exeter chiefs have had lots to celebrate in 2020.in for the final game of the year was something too. jonny gray's first try for the club was really the only thing to cheer in a tight first half. after the interval it was the simmonds show. fly—halfjoe had the vision and pass to feed 0llie devoto for the chiefs' second. brother sam tried the power approach. they're worth five points however you score them! even when you can't necessarily tell you scored them. sam was at the bottom of that bundle. honestly. look at the bottom of the post, the ball makes an appearance. bonus point try. taking no points, gloucester will take heart from substitute toby venner, who scored two tries on his premiership debut, admittedly in vain. this was exeter‘s afternoon, top of the tree on boxing day. bristol have picked up their first win at harlequins for 19 years. the bears fought back to claim a 27—19 bonus point victory at the stoop to move up to second in the table. at the ninth time of trying, northampton saints won a premiership home game this se

that's so interesting to me because i'm so happy to have her here on this exeter chiefs as the example i always use of how this has breached the american borders. these images in other parts of the world and i think oh man that's such a good question it's such a hard one because here in the united states we've had indigenous native people for decades half a century telling people in power that these mascots are not honoring anyone that they are in fact bad and they should be changed and in that same time we've seen other teams change their logos change their team mascot it's a it's possible it's not like this is an impossible task we have seen it in action and yet still things don't change and one thing i'll point out i did some research and part of the chapter of we someone did i psychologists sociologist did a study about this and what they found is not just that need it that they have mascots make native people feel worse about themselves which that should be enough alone but that they actually make white people feel better about themselves and so you're really up against some big s

these the first fa ns the exeter chiefs.hampions of europe. now here they were trying to conquer it all over again. glasgow warriors the first to try and in this case failed to stop them. sam simmonds then jonny gray powering their way over the line. by the second half exeter already cutting loose, this was stewart hogg against his former club. the winning mentality allowing no room for sentiment. ollie woodburn got on the end of for yet another chiefs score, a performance befitting the champions. exeter fans may not have been present for many of their successes last season, but on this form they mayjust see plenty more. adam wild, bbc news. max verstappen finished the f1 season on a high by winning the abu dhabi grand prix. the red bull driver led from start to finish. britain's newly crowned seven—time world champion, lewis hamilton, was third. lee westwood has become the oldest player to win the race to dubai title for europe's most successful golfer. the 47—year—old only needed second place at the final event of the seas

the captain of exeter chiefs women, linde van der velden admits the lack of testing means contractingns a major concern. i think ithink in i think in our league, it has happened already before, with a few other teens, and happened already before, with a few otherteens, andl happened already before, with a few otherteens, and i think happened already before, with a few other teens, and i think the difficult thing with us is that because we don't get tested, when someone has symptoms, most of the time you have already been in contact with girls in the squad. so, at the end of the day we need to do oui’ at the end of the day we need to do our best, to not catch it and it starts with that and i think everyone in our team is really following the rules as they are, and we just try to make sure to keep our bubble as small as possible. and everyone in the bubble is really focused on making sure that everyone stays safe, and we can pursue the by stays safe, and we can pursue the rugby as best as we can and as long as we can. as cricket prepares for another busy winter, following a host of game

so proud of him. 0ther recipients in the new year list include director of rugby rob baxter at exeter chiefs 0be, and the captain joe simonds becomes mbe. former england captain gillian coulthard appointed mbe for services to football. and for his charity work, former jockey bob champion becomes a cbe. adam wild, bbc news. let's just get some more on lewis hamiltons knighthood. earlier i spoke to michael eborda, who helps compile the annual powerlist, britain's most influential people of african and african caribbean heritage. hamilton topped that this year as well. ina in a sport that is quite an elite sport in many ways, it is totally non—diverse from an ethnicity point of view. for him to make this sort of view. for him to make this sort of stamp that he has made particular over the past 12 months i think is so over the past 12 months i think is so laudable and it is testament to the man that he is. he has been in that position for a long time as the only black formula i driver. why do you think, he has formed his own hamilton commission pushing for change in f1? he wants to see more dive

exeter were really cutting loose, this was stewart hogg against his former club. the winning mentality allowing no room for sentiment. ollie woodburn got on the end of this for yet another chiefss form they may just see plenty more. adam wild, bbc news. max verstappen finished the f1 season on a high by winning the abu dhabi grand prix. the red bull driver led from start to finish. britain's newly crowned seven—time world champion lewis hamilton was third. there's more on the bbc sport website, including how lee westwood became the oldest winner of europe's race to dubai title. back to you, mishal. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello there. well, today was certainly a day to forget. lots of cloud around, lots of rain, too. an inch of rain or more in some parts of the country, leaving us with some very soggy scenes today. the weather did change later on across the far west of england and wales, and here in northern ireland,

other recipients in the list include director of rugby rob baxter at exeter chiefs, and the captain becomesappointed mbe for services to football. and for his charity work, former jockey football. and for his charity work, formerjockey bob football. and for his charity work, former jockey bob champion football. and for his charity work, formerjockey bob champion becomes cbe. adam wilde, bbc news. burnley‘s new american owners say they will fully support the manager, sean dyche, and give him funds in the januray transfer window. the investment group alk capital has completed its takeover of the club by buying an 8a% stake. alan pace has replaced mike garlick as club chairman and he says the takeover marks a new era for burnley and they are looking to be involved for year to come. what attracted us specifically to burnley had a lot to do with the passion of the fans, the quality of the club and the way it had been managed, the longevity of the coaching staff, and the ability for us coaching staff, and the ability for us to see a path to growth. we would not do anything that is not on a long—t

exeter chiefs title defence starts against glasgow warriors — they lead 14—0 at half—time. —— they leadbetween anthony joshua and tyson fury could be as early as next may. joshua set up that potential blockbuster bout by knocking out kubrat pulev last night to retain his three heavyweight world titles. fury holds the other title, the wbc belt. so we await those discussions. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to brexit and get some reaction now from business. hannah essex is co—executive director of the british chambers of commerce. so, we don't know quite until when this is extended, what is your reaction? businesses are incredibly frustrated that it is taking so much time to reach an agreement between the uk and the eu. but it would have been worse if they had come out today saying that we were heading for a no deal on the 1st ofjanuary. our clear for a no deal on the 1st ofjanuary. 0ur clear message for a no deal on the 1st ofjanuary. our clear message today to both sides is keep going and find a agreement and get the deal done. the uk

the exeter chiefs director of rugby, rob baxter, has been made an 0be.irst ever european title. captain joe simmonds is also made an mbe. as is the former british number one tennis player anne keothavong. she's currently the captain of the british billiejean king cup team. that's the tournament that used to be known as the fed cup. and formerjockey bob champion has been made a cbe. he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the late 1970s but recovered to win the grand national in 1981. he's since gone on to raise millions towards cancer research. to the premier league, and burnley have a new owner. the american investment group alk capital has completed its takeover of the club 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 bef

other recipients in the list include director of rugby at exeter chiefs an obe, and the captainjoe simondshe former manchester united and scotland manager tommy docherty, the doc has died at the age of 92 after a long illness. he had five years in charge at old trafford and though they were relegated he got them back up into the first division and won the fa cup in 1977. he spent most of his playing career at preston and was capped 25 times by scotland, he also managed chelsea, where he won the league cup in 1965, aston villa, derby, qpr and wolves. he has died at the age of 92. manchester united striker edinson cavani has been banned for three games and also fined £100,000 by the fa for a social media post earlier this month which was deemed to be racially offensive. he will miss their next match against aston villa, and also the league cup semi—final against manchester city and their fa cup tie against watford.

missed out on the play—offs last season but were seen as one of the main rivals to the champions, exeter chiefsuld be for him to leave manchester united in the january transfer window. that's hardly what the club needs to hear ahead of a huge game in europe this evening. they need a point away at rb leipzig to be sure of reaching the last 16 in the champions league. they are level on nine points with the german side, and also paris saint—germain. if united fail to progress, they would drop down into the europa league. it's something that we want, games like these. it's traditional for man united, we never make it easy for ourselves. of course, we look to games, especially the away game in istanbul that we could have took three points, but that'sjust istanbul that we could have took three points, but that's just the way we do things, we do make it hard for ourselves, that's been ever since i played, that's a long, long time ago. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the us food and drug administration says the pfizer/biontech vaccine, which has today started bein

rights, diversity and environmentalism. 0ther honours in the world of sport include an 0be for the exeter chiefsan old—fashioned patriotic englishman, so to get something like this in the post, it's a wonderful pat on the back. i'm deeply honoured to receive this. it's been the best thing that has come into my life for a long, long time. i'm really, really chuffed. john mcguinness — who's a legend of tt motorcycle racing — has been made an mbe. he said the honour was "the icing on the cake for years of riding round in circles". the former british number one tennis player anne keothavong also becomes an mbe. she's currently the captain of the british billie jean king cup team — that's the tournament that used to be known as the fed cup. and formerjockey bob champion has been made a cbe. he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the late 19705, but recovered to win the grand national in 1981. he's since gone on to raise millions towards cancer research. just a taster from the world of sport, names making the new year's honours this morning. and happy new year. and to you. i will see you, charlie,

cup match against toulouse on sunday has been cancelled because of a covid—19 outbreak at the chiefs. exetergainst lyon is also off, as players self—isolate. the season is really congested, so it's unlikely that either game will be re—arranged. that means competition bosses are going to have to decide the results instead. more sports have been deciding their shedules for 2021. the start of the australian open tennis has been delayed because of the pandemic. the first grand slam event of the year was supposed to start in melboune on the 18th january. it'll now begin three weeks later, on 8th february, and that will allow the players to complete a two—week quarantine period which is currently required in australia. and get ready for the longest formula 1 season in history. there will be 23 races next year, starting in australia on 21st march and running right though to abu dhabi on 6th december. all the details are on the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. more from us throughout the day. some news just some newsjust in in the some news just in in the last few moments. th

chiefs. glasgow's home game against lyon on saturday is also off because they played exeter last weekend. 20 says european bosses are now going to meet to decide what happens next. because of fixture congestion, very little to no chance these games can be rearranged, so now a european cup panel will meet to decide how and whether and why a team couldn't fulfil the fixture and therefore how to allocate the match points. so more news on that in due course, what happens to those match points that would been played for in these games, but confirmation again that glasgow against lyon and toulouse against exeter have both been cancelled. that's all of the sport. bye for now. hello there. on wednesday, we saw a pretty deep area of low pressure sweep up from the south to bring rain and gales, particularly to western areas. today, though, it's looking a bit quieter. we're in between weather systems, so we should see a good deal of sunshine around. it'll stay quite breezy too, though, not quite as windy as it has been. so that's wednesday's low pushing away to the north of the uk. this feature will co

chiefs. glasgow's home game against lyon on saturday is also off — because they played exeter last weekend. 20self—isolating. our rugby union correspondent chris jones has been telling me european bosses are now going to meet to decide what happens next: because of fixture congestion, very little to no chance these games can be rearranged so now a european cup panel will meet to decide how and whether and why a team can all couldn't fulfil the fixture and therefore how to allocate the match points. so more news on that in due course. what happens to those match points that would been played for in these games but confirmation came that glasgow against lyon and toulouse against exeter have both been cancelled. that is all your support for now, more for you in an hour, for now back to you jane. a very good afternoon to you. you are watching bbc news, i am jane hill to take you through the next couple of hours of reaction to that news c0 nfe re nce couple of hours of reaction to that news conference by the prime minister and professor chris whitty. just in the last hour if you didn't see it, the

chiefs. glasgow's home game against lyon on saturday is also off because they played exeter last weekend. 20t chrisjones says european bosses are now going to meet to decide what happens next. because of fixture congestion, very little to no chance these games can be rearranged, so now a european cup panel will meet to decide how and whether and why a team couldn't fulfil the fixture and therefore how to allocate the match points. so more news on that in due course, what happens to those match points that would been played for in these games, but confirmation again that glasgow against lyon and toulouse against exeter have both been cancelled. that's all of the sport. bye for now. hello there. on wednesday, we saw a pretty deep area of low pressure sweep up from the south to bring rain and gales, particularly to western areas. today, though, it's looking a bit quieter. we're in between weather systems, so we should see a good deal of sunshine around. it'll stay quite breezy too, though, not quite as windy as it has been. so that's wednesday's low pushing away to the north of the uk. this fea

chiefs. glasgow's home game against lyon on saturday is also off — because they played exeter last weekend. 20t to decide what happens next. because of the fixture congestion, very little to no chance against can be rearranged, so now a european cup panel will meet to decide how, whether and why 18 could all could not fulfil the fixture and therefore how to allocate a match point, so more news on that in due course, what happens to the match points that would have been played for in these games, but confirmation that glasgow against lyon and toulouse against exeter have both been this weekend. —— both been cancelled. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there will be more on the reaction to sam alla rdyce's there will be more on the reaction to sam allardyce's appointment and there will be more of that at 6:30pm too. so let's recap and look at what rules are in place over the christmas period. it depends where you live. the relaxation of rules allow three households to mix indoors — and they can be from different nations, regions or tie

chief economist and the congressional budget offe. wendy has a distinguished career in t publicn service and hing also served as the exetive director of the inquiry commission and worked at the federal reserve board. in alphabetical order going to doug elmendorf, of course the dean of the faculty at -- he served as the director of the budget offe and the senior economist and of course widely recognized foris leadership the policy studies at the american enterise institute h covered in aide range of pics overseeing economic policy, financial mkets, trade, wealth or economics hchealthcare policy. we hav a new book out earlier this year and writes a column for bloomberg that we read regularly. he also has previously worked in the u.s. census buru and the federal bank of new york also as a public servant. so, let me start right in on the first topic which is again vy short-rm looking at the possibleill coming out of congress to extend or replace the act. what are your thoughts in terms of timing and size and what is the guideline for this? thank you to all of y for coming all of the views about the fiscal policy i take very seriously. whe

chiefs. i'm joined now by our rugby union correspondent chrisjones — what do we know? yes, this statement has just come out in the last few minutes, covid outbreak at exeterglasgow last weekend, and on the advice of public health scotland, glasgow's match at home to lyon on saturday lunchtime has orally been called off —— has also been called off. because of fixture congestion, very little to no chance these games can be rearranged, so 110w these games can be rearranged, so now european cup panel will meet to decide how and whether and why a tea m decide how and whether and why a team could or couldn't and why fulfil the fixture on how to allocate the match points. more news on that in due course, what happens to those match points that would have been played for in these games. but confirmation again that glasgow against lyon and toulouse against exeter this weekend have both been cancelled. we await to see what happens. chris jones, thank cancelled. we await to see what happens. chrisjones, thank you. we'll talk about the impact of head injuries in a moment too — it's an ongoing discussion in rugby union too. women's world cup winner kat merchant says s