and it's just amazing to know that we, as young people, got that opportunity. did anyone get really emotional? yes. yeah. yes, still red! cheering and applause. and earlier today, mrs obama re—visited a school in north london — a place where she says she was first inspired to focus on education during her time as the first lady. it gives me a level of focus and determination in the work that i do when i get to see you all up close. and as i said then, you remind me of me, in all of the fears and all the challenges that you face. it's notjust these girls who are inspired by michelle obama's personal story. herjourney from a working—class neighbourhood in chicago all the way to the white house has captivated millions of people all over the world. it was really good and inspiring. it was just so amazing to see michelle obama up so close. and how did you find

today's assembly? it was really inspiring to look up to her as a role model and to remember the past memories that she created with us in our school. a role model for girls past and present. she may no longer be the first lady, but michelle obama continues to be an inspiration for many. adina campbell, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. here's kirsty. what does the speaker's contempt ruling mean for the government's brexit plan? the government will put its case live, as will the opposition. join me now on bbc two. meanwhile, here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight...

luka modric breaks a decade of dominance from ronaldo and messi to win the ballon d'or. southampton give mark hughes his marching orders afterjust one win from m premier league games this season. and ronnie o'sullivan puts aside talk of a snooker revolution — to cruise into the fourth round of the uk championship. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along. the decade of domination is over. cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi have won every edition of football's coveted ballon d'or award since 2008 but tonight that duopoly has been broken by luka modric.

he guided croatia to the world cup final and helped real madrid win a third successive champions league title. we can hear from we can hearfrom him now. we can hear from him now. people are now finally... they wanted to look at something else and i think this isa at something else and i think this is a victory for football tonight and i'm happy that i have the winner but this award is for all these players that probably deserved to win it but they didn't. the lyon and norway striker ada hegerberg won the inaugural women's award. she's had a brilliant year, scoring in the champions league final as lyon won it

for the third year running. there was controversy though, when she was asked to twerk by the host, have a watch. just in the last few minutes — the dj martin solveig has apologised on social media. "sincere apologies to the one i may have offended. "my point was: i don't invite women to twerk "but dance on a sinatra song. mark hughes has become the second premier league manager to lose his job this season — sent packing by southampton after eight months on the south coast. it looks like he's going to be replaced by this man — ralph hasenhuttl who recently managed rb leipzig in the bundesliga. he'll have a lot of work to do — southampton are currently in the relegation zone, and after once being held up as the example of premier league

stability they're now having a pretty big wobble. as patrick gearey reports. another saint goes marching out. with mark hughes‘s departure, they are now looking for their fifth manager in two and a half years. all that in the club thought to be the epitome of stability. and though they took a point off manchester united at the weekend, they only have nine from 14 games. i want the players to realise and see the club for how i see it. it is a fantastic club with fantastic support. fantastic training facility and everybody at the stadium wants everyone on the pitch to do well. i just want the players to grasp that and understand what it is and what we are about here. southampton have been held up as a shining beacon of how to be a promoted premier league club. a sunlit rise to the top. they then appointed pochettino. it all felt useful and hopeful, but the problem, other people wanted a slice. adam lallana and luke shaw left. since then, nearly £200 million

worth of players have gone. initially, theyjust went back to the well and drew up some more players, lacking the gloss of the bigger name personalities. but of late, that has dried up. last month, the manager in charge of equipment left the club. now, the manager has followed. so which direction is the southampton way? very much trying to get a contract in time to get that recruitment of players. and hopefully having a long—term basis and bring stability back to the club and hopefully bring that success back to the football club that we have seen under some of the previous managers. southampton have six league games this month. then the transfer window opens. a new boss could turn things around fast, but at this time of year, it can get dark very quickly. england will face netherlands in the semi—final

of the nations league nextjune. the finals are being held in portugal next summer and the hosts are also involved, they‘ re playing switzerland. england qualified for the nations league semi—finals by finishing top of a group containing croatia and spain. we have seen the impact a successful national team can have on the nation last summer and we have also seen the belief that has been bred into the belief that has been bred into the young players from winning at youth levels. for the senior team to now be knocking on the door of latter stages of major finals is crucial for us latter stages of major finals is crucialfor us and latter stages of major finals is crucial for us and we want to go beyond where we went last summer and we are in the mix for what is a really important staging post in our development. how about this for an absolute howler in the fa cup? this is guiseley ‘keeperjoe green being badly caught out as the national league north side lost 2—1 to fleetwood town from league one. not one that he'll look back on with any fondness. fleetwood then are in the third round. the draw for which was made tonight,

and the biggest winners could be solihull moors — if they beat blackpool they will host arsenal. a similarly big tie for southport or tranmere, the winners will play spurs. woking of the national league have got watford at home. and leicester are going to wales to play either wrexham or newport. full draw on the bbc sport website and app. let's have a run through some of today's other sports stories. the fa have charged arsenal and tottenham with failing to control their players in the north london derby following eric dier‘s goal celebrations at the emirates yesterday. arsenal went on to win 4—2. jurgen klopp has also been charged by the fa after running on the pitch to celebrate liverpool's late win over everton in the merseyside derby. he has to answer a charge of misconduct. england will stage the 2021

uefa womens european championship. 16 teams will take part with group matches played at eight venues across the country with the final held at wembley. ronnie o'sullivan‘s desire to form a "champions league—style" breakaway series of snooker events is "nonsensical", according to world snooker chairman barry hearn. o'sullivan said yesterday he was unhappy with the number of events and the travelling required. it suits the players who lose early, but it doesn't suit the other players who get to the finals, it is not just one trip players who get to the finals, it is notjust one trip to china for four tournaments, it is five trips. eventually that catches up on you and you end up with someone like higgins who is burned out. we can go back to our reporter in

paris where the ballon d'or has happened. yes, a couple of big winners, luka modric, the first winners, luka modric, the first winner who was not cristiano ronaldo oi’ winner who was not cristiano ronaldo or lionel messi in ten years. luka modric breaking the decade of dominance. moderate led croatia to the world cup final in russia and he also helped real madrid to a third consecutive champions league title —— luka modric red. he said he would have swapped this for a world cup winner's middle. and this is the first time we have had a women's ballon d'or. the lyon and norway striker ada hegerberg won the inaugural women's award. the award was slightly overshadowed

when the dj on stage asked her if she couldn't work —— if she could twerk but she says she has not taken any offence and she would like this award to inspire young girls to do what she does. thanks forjoining us. that's all from sportsday. 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 arejessica elgot, political correspondent at the guardian and dia chakravarty, the brexit editor at the telegraph. thanks forjoining us. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. "act now or face the collapse

of civilisation" — writes the i, the stark warning from sir david attenborough — who earlier today addressed the un climate conference in poland. the daily telegraph leads with a photograph of carl beech — who, after the lifting of a reporting restriction, has been named as the man who claimed he was the victim of an alleged vip paedophile ring. in a damming report, mps accuse rail bosses of adding "insult to injury" with an increase in fares for passengers who have faced a year of timetable chaos — that's according to the metro. the times carries the same story — writing that mps also blame transport secretary, chris grayling for the commuter misery — saying he failed to avert the timetable crisis. a top executive at glencore will leave the miner and commodity trader by the end of the year — reports the ft — amid growing pressure from regulators over assets he once ran in the democratic republic of congo. the daily mail dedicates its front page to its christmas campaign, calling for volunteers to help the nhs — it says three days after the first put out the appeal,

11,000 people have signed up. michelle obama's visit to an inner—london girls‘ school makes the front page of the guardian — the former first lady told pupils that she still has impostor syndrome and that it never goes away. and the daily star claims phrases like "taking the bull by the horns" are — in the paper's words — "at risk of dying out" because using them might offend vegans. laughter what is going on at fleet street? that is a good story. we will probably do it at 1130, probably, but we will start with the i, act 110w but we will start with the i, act now 01’ but we will start with the i, act now orface but we will start with the i, act now or face the collapse of civilisation, says sir david

attenborough. he is a superb natural scientist and he is making this warning at the climate change talks in poland. it puts some of the other front pages into perspective, act 110w front pages into perspective, act now 01’ front pages into perspective, act now orface front pages into perspective, act now or face the collapse of civilisation, especially when you are talking about phrases dying out like take the bull by the horns or even brexit. he is talking about taking urgent action to address climate change. the un secretary—general gave a stark warning that it is already a matter of life and death and that we are at the stage where this might be causing death, climate change, so this is not a positive message. he uses language like, we are facing the collapse of civilisation, the worst threat to the planet for thousands of years, is that the kind

of language that is actually going to make an impression on people?m depends on how we then interpret that into policies. i was looking at the global data. i'm originally from bangladesh, and you have the capital of bangladesh is meant to be the third most polluted city in the world according to data from the who, and you think, these are also countries who are really facing the brunt of climate change, bangladesh has a sea rise and, just on the delta, horrific for people and it has been on the cusp for a long time but these are also countries trying to get on their own two feet and developing rapidly. there are immediate gains that people who have beenin immediate gains that people who have been in poverty for a very long time feel from these