harrison is leeds�* hat—trick hero — as west ham's top four hopes take a hit. and australia wrap up a 4—0 ashes win, as england's miserable tour ends with one last batting fail. welcome along, thank you forjoining. we start tonight with an all too familiar story — not england's batting collapse, that's to come — but everton, who yet again are searching for a new manager after sacking rafa benitez. it comes after their disappointing 2—1 defeat at strugglers norwich city yesterday. there were angry scenes

from travelling fans. everton have lost nine of their past 12 premier league games, sinking from fourth in the table at the start to where they are currently — which is six points off the bottom three. the club has said an update on his permanent replacement "will be made in due course". in the last hour, rafa benitez has lamented football's lack of patience and the demand for immediate results. in a statement, he's thanked everton�*s board, staff, players, and fans saying...

we've been getting the thoughts of one everton fan. ped mcpartland's been telling us what the supporters think of the decision to get rid of rafa — and who they'd like to replace him. the appointment in the first place was obviously against the wishes of a lot of fans. that straightaway caused problems, because that was an issue between the fans and the people who make the appointments at the club. and i think that's continued, i think rafa benitez has been caught in between it. but, of course, his results haven't been good enough for everton. the fans never really wanted him — the ones who are prepared to get behind him lost that very, very quickly. but in my heart, i would love to see someone who is and evertonian come back and be the manager of everton. because they are the only people who seem to win trophies and understand what the fans want.

and when we are unified, i think we are a much stronger force — and we need unity right now because everton fans are in a very precarious situation in the premier league. —— because everton find themselves. on to action on the pitch — leeds united have moved above everton in the premier league today and are now nine points clear of the relegation zone after a thrilling 3—2 win at west ham. ben croucher reports. they've been floating on a wave of wins in the new year, but today, that revival went pop. leeds named a 15—year—old and six other teenagers on the bench. fortunately, one of the starters was bang in form. the owner was rebuffed by jarrod bowen at the end, 4—3 now for the man touted for england. leeds led again by half—time. this was frantic end—to—end and, when they swap around half—time, more of the same. leeds kept springing forward,

found theirjack—in—the—box and won it on the hour mark. a harrison hat—trick, the first of his career. that's all the goals, the drama, no way. a leeds forth was ruled out. and bowen should've salvaged the stoppage time point, but didn't use his head. west ham stay fourth as that bubble is about to burst. ben croucher, bbc news. liverpool are up to second in the table with a 3—0 win over brentford at anfield — a crucial three points forjurgen klopp�* side. fabinho, alex oxlade chamberlain, and takumi minamino here with the goals. the win moves liverpool above chelsea, 11 points behind the leaders manchester city with a game in hand. in the women's super league, bottom of the table leicester beat brighton i—o — shannon o'brien the scorer. tottenham can go third and just two points behind the leaders arsenal if they can beat west ham in the late game. it's scoreless at half—time there.

four games in the africa cup of nations today. defending champions algeria drawing with equitorial guinea in their second group game right now — ivory coast are still on course for the knockouts. arsenal's nicolas pepe thought he'd won it with that stike, but a bizarre equaliser gifted sierra leone a point. badra ali sangare got his knee caught on the pitch and allowed alhaji kamara to score, as sierra leone twice came from behind to draw 2—2. elsewhere, tunisia beat mauritania whilst gambia and mali played out a 1—1 draw. joe root says he wants to continue as england captain, despite their 4—0

hammering in the ashes. england were put out of their misery earlier, after an all—too—familiar batting collapse brought an end to the fifth and final test in hobart, as australia won by 146 runs. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. australia's cricketers summoned the spirit to celebrate in hobart, but this seemed like their effortless ashes. mark wood took six wickets — it meant england could win the fifth test match if they scored 271. and they got to 68 without losing a wicket. then the collapse. which former captain alastair cook called "rock bottom". australia's bowlers were relentless, cameron green the great discovery. covid restrictions, lack of preparations were all relevant — but 124 all out? not muchjoe root could do with the delivery that barely

bounced, but england's emerging players just aren't getting better. the art and graft of test match batting, gone. that is it, england have been bowled out. it's tough to watch. how draining to be england's captain. we're going through a real tough stage as a group of players, the performances haven't been good enough, but i'd love the opportunity to try and turn things around, and for us to start putting in performances that you'd expect from an english test team. let's remember, england rarely prosper down under — but australia's capt began the series with a smile, and he's never stopped. and in the ashes tradition, thatjust can't be right. joe wilson, bbc news. as you've been hearing in the news, novak djokovic says he's extremely disappointed with the ruling that has seen him deported from australia but says he respects the decision. the world number one, who is unvaccinated

against covid—i9, failed to overturn a decision from the government to cancel his visa on public health grounds. the decision ends an ii—day legal row over whether djokovic would be able to defend his title at the australian open, which starts tonight. his name's now been removed from the order of play — and his wait for a record 21st grand slam title will go on. djokovic says he will now take some time to rest and recuperate. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. i think everybody is a bit shell—shocked at melbourne park on monday. but the show goes on, no one is irreplaceable and there are some amazingly talented and fabulous players in the draw — just look ahead to tomorrow, you've got rough elmo doll, ashley bardi, naomi osaka, cameron norey and action —— rafael nadal. before we know it, will be back enjoying the action for sure. on to rugby union —

northampton have been beaten by 24—20 by ulster in the european champions cup. man of the match mike lowry crossed the line twice as ulster ran in four tries. the victory seals their place in the next stage. two second—half morgan parra penalties did for sale against clermont auvergne in france. they lost 25—19, after the score was 19—19 at half—time. louis bielle—biarrey scored a hat—trick as bordeaux begles thrashed scarlets 45—10 in france. the defeat completed another miserable european weekend for the four welsh regions with a clean sweep of losses. leinster recorded their biggest european win with a13—try dismantling of montpellier. the four—time european champions won by 89 points to seven. james lowe with the last try. and one game in the premier 15's today — exeter chiefs snatched victory from harlequins in dramatic fashion with the last kick. spanish international

patricia garcia kept her cool to convert the match winning penalty kick as they won 18—17. the masters snooker final between neil robertson and barry hawkins has been an intriguingly tight encounter so far. neil robertson last won this title a decade ago. a century break in the third frame gave the australian the upper hand. hawkins stayed in touch thanks to a fluke — this missed brown went in the middle pocket and pulled it back to 4—3. but another miss from the englishman in the final frame of the session meant robertson started the evening session 5—3 up. and you can follow that on the bbc sport website, or watch it on bbc two. robinson up 6—4. england's hawkins seeking

first masters crown. best of 19 frames at alexandra palace. having beaten south africa yesterday, england have made it two wins out of two in netball�*s quad series. they came back from eight points down against new zealand to win their second group game at london's copper box arena by 49—46. they'll play australia in their final group game on tuesday. much more reaction on those stories at the bbc sport website, including the sacking of benitez at everton. but that's all from me for now, good night. hello, there. expect a quiet week ofjanuary

expect a quiet week of january weather ahead. that basically means this high pressure continues to dominate the story. we will see a good deal of dry weather in the forecast, but unfortunately, that comes at a price at this time of year with some frost and fog — and some of that may well linger and have an impact on the feel of the weather. we've still got this weak weather front to sink its way south and east so, during the next few hours, we will continue to see a fair amount of cloud, perhaps across east anglia and southeast england, but that will ease away. skies continue to clear as the breeze falls light, those temperatures will fall away as well, but perhaps not quite as much fog first thing tomorrow morning, temperatures down to —2 celsius. a bit more of a westerly feed, bringing more moisture in off the atlantic, keeping those temperatures up to the northwest of the great glen. but high pressure is establishing itself, keeping things largely fine and quiet. not that many isobars on the chart — so light winds, lots of clear skies, lots of sparkling winter sunshine to look out for on monday. even some sunshine into northern ireland and eastern scotland, just the far north and west, seeing more cloud and thick enough for a little spot or two of drizzle. temperatures quite widely

between 8—9 celsius — pretty much where they should be, really, for the time of year. now, as we move into monday evening, we will start to see some fog forming under clear skies and light winds across england and wales, and some of that could be quite dense in places. again, more of a breeze into the far northwest, so temperatures holding up at around 5—6 celsius — but in towns and city centres under those clear skies, expect those temperatures just to fall below freezing. so, a frosty and foggy start as we go into tuesday. weather fronts trying to push their way in from the north and west as we go through the day, but they will take their time in doing so. the fog just confining itself into central and southern england on tuesday slowly, hopefully lifting away more showery outbreaks of rain, moving their way across scotland with those weather fronts pushing in. they will continue to sink their way steadily south. more of a breeze in scotland, as well, with those fronts. that means potentially, there'll be less chance of fog forming towards the end of the week.

but it stays largely fine and dry, and there will be glimpses of sunshine from time to time. that's it — whatever you're doing, enjoy.

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight... the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas is confirmed to be a british man named malik faisal akram. his family say they are devastated and do not condone his actions. police here confirm malik faisal akram was originally from blackburn, and say they're helping with the investigation led by us authorities. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law. i think he then lied about what had happened. novak djokovic has been deported from australia afterjudges rejected the unvaccinated tennis star's appeal to stay in the country on public health grounds.