graeme murty in this position gives hope, he took a rangers team struggling to celtic park and i thoughtms of boyata on the ball, they closed him down, and i think with that mentality they have a chance. that might depend whether celtic strikers are more accurate with their feet van leigh griffiths is with his hands. —— than leigh griffiths is with his hands. there are seven games in the premier league tomorrow. liverpool face leicester. they don't have their new their £75 million defender available. virgil van dijk won'tjoin from southampton until the transfer window opens at the start of the new year. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says it was "not nice" paying £75 million for the southampton defender virgil van dijk, but there was little choice. it doesn't mean that all transfers will now be in this category, but it's the same like it was before. half a year ago, i think it was a big transfer for an offensive player. now we have a big transfer for a defensive player and it's around about a third of it as it always was. and that's it. it's not nice, not nice, but that's the market, that

it being the last game ofan celtic park.ward to. but in this cycle of games we have been so busy. we only played a few days ago on boxing day. all our focus is always on those games. but the minute that finishes, then of course we look forward to this. and world champion bianca walkden has rounded out her outstanding year with gold at the tae kwon do series in china by defeating jackie galloway in the final. she won the title and with that victory a £52,000 prize pot. the largest ever in tae kwon do. she now plans to buy a house. 2018 could be even betterfor a bianca walkden. that's all the sport for now. now the weather. hello. wintry weather for many. —— wintry weather will take a back—seat for many. slightly milder air. not for many. slightly milder air. not for everything yet. we have still got some chilly conditions across scotland. areas of rain, sleet and snow. a few centimetres of snow over the higher ground as the system moves north. temperatures between two and three degrees. elsewhere, 8 degrees across parts of du

it is special to play these games at celtic park. it will be the last game ofan celtic park.eat games that you look forward to. but of course in this cycle of games we have been so busy, you know? we only played a few days ago, on boxing day. all our focus is on those games, but the minute it finishes, we of course look forward to this. the 16—time champion phil taylor is through to the semi—finals of the pdc world darts championship after beating world number three seed gary anderson last night. this is taylor's final event before retirement, and the chances of him bowing out as world champion have increased considerably with this 5—3 victory at alexandra palace. he'll face qualifier jamie lewis in the semi—finals. reigning champion michael van gerwen plays rob cross in the other semi. could be a good, nice swansong for phil taylor. he could be a good, nice swansong for philtaylor. he focus, isn't he? well, that starts. despite the madness, that crazy pub atmosphere behind him, they all somehow managed to do it. that is why they argue it isa to do it. that is why they argue

it was goalless in the old firm match at celtic park. rangers stay third, 11 points behind celtic.e hearts. hibs and kilmarnock also drew. elsewhere, there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee. four matches in rugby union's aviva premiership today. the top two exeter and wasps weren't playing, and that's seen saracens move up to second after a bonus point win over worcester. there were also wins for gloucester and newcastle, while harlequins hammered northampton at twickenham. in the pro 14 the match between glasgow and edinburgh was suspended was suspended for half an hour because of a security alert. it re—started at 4.30 and glasgow ran out 17—nil winners earlier treviso won at zebre. england's cricketers have avoided a whitewash. but victory was beyond them in melbourne. they had a chance of victory but it was snuffed out by another century from steve smith, the adrenaline captain. on a day in which england would have hoped to com plete which england would have hoped to complete a dramatic and exciting first victory of this series ended ina first victory of this series en

67 domestic unbeaten after 0dsonne edwar scored a hat—trick to help them beat motherwell 5—1 at celtic park is now seven points. elsewhere there were away wins for hibernian, dundee and kilmarnock. hearts drew 1—1 with hamilton. much earlier this morning, england's rugby league side suffered an agonising 6—0 defeat to australia in the final of the world cup. the hosts scored the only try of the game in the first half through boyd cordner and despite a valiant effort england couldn't find a reply. england players clearly devastated by the result as australia were crowned champions for the 11th time. frustration. failed to execute on a couple of occasions, had a couple of chances and didn't get them. what we've got is a massive team effort. a real good cohesive unit. how does the side move on from here? is then a fantastic two years from my point of view working with wayne bennett and this group of men. is a fantastic core of outstanding players. in the british game. we now have to build on that, keep them together, put on and realise that it's no good being close if you're not willing to tak

it was goalless in the old firm match at celtic park.placed aberdeen or fifth placed hearts. hibs and kilmarnock also drew. there were wins for hamilton, partick and dundee. there were four matches in rugby union's aviva premiership today. saracens moved up to second after a bonus point win over worcester. there were also wins for gloucester and newcastle, while harlequins hammered northampton 50 points to 21 at twickenham. in the pro 14, the match between glasgow and edinburgh was suspended for half an hour because of a security alert. when it re—started, glasgow ran out 17—0 winners. earlier, treviso won at zebre. phil taylor has reached the final of the pdc check digit, he beatjamie lewis six sets to one. in what is his last ever tournament before retiring, he easily saw off challenge of the 26—year—old welshman at alexandra palace to make it to the final for the 21st time. he will play defending it championed michael van gerwen or rob cross in the showpiece. —— defending champion. finally, serena williams has made her return to tenni

it has been an exciting start at celtic park. both teams have had early chances. nces for celtic. he ca m e closest had the best chances for celtic. he came closest just had the best chances for celtic. he came closestjust on the cusp of half—time. no goals yet. and world champion bianca walked and has rounded off her outstanding year with gold at the inaugural world tae kwon do grand slam series in china. —— bianca walkden. she beatjackie galloway in the final. she'll the title and £52,000. the largest ever price pot in tae kwon do. she now plans to buy a house. that's all the sport for now. you can follow the closing stages of the old firm derby on the bbc sport website. along with the rest of the football fixtures. i will be back with more later on. back to you. thank you. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel throughout the afternoon. the next news is at 5pm on bbc one. bye for now. you are watching the bbc news channel. let's return to the new year ‘s honours list. helen sharman was the first briton to go in to space, when she trav

but it's always special to be involved in these games at celtic park. win it. they always pressure games look forward to. but in this cycle of games, we have been so busy. we only played a few days ago, on boxing day. all the focus is on those games, but the minute that finishes, then of course we look forward to this. festive football continuing. you can find out more on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more for you in the next hour. egypt's former president mohamed morsi has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined over half a million dollars for insulting the judiciary. 17 other defendants will also be jailed. they were all accused of inciting demonstrations, defaming judicial personnel, and attempting to topple the state using twitter accounts. mr morsi is already serving a life sentence for allegedly conspiring to commit terrorist acts. police are appealing for witnesses after a man opened fire on a fast food restaurant in east london seriously injuring two teenagers. police were called to plaistow last night. tw

in sport the final old firm match of the year was goalless at celtic park. leaves celtic nine point clear of aberdeen who are playing now. england's critters cricketers have avoided a whitewash, the last test ended in a drawer. steve smith had a century which saw them through to the close. there has been a fantastic year with victory in china with a clean sweep in the tae kwon do. i'll have more in the tae kwon do. i'll have more in the next hour. new york city's fire department says the fire at an apartment block in the bronx, which killed 12 people, seems to have been caused by a child left alone, playing with a stove. a vigil has been held for the 12 victims — four of whom were children themselves. peter simmonds reports. a candlelit vigil for the 12 victims of the bronx apartment fire, bringing together friends and neighbours, united in grief. four of those killed were children — the youngestjust one year old. itjust devastates me to think that there are children, and that there's a baby who will never get to enjoy the things that all of us take for gran

games without defeat after odsonne edouard scored a hat—trick to help them beat motherwell 5—1 at celtic parkarts drew 1—1 with hamilton. to rugby union and there was a nailbiter in wales' final test of the year. they tried to throw it away against south africa in cardiff but ended their autumn series with a narrow win. two tries by hadleigh parkes on his debut helpes wales lead 21—3 after 30 minutes. warrick gelant‘s try before half—time changed the momentum and handre pollard and jesse kriel‘s touchdowns after the break edged the springboks ahead by a point but leigh halfpenny's 66th—minute penalty clinched a nervy 2a—22 win for wales, just their fourth over south africa. leaders exeter beat south west rivals bath in a high scoring clash in the premiership. the chiefs ran in six tries including this one from wingerjames short. bath battled back to gain a bonus point late on. elsewhere there was also a win for gloucester over london irish while leicester lead wasps in the late game. a major shock this evening at the uk championship snooker in york, where world champion and top seed mark selb

it's 0—0 after half an hour at celtic park. goalkeeper craig gordon doing well to deflect sven kums attempt in the second minute. england have every chance of levelling the ashes series when play resumes at three o clock tomorrow morning after their best day on tour so far. england had their best day on tour so far as they bowled australia out for 138 in their second innings. jimmy anderson took five wickest in an innings for the first time in australia and withjoe root at the crease they need 178 more runs for victory with six wickets in hand. it's just a case of coming tomorrow with belief, maybe during an situations like that where teams have chased down a big scores. we have chased down a big scores. we have to believe we can do it may have to believe we can do it may have players in the dressing room that can do it. obviously we need a bit of luck along the way, but we will give it a really good shot tomorrow. mark cavendish says he wants to race in next year's four—day tour de yorkshire. it's been running since 2014 when t

the final old firm match of the year was goalless at southwark park, with chances for both sides to win the match, it leaves celtics cricketers have avoided and as is whitewash, the fourth test ended in a draw. a century from steve smith's southern through to the close. tae kwon do, and a fantastic victory in china sees her complete a clean sweep in the grand slam series. a quick update on the seven premier league matches under way, bournemouth are winning, chelsea are winning, liverpool had equalised against leicester, watford are beating swa nsea. leicester, watford are beating swansea. i will have a full update in the next hour. see you then. new york city's fire department says the fire at an apartment block in the bronx, which killed 12 people, seems to have been caused by a child left alone, playing with a stove. a vigil has been held for the 12 victims — four of whom were children themselves. peter simmonds reports. a candlelit vigil for the 12 victims of the bronx apartment fire, bringing together friends and neighbours, united in grief. four of those killed were children — the youngestjust one year old. i

celtic moved 11 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership with a 2—0 victory over dundee at dens parkltic‘s second just before half—time. it was the only scottish premiership game today, with five more to come tomorrow. england's cricketers have had a tough time in the field on day one of the fourth ashes test. a century from david warner and another great performance from captain steve smith left australia on 2411—3 at the close of play. patrick gearey reports from melbourne. no wonder they couldn't wait to get in. australia's festive season began with their series victory last week. ashes monday. in fact, in what seems an age since england first landed, the only thing they haven't lost is the toss. at the worst moment, that deserted them, too. so australia batted, of course they did. this was a gift certificate of a pitch. happy christmas, david warner. 50 runs at england's expense, 100 for the aussies by lunch. 0uch. at the other end, cameron bancroft had only been marginally more involved than the spectators. out of sorts, out for 26. a wicket, finally. the rambunctious warner gre

celtic can move 11 points clear at the top with a win at dens park.bart yacht race. an attack from a time when a wild oats rotted within a few metres of the magical stop after a protest, it could give them a time penalty later on. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. good afternoon. millions of shoppers across the country are hitting the high street today for the traditional boxing day sales. analysts at barclaycard suggest one in three of us will head to the shops today in search ofa bargain. but with the rise of discount deals for black friday, and more of us shopping online, has the post—christmas shopping spree lost some of its appeal? james waterhouse reports. no camping, no stampedes. but there was at least a bell for the boxing day faithful. in selfridge's, one of britain's oldest store names, you can get your hands on almost anything. perfume is, make up, clothing and of course shoes. 50% off clothing and of course shoes. 5096 off prada shoes, so that is a great saving. we love shopping, and we like bargains. they are

celtic rivals, and they sealed it with this try. as, cardiff move came up on top. finally, mike white held on in an exciting finish to win the chase at captain parkle 3a2 was third for jockey lizzie kelly. that gave trainer anderson a double. that is all your sport, for now. you can find more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. that is bbc .co uk passport. we will have more free you at top six. kane had already matched alan shearer‘s previous record with his hat—trick on saturday, but today, he went one better, and three better, by scoring another hat—trick against at hampton at rugby. it means that kane will finish the year as europe's leading goal—scorer. 0n the 0n the line ——... is bradley allen, who's been a coach at spurs for 13 years and coached harry kane as a youngster. he also witnessed harry kane make history at wembley this afternoon as a co—commentator for bbc radio london. when that first goal went in, what we re when that first goal went in, what were you thinking quiz nigella mac a very proud moment. everybody‘s visit with the club. it's a really unbelievably achievement, and he couldn't be a nicer guy. harry has been