klopp‘s not getting too carried away though we played manchester city still in eight days or in a weeke man city i would think there is only four, because we have to play them and we played before that game against arsenal, so that means absolutely nothing. the only thing that is important to us is their performance, the level of performance which we obviously can't keepin performance which we obviously can't keep in the moment. we have to keep it, that is how it is, and for the moment it is obviously good, but thatis moment it is obviously good, but that is all. liverpool's next two games? arsenal and manchester city! good luck. still unbeaten — just as manchester city were this time last year. but look now. heads bowed after back to back defeats for the first time in two years. pep guardiola has traditionally struggled in the premier league in december. it was this man — ricardo pereira with a stunning winner for leicester city. 2—1 it finished. remember a week ago when their boss claude puel was supposedly fearing the axe. they've now beaten chelsea and the reigning champions. wellj

here at manchester city, it has become a here at manchester city, raheem has become a rare talent formself is no stranger to headlines criticising his lifestyle, rather than focusing on his football. there was scrutiny of a gun tattoo on his leg, he said was in memory of his late father, while other articles focused on how much money he spends. the antiracism group kick it out said that sterling's abuse shows what is still going on in football, adding already commentated him being treated differently by the media. there is a feeling and i certainly see the comments about minority footballers and his comments i think certainly showed that there is support. and institutional racism within sectors of the game. last week, a banana skin was thrown onto the pitch after he air scored onto the pitch after he scored for arsenal, raheem's comments, have only intensified the focus. one of the most talented and scrutinised stars hoping forafairand level playing field. wolves got an injury time winner at newcastle to climb into the top half of the premier league. it was 2—1 at st james's park, as

hope, while forgetting closer than most man's stature city for the most part untouchable. —— manchester cityty for the most part untouchable. -- manchester city. my feeling is that five or ten minutes later, they did it but the game was really good and so aggressive that a lot of balls in, foster and them had incredible saves, but after that, we forget to be in position and we build up and that was not quicker than normal, and now what the chances we had a counter attack away missed it, we did not score the third gold they'd scored the first two so last—minute everything happens so in the last minute they scored 2—2 would not have been a surprise. bournemouth are up to sixth after beating huddersfield 2—1. callum wilson and ryan fraser got their goals as they ended a run of four successive defeats. huddersfield stay fourth bottom for now. it wasn't a vintage performance for us it wasn't a vintage performance for us you're thinking hopefully we can go on and make it a memorable night but it wasn't they did well in past very well and created chances. but we did defend her ugly a second half, a

another big win for liverpool over newcastle and that defeat for manchester city to leicester means thatjurgenahead of champions city. austin halewood rounds up the best of the action. and dagger as the final whistle. a christmas to forget for guardiola. some had begun to think it was impossible, but the second defeat for manchester city in five days has in the premier league wide open. the champions had plenty of chances at leicester, but they can often be magic in the air at the king power. it has come as far as ricardo, and what a hit. a dollar dropped the city down to third, and with liverpool still undefeated, a turning point in the season? we played man city and still in... what is it, a daze, in a week. so if i will be at man city, i would think it was only format. so that means absolutely nothing. so liverpool aren't getting ahead of themselves, but when your defenders start doing this, things are going pretty well. a missile from lovren lifting liverpool even farther above manchester city. a four goal demolition of newcastle means they are now firmly the team to beat, seven point ahea

in the women's super league, manchester city beat birmingam city 1—0 to move level on points with arsenalof the game came in unfortunate circumstances for the birmingham goalkeeper hannah hampton. she missed her kick allowing georgia stanway to finish from a tight angle. manchester city are still unbeaten in the league chelsea are in third after beating brighton 4—0 with substitute beth england scoring two goals. it's the defending champions fifth win in a row but they are five points off leaders arsenal and city three other games today — bristol city beat everton 2—nil, reading and liverpool shared the points and west ham won 5—0 against yeovil town two weeks late and ten thousand kilometres away from orginally planned. the copa libertadores final will be concluded in madrid on sunday. it was postponed and moved from buenos aires after river fans attacked the boca team bus as it arrived for the second leg of the final two weeks ago. the tie is level at two—all and kicks off again injust under an hour at the bernabeu stadium. our reporter mani djazmi is there. the fans have arrived, from

in sport, manchester city lose valuable points in the title race but a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. good morning. a much cloudier day to day across many parts of the uk. there is some rain in the forecast as well. more details coming up. it's sunday the 23rd of december. good morning. our top story: friends and colleagues have been remembering the former leader of the liberal democrats, lord ashdown, who's died at he age of 77 just months after revealing he was being treated for bladder cancer. he led the lib dems for more than a decade — from 1988 until 1999 — and is credited with making the party a significant third force in british politics. vicky young has taken a look back at his life. this is how most people will remember paddy ashdown, the action man, the party leader with the least affection for westminster. long before he fired his first political salvos, he was a military man, a marine he saw active surface in borneo and malaya. after a period as a diplomat and sometime on the dole, paddy ashdown got involved with the liberals, ele

tottenham are nowjust two points behind second place manchester city after a comprehensive 6—2 win over at goodison park. craig templeton reports. a festival welcome for tottenham at goodison park but with manchester city and chelsea both losing yesterday, there was an opportunity. but it was everton who struck the first blow and aching for a man who spent 12 years in an arsenal shirt. theo walcott, 1—0. it's the season of giving butjordan pickford and kurt zouma with early with their present. the goalkeeper did better with this effort by dele alli appeared out of nowhere to put totte n ha m appeared out of nowhere to put tottenham in front. and when trippi are delivered is predicted opposing the heavy mac —— to the post, every came... gylfi sigurdsson‘s right foot used to tread tottenham turf. the reason everton blue. 4—2. son and put the result and harry kane put the result beyond. an absolute christmas cracker. craig templeton, bbc news. leeds united are back on top of the championship for christmas after beating aston villa 3—2 at villa park. villa were 2—0 up inside 20 minutes thro

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tottenham are nowjust two points behind second place manchester city after a comprehensive 6—2 win over craig templeton reports. a festive welcome for tottenham at goodison park, but with manchester city and chelsea both losing yesterday, there was an opportunity. but it was everton who struck the first blow, and it came from a man who spent 12 years in an arsenal shirt. theo walcott, i—0. it's the season of giving, butjordan pickford and kurt zouma went early with their present. the goalkeeper did better with this son effort, but dele alli appeared out of nowhere to put tottenham in front. and when trippier delivered his free kick to the post, harry kane found himself in space and found the net. if everton thought it would be a calmer second half, christian eriksen‘s right foot putting into that. gylfi sigurdsson‘s right foot used to tread tottenham turf. now he's in everton blue. 4-2. totte n ha m tottenham were not quite finished yet, though. son and kane put the result beyond all doubt. eight goals, three points for totte n ha m. an absolute christmas cracker. craig templeton, bbc n

coming up on this programme: leroy sane scores twice as manchester city move into the last 16 of thehe fifa club world cup, as they come from three goals down to beat team wellington. and cycling's most successful team of recent years will need a new sponsor, after team sky's decision to withdraw from the sport at the end of 2019. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that we now know the make up for the last 16 of the champions league. only one group was left to be decided heading into wednesday night's final round of games and that was in group f. manchester city had already qualified but lyon needed a draw or better away to shakhtar donetsk and it took a second half goal from world cup winner nabil fekir that saw them equalise to snatch the point and finish second. in england, hoffenheim struck first against manchester city courtesy of an andrej kramaric penalty with the hosts needing at least one goal, but they scored twice through leroy sane for a 2—1win, making it nine goals in his last 10 matches for both club and country.

so the pressure is now on manchester city to reduce the four point gap behind liverpool to just a point pose a difficult challenge. all the players have quality, and incredibly experienced manager. it is so difficult, complicated to attack them. maybe the people expect better results than they got so far. but it is going to happen like this if you're not completely focused. manchester united's — ole gunnar solskjaer era starts at cardiff city this evening. the new manager has been speaking about the influence of sir alex ferguson on his management style, and solskjaer says he isn't afraid to bring out the hairdryer treatment on players himself. maybe i should get the hairdryer out of my pocket, because i have a hairdryer. so you know when my hair needs lifting i use it myself, but i am also not afraid of laying down the law. you know, with your kids, when they disappoint you, you tell them off, you don't give them some chocolate then, do your? you treat players are similar to how you treat your kids, really, you want the best for them to you want to guide them, you want to help them. if

so the attention now turns to manchester city who are four points behind liverpool — a win today willa point. city are playing crystal palace — who they beat 5—0 last time they came to the etihad — but city's manager says they could pose a difficult challenge. all the players have quality, and incredibly experienced manager. it is so difficult, complicated to attack them. maybe the people expect better results than they got so far. but it is going to happen like this if you're not completely focused. manchester united's ole gunnar solskjaer era starts at cardiff city this evening. the new manager has been speaking about the influence of sir alex ferguson on his management style, and solskjaer says he isn't afraid to bring out the hairdryer treatment on players himself. maybe i should get the hairdryer out of my pocket, because i have a hairdryer. so you know when my hair needs lifting i use it myself, but i am also not afraid of laying down the law. you know, with your kids, when they disappoint you, you tell them off, you don't give them some chocolate then, do you? you treat players

manchester city are back on top of the premier league, for at least the next 2a hours. 3—1victory at home over everton. gabrieljesus ended his goal drought scoring twice to help seal city's tenth consecutive home win in the league this season. patrick geary reports. one from pep ordeal of‘s winter collection, stylish but substantial. manchester city were briefly exposed, and they might have shaken him. —2 in the air and exposed, and they might have shaken him. —2 in the airand mine is exposed, and they might have shaken him. —2 in the air and mine is one in city, a point behind liverpool. the first in the league since august. he thrives on confidence and crosses like this. 2—0, an extra layer of comfort. damage limitation for most teams but not ever attend. there it was interesting again for four minutes. sterling with almost immediate success in settling the score line after a week in the headlines, 12 goals this season. city ken defrost and dry off back on top of the table. —— city can defrost. have points in stamford bridge and we won again after the champions league

spurs nowjust two points behind defending champions manchester city.pool out in front and four points clear. former manchester united goalkeeper peter schmeichel says the club should appoint a director of football and believes he is the man for the job. his comments come after united sacked jose mourinho as manager on tuesday and brought in?0le gunnar solskjaer as caretaker boss. schemeichel says more changes are needed at the club for them to get back to their best. it isa it is a good idea. if not for ever, at least for a period of time. what's really important is to get the manchester united culture back. a director of football who knows the clu b well a director of football who knows the club well and understands it. i would like to see someone who has played there and understands it. i can bring some of this alex mentality back to the club. to be com pletely mentality back to the club. to be completely honest i'm actually thinking about putting my name in there. i'm considering if i have the qualities. if i come up with a yes to that question then

the next one will be not so easy against newcastle on manchester city and arsenal. so you need to have different game plans and the boys showed that they are ready for that, that's cool. manchester united's new interim manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, says he would love to remain manager but hasn't discussed taking the job on a permanent basis. he held his first press conference today since taking over following the sacking ofjose mourinho. he said he wouldn't set any targets for the season but his focus was more on getting the players ‘to work as a team'. solskjaer played at united for for 11 years and the norwegian says his former boss there, sir alex ferguson, has been a big influence on him. he's been my mental. what i didn't understand early one, but he would be my mental. towards the last, maybe the injury in 2003, i was making all the notes what he did in certain situations and i've already been in touch with him, there's no one to get better advice from. there's been plenty of live rugby tonight and in rugby union's premiership northampton saints eased some re

and in the sport, manchester city march on in the premier league.watford was their 13th in 15 matches this season. jose mourinho had another row ahead of manchester united match against arsenal tonight. he has criticised tv pundits who say he has lost the dressing room. peter kenyon is heading a consortium who is in talks to buy newcastle united. mike ashley is willing to sell. we don't know if there has been confirmed bid. but i can tell you, we will explain it all in the next half an hour. we will explain the whole story and how they got this point. sally, we await that explanation. the office investigating alleged russian collusion in the 2016 us election has said it will not be pursuing a jail sentence for former national security adviser michael flynn. mr flynn has admitted lying to the fbi, but in a memo, special counsel robert mueller said he had provided "substantial assistance" to prosecutors. president donald trump has called the investigation a witch hunt and denies any wrong—doing. ryanair is facing legal action by the airline regulator

and manchester city's raheem sterling accuses newspapers of fuelling racism in football.ello and welcome to world news today. the british government's insisting a vote on its controversial brexit deal will go ahead on tuesday — despite the prospect of a humiliating defeat. ministers say it's the only way to deliver the brexit that people voted for. but it seems a large majority of mps don't agree. and with the european union insisting it won't renegotiate, there's huge uncertainty about what could happen next. our political correspondent iain watson reports. is she seeking divine intervention? theresa may attended church in her constituency this morning. she's weathered many political storms but she's still having to fight for her deal and for herjob. some ministers think the outlook is so bleak she should postpone this week's crucial commons vote. but the brexit secretary said it won't be called off. the vote is going ahead. and that's because it is a good deal, it is the only deal. and it's important we don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. we are in uncharted

not only did they get another victory, but manchester city we re another victory, but manchester citys well. it is all change at the top of the premier league. six ahead of tottenham, who went second, and seven ahead of champions city. austin halewood rounds up the best of the action. and there goes the final whistle. a christmas to forget for pep guardiola. some had begun to think it was impossible, but the second defeat for manchester city in five days has blown the premier league wide open. the champions had plenty of chances at leicester, but there can often be magic in the air at the king power. it's come as far as ricardo, and what a hit. a goal that dropped city down to third, and with liverpool still undefeated, a turning point in the season? we played man city still in — what is it, eight days, a week? so, if i will be at man city, i would think it was only four. so that means absolutely nothing. so liverpool aren't getting ahead of themselves, but when your defenders start doing this, things are going pretty well. a missile from dejan lovren lifting liverpool even further ab

the premier league has a new leader this evening — liverpool are top, after manchester city lost forhey were beaten 2 nil at chelsea — and are now a point off the pace. joe lynskey reports on what could prove be a pivotal day in the season. in the premier league, faces and expectations are always changing. it two most recent champions coming into this game, there are ten points between them. a reflection perhaps ona between them. a reflection perhaps on a chelsea in still adapting. he thinks differently, or indeed both sides started without a recognised striker. that left city still in the build—up missing the finish and chelsea's periphery would be rewarded. the change her approach this year has brought a new role for him, he gets in goal—scoring positions, that puts city in unfamiliar territory, the only trailerfor unfamiliar territory, the only trailer for 12 unfamiliar territory, the only trailerfor 12 minutes of unfamiliar territory, the only trailer for 12 minutes of the season. trailer for 12 minutes of the season. chelsea was happy to project the lead on the front foot, the s

manchester city striker raheem sterling has accused some british newspapers of helping to "fuel racism footballers. sterling's comments came after he suffered alleged racist abuse during manchester city's 2—0 defeat at chelsea on saturday. a man charged with the murder of british backpacker 6race millane has appeared in a new zealand court. detectives found a body in woodland near auckland earlier, although formal identification is still to take place. the bbc‘s phil mercer told me the latest. well, this 26 york man has made his first appearance in court since been charged with the murder of 22—year—old 6race millane. she was last seen in central auckland in the evening of december the first, and the man that she was spotted and security vision with is the man who has appeared in court today. the judge has addressed members of grace millane's family, saying that their grief must be desperate, and the judge also saying thatjustice for grace, he hoped would be swift and fair. this man's identity, we do not know too much about him. his identity has been suppressed and he has been remanded

the headlines tonight, manchester city stop the slide on the south coast.born, pogba scores twice as united beat bournemouth, and bath finish the year on a high to beat old rivals leicester. yes good evening. with liverpool movbing nine points clear at the top of the pl yesterday, all eyes on manchester city to see if they could put their recent dip in form behind them. they made the long trip to the south coast to face southampton. after back to back defeats in the league they came away with a valuable win to trim liverpool's lead at the top before the two teams face each other on thursday. as andy swiss reports. (tx vt) after three defeats in three matches the for brossard at all. he knew his manchester city side could hardly afford another slip—up, not that one seemed likely when silver put them ahead. as so often recently, their lead proved precarious. a spot of defensive dallying, and southhampton we re defensive dallying, and southhampton were level. pierre with a stunner, was another shocking story. southhampton thought so, he felt he should've had a

chelsea at home to manchester city.ust kicked off at stamford bridge and the score is 1—0 to chelsea. n'golo kante with the goal. manchester city have been imperious so far this season, are they about to come unstuck. we'll keep you up to date with the score. let's catch up on the rest of the day's action, holly. thanks katherine — it does look like we might have a title fight on our hands — for the time being — manchester city aren't at the top of the table — after liverpool made light work of bournemouth, more on that in just a moment but first over at old trafford. manchester united got their biggest win of the seasoon — beating fulham 4—1 — their first win in five premier league games. ashley young. juan mata, romelu lukaku and marcus rashford all finding the net this afternoon, managerjose mourinho says today his side played like a team. we scored the first goal and quite soon and we managed to keep going until half time. it was very strong, so i am really pleased with that. i think the players understand that we h

i think normally it is liverpool and manchester city, chelsea, united, but not top them.rmance are doing fantastic, but of course the perception is different. mauricio pochettino there. sir dave brailsford believes a backer to replace team sky must be found by nextjuly to bring clarity to the team. the four—time tour de france champion chris froome said finding a sponsor will serve as extra motivation to save the team. it's believed they were only told at tuesday's training camp in majorca of the broadcaster's decision to end their relationship. sir dave brailsford hopes they wont be short of offers. they won't be short of offers. you know, when these situations happen, people say your phone will start ringing, and you think maybe, maybe, but it has! already, i have had calls this morning from people, quite a lot actually, who are expressing interest and want to talk, so if that is anything to go by, i think the opportunity for the future looks very good. yes, obviously it was a shock and it was disappointing, to start with, but i think when you sit back and look at it, y

you cannot ta ke leaves manchester city. you cannot take anything i say seriously. and will hear from him on the programme and talk to ashley young who has been speaking to dion dublin. we have two former manchester united players and this isa manchester united players and this is a piece of the ashley young interview. why do you think it has not ticked? there is so much talent. lam not not ticked? there is so much talent. i am not sure, it is about building confidence. the talent in the squad, is unbelievable. you need the discipline and character, the heart and desire and the winning mentality. when you work at a club like this, that comes in abundance. for me, at my age, i like this, that comes in abundance. for me, at my age, lam like this, that comes in abundance. for me, at my age, i am still a winnerand want to for me, at my age, i am still a winner and want to win all the time. a lot of people will tell you when i come off the training pitch, if i have lost in training, it hurts, i am not nice to be around! interesting to see how manchester united players re

manchester city's women beat sheffield united 6—nil in the continental cup... but sheffield were without? they couldn't get away from work in time! the match kicked off at 7pm, but some of the part—time players who have jobs, couldn't reach manchester in time. city, who have won this cup twice before, turned down their request to delay the match. ronnie o'sullivan marked his 43rd birthday by reaching the quarter finals of the uk snooker championship in york. the defending champion racked up his 981st career century break as he beat practice partner jack lisowski by six frames to one. he'll face either ding junhui or martin o'donnell next... it was a bit like me when i first turned pro, it could be brilliant oi’ miss balls and the top guys willjust punish you. so i'm just thankful that he just didn't perform his best all the time because he's been blowing opponents away this season. he's just been lethal. meanwhile, reigning world champion mark williams has been knocked out. he was beaten 6—5 by stephen maguire — who will face either mark allen or neil robertson next — those two in action

so the attention now turns to manchester city. ted take on cardiff this evening as 0le gunnar solskjaer starts his era as interim manager. midfielder ashley young has been speaking to former united strike dion dublin. why do you think it is not clipped? there is much talent. it is about the confidence. the talent in the squad is unbelievable. you need to have that discipline and character and heart and desire and willing mentality. when you work at a club like theirs, that comes in abundance. for me, even being at my age, iam abundance. for me, even being at my age, i am a winner. a lot of people will tell you when i come out of the training pitch, ifi will tell you when i come out of the training pitch, if i have lost, it hurts. it is like i am not a nice person to be around when i lose. there's a big night of uk boxing tonight with the english heavyweights dillian whyte and dereck chisora clashing at the 02, and at the same time, also on pay—per—view but in manchester, josh warrington will fight carl frampton for the ibf featherw

manchester city are back on top of the premier league, for at least the next 2a hours. ictory at home over everton. gabrieljesus ended his goal drought scoring twice to help seal city's 10th consecutive home win in the league this season. patrick geary reports. 0ne one from the winter collection, stylish but substantial, the way he likes his football. in this whether you do not want to be exposed but briefly manchester city were. they might have shaken. —2 in the air. time to turn the heat up. gabriel jesus i , his first in the league. an extra layer of comfort and celebration. damage limitation now for most teams, not ever attend. there is a new adventure about them this season and he made this interesting again for about four minutes. city responded with raheem sterling, with almost immediate success. after a week in the headlines, i2 almost immediate success. after a week in the headlines, 12 goals this season. week in the headlines, 12 goals this season. city can defrost and dry off back at the top of the table. the question is not if we are consistent, we won again

pressure is now on manchester city. it is now a good moment.ht equipment that is very cool. it is an outstanding number. the next will not be easy against newcastle and then arsenal and manchester city are waiting so always such a tough time for the boys and i am so proud that they were ready tonight again. it was a really tough different game to the last last one. so you have to have different game plans and the boys showed that they are ready for that. that is good. manchester united's new interim manager, 0le gunnar solskjaer, says he would love to remain manager, but hasn't discussed taking the job on a permanent basis. he held his first press conference today since taking over following the sacking ofjose mourinho. he said he wouldn't set any targets for the season, but his focus was more on getting the players "to work as a team". solskjaer played at united for 11 years, and the norwegian says his former boss there, sir alex ferguson, has been a big influence on him. he's been my mentor. i didn't understand he would be my mentor, because

so the attention now turns to manchester city.that gap tojust a point. manchester united take on cardiff this evening as 0le gunnar solskjaer starts his era intrim manager. ashley young has been speaking to former united strike dion dublin about what has been going on at old trafford. why do you think it has not clicked? there is so much talent. i am not sure, it is about building confidence. the talent in the squad is unbelievable. you need the discipline and character, the heart and desire and the winning mentality. when you work at a club like this, that comes in abundance. for me, at my age, i am still a winner and want to win all the time. a lot of people will tell you, when i come off the training pitch, if i have lost in training, it hurts, i am not nice to be around! there's a big night of uk boxing tonight with the english heavyweights — dillian whyte and dereck chisora clashing at the 02 and at the same time, also on pay—per—view but in manchester — josh warrington will fight carl frampton for the ibf featherweight title

manchester city beaten in the premier league for the first time this season.could have one heck of a title race on. the premier league feels a rather different place this morning. the unbeaten finally beaten. chelsea the first to do what some had begun to think was impossible. i am very, very happy with the win, because i think it is not really very easy to win against manchester city and it is not easy to win against guardiola. that feels something of an understatement. pep guardiola's side hadn't been beaten in the league since april. ka nte! chelsea ending that extraordinary sequence. n'golo kante and then david luiz giving fresh hope that this title chase remains very much on. with that new hope, new leaders. liverpool are now top of the league after they and in particular mo salah ran rings around bournemouth. a comfortable 4—0 victory. a hat trick for salah. they are now the side to catch. in arm's reach, if not quite in touching distance yet, spurs are back into third. brilliant, brilliant goal by son heung—min. they kept up their pursuit with a win aga

he‘s the latest manchester city player to pick up a problem.league match agaist hoffenheim tomorrow. and world rugby‘s player of the year johnny sexton has signed a new contract with irish rugby which means he will continue to play for leinster and ireland until 2021. british cycling and the former 0lympian jess varnish are once again at loggerheads, this time at an employment tribunal. varnish has claimed unfair dismissalfrom being part of the elite programme, and has begun her attempts to prove it. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein was at the tribunal today. david, this is stage one of whatjess varnish hopes is at least two? it is and it relates back to her being dropped from the olympic programme in 2016. she intends to sue british cycling for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal. but to get there she has two first prove that she was an employee. currently athletes are not classified as employees but essentially as a freelance. they receive financial grants from uk sport and they are tax—free. in this tribunal room, a very basic roo

and chelsea inflict manchester city's first defeat of the season in a 2—0 win — as a mo salah hat—trick to the top of the premier league. we'll bring you all the latest sport news. and at10.30, 100 women meets the surrogates who volunteer to give birth to a stranger's child and receive only expenses in exchange. that's in 30 minutes. police in new zealand searching for the missing british backpacker grace millane, have found a body. the 22 year—old from essex was last seen in auckland over a week ago. a 26 year old man is due to appear in court on monday charged with her murder. chi chi izundu has the latest. this is the area police had cordoned off earlier in the day, describing it as a location of interest. detective inspector scott beard announcing the news no one wanted to hear. we located the body which we believe to be grace. the formal identification process will now take place. however, based on evidence we have gathered in the past few days we expect that this is grace. obviously this brings the search for grace to an end. this is an unbearable time for the millane family and o

manchester city's manager says he believes racism is a deep—rooted problem around the world after foured from attending matches following alleged racial abuse involving the city player and england forward raheem stirling. pep guardiola said he was proud of the 24—year—old for speaking out. our sports editor dan roan reports. he's been the victim of alleged racism at the weekend, but raheem sterling appeared relaxed as he arrived for training this afternoon. the manchester city star has has linked negative media coverage of black players with abuse at matches. today, the club's manager told me he backed his player. are you proud of him for having had the courage to speak out? he is an incredible person. raheem is an incredible human being. everybody around this world, we're exposed. but, just for the colour of his skin? right now, it's really ridiculous. everybody has to make the effort to protect that situation. a 60—year—old man from beckenham, colin wing, has said he's one of fans suspended by chelsea after the incident at stamford bridge. but, he told a national newspaper that, whil

they're one of three english sides to face german opposition with the premier league champions manchester city tottenham taking on schalke and borussia dortmund. only manchester united have avoided bundesliga opponents, as they face a french examination in paris. joe lynskey‘s been looking at the draw. more and more this season, liverpool's pieces are coming together. leading the premier league, they become their priority as winter turns to spring but this isa as winter turns to spring but this is a club who don't neglect the european tradition. johnson. .. in space, and scores! the last 16 draw has brought a repeat of the 1981 semifinal, liverpool and bayern have tenure and keep —— european cups between them. they haven't met since then and the present—day bayern, there is a sense the glory is behind them. they trailed by nine points in them. they trailed by nine points in the race for a domestic title they have held for six years. setting the pace and unbeaten at the top borussia dortmund. in a champions league, they are tottenham's problem. a knockout match somewhere in london will have jay

and police investigate alleged racist abuse against the manchester city striker raheem sterling. good evening. the government says there will be no cancellation of tuesday's commons vote on theresa may's brexit plans, dismissing speculation it could be dropped or delayed. the brexit secretary stephen barclay says the prime minister is fighting hard to win and would stay on even if the deal is rejected by mps. today the leave—supporting former foreign secretary borisjohnson said a defeat in parliament could strengthen theresa may's hand, in getting a better deal from the eu, and he claims there'd be widespread cross—party support for her plans if proposals for the irish backstop were removed. here's our political correspondent iain watson. is she seeking divine intervention? theresa may attended church in her constituency this morning, weathering many political storms but you still having to fight for a deal and for herjob. some ministers think the outlook is so bleak she should postpone this week's crucial commons vote. but the brexit secretary said it won't be called off. the vo

pero en el tiempo de reposiciÓn de la primera mitad, agÜero, le diÓ el gol nÚmero 3 llega no manchester cityarmado que dijo que iba a matar a asistentes en una iglesia. le contamos donde. >>> y a solo horas para fin de aÑo asalto en las calles en san francisco pone en alerta a la autoridad. >>> una comunidad en la costa este creo un... peligro de hacer disparos al aire, para algunos hacer esto es mostrar alegrÍa pero crean muchos problemas, aÍi que esta es la primera campaÑa de su tipo, yo muy contento. >>> y las mascotas tambiÉn, buenas abrirlo proponen negociar a cambio deinerpara el muro. >>> buenas tardes la oferta concreta que puso lindsey graham incluye permiso de trabajo para 702 mil dreamers, esto si se autoriza 5 mil millones de dÓlares para su seguridad fronteri, la principal

manchester city are stunned at home, the champions beaten by crystal palace...are the omens good for l? there's a dream start for the caretaker ole gunnar solskjaer‘s manchester united win 5—1 at cardiff and there's a big night ahead for british boxing but with two fights on at the same time, the fans have to make a choice the mac georgia 50,000 watts one and the other, the other side also coming up in the programme... exeter chiefs move to the top of rugby union premiership..with a big win over the champions saracens. and we'll tell you about the retired swedish footballer who has taken memorabilia to another level. hello and welcome to sportsday, only one place to start, there's been another title twist in the premier league, 0lly has all the details. thanks jeanette, we just didn't see this coming. the champions manchester city losing to crystal palace at home, 28 years to the day after palaces last league win at city, 1990, liverpool were the reigning champions at the time and this result will have them celebrating today city took the lead through ilkay gundogan. but palace had th

manchester city lost... again. beaten 2—1 at leicester city.five days they've taken the lead and come away with nothing. they're seven points behind liverpool and point now behind spurs. tottenham climbing up to second — continuing their best start to a premier league season. a fab 5—0 win over bournemouth. a fifth straight league win. harry kane, christian eriksen, lucas moira and son hueng min on target at wembley. spurs six points behind liverpool. arsenal have lost ground on the top four. they took an early lead against brighton but couldn't hold onto it as austin halewood explains. still in full festive spirit, it was a boxing day trip to the seaside for arsenal fans. their team knowing they could end the day inside the top four. since the arrival of unai emery, the gunners have started to fire once again. a new—found confidence surging through the team. it's a fact clear to see. pierre—emerick aubameyang looking for a little magic. only the fingertips of matt ryan enough to keep him out. but with 12 goals already this season, you cannot g

it would be a great statement is they came out with a victory but i do see manchester city coming outyour former side fulham, but no wins in three league games for united. rumours about managerjose mourinho leaving the club denied by his agent today — is it time for a change? i don't think so at the moment. we haven't seen that the fans are turning on the manager. the manchester united fans have been first class, sticking by the team. we wa nt first class, sticking by the team. we want to see manchester do well, we know what the team and the players are capable of. actually moment, they are underperforming at the moment. the players had to take accountability for themselves as does jose accountability for themselves as doesjose mourinho. accountability for themselves as does jose mourinho. they accountability for themselves as doesjose mourinho. they are in big need of getting back on winning ways. the goodwill midweek against arsenal. coming out on the front foot and playing aggressively. you could say, holding out until the end, which is unlike them at old trafford. i see manchester

stamford bridge on saturday, as a group of chelsea supporters appeared to hurl racist abuse at manchester city'sther great day of football has been damaged by prejudice," say anti—discrimination group kick it out. chelsea and the metropolitan police are investigating, and now stirling himself has had his say on instagram, blaming newspaper coverage for fuelling racism because of the way they portray young, black footballers. here is former england footballer alex scott talking to the bbc with her take on what happened. we've gone back to a stage that we fought a0 years ago had been eradicated, when clearly it hasn't, and what the last couple of weeks has highlighted is there is still much there even though some people have thought it was gone. and it is sad that these couple of weeks these things have come to light. but we need to stamp it out. strong punishment needs to be taken. you can't get away with this sort of thing any more. and i think — not just in football, when you look across that — diversity is needed in all different forms to educate to stop these things, these incidents, happenin

manchester city...er league champions are now the favourites for this tournament, even more will expect them to beat schalke, the third bundesliga side left are in the league's bottom half. manchester city are going to be extremely confident, schalke are struggling in the bundesliga this season, they've been talking about escaping relegation which would have been unheard of in previous seasons. borussia dortmund have impressed with their results and performances and the borussia dortmund fans are loving the way the team is playing, it is like the old kop days at the moment, the atmosphere, which is why it will be a very even tie. it is set for an expensive night in paris when psg's superstars take on manchester united. the two side have never met competitively and both went out at the last 16 last year. for united, this could be their last chance to stop their season fading away. joe lynskey, bbc news. in monday night's match in la liga, alaves have moved up to sixth in the table but missed out on all t

he referred to a headline about his manchester city team—mate tosin adarabioyo buying a house, whichsaid a similar story about a white team—mate, phil foden, was worded more positively. the daily mail group, who published the articles, are yet to respond to our request for comment. well, here at manchester city, raheem sterling has become a rare talent for both club and country, but he himself is no stranger to headlines criticising his lifestyle, rather than focusing on his football. this summer, there was scrutiny of a gun tattoo on his leg — sterling said it was in memory of his late father — while other articles have focused on how much money he spends, and some believe he is now raising a very serious issue. there is a feeling, and certainly seeing the comments from other footballers, other black and ethnic minority footballers under raheem's comments, i think certainly shows there's a huge amount of support there, and certainly a feeling of institutional racism within sectors of the media. certainly, on the pitch, these are worrying times. last weekend, a banana skin was thrown

and manchester city scrape through to the league cup semi—finals after beating leicester on penaltiesand welcome to sportsday. welcome along to sportsday at the end of a tumultous tuesday for manchester united. this morning, they sacked jose mourinho after two and half years in charge, with the club suffering their worst start to a league season in 28 years. this evening, it's all about who can rescue the situation, with former club hero ole gunner solksjaer the man many are tipping to take caretaker charge. let's cross live to old trafford now and join our sports editor dan roan. this has been coming for a while according to many in the football world today. in terms of mourinho and manchester united and that relationship, how likely are way to get potentially a caretaker in charge by saturday? almost certain, i think. i think tomorrow we will have a statement confirming that ole gunner solksjaer hasn't put in charge would probably add another former manchester united player as his assistant. he is hugely respected, over 200 games for manchester united, including the famous wetter in

they are two points behind leaders manchester city after 14 behind leaders manchester city after 1a games long and open game and in the last few minutes we deserved the three points and were a bit more powerful. and my respect could not be biggerfor them. chelsea bounced back from their defeat to tottenham last week to beat their west london rivals fulham 2—0 with goals from pedro and ruben loftus—cheek. barcelona are back on top of the spanish league after a 2—0 victory over struggling villarreal. but sevilla will take first place if they get the better of depot tivo. a bit left in that and sevilla have equalised to make it 1-1. and sevilla have equalised to make it 1—1. earlier real sociedad lost 11-0 it 1—1. earlier real sociedad lost 11—0 and atletico madrid stumbled away. milan beat parma 2—1. ajax moved two points behind the dutch league leaders psv eindhoven after thrashing den haag on sunday. a nicely taken finish for the fifth goal as well. feyenoord ended the perfect start for psp to their season, beating them 2—1 to maintain their own 100% home record in the league. your organi

manchester city stop the slide on the south coast a player reborn — pogba scores twice as united beatints clear at the top of the pl yesterday, all eyes on manchester city to see if they could put their recent dip in form behind them. they made the long trip to the south coast to face southampton. after back to back defeats in the league they came away with a valuable win to trim liverpool's lead at the top before the two teams face each other on thursday. as andy swiss reports. after three defeats in the four matches, the furtive brownell said it all. he knew his manchester city side could hardly afford another slip—up, not that one seemed likely when debit silver probably put them away ahead. recently, their lead proved precarious, a spot of defensive dallying, and southhampton will level. pierre with a stunner, was another shocking store. southhampton thought so, he felt he should of had a penalty, but this is not to be

one at the end involving manchester city. end involving manchester city.thing about lower earners in the telegraph, i think. where is the telegraph? here we go. at the top. i think the main story is on page two. think the main story is on page two. that hmrc is going after people in quite an aggressive way. quite an aggressive way. high earners, they call them, who are deliberately avoiding. are deliberately avoiding. —— avoiding tax. avoiding tax. patient shows, sometimes forced by their employers to do so. their employers to do so. they are talking about. talking about. well, not necessarily lower earnings. earnings. be forcing their employees to enter certain contracts. certain contracts. asking to give money back retrospectively. overhook has just come on! that will be the music. —— the hook. that‘s it for the papers tonight. on the bbc news website. uk/papers. on bbc iplayer. thank you to jessica elgot and dia chakravarty. goodbye. hello, i‘m this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.

manchester city council says it's doing more work than ever to tackle the problem but with cuts to fundinguk, enforcement authorities are, it seems, struggling to cope with the flourishing counterfeit industry. figures from the charity, crisis, suggest that more than 170,000 households in britain are experiencing extreme forms of homelessness, including rough sleeping and living in hostels. it blames the problem on a shortage of social housing, benefit payments failing to cover private rents and a lack of homelessness prevention schemes for people leaving care. the government says it's spending more than a billion pounds addressing the problem. angus crawford reports. tea, biscuits, a listening ear and a chance to be with others at christmas. roland knows just how bleak it can be. i was on the street and i slept on benches. i remember one occasion when ijust woke up and had like a layer of snow on my coat. so it was quite shocking. amongst the volunteers, a famous face, coming here for years to offer her help and her voice. it'sjust becoming easier to become vulnerable and in trouble. it c