we start in the nba where karl—anthony towns returned from a one game absence to lead the new yorks knicks to victory over the toronto raptors, theirfifth win in their past six games. towns had missed new york's loss to detroit with a sore knee but showed no signs of ill effect as he scored 2a points and added 15 rebounds. his total included the final five points of the game as the knicks finally broke free on their way to a fifth straight win over toronto. new york host the atlanta hawks in the nba cup last eight on wednesday. we had timely plays at the end, big—time plays and timely buckets. we have to continue to improve and we have a lot of things we need to work on and the games keep coming so i

think the most important thing isjust finding a think the most important thing is just finding a way to win. west ham'sjulen lopetegui won the battle of the under pressure managers as his side beat wolves 2—1, leaving gary o'neill's team floundering in the relegation zone after another loss. west ham 5 players showed their support for teammate michail antonio, who was in a car crash on saturday. they warmed up wearing antonio 9 shirts. west ham took the lead through tomas soucek�*s header, wolves then equalised with a volley from matt doherty. but it was man of the match jarrod bowen who struck in the 72nd minute to win the match for his side. however, it turned sour at full time when the west ham captain and mario lemina clashed as tempers ran high between the two teams. manager lopetegui wouldn't be drawn on his future at the club, instead paying tribute to antonio who's had leg surgery following the accident. the most important thing is we achieve three points. we have

the possibility to dedicate this victory to the fans but also to michail and his injury. it has been a difficult two days. the guys today have worked against a good team and have had may be one non—easy match left to play. the loss at london stadium turns the heat up on wolves boss gary o'neil. it's their third defeat in a row and leaves them second bottom of the premier league, four points from safety but o'neil believes he can turn the club's fortunes around. not concerned, really proud of the group. i of everything they've given me and i can only ask them to give me their best. if you look at the players this club has lost since the window i arrived in, club has lost since the window iarrived in, it club has lost since the window i arrived in, it makes it harder every year. if you think, the season before i arrived, wolves collected 39 points and since then we've lost £200 million of talent and

when you lose that amount of talent and your starting point is 39 points it will be really tough so we understand it is tough so we understand it is tough and we will stand up, myself included, and accept the challenge. we will knuckle down and get going again. matchday six of the champions league gets underway in just a few hours with liverpool heading to girona looking to continue their perfect start to the new format. the reds have been handed a boost with first—choice goalkeeper alisson set to return to the starting line up after 11 games out with a hamstring injury. caoimhin kelleher kept five clean sheets in his absence but head coach arne slot is pleased to have the brazilian back in contention. alisson has been so outstanding for this club for the past few years and the brazil national team so it is nice to have him back and have him available but if you then look at how his replacement did, it is not going to be easy to do better

so we expect definitely the same and may be on margin is a bit better but we also know so well we can say we have two very good goalkeepers. real madrid, who lost last time out to liverpool in the champions league face a tough assignment against in—form atalanta in bergamo. in—form atalanta in bergamo. the iii—time champions have been the iii—time champions have been boosted by the return boosted by the return to fitness of brazilian duo to fitness of brazilian duo viniciuer and rodrygo ahead of a replay of this viniciuer and rodrygo season's uefa super cup which real won 2—0. which real won 2—0. tomorrow is another tough game tomorrow is another tough game for us. against a top side. a for us. against a top side. a team that is very strong but we team that is very strong but we go head—to—head, pointless rb are focused on ours and how we are focused on ours and how we can affect the game and be can affect the game and be dangerous with them and impose dangerous with them and impose ourselves on the game so ourselves on the game so tomorrow is another challenge tomorrow is another challenge for us. for us. a total of nine fixtures a total of nine fixtures today which get today which get underway with liverpool's trip underway with liverpool's trip to girona as well as celtic to girona as well as celtic taking on dinamo zagreb. taking on dinamo zagreb.

elsewhere, the champions elsewhere, the champions of germany and italy meet as bayer leverkusen and inter of germany and italy meet as bayer leverkusen and inter go head—to—head, pointless rb leipzig host aston villa while psg, who sit 25th and out of the qualifying places, are in austria looking for a first win since match day one. aryna sabalenka has been voted the wta player of the year, after winning four titles in 202a. the world number one, who retained her australian open crown injanuary, then went on to win

in a q&a with nhs staff in kent to outline in more detail how her announced �*spending review�* will work. the chancellor and the chief secretary to the treasury, darrenjones met patients and staff at a hospital in maidstone and took questions around how frontline services could be improved. speaking to media afterwards, the chancellor was asked whether this spending review will lead to a return to austerity. budgets in this parliament will increase. that is the envelope that we set at the budget and the first phase of the spending review in october. but it is absolutely vital that we get value for money for every pound of taxpayers money spent, especially when taxes are so high. and we're asking people to pay so much. and that's why we're really going to be driving productivity and efficiency and cracking down on wasteful spending in public services to make sure that every pound of taxpayers�* money is spent well. have you bought your christmas presents yet? if not, have you thought about getting something

second—hand or pre—loved? known as �*thriftmas�* it�*s a growing trend, as more of us are avoiding buying brand new. nina warhurst reports. giving gifts that have been bought second hand can be a way to cut costs, and research shows it�*s becoming more popular. just ask these shoppers in stroud. to be honest, i buy most of my clothes on sites like vinted and so on these days, so i wouldn't mind at all if somebody gave me a second—hand gift. i think they're . a wonderful idea. i think, you know, in the days of reusing and recycling, - it's a really good idea, - helping to save the planet — and we don't always need new stuff. - carry on re—purposing and reusing as much as possible. you know, we�*re living — we�*re beginning to live in a disposable society — more and more disposable — and i would ratherjust pass

things on and reuse them and reuse them. i�*m using things that are 50, 60 years old at home. so i�*m quite happy with that. but how easy is it to have a thrifty christmas? 0ne mum and sustainability vlogger said shopping second hand can mean quality and quantity over the festive season. the festive season. my advice about people my advice about people worrying about the quality worrying about the quality of second—hand goods is to give of second—hand goods is to give them a really good check over. them a really good check over. so ask questions if you�*re so ask questions if you�*re buying it from an online buying it from an online marketplace and you�*re marketplace and you�*re going to collect it, going to collect it, have a look at it plugged in. have a look at it plugged in. check the zippers, check check the zippers, check the buttons, check the ties the buttons, check the ties if you�*re buying clothes second if you�*re buying clothes second hand, and look for good—quality hand, and look for good—quality materials like wool materials like wool or denim or cotton — or denim or cotton — things that you know things that you know being a poor relation to buying are going to last. are going to last. and this business making and this business making second—hand shopping easier second—hand shopping easier brings together donations brings together donations from different charity retailers and sells from different charity retailers and sells them under one roof. them under one roof. so there's definitely a trend so there's definitely a trend for people gifting second—hand, for people gifting second—hand, and it's not a trend — and it's not a trend — it's a permanent shift it's a permanent shift

in perception from second hand in perception from second hand being a poor relation to buying a new present, and that's great, but we're still competing with fast fashion — so make no bones about it. it's not classed as an insult any more to give somebody something second—hand, it's classed that you've been selective, that you're have curating something, that you're finding that special find — as well as you're doing something that's good — whether that's, you know, money going to charity or saving something going into landfill. so if you�*re stuck this christmas, remember — second hand can be cheaper, better for the planet, and it supports a good cause. what could be more in the christmas spirit? just some breaking news coming from brazil because they really brazilian minister has

confirmed that after a brain bleed was detected, the brazilian president will be staying in i see you for another further 48 hours.

staying in i see you for another further 48 h let�*s next hour. but first, let�*s checkin next hour. but first, let�*s check in on the weather. hello. we�*re still feeling the aftermath of storm darragh, particularly in terms of flooding. we�*ve got 38 flood warnings currently in force. the majority of these are along stretches of the river severn and it�*s going to take a while for those flood waters to fade away. but over the next couple of days we should see some improvement because high pressure is in charge and that means we are not going to see any new storms coming our way anytime soon. now, it�*s a cold and frosty start to the day for scotland and northern ireland, lowest temperatures down to —9 celsius. and there are a few patches of freezing fog around as well. whereas england and wales, we are frost—free because we have extensive cloud around and that�*s been bringing widespread drizzle across parts of lincolnshire, through the east midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england, into south—east wales. that drizzle gradually should tend to die away as we head into the afternoon so it will become a bit drier, but it stays cloudy with winds gusting to 30—odd miles an hour around some of our north sea coasts. it will feel cold, temperatures at best 6—8 degrees, and those temperatures barely getting above freezing in scotland, particularly where any fog lingers.

now, overnight tonight, it�*s a repeat story, really, in that we�*ll have clear skies across parts of scotland and northern ireland to allow a fairly widespread frost. those temperatures probably down to about —8 or so. england and wales, still a lot of cloud around and some further patches of drizzle across eastern areas. that�*s how we�*ll start the day here on wednesday. now, we�*ll still have those chilly north—easterly winds but they are not quite as strong. might see a few breaks in the cloud for parts of west wales and north—west england, but otherwise the best of any limited sunshine will be across scotland and northern ireland once again. it will be another cold day for the time of year. on thursday, spot the difference, high pressure is still with us. again, the best of the breaks still for scotland and northern ireland with extensive cloud for most of england and wales, although the winds will be turning a little bit lighter and that might well help temperatures climb by an odd degree or two, perhaps up to ten in norwich. heading into friday and the weekend, weather fronts dive southwards across the uk, followed by high pressure moving in from the west later in the weekend, into next week.

and so weather—wise, friday and saturday, we�*ll probably start to see some rain move into scotland, a bit of hill snow with that but no significant accumulations. then it should brighten up at least for a time.

live from london. this is bbc news. the new authorities in damascus

are offering rewards for information about senior officials who committed abuses. israel�*s prime minister benjamin netanyahu testifies for the first time in his long—running corruption trial. this is the scene live outside the courthouse in tel aviv where crowds of supporters and opponents of mr neta nyahu have gathered. a man is charged with murder over last week�*s fatal shooting of a healthcare boss in new york. and real—life �*succession�* — rupert murdoch loses his bid to change a family trust and give control of his media empire to his eldest son. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the islamist syrian rebel leader, abu mohammed al—jolani, has said that senior officials of the assad regime, who were involved in torturing political prisoners, will be held accountable.

it comes as rescue workers say they have ended