the film is about a transgender mexican drug lord. i'm sure you are, sister agnes, but i must see her myself. big names like ralph fiennes and daniel craig will battle for best actor. kate winslet is a double nominee for the film lee, and tv�*s the regime. eddie redmayne could add to his award collection for the day of the jackal. denzel washington has received his 11th golden globe nomination, this time for gladiator 2. and comebacks have also been acknowledged, with demi moore and pamela anderson nominated. after all, hollywood does love a happy ending. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's simon king. over the weekend, we had storm

darragh, bringing wind speeds of in excess of 90 miles an hour in some places. today,, conditions because high pressure is now in charge of the weather, not only for today but through the rest of this week, so will be good news for many. pretty settled weather. for most of us, it will be dry this week, with quite a bit of cloud, some fog for a time as well, and it might feel quite chilly, particularly across scotland and northern ireland. it is here tonight, beneath those clear skies, where temperatures will drop away. fog will form across the central blood london into parts of northern ireland. forthe blood london into parts of northern ireland. for the south, blood london into parts of northern ireland. forthe south, cloudy, still patches of rain and drizzle in the far south—east tonight. temperatures here of 5—7 c. “4, potentially minus seven celsius, in rural areas of scotland. a cold, frosty start with that fog, which will be stubborn to clear away. where you keep the fog, temperatures

might not be where you are, goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. david coote�*s contract

as a premier league official has been terminated — after an investigation into his conduct found his postition untenable. former england defender gary pallister tells us his health concerns, as new research into the impact of heading footballs is revealed. what i did go through with the migraines and concussions and being knocked out, the potential there for me to have brain damage. more questions over the management of manchester united, as just five months after his expensive and lengthy appointment, dan ashworth leaves as sporting director. also coming up on sportsday... we speak to olympic discus champion roje stona, as he now sets his sights on a new career in the nfl.

hello and welcome along to the programme. well, let's start with the breaking news this evening that premier league official david coote has been sacked by referees�* body pgmol following a "thorough investigation" into his conduct. for the latest on this, i'm joined by the bbc sport editor dan roan. there is a lot involved in this. the to - there is a lot involved in this. the tap referee _ there is a lot involved in this. the top referee was _ there is a lot involved in this. tie: top referee was in charge there is a lot involved in this. t'i2 top referee was in charge of there is a lot involved in this. ti2 top referee was in charge of one of the biggest games so far. liverpool against aston villa. 48 hours after that match, emerged on social media which appeared to show the referee making a foul and abusive comments, disparaging remarks towards liverpool and their former manager.

the bbc didn't independently verify the video. it wasn't clear when it had actually been recorded. it was referring to a match that had taken place between liverpool and burnley in 2020, but after that emerged him as you say, there was an investigation launched. they also suspended the manager. that inquiry was then widened to two days or so later when the sun newspaper published more video which they alleged showed him appearing to sniff a white powder through a banknote during the euros this summer where he was officiating. again, bbc didn't verify that video but the head to look into that as well, of course. today, as you say, after that inquiry they released a statement that following this investigation, his conduct had been deemed to be a serious breach of his employment contract. they added that they did care very much for his

welfare. they were committed to that end that that had a right to appeal as well. in end that that had a right to appeal as well. , ., as well. in terms of the wider im act as well. in terms of the wider impact of _ as well. in terms of the wider impact of this _ as well. in terms of the wider impact of this we _ as well. in terms of the wider impact of this we know - as well. in terms of the wider. impact of this we know referees as well. in terms of the wider- impact of this we know referees are under huge scrutiny at the best of times. what impact do you think this case will have? you times. what impact do you think this case will have?— case will have? you have to remember. _ case will have? you have to remember, we _ case will have? you have to remember, we are - case will have? you have to remember, we are talking i case will have? you have to i remember, we are talking but case will have? you have to - remember, we are talking but one of the highest profile most experienced referees in the country. he become an official at the top level in 2018. he was trusted with some of the biggest matches, notjust in the premier league but an international football as well. so, until we know more details about what his explanation is, what exactly they had found during their investigation, it's bound to be too certain about this but there's no doubt that given his stature in the game, given what was alleged to have been sad, it's undoubtedly going to been sad, it's undoubtedly going to be very damaging, as you say, at a time when match officials are already under huge scrutiny because of media coverage, social media, the amount of cameras that are at matches, the intrigue around dar, whether it's being used properly or not is really the last thing that

match officials needed. i think that fear will be that not only is this highly damaging to him in his career, but also could have a lasting impact on the ability of the game to recruit and retain referees at every level of the game. we appreciate _ at every level of the game. we appreciate your time. a new study has found no evidence that the high dementia risk amongst footballers is linked to health and lifestyle factors. it increases the likelihood that heading footballs has caused brain injuries. the research was led by glasgow university's dr willie stewart. former england & manchester united defender gary pallister told the bbc of his health fears after years of heading footballs. ijust remember going i just remember going and ijust remember going and being picked up on a sunday morning and got in the car, i started getting a tingling sensation down my arm, trying to shake it off driving to the game, so my vision started to 90, the game, so my vision started to go, it started blaring it was like

that in my vision. started to get a headache and had only been travelling five minutes, i said i'm not feeling well. i was having a panic attack i'm thinking that's a lot of tingling down my arm, is a heart attack, stroke his mac at that age i'm thinking it can't be, so i didn't really know what it was until i got home. i said to my mum, you know, i didn't know what a migraine was at the time. that was the beginning of it. throughout the rest of my career so they were quite debilitating. my vision, my speech, the tingling, the violent headaches. it would be like that for hours until eventually i would throw up, and that would be the start of the release of the pain, things would

start to get better. throughout my career, that blighted me. i don't think i ever missed a game with it, i missed training with it, and it wasn't until i actually stopped playing football that the migraines kind of disappeared. it is enough to know what i did go through with the migraines and the concussions and being knocked out that the potential is there for me to have brain damage, that worry and that fear, i think is always they are i think it is for a lot of players, especially the centre halves, defenders, three and a half times more likely to get dementia if you play football, five times more likely if you are a defender, which doesn't make me feel any better about it, you know? so, yeah, i think there's a lot of people out there who are concerned.

gary pallister there speaking to our correspondent natalie pirks who is across all the developments on this story. i spoke to natalie earlier about the release of a new study today from glasgow university's dr willie stewart into the risks of heading in football. this is a significant report. we already knew that back in 2019, study came out that showed footballers were more than three times likely than the general population to develop dementia. but we don't really know specifically why. there's lots of risk factors involved in dementia, for example, if you are an alcoholic, obese, if you smoke. that can of course increase the risk. after this study, the records of almost 12,000 footballers in scotland above the age of 30 were compared to almost 36,000 of those in the general population and it was found that generally footballers had a lower risk because they didn't tend to drink or smoke, etc. risk because they didn't tend to drink orsmoke, etc. it risk because they didn't tend to drink or smoke, etc. it begs the question if none of those things are

causing this higher risk of dementia and footballers, then what is? and doctor willie stewart's eyes, the author of this report, it all points back to head impact. it author of this report, it all points back to head impact.— author of this report, it all points back to head impact. it really moves the conversation _ back to head impact. it really moves the conversation on _ back to head impact. it really moves the conversation on quite _ back to head impact. it really moves the conversation on quite a - back to head impact. it really moves the conversation on quite a bit - the conversation on quite a bit because — the conversation on quite a bit because we are is in the past we would _ because we are is in the past we would say— because we are is in the past we would say that we felt the strongest risk was _ would say that we felt the strongest risk was probably to do with head injuries and head impact in sports but we _ injuries and head impact in sports but we couldn't be certain that a relationship to alcohol or smoking or diabetes or blood pressure, these other— or diabetes or blood pressure, these other risk_ or diabetes or blood pressure, these other risk factors might be involved. now we actually know, having _ involved. now we actually know, having looked at the data, that these other risk factors don't appear— these other risk factors don't appear to _ these other risk factors don't appear to be contributing to the dementia risk among footballers. so we are _ dementia risk among footballers. so we are back to something to do with the sport. _ we are back to something to do with the sport, all the evidences is to do with— the sport, all the evidences is to do with head injuries and head impact — do with head injuries and head impact. there has been some advances in english _ impact. there has been some advances in english football and scottish football and trying to reduce risk, but they— football and trying to reduce risk, but they can only do so much. this is really— but they can only do so much. this is really a — but they can only do so much. this is really a global sport problem. fee for— is really a global sport problem. fee for mac need to start thinking about— fee for mac need to start thinking about their relationship of head impacts— about their relationship of head impacts and global football and what

they could be doing to minimise risk -- fifa _ they could be doing to minimise risk -- fifa. , , . , they could be doing to minimise risk -- fifa. , ,., , ., ~ _ -- fifa. this is all being talked by now because _ -- fifa. this is all being talked by now because a — -- fifa. this is all being talked by now because a number _ -- fifa. this is all being talked by now because a number of - now because a number of former footballers have died with cte, chronic traumatic encephalopathy lee, thought to be linked to repetitive head impacts like heading the ball. the faa and part funded their research as did the pfa, the players union and the fa says it will continue to fund important research like this in order to gain a greater understanding of this area. the fa has already banned heading in the under nines. in the next few years, that will work its way to under i2—year—olds and it says it's part of the proactive steps it's taking to address the potential risk factors which may be associated with playing football. now, to more upheaval at manchester united. on sunday morning, the club confirmed the shock departure of its sporting director dan ashworth, just five months after his appointment. it follows their 3—2 loss at home to nottingham forest and raises more questions

jim ratcliffe's ineos group management of the club, amid concerns over erik ten hags contract extension, high summer spending on players and an increase in ticket prices.. ben croucher has more. manchester united, a club where all is manchester united, a club