this is bbc news. the headlines at 6... calls for a government inquiry into racism in football, after chelsea's rudiger said he heard monkey noises during yesterday's match against tottenham. it's not the fact that football is doing something specifically wrong — there are always things we can do better — but part of the opportunity here is to use football as a vehicle to look closely about what society is doing. five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. boeing's chief executive, dennis muilenberg, is sacked after serious criticism following two major plane accidents, which killed 346 people. the prince of wales visits fishlake in south yorkshire, where hundreds face chrstimas out of their homes after last month's flooding.

the former love island presenter, caroline flack, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in london. and coming up... the mother of baby maya, born with half a heart, looks forward to celebrating their first christmas together. the professional footballers‘ assocation has called for a government inquiry into racism in the sport, after the chelsea player antonio rudiger complained of hearing monkey noises from the crowd, during yesterday's premier league match at tottenham. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, is at tottenham's stadium. the stadium behind me is a gleaming

addition to the british sporting landscape, in itself, an advertisement to the power and wealth of the premier league. but, far from futuristic, what happened here yesterday seems to be another worrying indication that in fact things are going backwards. professional footballer telling the referee, telling the world, he has heard monkey chants. not on a distant football pitch in eastern europe, this was chelsea's antonio rudiger, at tottenham hotspur, in england's capital city. famed, theoretically, for its diversity. rudiger himself posted several tweets expressing his dismay at the incident, but also stressing the importance of talking publicly about racism. so that it is not just forgotten about, as he suggests, always happens. rudiger also points out that, in a modern ground like tottenham hotspurs‘, with so many cameras in place, it should be possible to both isolate and punish the offender. racist behaviour amongst spectators is interfering with the game. please remember that in football there is no place for racism.

a warning was made over the loudspeaker three times at the game, but there was no move to take the players off. a somewhat confused application of football's racism protocol. the pfa, which represents professional footballers, now calls for more. it wants a government inquiry into racism in british football. at the moment, most decent people in this country, i think that's the majority, are being tarnished by the actions of a minority and all the great things we stood for in 2012, with the olympics and all that inclusivity and tolerance, it's been eroded slowly and we can't allow that to happen. when england's footballers faced racist chants and nazi salutes in bulgaria, england's manager always stressed there were problems at home to address. well, he was right. this month there was racial abuse at manchester city's game with manchester united and now rudiger‘s experience at tottenham. these are just the high profile examples. but these are the images the world sees. now, the police have told us

they made six arrests during the match here yesterday. they say none of those was related directly to the rudiger incident which they are still investigating, but they say one arrest was for a racially aggravated public order offence, which suggest to us, there was more than one isolated incident. in the past half an hour, tottenham have released a statement saying their investigating has so far proved ‘inconclusive'. in it the club say... earlier, i spoke to george starkey—midha

from the kick it out organisation. he told me what he thought should happen now. it is incumbent on the entire football industry to step up now and start to tackle this problem with the vigour that it deserves. i think perhaps for a long time there were people who did not really appreciate the seriousness of the issue, thought perhaps, because we were not in the bad old days of the 1980s, this problem had moved on, but if you speak to marginalised communities, black, asian and minority ethnic people, they will tell you this is a problem that never went away and it is about time we treated it in the serious manner it deserves. it is notjust a football problem, how much can football realistically do against that backdrop? absolutely. it is clearly a societal issue, that does not mean football cannot do its utmost to ensure that our stadiums and grassroot pitches

are safe areas free from racism and abuse and i think we have to be aware, we have to collaborate with people outside of football, it is important, very important, the government and politicians take a lead too. there are measures. we can improve reporting procedures and the level of education, we can improve the collaborative approach to be taken in football to really try and make a dent in the issue that we are not doing at the moment. you mention the government. they said they will not rule out taking further steps if they feel it is necessary, would you like them to do that straightaway? absolutely. and if so, what should the steps be? at the pfa proposed a government inquiry and i can see the value in that in the sense that it is important the government are there and taking an active interest in the issue but i think what is important is that any inquiry does notjust lead to more talking because i think a lot of the evidence and conclusions, i would not be surprised to see it

be stuff that we are very aware of and communities that are targeted by abuse already know is happening, so i think if that is going to lead to more action like increased funding for charities like us taking a lead, it is also very important our leading politicians are mindful of their own language and actions that has a tangible impact on people who are targets of abuse in our society. until relatively recently, there was a belief, maybe a naive one, that this had to a large extent gone away and people would point to other parts of europe where you can see the problem much more obviously. were they want to think that at the time? were they wrong to think that at the time? absolutely. i think again you have to go back to, we work every day with people, black, asian and minority ethnic people, people from underrepresented communities, for whom this problem never went away. maybe in the last few years what we're seeing is,

we think we're living a time of increased division and increased rising level of hatred across the uk, and europe and the world, and because of that, there is a heightened focus on it, which is encouraging people to report, but this was not a problem that had been solved in 2005 or 2010, this problem had never gone away and there are people who unfortunately were naive and decided to turn away from that and in a way it is positive that at the very least we are talking about this more seriously as an issue now. boeing has announced that its chief executive, dennis muilenberg, is stepping down. mr muilenberg has faced serious criticism in the aftermath of two major accidents involving boeing's new 737 max planes, in which a total of 346 people died. last week, the company announced it was halting production of the aircraft. in a statement, the company said a change of leadership was needed to restore confidence.

our business correspondent, theo leggett, gave us some background a little earlier. he presided over an era where boeing came out with its flagship aircraft which we now know contained a flaw, which should never have got past regulators, and it was allowed to continue flying after the first of those two catastrophic accidents involving a lion air aircraft off indonesia. the plane was allowed to keep flying and another one crashed a few months later in ethiopia. mr muilenburg has come underfire for presiding over an era in which, arguably, some people are saying, the company put production rates and the pursuit of profits over its safety. boeing insists safety is its number one priority, it always has done, but there has been a lot of criticism of mr muilenburg's response and his attempts to spread blame and say the accidents were part of a chain of events, even when trying to say "we own this." so i think mr muilenburg's departure was inevitable.

the fact it happened now i think has been triggered by the announcement last week that boeing was going to have to close down its renton plant in washington state, where it makes the 737 max. when boeing has been saying all year it wanted this aircraft flying again by the end of the year, that is clearly not going to happen. the son of murdered saudi journalist jamal khashoggi has praised the kingdom'sjudiciary, hours after saudi prosecutors said five were sentenced to death in connection with his father's killing at the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year. the saudi public prosecutor said, it was the result of a "rogue operation", but a un expert has called for the saudi crown prince to be investigated over the killing. martin patience reports. he was the journalist who criticised the saudi crown prince. and it cost him his life. jamal khashoggi was a government insider until going into exile, where he wrote columns highlighting saudi arabia's crackdown on dissent.

when he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul, he was never seen again. murdered, in what saudi arabia called a ‘rogue operation‘. a saudi prosecutor said he was drugged, his body dismembered, and then disposed of by a local collaborator. despite a un expert calling for the saudi crown prince to be investigated for the killing, mohammed bin salman has always denied involvement and murder. with these prosecutions, saudi arabia will be hoping to put an end to its worst diplomatic crisis in years. five men have been sentenced to death. 0thers given lengthy prison sentences. but critics will see it as a whitewash which absolves the crown prince of any blame. if the murder wasn‘t premeditated, why did the team have the tools to cut upjamal khashoggi‘s body?

that is just one of the many unanswered questions of this dark affair. the presenter of the itv show love island, caroline flack, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in north london. helena wilkinson was in court and she updated us a little earlier. caroline flack, the television presenter, went into court in front of the magistrate today, she was accompanied by a police officer as she went into the dock, past a very packed public gallery and in that public gallery, her boyfriend, the man she is accused of assaulting, on december the 12th. now, she spoke very briefly, confirmed her name and date of birth, her address, then she was asked to enter a plea and she pleaded not guilty to that one charge.

but the court heard from the prosecution during the hearing. it‘s alleged caroline flack hit her boyfriend over the head with a lamp while he was asleep, because she feared he was cheating on her, and the court also heard from the prosecution, who said when police turned up to her flat, the door was opened by caroline flack and her boyfriend. it‘s alleged they were both covered in blood and one police officer described it as if it was like a horror movie. now, we also heard from caroline flack‘s defence solicitor who said that her boyfriend had given a statement which was read out in court. and her boyfriend does not support the prosecution case. he said he has never supported the prosecution case and he also says he is not a victim, but the prosecution say they are going to continue with this case. she has pleaded not guilty,

so it will go to trial back here in highbury corner magistrates‘ court on march the 4th. there are bail conditions that she has to keep, one of which is she is not allowed to contact her boyfriend. when she was told that in court, she burst into tears. so, trial date set for the television presenter caroline flack on march the 4th back here in this court. the headlines on bbc news... there have been calls for a government inquiry into racism in football, after chelsea‘s rudiger said he heard monkey noises during yesterday‘s match against tottenham . five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. boeing‘s chief executive, dennis muilenberg, has been sacked after serious criticism following two major plane accidents which killed 346 people. there are growing signs that the islamic state group is re—organising in iraq,

two years after it lost the last of its territory there. kurdish and western intelligence officials have told the bbc that is in iraq are now more skilled and more dangerous than al-qaeda. kurdish security forces are warning that history is in danger of repeating itself, as 0rla guerin reports. from a hilltop in northern iraq, a sweeping view of territory reclaimed from the islamic state group. the kurdish peshmerga, who helped drive them out, tell us now they are making a comeback. the militants are exploiting an area of no man‘s land, disputed terrain between kurdish and iraqi forces. looking at this territory here now right in front of us, do isis have free rein here now? yes, i can say, yes. especially between, the delta between the great zab and tigris river, they are permanent there. are you worried? of course. of course i‘m worried, because they are a really big threat.

day by day, we can see the movement of isis, the activities, they reorganise themselves. is has done that an hour‘s drive away in hawija, which was their last stronghold in iraq. the authorities have planted theirflag, but the militants are hunting local officials. like the father of these children. he was a mukhtar, a village chief, who monitors comings and goings and informs the police. the youngest keep asking when daddy‘s coming home. his mother is overwhelmed by grief. at the loss of her bright—eyed boy, shot dead in october. she tells me he was their breadwinner, their guide

and their shepherd. it is by night that is emerge, spreading their terror as before. this chilling propaganda video shows a mukhtar being led away to his death. nine have been killed in hawija alone. the area is tense. we have to travel with an armed escort. iraqi forces are facing an enemy that is close but hard to find. well, is can‘t hold territory here any more, but they can still strike. they‘ve been carrying out deadly attacks here, and they can still create fear among the local population. many in the area are too frightened to speak. militia fighters in hawija are on alert. one of their checkpoints was targeted earlier this month.

hussein hamada survived, but saw two of his friends killed. translation: it's very difficult. i still cannot sleep and i go to a psychologist. they were my guys. we would eat and drink and sleep together. they were my brothers. since the caliphate crumbled, is has been driven underground to caves and tunnels beneath these mountains. but iraq has seen terror grow from these beginnings before. and the fear is a new threat is coming, for the region and the west. 0rla guerin, bbc news, northern iraq. the duke of edinburgh looks set to be spending a forth night to be spending a fourth night in hospital where he‘s being treated

for what officials describe as "a pre—existing condition". he remains at the king edward vii‘s hospital in central london, having travelled there on friday as a "precautionary measure". buckingham palace say the admission was for "observation and treatment". earlier, during a visit to south yorkshire, prince charles was asked about his father by a member of the public. hello. sir, how is your father? he's all right, once you get to that age, things don't work as well. in that visit, prince charles met those affected by flooding last month in the village of fishlake in south yorkshire. our correspondent, dan johnson, has spent the day in the flood—hit village. he has had quite a warm reception in fishlake, today. you might think people have better things to be worrying about, facing christmas not even in their homes, most of them. hundreds of people in this area, notjust in this village, but they were pleased to see the prince, they were welcoming his visit and the attention it brings. the fact that someone is prepared to take the time to see what they are suffering. because the level of damage

is really intense and we are now seven weeks on from when the flood hit this village and others along the river don and in north nottinghamshire and derbyshire, as well. fair to say lots of areas, thousands of people across those three counties, were affected. the prince came to meet some people here in fishlake, he toured some of the houses, he saw the community centre and the church that acted as a refuge for the village in the middle of the floods, and he heard some of the frustrations people have about the flood protection that is in place for this village, the work that has been done further upstream, that they feel has maybe sacrificed their village, and frustrations that people have had getting pay—outs on insurance, because there has been a real problem of people not having insurance or insurers not paying out, and the inefficiency of that, the amount of time it has taken to get things moving in some places. people know this is notjust a clear up that is going to disrupt christmas, this is going to take months, if not years. there are still teams going around the village clearing up bits of rubble left from the floods that

hit at the start of november. a man has been charged after a number of fatal attacks on cats in the brighton area. 52—year—old steve bouquet has been charged in relation to attacks on 16 cats, nine of which were killed and seven seriously hurt. the spate of alleged incidents occured between october 2018 and june 2019. in november 2018, this cat samson had two emergency operations to save his life, after he appeared to have been stabbed through the stomach in the centre of brighton. the partner of a firefighter who went missing on a work night out says his disappearance is completely out of character. police in sussex are increasingly concerned about anthony knott, who has been missing since friday. juliette parkin reports. searching a swollen river for a firefighter and father. among the search teams out on the river 0use today, colleagues of anthony knott,

looking for one of their own. his partner growing increasingly anxious. he was in a happy mood, he loved his job, he loved his family, it was simply a christmas night out and he was due to come home, it is just terrible. i mean it is so unlike him, and the longer it goes on, the more worried we are getting. specialist police, fire and coastguard teams have been coming and going all day from lewes fire station. a search carried out on water and land. there are six teams deployed at this point in time, two of them on the water, the coast guard is searching and we have people going into town and talking to shops that were not open over the weekend. volunteers were briefed to take posters showing anthony knott‘s photograph out and about around the town in a bid tojog any possible memory of a sighting. shops and businesses put them up too. anthony knott was last

seen here at the lamb, he was out celebrating christmas with colleagues. it is understood he stepped outside to use his phone and the group then moved on without him. i saw the search and rescue teams down where i live, so... fingers crossed? fingers crossed, yes. have you heard about it? i saw it online as well but yeah, i haven't seen anything... a father of four missing, family friends and colleagues desperately waiting for any news. the mother of baby, born with half a heart, says she‘s looking forward to celebrating their first christmas together. chloe conlin was in great 0rmond street hospital in london with her baby maya last year. before she was born, chloe was told maya was so poorly she probably wouldn‘t live to see her first birthday. but she did and is now thriving, as mike liggins reports.

she is 14 months old and a big bundle of trouble. at home, maya loves peppa pig and chewing car keys. what a difference a year makes. this was maya on christmas eve last year, just after an operation to repair her heart. she was born with right atrial isomerism, half a heart to you and me. they told me she was not be compatible with life, i should have an abortion, about ten times. so i was kind of grieving for her when i was pregnant because i thought the worst, but she has beaten all the odds, so i am happy. while maya was in great 0rmond street, they received help and accommodation from the sick children‘s trust and she cannot thank them enough. the accommodation helped us so much, i could go back and forth whenever i wanted, through the night. so i was really happy, i could see her whenever. in london, it is expensive

for accommodation so it a worry for accommodation so it was a worry i wouldn‘t have nowhere to stay and i couldn‘t see my daughter at the hardest time of her life. so, how is maya doing now? brilliant, absolutely brilliant, she is walking, she is talking, i can‘t wait for her first christmas, opening her presents and that. she is doing really well. reaching all the milestones. brilliant. watching peppa? good girl. maya will need another big operation in the next couple of years, but chloe is very optimistic about her future. now, it‘s time for a look at the weather with stav. the christmas week is upon us and looking pretty mixed as we move

through the week. starting off with sunshine and showers, some heavy and thundery for christmas eve then quieter midweek for the 90 itself, chilly but dry, lots of sunshine, boxing day spell of wet and windy weather then milderfor all boxing day spell of wet and windy weather then milder for all of us. the blue colours for christmas day, quite a chilly feel and then the orange yellow colours take over on boxing day onwards as it turns more u nsettled, boxing day onwards as it turns more unsettled, wind coming in from the south or south—west. christmas eve, starting with early rain, overnight from northern eastern areas, then a day of sunshine and showers, particularly for wales and the midlands, could be heavy with strong and gusty wind. in the south, temperatures reaching 11 or 12 but more cool further north. variable cloud, one or two showers and sunshine. the other sharers will carry on through the latter part of christmas eve into the night, they will carry on north and west, slowly

fizzling out because you have this ridge of high pressure building across the country. a brief ridge because this low pressure will arrive during boxing day. we start at christmas day on a chilly note, a bit of frost around, mist and fog, may feel festive but a dry day with plenty of sunshine. that sunshine turning hazy across the west as the weather system gets close. temperatures on the cool side, single figures for all. as we move in to christmas day night into boxing day, starting wet and windy across the west, dense for patches developing in the east as wind begins to pick up, that should pick up begins to pick up, that should pick up through the morning. gusty wind, 40 or 50 up through the morning. gusty wind, 40 or50 mph up through the morning. gusty wind, 40 or 50 mph around the irish sea coast, some snow on the higher grounds for northern england and scotla nd grounds for northern england and scotland but it will tend to revert back to rain. as you can see milder air starts the pushing. as we move out of boxing day and into friday, we will start to see a setup where we will start to see a setup where we have low pressure to the

north—west of the country, this area of high pressure building across siberia into central parts of the continent. keeping thing settled further south and east. most of southern england should remain dry, further north and west, when the areas close to those areas of low pressure will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain. mild air coming from the rain, temperatures in double figures for most. similar pattern on saturday with high—pressure to the south east, these when affronts to the north. dry weather around on saturday, variable cloud, some sunshine, greater of sunshine in. very mild for the time of year, nine, ten, 11 degrees in some places. staying mild through sunday as well. we will start to see temperatures return back to normal, high pressure will build in next week, that of uncertainty of the extent of the

area of high pressure but it looks like it will settle things down. turning a bit more cool as we head on into the start of the following week but then the milder air returns once again. because of high—pressure dominating, it should be largely dry, sunshine and variable cloud. a mixed week.

in saudi arabai over the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. an arch critic of the saudi government — he was killed last year at the saudi consulate in turkey. but a un investigator says the hitmen have been convicted; the masterminds have walked free. also tonight: after two crashes that left 346 dead, boeing sacks its chief executive to try to restore confidence in the company. after chelsea‘s antonio rudiger says he heard racist chants at yesterday‘s tottenham match, the government urges football authorities to do more to stop it. the tv presenter caroline flack appears in court and pleads not guilty to attacking her boyfriend at her home in london. and prince charles goes to support flood—hit communities in yorkshire, and locals show their support for the duke of edinburgh as he spends his fourth