the militant group palestinian islamichhad, has told the bbc they've agreed to free the israeli civilian hostage arbel yehud, on friday, in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners. president trump says he'd like to see a—million—and—a—half of gaza's residents taken in by other arab nations, including jordan and egypt. he is calling the strip "a demolition site" where "something needs to happen". lebanon accuses the israeli army of firing at residents trying to return to their homes in the country's south. officials say at least 22 people have been killed and over a hundred wounded. belarus is voting in a presidential election, which the eu has described as "a total sham". alexander lukashenko is all but certain to secure a seventh term. lukashenko, has dismissed speculation that he might hand over to one of his three sons. now on bbc news,

it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. four defeats in a row now for tottenham, as the pressure piles on manager ange postocoglou once more, following their loss to leicester. chelsea unveiled their record signing, and come away with a vital win over their wsl rivals arsenal in a record crowd at stamford bridge. and records for jannik sinner too, as the italian retains his australian open title in melbourne. also coming up on sportsday: wins for the top teams in rugby's premiership, as bath keep their advantage over rivals bristol. hello there and welcome

along to the programme, both tottenham and leicester would have done anything for a win today, two of the premier league's poorest teams on form. and for spurs boss ange postocoglou, the questions continue to mount for him and his side, who were beaten 2—1 in north london. the win for leicester taking them out of the relegation zone. it's been a dreadful start to the year, in the league, for spurs, they haven't won for seven games now, and after defeat today, they remain 15th, and just eight points above the drop zone. richarlison gave them the, only for two goals in quick second half succession, first from jamie vardy, then bilal el—khannous, put leicester in front. and that was how it stayed, ruud van nistelrooy�*s team surviving the late attempts to get an equaliser, to hang on for a much needed win. the victory arrests a run of seven straight defeats. there is of course relief and a celebration in the dressing room altogether with players and all staff, everybody involved. we were really looking

for this moment and it took a long time. so now, we can enjoy this for a day or two. and then it is back to work because, i said at the beginning, since my arrival, it is going to go right till the end. it is going to go right till the end for us and let's prepare and take momentum of this win. the supporters are fuming it has well and it is not an atmosphere where, you know, it is easy at the moment. and kind of one follows the other. we need to break through that, and try to give them something to sort of get behind the team for, and create the atmosphere we had. it wasn't that long ago... and it was a great night. you just got to keep these things in context. brentford won an away match for only the second time in the premier league this season, a 2—1 victory at london rivals crystal palace. it moved brentford up to 11th in the table. the match also featured a rather interesting celebration technique from their foward yoane wissa as adam cottier reports. in the rain in south—east

london, brentford were facing a crystal palace side that had lost only one of their previous 11 premier league games. it is an upturn in form that relieved any relegation fears but in this match they found it hard to make a breakthrough with a deflected free kick striking the post. that, before a second half break through for brentford, given a penalty after a defender brought down nathan collins. the post was struck. a chance missed, or so brentford thoughtful what about we take was ordered after an illegal encroachment into the area. keep your eyes on the foreground for the retake. brentford curiously, mysteriously celebrating before the goal. the only other way when the season was at southampton earlier this month. the same scorer there and here. brentford took a 2—0 lead.

palace quickly pulled a goal back with one player making his debut after transferring from millwall. brentford saw out a welcome win in the derby. i think we edged it. in the end, it was... i thought we defended very well. we didn't give a lot away, against a very tricky and good front three. so, you know, a solid, solid, good away performance. when that penalty gets decided that it has got to be taken again are you thinking he should give the ball to someone else i would you want him to take that penalty again? i want him to take it again. 100% record before this. and i think at that situation it is all about trust. trust your processes and your strategy, and he did.

aston villa have missed the chance to move to within two points of the champions league places after being held to a 1—1 draw at home to west ham. villa took the lead in the first half with a well taken goal from jacob ramsey. but the home side lost defender tyrone mings to injury and west ham hit back after the break, equalising as emerson headed in edson alvarez�*s cross. villa are eighth, while west ham sit 13th. i think the performance deserved may be more. certainly second half, ithink deserved may be more. certainly second half, i think may be the first 15 minutes i thought we played well. we had good control, we were aggressive. we tried to attack. and we try to win the pulled back as well. the priest in performance and it is a point and of course we take a point but i think the performance was want to be really positive about. so confirmation then of those results, with a huge win for leicester, and brentford's victory too. that result too between villa and west ham. and a rare late game on a sunday.

it sees manchester united travel to fulham, hoping to turn their season in the league around. and one more premier league story to bring you — nil nil between fulham and manchester united. nil nil between fulham and manchester united. and one more premier league story to bring you — the governing body that represents professional football referees say the police have opened a number of investigations — after michael oliver faced abuse and threats following his performance in arsenal's win at wolves on saturday. oliver sent off arsenal's myles lewis—skellyjust before half time — a move that alan shearer called "one of the worst decisions i've seen in a long time". in a statement, the pgmol say the�*re appalled by the threats and abuse oliver has received, calling them �*abhorra nt attacks�*. in the scottish premiership, second placed rangers recovered from an early scare to beat dundee united 3—1 in a pulsating match.

they reduced the gap to leaders celtic to ten points, the champions have a game in hand though after their match against dundee yesterday was cancelled due to the weather. nick parrott reports. rangers have struggled on their travels this season. they arrived with just three league wins on the road. when sam became the top scorer this season it did look that things would improve. despite dominating possession, rangers could not capitalise on it until this. there could have been more goals but both goalkeepers kept the score down. by accident, and design. early in the second half, rangers showed an attacking talent. the match should have ended on a high for the visitors. this completed the scoring late on but the drama did not end there.

the referee felt one player swung his arm deliberately towards another�*s face and sent him off for violent conflict. the manager said the decision was incredible and the club will appeal. chelsea's grip on the women's super league tightened further with a victory over rivals arsenal earlier. the defeat for the gunners, the first under renee slegers, but the day really was all about the champions, who introduced their new world record signing to the fans at stamford bridge today. natalie pirks reports. the derby began with a statement of intent. world—record signing paraded in chelsea blue. even without her, chelsea looked unstoppable this season and a positive start had arsenal flapping. but in less than ideal conditions, momentum would swing arsenal's way. in front of a record crowd, for a wsl game, arsenal were enjoying the better chances. still, the net would not bulge for them. and with the clock ticking, laurenjames

and her first league appearance since october was about to make them pay. things got worse for arsenal. katie mckay's grumbles errant are a red card before the keeper went sprawling in the wrong direction. a chasm in points now separate the two sides. a sixth consecutive title is a chelsea's to those. the win then for chelsea saw them go nine points clear of manchester city, with arsenal now a distant ten points off the pace. the chelsea boss, unbeaten in the league this season, knows how valuable the points were today. we started well in the game. the first 15 minutes after we dropped a little bit our intensity. and, yeah, we, ithink, believe that, till the end, it was possible. so i think mentally it is a big thing to have to believe until the end that we can score a goal. and, yeah, it is a great,

great win for us. we knew they were going to come out strong here at stamford bridge, chelsea. and we were prepared for having to deal with a lot within the first ten or 15 minutes and i think we did well. we got through it and then we grew into the game and i think we do a lot of things quite well to day. we want to be more clinical with our finishing in the final third but, yeah, overall, very tight game, small margins. it's exciting times at chelsea, with another huge global star of the gamejoining the ranks. naomi girma signed for them this week in a women's world record transfer of 900,000 pounds, on a four year deal from the san diego wave. girma had said it was an easy choice to make, and is keen to get going in the wsl. the atmosphere is incredible. you know, chelsea does have that winning

mentality and i think ijust really wanted to be a part of that group with the players and the staff at what the club stands for. i think it is amazing. there are so many players in this team that have so much experience and a lot of young players are amazing as well so i am really excited to be in the group and learning, growing and just getting better here. in today's other matches, tottenham won away at bottom side crystal palace. a big win for leicester, the second from bottom side beat liverpool. west ham beat everton. with manchester united taking on brighton in the late game. united can jump above arsenal and manchester city, and go second with a victory. glasgow city's lead at the top of the scottish women's premier league has been cut to just two points after they lost 3—1 at hibernian. kathleen mcgovern scored two of their goals, the win keeps hibernian level on points with second placed rangers, who beat spartans. elsewhere there were wins for aberdeen, motherwell and partick thistle. celtic host hearts in the late game. jannik sinner�*s once again the toast of melbourne, after defending his australian open crown against alex zverev. the top seed against the second placed player though, a bit of a mismatch on the day, such was sinner�*s dominance, to lift his third grand

slam title overall. joe lynsky reports. for the last 12 months, he has blocked out the noise. last march, he tested positive for low levels of a banned substance — he was cleared of any blame, but the case has been appealed. on the courts, jannik sinner finds ways to get on top. his opponent here in his third final saw crucial points fall out of reach. the world number two faced a yellow brick world. jannik sinner�*s mindset was forged in the mountains of northern italy. at 23 years old, he has reached another summit. he is the first man from his country to win three grand slam titles.

but after this year, it comes with tough questions. what happened happened, and i keep playing like this because i have a clear mind on what happened. if i know, if i would be guilty, i would not play like this. and that's it. i want to enjoy this moment, to be honest. part of the story remained controversial but on the court, jannik sinner could find a long time at the top. a superb performance from him today. bath put their disappointing european champions cup exit behind them as they beat sale to preserve their lead at the top of rugby union's premiership. they trailed 16—5 but ruaridh mcconnochie�*s second, then max ojomah barging his way over put bath ahead. tom carr—smith then chased down a clearance from inside his own 22 to put the game beyond sale. combined with 12 points from the boot of finn russell, the bonus point 32—23 win keeps last season's beaten finallists in top spot if it was tries you were after, ashton gate was the place.

13 in total. newcastle scored five in defeat. they fought their way back from 14 points down, to reduce the deficit to just three against bristol. but the bears ran in four tries in the final ten minutes to win by 55 points to 35. and this is what it's all done to the premiership table then, ahead of the near two month break for the six nations. as you were at the top, with bath six points clear of their west country rivals in bristol. exeter�*s win over saracens yesterday means newcastle are now cut adrift at the bottom. sale�*s defeat, coupled with quins win over northampton on friday, sees them slip to seventh. the top eight will qualify for next season's champions cup two games in the united rugby championship today. the first saw glasgow warriors earn a nervy victory over in—form connaught to stay second in the table. the game was moved from friday night due to storm eowyn and it was the home side who breezed into 12 point lead by the interval.

argentina winger sebastian cancilliere�*s second of the afternoon just before the hour mark proved decisive as the warriors held off a late connaught comeback to hold on for a 22—19 victory. elsewhere, ulster lost 15—14 at home to zebre. british olympic sprinter, jeremiah azu, says he's excited about returning to his old coach in cardiff after a "bittersweet" experience at the paris olympics. azu was disqualified in the men's 100 metres last summer, before coming back to win a bronze in the relay. he's now back in cardiff and has been telling tom brown why it feels so good to return. back to where it all began for the fastest welshmen of all time. the 23—year—old is the only welsh athlete to ever run 100 metres in under ten seconds. but after two years training in italy, he has come home to cardiff. rejoining his first coach helena james as he looks to bounce back from a roller—coaster 202a. he went into last summer's olympic games with high hopes

of reaching the individual 100 metre final but those hopes were dashed before the race even began. he was disqualified for a false start. there was an element of redemption with his bronze medal in the four by 100 metre relay but even now, he still feels there was something missing from his olympic debut. it is a bittersweet one. i look at the medal and i seejoy and i also see pain because of what could have been. in the sprint, anything can happen, as we see. but it is a lesson so i wouldn't change it. despite the journey, honestly. who knows what is going to happen in the future? i can only look forward now. the past is the past. you are home, back training in cardiff, in your hometown. what brought you back? family, honestly. and speaking with helen every time i came back, she would always fill me with confidence and i feel like that is something i did not have as much of over the past couple of years, so she's just got away with her

words that makes my mind start to believe that i can do these things and before i left, i won the british championships and we're just going to go back to those levels and, yeah, take everything we can. no crossing your arms over the centre point, 0k? it would feel that a long way off. what are your hopes for him in three and a half years�* time? gold medal. olympics. simple. everyone he does we're picking holes in it, basically. just to fine it because little technicalities mean he is going to run faster. what would be a successful 2025? world championship final, consistency. he announced his return to cardiff with a win at the welsh indoor championships but you sense that he is onlyjust getting started. it's all or nothing forthe fourteams, hoping to make it to super bowl 59, the nfl's showpiece event in two week's time. the divisional finals take place later,

as the defending champions, the kansas city chiefs face the buffalo bills in the afc championship game. with the washington commanders one win away from their first super bowl appearance since 1991. they face a tough task against the philadelphia eagles in the nfc. dan ogunshakin reports. the transformation has been remarkable. it the transformation has been remarkable.— remarkable. it is 'ust the brotherhood, _ remarkable. it isjust the brotherhood, the - remarkable. it is just the - brotherhood, the chemistry, the commitment that everyone has made to getting better. the commitment that we have made in each other and trying to support each other and just the standard. the standard of play, the standard that has required a buzz. we knew that we had something special. we did not know if it was going to be this special but we knew that we had something special at the beginning of the season. fix,

something special at the beginning of the season. a new coachin: beginning of the season. a new coaching setup _ beginning of the season. a new coaching setup breathe - beginning of the season. a new coaching setup breathe new - beginning of the season. a newj coaching setup breathe new life into what was a stale organisation. by the arrival of a rookie quarterback has been instrumental in the rise from obscurity to the play—offs spotlight. i5 obscurity to the play-offs spotlight. obscurity to the play-offs s-uotliht. , _, ., obscurity to the play-offs s-uotliht. , ., , spotlight. is commitment to his preparation. — spotlight. is commitment to his preparation. you _ spotlight. is commitment to his preparation, you know, - spotlight. is commitment to his preparation, you know, the - preparation, you know, the things that he is able to do on the field. how comfortable and polished he is in the pocket. his ability to extend plays. he is someone that what talent meets hard work. he goes above and beyond and the whole team is binding. and beyond and the whole team is bindinr. , ., , ., is binding. in'ury threatens to round is binding. in'ury threatens to ground his _ is binding. injury threatens to ground his opposite _ is binding. injury threatens to ground his opposite number. is binding. injury threatens to | ground his opposite number at the philadelphia eagles. there are doubts over his fitness but he intends to lead his team regardless. it he intends to lead his team regardless.— he intends to lead his team regardless. it is a part of the name regardless. it is a part of the game and — regardless. it is a part of the game and i _ regardless. it is a part of the game and i said _ regardless. it is a part of the game and i said whatever . regardless. it is a part of the - game and i said whatever comes with that, — game and i said whatever comes with that, comes with that. you know, _ with that, comes with that. you know. i— with that, comes with that. you know, i told you guys, i have submitted myself to doing whatever it takes to win and some — whatever it takes to win and some things come with that but, ultimately, you've just got to make — ultimately, you've just got to make good adjustments that you need _ make good adjustments that you need to— make good adjustments that you need to make to be able to play at that — need to make to be able to play at that level. there won't be any — at that level. there won't be any excuses going on or coming out _ any excuses going on or coming out to — any excuses going on or coming out. i'd make you may have his

wings— out. i'd make you may have his wings clipped by injury but his team—mates say he is soaring and the — team—mates say he is soaring and the biggest threat. it is team-mates say he is soaring and the biggest threat.- and the biggest threat. it is a once-in-a-lifetime. - and the biggest threat. it is a once-in-a-lifetime. he - and the biggest threat. it is a l once-in-a-lifetime. he doesn't once—in—a—lifetime. he doesn't go away. you have to play all quarters because he has the ability to score touchdowns on every touch so you have to eliminate that and try to make this team a one—dimensional team. you've got to get rid of the running game and make them throw a ball. the the running game and make them throw a ball-— throw a ball. the commando stream run _ throw a ball. the commando stream run may _ throw a ball. the commando stream run may take - throw a ball. the commando stream run may take them l throw a ball. the commando | stream run may take them all the way to new orleans and super bowl lix. finally, cole palmer might have failed to score against his former club manchester city yesterday, but he's been in red hot form for chelsea since moving there last season. born in manchester, bbc sport has been back to trace his roots from his father's side of the family. his grandparents were from the windrush generation. and the england man is proud of his caribbean roots in st kitts.

he is the best footballer in the world. why is he the best? he answered his questions in interviews. ijust he answered his questions in interviews. i just laughed sometimes. laid—back, caribbean. when cole palmer steps on the field, we see that. we connect to that. he says to the world, this is who i am as a complete person. this is where i was born and where my boots come from.- is where i was born and where my boots come from. when you look at him. _ my boots come from. when you look at him, you _ my boots come from. when you look at him, you also _ my boots come from. when you look at him, you also naturally. look at him, you also naturally think— look at him, you also naturally think about... however, it tells— think about... however, it tells a _ think about... however, it tells a true story of our heritage. that we are really a part _ heritage. that we are really a part of— heritage. that we are really a part of our—

heritage. that we are really a part of our people.— heritage. that we are really a part of our people. this is the house that — part of our people. this is the house that my _ part of our people. this is the house that my grandfather. part of our people. this is the | house that my grandfather and grandmother— house that my grandfather and grandmother built. _ house that my grandfather and grandmother built. people - house that my grandfather and| grandmother built. people that italk— grandmother built. people that itaik to, — grandmother built. people that i talk to, that _ grandmother built. people that i talk to, that don't _ grandmother built. people that i talk to, that don't even - i talk to, that don't even watch _ i talk to, that don't even watch football, - i talk to, that don't even watch football, know- i talk to, that don't even i watch football, know about i talk to, that don't even - watch football, know about cole paimer— watch football, know about cole palmer now _ watch football, know about cole palmer now so _ watch football, know about cole palmer now so it _ watch football, know about cole palmer now so it will— watch football, know about cole palmer now so it will be - watch football, know about cole palmer now so it will be a - watch football, know about cole palmer now so it will be a big i palmer now so it will be a big event — palmer now so it will be a big event if— palmer now so it will be a big event if he _ palmer now so it will be a big event if he does _ palmer now so it will be a big event if he does come - palmer now so it will be a big event if he does come home. j event if he does come home. exactly— event if he does come home. exactly this— event if he does come home. exactly this corner— event if he does come home. exactly this corner house - event if he does come home. i exactly this corner house here in the corner of aitken street, this is where cole palmer's grandad was raised. going and watching cole palmer play a game. that was the highlight. the rest is history. he game. that was the highlight. the rest is history.— the rest is history. he was a lot smaller _ the rest is history. he was a lot smaller than _ the rest is history. he was a lot smaller than the - the rest is history. he was a lot smaller than the others i the rest is history. he was a i lot smaller than the others he was playing against but he stood _ was playing against but he stood out on the pitch. just... it stood out on the pitch. just... it was — stood out on the pitch. just... it was the _ stood out on the pitch. just... it was the best player on the pitch— it was the best player on the pitch and _ it was the best player on the pitch and he was a year younger. it says everything about — younger. it says everything about him because for him he will never— about him because for him he will never forget way comes from — will never forget way comes from. you will never forget his roots — from. you will never forget his roots. you'll never forget how we got — roots. you'll never forget how we got there and who has helped

him and. — we got there and who has helped him and, you know, the impact he can— him and, you know, the impact he can have _ him and, you know, the impact he can have on these communities.- he can have on these communities. ., ., i] communities. cole palmer! i liked him — communities. cole palmer! i liked him before. _ communities. cole palmer! i liked him before. i— communities. cole palmer! i| liked him before. i absolutely love him, you know, because you don't have to do that. you don't have to do that. you don't have to do that. you don't have two. he is an international star. don't have two. he is an internationalstar. he don't have two. he is an international star. he plays for england. you don't have to. and for him to honour his grandfather like that... come on, come on, that is cool. that is cool. thank you very much, cole paimer~ _ thank you very much, cole paimer~ is_ thank you very much, cole palmer-— thank you very much, cole | palmer-_ is palmer. is the next goat. is not the next _ palmer. is the next goat. is not the next goat. - palmer. is the next goat. is not the next goat. he - palmer. is the next goat. is not the next goat. he is - not the next goat. he is already the goat.-

not the next goat. he is already the goat. you can see more of that _ already the goat. you can see more of that over _ already the goat. you can see more of that over on - already the goat. you can see more of that over on the - already the goat. you can see more of that over on the bbc| more of that over on the bbc iplayer. a reminder of our top story before we go, the spotlight�*s on spurs and manager ange postocoglou, after another defeat in the premier league, this time to relegation threatened leicester city. who themselves had lost their last seven in the league. tottenham were ahead, but crashed to a 2—1 home defeat, after goals from jamie vardy and bilal el—khannous. postocoglou's future at the club being called into question by the fans— more reaction over on the bbc sport website and app. that's all from sportsday. this one named by the spanish hello. hello. a deep area of low pressure a deep area of low pressure has again taken charge has again taken charge

of our weather during today. of our weather during today. another storm system, another storm system, this one named by the spanish weather service for impacts it is having in spain. but storm herminia also bringing impacts here. met office yellow warnings for wind and rain remain in force through the rest of today into tomorrow. the satellite picture shows this storm, the centre of the storm, well out to the west of us, but through today we've been watching this development here, a hook of cloud appearing along the line of this weather front. actually, we've spun up another very small scale area of low pressure, and that will be shifting northwards through this evening and tonight, bringing a spell of very heavy rain. yes, across england and wales, increasing

in terms of the exact track they will take, but it may well be that we see some heavy rain first thing across eastern scotland. if it gets a little bit further west, well, it could turn to snow over high ground. another band of rain driving out of northern ireland, northern england into southern scotland. again some snow over high ground, some blustery heavy downpours into wales, the southwest of england. very windy around these southern and western coasts. gusts of 60—70mph, a sustained period of strong winds, pretty brisk winds inland across the south as well. so another rather disturbed day weather wise on monday. as we look ahead to tuesday, well, our area of low pressure will still be with us, but it will be weakening, it will be filling. and so while we will continue to see some showers or longer

spells of rain, the weather generally looking a little bit calmer with more in the way of dry interludes around, some spells of sunshine and temperatures of around seven to ten degrees. now, as we look a little bit further ahead on wednesday, southern parts could see another dose of heavy rain, another area of low pressure moving through. a little bit drier further north and it does look a little bit calmerfor the end of the week.

live from london. this is bbc news. the palestinian militant group

islamichhad tells the bbc it will free israeli civilian hostage arbel yehud on friday, in exchange for the release of 30 palestinian prisoners. it could pave the way for israel to allow tens of thousands of palestinians to return to their homes in northern gaza. jordan rejects president trump's suggestion that arab nations take in 1.5 million gazans, calling the strip "a demolition site". i would like egypt to take people and jordan to take people, you are talking about probably 1.5 million people and we just clean out that whole thing. lebanon says israeli troops have killed 22 people, as thousands of villagers tried to return to their homes in the south. and exit polls give alexander lukashenko 87% of the vote in a belarusian presidential election dismissed as a "sham" by the us and eu.