brilliant salah header, 2—0 liverpool! liverpool were phenomenal at the start of last season.ints and only come second, and then your response to that, rather than feel sorry for yourself, is we just have to win every single game next season, which is how they started. i think manchester united at home was the moment where everyone was like, "this is it, this team is going to be champions." salah sticks it away on the counter attack and people burst into a rendition of we're going to win the league. we have been so cagey about that. we both have season tickets, but when they started singing we're going to win the league, and we were quite superstitious when it comes to the marching. my dad said i'm not saying anything until we have our hands on the trophy. liverpool 25 points clear at the top when football stopped. football is a game, again we all take very seriously, it's very central of all of our lives but it was a very small and insignificant sort of side act to what was happening around the world. you didn't know whether it was going to return or whether there was going t

but liverpool weren't complaining.lliance kept them out. liverpool's 1—0 win was enough to take them through — and you could see the relief. manchester city, meanwhile, had already safely qualified before their game against porto. and playing in black, they were soon on the attack. ferran torres with an early chance, but he couldn't take it — to his all too obvious frustration. and there was plenty more to come, as after the break, the porto goal seemed to lead a charmed life. city doing everything, it seemed, apart from actually score. commentator: how did that stay out? and even when gabrieljesus did find the net, it was offside. a goalless draw for city, but the fact they'll now qualify as group winners should be ample consolation. andy swiss, bbc news. well, earlier in the night, there was a shock defeat for the is—time european champions real madrid, as they were beaten 2—0 away at shakhtar donetsk. brazilian dentinho got the opener on 57 minutes, before manor solomon wrapped up the win late on. real drop to third

at anfield, the champions liverpool were on course to go five points clear at the top of the premiergue 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 to see, asjurgen klopp lost his cool with the referee. surprisingly west brom manage the most shots

he led liverpool to five major trophies — including the fa cup, the league cup and uefa cup treble.ey were "deeply saddened" and during the day, a number of the club's star players — past and present — have paid their own tributes. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall reports. in the pantheon of great liverpool managers, gerard houllier is often overlooked, and yet the former schoolteacher transformed the club's fortunes and modernised their approach to the game. i came but i didn't make a revolution. ijust wanted to have a sort of evolution of things and to convince people we could do things differently and be more performant. having managed psg and the french national team, houllier arrived at anfield in 1998, initially as a joint manager with roy evans, before taking sole charge just four months later. he oversaw a major rebuilding of the squad and brought through young players such as steven gerrard. the high point of his six years with liverpool came in the 2000—2001 campaign, when he guided them to an unprecedented league cup, uefa cup and fa cup treble. yes! 0h, he's done i

but liverpool weren't complaining.x kept pressing, though, and in the closing minutes, only kelleher‘s brilliance kept them out. liverpool's 1—0 win was enough to take them through — and you could see the relief. manchester city, meanwhile, had already safely qualified before their game against porto. and playing in black, they were soon on the attack. ferran torres with an early chance, but he couldn't take it — to his all too obvious frustration. and there was plenty more to come, as after the break, the porto goal seemed to lead a charmed life. city doing everything, it seemed, apart from actually score. commentator: how did that stay out? and even when gabrieljesus did find the net, it was offside. a goalless draw for city, but the fact they'll now qualify as group winners should be ample consolation. andy swiss, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. i'm riz lateef. as we've been hearing, mps have voted through the government's hello and welcome

liverpool and manchester city are both in champions league action this evening.o, but are through to the knockout stages, having won all their european group games so far. jurgen klopp's liverpool can join them in the last 16 if they avoid defeat to ajax at anfield. former liverpool defender stephen warnock is there for radio 5live tonight. hejoins me now. just before we look ahead to the game at anfield, what your thoughts on var and how it's being used so far this season? is there still room for improvement with it? i'm nota i'm not a huge fan at the moment. it has its benefits at times but look at the head from pepe against leeds and look at the incident and say it was a good use of var. but the biggest problem is offside. you look at the margins in the the right thing and for me i spoke this morning on the radio about the about the way the doctor doing it. which isa the way the doctor doing it. which is a five cm line for each team so tense and metres. this allows for a little bit of leeway to the attacking team and i think this is a brilliant option to look

liverpool i—0 8pm with city at marseille. liverpool 1—0 up at the moment. thank you., and in the women's champions league, manchester city have come from behind to beat gothenburg 2—1 in the first leg of their last 32 tie. disappointment, though, for glasgow city. they were beaten 2—i at sparta prague. that away goal from sharon wojick could prove to be important in the second leg. meanwhile, there was a big win for chelsea today. they put five past benfica to all but book their place in the next round. fran kirby was the star with a couple of goals in portugal. manchester city have come from behind to beat gothenburg 2—1 in the first leg of their last 32 tie. and newcastle's premier league match against west brom is expected to go ahead on saturday. their game against aston villa last friday was postponed after an increase in coronavirus cases, but newcastle have now returned enough negative tests for their next match to go ahead. we were telling you yesterday that rugby world cup winner steve thompson and seven other former players are starting legal action against

they won't get a better opportunity with all of the injuries liverpool have had.on is back in goal, we know he's a top keeper. the way tottenham is playing, the confidence among the squad, there is no reason why they can't come here and get a result tonight. it's been interesting to hear from jose tonight. it's been interesting to hearfrom jose mourinho tonight. it's been interesting to hear from jose mourinho this week, hear from jose mourinho this week, he says too much has been made of liverpool's injury concerns. he says from the players they have picked from the players they have picked from its still a pretty good team. they will always put out a good side. they've got a fantastic squad here. we've seen the introduction of a lot of young players coming through. they've had a lot of stop and start with a lot of players, so it is difficult to get the rhythm they had last season. they had a heavy defeat at aston villa. they've had strange results for liverpool, let's be honest, but that team should be good enough to beat totte n ha m should be good enough to be

and that is how it finished as liverpool missed the chance to go top.stration for him, delight for them. it is just it isjust a it is just a tough end to the season for all teams, tough time in the season. for all teams, tough time in the season. we played today, but then you saw yesterday all the teams who play champions league, it was crazy results. today it hit us as well. so from now on, all the teams have the same schedule, everybody plays pretty much every three days, that's it and we will fight. earlier tottenham drew i—i at crystal palace and now stay top on goal difference. harry kane put spurs ahead midway through the first half they were hanging on for the win — butjeffrey schlupp levelled things up nine minutes from time... and then palace goalkeeper vincent guiata pulled off some great saves late on — to make sure his ended with a point. in the day's first game, sheffield united's dismal start to the season continued as they lost 3—0 at southampton. nathan redmond wrapping up their victory, they're now third as things stand. sheffield unite

and experts warn that mass testing in liverpool exposed serious shortcomings.lear and they may well lower their guard, transmit more than they otherwise would have done, so that could wipe out any potential benefit that you would get. and then the other consequence is, it consumes a huge amount of resources. trials of testing are under way in scotland and wales, and plans are progressing in northern ireland. and these tests are meant to help students return home safely for christmas. the government says they can play an important role in identifying people who are infected but showing no symptoms, and help stop the spread of the virus. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. tough new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in wales this evening. pubs, bars and restaurants now have to close at 6pm and can't sell alcohol on the premises. the first minister, mark drakeford, says wales is experiencing an unmistakable rise in infections again, with a record number of covid—related patients in hospital over the last week. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffith,

tribute, including chris kirkland who played under him at liverpool for three seasons. true. my first game was when i was... he made my dream country signing me. he was a special man, not just dream country signing me. he was a special man, notjust about football, but as a human being. you could go and see him any time, his door was always open. he just had this warm feeling about him that when you were talking to him, he was a special man and he will be sadly missed. chris kirkland, remembering the former liverpool manager gerrard houllier, who's died at the age of 73. liverpool will face last season's semi—finalists rb leipzig in the last 16 of the champions league, that's the side that knocked out manchester united last week. let's have a look at the full draw. as for the other english sides, chelsea will face atletico madrid and manchester city will take on borussia moenchengladbach. other notable ties there — 13—time winners real madrid will play atalanta; last year's runners up paris saint germain will take on barcelona; and holders bayern munich will face lazio.

a big point for scott parker and his side — dropped points for liverpool. drew 1—1 at crystal palace and now stay top on goal difference. harry kane put spurs ahead midway through the first half. not the finest moment for palace goalkeeper they were hanging on for the win — but jeffrey schlupp levelled things up nine minutes from time. and then guiata pulled off some great saves late on — to make sure his side ended with a point. i'm never 0k i'm never ok with a point, i took that from the beginning of the season. that from the beginning of the season. every that from the beginning of the season. every game we that from the beginning of the season. every game we go, we go to win, and if sometimes we don't win, it's because of credit to the opponent and sometimes we should do better. i think in this case today it's a little bit of both. we should do better, and i want to give them credit, because they tried everything to equalise. in the day's first game, sheffield united's dismal start to the season continued as they lost 3—0 at southampton. nathan redmond

tributes have been paid to the former liverpool manager gerard houllier, who‘s died at the age of 73.ol to five majortrophies, including a cup treble in 2001. later that year, he underwent emergency heart surgery but returned to the dugout. in a statement, liverpool said they were "deeply saddened", while many of his former players have paid tribute. i was blown away by his willingness to make me better and jumped on board with it. i listened to his every word, i did what he said and reaped the benefits. and i have to be really frank about it. if it wasn't for gerard houllier, i wouldn't have... i think i'd have a decent level of being a footballer, but to succeed at liverpool and england was because of him. to be an england player and a liverpool player and win trophies at the club i love was because of him. whenever he said anything, you never doubted it, because he said it in such a way and he backed up his opinions that you knew that it was going to be the best for the team. and it certainly worked out that way. you know... obviously won the five trophies in 2001. the 2005 champio

and coming up on bbc news: liverpool will be forever grateful.otball pays tribute to gerard houllier, as the former liverpool manager dies at the age of 73. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. london and essex — an area covering more than nine million people — looks likely to be moved into tier 3 of covid restrictions. health ministers and officials are understood to be "deeply concerned" about the sharp rise in virus cases across the capital. it comes as the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for secondary schools and fe colleges to close early if there's no mass testing available — ahead of christmas. schools in greenwich became the first in england to move to online. downing street says it expects all schools and colleges in england to remain open until end of term on thursday. andy moore reports. mobile testing units have been sent the parts —— parts of london, kent and essex which have expensed recent rapid rises in infection rates. london is currently in tier 2 and could go into tier 3 f rights continue to escalate. if the

we've had a whole panorama on liverpool — just on liverpool — so i don't dispute that this week has beenig 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 their loved ones that they are perhaps considering going and visiting. and that is public service at its abso

if, for example, this week you interview, as i have, the mayor of liverpool city region and you get thee he feels about borisjohnson and the comments that he made in the past about liverpool and the hillsborough disaster, you get much more of a sense of why, for him to now work with a tory government regarded by many people in liverpool as something you should never, ever do, you get a sense of who he is and why the choices he's got to make are so difficult. one of the complaints that we heard in the two comments i read at the beginning was from a viewer who thinks that, actually, bbc interviewers too often let politicians get away with not answering the question, talking out the time. what would you say? well, it is complete we get all the time, and we also get people saying you interrupt too much. and they are both two sides of the same coin. we cannot force people to answer, there's this myth that if ijust ask it well enough, or sharply enough to i will get an answer. i won't. i think we have to treat the audience like grown—ups. we have to ask difficult questions, we occasionally ha

at anfield, the champions liverpool were on course to go five points clear at the top of the premierm 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

liverpool knocked us back. aston villa are a very good team as well.ster today was a daunting task but we handled it very well it will stand us in good stead going forward. elsewhere, chelsea currently in action against aston villa, just kicking off in the second half with chelsea leading 1-0. second half with chelsea leading i—0. 0livier is a room with the first goal there. messi said he has yet to decide whether he will stay at barcelona beyond the end of the current season. expires, having expressed his desire earlier this year to leave the club where he's been for two decades. the club's record goalscorer has told a spanish tv network that he'll leave any decision over his long term future until the end of the season. messi also says that he's like to play in the united states "and experience life and the league there" now to cricket and india have the advantage as they look to level the series over australia on the third day of their second test in melbourne. australia lost three wickets for one run at one stage in the day. patrick gearey has more

why is it so hard to win at liverpool?han: the stadium and the atmosphere, but that is not so relevant this year. tom: so is it a huge tots advantage within a piece stadium? -- with an empty stadium? jonathan: it has been an advantage for visitors to the grounds where it used to be intimidating, with really reduced capacity as we have been some stadiums across the united kingdom at the moment, or with no one there. so yes. who is airing this game in the states later, nbc? is that who i send any mail to? can i send them a show real of you? of you to a show reel nbc sports network to see if they need a new commentator. tom: i don't think i am up to speed on that. if i did that, i would have to watch arsenal play, and that alone would be painful. lisa: i will say that i do think your team is going to lose. tom: i've got a core question. it is core knowledge. is tottenham-liverpool in derby? lisa: no, it is not. right? jonathan: no. liverpool, top of the country, to the west. london, southeast. that is not a darby. tom: ok. i'

few tea ms liverpool captain doesn't get more.to another goal for roberto firmino. after coming off the bench to provide that, micellar —— mohammed sala scored twice.|j to provide that, micellar —— mohammed sala scored twice. i know the boys can score nice goals. it was nice. in germany, we say it is better to when 7—i was nice. in germany, we say it is better to when 7—1 and that is nice as well. liverpool will be tell of the table for christmas for a third year running and hoping they will still be there in may. arsenal's poor form continues, they went down 2—1 at everton, their fourth defeat in five. all the goals came in the first half, nicholas pepe had equalised from the spot for the gunners after a rob holding own goal gave everton the lead, butjerry mina got the winner for the home side in first half injury time time, that moves them up to 2nd. arsenal haven't won a league game since the ist november. they remain in 15th. the way the boys reacted in the dressing room, it tells me that they have that belief because they kno

it is done by four fifths in liverpool. virus under control. it is done by fourfifths in liverpool.an do if we work together in the spirit of common humanity. we have got to beat this, madam deputy speaker. we have got to beat it together. with me now is our political correspondent jonathan blake. i heard the number of tory rebels was 55, not 53 and despite some pretty desperate measures from the prime minister himself. it is a significant rebellion of conservative mps, the biggest boris johnson is based on his own benches since becoming prime minister. the result of the vote was never in doubt, the government was always going to be highly likely to wind it with the majority of conservatives supporting his plan, but as you have explained with labour and other opposition parties, abstaining, it was all about the number of tory felt strongly opposed enough to this this new 3—tier restriction system to vote against it and as you say, the figure is 55 and that i think, will cause some concern within downing street within the government about the trouble that government may have in the n

john watson has news of liverpool's 7—0 win over crystal palace. thank you, liverpool marching on. on this basis will take some stopping in the new year. what a contrast for arsenal — alan shearer said he wasn't sure they'd escape relegation, losing again, this time to second placed everton as ben croucher reports. the story of crystal palace liverpool as told byjuergen klopp. habbie at 1—0, happy with the fourth and by the time six and seven went on, he had run out of celebration. sometimes it is better winning at 1-0 sometimes it is better winning at 1—0 rather than 7—0, but i am happy. sadio mane‘s shot made it two and roberto firmino made it 3—0 just before half—time. jordan henderson curled in a fourth before roberto firmino added a fifth. with fans in the stadium, it is merry on merseyside, everton up to second with a helping hand. it is an own goal. nicolas pepe equalised from the spot but mikel arteta's side are without a league win since the start of november, in 15. if they had out points for the best club brand where, southampton would be climbing the table. manchester c

liverpool city council has said it is cooperating with merseyside police. let's go to liverpool.is in connection with the police investigation into the awarding of construction contracts, which is focused now on a number of property developers. liverpool city council is cooperating with merseyside police. they have said that they wouldn't comment on any individual and it is understood that the labour party has suspended joe anderson pending the outcome of this investigation. thank you very much. thank you for being with us today on bbc breakfast. the first people to be vaccinated against covid—19 —— covid—19 will be given the vaccine on tuesday. the vaccine was approved in record time. let's speak to some experts on this. we'rejoined now by linda bauld, who's professor of public health at the university of edinburgh, and epidemiologist dr mike tildesley. we have asked for questions from people. this one is for you, linda. good morning. it is from erica holland, who lives in devon.” good morning. it is from erica holland, who lives in devon. i am erica from devon. my question is h

for liverpool, the equation was simple.hs were straightforward, the match was a little trickier. curtisjones so nearly fired liverpool ahead, as ajax looked rattled. but gradually, they found their feet.

— remembering former liverpool manager.apital was put into tier 3 following a rise in covid cases. the world darts championship must follow the rules. fans will be allowed in tomorrow but not thereafter. chelsea manager frank lampard thereafter. chelsea manager frank la m pa rd however wa nts thereafter. chelsea manager frank lampa rd however wants supporters thereafter. chelsea manager frank lampard however wants supporters to be allowed into stadiums even in tier 3 areas. 2000 fans were at their last two matches at stamford bridge. we are making it up as we go along, that is not to sound critical but it isjust a fact, we have never beenin but it isjust a fact, we have never been in this position before, and when you're talking about controlling the situation, i think clubs have shown so far that they can control it. sol clubs have shown so far that they can control it. so i would like to have thought there could be something done to make it exempt where we can get that 2000 number in. but again, that goes above my station

it is down by four fifths in liverpool.ogether in a spirit of common humanity. a reflective matt hancock. less than 2a hours later, he was back in the commons to mark the regulator's approval of the pfizer—biontech vaccine. this is a monumental step forward. it's no longer if there is going to be a vaccine, it's no longer if there is going to be a vaccine, it's when. in our battle against the virus, help is on its way. today is a triumph for all those who believe in science, a triumph for ingenuity, a triumph for humanity and i want to thank everyone who has played their part in this achievement. the team at pfizer, the team of scientists at biontech, the volunteers who stepped up and took part in clinical trials, and to the mhra themselves who have made sure that this is a vaccine we could have faith in. we have rightly clapped carers throughout this crisis, mr speaker. i wonder if we should come together and applaud our scientists as well one evening. and it's also incumbent upon all of us across this house to reinforce t

i'm generous with sports as the football world pays tribute to saudi the former liverpool and france manager has died at the age of 73. the u.s. has begun covert 19 vaccinations as shipments are being delivered throughout the country and intensive care unit nurse in new york was the 1st to publicly receive the job before the public vaccination governor andrew cuomo said he believes that this is the weapon that will end the war let's go now to hydrogen castro she's joining us live from washington d.c. there's no underestimating the scale of the operation that is going on in the u.s. at the moment and of course as we were just saying the vaccines are already beginning to be administered. that's right and we're seeing scenes like the applause we just saw in new york repeated across the country with front line health care workers being among the 1st to receive the 1st doses of the pfizer vaccine we saw yesterday trucks and cargo planes taking some $3000000.00 vaccine doses out of the pfizer factories and distributing them to all 50 states and it is from there that each state governor is

that result meant liverpool had the chance to move clear with a win over fulham at craven cottage.aw his side go behind in the first half to a bobby reid goal, with fulham the better side for much of the game until they conceded a penalty with only 11 minutes remaining. mo salah converting for his 13th goal of the season with only 11 minutes remaining. mo salah converting for his 13th goal of the season all the teams have the same schedule and everyday place every three days. that is it. we will fight. here's a look at what else happened on sunday and leicester are nowjust a point behind spurs and liverpool following their 3—0 win over brighton, sheffield united remain rooted to the bottom of the table with just one point after a 3—0 defeat at southampton while arsenal were beaten 1—0 at home to burnley, with captain pierre emerick aubamayang scoring an own goal. 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. newly crowned seven—time world champion lewis hamilton was third on his return after missi

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tributes are being paid to former liverpool manager gerard houllier who has died at the age of $73.00 in his native france here enjoyed a decorated career where he took charge of person to man and the french national team but it was at liverpool where he enjoyed most of his success in 2001 he led the club to an f.a. cup league cup a new way for cup trouble he was named european coach of the year for that achievement a club tweeted saying they mourned his passing michael owen who was part of the trouble winning liverpool sign posted this photo of him with a saying he was heartbroken over the loss of a genuinely caring man while another former teammate jamie carragher said he was devastated as saying he changed me as a person and as a player and got liverpool f.c. back winning trophies french champions p.s.g. say initial tests on a mars ankle are reassuring the brazilian twisted it in sunday's defeat neymar was in tears as he was carried off on a stretcher at the end of their one no loss to leon it was also pistes force league defeat of the season meanwhile p.s.g. have been handed a big

maybe i will show up in a liverpool sweater as well.r the years, john ryding has been wonderful in giving us perspective on this strange economy. coming up here with futures up six, the only one on the planet who has not begun their --istmas shopping except me bloomberg opinion commonest barry reynolds will join us to keep perspective unsuccessful investing. lisa: you did not successfully do the shopping? tom: you go out, wander over, get a small trinket here and a small trinket there. we were done shopping by 2:00 p.m. lisa: you are not. honestly, you always do a good job. tom: we will see. sterling, we are watching. stay with us. caroline: republicans are likely to block nancy pelosi's bid for relief checks. that is according to a poll of republican house members. nancy pelosi took up president trump's demand for higher payment to individuals. she wants unanimous consent to increase the payment. to it takes is one lawmaker stop that. president trump has vetoed the $740 billion u.s. defense policy bill. that set off a battle with congr

in the last four minutes and we've had a statement through from joe anderson, the mayor of liverpools the phrase he is using. he was arrested last wait on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and he's just released a statement this lunchtime saying that he is, as he puts it, stepping away from decision—making via a period of unpaid leave. he's taking unpaid leave until the police make clear their intentions in his investigation, which is expected on the 31st of december. he says on that date, or once the police have made that clearer, he will make a statement. he makes a lengthy statement. he makes a lengthy statement. he makes a lengthy statement. he says, he hopes people 110w statement. he says, he hopes people now in liverpool that it's important for the leaders to think of the people and how the pandemic is affecting their lives. he says wendy simon will act as mayor for now. we'll now turn to brexit. the european commission has published contingency plans to ensure planes and lorries can keep moving between the eu and the uk, in the event that talks on a post—brexit deal co

that is what happened following a trial in liverpool last month.owards reducing the rate of infection, but figures from the pilot showed tests missed half of all cases. health advisers say they still have a value. we've been very clear that this test finds people that we couldn't otherwise. what we are doing here is we're doing case detection. we are not trying to say people do not have the disease if their test is negative. we're trying to say, you do have the disease and now we want you to go and isolate for ten days. trials of mass testing are being explored across the uk. in england the tests are also being used in schools, care homes and by students before they head home for christmas. behavioural experts say that could send mixed messages. the problem is that this is being used, for example, with university students, to say if you get a negative result on two occasions, you're all right to travel home. because this is being done in this way, it's communicating that somehow those people are not infectious. they may still be infectious after tw

tottenham and liverpool have the chance to go back to the top of the premier league later.1 victory over leeds. fans were back at stamford bridge for the first time in nine months and they watched as 0livier giroud scored his fifth goal of the week. remember, he put away all four in chelsea's champions league victory on wednesday. at full time, manager frank lampard showed his appreciation to the fans. absolutely loved it. it's amazing what 2,000 people can do. you might think it's not much in a stadium of this type, but it was a lot. credit to the fans, they came and they brought their voice, they brought their support for the team and against a good team like leeds and the stresses they put you under, you need yourfans behind you and i'm delighted they got the result we all wanted tonight. it wasn't such a good day for the 2,000 west ham fans at the london stadium, who saw their side lose 3—1 to manchester united. three goals in 13 minutes for them, capped off by marcus rashford. united are now up to fourth. there were no fans at the etihad, but manchester city boss pep g

it's down by four fifths in liverpool.work together in a spirit of common humanity. a reflective matt hancock. hilary benn. you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, david cornock. one of the most famous names on the british high street could be about to disappear. rescue talks to save the department store chain, debenhams, have collapsed. unless a buyer is found 124 stores will close next year and 12,000 people will lose theirjobs. the news follows the announcement that the arcadia group has gone into administration, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. it was one of the issues raised with the chancellor, rishi sunak, when he took part in his regular question and answer session in the commons. like so many in this house and across the country, i'm very concerned by the threat to thousands ofjobs triggered by the collapse of the arcadia group. the loss of debenhams in newport west will have a massive impact on newport city centre and the livelihoods of the local people and their families. can the minister outline what discuss

liverpool are still top of the league.erence as leeds beat burnley1—0. it finished 2—2 between west ham and brighton. and in the late game, tottenham drew 1—1 against wolves at molineux. in rugby union, wasps held on to beat sale sharks, but there was a lengthy delay as wasps wing zach kibirige had to be stretchered off with a head injury. wasps trailed at the break, but in the second half, youngster charlie atkinson burst through to score his first premiership try for the visitors. it finished 26—23. the welsh grand national was abandoned because of a waterlogged course. it's been rescheduled for the 9th of january. but racing at kempton did go ahead, with a shock winner in the desert orchid chase. the two—time champion chase winner altior had been favourite, but 20—1 outsider nube negra took victory by three—and—a—half lengths. andy murray is to be given a wildcard for the australian open, two years after he made an emotional announcement at the same tournament that he was to retire from tennis. murray subsequently under

in liverpool.adopted. and so, we know that that tough tier 3 can bring infection rates down and community testing is another way of helping us to identify where there is the risk of infection and take appropriate steps to reduce it. is the risk of infection and take appropriate steps to reduce itm was said yesterday it was undeliverable for the whole country? again, there are parts of the country where we have tier to restrictions under tier 1 restrictions, where it wouldn't be appropriate. it is the case that we can appropriate. it is the case that we ca n test appropriate. it is the case that we can test more people, i think, in this country per capita than many other western nations because of the effo rts other western nations because of the efforts that have been made in order to secure this additional testing capacity. but it is a very important tool. but it is just one tool in the armoury. so we have the tier restrictions, painful, as i say, from any of us. but effective in bringing infectio

regardless what team it is, liverpool, to ipswich town, it doesn't really matter. virus everybody is fighting. matt byard spoke about a circuit breaker to pause football. do you feel that i would be a good idea, do you think it would take the pressure of clubs? i think it will do, but i would only agree to that if everybody else was doing the same and that's why i think the premier league is the mainly. whatever that does, everybody follow suit. for some reason, the efl and corresponding. they not responding well to... hopefully he can try and sort out the mess, but we are one governing body, we play the same game, we are not any different. we are human, to use liverpool as an example of manchester united, we deserve to be treated the same and if not, things like this will happen more and more. paul, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. we wish you a speedy recovery. arsenal are... tonight, they play manchester city in the league cup. john, not an easy match, but they're not making it easy for themselves. you might know, but mikel arteta says tonight mikel

it's one that ijust saw liverpool and manchester mayors just put together a letter saying that moneyshould actually be distributed to that 3 million people who are, have not beenin million people who are, have not been in any way supported during this pandemic. they basically thrown to the neck falling through the cracks. it could be small directors, freelancers on payroll, they could be people who have just turned freelance but there's 3 million people who have been unsupported during this difficult time, and because now, obviously, to direct that money in their direction as well. let's have a look at the daily express front page. £10 billion back at shops. carolyn the paper suggesting shoppers will return to the high street in a christmas bonanza this weekend. ijust came in here to the bbc this evening and it was certainly busy but not as busy as you would expect for a few weeks before christmas. do you think that shops are going to get that huge boost they so desperately need? well, i think the figure that the paper was quoting is that actually there has been an upsurge in a numbe

and the first place we saw this really working was in liverpool, about six weeks ago, when we put inl leadership were very clear and strong with the public messaging, the rates came down, and everybody did their bit, and everybody did their bit, and everybody is part of something that is bigger than themselves, which is, can we get this city out of the tier? and we saw the result of that, because we —— when we came out of national lockdown, liverpool went into tier 2. we are now seen this pattern in several cities in the north, we sought recently in manchester, and we have seen it ended newcastle, and we have seen it cross the ‘t‘s valley, where there has been very strong leadership, including from the mayor. and we are starting to see it in other parts of the country as well. —— we have seen at cross the ‘t‘s valley. we can do this, but we need to do it together. i this, but we need to do it together. , but it is also about how every single person behaves, and how the brilliant local media make sure that they echo the important public health messages. we can do this if we do it toge

mo salah has become liverpool's leading scorer in europe with their goal in the 1—1 draw with danishh scored inside a minute in what was liverpool's quickest goal in the competition and his 22nd in europe for the club. but the home side claimed a deserved point through alexander scholz‘s confident penalty. jurgen klopp's side though still go through to the last 16 as group winners. elsewhere is—time european champions real madrid avoided heading out as they won 2—0 in germany against borussia moenchengladbach — karim benzema scoring both. also in group b inter milan missed out after failing to win against shakhtar donetsk, while in group a atletico madrid won in salzburg to secure their place in the last 16. the fourth official accused of using a racist term towards istanbul basa ksehir assistant coach pierre webo, could receive a io—match european ban. yesterday's match with paris st germain was abandoned at 0—0 after both sets of players walked off the pitch following the incident. all the players took a knee ahead of the restart of the match in the french capital this evening. the

the former liverpool and france manager has died at the age of 73. it's a tragedy on the scale of events that have to merica and the world for decades coronaviruses now killed more than $300000.00 people in the u.s. the country hardest hit by the pandemic it comes on the day that thousands of people have received their 1st fax seems a new york intensive care nurse who treated some of the sickest 1000 patients for months was the 1st person in the u.s. to receive the vaccine made by pfizer and biotech regulators approved it for emergency use on friday and almost 3000000 doses of since being shipped right across the country medical workers and elderly care home residents are being prioritized during the rollout. of any different from any other. things where. i would like to thank the front line workers. who've been doing their part and they're all over the world. are you. folks. really. i think you. and. jennifer your clone joins us live now from outside a medical center in los angeles jennifer the figure is pretty shocking just to capture the scale of

the draw leaves leicester three points behind leaders liverpool.n sacked as sheffield wednesday manager after ten matches in charge with the club second bottom of the championship. he has never been relegated with any of his teams but took over in november knowing he would have a difficultjob. wednesday have a six—point deduction for breaching spending rules. first—team coach neil thompson takes charge for the game at home to middlesbrough tonight. there's been cricket overnight. india beat australia to level their test series at 1—1. they only needed to chase down a target of 70, losing just two wickets. and new zealand are on course to beat pakistan in the first of their two tests. both their openers made half centuries as they set the tourists a target of 373 runs. pakistan will resume on day five on 71 for three. two time champion gary anderson is through the fourth round of the world darts championship, after beating mensur suljovic 4—3. moment of the day at alexandra palace though came from dutchman dirk van duijvenbode. he hit a maximum chec