began to rise. new batsmen steve smith and stuart broad exchanged pleasantries. spilled on the way to his half—century.

england were barely clinging on. as day turned tonight, enterjimmy anderson. anderson strikes. what followed was better as craig overton did this to the world's number one batsman. smith out for a0. easy this test cricket isn't it? soon england were reminded it is anything but as australia passed 200 at the close. the visitors with plenty work to do after a day of mixed fortunes. it was a good day for craig overton, making his test debut for england in the ashes. what a first wicket to take! steve smith, the man who dominated the first test in brisbane. a moment to remember for craig overton. he spoke about that experience. my dream was always to play for england. to be in a test team against australia in australia is more special. you cannot put into words what it means.

it is that special. to have the chance to play for england is a dream come true. it is nice that my folks are here, for them to see it. hopefully i have made them proud. as for australia, their top scorer on day one was kawaja, with the half century. he was there when there were those verbal exchanges between the australian captain steve smith, stuart broad and jimmy anderson. there has been lots of tension between the two teams in the build up and these are the thoughts afterwards of kawaja. i could not hear all of it. the crowd was quite loud in the middle. i was at the other end. there was a bit of banter going on. it looked like it switched stephen smith on a bit. i was not sure whether to let him go or bring him back in but he was looking forward to being out there. i was happy with how things were going.

a good day for australia after being put into bat. they will resume tomorrow on 209—4. shaun marsh and peter handscomb the not out batsmen. as they proved in brisbane they can bat deep. the late order can add significant runs. england know they have to make some early breakthroughs on day two. england's suspended all—rounder ben stokes has practiced with his new team—mates in new zealand. he's joined the club side canterbury and he's set to play for them tomorrow. stokes can't play for england until a decision has been made on whether he'll be charged following his arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in september. that's unlikely to be for several weeks, and in the mean—time he's free to play domestic cricket in any country. are you looking forward to tomorrow? excited. looking forward to getting back out and playing some cricket. i have been working hard back home. it is good to get some outside

practice. is boeing going well? hopefully. hopefully i can get out there and do well and contribute to canterbury winning. thank you very much. cheers. so you're up to date with the rugby league and cricket. let's catch up with all the premier league action with olly and our football reporter john bennett all sorts of noises from manchester united and arsenal fans. goals pretty much everywhere. we have had three here. sometimes the matches between the so—called big sides have let us down. manchester united to kick 2—0 lead. poor defending by arsenal. look at this assist! 2—0 and manchester united in complete

control. then arsenal began to dominate. they have had so many chances. 15 shots in the first half. that great save by de gea. he has just made another one. before that we saw an equaliser from arsenal. just before half—time, one goal back by arsenal. i could not believe how ramsay cushion that back four la cazette. ramsay cushion that back four lacazette. he was supposedly injured and was not going to play but he did play and has got them back into it. both sides since then have had great chances. the great game to watch. at the moment 2—1 to manchester united. chelsea have consolidated third place after a 3—1 win over newcastle in the lunchtime kickoff. it was newcastle rafa benitez‘s first return to stamford bridge since his interim spell charge back in 2013. joe lynskey reports. the bridge used to be rafael dias

plus backed her. his team won the europa league. trophies are harder to come by on tyneside for the having track newcastle up now they are to tring in mid—table, beating the champions would help the cause. an openerfrom the champions would help the cause. an opener from dwight gayle felt familiar. he did the same at old trafford last month. the problem is holding on all stop as soon as chelsea sensed trouble, they were level. even hazzard confusing the keeper with a shot on the floor. —— eden hazard. the chelsea turnaround was complete by half—time. morata rising highest, 2—1. now the home side were already coasting. the clear foul on side were already coasting. the clearfoul on victor side were already coasting. the clear foul on victor moses brought a chance for eden hazard's next trick. a penalty. he is the chelsea show

man. with a hat—trick looming, it felt all to suck him off was that his team may have lost ground at the top but this is what took them to the title. a lot can change in six months. chelsea are looking like they are picking up a little bit of form. even hazzard as well. —— eden hazard. he has been a bit overshadowed. be as right back in form. he had nine shots today. two goals as well. i think he is getting back towards his best. very unlucky not to get hat—trick for the let's hear from not to get hat—trick for the let's hearfrom antonio conte. i think maybe the start was not good enough. afteri—o i think maybe the start was not good

enough. after 1—0 down, i think maybe the start was not good enough. afteri—o down, we i think maybe the start was not good enough. after 1—0 down, we started to play and create chances. we played with good intensity and played with good intensity and played good football. the start was a bit slow. we have heard all sorts of noises. a fantastic double save from de gea against arsenal. two of the perrenial premier league managers have had theirfirst matches in charge of their new clubs today. let's start with sam allardyce. winning at home everton 2—0 against huddersfield. let's hear from sam allardyce. they really wanted to win it. after finding it difficult in the first half, probably a bit of fatigue because of the game on wednesday in playing the same side. once we got

the first goal, it settled us down. i have to really say, defensively, did huddersfield have a chance today questioned that gave us a platform to go and this game. —— a chance today? alan pardew at west brom. his era at the hawthorns starting with a 0—0 draw against palace. the veteran goalkeeper made some good saves. he was tested. they had about 20 shots. crystal palace of the bottom. alan pardew was restricted not to have won his opening match in charge of west brom. we were really good in the second half. in terms of the application and quality here and there. going forward, a really good response from the guys. i am looking forward to with them. biggest win of the day was on the south coast,

liverpool cutting loose on their travels 5—1 against brighton away from home, they have been in wonderful goal—scoring form. jurgen klopp was not totally pleased with the performance despite winning 5—1, which is unbelievable. glenn murray got a consolation goal. the top four for the first time since august. two goals from roberto firmino. jurgen klopp is not totally satisfied. scored a fourth, scored a fifth, you have said it before. could have scored more. it was really difficult to come in this situation and because brighton is doing really well. and so i am really happy about it. we know how tough watford are to beat. spurs down to ten men for most

of the second half. it finished i—i. i think mauricio pochettino will be happy with the spirit of the team. dele alli and harry kane came in for some real treatment for that they we re some real treatment for that they were targeted by some of those watford players. the sending-off was debatable. at the absent was commentating and said it was not a sending off. when i first saw it i thought it was but pochettino not happy. what the continue their good form. i think it is a good point. birds. -- a good point for spurs. we have suffered a little bit with things against us. it is good for the group, good for the team were good for us. we tried to learn. they will try to take some positives from

that. spurs have had a bit of a blip. leicester, is he the new messiah? he has given youngsters a chance. two wins in a row. leicester had to really work hard for that they just about edged it. really worrying injury for robbie brady. he was carried off. a good win for city. swansea are in all sorts of trouble. it was a good result for stoke. wilfried bony had given swansea the lead with just one point in their last seven games. swa nsea point in their last seven games. swansea are in real trouble. paul clement knows it. he said, if this game is important, our next match is more so. game is important, our next match is more so. the christmas fixtures. to pile up. no room for error. manchester city against west ham

tomorrow. as it stands, it looks like, this is the latest table, isn't it? manchester united beating arsenal 2—1 at the moment. isn't it? manchester united beating arsenal 2-1 at the moment. toss from slipping a long way behind the leaders. bernie still in a good position. —— tottenham slipping a long way back. let's have a look at the bottom of the table where everton were not so long ago. west ham will hopeful something of manchester city. very unlikely but yes, swansea in it as well. more than a yes, swansea in it as well. more thana win yes, swansea in it as well. more than a win away from getting out of trouble. slowly but surely boy hodgson taking crystal palace of the bottom. we will have an update on the manchester united match in our sport at 7:30pm. still 2—1 against

arsenal. thanks olly. let's turn our attentions to scottish football now, where premiership leaders celtic have extended their unbeaten domestic run to 67 games they thumped motherwell 5—1 thanks to a hattrick by psg loanee odsonne edwar. hibs are up to third in the table after a narrow win over partick thistle. there were also wins for dundee and kilmarnock, whilst hamilton drew with hearts. in the fa cup there was heartbreak for non—league oxford city against notts county. having twice pegged back the league two side, oxford conceded this goal in the last minute of injury time, jorge grant scoring the winner to send the magpies into round three. hereford earned a replay with league one fleetwood. four divisions separated these two teams but calvin dinsley put the southern league side in front in the first half. fleetwood later equalised, so the two teams will meet again at edgar street. the rest of the results from today's fa cup games are on the bbc sport website. before we move on from the football,

isaid before we move on from the football, i said that was the match to keep an eye on for the manchester united, a two goal lead once again. lingard with his second of the match was a bailey 3—1 at arsenal. we will leave the football to one side now. in rugby union, drama in cardiff as wales just about survived an incredible comeback against south africa. wales' 2a—22 win brought their autumn international series to a nail—biting end. two tries by hadleigh parkes on his debut helped wales lead 21—3 after half an hour. warrick galant‘s try before half—time changed the momentum and handre pollard and jesse kreel‘s touchdowns after the break, edged the springboks ahead by a point, but leigh halfpenny‘s 66th—minute penalty clinched a nervy 2a—22 win for wales, just their fourth over south africa. it was important for us. we started

very well in the game. it became a bit ofan very well in the game. it became a bit of an arm wrestle towards the end. we deserved that. it was nice to finish the autumn with a win. you wa nted to finish the autumn with a win. you wanted had lead to show some leadership. what did you make of him? some of the stuff we showed earlier on, two more opportunities and the game could have been out of sight. in the english premiership, gloucester earned a fifth straight win as they beat bottom side london irish 39—15. elsewhere, leaders exeter beat south west rivals bath in a high scoring clash. the chiefs ran in six tries including this one from wingerjames short. bath battled back to gain a bonus point late on. it finished 42—29. wasps scored a 79th minute tried to beat leicester in a thrilling game.

the home side won 32—25 to move above their opponents in the table. meanwhile in the pi’oiii, the cheetahs are leading scarlets 23—11, in part thanks to a william small—smith try. scarlets currently top conferance b — while cheetahs are third in confereance a. munster lead ospreys at the moment. a couple of other games in the approach 14. leinster won away. a couple of other games in the approach 14. leinsterwon away. —— the pro 14. mark selby has been knocked out of the uk championship, after a shock 6—3 defeat to scott donaldson. donaldson, who came into the tournament on a io—match losing streak, made breaks of 90, 87 and 77 to go 5—3 up. the scot then kept his composure in the ninth frame with a break of 84 to advance. it will be an all british final

at the wheelchair masters tennis for the first time after gordon reid and alfie hewett came through their semi finals in straight sets. and there was more british success when andy lapthorne made it into the final of the quad category. kate grey reports from loughborough. a british player has never won the men's wheelchair tennis masters title before. that will change tomorrow as it will be an all british final, thanks to impressive performances by gordon reid and alfie q performances by gordon reid and alfie 0 it in today boss max finals. gordon reid was on court first. —— today's semifinals. he played some beautiful points which allowed him to win the first set 7—5 and the second 6—4. to win the first set 7—5 and the second 6-4. he started the match really aggressively was playing well. it was like a game of chess at

the start of the match. it was tough to break each other down. i started to break each other down. i started to go or more and more. i am really happy to come through that. following that was alfie hewett. he was unstoppable in the first set, winning at 6—0. he saw at the match 6-2. i really felt strong today. everything i did was untouchable. i have to use that to my advantage. i cannot be too confident about it because tomorrow is a different day and who knows what will happen. further success for britain as another player has made it through to the semifinals in the quad division. sam ward scored the winner as england beat india 3—2 at the world hockey league finals in india. england let a two goal lead slip going into the final quarter — but ward's goal with just over three minutes to go was enough to claim victory.

england are second in pool b behind leaders germany who they lost to in their opening game. tiger woods' third round is under way at the hero world challenge in the bahamas. he starts the day five shots off the leader after another impressive day yesterday in this his first professional tournament since february. the iii—time major winner is well in contention at the midway point in the tournament. he'll be looking to chase down compatriot charley hoffman who leads on 12 under. woods' opening tee shot today found the sand — he went on to make a bogey on that first hole. just update you on the football. a real belter just update you on the football. a real better of a match between arsenal and manchester united. we're into the 66th minute and manchester united still leading 3—1. a quick update on our top stories of the

day. both coming from australia. england losing the rugby world cup final by 6—0 against australia. the english cricketers choosing to bowl first in the second test of the day— nighter in adelaide. australia edging that 209—4 at the close. we'll be back at 7:30 p:m.. see you soon. we'll be back at 7:30 p:m.. see you soon. thank you for watching. hello. the rain disturbed the cricketers in adelaide. it has been a dismal and cricketers in adelaide. it has been a dismaland damp cricketers in adelaide. it has been a dismal and damp day in the uk. we we re a dismal and damp day in the uk. we were not without some sunshine. this is how the day ended at ramsgate in kent. hopefully tomorrow will see more brightness. we have an amalgamation of week whether france slipping southwards. it is dreary out there, gray, misty and damp. ——

week weather fronts. in the north east england scotland, it will be clear. it brightens up. the week whether front players from all the parts of northern ireland, the west wales and the south west of england as well. —— the week weather front players. although chillier in the north east compared with today, we will see something milder across the south and east of the uk. quite cold throughout the day. once the mild air arrives, it looks set to stay for the beginning part of the week. benign conditions but there will be some fog. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. donald trump describes the actions of his former national security advisor as lawful, but says he had to be sacked for lying. the bill is passed. republicans celebrate

getting their tax reforms through the us senate — in their first major legislative success under the president. criticism grows of two former police officers who claimed pornography had been found on a parliamentary computer used by cabinet minister, damian green. the vast majority of police officers, the vast majority of chiefs of police absolutely realise it's very, very important that policing in our country stays out of party politics. the family of a 14—year—old boy who died after he was hit by a car on the m67 motorway say they are "completely heartbroken".