west for a spot of drizzle and the west for northwest scotland and rain lingering from the northern isles. the cloud should send and pick—up at that. some sunny spells eastern england and eastern scotland too. spot the difference once again a new year's eve in on monday. a mostly dry and cloudy day. some ran in the far northwest. temperature around ten or ii far northwest. temperature around ten or 11 degrees. some of that can move south on new year's eve night. hello this is bbc news with carol walker. the headlines. 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. on his way back, and he will be at his desk on monday, but yes he's taking control of the situation, and i'm in regular contact with him, and 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 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'mjohn watson. liverpool take control in teh premier league title race. blue is the colour in today's old firm derby. and quins touch down at twickenham in the premiership. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's liverpool who are in control in the race for the premier league title. their 5—1 win over arsenal moving them nine points clear at the top. in an extraordinary first half, it was arsenal who took the lead. ainsley maitland—niles, with his first goal for the club. liverpool equalised almost immediately thanks to a bit of good fortune resulted in a tap in from roberto firminho.

his second came 90 seconds later, some brilliant skill taking him through the arsenal defence to give liverpool the lead. they went 3—1 up when mo salah played in sadio mane. their fourth came from the penalty spot before half time, thanks to mo salah. before they got their fifth after the break from the penalty spot again, firminho this time to complete his hat trick. after tottenham manager, mauricio pochettino, had claimed his side were intruders in the title race, their three one defeat at home to wolves saw their own ambitions suffer a setback. having taken the lead, three goals in the last eighteen minutes led to the upset. victories against everton and bournmeouth had put

spurs in the title race, ahead of manchester city, but they were left disappointed from this poor performance, in the second half, as they were unable to keep the pressure on liverpool we were renting the way that we try to play. too much, by the ball, long ball, for the team. we drop a little bit because our energy dropped too much. i think, bit because our energy dropped too much. ithink, we bit because our energy dropped too much. i think, we feel of course considering the way that we concede the first goal, from our corner, and then was so difficult. there was a battle at the bottom, fulham coming out on top against huddersfield one nil, that keeps the latter 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 if we 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 of the match, it was very very important for us. for the victory, and in order to give everybody more confidence, we need to continue this way. the rest of the results. not good days for everton, leicester or spurs, who were beaten by brighton, cardiff and wolves. while watford drew with newcastle. they play southampton tomorrow. celtic‘s old firm dominance was ended by steven gerrard's rangers side as they clinched a one nil 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 art rocks atmospheres set the tone as rangers sought recent domination of the fixture. the home side looked hungrierfrom the fixture. the home side looked hungrier from the off, fixture. the home side looked hungrierfrom the off, and could've been a head three times inside the opening 20 minutes. craig gordon and the woodwork keeping the scores level. rangers pressure did pay off eventually. excellent work from brian kent, finished off by brian jack, a 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 they come missed opportunities. the answer was likely yes. converted a rare celtic chance, hisjoy likely yes. converted a rare celtic chance, his joy quickly turned to dismay, as an offside flag ruled it out. and that left rangers to

celebrate steven gerrard said first home—field victory. alastair lamb and, as nbc news. hearts beat hibsi nil at easter road in the edinburgh derby. 0lly lee scored the goal. the result moves hearts up a place to fifth. third placed kilmarnock are just a point behind the top two. they beat st mirren two one. fourth placed aberdeen beat livingston two one. 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 a rugby game so the biggest crowd for a rugby game so far this season. 80,000 fans flocked, and may not have found their seats before he crossed the line with less than a minute on the clock, giving the quince a perfect start. indeed wasps fans had little to write home about in the

first—half save for this superb long—distance penalty. dispatched elliott davie. queens led by 13 points to three at the break, their opponents had wonjust points to three at the break, their opponents had won just one points to three at the break, their opponents had wonjust one match in the last 12. brimming with confidence, so i try with nearly an hour gone from will stewart, provided a welcome boost. but, they we re provided a welcome boost. but, they were soon provided a welcome boost. but, they were soon on provided a welcome boost. but, they were soon on the back foot, as danny putjoe in for the quince. that was that, wasps continue. 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 teh 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. cardiff blues thrashed

scarlets by 3a points to 5. gareth anscombe scored the bonus point earning 4th try in llanelli. scarlets have now lost their last five games. 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 mi

runs, while india require just two wickets to win. the series is level at one all. 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 semi—final. 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. cadiz, cooks done it, his reach 100.

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 cook left the international crease for the final time. fittingly, with yet another 100. his ear, the final time. fittingly, with yet another100. his ear, his england career ends with a knighthood. another100. his ear, his england career ends with a knighthoodm epitomizes everything that in england cricketer should aspire to be. he's an ambassador for the game, he isa 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. 2018 was the year football so nearly came home. and it is from harry kane again! the games biggest prize eluded england, but the rewards continue to come. captain harry kane becomes a

mbe has coached 0b. they are well represented. and here, must be the happiest in cushman and the british isles tonight. british and irish lions, but captain bill beaumont now head of world by bill beaumont now head of world rugby becomes sir bill bowman. absolutely delighted, surprised, and really pleased. not only for myself, but obviously for my family, my wife has supported me, got three lads who are passionate about the game of by, are passionate about the game of rugby, so i feel very humble about it. anotherformer lions it. another former lions captain willie john mcbride receives a cb. while scotla nd john mcbride receives a cb. while scotland legend dottie where is awarded a qb scotland legend dottie where is awarded a 0b in services to rugby and research into a disease. with

england's astonishing gold medal at the commonwealth games still fresh in the memory, there is a cb for netball superstar, a year to remember as well for the right thomas. the first welshman to win the tour de france, he won sports personality of the year. he ends an extraordinary 2018 with a qb. adam wilde, bbc news. ??new line the caps offa wilde, bbc news. ??new line the caps off a great year. a quick reminder of our top story. liverpool go 9 points clear at the top of the premier league after beating arsenal 5—1, spurs lose at wembley to wolves. in scotland rangers record a league win over celtic for the first time in 6 years. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. now on bbc news it's click. well hello there little bed bugs.

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