a minutes applause is expected for tom lockyer as the hatters try l for tom lockyer as the hatters tryyear they won the premier league, the champions league, the fa cup and super cup — manchester city are trying to add the club world cup to their impressive list of honours, they're 2—0 up against the copa libertadores champions fluminense of brazil city city in front. taking the lead afterjust 40 seconds injeddah — a miscued clearance from marcelo went straight to nathan ake, he was allowed to shoot, and as the ball rebounded off the post, julian alvarez improvised to give city the lead. they've since made it two after a phil foden shot was deflected in off brazilian defender nino. england's cricketers have fallen short in completing a stunning comeback in their t20 series in the west indies. having fought back after losing the first two matches — last night's decider ultimately went against them, but onlyjust as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. it is always a precarious business, but however simple they make it look. phil salt resumed his big hitting in this decisive match

lockyer is now in a stable condition in hospital.tom and his family and his friends. this game was abandoned afterjust over an hour when tom lockyer off the ball collapsed onto his knees and then onto his front. the bournemouth midfielder came over to check is ok. the team sprinted on the pitch, including manager rob edwards. he was treated for about 15 minutes. they got him onto a structure and then down the tunnel and off to hospital. he is receiving treatment right now in hospital. the game was then abandoned for obvious reasons with the score at 1—1. the players came out, they did a lap at the pitch, supporters stunned into silence it for a good 15 minutes, but applauded warmly as the luton player and the bournemouth players and staff did a lap. rob edwards was in floods of tears. it's been a horrible afternoon and now all we can do is sit and wait and hope and pray that tom lockyer is ok. luton town have released a statement saying: elsewhere in the english premier league on saturday, manchester city were held to a 2—2 draw by c

tom lockyer had suffered a cardiac arrest.en he went off on a stretcher. he was transferred to hospital where his club said... this is not the first time this has happened to this player. back in may, lockyer collapsed in the championship play off final. as luton won promotion, his teammates held aloft his shirt. lockyer was diagnosed with an atrial fibrillation, but, aftersurgery, injune he was cleared to play again. it's an abnormal rhythm that occurs in the upper chambers of the heart. although we are able to fully screen individuals, we don't always identify every condition that may be underlying, and there may be also an evolution of that which may have changed. lockyer had resumed his career in the same way as christian eriksen. he's now at manchester united, two years on from a cardiac arrest while playing for denmark at the euros. tom lockyer is 29 and a wales international. he'd worked his way up to his first year in the top flight. a whole sport is now behind him on a day when match results became irrelevant. joe lyn

chetan pathak luton town captain tom lockyer suffers a cardiac arrest on the pitch at bournmouth — thech abandoned — his condition is now stable a 2—0 lead thrown away by manchester city as crystal palace fightback for a share of the points and england's one off women's test match in india ends with a heavy defeat also coming up on sportsday... the three time winners saracens are off the mark in the champions cup... and we'll look ahead to tonight's ufc as leon edwards and colby covington face—off in vegas welcome along, thank you forjoining us. tonight we start at bournmouth, where luton town captain tom lockyer collapsed midway through the second half of their premier league game after suffering a cardiac arrest. both sets of players were taken off the pitch whilst lockyer received medical treatment, the game later abandoned with the score 1—1. lockyear is now in a stable condition in hospital. lockyear collapsed during the play—off final back in may, he had heart surgery for an irregular hearbeat and was given the all—clear. our reporterjohn acres was watching at the vitality stadiu

luton�*s premier league football match at bournemouth is abandoned after their captain tom lockyer collapsesn the pitch. he is in a stable condition. hello, i'm tanya beckett. benjamin netanyahu has said his country is in a war for its existence, which it would continue, despite what he called the "heavy price" paid by israel. he was speaking after the israeli army shot dead three hostages in gaza by mistake. an israeli soldier opened fire on the men as they emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city, holding a white flag. an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach of the army's rules of engagement. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalka were killed in the north of the territory. mr netanyahu called the incident a disaster which broke his heart. he said the troops in gaza were risking their own lives as they tried to rescue hostages and warned the military operation was necessary to force hamas to free them. translation: in this war, we must i continue until we reach victory. i despite the international pressure and despite the intolerable, heavy price that

luton say lockyer has now begun a period of rehabilitation and that his leadership will continue from. in the women's champions league, slavia prague's group match with saint polten of austria was called off, due to the tragic events in the czech capital, with at least 15 people killed in shooting incident. brann and lyon in that group drew their match 2—2. barcelona continue their 100% winning streak, hammering swedish side rosengard 7—0. eintracht frankfurt drew 1—1 with benfica. we're guaranteed to have a new winner of the club world cup on friday. manchester city have never won it and they face brazil's fluminense, who are also first time finalists. city will have to do it without several key players, erling haaland is still not fit enough to return to training, kevin de bruyne and jeremy doku are also not available to play in the final in saudi arabia. if city beat fluminense, it'll be their fifth trophy of 2023. i said before, we won the first final, we deserved to play the second final. and we try this hours after the game to see him as much as possible, to understand what they

lockyer is now in a stable condition in hospital.ing the play—off final back in may, he had heart surgery for an irregular hearbeat and was given the all—clear. our reporterjohn acres was watching at the vitality stadium this afternoon: all of our thoughts are with tom lockyer and his family and friends, this game was abandoned just after the second half, when tom lockyer collapsed onto his means and that is front and appeared unresponsive, born with midfielder came over to check he was ok. the medical team sprinted onto the pitch including his manager rob edwards who looked really worried. he was treated for about 50 minutes and then got onto his back and onto a stretcher and then down the tunnel and off the hospital. we understand he is receiving treatment right now in hospital, the game was abandoned for obvious reasons with the score at 1-1. the obvious reasons with the score at 1—1. the players came out and did a lap on the page, supporters were stunned into silence for about 15 minutes and then uploaded warmly as aleuts and pla

is _ moment but lieutenant captain tom lockyer is in — moment but lieutenant captain tom lockyer isffender premmy lead. the game was abandoned after the _ premmy lead. the game was abandoned after the 29—year—old suffered a cardiac — after the 29—year—old suffered a cardiac arrest. luton town's manager was visibly moved. his team at bournemouth came back out when there had been abandoned, brought to an end as players from both teams saw luton's captain fall to the ground. tom lockyer had suffered a cardiac arrest. he was treated on the pitch and was responsive when he went off on a stretcher. he was transferred to hospital, where his club said "we can reassure supporters he is stable and undergoing further tests with his family at his bedside". this is not the first time this has happened to this player. back in may, lockyer collapsed in the championship final, as luton won promotion, his teammates held aloft his shirt. lockyer was diagnosed with an atrial fibrillation, but after surgery, lockyer was diagnosed with an atrial fibrillation, but aftersurgery, in june, he was cleared to

well, the football world really has united behind tom lockyer, behind luton town and the traumatic eventscardiac arrest. he still awaits the results of his test in hospital, but so many fans have been really describing their emotions today. mike fanning was one of them inside the stadium in bournemouth. mike, my goodness, me, what was it like inside the stadium on saturday? it was a very distressing experience, actually, for us all. there was over 1,000 luton town fans inside the stadium, i would say about 9,000 or 10,000 bournemouth fans — small stadium, very similar to ours here at kenilworth road, really — and it was just the most awful, traumatic experience to go through. you never want to see that on a football pitch. and once we knew that tom had fallen to the floor, we obviously realised there's history there, and the bournemouth fans soon realised as well, and it was just eerie silence. itjust descended very quickly, within a few seconds, around the ground. it went from a noisy atmosphere to virtually silence, and as the club doctor ran on immediately, rob edwards obviously ran on

lockyer underwent an operation for an irregular heartbeat. him and his family. jack grealish with the first goal in the first half after a var check. rico lewis got the second for manchester city before palace pulled one back. they were then awarded a penalty in the 95th minute. it was crystal palace's michael leask you took it and he scored the equaliser. elsewhere in the premier league on saturday, chelsea beat sheffield united 2—0, fulham lost 3—0 to newcastle at st james's park. burnley play everton later as sean dyche returns to his old club. barcelona are back in action later away at valencia, aiming to put a difficult week behind them. they lost to royal antwerp in the champions league after being shocked by la liga leaders girona last sunday. it leaves them fourth — seven points off the top of the table. but manager xavi is unhappy with criticism coming his way. translation: a month ago, you told me i was translation: a month ago, you told me i was the — translation: a month ago, you told me i was the ferguson. _ translation: a month

he's now recuperating and the players showed their support pre—kick—off by wearing shirts with lockyer them. they said they wanted to beat newcastle for him, and that is exactly what they've done this afternoon. a huge win at kenilworth road for the players and manager rob edwards as andros townsend's goal was enough for a 1—0 win, with luton nowjust two points from safety whilst newcastle a re seventh. history's been made at fulham today with rebecca welch becoming the first female referee to take charge of a premier league game. she oversaw a 2—0 burnley win, which sees them off the bottom of the table. it was hugs all round for the clarets, who pick up their third league win of the season. a change of boss hasn't led to a change of fortunes for nottingham forest. nuno espirito santo's first game in charge ended in a 3—2 defeat to bournemouth at the city ground. that's now six defeats in their last seven games. dominic solanke scored a hat—trick with his winner coming in injury time. forest were down to 10 men from midway through the first half after willy boly was sent off for a sec

luton town fans show support for tom lockyer, and harry kane continues to blaze a trail in the bundesligand captain with his 20th goal of the season already, and in record time. anthonyjoshua tells anthony joshua tells us anthonyjoshua tells us how he's preparing for his next fight. focusing on my opponent, focusing on my bigger picture and using my evasion down at the gym avoid. also coming up on sportsday — 5,000 kilometres across the saudi desert. we speak to former dakar rally champion sam sunderland ahead of one of the most gruelling events on earth. and events on earth. we go behind the scenes before sports and we go behind the scenes before sports personality of the year. hello there and welcome along to the programme. this time last year, there were high hopes for the four english sides in the draw for the champions league knock—outs. today, just arsenal and manchester city represent the premier league in the last 16. city of course are the defending champions and will take on fc copenhagen in the next round in february. they're currently injeddah at the club world cup as the euro

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and luton�*s premier league football match at bournemouth is abandoned after their captain, tom lockyerses on the pitch. he's in a stable condition. hello, i'm tanya beckett. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza had been holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army's rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. the idf has called their killing "very tragic". an army spokesman told the bbc the soldier and his colleagues had made a mistake and would not be punished. from tel aviv, here's hugo bachega. for the families of the hostages who remain in gaza, it's an agonising wait. made worse by a tragic mistake. the israeli military has given new details about how three is really captives were shot dead by its own soldiers. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa emerged shirtless waving a w

lockyer was reportedly "alert and responsive" shortly after being brought off the pitch.l for financial crimes, at the end of a historic trial. angelo becciu — who was once considered a possible future pontiff — had strongly denied charges that included embezzlement and abuse of office. emily brown reports. well, it's being called italy's trial of the century. and that's because this is the most senior vatican official ever to be charged with financial crimes. the vatican court has sentenced italian cardinal angelo becciu to five years and six months injail. the 75—year—old is a former adviser to pope francis and is the most senior clergyman to face a vatican criminal court. at the heart of the trial was a 350 million euro purchase of a property in london, 60 sloane avenue, which used to be a harrods warehouse, bought with church money. but it incurred a huge loss and ended up costing the vatican tens of millions of euros. the trial, which began more than two years ago, has shone a light on the holy see's finances and has been seen widely pope francis gave the vatican's c

an update to bring you on the luton town captain tom lockyer now. at bournemouth on saturday, suffering a cardiac arrest. the club confirmed he was responsive when taken off the field. the club released a statement on social media, saying that he �*remains in hospital�* and that they �*understand that supporters are concerned for him and that there is widespread media interest in his condition.�* they added that lockyer is still undergoing tests and scans, and is awaiting the results before the next steps for his recovery are determined. in italy, third placed ac milan beat monza 3—0 in the early game in serie a. fiorentina won 1—0 against verona. and it finished 2—2 between udinese and sassuolo. bologna are up to fourth after their 2—nil victory over roma. lazio are in action against inter milan. it�*s 0—0 after half an hour played there. nathan lyon has become just the 8th bowler to take 500 test wickets, with the spinner helping australia to a huge win over pakistan in the opening test in perth. lyon took two on the final day as pakistan were bow

luton�*s premier league football match at bournemouth is abandoned after their captain tom lockyer collapsesthe pitch. he is in a stable condition. pop star olly alexander will represent the united kingdom at next year's eurovision song contest in sweden. this is bbc news. now on bbc news, covid inquiry: life and death decisions. i have got an appalling feeling that i am in one of those historic catastrophes. jeers. the covid inquiry has seen revelations... this matters massively to people in this country. ..interruptions... mr gove, i ask the questions here, please. ..and accusations... you call ministers morons. i'm sorry, if you don't sit down i will ask the ushers to get you to leave. there was powerful testimony from the most senior politicians in charge, along with officials and scientists advising them. the lockdown and restrictions might be over, but for many, life will never be the same. how'd you get the big calls right when we had one of the highest rates of death within western europe or in any of the big economies? i am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of

they beat newcastle united 1—0, andros townsend with the goal and he held aloft lockyer�*s shirt in the. i said to the lads, really proud of everybody. it's been a tough week for the football club. it's been the greatest challenge of my professional career and it's funny, no coaching badges or anything prepare you for handling anything like this and i've needed my staff to rally around me if needed, the support of the board and everybody, ourfans and the players have been incredible. to go and perform the way they have today after last week... yeah, words fail me, really, at this moment. we're still a few hours away from anthonyjoshua stepping into the ring in saudi arabia he's fighting otto warrin in a must—win heavyweight contest. this is another step back towards the top of the division. he's a former world champion. a win over the swede at the kingdom arena in riyadh could set up a long—awaited fight with deontay wilder next year, who is also fighting on the same card. the winner of that could then get a crack at a world title. i'm here to fight, i'm not here to party and get caught

luton say lockyer has now begun a period of rehabilitation and that his leadership will continue from by three points at the time, but real madrid could jump above them. they�*re 0—0 against alaves right now. a win for real would see them go top on goal difference. the deciding t20 international between the west indies and england is under way in trinidad. it�*s finely poised at 2—2 after england came back to level the series this week. england fell to 60—3 early on, but phil salt, who�*s starred with the bat for england in this series, tried to give them impetus. but he failed to get going this time, bowled out for 38. england eventually crumbled to 132 all—out in their innings. the west indies chase is under way, and they�*re currently 20—0. india have beaten south africa by 78 runs in the third 0di in paarl to claim the series 2—1. after reaching 296—8 in the first innings, the indians dominated with the ball, limiting their hosts to 218 all—out, with benny hendricks the final to fall. the two teams will now play a pair of test matches beginning on boxing day. there could be a grea

luton town captain tom lockyer says he'll meet specialists in the new year to decide his footballingon the 16th of december and has had an internal defibrillator fitted. in a statement on social media, he praised the doctors and paramedics, as well as the reactions of his team—mates and both sets of fans at the match earlier this month. in tennis, novak djokovic led serbia to a 2—1 win over china in the united cup. djokovic beat china's zhang zhizhen in the first match, before olga danilovic lost to make the mixed doubles the decider. well, serbia won that two sets to one. and that means they're second in group e behind china, who've already beaten the czech republic. staying with tennis, rafael nadal�*s first singles match since last january will be against austrian dominic thiem. they've been drawn against each other in the round of 32 at the brisbane open. nadal was beaten in his comeback match, losing in the doubles alongside compatriot marc lopez at the brisbane international. more details on all those stories on the bbc sport website, but that is it from me for now. thank you,

luton town captain tom lockyer says he will meet specialists in the new year to decide his footballingournemouth on the 16th of december and has had an internal defibrillator fitted. in a statement on social media, he praised the doctors and paramedics, as well as the reactions of his team—mates and both sets of fans, at the match earlier this month. new zealand skipper mitchell santner took four wickets as they beat bangladesh by 17 runs in their third t20 match in mount maunganui.he helped dismiss the tourists in mount maunganui. he helped dismiss the tourists for a modest iio, but new zealand collapsed to 49—5 before recovering to within 16 runs of victory, when heavy rain halted play. they were ahead of the dls rate at that stage and the match was eventually called off, giving the hosts the win which ensured the series finished all—square. at the united cup tennis in perth, taylor fritz has led the usa to an impressive comeback win over great britain. katie boulter gave britain the lead with the best win of her career, beating world number five jessica pegula in three sets but frit

luton town captain tom lockyer is "stable" after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch in a premier league match. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is to be the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision song contest. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show, what's in store for 202a? another year of struggle for the global economy. but are things about to get brighter? how much we spend in the shops, jobs and interest rates as well as elections and war are all on the agenda for the next 12 months. but what will it mean for our cost of living? i'm going to tackle those questions with these two, there they are, the chief economist atjp morgan, one of the world's biggest banks, who tells me why the us is still leading the way but europe is the big worry. and the boss of the world's biggest recruitment firm, randstad, is going to give me the lowdown on what might change in the world of w

on x, wishing you a speedy recovery, tom lockyer, god willing you recover well. all the very best at this time. back to you. >>> a closer look at the drug ketamine and the role it played in the death of "friends" star matthew perry. an autopsy report revealed that perry died from, quote, acute effects of ketamine and a subsequent drowning. perry was found unresponsive in his home in a hot tub. the star had been receiving ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety, a week and a half prior to his death. earlier, i asked doctor scott mist mistkovich, why it was proved deadly. >> one of the reasons it's used as an apathetic and rapidly getting into your bloodstream within 45 minutes and it dates out. there was nowhere near and was gone. they dr find it was in his stomach, and the oral ingestion is about 4, 4 1/2 hours, put this in perspective, they found 440 grams in his blood. he basically had enough medication in him to be anesthetized. that's not something you want to have in your system are be around a swimming pool or behind the wheel of a car or walki

the luton town captain tom lockyer has been discharged from hospital five days after suffeing a cardiacts during his side's premier league game at bournemouth. luton have said locker has had surgery to fit an icd defibrillator to his heart. they said that his cardiac arrest was different his previous collapse because of an irregular heart rate. he will continue from the sidelines. in australia's big bash league, a player has been found guilty of intimidating an umpire. he was charged earlier this month. cricket australia have found that he was involved in a disagreement with an umpire earlier this month. he and his club denied the offence. that is all your support. goodbye. breaking news from prague in the czech republic. we are getting multiple reports from a czech police that there has been a shooting at a school in downtown prague, an unspecified number of people have been killed. we can confirm that there are dead and injured at the site. the czech police have put that on x, formally known as twitter. it is said to have happened at the faculty of philosophy at charles university in

the club says lockyer has now had a defib—rillator device fitted — and that his cardiac arrest at theart beat. luton say lockyear has now begun a period of rehabilitation and that his leadership will continue from the sidelines. we're guaranteed to have a new winner of the club world cup on friday. manchester city have never won it and they face brazil's fluminense who are also first time finalists. city will have to do it without several key players, erling haaland is still not fit enough to return to training, kevin de bruyne and jeremy doku are also not available to play in the final in saudi arabia. if city beat fluminese, it will be their fifth trophy of 2023. the pleasure is to be here and it's a wonderful finally deserved to play the second final and we try in the game to see as much as possible to understand what they want to do and the quality they have. fluminense won't be a walkover, they are the holders of the copa libert—adores and have a mixture of youth and experience in their squad. while the club world cup isn't well established in europe, it's seen as a prestigeous t

an update to bring you on the luton town captain tom lockyer now. was responsive when taken off the field. and today said on social media, that he "remains in hospital". and that they "understand that supporters are concerned for him — and that there is widespread media interest in his condition". they added that lockyer is still undergoing tests and scans, and is awaiting the results before the next steps for his recovery are determined. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. the champions manchester city are putting the league behind them for now though. they've landed injeddah after their 2—2 draw with crystal palace on saturday, to participate in the fifa club world cup for the first time. they face urawa red diamonds from japan in the semi—finals on tuesday. thomas pidcock won the men's uci cyclo—cross world cup in namur. he came from behind to comfortably beat pim ronhaar and joris nieuwenhuis to the line. great britain's menna fitzpatrick, guided by katie guest, won downhill gold on day two of the par

luton town captain tom lockyer says he will meet specialists in the new year to make a decision on hisyear—old suffered a cardiac arrest during luton�*s match against bournemouth earlier this month, follwing which he was month, following which he was discharged from hospital with an internal defibrillator fitted. in a statement on social media he praised the doctors and paramedics, as well as the reactions of his team—mates and fans. he said, "i will be doing whatever i can in whichever ways are possible "to help the gaffer and the club. "in what capacity that is remains to be decided." he added that the "fighting spirit" shown by the side had given him a "much—needed lift" during his recovery, with 18th—placed luton earning vital wins against newcastle and sheffield united either side of christmas. rugby union now, and leicester tigers scored four first half—half tries as they denied bath the chance to end the year top of the premiership. leicester are now up to seventh in the table after a bonus point win, beating an under—strength bath side who had rested several first team players,

luton town captain tom lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest during last saturday's game at bournemouthantable cardioverter defibrillator device fitted — and says his cardiac arrest at the weekend was different to when he collapsed in the championship play—off final in may because of an irregular heart rate. luton say lockyear has now begun a period of rehabilitation, but his leadership will continue from the sidelines. in germany, harry kane is heading into his first bundesliga winter break with a big smile on his face. the england captain told reporters after beating wolfsburg that he is going to text all his friends in england a picture of him on the beach somewhere. on the pitch, he scored his 21st league goal of the season — in just 15 matches — to double bayern's lead against wolfsburg, and it proved to be the winner with bayern winning 2—1. it's also kane's 29th goal of the season in all competitions. england and sydney sixers all—rounder tom curran has been banned forfour games in australia's big bash league after being found guilty of intimidating an umpire. he was charged over

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luton town have said their captain tom lockyer remains in hospital where he is undergoing more tests, collapsed on the pitch during a premier league match in bournemouth on sunday. you're live with bbc news. after years of denials, the former uk conservative peer, baroness mone, has admitted that she stands to benefit from tens of millions of pounds of profit made from personal protective equipment, that was sold to the government during the coronavirus pandemic. the company was led by her husband, doug barrowman. she says she did help broker the deal, but that she was made a scapegoat for the government's failings. our political correspondent laura kuenssberg has more. questions about the pandemic, profits and politics have followed baroness mone and her husband to southern europe. for years, they denied links to a firm that received £200 million in taxpayers' money for desperately needed masks and gowns. only now the truth — that she does stand to gain. if one day, if, god forbid, my husband passes away before me, then i am a beneficiary as well as his children and my children. so,

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luton town have said their captain tom lockyer remains in hospital where he is undergoing more tests,nternational collapsed on the pitch during a premier league match in bournemouth on sunday. you're live with bbc news. japan and countries in south—east asia have agreed to co—operate over maritime security in the face of an increasingly assertive china. the agreement made at a summit in tokyo comes amid an increase in maritime disputes involving china. japan has positioned itself as the country that will lead the response to chinese pressure. earlier, i spoke to danny russel. he is the former assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs in the second obama administration and currently with the asia society policy institute. he explained what boosting maritime security cooperation hopes to achieve. it's a mix of defence capabilities, of surveillance and oversight capabilities, some very basic training for coastguards. these are, in southeast asia, as well as they should add, the pacific islands, countries with huge economic exclusive zones. a very little capacity to

luton town have said their captain, tom lockyer, remains in hospital where he is undergoing more teststch during a premier league match in bournemouth on sunday. liverpudlians are the biggest fans of a late—night snack, and the people of milton keynes are the nation's biggest nando's fans. that's according to data from the bank monzo. it's released details of how its more than eight million customers spent their disposable cash this year. you're live with bbc news. to afghanistan next, and it's the third winter since the taliban takeover, and it is expected to be the worst in recent decades because of staggering cuts in humanitarian aid. donations are falling due to difficult global economic conditions and international sanctions on the taliban government. but the taliban's harsh restrictions on women have also played a role. for those relying on international handouts, it means millions are now going hungry. three million children in afghanistan are now malnourished with 90% of afghans not having enough food to eat. one—third of the population — around 15 million people — are sufferin

luton town have said their captain tom lockyer remains in hospital where he is undergoing more tests, collapsed on the pitch during a premier league match in bournemouth on sunday. you're live with bbc news. japan and countries in southeast asia have agreed you're live with bbc news. bringing you some breaking news now. we are getting reports that north korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the ecu, that is coming from seoul, the capital of south korea. japan's prime minister has said he plans to hold a national security council meeting on north korea's missile launch. it's not clear where the missile will land. some reports on the news agencies that it could land outside of japan's economic land outside ofjapan�*s economic zone off land outside of japan's economic zone off the coast of the northern island. that is not confirmed. that's the reuters news agency reporting that according to local media. north korea is likely to be on the agenda at the summit this week. japan and countries in southeast asia have agreed to co—operate over maritime security in the face o

lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest during last saturday's game at bournemouth, and he'll now begin hisdown, which meant this match was a winner takes all. england struggled in trinidad. phil salt top scored with 38. england bowled out for 132. the west indies won with four balls to spare and wickets in hand to take the series. meanwhile, england all rounder tom curran has been banned forfour games, in australia's big bash league, after being found guilty of intimidating an umpire. he plays for the sydney sixers, and was charged over this incident, on 11th december, before a game against hobart hurricanes in launceston. cricket australia found that curran was involved in a disagreement with an umpire, who'd told him not to run onto the pitch during the warm—up. curran and his club denied the offence and plan to appeal. we will have to see what happens with that appeal. that is it for now. i got distracted by sparkly lights somewhere. the cotswolds?! we can see them now. get a little idea. christmas lights. carol's location this morning looking very festive indeed. isn't itjust? good mor

an update to bring you on the luton town captain tom lockyer now.emouth on saturday, suffering a cardiac arrest. the club confirmed he was responsive when taken off the field and put this out on social media, saying he "remains in hospital" and that they "understand that supporters are concerned for him "and that there is widespread media interest in his condition." tom is still undergoing tests and scans, and is awaiting the results before the next steps for his recovery are determined. in italy third—placed ac milan beat monza 3—0 in the early game in serie a. fiorentina beat verona i—0 and it finished 2—2 between udinese and sassuolo. fifth—placed roma and bologna in sixth go head—to—head in the next hour. nathan lyon has become just the 8th bowler to take 500 test wickets, with the spinner helping australia to a huge win over pakistan in the opening test in perth. lyon took two on the final day as pakistan were bowled out forjust 89, giving australia a 360—run victory. the tourists are still waiting since 1995 to win a test in the country. next