in yemen gets past israel's advanced air defences, injuring more than a dozen. and world renowned opera singer maria callas is the subject of a new film starring hollywood actress angelina jolie. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. we're starting with the premier league and arsenal kept up the pressure on the leaders after beating crystal palace for the second time in a week. the 5—1 scoreline makes it look more one sided than it was, but arsenal were ruthless and unlike palace, took all their chances including another two goals for gabrieljesus who'd scored a hat—trick in the league cup against them on wednesday. arsenal stay third, three points behind liverpool who have two games in hand. it was a good week. it is

always weird to play twice in three days with the same opponent. we started the game well, then we conceded the goal, but to score five away from home is never easy so i am very pleased. in the early kick—off, manchester city's poor run of form shows no signs of abating. they were beaten again today, this time 2—1 at aston villa. jhon duran and morgan rodgers scored both villa's goals before phil foden managed a consolation in added time to make it 2—1 against the champions. the result means city have lost nine of their last 12 games which drops them down to sixth in the table — behind villa. it was just one reason, we are busy and there are a lot of legal factors to make that position and the team leader and the champions league, we are doing really well and i think we have to think positive and have incredible work done

for the guys and a lot of them have a lot of incredible pride and the desire to do it and we have to find a way and come back. the second half i think we played _ the second half i think we played better, like i want here to try— played better, like i want here to try to— played better, like i want here to try to impose and dominate with_ to try to impose and dominate with the — to try to impose and dominate with the positioning. man city has been _ with the positioning. man city has been very difficult. in the second — has been very difficult. in the second half, ithink has been very difficult. in the second half, i think more or less— second half, i think more or less we _ second half, i think more or less we were playing and getting confidence to dominate, to play— getting confidence to dominate, to play more key positions and as well— to play more key positions and as well creating chances and avoiding _ as well creating chances and avoiding chances because in the second — avoiding chances because in the second half, we paused and decided _ second half, we paused and decided what to do, to win through— decided what to do, to win through our domination of them. nottingham forest inflicted brentford's first home defeat of the season, beating them 2—0 to go into christmas firmly in the top four. ola aina and anthony elanga the scorers. it's an incredible turn around under manager nuno espirito santo who a year ago, took over a forest side hovering just above

the relegation zone. it is not about the table, it is about enjoying the moment, realising that we didn't achieve nothing yet, it is a very hard competition, you can see by the results that are happening. so, the truth is that now we go home and now we are going to recover and prepare very well for the next one, and improve and try to give the players detailed information, push them, stay humble, stay humble because this is our view, we will build something. elsewhere, newcastle's alexander isak scored a hat—trick as they thrashed ipswich — who are still looking for their first home win of the season. and west ham drew with brighton. bottom side southampton play tomorrow, and it's been confirmed that ivanjuric is their new manager. the former croatia international hasn't managed outside of italy before and was recently sacked by roma afterjust two months. but he had success at torino and has a reputation for improving teams. southampton have just one win so far this season.

in the scottish premiership, rangers are up to second, eight points behind leaders celtic. their rise though is at the expense of aberdeen who have been in freefall, losing again today, beaten by hibernian. we're about two hours away now from the big heavyweight boxing rematch where britain's tyson fury says he plans to inflict a whole lot of pain on oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia. usyk ended fury�*s unbeaten record back in may. this time, fury is at his heaviest ever fighting weight, at over 20 stone — that's four stone heavier than his ukrainian opponent. the two camps are also in dispute over the length of fury�*s beard. and that's all the sport for now. let's go back to our main story. a memorial service has just finished in the cathedral of the east german city of magdeburg after five people were killed and 200 were injured near where a car ploughed into a christmas market at seven o'clock last night. the service, reserved

for families of those affected and emergency services, is one of several taking place tonight across germany. it's emerged the suspect, named as taleb al—abdulmohsen, is alleged to have driven into the market past concrete blocks, placed to prevent such attacks, through a gap wide enough for a car, an entrance designated for ambulances and other official vehicles in the event of an emergency, then proceeded along the evacuation route at speed, leaving a trail of death and injury. taleb al—abdulmohsen is a 50—year—old saudi doctor who migrated to germany in 2006. this is the moment police arrested the suspect at 7.05pm, just three minutes after he'd accelerated into the crowd in a black suv. among the five dead people was a nine—year—old child. 41 of the 200 wounded people were critically injured.

the interior minister said the suspect had islamophobic views. prosecutors say they didn't have him "in their sights" but are working on the theory that he was dissatisfied with the way in which saudi refugees are being treated in germany. today the people of magdeburg — a city of around a quarter of a million people 150 kilometres from berlin — laid floral tributes at a memorial of flowers near the market. many events have taken place across germany in honour of the victims. footballers in the bundesliga have been holding a minute's silence. german chancellor 0laf scholz also laid a single white rose at the memorial and promised an investigation into the incident. and it was important that "we stand united. "we should not allow those who wish to sow hate "to do so," he added. he said the attacker must be punished. we heard from police and other officials a few hours ago, there have been questions over what motivated this attack.

earlier, the prosecutor gave an update on what the press —— authorities believe that to be. translation: $5 authorities believe that to be. translation:— authorities believe that to be. translation: r , , ., ., translation: as things stand at resent, it translation: as things stand at present, it appears _ translation: as things stand at present, it appears that - translation: as things stand at present, it appears that the - present, it appears that the backdrop to this incident is perhaps being unsatisfied about the way in which saudi arabian refugees are treated in germany, potentially, but more profound details need to be examined, we need to look at the whole social context of the perpetrator, we can't tell you in as much detail as i'm sure you would like to have at this point in time. we didn't have a focus on the perpetrator, we didn't have him in our sights are on our raider, so to speak. there was a preceding that involved the perpetrator but we didn't have him in our sites, thinking that he might commit this kind of crime, not at all.

so do not get the wrong end of the stick. ~ ,., ., ., the stick. also, we heard from the stick. also, we heard from the director — the stick. also, we heard from the director of _ the stick. also, we heard from the director of the _ the stick. also, we heard from the director of the police - the director of the police department who explained how the incident unfolded. the first caller _ the incident unfolded. the first caller imagined it was an accident. _ first caller imagined it was an accident, on the basis of what they— accident, on the basis of what they could save. at least double _ they could save. at least double digit number of emergency calls and we rapidly reaiised — emergency calls and we rapidly realised this was an attack and not an— realised this was an attack and not an accident. the route taken _ not an accident. the route taken by— not an accident. the route taken by the perpetrator started at 0702 —— 7:02pm. we noted _ started at 0702 —— 7:02pm. we noted that— started at 0702 —— 7:02pm. we noted that he moved, he drove past _ noted that he moved, he drove past and — noted that he moved, he drove past and he used the situation at the — past and he used the situation at the traffic lights to be able _

at the traffic lights to be able to _ at the traffic lights to be able to travel slowly across the pedestrian crossing, and he took— the pedestrian crossing, and he took the — the pedestrian crossing, and he took the route that was actually planned for emergency responders to use, going into the so—called old marketplace. a city council official in magdeburg spoke at the police press statement earlier calling yesterday's events a �*dark day'. translation: i thought long and hard about how _ translation: i thought long and hard about how to _ translation: i thought long and hard about how to start _ translation: i thought long and hard about how to start this - hard about how to start this opening statement and as you can see i am visibly distressed. if there was a dark day for the regional capital of magdeburg and it will certainly remain that in the history books. i know it is an overused phrase but our thoughts are of course with victims and the injured. we can certainly say that no one in the city council slept well, given what happened last night, no doubt their thoughts are with the events of yesterday. we heard a little from the german chancellor olaf

scholz — he pledged that germany would respond "with the full force of the law". here's some of that statement. normally, the christmas market is a peaceful and joyful place where people come together to enjoy christmas, to think about christmas, to drink wine and eat grilled sausages. what a dreadful tragedy for so many people were injured and killed with such brutality in a place like that. we have now heard that more than 200 people have been injured. there are five fatalities so far. and so many people are critically injured that we are severely concerned about what will happen to them. it is a dreadful catastrophe. we would all like to express our empathy and sympathy to those who are injured and to the families of those who are injured, to the families of those who have been killed, and i would like to express their solidarity of the entire

country. we are all profoundly touched and shocked by this and we need to stand together and pull together and will indeed do so. it is very impressive that's only people stepped in to help immediately, including all the people who were working at the christmas market and visiting the christmas market, it is impressive to see that the police and fire brigade responded so rapidly, and many people came to help, to really provide tangible assistance straightaway. it was very moving for me to talk to the people who were working here as first responders after you have had that kind of event, it affects everybody, everybody has to respond rapidly, and the professional response to the situation... at the same time, though, that we know this is

something that helpers will also be affected by the emergency service for haff to struggle with the memory of this as well. right across germany providing support to the emergency services in this kind of situation so that nobody is left alone with their memories, that is even more the case for those who are injured, for the families of the victims as well, we are providing support in hospitals and moving forward to get to the grips with this catastrophe and the ramifications. the innocent victims of this dreadful, crazy deed. following that visit by olaf scholz — many local people have attended the scene to show solidarity with the dead and injured. our correspondent anna foster is in magdeburg. this is the spot so olaf scholz speaking at a couple of hours ago and it is also the focal point where many people are

gathering, at the church right across from the christmas market, and many people are coming here to lay flowers and light candles. ijust coming here to lay flowers and light candles. i just want to show you some life pictures. what we can see behind the crowd, that sea of flowers is growing more and more as more and people arrive here. we are seeing some really emotional scenes as well, there are tears, there are people holding each other, hugging each other, and you really start to get a sense of how much of what has happened here has had an impact on the city and the people in it. and as i was saying to you this is just across from the christmas market, you can even just to see around the tops of the buildings there, the christmas lights that are still twinkling, you can see the stars that are still lit inside the christmas market, even though the market itself is of course completely shut down now. and what we have been seeing this police officer

starting to move through, sweep through there, even as blankets, medical gloves, bloody tissues are still lying on the ground, the police are starting to move through and begin their investigation. you can also see as well something which i think is a key part of people's response to what is going on as well, people were concerned about security and you can see on the other side of the road to the big red and green cubes, the blocks, they are big solid, great blocks that are waist height, they are all around the market to try and protect it because christmas markets have been —— attacked in the past, and people are upset that even their security measures like that were in place, they were not strong enough to stop what happened yesterday evening. now, as you said, police have arrested a suspect, we saw the video of the suspect line on the ground next to a car, the armed police arresting him, dr originally from saudi arabia but living here in germany fell 20 years now, a lot of

investigation going on to him and his motives. but certainly and his motives. but certainly a lot of what people are feeling here is shock and disbelief. and we are hearing stories from people who were here last night as this devastating event unfolded. translation: i devastating event unfolded. translation:— devastating event unfolded. translation: ., ~ ., translation: i was walking from the mall towards _ translation: i was walking from the mall towards the _ translation: i was walking from the mall towards the christmas i the mall towards the christmas market when i noticed muffled noises and allowed engine roaring, then screens in a crowd panicking and then i saw the car driving around the road. because we were standing on a traffic island in the middle of the road, one part of our group ran backwards, i ran towards the 1533 00:15:32,72