to a contentious decision. welcome along. thank you forjoining us. we start with the uefa champions league and more problems for manchester city — pep guardiola's side now have just one win in their last ten matches in all competitions after a 2—0 defeat tojuventus in turin. both goals coming in the second half — dusan vlahovic heading the home side in front — they've had their struggles this season themselves juve but secured all three points with weston mckennie�*s volley a quarter of an hour from the end.

the win boosts their hopes of progressing automatically to the next stage but for city, there is a chance they could be eliminated from the competition eliminated from the competition if they don't improve if they don't improve in their last two games. in their last two games. pep guardiola's side pep guardiola's side have lost seven from ten have lost seven from ten in all competitions in all competitions with manchester united to come with manchester united to come in the premier league in the premier league on sunday. on sunday. we missed the last pass and we missed the last pass and were disappointed many times were disappointed many times and had the composure to shoot and had the and before kai havertz added and had the composure to shoot and make a good movement and assistance. that was the and make a good movement and assistance. that was the difference today. we are the difference today. we are the best. i love my team in the way best. i love my team in the way we play and the result is not we play and the result is not going to convince me the going to convince me the opposite. opposite. it was a better night it was a better night for the former manchester city for the former manchester city player ferran torres. player ferran torres. he scored twice as barcelona he scored twice as barcelona won 3—2 at borussia dortmund won 3—2 at borussia dortmund to move into second to move into second in the champions league table, in the champions league table, with five wins from six. with five wins from six. meanwhile, arsenal are third meanwhile, arsenal are third after a 3—0 win over monaco, after a 3—0 win over monaco,

bukayo saka scoring twice bukayo saka scoring twice before kai havertz added a third late on for mikel arteta's side who, despite their injury issues, put in an impressive performance and could have won by more. we should have already scored four or five in the first half but that was not the case. and then the position was really high, the way they play they create, because there are so many players inside and at the moment we are not very well organised. but you will struggle in the first two or three passes. we want to work on that situation. and after the game was in our control i think the subs were there on the right moments. so it is all very positive. elsewhere, a stunning strike from julian alvarez and an antoine griezmann double helped atletico madrid to a comfortable 3—1 win over slovan bratislava. tammy abraham scored a late winner as ac milan beat red star belgrade

2—1 at the san siro. feyenoord boosted their hopes of reaching the knockout stages with a comfortable 4—2 win over sparta prague in rotterdam. and stuttgart did the same with a crushing win over swiss side young boys. this is how the top eight looks with two games to go. these are the sides that as things stand would reach the knockout stage automatically and avoid the play—offs — liverpool with a 100% record, barcelona

for major events. but today, fifa delivered the prize it craved most. world cup 2034 will be... ..saudi arabia! with the inevitable victory confirmed, these the scenes in riyadh. with fifa cosying up to the saudis in recent years and a fast—tracked process appearing to pave the way for them, this had been a formality since last year, when it emerged that their bid would be unopposed. earlier, in a highly controlled virtual meeting, members of fifa's congress encouraged to vote by acclamation in favour. this is a historic moment for the growth of the sport in saudi arabia and the world. saudi arabia's ambitious plans involve 11 new stadia,

including one 350 metres above the ground in the futuristic and still to be built desert city of neom. but with the world cup, like neighbouring qatar's two years ago, set to be staged in winter to avoid the extreme summer heat, there are concerns over its impact on a congested football calendar, on the environment and on human rights. workers will be exploited. many will die. activists may be put in prison for criticising what is happening. fans risk discrimination. the saudis deny they're sportswashing the country's human rights record — last year, its sports minister telling me the world cup would help it diversify its economy and to modernise. every country around the world has room for improvement. no—one�*s perfect and we acknowledge that, and we are reforming, and these events help us reform. norway's football federation abstained from today's acclamation, but the fa were among many others to support the saudis, saying it had assurances that gay fans would be welcome at the world cup. despite the controversy, saudi's sporting revolution

gathers pace. dan roan, bbc news. great britain's women are chasing a historic first ever winter olympics spot in ice hockey in two years�* time. and the next phase of that journey starts this week. they're on the ice, hoping to make it to a final qualifier next year and some of the players have been competing in men's ice hockey teams to stay sharp. dan ogunshakin reports. never before have great britain's women's ice hockey team reached an olympic games but they aim to move one step closer. a place at february's final olympic qualifying event is the prize should they see off the threat of latvia, spain and the netherlands. these games are incredibly big. they enable us to play the game that we love. the olympics is the pinnacle of our sport and it would mean the world to get one step closer and potentially compete again. their bid to share the ice

with the world's best at the 2026 winter games has been boosted by increased funding and access to physiotherapy, strength and conditioning and nutrition. yet if the team gb environment is increasingly professional, the players aren't. go to the gym before work, go to hockey in the evening and they're really supportive of time off. they know i will not be wide awake first thing in the morning. but they are really supportive of me. they are bringing a group on thursday to come and watch. as women, in these types of sports, you do need a career and something aside from the hockey. three years ago, britain missed qualification by a solitary goal. in a bid to avoid similar heartbreak, all marginal gains are being explored, including playing men's hockey. playing men's is a lot more physical because they're bigger. when you comes up against teams like the netherlands, they are bigger and stronger. it also makes you think a lot quicker. developing the women's game is paramount.

reaching the olympic games would provide the sport with a huge shot in the arm. i think we've seen something like lionesses their success has inspired people to take up football. who knows, it maybe the sport for you. it would be amazing and hopefully it's something we can achieve alongside the success on the ice. the challenge great britain face this week is significant, but the rewards both on and off the ice would be greater still. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. and jack draper says he's looking forward to a bigger and better 2025 after his most successful season on the tennis tour. he reached the us open semifinals this year and ends the season ranked 15th in the world. injury�*s prevented him from training with carlos alcaraz during the off—season in spain, but he has just completed a memory walk with the alzheimer's society in honour

of his grandmother, who has dementia. i have had a little bit of a hip problem which i'm trying to work out and have had an amazing year. it has been very relentless for my body and stuff. this period now i've had time off in trying to work for next year and sometimes these things come along, these little setbacks. i am hoping it is nothing too serious and by australia i can come back firing on all cylinders and hopefully start the year off well. england beat south africa by six wickets under duckworth lewis in their rain—affected one—day decider in potchefstroom on wednesday. set a revised target of 152 in 23 overs, tammy beaumont and amyjones�* unbroken fifth—wicket stand of 90 steered the tourists to their target with four overs to spare. beaumont finished with 65 from 46 balls, the quickest half—century of her odi career, whilejones fell one run short of hers, with 49 off 36, england winning the series 2—1. and a reminder of our top story tonight manchester city's hopes of staying in the uefa champions league this season

hang in the balance after a 2—0 defeat atjuventus. but wins for barcelona and arsenal have strengthened their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage automatically. head over to the bbc sport website for more reaction, but from me and the team, that's all from us. goodbye. hello. well, most of us are in for another cold and grey day. there will be some sunshine around, mostly across scotland, but as far as the rest of the week's concerned, broadly speaking, it's more or less the same. now, let's have a look at the big picture across the uk. this is what we had earlier on — extensive cloud within an area of high pressure, very light winds to move things around,

but in the centre of that high, a frost has developed, mostly across scotland, the very far north of england, and in one or two other areas pockets of frost possible, too. but as far as england's concerned, with a breeze coming off the north sea, it's actually going to be, relatively speaking, quite mild, six in london, compared to “4 in glasgow, early in the morning on thursday. so here's that sunshine, early sunshine across scotland, the highlands, the lowlands, the southern uplands, too. there'll be a few glimmers of brightness developing through the course of the afternoon across northern ireland, wales and the southwest, but as far as much of england's concerned, it's grey, gloomy, drizzly mist and hill fog, not very pleasant, and temperatures typically around eight celsius, so actually close to the average, but it will feel cold, because there's just so little sunshine, and still that nagging breeze. now, into friday, not much changes, but the high pressure does tend to slip away a little bit further to the east. that will allow this weather front to make some progress, so it does mean some spots of rain across western and northwestern scotland,

but for the vast majority of us, i'm afraid friday's going to be another grey day, with just limited sunshine, and the temperatures once again hovering around, say, six to eight celsius, so hats, gloves, and, of course, thick coats. as we go through the course of the weekend, we are anticipating slightly milder weather to reach us, but it won't establish itself across the uk until next week. so as far as saturday's concerned, still pretty chilly, but at least we've got some sunshine to look forward to. in fact, much of the uk on saturday is going to be a much brighter and more cheerful day. sunday, the breeze will pick up, and it'll push in thick cloud across the country, and, yes, some sunshine around, but mostly cloudy, but look at the temperatures starting to rise. we're into double figures by the time we get to sunday, and here's our outlook into the week ahead. you'll notice these values rising through monday, temperatures up to about 11 celsius, particularly noticeable in the north. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news the notorious prisons in syria where thousands were tortured and killed will be shut down

says the new authorities. the death that shocked the nation — the chidren�*s commissioner for england says the murder of sara sharif by her father and step—mother shows �*profound weaknesses�* in the child protection system. nasa's james webb space telescope has captured an image of a brightly—coloured galaxy, that offers a glimpse into how the universe was formed. we speak to colman domingo about his journey from grassroots to being nominated for a golden globe best actor award. hello, i'm sally bundock. the new islamist authorities in syria say they plan to close the notoriously harsh prisons run by the ousted president, bashar al—assad, and dissolve his security forces. they've also said they're working with international organisations to secure possible chemical weapons

sites, a move which has been welcomed by the united states.