but there is a steely resistance in burnley to see is a steely resistance in burnley to see thejob isthe job through. we can see the vaccine is now here. we know this has been a really difficult couple of months and there probably will be ahead of us. but we are prepared to see ahead of us. but we are prepared to see thejob ahead of us. but we are prepared to see the job through. what i would say to government is, we can stand some shorter term measures that are probably a bit harder to take in the short term, that will maybe give us a bit of stability going forward, sooner a bit of stability going forward, sooner rather than later. weariness at the moment comes from that there has been a lot of pain but very little gain over the last few months. burnley has been in restrictions of some kind or other since august. we have been in tier 3 in october, full lockdown in november, back into tier 3. now in the same we were in the beginning. i don't care what you call it, tears 01’ don't care what you call it, tears or whatever else. we just want to plan and a strategy that works and gets us

to the premier league, and burnley have a new owner. by buying an 84% stake. alk managing director alan pace has replaced mike garlick as club chairman, and he says the takeover marks a new era for burnley. the premier league says it hasn't even discussed the idea of pausing the season after a rise in coronavirus cases at clubs. new cases at fulham meant that their game against tottenham was postponed last nightjust three hours before kick off. premier league bosses say they're confident that their coronavirus protocols will allow fixtures to be played as planned. 0ne match did go ahead last night, but it was a bit of a damp squib. champions liverpool held to a goalless draw by newcastle. jurgen klopp's side finish the year top of the premier league table. rangers also finish the year top of the scottish premiership. they're 16 points clear of celtic after beating st mirren 2—0. boss steven gerrard will be hoping that 2021 brings them their first league title in ten years. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back tomorrow on new year'

some brighter news for burnley. many thanks indeed.united tonight, let's bring you up—to—date with some of the latest scores in the premier league. really good news for burnley, they have taken leader against sheffield united, no goals between brighton and arsenal at the moment. most of the action going on at the hawthorne, a comedy own goal from sawyers gave leeds the lead. they have doubled the lead for leeds. final score on bbc iplayer and the bbc sport match, you can follow all of these matches. manchester united wolves kicks off at eight p:m.. if united when that's, they will move up to second. the manager has been really impressed with how his players have handled this festive workload. when the last game you played at old trafford gave you six goals, i'm sure the boys will look forward to it. it gave us confidence come about performance, it also gave us a little gauge on how fit we are that we could match them fitness wise. so we could match them fitness wise. so we know that we have loads of games ina we know that we have loads

in the early game, wolves are at burnley, burnley are currently leading 2—0 after 57 minutes.ater, chelsea take on west ham at stamford bridge. chelsea could go fifth with a win, but a loss would mean three league defeats in a row for the first time since 2015. meanwhile, west ham have won three games on the bounce away from home. you can follow it on 5 live, kick—off is at eight. staying with football, and it's been an eventful 12 months in the job for this man, arsenal manager mikel arteta. after leading them to win the fa cup last season, this season hasn't gone as well. they've made their worst start to a premier league campaign in 46 years, are 15th in the table and haven't won any of their last seven league games. so, what's going wrong at the emirates? joe lynskey reports. arsenal used to be the team that a lwa ys arsenal used to be the team that always made the top four. this season, always made the top four. this season, as always made the top four. this season, as it stands, they're 15. the season, as it stands, they're15. the 2-1 season, as it stands, they're15. the

burnley remain just two points clear of the relegation zone.asn't looked at the keeper oi’ ball. he hasn't looked at the keeper or tried to put him off. their keeper come through, he jumps, or tried to put him off. their keeper come through, hejumps, he needs him in the back. nowadays, who knows, but could be violent conduct. he spilled it. not only is it a penalty but also we put it in the goal and he didn't give it one second to give it a chance to operate, so i'm aggrieved. brighton were denied a win at west ham earlier, they took the lead thanks to neil maupayjust before half time. but the hammers improved after the break and equalised when benjohnson scored his first goal for the club. brighton were back in front with 20 minutes to go thanks to lewis dunk but the home side got a late equaliser courtesy of tomas soucek. west ham remain tenth, brighton — like burnley — just two points clear of the bottom three. at anfield, the champions liverpool were on course to go five points clear at the top of the premier league tonight — only for sam a

luxmy gopal in burnley.rn to the classroom after the christmas break later than planned. years 11 and 13 can resume face—to—face teaching one week late on 11th january, while all other year groups will return the following week. but teaching unions have criticised the government's plans, with one labelling it a last—minute mess. the education secretary, gavin williamson, has been speaking this morning and he explained the importance of getting coronavirus testing for school children properly in place before pupils return. on monday of next week, all secondary schools are going to be getting a drop of tests, all the equipment they need to set up, all the ppe that they need in order to have the staff. and on top of that, those schools that are really having difficulty, that aren't able to get this set up with the resources that are being provided, we are very grateful to the armed forces, 1,500 service personnel, for those schools that are really having difficulty, aren't able to follow the guidance and the in

..and that's what's different in burnley. is this testing your faith? no.eing strengthened by this crisis. because it's giving me an opportunity to live out the gospel to serve the poor and to help the needy, all those people that you may have seen weeping that i do believe that god weeps as well and wants this to go away, and for people to celebrate a sense of community and care for one another that is much needed in this time. the government says it's committed to reducing deprivation. and it's spent over £100 billion on welfare support this year. you need to form a queue! please! the fear is that the challenges now facing our poorest communities will remain long after this pandemic is over. hello there. looks like it is going to be drivers we had on into sunday. the area of low pressure continues to move south... not to seek overnight. that is going to bring some showery bursts of rain to eastern scotland, north—east england, again, they could be some snow over the high ground. we have got a little bit of a return of rain to the far south—east but apart

ed thomas, bbc news, burnley. story format — a mini masterpiece that has a powerful, often poignant, message. but, as 2020 comes to an end, we thought perhaps it was time for people to use just six words to say something hopeful. some celebrities — and key workers — have given it a go. # joy to the world...# gardening brings great comfort. thanks, monty. the vaccine's coming, that's great news. midwinter miracle. blackbird song at dawn. hugging friends. sharing chocolate. live performance. music is creativity... peace, change. love. renewed appreciation for what's actually important. dear older me... ..don't look back. always remember, this too shall pass. trees, birds, sky, mud, dog, relax. covid vaccine, the best christmas present. thank god it is nearly over. let's see if darren has anything hopeful for let's see if darren has anything hopefulfor us? let's see if darren has anything hopeful for us? thank you. let's see if darren has anything hopefulfor us? thank you. earlier today we had a brief respite from th

the point, though, lifts burnley out of the relegation zone.rewarded for the inspirational work at the best fifa football awards. the england and manchester united striker has won a fifa foundation award for his work trying to end child poverty in the uk. elsewhere, liverpool boss jurgen klopp has been named the best men's coach for the second year in a row after leading liverpool to their first league title in 30 years. and manchester city defender lucy bronze has become the first english player to win the best women's player award. sam allardyce has spoken to the media for the first time since becoming west brom's new manager. the former england boss has signed an 18—month deal after slaven bilic was sacked yesterday. and despite being out of the game for over two years, allardyce says he's ready for the challenge ahead. i have never been so refreshed, i've never been so ready and eager to come back. and sometimes thisjob can wear you down. i actually realised how many years i was a manager, try to get to those divisions, he realised that whe

ed thomas, bbc news, burnley.hing to do with the poisoning in august of the prominent kremlin critic alexei navalny. mr putin said if they'd been behind the attack on mr navalny, who's still recuperating, they would have finished the job. president putin was appearing at his annual news conference in moscow. steve rosenberg went along and spoke to the kremlin leader. this was something new. video conferencing with vladimir. due to the coronavirus pandemic, for his annual end of year news conference, russia's president took social distancing to the extreme and stayed at home. forfour and a half hours, journalists competed for a chance to ask the kremlin leader a question. he speaks russian. mr president, i ask, after 20 years in power, don't you accept at least some responsibility for the new cold war between russia and the west? or are the russian authorities squea ky—clean? translation: i feel responsible for what is going on in russia, for its people, and i will do everything in the interests of russia. as for b

to play here is really tough, to play against burnley is really tough.he etihad where manchester city lead fulham 2—0. goals from raheem stirling and kevin de bruyne — that makes 400 goals for city under pep guardiola. chelsea face leeds at 8 o'clock. and before that there'll be fans back in the ground as west ham take on manchester united. in the championship, 2,000 fans were at the madejski stadium to see reading beat nottingham forest 2—0. it was a dreadful start for forest, they went down to ten men after ryan yates handled the ball on the line. lucasjoao scored from the resulting penalty. reading made it two in the second half through michael morrison's header. they are now second on the same points as leaders bournemouth but can be overtaken this afternoon. to rugby union now — and the autumn nations cup reaches its climax this weekend. ireland have beaten scotland by 31 points to 16 to claim third place in the tournament. two tries from keith earls and one from cian healy — the difference between the sides. duhan van der merwe scoring scotland's t

..and that's what's different in burnley. is this testing your faith? no. being strengthened by this crisis. because it's giving me an opportunity to live out the gospel to serve the poor and to help the needy, all those people that you may have seen weeping that i do believe that god weeps as well and wants this to go away, and for people to celebrate a sense of community and care for one another that is much needed in this time. the government says it's committed to reducing deprivation. and it's spent over £100 billion on welfare support this year. you need to form a queue! please! the fear is that the challenges now facing our poorest communities will remain long after this pandemic is over. hello, there. part two of the weekend has been cold. we've some dense fog patches affecting parts of northern ireland and east anglia and where the fog has lingered it really has felt very cold. now, for this upcoming week it's going to stay cold for most of the week and it's going to start mainly dry, further grey and foggy weather for a time, and then from about t

away victory over burnley through bamford's penalty.l miss the australian open for the first time in his career at the age of 39, as he continues to recover from knee surgery. he continues to recover from knee surgery. his last match was against novak djokovic. he said being fit for wimbledon and the olympics in the summer are his priorities next year. and australia have it all to do to avid defeat against india in the second test in melbourne. they bowled india out for 326 and the home side collapsed to 99—6. australia closing on 133—6, a lead of just two runs. australia closing on 133—6, a lead ofjust two runs. india with a big chance of winning the match and levelling up the four—match series. and now the darts, there was a huge upset as the reigning champion peter wright was knocked out by gabriel clemence. that is all from the bbc sport centre for now. thank you. now we will look at the weather. we have a cold week ahead as we see out 2020. it will deliver some snow at times. that is what some of us have seen times. that is what so

i see aston villa and burnley are both nelle. manchester united kicks off at 8pm.c news. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. good night. hello there. earlier on today, we had a refreshed pay from this wet and windy theme, but we have seen the cloud increasing, thickening up, moving and very rapidly from the atlantic, it brought rain in some places. these weather fronts will take the rain across northern ireland, scotland and push it further into england and wales. for a while, that rain will be heavy as well. it will eventually push down towards the southeast of england, other areas away from here becoming drier later on in the night. but there is a lot of cloud around, and it's quite blowy out there as well. so it's going to be very mild to start friday, with temperatures in double figures. but more rain to come on friday, and the focus of the heavier rain is now across south wales with this amber rain warning from the met office. flooding and travel disruption is likely — as much as 100 mm of rain, four inches of rain, in the hills.

leeds united have beaten burnley in the early kick off by a goal to nil at elland road.sean dyche aggreived his side were denied an equaliser when ashley barnes‘ goal was disallowed despite ben mee's challenge on the goal keeper looking fair. in the end, patrick bamford's fifth minute penalty was enough to give the home side all three points, leeds up to 11th, burnley are just outside the relegation places, two points from safety ben mee clearly only has eyes for the ball, he has not looked at the keeper or try to put him off, anything. the keeper comes through, puts his knee into his back, if you do that in the middle of the patch you would get booked and nowadays it could be violent conduct. and we did not get given one second for it to operate. therefore i am aggrieved with that. brighton were twice pegged back as graham potter's side drew 2—2 at west ham. they're two points clear of the relegation zone, denied all three points because of tomas soucek‘s equaliser eight minutes from time. lewis dunk had put brighton 2—1 up on 70 minutes, ten minutes earlier benjohnson

calvert—lewin brought everton level though on the stroke of half—time — burnley remain in the bottomhe cause. we are still going right to the end. i am really pleased with that. we are just slowly but surely getting back to what we are. we know it can be effective, or effective enough in the premier league. we do obviously have to turn draws into wins, etc. there have been some good signs over the last five or six games. elsewhere in the premier league today manchester city have just kicked off against fulham where its currently 1—0, raheem sterling with the early goal. chelsea face leeds at eight o'clock. and before that there'll be fans back in the ground as west ham take on manchester united. it has been really strange not to have fans. i do not know is if is going to be even stranger only having 2000 and a 60,000 plus stadium. ican having 2000 and a 60,000 plus stadium. i can tell you exactly, but overall it is great to have football supporters. i am sure there will be some people out there disappointed they cannot get a ticketjust now, but there will be others out there who are

this is burnley, home to nearly 90,000 residents, now told to follow the toughest covid restrictions.idents, now told to follow the toughest covid restrictionsm an essential worker, i see that, you know, it's ridiculous, to be honest. it's unfortunate, but it's got to be done. hopefully, soon we will be backin done. hopefully, soon we will be back in tieri and the virus will be over, hopefully. the more you look at it, the deeper you think about it, the more it's going to affect you. it's notjust urban areas, this is the borders of hampshire, wiltshire and the new forest. a place where locals have turned to dark humour to lighten the new mood of lockdown. in rural areas, we thought we might escape the worst of it. we haven't. the speed with which the new variant has been spreading locally is no different to anywhere in the urban areas, so it doesn't surprise me we have to follow the same rules as everybody else. another 20 million people were brought into tier 4 level in england over night, bringing the total to around 44 million people. that's three quarters of the population of engl

in the early game, wolves are at burnley, burnley are currently leading 2—0 after 57 minutes.amford bridge. chelsea could go fifth with a win, but a loss would mean three league defeats in a row for the first time since 2015. meanwhile, west ham have won three games on the bounce away from home. you can follow it on 5 live, kick—off is at eight. staying with football, and it's been an eventful 12 months in the job for this man, arsenal manager mikel arteta.

the point, though, lifts burnley out of the relegation zone.ork at the best fifa football awards. the england and manchester united striker has won a fifa foundation award for his work trying to end child poverty in the uk. elsewhere, liverpool boss jurgen klopp has been named the best men's coach for the second year in a row after leading liverpool to their first league title in 30 years. and manchester city defender lucy bronze has become the first english player to win the best women's player award. sam allardyce has spoken to the media for the first time since becoming west brom's new manager. the former england boss has signed an 18—month deal after slaven bilic was sacked yesterday. and despite being out of the game for over two years, allardyce says he's ready for the challenge ahead. i have never been so refreshed, i've never been so ready and eager to come back. and sometimes thisjob can weal’ you down. i actually realised how many years i was a manager, trying to get to the top. you realise that when you get a break, but this break we

coming up to half—time, it remains 1—0 to burnley.ing will form part of a wide—ranging review of gambling laws, which starts next week. the former england international steven caulker is a reformed gambling addict and says adverts on football shirts and in stadiums normalises betting. he's now helping other footballers deal with addiction and has been speaking to alistair magowan. there a saying that addiction is a family sport. you know, it's not just individual sufferers, it is the whole family. great block, brilliant, caulker got a caress and defended admirably. 20 years ago, steven caulker was at the peak of his powers, playing for team gb at the london olympics, he would later score at his debut. he was hiding a dark secret, a gambling addiction which he says took him to his knees. i would be up here gambling online. would lose extreme sums of money and come downstairs and have to have dinner with the family. and... obviously, they don't know what's happened. it was just a terrible, terrible, terrible way to live. the former tott

not a great night for arsenal but a brilliant night for burnley.n in 45 years. a 1—0 defeat at home to burnley perfectly demonstrated arsenal's problems. early in the second half, granit xhaka grabbed ashley westwood's neck. that's twice this season an arsenal player has been sent off for violent conduct. and captain pierre emerick aubameyang put the ball in his own net. burnley are out of the relegation zone and arsenal are not far above them, in 15th. and their arch—rivals tottenham are still top of the table, after a 1—1 draw at crystal palace, whose keeper vicente guaita pulled off one of the saves of the season, to keep out eric dier in stoppage time. liverpool's draw at fulham meant they failed to overtake spurs. the gap between rangers and celtic at the top of the scottish premiership is still 13 points, after both won yesterday. celtic beat kilmarnock 2—0 and rangers captainjames tavernier was on the scoresheet again, as they beat dundee united 2—1. they're now unbeaten in 26 games. manchester united are still unbeaten in the women's super

burnely in the early kick off by a goal to nil at elland road — a good win for marcelo bielsa but burnleyenied an equaliser when ashley barnes‘ goal was disallowed despite ben mee's challenge on the goal keeper looking fair. in the end patrick bamford's fifth minute penalty was enough to give the home side all three points, leeds up to 11th, burnley are just outside the relegation places, two points from safety bambi ba m bi clearly bambi clearly only has eyes for the ball, he has not looked at the keeper or try to put him off, anything. the cobra comes through, but his knee into his back, if you do that in the middle of the patch you would get booked and nowadays it could be violent conduct. and he spills it. not only is that a penalty but also we put it into the goal and we did not get given one second for it to operate. i am grieved with that. at half time, brighton lead 1—0 at west ham, maupay with the goaljust before the break. champions liverpool can go five points clear at the top if they beat west brom in the ii.30pm kick off, the late game sees wolves take on tottenham. next to o

this week alone those two there was an extremely compelling reports from thomas in burnley. we've had a whole panorama on liverpool — just on liverpool — so i don't dispute that this week has been a big week for london. but i would say that if you look at the coverage that we've done over the course of this pandemic, i think we have reflected the changes and the restrictions that people around the country — and frankly, we are uniquely placed to do that and we have a responsibility to do that. and you did say that we wouldn't be able to please everybody all of the time. iwould hope, however, that people would accept that we do have a responsibility to give the public information about other parts of the united kingdom. and even if those individual audience members perhaps watching aren't living in those areas. and i'lljust point to one think on that — this week people are considering what they are going to do for christmas and our postcode look—up tool on the bbc news website has been overwhelmingly consumed by the audience. people are going to see what restrictions they or

west ham remain tenth, brighton — like burnley — just two points clear of the bottom three.anfield, the champions liverpool were on course to go five points clear at the top of the premier league tonight — only for sam allardyce‘s west brom to snatch a late equaliser — becoming only the second team in 2020 to take league points off liverpool at home. heading out to face a team with a perfect home record who won their last match 7—0 must leave you with little hope. when sadio mane got the better of west bromwich albion in the 12th minute, it looked like liverpool would be handing out another thrashing. remarkably, that was as good as it got for the champions. sam alla rdyce was as good as it got for the champions. sam allardyce knows how to frustrate them. it is the last visiting manager to win at anfield. his site defended resolutely and liverpool struggled to hit the target despite dominating possession. as the game wore on, the baggies got braver, and it's not looking good for liverpool asjoel matip became yet another defender to join the injury list. frustration was clear

one area which is now in tier 4 restrictions is burnley.al is there for us this morning, luxmy, what impact will this have? what has been the reaction there? burnley is amongst the places that are amongst three quarters of england's population waking up under tier 4 restrictions this morning. burnley and the whole county of lancashire have been moved to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions and that reflects the surge in coronavirus cases across the nation, surge in coronavirus cases across the nation, for example, here in burnley, the highest infection rate in the whole of lancashire, 466 cases per 100,000 people and under tier 4from today, cases per 100,000 people and under tier 4 from today, nonessential shops must close as well as hairdressers, barbers, nailsalons, beauty salons and in addition, places that serve food or drink can only open for takeaway or delivery. you can imagine the impact that will have on an area already battered by restrictions for a while now. and in addition, in tier 4, restrictions for a while now. and

but now we go from the biggest stage in world football to moan modest surroundings in burnley. the as a 1st and i the pride of footballing berlin. for one half of the city at least. normally the 2nd season for top flight debutantes is just as tough as the 1st not for the skies. already and 6 spot when the own hosted dortmund who had can take a coach 18 tent sit at the helm when the owner had already held bloodbath even by an end to a point and this time fancy their chances of taking all serie the overachievers of the season so far versus the big underachievers don't want to hoping to get back on track in the title challenge but they were happy not to go one nil down after just 2 minutes when mats hummels foils taiwo a one year. so often early on putting the mileage clocking up 9 kilometers more than their opponents in for their part struggled to produce much and in any case schooling against your own rarely comes easy. just weeks ago the stellar likes of marco royce and jayden sanchez who had don't mind riding high but the team has since come crashing back down to earth but the

santo has been charged by the fa over his comments about the referee lee mason after their defeat to burnleyo. he said mason wasn't good enough to officiate in the premier league and couldn't control the players. the fa say his comments constituted improper conduct as they were personally offensive to mason. he has until the 5th of january to respond to the charge. that's all the sport for now. i will be back at about half past six with much more reaction to the death of tommy dockerty. now on bbc news, it's time for click. ah, there you are! come on in! welcome to clickmas 2020! i hope you're doing 0k. it's all a bit different this year, isn't it? normally we'd be getting together around the table, having a laugh, cheering, having a good time. well, pretending to have a good time — filming a clickmas party is the most stressful thing in the world. butjust because we can't all be together doesn't mean we can't all be together! hello, everyone! hello! there you are! look at you all! it's the fam! chris, loving the jumper! candles are a go atjen‘s place. l], that must be a musical rainbow, i'm

there was a quick start for burnley, before they everton equalised. rhia chohan watched this one...ation zone can be felt in the air. in the winter squash sun shone. with very few shots on target this season, let alone goals, bobby brady ended a drought in the opening minutes, just the faith the clarets have scored all season. when owen finally got a sniff at everton, nick pope's lee, acnes stood on the way of an equaliser but on the stroke of half—time he handed lewis an opportunity which he ate up. whether it is the yoga of the speed training thatis it is the yoga of the speed training that is working, this talk showed while he is one of the most prolific forward in the premier league. after the break, chris ward would have a place's lead had it not been for jordan pickford's reflexes. although there were no fans to witness two excellent goalkeeping performances the england manager was observing eagle eyed from the stands. frustrating faces at the final were saying —— frustrated faces at the final whistle as either team could have won this one. the second half is just getting unde

those in need for the charity featured in that report is called church on the streets ministries in burnleylly, a follow—up to last week's item about coverage of the chancellor's spending review. and of economics in general. on monday, it emerged that 2a leading economists had written to the bbc director general, tim davie, following these comments by laura kuenssberg on politics live. i mean, isjust absolutely, eye—wateringly enormous, and if you think the debate that we had, really from the late noughties, all the way through to the 2015 election, you know, that was defined by, how is the country going to pay back what we had to borrow, and the credit crisis. this is that, and some. this is the credit card, the national mortgage, everything absolutely maxed out. well, according to that group of economists, this was an inappropriate way to describe the public finances. in response, a bbc spokeswoman said... thank you for all your comments this week, if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail us at... or you can fi

defeat to burnley, therefore the at home in a row, they haven't done that since the 50s.t red card, the manager said it showed too much willingness. with an extra player, burnley saw their moment, scoring the only goal of the game with the help of the arsenal captain. the awful start to the seasonis captain. the awful start to the season is set to continue. the last goal was six weeks ago, here, scoring in his own net. so long, arsenal made the top four, now they are six from the bottom. terrible, to be honest. not what the fans deserve, not what the club deserves, we need to be better than this, not performing to the standards and it's not good enough. are you clear about the things that need to improve? yes, but i don't know how to put the ball in the net, i cannot do that. ten goals in 12 games, losing seven times, is bad 47 years ago. the manager may find success this season in cup competitions but in this premier league era, there is never much patience. and this won't make arsenal fans feel any better. tottenham are still top of the table, despite only managing a 1—

it is still arsenal 0—0 burnley, and leicester have scored a second goal, leicester have scored a secondom me and the rest of the team, have a lovely sunday evening. goodbye. hello. after today's rain, we have a windy night to come. the we have a windy night to come. showers will stay v there will be a few sunny spells around. the persistent rain will clear away north and east as we go away this evening. some of these showers will be heavy and possibly thundery and accompanied by some gusty winds as well. temperatures are continuing to head up and rising overnight across parts of scotland and north—east england. it will be a mild start on monday. a day of some sunny spells. showers will affect all parts as they push eastwards during the day that they will be some spots in the east with a couple of showers. the rest of the day will be dry with sunny spells. it will be windy tomorrow with gusts around 60 mph. these are average speeds, blustery particularly as the showers move on through. it is a mild start to the week and it is looking fairly mild throughout the week but with further rain

burnley moved three points clear of the relegation zone — hanging on to beat wolves 2—1.just 6 league goals all season before tonight. ashley barnes and chris wood found the target. the family of the 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles, who died earlier this year, say they have been told his dementia was caused by heading footballs. a leading expert dr willie stewart, carried out research into the former footballer‘s brain. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has this report. he was the world cup winner whose dancing stole the nation's hearts. but as dementia cruelly took hold in later life, nobby stiles' family became convinced that heading footballs was to blame. this weekend, they found out their suspicions were right. last year, neuropathologist dr willie stewart published a landmark study, concluding that footballers are more than three times more likely to develop dementia. he studied noddy‘s brain and found it to be at an advanced stage of chronic traumatic and set off the peak, cte, for short. in circumstances where there has been head impacts, with a football,

been charged by the fa over the comments he made about the referee lee mason after their defeat to burnleymason wasn't good enough to officiate in the premier league and couldn't control the players. the motherwell manager stephen robinson has resigned following last night's defeat to kilmarnock. they're third bottom of the scottish premiership. robinson had been in charge for three years. assistant keith lasley will take the team for saturday's trip to hamilton. andy murray has pulled out of a tournament in florida next week because he wants to minimise the risks ahead of the australian 0pen that starts on february eighth. players have to pass a series of covid tests during a 14—day quarantine in melbourne. and england's jason roy was in good form in the australian big bash league. roy helped perth scorchers to their first win of the season, hitting 49 as they beat the adelaide strikers by seven wickets. so many sports events were wiped out this year — the olympics, the european championship, wimbledon, the ryder cup. we've got everything crossed that 2021 will make up for it, rather than

good wins last timeout, burnley against arsenal, goal is for the moment, sheffield united, manchester go, sheffield united routed to the bottom of course at the moment. russia's doping ban from all major sporting events has been cut to two years by the court of arbitration for sport today. but that still means you won't see this russia flag flying at the tokyo olympics and paralympics and football's 2022 world cup. they'll still be at next year's euro 2020 because the ban doesn't apply to uefa tournaments. and russian athletes who can prove they're untainted by the doping scandal will be able to compete anywhere under a neutral flag. i've been speaking to our sports news correspondent alex capstick who's followed the story from the start. russia had been made noncompliant after evidence was produced of a widespread state run doping conspiracy which corrupted the winter games and indeed the london 2012 olympics, so russia was made noncompliance from other permits carried on competing internationally, but then was given extra power, so when russia was reinstated on the condition that it

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brighton and west ham also drew, while leeds beat burnley. sadio mane in the 12th minute. that is sam alla rdyce, sadio mane in the 12th minute. that is sam allardyce, partially masked but familiar, west brom's new boss. suddenly, it was will delete make liverpool with the problem is, a defender injured. juergen klopp is mike temper was the next thing to go — too much for the referee. 1—0 is never secure, there is always a chance from a cross. the header, the post, the equaliser, and for the strugglers, the new hope. forward liverpool poured... sick elsewhere, west ham have always played in a bubble, or at least near them. tradition. but brighton were forward—thinking at the london stadium, first with neil notte. west ham was my equaliser came from a young man who has been with them since boyhood, a special moment for benjohnson, but since boyhood, a special moment for ben johnson, but west since boyhood, a special moment for benjohnson, but west ham couldn't stop lewis dunk. tu— one. then brighton couldn't stop thomas celtic. 2—2 would have

the game finished 2—1 at turf moor — a win that takes burnley out of the relegation zone.major decisions or the crucial decisions of the game, but the way he handled himself with the players, both teams, the players lose their focus, because they are always arguing with the decision. we must improve, because the game requires good refereeing and good handling of the game so that the players are able to keep on performing. elsewhere, after back—to—back defeats in the premier league, chelsea got a good win at stamford bridge. they beat west ham 3—0, with striker tammy abraham scoring a couple of goals. it's the quarter—finals of the league cup tonight, and an opportunity for arsenal to do something about their dire start to the season. they've lost five of their last seven premier league games, and are having their worst start to a league season in 46 years. arsenal play manchester city in the efl cup tonight, and the pressure is on boss mikel arteta to turn things around soooner rather than later. the atmosphere around the club is as good as it can be, when we are all for —

burnley has already been hit hard by the pandemic this year but has again seen a rapid growth in casesll be affected by new restrictions — the local hospice depends on the money raised each year by a charity shops. it has been a huge hit. we have been full throughout the pandemic. 0ur hospice at home services are also caring for more people in the community. to then close our shops is a real kick to us. parts of england that have seen relatively low case numbers in recent months like taunton now find themselves in tier 4. it is clear we are heading into the new year in the middle of a second wave that is yet to show any signs of subsiding. it is a place no one wanted to be. the republic of ireland has extended a ban on travel to the country from the united kingdom and south africa untiljanuary sixth due to the new more infectiousvariant of covid—i9. ireland's prime minister, mihul martin, has also announced that tough public—health restrictions will remain in place for the next four weeks to try and stop the spread in his country. i've always been clear that we will do what we need to

burnley has already been hit hard by the pandemic this year but has again seen a rapid growth in casese affected by the new restrictions. the local hospice depends on the £650,000 raised each year by its charity shops. it has been a huge hit for us this year. we have been full throughout the whole of the pandemic. 0ur hospice at home services are also caring for more patients in the community. to then close our shops is a real sort of kick to us. parts of england that have seen relatively low case numbers in recent months, like taunton in somerset, now find themselves in tier 4. it's clear we're heading into the new year in the middle of a second wave that has yet to show any signs of subsiding. it's a place no one wanted to be. dominic hughes, bbc news. the republic of ireland has extended a ban on travel to the country from the united kingdom and south africa until january 6 due to the new more infectious variant of covid—19. ireland's prime minister, micheal martin, has also announced that tough public health restrictions will remain in place for the next four weeks to try and stop

we'll tell you about a win for burnley and how chelsea fared at home to west ham united. good evening. borisjohnson‘s government is now under intense pressure on three fronts. the new variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly, dozens of countries have banned travel from the uk, and britain is still set to leave the eu without a deal in 11 days‘ time. during the day, more than a0 countries banned flights from the uk, or imposed greater restrictions, and a french ban on some freight lorries is due to last 48 hours, leading to long queues on the roads of kent to the port of dover. but the government points out that most freight is getting through, although accompanied freight through dover, about a fifth of the total, is being interrupted. so far, retailers say their stocks are sufficient. talks to find a solution are continuing, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. you shall not pass. travel is blocked. instead of trucks flowing, stuffed with christmas parcels and supplies, the motorway is a car park with truckers stuck. this is my home, my bed. gordon's cab

burnley has already been hit hard by the pandemic this year but has again seen a rapid growth in casesust businesses that will be affected by the new restrictions. the local hospice depends on the £650,000 raised each year by its charity shops. it has been a huge hit for us this year. we have been full throughout the whole of the pandemic. 0ur hospice at home services are also caring for more patients in the community. to then close our shops is a real sort of kick to us. parts of england that have seen relatively low case numbers in recent months, like taunton in somerset, now find themselves in tier 4. it's clear we're heading into the new year in the middle of a second wave that has yet to show any signs of subsiding. it's a place no—one wanted to be. dominic hughes, bbc news. now on bbc news — survival: to the brink and back. veteran explorer robin hanbury—tenison talks about his battle with covid—19. robin was one of the first covid—19 patients into derriford hospital. he may be a veteran of 30 expeditions, but surviving coronavirus would prove to be one of robin hanbury—tenison‘s

he was sent off in their home defeat to burnley on sunday, having previously had a rocky relationshipns that xhaka's professionalism should not be questioned he knows and we all know that he had a moment where he has lost it and i know the reason why, but what i cannot do is just through everything that he has done away because he has made a mistake, we all make mistakes, and i am here as well to protect the players when i see that they deserve that and for sure granit is one of them. the former yorkshire bowler azeem rafiq has filed a legal complaint against the club under the equality act, following his allegations of institutional racism at the club. rafiq played for the county for ten years until 2018, and he first spoke out in august, saying the incidents had left him close to taking his own life. in response, yorkshire commissioned an independent investigation into his allegations. rafiq claims he suffered "direct discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race". posing for a selfie proved costly for england's new call—up dan lawrence and brisbane heat captain chris lynn. t