hello and welcome along. it's over eight years since leicester city's fairytale premier league title. plenty has happened at the club since then, not least relegation and promotion. a third of the way through their return to the top flight, they're just above the relegation zone. the hope is new manager ruud van nistleroy can turn their fortunes around, having replaced steve cooper. john he takes charge of his first game tomorrow night, at home to west ham, and spoke to the media for the first time as boss today. adam cottier reports. ruud van nistelrooy sat alongside lester's own in the stand to watch them lose 4—1 on saturday, a result that left leicester players in a dark place according to defender conor cody. two days on the new man in charge warmly greeted members of the media at his

first press conference before giving an insight into his philosophy. i giving an insight into his phil°5°phy-_ giving an insight into his philosophy. i am not the romantic— philosophy. i am not the romantic type _ philosophy. i am not the romantic type of - philosophy. i am not the l romantic type of manager philosophy. i am not the - romantic type of manager that puts style in front of results. i love style, love having the ball, love creating lots of opportunities. i love pressing the team hard because you have more of the ball. as a staff, we started to make the changes we think are necessary. his first game _ we think are necessary. his first game in _ we think are necessary. his first game in charge of leicester will come less than a month after the conclusion of his successful interim spell in charge of manchester united, one he admits may have helped him secure the leicesterjob. the amount of interest that was, all of a sudden was there for me and the options that came along, that was, i was astonished a little bit buy it because i thought it was four games and apparently it provoked these reactions. i was only happy with that and to get

into conversations with different parties and be able to make a decision that felt really good for me. his illustrious _ really good for me. his illustrious playing - really good for me. his illustrious playing career saw him rise to prominence in the netherlands with psv eindhoven before he scored 150 goals in five years at manchester united where he became the first player to score in ten successive premier league matches, a record that stood until the current leicester strikerjamie vardy broke it in 2016. it strikerjamie vardy broke it in 2016. , ., , ., strikerjamie vardy broke it in 2016. , ., , 2016. it is a problem of course that he broke _ 2016. it is a problem of course that he broke my _ 2016. it is a problem of course that he broke my record - 2016. it is a problem of course that he broke my record so - that he broke my record so that is what i told him straightaway. i said, is what i told him straightaway. isaid, we is what i told him straightaway. i said, we have a big issue here, we have to get out of the way before we can even start together. it is weird how things go sometimes, but good stories. a great striker and great to have him in the squad. he striker and great to have him in the squad.— striker and great to have him in the squad. he has had only one full season _ in the squad. he has had only one full season as a - in the squad. he has had only| one full season as a manager. the new leicester boss is aware only premier league survival. ice as it gets to work in the east midlands.

ruben amorim expects "special talent" leny yoro to be in the manchester united squad for the first time against arsenal on wednesday in the premier league. united signed yoro from lille in the summer, but the frenchman underwent surgery on a foot injury suffered during preseason in the united states. we have one more training session to see it, inaudible europe will be in the squad. hi thought he is in a good moment now, his feet must is better. —— fitness. he will be in the squad. the rest i have to say because some players who were tired, we have to assess tomorrow in training. we've just had another action packed weekend in the fa cup and on monday the draw for the competition's third round was been made where lower league sides get the chance to face

premier league opposition. perhaps the headliner, though, holders manchester united have been drawn away to record iii—time winners arsenal. manchester city, without a win in seven matches, welcome class of 92—owned salford city in the fourth tier. there's all premier league tie between aston villa and west ham. lower opposition for liverpool, chelsea and newcastle too. the third—round ties will be played over the weekend of saturday, january 11. the full draw on the bbc sport website. some formula 1 news now — mclaren have called for an inquiry into the penalty lando norris was given for ignoring yellow flags during the qatar grand prix. a decision was made to give norris a io—second stop—and—go penalty — the most severe that can be handed out other than a disqualification. team principal andrea stella is arguing the call "lacked any specificity and proportion". it meant norris dropped from second place, and a close fight with the leader and eventual winner max verstappen, to an eventual 10th place. it's been a breakthrough season

for abbi pulling who won the formula i affiliated all—female academy title in qatar at the weekend. she's hoping to become the first woman in almost 50 years to make it on to a formula one starting grid and believes that historic moment isn't too far away. it isa it is a matter of when not if i think we will see a female get it. i would like to say it would be me but even if it is not i hope it is the girls i hope it is the girls i'm racing against the younger watching this been inspired by what we are all doing and it is really special to me to be a part of that kind of movement and inspire the younger generations and be a part of the future of females in the sport. i often say i wish i was eight years old again. there are so many opportunities now and i was very fortunate i got into racing through my dad. he was a big petrol head and passed it on to me. there are some people out there male and female they do not have that access or

exposure to the sport, so having the fi academy, showing 15 fast girls around grand prix circuits, showing what we can do my thing, there are lots of girls watching that will take inspiration from that and want to give it a go and it is working. i go to a car inaudible paddock now and there are ten or 20 females which, compared to the boys, is still not a lot but when i was racing it was almost just not a lot but when i was racing it was almostjust me in the paddock is a female so it is improving and it isjust a matter of time. american 0lympic bronze medallist ilona maher has signed for bristol bears for the rest of the premiership women's rugby season in england. maher is the most followed rugby union player in the world on social media, with 11.5 million instagram followers and 3.2 million on tiktok. the utility back, who can play at centre or on the wing, has signed a three—month deal, starting injanuary. next to tributes for the former world snooker champion terry griffiths,

who's died at the age of 77 in his hometown in south wales after being diagnosed with dementia. he won the 1979 world championship as a qualifier, the masters in 1980 and the uk championship two years after that to complete the triple crown. tomos daffyd looks back at his extraordinary life. terry griffiths. player, commentator coach. terry griffiths's association with snooker spanned more than 50 years. back in the 70s he was a postman, then an insurance salesman with no idea he can make a living from his hobby. he turned professional and within months qualified for the world championships in 1979. not many took any notice but that changed when he started beating established stars like alex higgins. find beating established stars like alex higgin— alex higgins. and still alex it's a make _ alex higgins. and still alex it's a make twiddling - alex higgins. and still alex it's a make twiddling his i it's a make twiddling his thumbs. it's a make twiddling his thumbe— it's a make twiddling his thumbs. ., ., thumbs. to the roar of the audience- _

thumbs. to the roar of the audience. millions - thumbs. to the roar of the audience. millions stayed l audience. millions stayed up past midnight watch this epic semi—final. past midnight watch this epic semi-final.— semi-final. into the embassy final and his _ semi-final. into the embassy final and his first _ semi-final. into the embassy final and his first attempt. i i final and his first attempt. i am in the final. and - final and his first attempt. i am in the final. and in - final and his first attempt. i am in the final. and in that | am in the final. and in that final, the _ am in the final. and in that final, the trophy _ am in the final. and in that final, the trophy was - am in the final. and in that final, the trophy was terry| final, the trophy was terry griffiths's after defeating dennis taylor. i griffiths's after defeating dennis taylor.— griffiths's after defeating dennis ta lor. ., dennis taylor. i never thought i would dennis taylor. i never thought i would win — dennis taylor. i never thought i would win him _ dennis taylor. i never thought i would win him dish _ dennis taylor. i never thought i would win him dish i - dennis taylor. i never thought i would win him dish i would i i would win him dish i would win but it my family's lie. so nice to see so many faces. i would like to view or champagne but i don't think there is enough champagne in the world to celebrate the way i feel at the moment. lots of money and in my first year i earn £75,000. idid in my first year i earn £75,000. i did not know what to do with it. in £75,000. i did not know what to do with it. £75,000. i did not know what to do with it— do with it. in the 80s, snooker was the most _ do with it. in the 80s, snooker was the most popular - do with it. in the 80s, snooker was the most popular sport - do with it. in the 80s, snooker was the most popular sport on | was the most popular sport on television. it helped turn players like terry griffiths into genuine superstars.

griffiths bowed out in 1997. against fellow welshman mark williams a player he would eventually help to world title, coaching stephen henry and rodney 0'sullivan. i coaching stephen henry and rodney 0'sullivan._ coaching stephen henry and rodney o'sullivan. i cannot win a name rodney o'sullivan. i cannot win a game but _ rodney o'sullivan. i cannot win a game but i — rodney o'sullivan. i cannot win a game but i do _ rodney o'sullivan. i cannot win a game but i do help— rodney o'sullivan. i cannot win a game but i do help them. --| a game but i do help them. —— cannot help them win the game. when they when it is better than when i won.— than when i won. from the undit than when i won. from the pundit share to _ than when i won. from the pundit share to the - than when i won. from the - pundit share to the commentary box, his accent and dry wit made him instantly recognisable to millions. it is a tough place out there playing snooker. throughout it all, terry griffiths remained one of the most enduring figures from snookehs the most enduring figures from snooker�*s golden age. terry griffiths has died at the age of 77. that is just about it from us. you can get all the latest

sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website. that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. the rest of this week looks like one of two halves. we'll certainly have some quieter, colderweather for the next couple of days with some decent spells of sunshine, could see some snow on the hills across the north through tuesday night, and then, as we push towards the end of the week, it turns milder, but very much wetter and windier, as deep areas of low pressure move in off the atlantic. so we're in this ridge of high pressure, though, for tuesday, and this wedge of colder air, as you can see on the airmass chart, so it will be a colder start for many for tuesday morning. very cold across scotland, perhaps down to —7, —8 celsius over the highlands and the grampians, and there will be some freezing fog patches around. some fog patches further south, too, which may lift into low cloud, but for many,

it'll be a dry and a sunny day, with light winds. but across southwest england, northern ireland, western scotland, we'll start to see a weather front pushing in, bringing outbreaks of rain and increasing breeze here, but for most, it stays dry through the day, but a cold one to come, temperatures struggling to get above freezing across scotland, to around four or five degrees in the south. but as that rain bumps into the cold air across scotland during tuesday evening, we could see a spell of fairly significant hill snow here, with some accumulations, and maybe some for northern england, the cumbrian fells, north wales, as we move through tuesday night. but as the weather front moves southwards and eastwards, it tends to fizzle out, so no more than a band of cloud, with a few showers across southern areas. but again, it's going to be another cold night to come, a touch of frost in there, and possibly some ice, too. so, wednesday, then, it should be a mostly dry day once again, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. so plenty of sunshine around, one or two showers around coastalareas, but later in the day, we'll start to see the next weather front arriving across western areas. that will bring increasing cloud, breeze and also some rain, with temperatures lifting here, but another chilly day to come, elsewhere. it's all change, though, beyond wednesday.

thursday, friday, we'll start to see a deep area of low pressure spread across the country, bringing a spell of very wet and windy weather, with widespread gales, and another one hot on its heels. so we'll see wet, windy weather early on thursday push its way eastwards, a bit of sunshine, then the wind, the rain, the gales start to build up again, as another system pushes in from the southwest, but that'll be ushering in some milder air, with temperatures ranging from 10 to 1a or 15 degrees from north to south across the country. could see a spell of potentially very stormy weather friday night into saturday, this is certainly one to watch, and then for part two of the weekend, it'll turn colder but brighter once again. take care.

live from singapore, this is bbc news. syria's president blames the us and other western countries for a rebel takeover of the city of aleppo that has reignited the civil war. georgia's president speaks to the bbc as mass anti—government protests continue for a fifth night. and republicans and some democrats criticisejoe biden�*s decision to issue a presidential pardon to his son, hunter.

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we start this hour in the midde east, where syria's president bashar al—assad says the us is behind a rebel offensive that has reignited the country's civil war. he claims washington and its allies want to redraw the map of the middle east. syria and its allies, russia, are bombarding rebel—held positions — this was the aftermath of a russian strike on a hospital in idlib. the syrian army says they've killed hundreds of rebels, while rebel groups and independent observers say many of the dead are civilians. rebel groups seized aleppo, syria's second city, in a surprise attack last week. here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. the syrian regime is striking back. in the last two days, the un humanitarian office says more than 50 air strikes hit idlib, the province that is the powerhouse of the rebels. the hospital in idlib city was among several healthcare facilities targeted.