he thinks that olly is potential winner. that the bbc gave up but now have responded with this, the best possible outcome. there is so much hype. olly alexander is not a star on the rise who needs eurovision to make his career go places. he is a huge deal who has already arrived. he waited with kylie minogue among others, his have won awards for his acting, his had number one albums and five top ten singles. he is already an icon and the fact that he wants to do eurovision is just beautiful. that he wants to do eurovision isjust beautiful. he is supported by polydor, his record label here in the uk and they also represent abba in the uk and lorraine. who are two swedish megastar acts who also won eurovision. and when you have that kind of backing behind you it is hard to see how things can go wrong. olly is not intimidated by any stage. he has been on the west end, acted withjudy dench. he was in a critically a slant acclaimed series it's a sin. acting skills, music skills, pushing boundaries. this feels like a potential win

pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovisionong contest. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week, both countries abstained on a united nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. but in a change of tone which echoes a shift in the us, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel's war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has strongly reiterated his opposition to a ceasefire. speaking before a cabinet meeting, he insisted they will fight till the end to eliminate hamas — which many countries consider a terror group. israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza overnight and into sunday, reportedly killing at least a0 people. and these pictures, filmed on sunday morning from israel, looking into gaza, show large plumes of smoke burning, with many damaged buildings in sight. communic

why do you think olly down route? it is olly went down that route? it is simply unfair.iner. he's an artist. it's completely artist. and it's completely different even different from sports. but even then, even again, are people not allowed to have political opinions, especially you opinions, especially if you if you to think understand , you were to think i understand, you were to think i understand, you is you don't think genocide is going we don't know yet. going on, but we don't know yet. we know what's happening we don't know what's happening exactly, international exactly, because international journalists are not allowed in gaza. journalists are not allowed in gaza . but if the facts do come a gaza. but if the facts do come a few years from now or a year from now after christmas . and from now after christmas. and the situation starts to crystallise and we realise exactly how many people died in exactly how many people died in exactly what were the actions of the idf , which we already know. the idf, which we already know. i mean, the israeli government is calling

what do you think, ollie? >> you know, i think it's wrong.ur free speech, but i think harassing someone just on someone that's just sat on a train, of you train, regardless of who you are, figure politician, are, public figure politician, i don't we don't think it's right. and we saw obviously gove was saw obviously michael gove was accosted a few weeks ago at victoria by mob victoria station by a mob of palestinian is palestinian activists and it is harassment and there is somebody going to get hurt soon because these becoming these activists are becoming very very hateful and very angry, very hateful and insightful. and it's just a matter time. so something matter of time. so something needs kind of needs to be done to kind of control the situation. >> don't want our >> nina myskow we don't want our politicians not to be visible, not to be available to us. >> it is it is democracy. but then you have you have to then you have to you have to look david amess tragically look at david amess tragically killed and so appalling and so awful. and t

ollie then identified herself as korean. identified himself as a korean, then as a korean.ulture, and i thought that maybe i could become like them, look how happy they are. did you think you were actually korean? i thought, if there are all these gender identities and pronouns, some people identify as an alien, some people identify as a dog. but i thought why not, it's possible. you thought you were an ethnic korean or you were a korean citizen. well, you can’t change your nationality, i thought i could become korean through surgery interventionist. see this white line, this is also a scar, i moved it below the hairline, how much money did you spend on this? a few hundred thousand, now you're making the switch, yeah, now i'm just who i am, a man called ollie, a brit who wants to find himself again and be normal, in fact i'm going to america, i've packed almost all my things , books, you have become something of a sensation in laughter, especially... i dated a woman, you are ready to marry a woman, i will marry the one i love. amazing story: i cut myself off genitals, had 3

and some exciting news from olly alexander!hit back at rishi sunak, saying she was honest with the government over contracts for ppe. she admits lying to the media about her links to a company that supplied millions of pounds' worth of ppe to the government during the covid pandemic. she said she regrets not being fully open about it. hindsight�*s a wonderful thing. i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes and i regret and i'm sorry for not saying straight out, "yes, i am involved." some other stories now. people trapped in a church in gaza are living in a huge sense of fear. fibi sabasa's sister is trapped inside the holy family church and said people were scared to move out of fear of being shot. two women were killed inside the church on saturday. israel's army said it was reviewing the incident. next, around 4,000 xl bully owners have applied for exemption from an upcoming ban. they are being urged to do this before it becomes illegal to own one in the uk from february. and time now for ten seconds of some exciti

what do you think, ollie? >> you know, i think it's wrong.your free speech, but i think harassing someone just on someone that's just sat on a train, of you train, regardless of who you are, figure politician, are, public figure politician, i don't we don't think it's right. and we saw obviously gove was saw obviously michael gove was accosted a few weeks ago at victoria by mob victoria station by a mob of palestinian is palestinian activists and it is harassment and there is somebody going to get hurt soon because these becoming these activists are becoming very very hateful and very angry, very hateful and insightful. and it's just a matter time. so something matter of time. so something needs kind of needs to be done to kind of control the situation. >> don't want our >> nina myskow we don't want our politicians not to be visible, not to be available to us. >> it is it is democracy. but then you have you have to then you have to you have to look david amess tragically look at david amess tragically killed and so appalling and so awful. and

ollie _ are to come. of course injuries will play a big part. ollie watkins - are to come.lie watkins couldj play a big part. ollie watkins could score his 50th primary legal, if he gets injured that would be a big blow. other players on the team, they are out than they miss, pau torres missing the game tonight, but at the moment and the other player comes in and knows exactly their role, i rememberat comes in and knows exactly their role, i remember at the season there was a serious injury at the start button villa coped with it. so at the moment they are answering every question and beating top teams, arsenal, not too long ago. so at the moment villa are ahead to stay with this title race.— this title race. thank you. updates on bbc radio _ this title race. thank you. updates on bbc radio five, _ this title race. thank you. updates on bbc radio five, that _ this title race. thank you. updates on bbc radio five, that match - on bbc radio five, that match kicking off at eight o'clock. a win for villa a win for villa might only take them top for under 24 hours because this t

and time now for ten seconds of some exciting news from olly alexander!l be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest... cheering the years and years singer will be doing that next year in sweden. he said he's beyond excited for this and he's been watching the show since he was a kid. you're all caught up now. see you later. sports news at the bbc sport app oui’ our website. hello, welcome to sportsday. i'm katherine downes. coming upfor coming up for you on the programme... holders manchester city will play copenhagen in the last 16 of the champions league. brazilian side fluminense have made the final of the fifa club world cup. and anthonyjoshua tells us how he's preparing for his next fight. i'm focused on my opponent, i'm focused on the bigger picture and i'm using it as a source of motivation every day i'm in the gym. hello there. good evening. earlier today, we had the draw for the champions league last 16. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart.

pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision contest. hello, i'm tanya beckett israel has opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid for the first time since it began its war and stepped up its siege of the strip. it's hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. aid trucks entering through rafah were mobbed by crowds of people earlier — highlighting the growing hunger and desperation in gaza. vehicles were boarded and stripped of their supplies. the un says hungry people helping themselves to food is making it almost impossible for them to distribute aid. israel kept up its bombardment of gaza overnight and into sunday, reportedly killing at least a0 people. gaza's health ministry says almost 19,000 palestinians have now been killed since israel started bombing gaza in october. the french foreign minister has called for an immediate and durable ceasefire during a visit

and pop star olly alexander will represent the united kingdom at next year's eurovision song contestn sweden. hello, i'm tanya beckett. benjamin netanyahu has said his country is in a war for its existence, which it would continue, despite what he called the �*heavy price�* paid by israel. he was speaking after the israeli army shot dead three hostages in gaza by mistake. an israeli soldier opened fire on the men as they emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city, holding a white flag. an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach of the army's rules of engagement. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalka were killed in the north of the territory. mr netanyahu called the incident a disaster which broke his heart. he said the troops in gaza were risking their own lives as they tried to rescue hostages, and warned the military operation was necessary to force hamas to free them. but hinted at possible talks. translation: since the tragedy occurred yesterday, _ i am haunted by one thought — what would have happened if only something would have been differen

you know, he'll be good. >> glad ollie is getting over that seasickness.he duo and their co skipper chris warren are in the oldest boat in that race. they are expected to complete that race by new year's eve. >> okay well in today's ktvu idea of the day, we asked if it's generator midjourney to imagine the sailor cats of yesteryear. here's what it came up with. uh, yeah, maybe that's ollie's. i don't know, great, great grandpa. >> yes, he looks very fancy. i like the collar and the sailor's cap. very nice. >> uh, stay with us. the 5:0 news il hidden fees. yeah. fox's william lajeunesse reports from los angeles on exactly how much americans may be paying. most drivers don't own an ev, but a new study shows americans subsidize every one that's built almost $50,000 over a decade. >> and those costs are being borne by ratepayers and taxpayers and people that buy internal combustion engines are heavily subsidizing the cost of an electric vehicle. >> that's how state and federal subsidies cost almost $9,000 per vehicle. charging stations. power plants, transmiss

mitchell swepson's dismissal of olly stone saw the stars bowled out for 111. through at the last tournament was "completely unjustified" with the england captain deciding since to step away from intenrational rugby and prioritise his mental wellbeing. farrell was criticised both before and during the world cup. tindall, ho won the trophy with england in 2003, told bbc breakfast that crossed a line. he is an ultimate competitor who pushes _ he is an ultimate competitor who pushes the boundaries and sometimes stahds _ pushes the boundaries and sometimes stands the _ pushes the boundaries and sometimes stands the wrong side of it. that doesn't — stands the wrong side of it. that doesn't make him a bad human being, you could _ doesn't make him a bad human being, you could argue the point you should always _ you could argue the point you should always get— you could argue the point you should always get it right. you are making always get it right. you are making a lot always get it right. you are making a tot of— always get it right. you are making a lot of decisi

if you can't give up sweets, take ollie gzhim.and cravings for sweets, as well as maintaining normal sugar levels. olli gpress evalar recommended russian diabetes association. clean your liver with folk remedies, try replacing them with oats. only it contains oats of milky ripeness, enhanced with herbs and turmeric. avisol evalar is number one for cleansing the liver. cleanse your liver with folk remedies. try replacing them with avisol. avisol is a modern natural remedy that promotes gentle cleansing. how to maintain normal sugar levels? accept! the natural aligjim complex helps maintain normal sugar levels and reduce appetite and cravings for sweets. aliedjem evalar is recommended by the russian diabetes association. in st. petersburg tomorrow it will only be -1 and light snow, but in moscow at night it will drop to 12° below zero, during the day -7 snow, blizzard, and ice. the real one awaits us on friday. storm it’s better not to drive, on saturday night the snowstorm will end, the temperature will begin to rise, by monday the

pop star olly alexander will represent the united kingdom at next year's eurovision song contest in swedenis is bbc news. now on bbc news, covid inquiry: life and death decisions. i have got an appalling feeling that i am in one of those historic catastrophes. jeers. the covid inquiry has seen revelations... this matters massively to people in this country. ..interruptions... mr gove, i ask the questions here, please. ..and accusations... you call ministers morons. i'm sorry, if you don't sit down i will ask the ushers to get you to leave. there was powerful testimony from the most senior politicians in charge, along with officials and scientists advising them. the lockdown and restrictions might be over, but for many, life will never be the same. how'd you get the big calls right when we had one of the highest rates of death within western europe or in any of the big economies? i am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims. the whole inquiry is set to last for years and is broken down into different parts. coming up are the key moments from part two, the l

well our music correspondent mark savage sat down with olly alexander to get his reaction to the newse, i don't know. i feel excited to be part of it now. it's such a celebration ofjoy and fun. i love how the theatrics, the drama — there is such amazing chaos of a mixture of musical styles, all these different performers. you get so much on one night, it's so fun. and camp. the whole thing — what you can get on the stage in that short amount of time. that quick turnaround. how you can wow everybody. you only have a certain amount of time, a certain amount of people. what is he going to look like, what are you going to do? so, yeah, i'm thinking more about it now. you haven't announced the song yet. is there anything you can tell us? the song... i wrote the song with danny l harle and it will be coming soon, next year. and it's really good. arsenal legend ian wright has annouced he will step down announced he will step down as a pundit from match of the day at the end of the season. wright made his debut on the bbc programme as a player in 1997 and, following his retirement in 2000, we

olly alexander, eurovision contestant _ revision. thank you.r sure for _ had to keep this a secret? i have known for sure for about - had to keep this a secret? i have known for sure for about a i had to keep this a secret? i have| known for sure for about a month or so, two months, six weeks. i have had to keep it a secret. it has been hard. ., ., . ,, ., ,~/ hard. how far back to your eurovision _ hard. how far back to your eurovision memories i hard. how far back to your eurovision memories go? | hard. how far back to your| eurovision memories go? i hard. how far back to your i eurovision memories go? i think auoin eurovision memories go? i think going back _ eurovision memories go? i think going back to — eurovision memories go? i think going back to a _ eurovision memories go? i think going back to a kid _ eurovision memories go? i think going back to a kid and - eurovision memories go? i think going back to a kid and watching eurovision memories go? i think- going back to a kid and watching the show with my family and ordering pizza and s

time now for a full round—up of today's sport, here's olly foster.uno espirito santo has been setting out his plans as nottingham forest's new head coach. the portuguese had been in talks with the club before steve cooper was sacked yesterday. today, he was confirmed in the role on a two—and—a—half—year contract. his lastjob in the premier league was at tottenham two years ago, where he was sacked after just four months. he was well—regarded in a four—year spell at wolves, gaining promotion from the championship and also european football. his lastjob was in the saudi pro league, where he won the title with al ittihad, but he was sacked by them last month. hejoins forest one place above the reelgation zone with just one win in 13. big chance. i'm very honoured, it's a pleasure to be at forest and be able to manage such a great club with such great history. so i'm delighted. we had a good training session today, we had the chance to build up the players. and more important is the knowledge, i think, the chance to be with them personally, me knowing th

now i'm loathe to criticise olly alexander here because i believe he is a product of his time.ressive and gay, and they are told if you are any one of those things, particularly if you're all three of those things, you must support palestine. there's like a rule book, isn't there? so anyone who sits on the progressive side things, progressive side of things, which got which is why tiktok got got mentioned because i use tiktok and weari mentioned because i use tiktok and wear i could be this could and i wear i could be this could be a conspiracy , but tiktok be a conspiracy, but tiktok does.i be a conspiracy, but tiktok does. i never see any pro—jewish stuff on tiktok. i only see pro—palestine because you're an anti—semite. >> because i because of all the i get, i get sent tons of it. >> josh. he gets sent . >> josh. he gets sent. >> josh. he gets sent. >> but he's a he is a product of a time. i mean, there could be another option here. uh, olly could stupid and he could be could be stupid and he could be stupid, but also , let's just say stupid, but also, let's just say he stup

you can give up sweets, take ollie gzhim.s for sweets, as well as maintaining normal sugar levels. oli jim evalar is recommended by the russian diabetes association. so, the southern cyclone will try to make adjustments to the frosty weather. its center is far away, but the atmospheric front will be able to reach the center on saturday. it will start snowing. in the tula, voronezh, and oryol regions , snowfalls will be quite heavy, but it will become a little warmer. in kaluga tomorrow it will be -12, well, to the east of the capital, no concessions, in yaroslavl it will be 20. well, the most severe cold still in the volga region, where a frosty anticyclone rules the roost. in kazan it’s down to -25, in kirov it’s almost 30, but here there is bright sun and a cloudless sky. in the south it is gloomy, cloudy and windy, in crimea it rains, in the lower reaches of the don there is sleet, only in sochi without precipitation there is a magical +18. on sunday it will get colder and rain will begin here. about capitals after a break

take olli gpress. complex helps maintain normal sugar levels and reduce appetite cravings for sweets. alijim evala. recommended by the russian diabetes association, which means you continue to stubbornly claim that you have nothing to do with the disappearance of irina smolova. listen, i can tell you as much as i can, i don’t know where irina is, as much as you need, as much as you can. i don’t know where irina is, i’m looking for her myself. yes. we have information that you had a relationship with her. well, they were, so what? what is this, a crime? and most likely because of money. no, for love. damn, andryukh, excuse me now, come on, come on. natasha, yes, yes, i remember about the meeting, listen, i’m 25 years old, she’s 50, of course, because of the money, but i used her, so what? okay, here's a question. where did you get it from? money? to buy an expensive car. what does the car have to do with it? i saved up, saved up. but we think that you knew that irina smolova sold part of her business. a

hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday.score five in the league cup against west ham. nuno espirito santo is back in the premier league, can he stop forest's slide down the table? and we meet the brothers hoping to face each other at the olympics — competing for different countries. the liverpool manager jurgen klopp hailed a top performance from start to finish after reaching the league cup semi—finals. they only led 1—0 at halftime but thrashed west west 5—1 at anfield. curtis jones scored twice after the break, there were also goals from szoboszlai, gakpo and salah. the draw for the semi—finals was made after the game and liverpool will face fulham and championship

ollie watkins scored a late winner, as aston villa came from 2—1 down to win a bad—tempered game at brentfordds, ten yellow cards — and both managers were booked. in celebrating his winning goal, watkins — who used to play for brentford — focussed in on a home fan who had been abusing him. afterwards, watkins said it was never intended to disrespect the rest of the supporters. he had been on to me all game, saying personal stuff. so i thought, "if it happens once, it's fine, but 2—4 times," but going on to me, i thought, "i'll get them back." so it was aimed at him, not anyone else in the stadium. i have a lot of respect for the club, the people here, the manager — and that's what i said to him as i was walking off. mohammed kudus scored twice to help west ham to a 3—0 victory over wolves at the london stadium. the ghanaian striker putting the hammers firmly in control at the break. jarrod bowen made the points safe in the 74th minute with his tenth premier league goal of the season. the players are doing a brilliantjob, you know, we've got a cup final to look forward to, we've got europe, co

olly stephens, a 13—year—old, was murdered by two boys, with social media at the heart of the case.ortnight ago to michelle donelan, the secretary of state for science, saying they were devastated and bewildered by the government's callous change of position. i mean, we literally even celebrated, you know, as campaigners in a big group. and we felt so proud and pleased that the work that we had done had made these changes that were so important for other families. so then to find out that that moment was all false or fake is quite hurtful. and we're angry. you know, as a group, as individuals, we're angry. and it's not right to backtrack. it's not right to have something taken away that was already agreed on. you need to understand. you need to know what happened. no matter how traumatic or how brutal it is to hear, you need to hear it, because that was your child. you raised that child, you loved that child and you thought you'd done a good job. but somebody else, through another medium, was able to step in and take your child. in a reply to the families, michelle donelan said she

if you can't give up sweets, take ollie gzhim.intaining normal sugar levels. olzhim evalar is recommended by the russian diabetes association. how to maintain normal sugar levels? accept. aligjim: the natural aligjim complex helps maintain normal sugar levels and reduce appetite cravings for sweets. aliedjem evalar is recommended by the russian diabetes association. how reduce joint pain without harming the stomach? rheumoflex helps reduce joint pain without damaging the stomach, and also normalizes the level of uric acid, preventing its deposition in the joints. revmoflex evolar - movement without pain in st. petersburg tomorrow there will be no precipitation and -1, in moscow at night it will drop to -15 below zero, it will snow, during the day it will increase -13. sunday is already moderate, -10, by tuesday it will warm up another five degrees, but there will be snow every day, albeit a little. yes, winter is generous with snow this time. thank you, evgenia neronskaya presented the weather forecast. this is the news at this ho

this is what it means, the team chanting about hero goal—scorer olly scott, the toast of the song, toast the third round. the former premier league referee mark clattenburg is concerned that referees could leave the game as players lose faith in officials because of inconsistencies around the use of var. clattenburg was a premier league refereee until 2017 before he left for saudi arabia. var of course was introduced after his time in the league. the problem we have got as players now don't trust the system and i think referees don't make the decisions on the field because they know technology should put the decision correct but then you have the argument is the var decision correct most weeks because market is sometimes another time is and it creates tension between the players and they are so highly strung because it is a result driven sport and they have anger and dissent referee and we have seen traffic situations in turkey and a lot of situations in turkey and a lot of situations around the world —— horrific situations. it is now becoming a situation where the football association h

different name, a psychoanalyst. this is her husband, a half-crazy teacher, her half-crazy mother, ollieon, she appropriates their appearance, some of their buzzwords and other habits, uh, with the person involved in her criminal cases, who, by coincidence of circumstances, suddenly begin to systematically die. arousing suspicion in yuri's opera about his partner, not unfounded suspicions. if opera yura knew that he , too, is an absolute invention of the screenwriter daria gorotsevich, he would very... quickly guess what the matter is, because he is not a fool, but the fact is that everything that happens on the screen is, of course, an invention of the clouded consciousness of the screenwriter gorotsevich, who herself is enraged, enraged, enraged by her close and distant ones, and it is she who , strictly speaking, for the sake of relaxation , appropriates their appearance, their words, their behavior to the heroes of her series, and she herself is tired of constantly listening to oksana like an opera to scandals in waiting rooms, doctors' offices, in restaurants, in order to then pull

can i drive, ollie? i have seen your drivinn. can i drive, ollie?. did make a woman driver joke! i am right behind you, - driving. did make a woman driver joke! i am right behind you, right| joke! i am right behind you, right behind you. that might down to make. studio: quite accord by heading over this way. it will be great to see it. —— quite a convoy. it is five to seven. at seven we will have the headlines but in the meantime enjoy what is happening where you are with the news, and weather. hello, good morning, you�*re watching bbc london, i�*m frankie mccamley. police are appealing for information after an explosive device was used to destroy a ulez camera in south—east london. emergency services were called to the scene at willersley avenue in sidcup on wednesday evening. nobody was injured, but shrapnel did damage a number of nearby buildings and vehicles. unfortunately, it appears that somebody has used an explosive device on one of the ulez cameras. the area affected by the explosion is more than 100 meters. but for the grace of god somebod

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sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster.s in the premier league, we're approaching half—time in the first of them at st james park newcastle taking on nottingham forest. alexander isak with a penalty after he was fouled in the box. chris wood has just equalised for nottingham forest. two matches kick off at three. bournemouth against fulham and sheffield united are at home to luton, more on that game in a moment. leaders arsenal aren't playing until thursday so there could be a change at the top of the table. liverpool are the first with a chance of doing that. they will find themselves top if they avoid defeat at second from bottom burnley. i think burnley could have easily had much more points because they had so many good spells in the games where they then don't finish the situation off from the young players in some positions. so i knew before that they are much better than the position and the points they have. we all know, if you win once and have the chance to play three days later again and you will want to win agai

brussels policy expert fin olli kotra believes that migration problems for finland were created not byn. there was a wave of refugees in 2015. huge for finland, as i said finland's prime minister at the time, jupel, finland could then push all the refugees back to the schengen country from which they came. it’s strange why finland didn’t close the border with sweden then. in total, 1,800 thousand migrants arrived in the european union in 2015, and more than a million arrived in germany. this is what they call a crisis: and several hundred people from russia. i think it was given to our authorities. an order from outside nato to close the border with russia, and it doesn’t matter that this is contrary to the finnish constitution. of course, several hundred asylum seekers could not be a big problem, because finnish border guards check the documents of everyone coming from russia, the border guard can declare that russia is a safe country and send them back. if there is a real problem with migrants in finland, it is with those who come to us from europe in the thousands, not hundreds. nor

pop star and actor olly alexander is to be the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision song

ollie watkins is on fire this season, he got the second goal and equaliser for villa in the 90th minutehen equalised, before dominic solanke got bournemouth's second. but watkin�*s last gasp goal keeps villa in fourth place in the table. the second half, we started to really keep it consistent that is how we finished but it was very difficult. it was comparatively late but i think is good for us because in the match that you are doing, and scoring and then, we tried to use this point because in the match that you are doing, and scoring and then, we tried to use this point thinking it's something where you can't win without taking the point. a point against the bill is a good one but after what happened outside to win the game, we had the most clear chances. but against this kind of opposition and we scored the third one and scored a really good goal and we had to finish but it's not enough. chelsea beat brighton 3—2 at stamford bridge despite losing conor gallagher to a red card in the first half. it had looked straightforward for the home side — they were two nil up after twenty minute

pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovisiong contest. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. what's in store for 202a? another year of struggle for the global economy. but are things about to get brighter? how much we spend in the shops, jobs and interest rates as well as elections and war are all on the agenda for the next 12 months. but what will it mean for our cost of living? i'm going to tackle those questions with these two, there they are, the chief economist atjp morgan, one of the world's biggest banks, who tells me why the us is still leading the way, but europe is the big worry. and the boss of the world's biggest recruitment firm, randstad, is going to give me the lowdown on what might change in the world of work. plus, coming out of the clouds, the head of the global airline body, iata, tells me why the cost of flying is one thing that won't be getting cheaper next year. wherever y

now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly. i was enjoying your chat with michael crick.nited fans. chelsea fans are feeling a little bit unsettled as well at the moment, despite the billions that have been pumped into stamford bridge over the last 12 months. the first premier league christmas eve game in 28 years and it in a 2—1win league christmas eve game in 28 years and it in a 2—1 win for wolves over the blues. chelsea had the best chances, especially in the first half but lemina's had put wolves in front and they doubled that in stoppage time, matt doherty storing. one of their new signings has only recently arrived and pulled one back. chelsea's fourth defeat in a row, they are in tenth place, level on points with wolves who are 11. to on points with wolves who are 11. trr be able to play a team like chelsea and notjust sit and defend, but goingto to toad was yeah, a big effort. i happy belief in the group and what they can do and achieve. sometimes that's why we turn the ball over a lot because i ask them to do complicated things and ask them to act and behave lik

now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly foster. hello, you caught me unawares!are top of the premier league for christmas but only by a single point after they drew at title rivals liverpool. the gunners dominated the early stages at anfield and scored inside the first five minutes thanks to a headerfrom gabriel. but mo salah equalised on the half hour mark and it stayed i—i. trent alexander arnold hit the bar in the second half. the point for liverpool sees them move back imnto second, above aston villa on goal difference the manchester united manager erik ten hag says his team have to "stay calm and stick together" after another defeat. they lost 2—0 at west ham and it's nowjust one win in five premier league matches in december. that's back to back wins for the hammers and they are up to sixth in the table, moving above united. jarrod bowen scored the opener, his thirteenth of the season, inside the final 20 minutes and mohammed kudus sealed the win with a great strike shortly afterwards. that's an 8th league defeat for united, they stay 8th and are 12 points

ollie watkins is on fire this season, he got the second goal and equaliser for villa in the 90th minutevilla then equalised, before dominic solanke got bournemouth�*s second. but watkin�*s last gasp goal keeps villa in fourth place in the table. the second half, we started to really keep it consistent that finished but it was very difficult. the comparatively late but i think is good for us because in the match that you are doing, and scoring and then, we tried to use this point and we are making the point. a point against the bill is a aood one point. a point against the bill is a good one but _ point. a point against the bill is a good one but after— point. a point against the bill is a good one but after what - point. a point against the bill is a | good one but after what happened outside _ good one but after what happened outside to win the game, we had cteer— outside to win the game, we had clear chances against supposition and we _ clear chances against supposition and we scored the third one and scored _ and we scored the third one and scored a — and we scored the third one and

uh-huh, okay, anatoly , tell me about your relationship with marina, ollie’s girlfriend, i think i toldi don’t know what she told you, it happened to us once out of stupidity, she came in somehow, when olya was at her grandmother’s, all flushed with booze, like kolya had come. when i found out that there was no will, she didn’t want to leave , she started crying, like her boyfriend left her, she didn’t know what to do, even though there was a swamp in the river, i wouldn’t leave her out like that. i calmed her down as best i could, it seemed like she needed to talk it out, he drank with her for company, as they say, but then she leaned her shoulder like that, her head on her knees, she drank on an empty stomach, she felt bad , i don’t know how it all happened, it happened once, of course, it didn’t mean anything to me at all, i’ve always i loved olya. viktor mikhailovich, thank you for finding the time, yes, i ’m actually always happy, but i hope this will all remain between us, i’m still a public person, a family person, no, well, of course, you can confirm the words of marina kolosova

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster.the premier league. the portuguese has been given a 2 and half year contract at nottingham forest, replacing steve cooper who was sacked on tuesday. his lastjob in the premier league was at tottenham 2 years ago, where he was sacked afterjust it months. he was well regarded in a four—year spell at wolves, gaining promotion from the championship and also qualifying for europe. his lastjob was in the saudi pro—league where he won the title with al—ittihad but he was sacked by them last month. hejoins forest one place above the reelgation zone with just one win in 13.