hello there. welcome along. liverpool have moved nine points clear at the top of the premier league after a deserved 2—0 win over champions manchester city at anfield. city have slipped down to fifth in the table after their fourth league defeat in a row. it's now seven games without a win in all competitions. our reporterjoe lynskey was at the match. well, we knew before this fixture just how significant the result would be here for both liverpool and manchester city. for the home side notjust to win, but to do so so comfortably could represent a giant step for them in this title race. that lead for liverpool over manchester city is now 11 points. and though city, they do tend to be slow starters, they've never come back from more than ten points behind to win the premier league title.

for city now, it is six defeats from seven in all competitions, it's four defeats in a row in the premier league. there will have to be more soul searching for pep guardiola's team as they approach this busy festive period of fixtures starting against nottingham forest at home on wednesday. but what a start to life at anfield it has been for arne slot. the dutch manager came in in the summer looking to just make the necessary tweaks to takejurgen klopp�*s liverpool to the next level. they have now remarkably, under slot, played 20 games and won 18 of them, and with this result, so far this season in europe they've beaten the champions of germany in bayer leverkusen, they've beaten the champions of spain in real madrid just this week, and now, most significantly, they've beaten manchester city. this result may now put them so far ahead that the english champions are knocked out of the title race all together. joe lynskey there. let's get more from anfield now, and get the thoughts of both managers, starting

with liverpool's arne slot. the performance was great because i think if you want to win against a team like city, you have to be good in every part of football. so, high defending, low defending, build—up, high, low, everything, because they bring so many challenges to you, not so many problems they can cause you. and i think...we weren't perfect, but we came quite close to managing it all. we cannot handle it by now, we have to find — i have to find the solution to be stable, to be solid behind especially in the right moment and suffer together, but...so what can i say? these players give me the chance to live the best — maybe the best years of my life, and only i can do it, be there and find a solution, and in the right moment, the club will take the decision, what is needed, you know, this club continue to be there. ruben amorim has his first league win since taking over at manchester united,

a comprehensive 4—0 thrashing of everton at old trafford. marcus rashford scored twice, as did joshua zirkzee. united are up to ninth, while everton remain just two points above the relegation zone. with the amount of time we had to train, it was a great effort from the players, and i felt more than the team, the players could solve some problems that we have as a team by the quality that they have. so it was far from the perfect performance, i think it was a very good result. it was a really tough match. one thing is it's very unlike us to make that many mistakes. we had a spate of them at the beginning of the season, we corrected that over the last eight games, four — i think it's four conceded. and then we've come back to it today. so that's gotta be pushed aside quickly because the next one's another important one. enzo maresca's chelsea, enzo maresca's chelsea, they are joint second they are joint second in the table, in the table, level with arsenal on points, level with arsenal on points, goal difference goal difference and goals scored, and goals scored, a very convincing a very convincing win for them — 3—0 win over aston villa win for them — at stamford bridge. cole palmer, cole palmer,

he was outstanding, he was outstanding, he set up the first goal he set up the first goal and scored the third himself. and scored the third himself. villa, they haven't won villa, they haven't won in eight matches. in eight matches. their last victory was against bologna in the champions league in the champions league in october. why shouldn't you be talked in october. about as being in the title race, just given where race, just given where you are in the table right now? you are in the table right now? because we are not because we are not ready for that, ready for that, and the reason why is and the reason why is because there are teams because there are teams like city, liverpool like city, liverpool and arsenal that are, and arsenal that are, for different things, for different things, the visitors, but he was then they are better than us. they are better than us. we have to try to - we have to try to - accept how we are now. accept how we are now. facing then — facing tnen — what we have with them. what we have with them. of course, our expectation of course, our expectation was and is as well, - was and is as well, - try to fight with them. try to fight with them. last year, we did, two years last year, we did, two years ago, we did, but this year, i ago, we did, but this year, i they are feeling comfortable, they are feeling comfortable, they are feeling strong, - they are feeling strong, - they are feeling better. they are feeling better. and we are a little bit under. our result and our expectation, but keep going and thinking . wednesday against brentford. one last result in the premier league on sunday. i—i between spurs and fulham at the tottenham hotspur stadium. brennanjohnson gave

spurs the lead early in the second half. tom cairney, he equalised for

there were two games in the scottish premiership — rangers won 1—0 away at stjohnstone, but they're still 11 points behind leaders celtic, 7 behind second—placed aberdeen who slipped up at bottom side hearts. it finished 1—1 at tynecastle. the fiorentina midfielder edoardo bove is being treated in intensive care after collapsing during their serie a match at home to inter milan. the 22—year—old, who's on loan from roma, fell to the ground in 16th minute. both sets of players immediately signalled for the medical staff to come and attend to him, formed a protective ring around the player before an ambulance took him to a hospital close to the stadium. the match, which was goalless, was abandoned shortly after the incident and will be replayed at a later date. world champion max verstappen won the penultimate race of the formula i season in qatar, his ninth victory this season.

charles leclerc�*s second place saw ferrari cut mclaren's lead in the constructors�* championship to 21 points. lando norris finished down in tenth after a penalty. nick parrott reports. winning his fourth world title last weekend hasn't sated max verstappen's appetite for success. after being demoted to second on the grid for an instant with george russell in qualifying, he bounced back by taking the lead from the briton at the first corner. mclaren's lando norris also got a great start, moving up a place to second. while they kept it clean, chaos unfolded behind them with several collisions bringing out the safety car. things were shaken up again when valtteri bottas hit a wing mirror that had fallen off another car. lewis hamilton and carlos sainz hit the debris and the safety car was back out. no sooner had they got under way again, sergio perez and nico hulkenberg spun out. a final twist saw lando norris sent to the pits to serve a penalty for failing to slow during a yellow flag. he fought back to finish tenth with the fastest lap. it doesn't matter now, does it?

um...yeah... i didn't finish p2, it doesn't matter who i'm fighting if i get a penalty. so, disappointed and i can only apologise to the team. verstappen stayed clear of trouble to take the chequered flag for his ninth win of the season. very happy, you know. it's been a while, in the dry, to be this competitive and very proud of everyone within the team, you know, to turn it around within a day. so they definitely also deserve this victory. while charles leclerc finishing second keeps ferrari's hopes of winning the constructors�* championship alive. nick parrott, bbc news. snooker�*s world numberi judd trump has won the first triple crown event of the season, uk championship, beating barry hawkins 10 frames to 8 in the final in york. it was tight all the way through, but when trump knocked in a break of 133 in the 15th frame, the highest of the match, that gave him a three—frame cushion. even though hawkins battled back, taking the next two, trump dug deep, clinching the match.

it's his fifth triple crown title of his career, his second uk title. but his first in york was back in 2011, which makes this one all the sweeter. it is right up there just because of how long i have had to wait, i think 13 years. so it is not easy to win these events, it is extremely difficult. i've played brilliant a lot of times and have still come upjust short. but, yeah, to do it in the manner i've done it, probably one of the hardest draws of all time, i think, to win this event, and to get over the line, i'm so proud of myself, and lucky to be in this position thanks to my family. just a reminder of our top story here on sportsday — liverpool beating manchester city 2—0 in the premier league. that moves them nine points clear at the top of arsenal and chelsea, 11 points clear of manchester city. is their premier league reign over in december? lots more reaction to that

match and a lot more on the bbc sport website or your app. but from me, olly foster, goodbye for now. hello. meteorologically speaking, sunday was the first day of winter. now, there were a number of showers around, but it was a pretty mild day. indeed, across wales, we had temperatures of 15.4 celsius recorded at both hawarden, in flintshire, and also in cardiff — those temperatures way above the december average. and those mild weather conditions were brought to us by these southwesterly winds, which are still across a good part of the country. however, look at this band of rain sinking south across scotland. behind that, we start to see the winds turn more to a northerly direction, and it's those northerly winds that, through monday, are going to push this zone of colder air southwards. so, it will feel much colder as we go through the day,

across northern areas in particular. so, the rain starts today — southern scotland, pushes southwards across northern england, reaches north wales and the midlands through the afternoon. brighter conditions follow, but it will be gusty around irish sea and north sea coasts, gusts of around a0 or 50mph. temperatures in england and wales about 8—11 degrees celsius, so still relatively mild. through the afternoon, it turns colder for scotland and northern ireland — temperatures here around 4—6 degrees. and then, that cold air surges southwards — monday night, a much colder night than we've been used to, with a widespread frost. so, a frosty and cold start to your day on tuesday, but with plenty of sunshine for most areas. however, band of rain is going to move in off the atlantic, so it turns wet in northern ireland, and eventually, the rain reaches western scotland as well. temperatures really struggle — 4—7 degrees — it is going to be a chilly day on tuesday for most. then tuesday night, the rain

starts to turn to snow. now, that's especially the case in scotland, and especially for eastern areas. we could have some accumulations of snow, potentially bringing some localised disruption. but, ultimately, the snow will turn back to rain as milder air works its way in. and as we head through wednesday, that milder weather pushes in from the west, we'll have a lot of low cloud, some mist and fog. quite a murky looking day, perhaps turning a bit brighter as we head into the afternoon for some. but it's another day with struggling temperatures, particularly for central and eastern areas. starts to turn a bit milder in the west. and then thursday and friday, areas of low pressure on the way could bring some very strong gusts of wind, but certainly will be bringing some pretty wet weather our way.

live from singapore, this is bbc news. us president biden has pardoned his son hunter, who was facing sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions. protestors take to the streets once more in georgia, as the prime minister denies suspending talks to join the eu. syria's president meets the iranian foreign minister in damascus, welcoming support against a rebel offensive that's taken large parts of the country.

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. us presidentjoe biden has pardoned his son hunter ahead of his sentencing for firearms and tax offences. the president said his son had been selectively and unfairly prosecuted and argued that raw politics had led to a miscarriage ofjustice. also to try to break him. in a statement, president biden said he had committed not to interfere with thejustice department's decision—making, saying: president biden continues... and ends by saying.