and with the countdown to 2025, we take a look back at some of the best films released this year. here's a round up of all your sports news. hello from the bbc sport centre. tyson fury says "theres going to be a lot of hurt and pain" in his heavyweight rematch against oleskander usyk on saturday. they — as well as their teams — have been speaking to media ahead of the title fight in saudi arabia. they did this forjust over nine minutes — just staring at each other.. before fury eventually broke the silence. the pair are going head to head again, seven months on from their first fight, which the ukrainian edged on points. tysons promoter frank warren says this time there will be a very different outcome: i know these guys have been in the rain, they shared the ring together for 12 rounds. they know each

other�*s strengths, weaknesses, and it's going to be about who can exploit the weaknesses. you can put the strength. i believe tyson fury will come through this and i don't think this fight will go to the distance. now to some good news for everton fans — the premier league has approved the takeover of everton football club by the friedkin group — ending the tenure of farhad moshiri. the deal is believed to be worth in excess of 400 million pounds. it also means everton are the 10th club in the premier league, with a majority ownership. bbc radio merseyside's reporter giulia bould told us what fans can expect. i think they will be savvy operators. both in a similar situation, they were having financial problems and struggling on the pitch, similar to everton. they certainly have a background in sports, especially european football. what they are saying is there vision right now is to

stabilise the club, which essentially they have done by buying it, but then they are going to look to the new stadium, which is almost complete now, that will mean a huge sponsorship dealfor complete now, that will mean a huge sponsorship deal for that coming everton's way. they also want to work with the director of the football, meetings under way, work with the director of the football, meetings underway, pretty much immediately now about how to get the best out of everton on the pitch. i don't anticipate a very busy january transfer window because the psr profit insisting to be rules remain around everton, so they cannot spend too much, but there will be some savvy business being done. sticking with the pl and wolves have confirmed the appointment of vitor pereira as their new head coach. the portugese managerjoins from saudi pro league side al—shabab on an 18—month contract — he's already taken training at compton park and will be in the dugout when wolves travel to leicester city this weekend.

the final league cup quarter—final takes place later — tottenham are hosting manchester united — who are once again without marcus rashford. boss ruben amorim has dropped him from the squad for the second game in a row. after he was also left out of manchester united's 2—1 win over manchester city last weekend. rashford missed training earlier this week due to illness — but — amorim confirmed he would be in training ahead of the trip to spurs. there are four british teams involved in europa conference league action later. chelsea are at home against shamrock rovers. the west london side are top of the group and already through. while a win for the league of ireland side will seal their place in the last 16. hearts are preparing for their 100th european match knowing victory against petrocub will put them into the playoffs, while welsh side the new saints, can still qualify for the playoffs, but need a lot of results to go their way. they travel to slovenia to face celje. mark allen is through to the semi—finals of the riyadh season snooker championship. the northern irishman beat england's mark selby by four farmes to two to book his place

in the last four. the defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan begins his campaign later this evening when he takes on china's ding junhui with the winner facing allen. and that's all the sport for now — we'll be back with sportsday! see you then. thank you very much. thank you. uk interest rates have been held at 4.75% after the bank of england voted to keep borrowing costs unchanged. the bank said it thought the economy had performed worse than expected, with no growth at all between october and december — rates are still expected to fall gradually next year. the govenor of the bank of england said the course of interest rates is �*downwards�*. we've had to look at all the evidence. there is quite a lot of uncertainty in the world at large.

but i do think that the course of interest rates, the path is downwards, but there is more uncertainty around. and so we had to weigh that up very carefully. and i think the appropriate thing to do at this meeting was to keep interest rates on hold. but we'll come back at the beginning of february for our next meeting and start it all over again and review the evidence. but i think the the fact that there is a difference of view within the committee, i think first of all, i think it underlines the strength of our process. there's no groupthink on the mpc. reasonable people can take a different view at this point, and that's exactly what they've done. 0k. you would have seen the repricing in the financial markets in the recent weeks. markets are now pricing in just two interest rate cuts next year. is that about right, do you think? well, you know, markets have to form their view. um i would say this i think the path is downwards. i would say this i think the path is downwards. but i really would caution that at this stage, with the amount of uncertainty, we can't tell you by how much or when particular moves are going to take place.

it really, as the world is too uncertain. so we will we'll come back in february at our next meeting and review it again. and that's important. and i think you can see that in the immediate market pricing. the market says, well, they might cut in february. they might not. pretty reasonable starting point. the bank said it thought the economy had performed worse than expected as our economics editor faisal islam explains. few were expecting a rate change today and they have been held, as you say, at 4.75%. but under the hood of that decision, there's some interesting dynamics. remember yesterday the us federal reserve, its central bank, it did cut rates but then signalled pretty clearly that there would be fewer rate cuts over 2025. and that affected markets. markets have been betting that there will be fewer rate cuts from the bank of england too, over the next year. so the detail of the considerations that the nine member bank of england committee came to when deciding to hold are quite interesting, and the surprise was that three

members of the nine member committee decided that they thought it would be the right time to cut interest rates, including the deputy governor of the bank of england, dave ramsden. so that's a rather interesting development. and it comes because the bank has forecast, just a month after its full round of forecasting, that the british economy is now not growing, that it's stagnant, so that there are concerns about a weaker economy now beginning to balance off concerns that inflation would linger and stay higher for longer. so the bottom line is this that although there's been no cuts today, the banks governor, andrew bailey, has reiterated that there should be gradual cuts. and for now it looks like february could still be on. it depends. there are many uncertainties, for example, on the issue of the trump trade tariffs. and there's also the issue

of the impact of the budget on both, the impact of the budget on both firms deciding whether or not they're going to increase prices or whether they're going to affect wages. so significant hold, and we await what happens next year. household water bills in england and wales will go up by an average of 86 pounds next year, with smaller hikes over the following four years. there's been anger about the increase, as water companies have been criticised for sewage spills and making big bonus payouts to bosses. the regulator 0fwat said putting up bills would allow water companies to fund much—needed upgrades. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. what are your reactions to these price hikes.

what are your reactions to these price him-— price—wise will be catastrophic for families, everyone that is feeling the gust of living crisis is now facing another 35% increase, and average of 36, that's terrible, i think her mind is also up confirmation that the private water system has failed, after decades of privatisation, they've not kept their end of the bargain, they have squeezed this particular industry, i think that there are really serious questions to be asked about the labour government, it so overwhelmingly popular, so, i think now, a lot of people unable to pay, tens of thousands of people not paying, could well be that we see people are very despondent. i will come back — people are very despondent. i will come back to _ people are very despondent. i will come back to the _ people are very despondent. i will come back to the point _ people are very despondent. i will come back to the point you make about the government in that final point about perhaps people striking

and not paying their bills. what do you make of the reasoning we heard today from the industry that these prices would drive a performance, reduce leakages, reduce sewage spills? i reduce leakages, reduce sewage s - ills? ~' reduce leakages, reduce sewage sills? ~' �* , reduce leakages, reduce sewage sills? ~' 3 , , reduce leakages, reduce sewage sills? ~' 3 , y ., spills? i think it's 'ust trying to ull the spills? i think it's 'ust trying to pull the wool _ spills? i think it'sjust trying to pull the wool over _ spills? i think it'sjust trying to pull the wool over our - spills? i think it'sjust trying to pull the wool over our eyes. i spills? i think it'sjust trying to - pull the wool over our eyes. we've already seen after so many attempts at bailout and already showing us they don't really care about sewage �*s villages, they've been doing for decades now. they don't care about making sure that our homes have got water to drink. i think there are some places in the country right now that having bought, people are so irritated about this, just don't think any of the excuses pass the mustard. , , ., ., think any of the excuses pass the mustard. , , . ., ., ., mustard. just a final thought on that twin proposal— mustard. just a final thought on that twin proposal they - mustard. just a final thought on that twin proposal they put - mustard. just a final thought on i that twin proposal they put forward or suggestion because in terms of the government, any sort of pressure to re—nationalize the water companies, the money simply isn't there. we know the state of the

public finances, so address that point and also, if people don't pay their bills, how does that actually help if they actually hold back money to those companies given that there isn't going to be some sort of re—nationalization. there isn't going to be some sort of re-nationalization._ re-nationalization. well, from the fact that we _ re-nationalization. well, from the fact that we would _ re-nationalization. well, from the fact that we would have _ re-nationalization. well, from the fact that we would have to - re-nationalization. well, from the fact that we would have to spend l fact that we would have to spend money on public ownership and once we have private industry, becomes an awful lot easier to drum up the money to prove it. you pay a much lower rate of interest on government debt, government borrowing, then you do on private borrowing from us of the money is always going to be there. as much as it might be a pain point in the short—term, it means that we are actually not paying out money so that people can get dividends, we are actually paying for a service that has water in its

core. it's not something that's trying to do anything for profit. it's actually trying to improve. so our money actually goes to prop up the infrastructure rather than it be siphoned off by lots of other industries. we siphoned off by lots of other industries.— siphoned off by lots of other industries. ~ ., ., ., industries. we have to leave it there but _ industries. we have to leave it there but thank _ industries. we have to leave it there but thank you _ industries. we have to leave it there but thank you so - industries. we have to leave it there but thank you so much l industries. we have to leave it - there but thank you so much for your time. four teenagers have been detained for life at bristol crown court for the murders of 16—year—old max dixon and 15 year old mason rist, who were stabbed to death in a case of mistaken identity in january. riley tolliver, who's 18, and 17 year old kodishai westcott will serve a minimum two of the teenagers who cannot be identified —— the neck the other two, who can't be identified for legal reasons, are 15 and 16 years old, and will serve minimum terms of 15 and 18 years respectively. 16—year—old max dixon and 15 year old mason rist, who were stabbed to death in a case of mistaken identity in january.

you ran after max and stabbed him, it was a deep wound. we've all seen the knife that you used. it was long and sharply pointed. you used that knife to stab mason as well on your way back to the car, you knew it was very wrong to take that knife and attack anyone with it. we saw you hiding your knife. you got rid of your phone. your brother took your clothes and burnt them. your starting point is 20 years. the offences are made worse by these things. taking and using that long and dangerous knife. how scared mason and max would have been being chased by four boys they didn't know, boys who were carrying those long knives. mason being stabbed and dying outside his front door where his mother has to walk every day. people in their homes right there, whilst you are running down the street with those knives, whilst you're stabbing boys who live there. the group of you going there and doing that, all for revenge on westers. riley, you were the oldest.

you took a baseball bat. you didn't have a knife. you chased after mason with that bat. you can be seen appearing to use it twice, but there were no bruises on mason, one on max. because you were 17, the starting point for you is 27 years. but i agree with the experts that your thinking was more like a much younger boy when you joined in with that group. the offences are made worse by these things — being in a group with others who had long knives. how scared mason and max would have been being chased by you and the others boys. boys who were carrying those knives. mason being stabbed, dying right outside his front door where his mom has to walk every day. people in their homes right there in that street, whilst you're running down their street with those knives. whilst you're stabbing boys in that street. the group of you all going there and doing that for revenge on westers.

you knew how wrong it was to take a weapon and attack those boys. you got rid of that bat later. the sentencing from a little earlier from bristol. a british neo nazi, who amassed what prosecutors described as an armoury of weapons, has been given an extended sentence of 15 years including 10 years in prison and a further five under supervision. 55 year old alan edward, from falkirk in scotland, was found guilty of four charges under the terrorism act including possession of weaponry and equipment for the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorist acts and encouraging terrorism. he was also found guilty of firearms offences and threatening and abusive behaviour. the formerjournalist who had nearly 28,000 followers on social media, glorified hitler and had discussed an attack on an lgbt group. more than 1,000 jobs have been saved at the belfast shipyard, harland and wolff. the spanish ship—building company, navantia, has confirmed it will buy

all four of the company's yard in belfast, scotland and devon. harland and wolff — which is best known for building the titanic — fell into administration in september. the business secretaryjonathan reynolds has said the deal for the purchase of the harland & wolff shipyards is a huge vote of confidence in the uk. hospices in england are to receive one—hundred—million—pounds of government funding over two years to improve end—of—life care. it comes after hospice leaders warned they were forced to close beds due to increasing financial pressures. the health secretary wes streeting told the bbc�*s hugh pym the extra funding would go towards improving buildings, equipment and accommodation. today we are announcing two things, which are great news for hospices ahead of christmas. the £100 million we are announcing over this year and next will help hospices the

hospices, the equipment, the kit that they need to provide modern support for people, notjust in hospice buildings like this but also the increasing range of hospice at home services. it's going to make a real difference for people. her children's hospices in particular, which are really close to my heart, we are announcing £26 million, that's an increase in previous grant funding that's been available to provide a wider range of services to a wider range of children and young people. mil a wider range of children and young --eole. �* ., ., ,, ., people. all the other groups, social care providers. _ people. all the other groups, social care providers, gps _ people. all the other groups, social care providers, gps were _ people. all the other groups, social care providers, gps were really - care providers, gps were really concerned _ care providers, gps were really concerned about national insurance and their_ concerned about national insurance and their allocations, what does the plan for— and their allocations, what does the plan for them? it and their allocations, what does the plan for them?— plan for them? it was thanks to the decisions the _ plan for them? it was thanks to the decisions the chancellor _ plan for them? it was thanks to the decisions the chancellor took - plan for them? it was thanks to the decisions the chancellor took in - plan for them? it was thanks to the decisions the chancellor took in the budget that we were able to invest £26 billion across health and social care services, our political opponents will disagree with that, they need to say which services they would cut or which other taxes they would cut or which other taxes they would increase, but thanks to this

we are investing in health and care services in the new year i will be announcing how we will be setting out those allocations, particularly making sure that as well as cutting hospital waiting lists, which you obviously want, we are also fixing the front door to the nhs for sick leave in general practice, these are really important, notjust for the crisis we need to fix today, but the long—term future of the nhs as we work together, fit for the future. that is the health secretary with me. with me is ceo of hospice uk — toby porter. welcome to the programme. your reaction to the news?— welcome to the programme. your reaction to the news? delighted at the support- _ reaction to the news? delighted at the support- very _ reaction to the news? delighted at the support. very grateful, - reaction to the news? delighted at the support. very grateful, we - reaction to the news? delighted at the support. very grateful, we are | the support. very grateful, we are still quite early in the labour government, and everybody knows how challenging the situation is, so i think a big vote of confidence in the hospice sector. tell think a big vote of confidence in the hospice sector.— think a big vote of confidence in the hospice sector. tell me how much ressure the hospice sector. tell me how much pressure the — the hospice sector. tell me how much pressure the sector— the hospice sector. tell me how much pressure the sector is _ the hospice sector. tell me how much pressure the sector is under— pressure the sector is under financially.— pressure the sector is under financially. pressure the sector is under financiall. , . , ., , financially. the services have been cuttin: financially. the services have been cutting almost _ financially. the services have been cutting almost by _ financially. the services have been cutting almost by the _ financially. the services have been cutting almost by the week, - financially. the services have been cutting almost by the week, it - financially. the services have been cutting almost by the week, it has| cutting almost by the week, it has been a very difficult situation. two

years of rapidly rising costs, flat nhs funding contributions to the essential hospice care, so it is great to have this announcement today. we are so pleased.- great to have this announcement today. we are so pleased. when you sa the today. we are so pleased. when you say the sector _ today. we are so pleased. when you say the sector is _ today. we are so pleased. when you say the sector is under _ today. we are so pleased. when you say the sector is under severe - say the sector is under severe stress, what does that actually mean in real terms? the cuts you have been making, what have you been doing? been making, what have you been doin: ? been making, what have you been doin:? , . , been making, what have you been doin:? . , ., been making, what have you been doing? the hospices have had to cut back, the children's _ doing? the hospices have had to cut back, the children's hospice, - back, the children's hospice, hospices and exit, london, in hampshire, in the north of england, having to lay off staff and just lightly trim their services actually we should be doing the opposite in the country as the assisted dying debate shows. we have a once in a generation opportunity to fix palliative care. he really gets hospices and the reason this funding has been announced in such a difficult wants hospices to be part of fixing palliative care in the uk and we are very delighted to play that role and to support him in the

nhs in the years to come. you talked about the difficult _ nhs in the years to come. you talked about the difficult financial _ about the difficult financial backdrop of course in the budget. we saw those changes to national insurance contributions for employers. so does today's money, does that make good the increased gust? does it take you ahead? where does that leave you? we gust? does it take you ahead? where does that leave you?— does that leave you? we ask for 108 million and we've _ does that leave you? we ask for 108 million and we've been _ does that leave you? we ask for 108 million and we've been offered - does that leave you? we ask for 108 million and we've been offered 100| million and we've been offered 100 million, the gust of national insurance alone for the hospice sector was 35 million, so that was a blow, but the bigger issue has been... ., , . , blow, but the bigger issue has been... . , . u, blow, but the bigger issue has been... . , . ,., ., blow, but the bigger issue has been... . , . ., , been... that slices a third of this mone . been... that slices a third of this money- the _ been... that slices a third of this money. the bigger _ been... that slices a third of this money. the bigger issue - been... that slices a third of this money. the bigger issue is - been... that slices a third of this money. the bigger issue is two l been... that slices a third of this - money. the bigger issue is two years now, hospices about to match nhs pay awards and our government funding has been flat, so the real issue is that it should help us stabilise us so that we can come up with a better way of funding hospices going forward. 30 seconds come if you what, stabilise the situation, but long term, what is needed? lang what, stabilise the situation, but long term, what is needed? long term what's needed — long term, what is needed? long term what's needed is _ long term, what is needed? long term what's needed is what _

long term, what is needed? long term what's needed is what is _ long term, what is needed? long term what's needed is what is promised, - what's needed is what is promised, a long—term strategy for palliative care as part of a ten year plan for the nhs moving to the community, hospices and we would be supporting the nhs and delighted to do so. thank you for coming in to talk to us. we are nearly at the end of our programme today. so much heavy lifting through the course of the last three hours. let's end by switching horses completely, having looked back at the movie year we have seen in 2024 here's tom brook. 2024 is drawing to a close, and as is the custom, every december we look back at the films released during the last 12 months. some were quite good, some were brilliant, and there were a few that were truly awful. anyway, here's my list of the top ten films of 2024. at number ten, the seed of the sacred fig — a family drama that serves as a microcosm of life under iran's authoritarian government.

director mohammad rasoulof, who's now living in exile, managed to shoot this critique of the government in secrecy, avoiding detection. in ninth place, emilia perez — a musical crime film. an ingenious story of a mexican drug lord who undergoes a gender transition. it's told with great flair and empathy by french directorjacques audiard. at number eight, conclave — a vatican thriller. a power grab drama revolving around the heated election of a new pope. a classy commercial picture with a great performance from ralph fiennes. this is a conclave, aldo. it's not a war. it is a war. make a wish. one wish? in seventh place, the world war ii epic blitz from director steve mcqueen. a beautifully wrought story of a young boy trying to find his way home.

wartime britain's home front depicted as a place for displays of stoicism, but also, as mcqueen makes clear, bigotry as well. # where have you been, my blue—eyed son?#. at number six, a complete unknown — a portrait of bob dylan's early years. timothee chalamet shines as the young dylan, but some of the best performances come from the supporting cast, from monica barbaro asjoan baez and elle fanning as dylan's girlfriend. # i walked and i crawled on six crooked highways. i know you're not the most comfortable person with people. i'm not? no. in fifth place, a real pain — twojewish cousins go on a tour of holocaust sites in poland. it's a road trip movie and character study. it stars the very talented kieran culkin and jesse eisenberg, who also directed the film with great skill. at numberfour, the room next door from spanish film—maker pedro almodovar, his first film in the english language. i'll sleep with my door open, and the day that you find it closed is the day it's already happened.

great performances from tilda swinton and julianne moore make this story that revolves around euthanasia strangely life affirming. people — can't stand �*em. at number three, hard truths, in which mike leigh proves he's still got what it takes to deliver an authentic, gripping human drama. i'm so lonely. an unbelievable performance from mariannejean—baptiste, who's worked with leigh before. a portrait of a fascinating woman who rubs everyone the wrong way. i've been harassed by people all day. i'm sick to death of it! hi, i'm annie. at number two, anora, another great movie from sean baker. it tells of a fiery brooklyn sex worker who ends up in a whirlwind marriage with the son of a russian oligarch. it's a tragicomedy that's original, refreshing and full of life that you can't help but love it. these are yours. yes.

all of them? yes. and the talking movies number one film of 2024 is the brutalist, which spans several decades. adrien brody is a hungarian architect and holocaust survivor who arrives in the us, where, as an outsider, he encounters the ugly side of the american dream. they do not want us here. who do you mean? the people here. they do not want us here. quite simply, brilliant, epic cinema. when it comes to films, you cannot argue with the wonderful tom broke. thanks for watching today. see you at the same time tomorrow.

hello there. the festive forecast into next week does look fairly mild, so a very slim chance, i think, that any of us will see a white christmas. but before we get there, the weather really changeable in the run up to christmas. some rain around on friday, some very strong winds through the weekend, could cause some disruption, and then temperatures will be on the rise as we look towards christmas. now, to start friday, we're going to be seeing a weather front that starts in the west, pushes its way slowly east through the course of the day. another frontal system waiting in the wings for the weekend. now, through saturday, that brings some milder air and some strong winds. by sunday, the air coming in from the north west, so a colder day on the cards. now, for the rest of thursday evening overnight into friday, then, we keep the clearer skies for central, southern and eastern parts of england and wales. but more cloud and outbreaks of rain across the north west. and that means milder weather here, so 6—7 degrees actually at six in the morning. but we could still see a touch of frost for some central and southeastern areas in particular. bit of sunshine for east anglia in the southeast lasting through the morning. we've got that rain initially for scotland and northern ireland, that tracks into parts of northern england, wales,

the south west of england, too, one or two heavy bursts, followed by some sunshine and showers moving in from the northwest. temperatures a couple of degrees warmer than thursday, between about 8—11 degrees, but you've got the breeze and the showers, so it's not going to feel particularly warm at all. into saturday then, low pressure sitting to the north of the uk, lots of isobars on that map. the winds are wrapping around that low pressure bringing blustery showers. strongest of the winds for the western isles could reach around 80 miles an hour. further south, we've got this cloud across central and southern england and wales, some patchy outbreaks of rain. more sunshine further north, but those blustery showers, and temperatures only 8—9 for parts of scotland, but 11—13 for the rest of the uk. so it's looking mild, but then turns colder again into sunday because the winds come in from the northwest, bringing a mix of some sunshine and some heavy showers. some of these showers on sunday a little bit wintry, could be some hail, some sleet, even some snow over the highest ground of scotland. really gusty winds, 60mph or so, in the west. so it is going to be a windy, cold, wintry—feeling day. i think, with top temperatures between about 6—9 degrees. and then looking ahead towards the christmas week, and you'll notice those temperatures on the rise. 13—14 degrees for christmas eve, christmas day and stays

mild into boxing day. some rain in the northwest, but drier towards the south. bye— bye.

justice at last for gisele pelicot at the end of france's largest ever rape trial. "i've never regretted my decision to go public," she says, as her ex—husband is jailed for 20 years after a trial that has caused shock waves across france. booing. 50 other men are also found guilty — most of them are jailed — two are booed as they're bundled out of court. we'll be looking at the impact this trial has had in france and beyond. also tonight... average water bills are going up in england and wales by £86 next year. president putin says

he's ready for talks and compromise over ukraine — as he holds a marathon press conference in moscow. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg is there. more than 100 dangerous dogs destroyed a month since a ban on xl bullies — police say they need more cash. # jingle bells, jingle bells # jingle all the way #. and the world's oldest choir — it's official — and coming up on bbc news everton have new owners. the club's takeover saga has ended with the us—based friedkin group now in charge at goodison park. good evening. 51 men have all been found guilty at the end of a mass rape trial in france.