hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines: theresa may's brexit deal — a senior minister suggests mps could have a ‘free vote‘, and rejects a further referendum. let me tell you that there if there is another referendum, which i don't think there will, people will immediately demand that there is a best—of—3. a 5—year—old boy becomes the third victim of a house fire in nottinghamshire. his mother and eight—year old sister died yesterday. bad weather is blamed for a fall in the number of high street shoppers on one of the busiest days before christmas. environmental groups criticise the deal struck at a un climate conference in poland, saying it doesn't go far enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm damian johnson.

ahead on the programme... two goals from substitute xerdan shaqiri help liverpool beat manchester united and return to the top of the premier league. struggling southampton end arsenal's 22—match unbeaten run to snatch a precious victory on new manager ralph hassenhuttl‘s home debut. and hibernian stun celtic to stop the champions regaining top spot in the scottish premiership table. also coming up from us tonight... leicester tigers‘ hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the champions cup are all but over after defeat at home to racing 92. hello and welcome to sportsday.

two late goals from substitute xerdan shaqiri gave liverpool victory over manchester united to take them back to the top of the premier league. it means they remain unbeaten in the league and leaves united 19 points adrift of their big rivals. james burford reports. these two sides are used to running the gauntlet. it is a rivalry united have edged over the passage of time, but this new wave of liverpool players is focused on the march towards history. a midfielder was offered his first taste of the fixture, and while his early shot flew inches wide, the floated pass the sadio mane was inch perfect. never before had liverpool's front three found the net against manchester united. no longer. this, though, was farfrom sealed. the beauty of the premier league is that a crown can slip at any moment. jesse lingard couldn't believe his luck, applying the finishing touch after something of a double fault from the goalkeeper. xerdan shaqiri has been used

to coming off the bench this season, but this cameo would become more of a starring role, a change that changed the game not once but twice. a gem in the liverpool team, and a thorn in united's site. this was a performance deserving of the premier league's top team. united's was a performance that poses real questions. fantastic game, the whole 93 or 95 minutes. we were in charge and dominated the game and played football against an unbelievably strong side. we came a bit up to stay in the game, which we do, and in the second half, we did it and did it, we were annoying. and then xerdan shaqiri got these two goals, it was brilliant. every player is fast and aggressive.

the transitions are phenomenal. we had some difficulties to cope with. we balance the game after the 1—1. the whole game in the second half was when the game was progressively dying, was i think probably a huge percentage of the ones in the stadium would feel it was going to end with 1—1. arsenal's long unbeaten run came to an end against struggling southampton. they lost 3—2 at st marys in what was saints manager ralph hasenhuttl‘s first home match in charge. joe lynskey reports. southampton‘s descent down the table has led them to the alps. they have the league's first austrian manager. he has promised to change the mood with football of high—energy, and it seems the target practice is working. the southampton start caught

everyone off guard, but arsenal this season have new—found resolve. henrikh mkhitaryan‘s header was the response you would expect from a side 22 games unbeaten. in danny ings, saints have a player who could resurrect their season. for nearly two years, he has been sidelined with injuries, now his career is taking flight again. 2—1, but back came arsenal. this time, mkhitaryan‘s deflected finish had a more cruel field. it would poise the game for southampton‘s liftoff moment. very proud how they showed today how focused they were, and how uncompromising, and when we had the chance, also how merciless they were to get these three points. and i think it was a fantastic moment, 3—2, and we showed it was

unbelievable and fantastic atmosphere, and it is a special feeling here to win a match. this is football, and sometimes, with a match like today, we won. and today also, we lost. our way is clear. but we came into this match with a good spirit. doing the analysis, we will see what we can improve and do better. but our way isa improve and do better. but our way is a good way, and we need to continue. meanwhile along the south coast, chelsea beat brighton 2—1. they were two up at half time thanks to goals from pedro and eden hazard. solly march pulled one back for brighton but it wasn't enough. chelsea stay fourth — they're now three points ahead of arsenal. my

my mind was clear that the last five minutes was a problem for us. because they are a physical team, with the long ball in the box, for as it is a problem to defend. but i think that we played a very good match. tottenham and england midfielder end to eric dier has had his appendix removed and is expected to return to training in the new year. spurs beat burnley i—o to return to training in the new year. spurs beat burnley 1—0 to keep up year. spurs beat burnley 1—0 to keep up the pressure at the top of the table. in the scottish premiership — celtic missed out on going back to the top of the table — they were beaten 2—0 at hibernian. they took the lead within 46 seconds — vykintas slivka alert to slip past the celtic defence and make it 1—0. then in the second half, celtic were caught on the counter attack and florian kamberi sealed the win for eighth placed hibs. celtic‘s busy schedule perhaps taking its toll. rangers are back on top of the table on goal difference ahead

of kilmarnock after a 1—0 win at home to hearts. daniel candeias scored the goal afterjust three minutes. leicester's hopes of reaching the champions cup knockout stages are all but over after defeat by racing 92 at welford road. the french side remain unbeaten at the top of pool four after a bonus—point win. craig templeton reports when you haven't won a game since october, the last thing you need is two games against the mighty racing. leicester were beaten by the parisians' fast up last weekend. it felt like deja vu. the feeling became a reality that's bernard larue found himself with the freedom of the stadium. george ford found the tackle, but...

they found the line. this woke up the tigers, and they had an attack of their own. george worth was the man to restore some pride. but any thoughts of a fightback were taken too literally. an elbow was raised, the yellow card prompted his eyebrows to do the same. there were no tries in the second half and amos couldn't allow that. his last—minute leap secured not only the bonus point but leicester's eighth defeat in a row, and surely any hopes of european progress. craig templeton, bbc news. in pool five, edinburgh remain top after victory over newcastle falcons at kingston park. two second—half tries from james johnstone and this from duhan van der merve sealed the win, 21 points to eight the final score. that leaves newcastle third in the table but they can still qualify for the quarterfinals. montpelier beat toulon in the day's other game. there were two gold—medal winning performances for great britain on the final day of the track cycling world cup in london. katie archibald and laura kenny dominated the women's maddison, with kenny coming through to seal

the win with this final sprint and take the team medal. matt walls then went on to claim gold in the men's omnium. walls won the final points race to claim top spot on the podium. let's round up some of the day's other stories. england's hockey players have had to settle for fourth again at the world cup in india. they were totally outclassed by australia in the bronze medal match. it finished 8—1. tom craig scored a hattrick for the aussies. belgium won gold after beating the netherlands 3—2 on penalties after the final finished goaless. olympic bronze medallist bianca walkden successfully defended her title at the taekwondo world grand slam. the two—time world champion says she'll spend her prize money on buying another pizzeria — while lauren williams, who also won gold in her weight division earlier — plans to pay off her parents‘ mortgage. justin rose has failed in his bid to end the year

as the world's number one golfer. he needed to finish in the top 12 at the indonesian masters after starting the day tied in fourth place. but rose had a nightmare final round. he needed an eagle at the last to earn top spot in the rankings but had to settle for tied 17th. brooks koepka finishes 2018 as number one in the world. katie taylor produced a dominant display in new york to beat eva wahlstrom and successfully defend her ibf and wba world lightweight titles. taylor won each of the ten rounds at madison square garden to beat her finnish opponent — who is already a world champion in a different weight division. meanwhile, canelo alvarez is now world champion at three weights. that's after he beat liverpool's rocky fielding at madison square garden. fielding was knocked down four times before the fight was stopped in the third round. translation: the plan we had

was to hurt the body. i think he committed an error by beginning to exchange with me. that is what i worked on, to hit the body hard, and thank god, everything went well. i never shied away from the challenge. i said, yeah, madison square garden, it has been a great week. i have met some great people. you know, i dared to be great, lived the dream. i will come back again. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening on bbc news. next, it's time for click. the children at this north london school have invited lara and me to learn about one of the most important events in british history. it has been 100 years since the first women

in the uk were able to vote in a general election. and this vr experience is attempting to demonstrate how important it is to make your voice heard. and now repeat after me, this is my voice. all: this is my voice. before the suffragettes, a woman had to know her place. make noise is an eight minute interactive animated documentary story which you use your voice to interact with and it's about the story of the suffragettes. i walked down the strand and the first shop i came to, which was a jeweller's, bang went my hammer through the window. in the early 20th century the british suffragette movement fought for the right of women to vote by protesting and damaging buildings, all the while facing ridicule and anger in the media. sing a note and make

a monument with your voice. holding for as long as you can. and that's something that seemed to resonate with everyone in the room. yes, it did make me feel quite self—conscious to simply make noise, but that was the whole point — for both the female, and maybe more importantly, male participants. reminding everyone of the importance of their voice being heard and valued. what did you think of the experience today? really good and epic. how much of a difference do you think it made learning about a subject like this in vr? i know more about history compared to other games. we can understand it rather than looking at old footage, which makes it seem as though it's boring. if we this way it is more fun watch. when we think about the suffragettes we think about these women,

in starched, neat clothing, and we think they're not us. and actually when you hear what they say and the way that they say it and they are giggling and punk as hell, you think, ok, actually you can teach me something about how