hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says it's time to build a cross—party consensus on brexit as the church of england calls for national reconciliation. an investigation is under way after a woman and her eight year old daughter died in a house fire in nottinghamshire. over 60,000 protestors take to the streets in france clashing with police in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. staff are ‘working hard' to track down all the animals after a fire at chester zoo. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me lizzie greenwood—hughes and jeanette kwa kye the headlines this evening... back on top!

goals from gabrieljesus and raheem sterling push manchester city back to the top of the premier league. heartbreak for england men's hockey team — just mising out on a place in the world cup final. european perfection. saracens‘ winning streak continues in the rugby champions cup. what's coming up on the show. let's start with the football. manchester city are back on top of the premier league, for at least the next 2a hours. after a 3—1victory at home over everton. gabrieljesus ended his goal drought scoring twice to help seal city's 10th consecutive home win in the league this season. patrick geary reports. 0ne

one from the winter collection, stylish but substantial, the way he likes his football. in this whether you do not want to be exposed but briefly manchester city were. they might have shaken. —2 in the air. time to turn the heat up. gabriel jesus i , his first in the league. an extra layer of comfort and celebration. damage limitation now for most teams, not ever attend. there is a new adventure about them this season and he made this interesting again for about four minutes. city responded with raheem sterling, with almost immediate success. after a week in the headlines, i2 almost immediate success. after a week in the headlines, 12 goals this season. week in the headlines, 12 goals this season. city can defrost and dry off back at the top of the table. the question is not if we are

consistent, we won again after the champions league, we had two days more or less to do two days and it is complicated and the people respond in a marvellous way. we can see the goal, the second goal in the second half, and the match like the first goal, and after the 2—1 for us, ina first goal, and after the 2—1 for us, in a moment we were better in the second because the second goal we we re the second because the second goal we were in our box, and they did better in that moment. let's catch up on the rest of the day's action, lizzie. tottenham stayed in touch of the top two after sneaking a late win against burnley. they only did it in injury time. christien eriksen scored the only goal in injury time at wembley.

the substitute finally finding the breakthrough after it looked like burnley were going to hold—on for a draw. here is the first manager. always pushing and until today, that showed great beliefs and faith in the way that we play and try, that isi the way that we play and try, that is i think the most, you can win or you can lose, football is like that but you need to accept and try it like we are trying and playing in the way that we are playing. i think all of this is possible. we did not come in thinking it would be a walk in the park, and they have got away from us because of bias. it is because of them, they've knocked on the door enough and they got a win in the end. a lot of the performance today was right, it was against brighton and newcastle, we let ourselves down once again powerless but there have been a lot of good

sites. it is notjust about good sides, it is about wins. now i know it's too early to talk about 6 pointers — but today's game at the john smith's stadium between huddersfield and newcastle felt a bit like that. both sides struggling this season. both in need of a win. and the result went the way of newcastle. salomon rondon with the only goal against the run of play. huddersfield let down again by their inability to score, they stay in the relegation zone. rafa benitez has said every game for newcastle now is a final. this is what he said after the match. isaid so i said so many times this group of player they deserve a lot of credit. come today they worked really hard in the first half we gave the ball away but in the second half we were much better organised and stronger and scored one goal and then you have to create i2 and scored one goal and then you have to create 12 more players against a team that was pushing and

pushing from the beginning. the most important thing is to except to be is appointed and to be a little frustrated as well but the most important thing is this is what you do. we played 17 games and we do not have enough points so far but it is in the middle of the competition. middle of the competition but they need to start winning. and another teen that needs to start winning our fallam. fulham are still firmly rooted to the bottom of the table — they lost again — this time 2—0 to the in—form west ham in the late kick off. it's west ham's fourth consecutive win, and robert snodgrass scored for the second successive game with this well—taken shot from 20 yards. before michail antonio found himself one on one with the fulham goalkeeper sergio rico. fulham remain in search of a first clean sheet of the season. so a quick look at all of today's results. crystal palace had a rare victory without wilfried zaha — beating leicester i—0. watford held off a late cardiff comeback to win 3—2 and wolves beat bournmeouth 2—0. let's have a look at the tables.

so here is the top of the table — manchester city back on top but for how long? if liverpool beat manchester united tomorrow they'll go back in front. chelsea and arsenal are also in action tomorow. west ham into the top half of the table above watford on goal difference. the bottom half of the table is largely unchanged. fulham stay bottom, the only english team yet to keep a clean sheet this season. southampton play arsenal tomorrow... and huddersfield and burnley are unchanged. newcastle are now 6 points clear of the drop zone... that could be vital come may. that is today's premier league. more results from the rest of todays football — jeanette... norwich have missed out on the chance to return to the top of the championship after a 2—2 draw at bristol city.

norwich took the lead through a marco stiepermann but bristol city scored two quick goals either side of half—time, as callum 0'dowda's goal gave them the lead. but norwich came back 12 minutes from time after max aarons headed in from close range to rescue a point. norwich are a point behind leaders leeds. and that's because leeds went top after a 1—0 win at bolton. there were 2—2 draws at aston villa and blackburn. wins today also for hull city, ipswich, preston, qpr and swansea. rotherham and reading drew. just three games in the scottish premiership today to tell you about and it's kilmarnock back on top of the scottish premiership after a 3—1 victory over dundee. aberdeen were 2—1 winners at saint mirren and motherwell also won 2—1 at saintjohnstone. celtic and rangers both play tomorrow. plenty more to come but let's quickly round up some of the day's other stories now and justin rose is on course to finish the year as world number one. he needs to finish in the top 12

at the indonesian masters. all the players had to contend with strong winds today but rose finished the third round one under, nine under overall to put him fourth and on for the end of season top spot. virat kholi helps india recover in the 2nd test against australia. the captain hit an unbeaten 82 in perth as they closed on 172 for 3, trailing by 154 runs. five british fighters, are going for gold tomorrow at the taekwondo world grand slam in china. double 0lympic champion jade jones was the first to make it through beating croatia's marija stetic by golden point. all the action is being streamed live on the bbc sport website and red button. and britain has won the silver medal in the madison at the track cycling world cup, as the team of mat walls and fred wright finished behind denmark. england men's hopes of winning the hockey world cup are crushed

after a comprehensive 6—0 defeat to belgium in india. hoping to make their first final in over 30 years, the belgians proved too strong for danny kerry's side. england will now play for 3rd place against australia tomorrow. a european clash to decide a place ina a european clash to decide a place in a world cup final, a potential third for england. a very first for belgium. this was sure to be a belter. belgium took the all—important lead, belter. belgium took the all—importa nt lead, striking belter. belgium took the all—important lead, striking a blow to england's chances, just before warning that belgium are not here for niceties. these guys had previously penalty corner so this was always going to be dangerous. eight affliction and the third goal of the tournament. even with one of the biggest howlers of the competition, the belgians were dealing the blows from nowhere. he had a third. hugs and pats all round

and the date deftly belong to belgium. but the thrashing was not over, first the hendrix experience. england's viewed chances to test the keeper, and with six on the score sheet, belgium were flying to the first ever world cup final, leaving england to wonder where it all went wrong. well earlier i spoke to england's ian sloan, and asked him why the side haven't been able to go that extra step forward to the final. i think this is the third consecutive semifinal and world cups. but i should say we have not managed to make that next step to the final, which we were really disappointed not to have done this time around. but i think tomorrow if you got a bronze medal match against australia, we have not one that in a very long time. so it will be belgium against the netherlands in the final after the dutch overcame australia in a dramatic four—three penalty shootout win.

australia came back from 2—0 down with a last—minute equaliser in regulation time but dutch goalkeeper pirmin blaak denied daniel beale the decisive penalty in sudden death. 0nto rugby union and saracens maintained their 100% record in this year's european champions cup, beating cardiff 26—14 and ending the welsh team's hopes of reaching the knock out stages. glasgow could still make the last 8, they're second in the pool after a 21—10 bonus point win over lyon and wasps suffered at the hands of an ubeaten toulouse 42—27. joe lynsky rounds up the action for us. it was back in the spring when they we re it was back in the spring when they were last defeated, since april the ist they have gone 21 games 1st they have gone 21 games unbeaten. cardiff had six days to work it out butjust like last sunday's meeting with saracens, no preparation seems enough. this was

the third try against the blues this week and already it had a polarised look to it. they needed to win to have a chance of qualifying. the tribe had half—time optimism but when saracens at band together they can feel impossible to stop. jamie george kept control enough for the trite and his team found control of the match. for saracens it is for european wins from four. to catch up with them in the pool, glasgow will need all the december dedication and it is days like this that feel in the city complain about their plastic pitch. in the ice and freezing wayne... rain, there was still a service to celebrate on. the second try of the game and though leon bought back, these are conditions to suit the scottish side. despite the ambition the fight is overfor wasps. in side. despite the ambition the fight is over for wasps. in toulouse they based the side playing some of the

miracle rugby. watch the handling resurrect this opportunity. he finished the masterpiece off. there will not be too many better than not this weekend in europe. the english side will make this match one of the most competitive of the weekend and three tries in 27 points is not enough to revive their qualifying hopes. toulouse's forwarding has them unbeaten and wasps let behind at the bottom of the group. their champions ambition has slipped away. in other matches... leinster claimed a bonus—point victory over bath, prevailing 112—15 in their champions cup pool 0ne match at the aviva stadium. adam byrne scored leinster‘s bonus—point try, making it four in the first half, after being set—up byjohnny sexton, who also chipped in with five successful conversions, as leinster closed the gap on leaders toulouse to two points. meanwhile, munster fell to a 13—12 defeat against

the french side castres in their champions cup match. it may be defeat, but they gain a losing bonus point and so stay top of their pool. also coming up in the programme... can rocky fielding upset the odds? we hearfrom the liverpudlian boxer getting ready for the biggest fight of his career in new york tonight. plus we hear from the 84 year old grandmother who's found a new lease of life skydiving. the opening race of this season's formula e championship was won by portugal's antonio felix da costa in saudi arabia. the 12 race all—electric series is being billed as more exciting than ever after the increased battery life means cars can run for the whole race. jack nicholls was watching for bbc sport. the new formula e season was a voyage into the unknown, not only with a new car and circuit, but it

had been wet for every session up to the race so no one knew what would happen. bmw started in pole position and went on to win the race but not before he was overtaken by the reigning champion. who was later handed aid drive—through penalty for a technical infringement but recovered up to second. after the first race it was a typically frantic beginning to the formula e season. the use of the whip in horse racing could be banned within a few years. senior figures within racing are thought to be planning for that eventuality in order to improve the sport's public image. high profile races are going to receive particularly close scrutiny and a new penalty structure for over—using the whip, will be announced next month. meanwhile today one of the hurdling's greats was retired at cheltenham. the new one was pulled—up in the intrnational hurdle. the nigel twiston—davies trained 10—year—old won 20 races in his career, including 6 at cheltenham, winning over a million pounds in prize money. british boxer rocky fielding will defend his wba world super middleweight title

against canelo alvarez in the early hours of sunday morning at madison square garden. the liverpudlian will face the highest—paid fighter in boxing, in an attempt to upset the odds, as alvarez — who has been defeated just once in 53 bouts, starts as the firm favourite in new york. but 31—year old fielding says he is relishing the challenge. i was here three years ago, i was sitting right up at the top there, watching a knicks game, and one day dreaming ofa watching a knicks game, and one day dreaming of a fight here. i came here as a champion and that is what champions do, they win and defend wherever they need to defend and this is a great opportunity and i am really ha p py this is a great opportunity and i am really happy to be here. i am grateful so thank you for the support and i will see you saturday. translation: lori and history and

legacy are very important to me. i do not care about what the critics think about how easy this fight is. i know what i have in front of me andl i know what i have in front of me and i am prepared for it. i am prepared to make history. —— glory. rugby league now and they may be more than ten thousand miles from home, but hull fc‘s pacific island players say they won't let that stop them from celebrating the festive period together in style. this year they've planned a christmas day party to make up for being away from their extended families. matt dean has been to find out more. back it is just another sunny day, it could be anywhere from 30 to a0 degrees and not many people are bothered about making a traditional roast. christmas will not be the same for these players this year, unable to return home with the new season unable to return home with the new season a few weeks away but it will not stop them from having fun. we will get together with about six or

seven foreigners here who are in the same boat in all away from their families and we will try this. i do not know if anyone will dress up as sa nta not know if anyone will dress up as santa but there could be a black sa nta santa but there could be a black santa hovering around the area. they are both proud of their heritage so when cyclone peter caused devastation on the island earlier this year, one was granted compassionate leave to help with clean—up operations. he says it affected him personally. clean—up operations. he says it affected him personallylj clean—up operations. he says it affected him personally. i saw how happy they were even after their house was destroyed, and kids were still running around and playing in the street and laughing and smiling. best thing i got from it was as long as you have your family and people who love you around you, you will always be happy. i am trying to live my life like that everyday. the seasonis my life like that everyday. the season is weeks away and these players while away from home are

happy for their lot in life. religious people and just a reminder that it religious people and just a reminder thatitis religious people and just a reminder that it is not about gives and everything but a celebration of life and of faith. the players will also be counting were that there blessings 1's festivities are done. the good thing about being over here in england is you do not have to buy for your siblings and parents, in england is you do not have to buy foryour siblings and parents, so in england is you do not have to buy for your siblings and parents, so we just look after our end of the —— out just look after our end of the —— our own just look after our end of the —— our own families. and save some money. it's over three years since sir ap mccoy retired from professional racing, but next week the 20—time champion jockey will be back in the saddle for a charity event at the olympia horse of the year show. ahead of that mccoy, has been giving a few tips to some of the next generation ofjockeys. nick hope reports from ascot. all i ever wanted to do was be a

jockey. retirement as hard, when you look to when one of the great sporting events, it is irreplaceable to try to find something to replace the buzz. he clearly misses the thrill of racing but he has discovered a new passion by guiding some of the next generation of jockeys who will be in the shetland p°ny jockeys who will be in the shetland pony grand national at olympia next week. it is great to get kids involved in our sport and if you can give a little bit back and get those kids interested, it is brilliant. give a little bit back and get those kids interested, it is brilliantm was really exciting to meet the championjockey. was really exciting to meet the champion jockey. every part of the race you need to be thinking... he told us his tactics when he was a jockey and how how the start and end are most important. what is the most special part? winning properly. i would love to be starting off again.

the days of his glory maybe memories out but the jockey has enjoyed an active retirement and will be back in the saddle for this year's olympia taking on a different jumping talent. it is a great event asajump jumping talent. it is a great event as a jump jockey, the atmosphere is amazing. luckily we won in this year we have a boys against the girls seem. it is a good competition but the most important thing is you when. it may be for charity but clearly that nor retirement have dulled his desire to ride winners. he is an incredible horseman and that shell is on the bbc, on monday or tuesday next week. olympia horse show. from one inspirational story to another. it's about an 8a—year—old grandmother who's hoping to change the lives of people like her, who have multiple sclerosis. glen mills has been using

a wheelchair for 20 years — but when she gets into a windtunnel — she is an extremely graceful skydiver. mike bushell went along to find out a thing or two. ready for take—off. 8a—year—old glen mills has spent over two decades in a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis, and other health problems. all that changes when she puts on her sky diving suit and throws caution to the wind. before i was fairly sedentary in my chair and there were so few things that i could do and the moment i sat in there and felt the wind on my face, it was such a great feeling of freedom. it changed my life completely. glenn has now completed over six hours of flying time in the wind tunnel and says it has helped her to such an extent physically,

and mentally, you can see how independent she has become in here that she says as a result she has movement back in her knees and legs once again. better than any medication because you did such a high, it is almost like euphoria for me. when i get and there. i am reliant on nobody, i can get movement and my need, i can turn both knees and get in and out of the chair. she then watched me struggling to match her graceful movement as i battled to keep my position and glide in the driving u pwa rd position and glide in the driving upward wind. it is thought having to control your body shape in such conditions is what has helped her and wiped the ms society hope others follow her example. i think she is an inspiration. she is amazing. back in the doctors would advise people not to exercise because they thought they been multiple sclerosis worse but now we know the opposite is

true. does not have to be skydiving it to be something as gentle as gardening. every case is different but she has taken inspiration from the british athletes training around her. he lost his legs and an explosion while serving in the army and has gone on to compete in world championships and is the first para athlete to get and is the first para athlete to get a silver medal and an able—bodied world event. from being in the restricted environment on the ground to suddenly being without any restrictions, it is an amazing feeling for me. it is like breaking out of prison almost and is being in this completely free environment. the skies are opening up in an extreme way for glenn thinks to virtual reality goggles and a chance to do ina virtual reality goggles and a chance to do in a team for when suit fly.

it took been where i wanted to, i love it. i am just going to you going. they may have to take off —— me out of here first. what a lady. that is all from sports they. will have more throughout the evening. goodbye. much better weather on the way through tomorrow and for a few good hours yet we have the effects of storm deirdre and one of the biggest impact has come from the freezing rain. this is what it hits like on the trees and imagine what it is like on the road, very dangerous and unusual across our shores. we have amber warnings of and some snow. look at the snow first of all and that is mainly for scotla nd first of all and that is mainly for scotland and most of it is going to be going to the north of the central belt but upwards into a goat part of northern england, eyes warnings well into the night. moving into the snowy conditions across scotland and

we have a bit of snow and some eyes across southern parts of scotland, most of the snow falling is going to be north of the central belt. we get some squall like showers coming in behind that and most of the snow over the hills and it could be as much as 20 cm haven't fallen —— having fallen. most of the snow will be over the higher ground and moving further south into the northeast of england very treacherous at the moment, the ice has turned to snow which will lingualfor moment, the ice has turned to snow which will lingual for another hour or so which will lingual for another hour orso and which will lingual for another hour or so and that will push his way away again. we have winds really picking up for a short while on the coast of northwest wales and gusts reaching 75 mph. most of the england and wales become dry later on in the night as well and again a little bit milder as well. temperatures taking up milder as well. temperatures taking up because we milder as well. temperatures taking up because we are milder as well. temperatures taking up because we are drawing in a south—westerly wind. it could be a bit tricky first thing across the higher roots and we will get more

sunshine, sunday morning for england and wales it will turn a bit more cloudy and get the showers along with spells of rain coming into wells and western parts of england. those temperatures will be higher than today and will be a milder day and will not be as wendy and a weather will be better than has been today. improvement as we head into monday and otherwise a bright and sunny start. wind will pick up and introduce a few showers and western areas ahead of the main band of rain coming in from the atlantic into the northwest later on in the day. wendy yes but south—westerly and those temperatures could reach double figures in glasgow and to belfast. as we look ahead wet and windy for many areas on tuesday, and then on wednesday sunshine and some showers. this is bbc news,

i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 8pm: the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says it's time to build a cross—party consensus on brexit, as the church of england calls for national reconciliation. an investigation is under way after a woman and her eight—year—old daughter died in a house fire in nottinghamshire. over 60,000 protestors take to the streets in france, clashing with police, in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. staff are ‘working hard‘ to track down all the animals after a fire at chester zoo. and coming up, a special programme looking back at the commemorations throughout the year of the armistice centenary. that‘s at 8.30pm on bbc news.