of scotland as the day goes on. away from that, a lot of fine dry weather to be had, light winds the further south you go, and some brightness around from time to time. temperatures above average for the time of year. if you have outdoor plans for new year's eve, a chance of some outbreaks of patchy rain through northern ireland and scotland, away from that it's dry and cloudy, temperatures not falling too far at all so it shouldn't be too cold. for new year's day itself, high pressure is centred over the uk, we've got more of north—westerly feed, a cooler direction to be coming from so we will notice it will feel a little bit fresher as we go through new year's day but a greater chance of seeing something a bit brighter, even some sunshine for all of us. the immigration minister is in dover, as the home secretary cuts short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. we have put in place a gold command structure with a senior he's taking control of the situation, we had a conference call

just yesterday. one person has died, and 23 others have been taking to hospital after a minibus overturns on the scottish borders. more than 100 million pounds is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. the new years honours list is announced, they include the british divers who rescued a young football team from a cave in thailand, twiggy, who is made a dame, and michael palin, who is knighted. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm john watson. blue is the colour in the old firm derby.

it's advantage liverpool in the title race as spurs are torn apart by wolves. and quins touch down at twickenham in the premiership... good evening. celtic‘s old firm dominance was ended by steven gerrard's rangers side as they clinched a 1—0 win at ibrox. it's a first league triumph in six years against their fierce rivals and leaves them level on points with the champions. as alisdair lamont can tell us. a typically feverish atmosphere set the tone has rangers sought celtics recent domination of the fixture. the home side looked hungrierfrom the off, and were ahead three times inside the opening 20 minutes. gordon keeping the scores level. rangers pressure did pay off

eventually, excellent work from ryan kent, finished off by ryanjack. timely first goalfor the kent, finished off by ryanjack. timely first goal for the club. chances to extend their lead in the second half, but again, craig gordon kept his side in the game. the question was, would rangers come to route this missed opportunity? the a nswer route this missed opportunity? the answer looked like yes. mcgregor converted a rare celtic chance, but hisjoy quickly turned converted a rare celtic chance, but his joy quickly turned to dismay, as an offside flag ruled it out. that left rangers to celebrate steven gerrard first victory. third placed kilmarnock arejust a point behind the top two. they beat st mirren two one. fourth placed aberdeen beat livingston two one. the edinburgh derby between hibernain and hearts is the late kick off it's 0—1 to hearts at easter road. the race for the premier league title is firmly in liverpool's hands, they could be nine points clear at the top come the end of the day, as second placed

tottenham lost three one to wolves at wembley. spurs had taken the lead, but three goals in the last 18 minutes summed up a poor second half showing. after victories against everton and bournmeouth had put spurs in the title race, but this unexpected result dents their own title ambitions. we were running the way that we tried to play. too much, we've got the ball, for the team. we drop a little bit because our energy dropped too much. i think, therefore, of course, we conceded therefore, of course, we conceded the way that we conceded, first of all, from our corner, and then was so difficult. fulham beat bottom of the table huddersfield 1—0, to leave the klatter langusihing at the bottom, aleksander mitrovic with a stoppage time winner

securing a priceless winner, after fulham's aboubaker kamara had earlier had his spot kick saved. it was unbelievable because he had to dream about this match and say it's important to score at the last second of the match, we score the last minutes. it was very important for us, for the victory. to give everybody more confidence, and we have to continue this way. so liverpool could move nine points clear if they can beat arsenal in the late kick off. arsenal took the lead at anfield but two goals in as many minutes by liverpool striker roberto firmino has but the leaders in front, before mo salah scored from the penalty spot. in the days other games brighton beat everton, cardiff beat leicester, while watford drew with newcastle. not long under way in the second

half. in rugby union's premiership harlequins and wasps met with both clubs closer to the bottom of the table than the top. that didn't stop the crowds making the trip to twickenham, jim lumsden was watching. the biggest crowd for european rugby game, so far this season. fans flocked here many of whom may not have found their seats before alex crossed the line with less than a minute on the clock. giving them a perfect start. indeed wasp fans had little to write home about in the first half. save for this long—distance penalty dispatched by elliott davie. led by 13 points to three points at the break. just one match in the last 12, brimming with confidence. so i try nearly an hour ona confidence. so i try nearly an hour on a little story who provided a

welcome boost. but, it was soon on the back foot, has danny putjoel in a pinch, and that was that. jim la nston, a pinch, and that was that. jim lanston, bbc news. after exeter‘s surprise defeat on friday to northampton, second placed saracens have trimmed the gap at the top to a point after beating worcester, while sale beat gloucester 30 points to 15. in the pro 14, edinburgh beat glasgow warriors 16—8 at scotstoun. edinburgh led 6—3 at half—time, before captain stuart mcinally scored the opening try early in the second half. glasgow responded and pulled one back late on but it was too little too late. it means that edinburgh retain the 1872 cup, the oldest inter—district rugby series in the world. there's also a welsh derby going on at the moment, as scarlets host cardiff blues. scarlets have lot their last four games and it's blues who are currently leading by 10 points to 5. there's about 20 minutes to go in llanelli.

benneton beat zebre 28—10, munster v leinster i3—3 and scarlets v cardiff 5—10. the former england cricket captain andrew strauss has paid tribute to his wife ruth, who has died at the age of 46. she had been receiving treatment for a rare form of lung cancer, but died in her native melbourne overnight. strauss stepped down from his role as england team director earlier this year to support his wife and children. australia are on the verge of defeat in the third test against india, but there's been one big positive for the home side in melbourne. pat cummins shone with the ball yesterday, claiming a career best of six wickets for 27 runs. and he's followed that up with a first half century on the test stage. his stand of 61 not out forced the match into a fifth day. but australia still need another 1111 runs, while india require just two wickets to win. the series is level at one all.

i see how much i work —— hard work the guys are doing in the nets, and at training, i know they are working hard. they're not gone yet, they are in their backyard, and they've got all of my support. you've got to remember, we are coming up against a world —class tea m, remember, we are coming up against a world—class team, it's one of the best teams i've ever seen. so yeah, it's a decent point, of course we will be disappointed, but i know how ha rd will be disappointed, but i know how hard they've been working. there's a lot of success in them around the corner. england's tom curran starred as the sydney sixers beat the melbourne renegades in the big bash league. the all—rounder made an unbeaten 23 with the bat as the sixers set a target of 132 from their 20 overs, and with the ball he went on to take three wickets to help give his side victory by 33 runs.

scotland's gary anderson reached his fifth world championship darts semifinal. the two—time world champion beat england's dave chisnall by 5 sets to 2 in the quarter final to book his place in the finalfour. nathan aspinall also sealed his place in semi—finals during the afternoon session at alexandra palace. alastair cook tops a long list of sports men and women to receive honours in the queens new years list. adam wild has the details. it is, he's done it! for more than a decade alastair cook provided the foundation for english cricket. more runs, more centuries, more test matches than any other englishman. 2018 was the year he left the international crease for the final time. fittingly, with yet another 100. his ear, his england career

ends with a knighthood. it it epitomizes everything that a cricketer should aspire to be. he's an ambassador for the game, he is a role model. he's a leader, and he's someone that deserves all the accolades that he's getting. 2018 was the year football so nearly came home. the games biggest prize eluded england, but the rewards continue to come captain harry kane becomes an mbe, his inspirational manager gareth southgate, an 0be. amongst the upper recipients they are well represented. former england and british and irish lions captain bill beaumont, now head of world by, bill beaumont, now head of world rugby, becomes sir bill beaumont. absolutely delighted, surprised, and really pleased. not only for myself, but obviously my family, my wife has

always supported me, three lads who are passionate about the game of by, are passionate about the game of rugby, so i feel very humbled about it. anotherformer lions it. another former lions captain receives acb. while scotland legend dottie weir is awarded an 0be in services to rugby and research. with england's astonishing gold medal at the commonwealth games still fresh in the memory, there is a cb for superstar. gareth thomas, the first welshman to win the tour de france. jo mac he won sports personality of the year. he ends an extraordinary 2018 with 0b. at wild bbc news. caps off a certain

lease superb year. a reminder of our top story, rangers have beaten celtic for the first time in the league in 6years. tottenham slip at wembley losing 3—1 to wolves. liverpool could go 9 points clear at the top of the premier league tonight, they are currently beating that's all from sportsday. we'll have more for you at 7.30, next on bbc news it is time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, ade adepitan. now this week, we've decided to put away our boarding passes, stow our suitcases, and take a look

back at some of our favourite places, faces and stories of 2018. but first, back in april, christa headed to norway to try her hand at playing musical instruments made out of ice. she's so cool! i start my trip at norway's ice music festival in finse. you're really feeling, you can see it in the air — it is cold here. word is, it's going to reach a low of —24 tonight. so i'd better rug up. what makes this festival extra—special is that the instruments are actually made on the day from nearby ice.