scrapping for points — the pressure boils over at the london stadium, as west ham beat wolves and givemore questions over the running of manchester united, with the departure of the sporting director after just five months. scrapping for points — the pressure boils over at the london stadium, as west ham beat wolves and give their manager a stay of execution. more questions over the running of manchester united, with the departure of the sporting director after just five months. let's start with the news that premier league official david coote has been sacked by the refereeing body. this was following a thorough investigation into his conduct. coote was suspended on the 11th of november pending a full

scrapping for points — the pressure boils over at the london stadium, as west ham beat wolves and giveheir manager a stay of execution. more questions over the running of manchester united, with the departure of the sporting director after just five months. let's start with the news that premier league official david coote has been sacked by the refereeing body. this was following a thorough investigation into his conduct. coote was suspended on the 11th of november pending a full towards liverpool and their former manager, jurgen klopp. the bbc didn't independently verify the video. it was not clear when it was actually recorded. it appeared to be referring to a match that had taken place between liverpool and burnley in 2020. after that emerged, the pgmol launched an investigation and suspended coote. the enquiry was then widened. the sun newspaper published more video which they alleged showed coote appearing to sniff a white powder through a bank note. during the euros this summer, where he was officiating. again, the bbc didn't verify that video, but the pgmol had to look into tha

scrapping for points — the pressure boils over at the london stadium, as west ham beat wolves and give questions over the running of manchester united, with the departure of the sporting director after just five months. let's start with the news that premier league official david coote has been sacked by the refereeing body. this was following a thorough investigation into his conduct. coote was suspended on the 11th of november pending a full investigation after a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about liverpool and the club's former managerjurgen klopp. a further investigation was opened two days later after photographs appeared showing him appearing to snort a white powder. 0ur sport editor has more. a month ago he was one of the top referees in charge one of one of the biggest games of the season so far. he was in charge of liverpool against aston villa at anfield, a8 hours after that match, video emerged on social media that appeared to show the referee making a foul and abusive comments, disparaging remarks towards liverpool and their former manager, jurgen

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the loss at london stadium turns the heat up on wolves boss gary o'neil.r third defeat in a row and leaves them second bottom of the premier league, four points from safety but o'neil believes he can turn the club's fortunes around. not concerned, really proud of the group. i of everything they've given me and i can only ask them to give me their best. if you look at the players this club has lost since the window i arrived in, club has lost since the window iarrived in, it club has lost since the window i arrived in, it makes it harder every year. if you think, the season before i arrived, wolves collected 39 points and since then we've lost £200 million of talent and when you lose that amount of talent and your starting point is 39 points it will be really tough so we understand it is tough so we understand it is tough and we will stand up, myself included, and accept the challenge. we will knuckle down and get going again. matchday six of the champions league gets underway in just a few hours with liverpool heading to girona looking to continue their pe

after 13 minutes it is goalless at the london stadium.n the last few minutes a shot on target but parried away by the west ham keeper. there has also been a shot from west ham posting ac from sam johnstone. shot from west ham posting ac from samjohnstone. west ham are 14th in the table six points above the drop while gary o'neill's three points from safety. premier league official david coote has been sacked by referees�* body pgmol, following an investigation into his conduct. coote was suspended on the 11th of november pending a full investigation after a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about liverpool and the club's former managerjurgen klopp. a further investigation was opened two days later after the sun newspaper published photographs it says were taken during this summer's european championship, alleging that they appear to show coote sniffing a white powder through a rolled up us bank note. the pgmol said coote�*s actions made his position "untenable". two former premier league players have told the bbc of t

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season and added two more assists as the leaders swept aside a disappointing west ham at the london stadiumkey reports. this has been the year liverpool change direction. your can cop departed and a new team emerged. they will end 20/20 for the premier league summit. taking on a squad and made them the machine. this first half of west ham was one of total domination. louis deas got the bounce and then found the bottom corner. the homes i didn't quite get the same look off the post. on this ground backin off the post. on this ground back in april, this fixture finished 2—2, a result that for liverpool would end their hopes of the title. so far this season, few teams could work them out. mo salah made a move that brought the spate for cody gateau. at this team 2—0 up, he took aim himself. gateau. at this team 2-0 up, he took aim himself.— gateau. at this team 2-0 up, he took aim himself.- the - took aim himself. salah! the premier league's _ took aim himself. salah! the premier league's top - took aim himself. salah! the premier league's top score l took aim himself. salah! the i premier leag

a crucial night at the london stadium, as struggling mangers julen lopetegui and gary o'neill go headhead, with west ham hosting wolves in the premier league. increases for customers to tackle its telling debts. —— tjhames water's plans for the future. —— thames water's plans for the future. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. thousands of people have gathered outside a prison near damascus in a desperate search for relatives who've been missing for years. a day after president assad was toppled, rebel forces freed many of the prisoners, who'd been held here in appalling conditions at saydnaya prison — but former inmates suggested others could still be concealed inside. our correspondent barbara plett usher, the first western journalist to enter damascus as the city fell, reports tonight from the prison. celebrations continue in syria after the islamist rebel forces swept through the country at extraordinary speed from aleppo to horns and finally damascus. we'll hear from our correspodent yogita limaye in damacus as rebel leaders — including abu mohammed al—jolani — who o

nothing to separate west ham and brighton at the london stadium.h goals came within seven minutes of each other after the interval. mats weiffer grabbed his first brighton goal to put the seagulls ahead only for mohammad kudus to head in his third of the season. brighton are ninth. west ham 14th. we had to look forward to the next and it's very difficult to win and in you have to keep with the positive to improve the situation we are looking forward to the next challenge against tottenham. you forward to the next challenge against tottenham.— forward to the next challenge against tottenham. you have to cive against tottenham. you have to give results _ against tottenham. you have to give results to _ against tottenham. you have to give results to achieve - something and be able to do so in the _ something and be able to do so in the last— something and be able to do so in the last game and have to analyse _ in the last game and have to analyse it— in the last game and have to analyse it again and be honest to each— analyse it again and be honest to

cody gakpo, mohammed salah, trent alexander—arnold and diogojota all on the scoresheet at the london stadium from west ham fans. liverpool are now eight points clear at the top of the table going into the new year. there are three more games in the premier league on monday. among them, manchester united taking on in—form newcastle. it's not been the ideal start for ruben amorim, who has won just four and lost five of his ten games since taking over at old trafford, and they are just eight points clear of the relegation zone. he might have taken over at the end of the season, but instead joined the club midway through. iam here, i have to focus on the job. it is part of football to have these difficult moments. i already knew that is going to be tough. of course you expect to win more games, to have players with more confidence, to sell the idea and to work and to improve a lot of things. in this moment it's really hard. like i said, we have to survive, to have time and then to improve the team. ac milan have sacked head coach paulo fonseca afterjust six months in charge. milan were held to a

hoy tuvo ningún problema contra el west london stadium allá con el equipo de edson Álvarez, pero ibao. luego iba a venir trent alexander arnold con la especialidad de la casa. un bombazo de media distancia que si es cierto, lo desvía un poquito el defensa. pero igual va tan rápido ese balón que nada podía hacer, ni el defensa ni el delantero. y aquí entonces quería el balón para 10 toyota y así el portugués marcaba el 5 a 0, con el que el liverpool es imparable y sigue líder de la liga. vamos entonces al partido entre leicester city y el manchester city, que se jugó en el king power stadium y esta vez el city por fin iba a sacar una victoria desde el 4 de diciembre. el primero le iba a marcar sabino y el segundo quién no, sino erling haaland de cabeza para su gol número 14 de la temporada. y con esto, el city, como decía, gana por primera vez casi en un mes y vamos a cerrar en craven cottage, donde el fulham recibió al verme. en este partido quedó 2 a 2. pero lo importante es que raúl jiménez continúa en un gran nivel y anotó su sexto gol de la temporada. así, de cabeza para el equip

cody gakpo, mohamed salah, trent alexander—arnold and diogojota all on the scoresheet at the london stadiumwest ham fans. so liverpool are now eight points clear at the top of the table going into the new year. after a tough couple of months, pep guardiola celebrated his 500th game in charge of manchester city with a nervy win over leicester city. goals from savinho and erling haaland secured just a second victory for city in their last ten premier league games. the defending champions are up to fifth in the table — but still 1a points behind liverpool. it is more than enjoyable, that relief, i would say, at the moment. the performance was not our best, i would say. give credit to leicester because they were really good. and at they were really good. and at the same time, yes, happy for the same time, yes, happy for the result, for the players, for the players and their commitment to be here. keep going. in the four other games, crystal palace beat bottom of the league southampton 2—1 — eberechi eze with the winner. nottingham forest moved up to second in the league with a 2—0 win at everto

everything we have is a multipurpose stadium, infrastructure, we will not face the problem is the uk during their 0lympics face the problem is the uk during their olympics in londoney couldn't even try to, couldn't even invest in the olympic stadiums.— olympic stadiums. there are still many — olympic stadiums. there are still many stadiums - olympic stadiums. there are still many stadiums that - olympic stadiums. there are still many stadiums that are | still many stadiums that are outstanding to be built there, but we do appreciate your enthusiasm and obviously i do have to ask the questions because we know that human rights groups are concerned that saudi arabia will be hosting the world cup. they say it puts many lives at risk. but thank you very much forjust giving your expertise in your analysis to us. talal al—maghrabi, a sports marketing expert, joining us live from jeddah. thank you for your time. no thank you. some breaking news to bring you. the post office capped his horizon it scandal. police have confirmed that no charging decisions will be made as a potential criminal offences linked to the post office horizon scandal until after a public inquiry ha

the chronicle reports the oakland roots are proposing a 25 000 seat soccer stadium at howard terminal, just north of jack london square, the same location where the a's had previously considered building a stadium. the port of oakland is looking through bids as it considers what's next for that site. the roots say it could take as long as 15 years to build a stadium. at this point, we're working on getting more information on the proposal from the roots and talking to the port and city as well. >> our time now. 703 here's a live look at the oakland waterfront right now. ktvu has learned the coast guard will step up its enforcement along the oakland estuary. the coast guard says beginning in the new year, it will begin tagging abandoned or derelict boats along that waterway. now, people who own boats and marinas along the oakland estuary tell us they've been complaining about abandoned boats, even problems with piracy. the coast guard, beginning in january, says its crews will start patrolling the estuary more often. anyone living on those boats would be connected with homeless services. we're also finding out t

athletics, but the oakland roots are now looking to possibly build their future soccer stadium right there near jack londonory. >> the oakland roots soccer club has submitted a proposal to the port authority to build a permanent up to 25,000 seat, expandable modular soccer stadium at howard terminal for the oakland roots and the oakland soul teams in the city of oaks. >> it's an incredible place to live, and the sports fans here are the best in the world, and they deserve a team that loves them as much as they love the team. >> the three biggest barriers for the 55 acre site are 100 other competing applicants with their own plans, the need for a thorough above and below ground cleanup of toxic chemicals, sufficient new infrastructure to the site and environs to handle the crowds and traffic, as well as a lack of mass transit. >> all of those barriers that we're still holding up the a's for a long time, when they were putting together their project. those are still going to be there for whoever moves forward. >> we definitely don't want to look like we're opposed to sports teams because we love sports teams

the oakland roots are proposing a 25 000 seat soccer stadium at howard terminal, just north of jack londonhere the a's had previously considered building a stadium. the port of oakland is looking through bids as it considers what's next for the site. the roots say it could take as long as 15 years to build the stadium. we're working to get you more information on the proposal. talking to the roots, the port, as well as the city. >> now let's go live outside now looking toward mount diablo. a little foggy still in the east bay right now, and you can barely make out mount diablo in the distance there. roberto gonzalez is back with us this noon for a look at your forecast. roberta, still a little bit of that fog out there that we have to deal with. >> yeah, it depends on location, location, location. right. we are focusing in on the north bay and the eastern portion of our bay area. that's where we're seeing the stockton conditions. our live weather camera does indicate and illustrate that the city by the bay, the city of san francisco, is under mostly sunny skies. but you can see that line l

the soccer club eyeing a stadium at howard terminal next to jack london square in oakland. ing a proposal with the port of oakland and releasing drawings of what that stadium might look like. ktvu tom vacar joining us now live with the latest on the roots effort, as well as the challenges that the club will face. >> indeed, you know, the roots themselves actually have a much downsized and a much more humble project that they want to do in the same spot and is far, far smaller than the system that the a's claimed that they wanted to put together. probably not. but this still is going to have a lot of hurdles. the oakland roots soccer club has submitted a proposal to the port authority to build a permanent up to 25 000 seat, expandable modular soccer stadium at howard terminal for the oakland roots and the oakland soul teams in the city of oaks. >> it's an incredible place to live, and the sports fans here are the best in the world, and they deserve a team that loves them as much as they love the team. >> the three biggest barriers for the 55 acre site are 100 other competing

chronicle is reporting that the oakland roots are proposing a 25 000 seat soccer stadium at the howard terminal, just north of jack londonidered building a stadium. the port of oakland is looking through bids as it considers what's next for the site. the roots says it could take as long as 15 years to build the stadium. we're working on getting more information about the proposal from the roots, the port and the city. >> well, the san francisco 49ers have less than a 1% chance of making it to the playoffs. the team is vowing to fight to the end. the niners have three games left. will likely miss the postseason if they win them all. first up miami dolphins this sunday, a team with similarities to the niners. both ended the season with super bowl aspirations, but they've also been affected by injuries to star players. linebacker fred warner said it is important to end the season on a positive note. >> you're judged in this league by what you put on tape every single week. so playoffs, no playoffs. you know, we're playing three good teams to finish this year off. and honestly i want to finish strong heading into next season

london — part of a world tour. before the war, he regularly packed stadiums, and just to give you an idea of how popular he is, onet i'm about to show you, him playing in the ruins of kharkiv in one of the city's most famous buildings, which had survived both world wars. have a look. music slava vakarchuk is here with me now. wow, it is incredible, every time you see its power is retain, what was that like? it is hard to explain when in the city you love, you have been to so many times, you visit it, play stadiums there, you love people there, and then you come and you see ruins, and even in that down town in the centre of the city you see these old buildings like this one which survived even world war ii, didn't survive russian, russian atrocities and russian horrible things, so we decided to make this, this is, this special performance was made in venice so wejust decided performance was made in venice so we just decided to show the world that arts and music still exist, even during the wartime, even surrounded by, you know, debris and all these horrible things. debris and all these horrible thins. �* . .,, debr

london this summer. there's a lot of joy in those stadiums. it was a good time. all right.camila bernal thanks so much. and thank you for joining me this evening. i'm jessica dean. we're going to see you again right here next weekend cnn heroes is next. have a great night i feel like new sunglasses, like a brand new pair of jeans. >> i feel like taking chances. >> i feel alive brand new oh learn more about celebrity cruises latest offers. >> your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel. >> nothing beats it. i recommend pronamel active shield because it actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. >> i think that this product is a game changer for my patients. it really works. >> everyone's running to subway for three all new spicy footlongs wait, subway did what? that's right. they're bringing the heat with creamy sriracha jalapenos and all new ghost pepper bread. but hurry, these subs are only here for a limited time. >> growing old is part of the journey even when you have heart failure but when he had shortness of breath carpal t

stadium at howard terminal. these are the renderings. it's the 55 acre waterfront site near jack london square. the roots bid comes as the port of oakland is calling on new developers for howard terminal. several other plans have been submitted, but the roots proposal appears to be the only sports related bid. the a's previously tried to secure plans for a new ballpark at howard terminal last year, but failed to reach an agreement with the city. meanwhile, the san jose earthquakes just released their 2025 season schedule, and the team says this coming year will likely be the most exciting in quakes history. the quakes home opener takes place february 22nd. in april, the team will play and celebrate the 30th anniversary of its inaugural mls match, and then in may at paypal park, they will take on inter miami cf and soccer star lionel messi. last year, messi was on fire. he sold out 6070 000 seat stadiums. he was incredible. we expect much of the same to happen next year, but paypal park only holds 18,000 people, so it's going to be a high demand ticket. the team says they are refurbishing their

stadium. treasure island will be the new home of the bay fc soccer club. san francisco mayor londonbreed signed legislation today. the team plans to break ground next year on a new training facility with three soccer fields at the site. the goal is to begin operating there by 2027, about two years from now. the agreement calls for a 25 year lease at treasure island. bay fc currently plays its home games at paypal park, which is in san jose. congress has passed a pair of bills to honor late california senator dianne feinstein. the bills would rename the san francisco federal building at united nations plaza and the post office at rincon center. she was when she was mayor. feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero, so that's why they would name it after her. feinstein passed away last september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president joe biden's signature. the california hall of fame welcomed seven new members tonight, all of them women. legendary chef julia child, who brought french cuisine from the kitchen to th

stadium. treasure island will be the new home of the bay fc soccer club. san francisco mayor london breed signed legislation today. plans to break ground next year on a new training facility with three soccer fields at the site. the goal is to begin operating there by 2027, about two years from now. the agreement calls for a 25 year lease at treasure island. bay fc currently plays its home games at paypal park, which is in san jose. congress has passed a pair of bills to honor late california senator dianne feinstein. the bills would rename the san francisco federal building at united nations plaza and the post office at rincon center. she was when she was mayor. feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero, so that's why they would name it after her. feinstein passed away last september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president joe biden's signature. the california hall of fame welcomed seven new members tonight, all of them women. legendary chef julia child, who brought french cuisine from the kitchen to the televi

stadium. you see right there at howard terminal. these are the renderings. it's the 55 acre waterfront site near jack london square. the roots bid comes as the port of oakland is calling on new developers for howard terminal. several other plans have been submitted, but the roots proposal appears to be the only sports related bid. the a's previously tried to secure plans for a new ballpark at howard terminal last year, but they failed to reach an agreement with the city. up next remember when the u.s. was being invaded by those murder hornets? we've got an update on the giant bugs that went viral during the pandemic. jen b asks, "how can i get fast download speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... -fashionable? i was gonna say- "popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!" can you do defying gravity?! yeah, get my harness. buy one line of unlimited, get one free for a year with xfinity mobile. and see “wicked,” in theaters now. hornets is no longer in the

was in the stadium, one of the largest stadiums on the tour, and just here 96,000 fans that are screaming the lyrics to all of her songs. even being there in londonit into the crowd. that is attitude we need in life, and before you go, briefly, what you is next for taylor? she has her newly recorded i album that she has yet to release, and a movie and allegedly has a documentary coming out, we saw a tonne of production in vancouver, she could have another concert film coming out, but when it comes to taylor, is not the end of her era, she is on to her next. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. thousands of homes are still without power, particularly across northern ireland, thanks to storm darragh over the weekend, and with all the rain that fell over the weekend and for the past few weeks, the ground does remain saturated, river levels running very high, so we have dozens of flood warnings still in force up and down the country. hopefully, though, those numbers will go down as we head into the new week, thanks to high pressure which will build, and that will bring lots of dry weather, very much needed dry weather to our shores, but it will

london square. the club says they've submitted a proposal to the port authority outlining the permanent soccer stadiumr. the team plays at the oakland coliseum and the goal is to one day build a stadium housing. 25,000 fans. still ahead, small businesses fighting to keep tiktok up and running. >> and they come to depend on the app for business. and after the break, the salvation army needs your help to keep hope alive. this holiday season. and a reminder from 4 is celebrating the remarkable women of the bay area. we need your help to share their stories. if you know a remarkable woman making a difference in your community to nominate her right now for a chance to be made from floors, woman of the year and to your nomination by scanning the qr code on your screen or the qr code on your screen or go to kron i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms... ...with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after trying a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq works differently. rinvoq is a once-daily pill

london square. the club says they submitted a proposal to the port authority outlining the permanent soccer stadium.ock-ups of what the stadium could look like next year. team plays at the oakland coliseum. the goal is to one day build a stadium housing. 25,000 fans. still ahead, scotts valley is working to clean up after a rare tornado sweeps through the city over the weekend. got the latest on that. plus. >> eventually led the suspect in the killing of united healthcare ceo now facing murder charges. we have the latest on that case. and a local college is piloting a special teacher residency special teacher residency program. we're going to take bent finger appointment in 30 minutes. you got this. one — remember, i don't want surgery for my dupuytren's contracture. two — i don't want to wait for my contracture to get worse. three — i want a treatment with minimal downtime. four — i want a nonsurgical treatment. and five... and if nonsurgical treatment isn't offered? i'll get a second opinion. let's go! take charge of your treatment. if you can't lay your hand flat, visit findahandspecialist.com to

a 25 000 seat stadium would be at howard terminal, north of jack london square.he soccer club faces a number of hurdles, including environmental cleanup as well as infrastructure improvements to accommodate traffic and crowds. some of the same issues the oakland a's faced when the team considered building a new stadium there. starbucks workers are planning to go on a five day strike in several major u.s. cities, one that could spread to hundreds of other stores by christmas eve. the protesting the lack of progress in contract negotiations this year. no stores in the bay area are involved in the strike at this time. >> all right. our time is 714. martha's kitchen in the south bay serves more than 2 million meals a year, but its great success has made the organization grow a lot. and now they need to move into a bigger space to accommodate all the work and the people they're feeding. ktvu is andre senior in the studio now to tell us what's standing in the way of a move, andre. >> well, good morning to you, dave. martha's kitchen, located in the alma neighborhood of

stadium today, a boost is at kilo. is that kilos? well known to everybody? she was a homeowner. she owned a little pink house. and the trouble for got neighborhood of new london, connecticut are the city fathers there had a really an idea of raising her neighborhood. so pfizer pharmaceuticals could build a nationwide a worldwide headquarters in new london, connecticut. it was a dream that city fathers had because frankly, new was a town that had seen better days. a lot of the industries that left. and here is an opportunity to bring in pfizer pharmaceuticals. the problem was there wasn't enough land. so the city fathers decided, hey, we have this working class neighborhood here. why don't we just condemn it and bulldoze it? and so that colorful talk back, it was the famous kilo case where the institute for justice represented suzette kilo and her neighbors and they put up a big and many of us were optimistic because it seemed that the tide was turning where at one time that the courts had routinely upheld these kind of redevelopment projects. courts were then and the kilo case came to the supreme court about a dozen or so years ago. people were then beginning

liverpool extend their lead at the top of the premier league with an irresistible performance at the london stadium in their five zero demolition of west ham united. and there was a big upset at the pdc world darts championship. reigning champion luke humphries is out at the ally pally. >> no low pressure , dominating >> no low pressure, dominating the end of 2024 and taking us into the new year as well. metoffice warnings out for wind, rain and snow. find out all the details coming up in the programme soon. programme 500“. >> programme soon. >> its just gone. >> its just gone. >> 6:00 i'm adam cherry, i'm nana akua and this is gb news breakfast. good morning. french authorities confirmed three deaths yesterday morning following an incident off the coast at sangatte, near calais, in which 45 people were rescued after struggling to board a small boat bound for the uk. >> border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading the boats. >> but who is really to blame? >> but who is really to blame? >> well, we're joined by deputy editor of s

west ham s players will show their support for teammate michail antonio at london stadium, followingaccident on saturday. they will warm up in "antonio 9" shirts, as well as walking out in tops with the striker s name. meanwhile the managers of both clubs, julen lopetegui and gary o'neil, have faced criticsm over their teams�* form this season. iam not i am not concerned about my future i am not concerned about my future one bit at all, only the club's future. i knew the size of the task when i took over. it's not often that managers walk out on premier league clubs, and that is what happened here. and since then, it's got even more difficult with players we've lost in the situation that we face and all i'm trying to do is make sure that the group are available to give the best of themselves every week. we are coming up themselves every week. we are coming up short more often than not at this moment but we are giving absolutely everything and we will continue to do so. two former premier league players have told the bbc of their health fears after years of heading footballs. research