today's news is encouraging for studios like this one in manchester, which is home to a small record label, but there's still what's termed a value gap. that is a disparity between the amount of music that's being listened to and the amount of money that that's generating for the industry. we're getting a bit too used to getting music for next to nothing and that isn't really the value of the music. the music is somebody‘s life's work. and if the business model that we currently have continues, artists are paying the price of that. so artists like francis lung won't be singing from the rooftops just yet. but our willingness to spend more on music as times get tighter does give the industry a little something to dance about. nina warhurst, bbc news, in manchester. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight we're live in america, as we talk to steve bannon‘s right—hand man about his spat with donald trump. and we ask the health secretary why he's continually missed his own nhs targets.

join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. good night. hello, and welcome to sportsday, with me, will perry. coming up for you tonight, honours even in the london derby at the emirates, as arsenal leave it late against chelsea. the final ashes test of the series gets under way in just under an hour, we'll be live in sydney. and we're with the british surfer who's recovering from a broken back, after being wiped out by this 60 ft wave. only one place to start, a brilliant london derby at the emirates, which saw arsenal draw 2—2 with chelsea, and means manchester city still have a 15—point lead at the top of the premier league.

joe lynskey watched this one. premier league fools have been rewritten this year. when these teams meet, it's usually for the title, but no side can alt style manchester cities so far, and even injanuary manchester cities so far, and even in january it manchester cities so far, and even injanuary it out manchester cities so far, and even in january it out as manchester cities so far, and even injanuary it out as a past the blues. so for these sides, the top four is the prize but if arsenal miss out it will be down to defending. calum chambers‘s drifting mind let in alvaro morata, but he too lost his concentration. in attack arsenal have a more focused threat. when alexis sanchez is at his best to take something special to stop him. thibaut courtois needed to stop him. thibaut courtois needed to save the season. but arsenal would break down the belgian through one of their own. jack wilshere‘s finish felt decisive but this match was just warming up finish felt decisive but this match wasjust warming up and finish felt decisive but this match was just warming up and for the second match in a row, arsenal were pegged back by a penalty. eden hazard went down under the slightest contact. he got back up the score.

he couldn't speak. that's the surgeon he couldn't speak. that's the surgeon felt all the more cruel when chelsea turned it down completely. marcos alonso thought he had won the game, but this match had one more twist. in added time, hector bellerin held his nerve, a finish from the full—back to put the strikers to shame. these sites may not win the title but this was a breathless, brilliant match that had it all. i love football, and i would like to talk about football, not about referees. and that would be nice, at some stage. but there were also some thrilling moments to concentrate on in the game, weren't there?m thrilling moments to concentrate on in the game, weren't there? it was a great football game. when you come here, you see football and that is what you want people to talk about. it is always about controversy and frustration. that is not what we live for. we live the love football. the media and the social networks tried everybody crazy today, but what is important for me is how good is the football game, and that is

all you want. an exciting game for the people watching this game. less, less for us, for me, and also for the players, because there is a disappointment at the end because i think when you are so close to win the game, as we have seen at the emirates, it is a pity. elsewhere, west brom say their midfielderjake livermore confronted a west ham fan, after he'd been substituted in their game at the london stadium last night, in response to taunts about the death of his infant son in 2014. livermore was seen in a heated exchange near his team's dugout. west brom claim "all right—minded football supporters could understand this reaction". livermore was led away to the dressing room after the incident. west brom also say the player has the total support of everyone at the club, and have left it to west ham to take any further action.

the final ashes test of the series gets under way in just under an hour's time in sydney. england will give a debut to leg—spinner mason crane with pace bowler chris woakes missing out because of a side strain. live to the scg, where we can speak to our reporter patrick geary. the series has been long gone for england for a while, but they'll be looking to start 2018 in a positive way. they certainly well. i think there isa they certainly well. i think there is a feeling in the ailing camp that that fourth test in melbourne, while it wasn't a triumph because they only true, it did at least show they could stay competitive with australia for longer periods of time for stub if they could build on that in the fifth test in sydney and get a victory, it might vindicate some of the decisions they have made and ta ke of the decisions they have made and take some of the pressure off some of the key figures in that england can. of course they have failed in their mission ultimately because the ashes are gone, but a

victory here would perhaps give them something to build on, going into the tests against pakistan and india the tests against pakistan and india the summer and the 2019 ashes series backin the summer and the 2019 ashes series back in england. as for australia, they feel that 3—0 is a fair reflection of this series and want to make that four. somewhat ominously this is the australian captain steve smith's home ground and he is desperate to get a big score in this one too. a couple of changes, interesting ones. mitchell starc makes his return for australia, which won't please england and we'll get to what mason crane is made of in an england shirt. we will, mitchell starc is the leading wicket taker in this ashes series, he missed the last test with a bruised heel. there was some talk australia might not risk him, given there is a one—day series against england coming up and a south africa test series, but starc himself said he felt fit and england might fancy facing him, his pace and bounce has caused and also the trouble in the series so far and he will be a threat on a pitch that has a fair bit of grass on it. he is the known quantity. crane, his middle name is

syd ney quantity. crane, his middle name is sydney so it is appropriate he plays here, he does know a little bit about this place. in county cricket he has sort of been inconsistent. the australian batsman might get after him and score runs but he has held up against that well when i have seen him in the past. i think he will come into this game as the pitch starts to take spin more in the fourth and fifth days. he is a gamble for england but at this stage england have to take gambles. thank you. you can listen to commentary on five live sports extra starts in just underan live sports extra starts in just under an hour's time. 0nto a story of one athlete fighting his way back to competition after a potentially life—threatening injury. devon's andrew cotton is used to competing in some of the world's most dangerous environments — he's a big wave surfer. and in november, a massive wipe—out on a 60 foot wave in portugal left him with a broken back, and no guarantee he'd get on a board again. over the last two months andrew's been having intense physiotherapy to start walking and, he hopes, surfing again. the bbc‘s emma thomason‘s

been given exclusive access to his progress. he thought it was going to be the wave of his life. it was one of the days of the year, maybe the best i have seen in a couple of years, and those are the days you take the risks. it looked like it was going to be the perfect left, but then as i got into it, it changed shape. i was committed and i can do anything else. and then the wipe—out. i wouldn't say i panicked, but i knew it wasn't going to be a nice wipe—out, but it was probably, like, it felt weird and i felt weightless for a long time, and the impact was just insane. a broken back, the result of being hit by that 60 foot wall of water. he was fitted with a brace, and then it was time for

reality to hit home too.|j brace, and then it was time for reality to hit home too. ijust couldn't physically get out of bed and stand—up. i think my whole body was just and stand—up. i think my whole body wasjust in and stand—up. i think my whole body was just in shock. and then i thought i was going to be sick, and then i laid back down and then it was like a realisation, how badly i had injured myself. and that was a worry. andrew is now back in the uk, getting specialist physiotherapy in manchester, but finding even the simplest of exercise is tough. manchester, but finding even the simplest of exercise is toughm manchester, but finding even the simplest of exercise is tough. it is starting to fatigue now. but this is one determined surfer. he's come with his rehab team to see a spinal consultant, to find out if his back is healing. looking at the x-rays, i see no no real change in the position from where we started. right. so what we are doing is working. right, so that's good. so thatis

working. right, so that's good. so that is very good, yes. but the million—dollar question. that is very good, yes. but the million-dollar question. do you think i would be able to go back to surfing? if it is easy water surfing, you are looking at that at some stage. clearly not the answer he was looking for. he did say a couple of time frames that were not what i wanted to hear, but it has given me confidence and come back stronger than sure. i will be back surfing big waves latest 0ctober stronger than sure. i will be back surfing big waves latest october 20 18. one brave man, considering this was the last time he took on the surf, and the surf won. we wish him all the best. before we go, this footballer was hit by a chocolate bar. st mirren has met defender had a renfrewshire derbyshire dunn renfrewshire derby

defender stelios demetriou had a renfrewshire derby to remember renfrewshire derby to remember after having a bounty bar thrown at him. a member of the morton home support hit the cypriot as the sides played out a 1—1 draw. demetriou reacted by picking up the bar and eating it as he was preparing to take a throw in. that's all from sportsday with me will perry. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is susie boniface, columnist at the daily mirror, and the public affairs consultant, alex deane. good to see you both, happy new year

and all that. thank you. hello. the i takes a closer look at the ongoing pressure facing the nhs this winter, and health secretaryjeremy hunt's apology for having to cancel tens of thousands of non—urgent surgeries until the end of the month. the times leads on one of the many explosive claims included in a new book about the tram presidency, taking special interest in a claim that tony blair warned donald trump's aids that british intelligence may have spied on him. the guardian reports on a call by the leader of the local council in winter to get rid of rough sleepers by the time of the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. the telegraph says the environment secretary, michael gove, will announce plans forfarmers to be rewarded for opening up the countryside to the public and enhancing the environment after brexit. it also shows a windswept dog called ‘cookie' soaking up storm eleanor‘s gale force gusts on the beach at heacham in norfolk. the metro takes a more ominous look at storm eleanor, with an image of porthcawl in south wales.

and the metro also celebrates the lottery win of a cab driving widower, who scooped £24 million without matching all the numbers on his ticket. that is also on the front page of the mirror, with the lotto winner celebrating, surrounded by five daughters. and the story of the homeless man originally branded a hero following the manchester arena attack, having pleaded guilty to stealing some of the victims's possessions. the financial times leads with fears over britain's asset management industry — and its vulnerability to eu countries after brexit. the express has a weather story. —10 in some areas warning that we were facing a week—long chill. you know where you are with the express has topped in the middle of winter. you know where you are with the times as well because we will start with that, susie. blair warns well because we will start with that, susie. blairwarns trump well because we will start with that, susie. blair warns trump uk may have spied on him. all of this is part of an explosive new book by the journalist writer michael wolff in the states that is coming out

next week. all kinds of claims. this isa next week. all kinds of claims. this is a very interesting one to stop they are all very interesting, and i have to warn the viewer here... the viewer? the viewers, or 15 million of them, susie! i always thought about the viewer, and the listener on the radio. the reader when i'm writing the papers. ok, we get it! the issue is that many of the people he has interviewed have a reputation for, shall we say, misleading the public. tony blair also has that reputation, allegedly, when it comes to dossiers. allegedly. we have someone to dossiers. allegedly. we have someone who has misled the public and is being investigated by the fbi telling michael wolff someone else who has misled the public are said to him. journalistically speaking, you can't really nail anything down. we can talk about the claims but not the definite truth of anything in particular. the claim is tony blair

tipped off the trump administration that in the run—up to the election, the national security agency in the united states was buying on the trump team. needless to say, both the white house and trump's spokesman denied it was his. i believe tony blair who said it and i believe tony blair who said it and i believe it happen. he it didn't happen.