around on tuesday. some cloud around on tuesday. some problems with overnight mist and fog, a cloudier day for many of its also bright or sunny spells, the best of which will be eastern coasts and where that fog is slow clear, again, it's going to be quite a cool day on tuesday. getting close to double figures of cross parts of scotla nd double figures of cross parts of scotland and northern ireland. the lesson was on such a lengthy dry speu lesson was on such a lengthy dry spell was back in september. —— the last time we saw such a lengthy dry spell. for the middle part of the week, once again, quite a bit of cloud around. as part of sunshine will be for eastern counties of scotla nd will be for eastern counties of scotland and eglin. temperatures coming down by day. to some of the week, a dried spell for many, some frosty nights at first, gradually turning of the bit milder but also some mist and fog. bye—bye.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the queen attends church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. what of the guys have agreed to uphold a un weapons embargo in libya in an effort to end a years of conflict. video footage and the dues of another car being driven on the wrong side of the road close to where harry dunn died. china is banning plastic bags in its main cities by the end of the year, as well as single use stores and restau ra nts. well as single use stores and restaurants. spacek successfully carries out a test to determine whether it is at an art capsule can be safely returned to earth in an

emergency. now, it is time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up: looking unstoppable, liverpool beat manchester united to stretch their lead at the top of the premier league. saracens end a difficult week by fighting back to reach the quarterfinals of the champions cup. four wickets from victory — england close in on winning the third test in south africa. also coming up in the programme: sam kerr scores herfirst goal, for chelsea moving them within a point off top spot in the women's super league.

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. liverpool's relentless march towards their first league title in 30 years continues. as they beat manchester united 2—0 at anfield, making it 21 wins out of 22 this season. victory moves jurgen klopp‘s side 16 points clear of manchester city in second, and they have a game in hand. joe lynskey reports. around anfield, there's one team most of all they would wish to beat along the way. manchester united drew with them in october, it's liverpool's one league blemish on their season, such are their standards, they wanted dropped points avenged. virgil van dijk gave them the perfect start, a leap above the defence that reflected how these teams are poised right now. united's patched up team barely given a chance, only var stopped the first half from becoming a walkover.

roberto firmino hit a brilliant strike but had to wait for the results. var eventually ruled the goalkeeper was fouled. not long later, the home side had another ruled out, wijnaldum just straying offside. united somehow stayed in touch but weren't laying a glove, only the fingertips of their goalkeeper stopped liverpool this time. but for all the pressure, it might have slipped away, anthony martial led united's line. but the striker missed the target. as at the game ticked away, finally, the home side finished the job. this game means more thanjust points, but for liverpool, it is starting to look inevitable. they are now 16 points clear and closing in on the title. united did have spells in the again when they might have equalised when

they were a goal down, overall, liverpool dominating the match. it was the response after half—time that most pleased that manager. we came out of the blocks like, wow, exactly like you want to do. created chances, unbelievable, super football! against such a defensive organisation, so difficult, we did so organisation, so difficult, we did so well, i really love that. we scored the second goal, big relief at that moment. the players have given us everything. i think today we hung on for a bit, especially at the start of the second half. difficult place, i thought our players handed out really well, the way we defended in at the first five, ten minutes. and i thought we we re five, ten minutes. and i thought we were excellent in the last 30 minutes. we just didn't have the quality in at the finish or the last pass. burnley have moved five points clear of the premier league's bottom three

after coming from behind to beat leicester city 2—1 at turf moor. it's back to back defeats now for brendan rodgers side. adam wild reports. without a win since christmas, sean dyche knew that time was ticking to turn things around. the sight of leicester bearing down on goal was one he could have done without. in nick pope, burnley have a key grip on who they can rely, an excellent save stopping thing getting even worse. at the other end, they have a player with inside knowledge, chris wood in exactly the right place to equalise against his former side. but all that may have meant nothing when barnes was brought down in the box, penalty, time for burnley to pin hopes on pope once more. jamie vardy could not beat him. in the final act, a final twist, ashley westwood smashing in a winner. a much—needed victory, things suddenly feeling a little

brighter around burnley. saracens say they'll learn from their mistakes and look to rebuild trust after accepting their relegation from the premiership at the end of the season for breaking salary cap regulations. they have qualified for the quarterfinals of the champions cup though, with a tense win over racing 92 today — but an injury to billy vunipola means he could now miss the six nations. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss, was there. from champions to outcasts. saracen fans arrived with the news of their premiership relegation still raw, and many feeling that the club had only itself to blame. if you're going to break the salary cap and get caught, you have to pay the consequences. very sad and angry and frustrated. a lot of crying. it's our club. what must they be thinking? saracens's star—studded squad, soon to be dismantled.

well, today at least, they were together and the fans behind them but their week soon got even worse as a suspected broken arm for billy vunipola and a red card for this dangerous tackle. somehow, though, they turned it round with a victory which keeps their european hopes alive. at least something to cheer, but they know domestic things couldn't be blea ker. the club issued an unreserved apology and said they accepted their relegation. clearly, the club have made some mistakes and some big mistakes and they have been punished by those mistakes and we have got to accept that and learn from that. a win for saracens today, but the end of an otherwise desperate week. for the fans here, still so many questions after what is one of sport's most dramatic downfalls.

england's cricketers are closing in on victory in the third test against south africa. they need four more wickets on the final day in port elizabeth. patrick gearey reports. port elizabeth, sunday morning. best settle down early. stuart broad and sam curran shattered south africa's resistance. the rest of their innings knocked sideways. four wickets forjust one run. so much fun, joe root asked them to bat again but england soon ran into a more stubborn opponent. the rain hung around longer than most of the south african batsmen could. when it cleared after lunch, they had to face mark wood at nearly 90 mph. fast enough to blow dean elgar away.

but when progress slowed slightly, england's captain grabbed the ball himself. ajoe root masterstroke. part—time spinner, doing overtime and he was helped by brilliance from 0llie pope. here, almost bending over backwards for his boss. six wickets left and more than a day to survive, south africa needed to drop anchor — but quinton de kock couldn't be their rock. root, again. his fourth victim would be opposing captain, faf du plessis. caught once more by pope. now victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news. let's have quick look at some of the days other sports stories: lee westwood survived a nervy finish at golf‘s abu dhabi championship, to win his first title for 11! months. he needed a par at the last to win — and he birdied it to make sure,

finishing two shots clear. the ufc‘s conor mcgregor made his return to the octagon in style — beating his opponent donald cowboy cerrone in — just forty seconds flat. scottish championship leaders dundee united came from behind twice to earn replay at hibernian in the scottish cup — louis appere with the eqauliser. manchester city are top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win at birmingham city. as arsenal slipped to second after being thrashed 4—1 at home to chelsea. sam kerr finally got her first goal in a chelsea shirt. with the win taking them to within a point of top spot. jess softley reports. plenty at stake for these two sides, a win for chelsea would put them one point behind arsenal.

with their stars ready to shine, chelsea did not take long to assert their domination. 0nly fitting that their top scorer, beth england, should give them the lead. star signing, sam kerr, finally got her goal in a chelsea shirt, the sun playing a part in that one. arsenal struggled to get a hold of the match. sophie ingle unlikely to score a goal like that again. much like the first half, chelsea were fully in control, a fourth goal. a lapse in concentration allowed arsenal to grab their first goal of the game, but the goal was in no doubt. goal of the game, but the result was in no doubt. the title race back on, and it's anyone to take. in netball, england have lost to new zealand. emily croydon was a lead.

england had an experimental team here, there are also getting used to a new coaching setup, but this was a good opportunity for them to challenge new zealand, the world champion. they were lacking a lot of the experience of the squad that won on the world cup back injuly, i think lee arouses will be disappointed they don't have a bit more to show today, despite a few promising moments on the court. you could feel the buzz are still from the world cup, with england to shooters taking a break from international netball, they struggle to forge a partnership in a light shooting circle, they try different combinations but early cardwell was really the only one who took her opportunity. stacy francis was good in defence, she was out for a long time under tracey neville, great to see her back and performing well. 0verall, england fell well short of world champions, were lacking let fluidity and consistency in the shooting end. the third quarter was where the real damage was done, the

ceiling stretched out a ten goal lead, after that, england could do very little about it. it is pretty ha rd to read very little about it. it is pretty hard to read to much into it is out at this stage of a four year cycle, but on this england side seems quite a long way off new zealand, the world champions. the weather has well and truly turned in melbourne, with the australian open starting at midnight our time. the air quality has improved but organisers have other things to worry about now, as our tennis correspondent russell fuller reports. sunday has been a beautiful day in melbourne but there are thunderstorms on the way, the focus on the opening day is for heavy rain, it could cause havoc with the schedule on the outside courts but not many people in austria will be complaining about the arrival of rain after the terrible bushfires. three courts with reeves so the show will go on, including coco gauff

versus venus williams. —— in australia. australia is a great hope, ashley about begins her campaign. novak djokovic search for an eighth australian open title. kyle edmonds and dan evans and the ghana counter playing also. —— you are ina ghana counter playing also. —— you are in a contact. the airfought nile is absolutely fine, it will cause a headache for the organisers over the opening few days. next to snooker, the former world champion stuart bingham leads of the masters final. you can watch us live on bbc two. ali carter has clues that score, he is trailing 5—4, the first to ten wins it. like pictures on your screen, the winner will claim a tour of £50,000