pierre emerick aubameyang's talent is being treated by controversy.it of making the wrong kind of headlines. —— in came borussia. arsenal that they have found a new goalscoring icon at a time that they needed the most. —— hope that they have found. well our sport correspondent david 0rnstein has been following this transfer from the very start — and it's a move that has been complicated. earlier he explained to me why aubameyang should be a good fit for arsenal. battle, pierre emerick aubameyang has inherited the famous number 1a shirt here at arsenal, one by germany. i don't think any arsenal player has dawned that since then. —— were run by thierry henri. arsenal agreed a deal with borussia dortmund border services. a club record fee in the region of 7019 89 billion us dollars. they have also agreed to go to. needed to happen to it to go to was to source a replacement. ——. they got a player ona loan replacement. ——. they got a player on a loan deal until the end of the season, while chelsea finally agreed a loan deal for the showroom. season, while

here emerick although my young -- pierre-emerick aubameyang.is one of the bundesliga's true superstars. reporter: he made an instant impact when he signed for dortmund in 2013 -- an impressive couple of seasons had brought him to the attention of the german club. the striker quickly became a central called in the dortmund attack, with his speed and touch making scoring look easy. he became the bundesliga's top goalscorer in the 2016-2017 season. but it was not just his performances on the pitch that made headlines. the player has never been far from controversy. known for his flamboyant style and free spirit, making trips abroad without permission on more than one occasion, or donning a mask as part of a marketing dad. -- gag. pierre-emerick aubameyang often landed in hot water with club bosses. despite his questionable behavior, auba silenced his critics on the playing field with his hunger for gold. in the current campaign, dortmund have not won a match without him, and his departure is sure to leave a gaping hole in the squad. but pastors aw

news now and in the bundesliga dortmund have quickly forgotten about the departure of star man pierre emerick a bombing at the striker resort to arsenal last week but replacement loan signing to she made a dream debut on friday night the twenty four year old belgian striker scored twice and assisted another storm and defeated cologne three to the victory over to second in the bundesliga. the bundesliga action continues today with leipsic stripped which included black the pick of saturday's games both teams have european places in their sights but with a packed filled the top of the table every point counts and matches like this between direct rivals could be key to deciding who qualifies for europe and who misses out. the weather might be gloomy. but that hasn't dampened the japanese team are in the hunt for a europa league spot. yet nothing is done until the last match days. can you say season's goals it's hard to say how they're doing right now a run of two wins from seven has hacking vexed. difficult with players like rafael. and that's just the start of injury list they're missing five mo

boss will move up to second with a win it will be the club's first match since the departure of pierre emerick obama a young still believes new signing mitchie batch y.-e. is ready to step in. the thing at this. believe it is easier first central striker than for a defensive player. because the guys who play in attack goals. you can do that can do it's any club to chop with the discount on the can of the some of them are for you can group the cologne things remain bleak but a win will lift them out of the relegation zone for the first time this season coach different written by his refusing to be distracted by the return of his predecessor from a. huge event against one of the best teams in europe. c'mon chuffed and they are tough apart and for me to coach against. my much have to coach and. everything else that comes with it is not so important. is for me. if we can crash to his homecoming parade it will be another positive step towards safety. every year thousands of people gathered to hear his weather prediction and today fill the groundhog has given his wintry forecast. werner to go. so ac

haven't forgotten about dortmund they played friday and quickly got over the departure of star man pierre emerick obama striker was sold to arsenal during the week but placement loan signing. made a dream debut friday night the twenty four year old belgian striker scored twice in the other was driven defeated cologne three two victories he used to call their way back into the champions league spots. and of course is a little something going on in american football right now in sunday's highly anticipated super bowl clash five time champions the new england patriots will be taking on the philadelphia eagles thousands of fans have already descended on minneapolis whose city has its work cut out for them keeping those fans busy before the big day. this super bowl is truly something for the census and this super bowl funfair is this close to some fence will get that's because you have to have deep pockets for the full n.f.l. experience most fans have no chance of buying tickets. ok i know that it's six thousand votes but some of the fans arriving in the host city will tell you that even with a ticket

and the headline act on the final day was the move of pierre emerick aubameyang from borrussia dortmundal worth close to $80 million. and this was his reaction. said the league and they have the

boss will move up to second with a win it will be the club's first match since the departure of pierre emerick obama on those still believes new signing mitchie batch y.-e. is ready to step in. the thing to. believe it's easier first central striker than for defensive players. the guys who play in attack there to score goals in the fifteen over the all those who can do that can do it's any club so that she has to chop over to the discount on the can of the some of them are for group took a loon things remain bleak but a win will lift them out of the relegation zone for the first time this season coach stephan written is refusing to be distracted by the return of his predecessor from. vengeance against one of the best teams in europe. c'mon chuffed and they are a tough opponent for me to coach against. mine much of to coach and. everything else that comes with it is not so important. is for me. if we can crash to his homecoming parade it will be another positive step towards safety. some breaking news just reach. us president donald trump has cleared the way for republicans to go public with al

new signings henrik mkhitaryan and club record signing pierre emerick aubameyang both made their debut to play. quick, sharp movement, agile and wa nt quick, sharp movement, agile and want the ball. that's very good. very positive signs. manchester city's lead at the top of the premier league has been cut to 13 points after their 1—all draw with burnley. there were important wins for bournemouth, brighton and southampton whlie leicester city and swansea drew 1—all. in the scottish premiership, celtic suffered their second defeat under brendan rodgers. elsewhere, aberdeen closed the gap at the top of the premiership tojust closed the gap at the top of the premiership to just eight points after their 3—0 win over hamilton. bottom side ross county one and it endedin bottom side ross county one and it ended in a draw for partick thistle. tennis now and britain face an uphill battle in marbella to rescue their world group davis cup tie with spain, after losing in the doubles this afternoon. jamie murray and dominic inglot were beaten in straight sets by pablo carreno and feliciano lopez — w

alexis sanchez for his new club manchester united — they beat huddersfield — and arsenals new boy pierre emerickthey put five past everton. joe lynskey reports. new arrivals at the emirates face a special kind of pressure, but this january, arsenal have gone all out to bring in the best. commentator: mkhitaryaan, in towards aubameyang, he chips the goalkeeper, it's a lovely finish. at £56 million, they'll hope it's just the start of the aubameyang dynasty. but on a day when arsenal put five past everton, it was an old head who broke new ground. a first hat—trick for aaron ramsey in his nine years at the club. and fresh faces have brought fresh hope. it looks like they have the quality to integrate with the game we want to play. they are quick, sharp movement, agile and want the ball. the transfer window puts the strain on football's relationships. february is time to show affection. alexis sanchez marked his old trafford welcome with a first united goal. he is the archetypal modern superstar at a club with a poignant past. this was the day they marked 60 years since the munich disaster. tributes

there were some twists and turns along the way buy it's now official, pierre—emerick aubameyang is ancord $80 million on the final day of the european transfer window. borussia dortmund agreed to the sale after striking a deal to sign chelsea forward michy batshuayi on loan. aubameyang has scored 21 goals in 2a matches this season for the bundesliga side. former arsenal striker ian wright is hopeful he'll make a big impact at his new club. i think ithink in i think in the current climate, i think that if you can get somebody of his quality, which we know he definitely has got polity in respects of the goals he has scored for dortmund. i think in the current climate and current market, that is not bad value. 0bviously climate and current market, that is not bad value. obviously the proof is in the pudding, once he gets his feetin is in the pudding, once he gets his feet in the premier league hopefully he will score the goals that arsenal desperately need at the moment. christain eriksen scored for tottenham after just 11 seconds in their 2—0 english premier league win over manchester u

pierre—emerick aubameyang scored for his new club but it was a familiarface, aaron scored for his newhat—trick in his tenth year at arsenal. manchester city's laid at the top of the premier league has been cut to 13 points after the 1—1 draw with burnley. important wins for bournemouth, brighton and southampton while leicester city and swansea drew 1—1. celtic were beaten 1—0 by, and, only the second mistake defeats is rendon rogersjoined the the second mistake defeats is rendon rogers joined the club the second mistake defeats is rendon rogersjoined the club in the second mistake defeats is rendon rogers joined the club in may 2000 16. -- rogers joined the club in may 2000 16. —— brendan rodgersjoined the club. kilmarnock move up to sixth place while celtic are eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. there were also wins for aberdeen, ross county, premiership. there were also wins foraberdeen, ross county, carts premiership. there were also wins for aberdeen, ross county, carts and hibernian. all the sports news on the bbc website, including the latest from the wom

boss will move up to second with a win it will be the club's first match since the departure of pierre emerick obama on those still believes new signing mitchie bats why he is ready to step in. they think this. believe it's easier for central striker than for a defensive player. because the guys who play in attack at their school goals. with you know that you can do that can do it's any club to try to discourage on the kind of the some of them are for. the kowloon things remain bleak but a win will lift them out of the relegation zone for the first time this season coach different written by his refusing to be distracted by the return of his predecessor from his income school to say i. have vengeance against one of the best teams in europe. c'mon chuffed and they are tough apart and for me to coach against . my much have to coach and. everything else that comes with it is not so important . it's from a stick if rutenberg can crash to his homecoming parade it will be another positive step towards safety. right where you see here behind me is definitely not something for people with a fear of he

pierre—emerick aubameyang, arsenal's club record transfer this week, scored for his new club.e wa nt we have the quality to play the game we want to play. we are quick, agile and won the ball. that is very good. a very good sign, positive signs. manchester city's lead at the top of the premier league has been cut to 13 points after their 1—all draw with burnley. there were important wins for bournemouth, brighton and southampton whlie leicester city and swansea drew 1—1. in the scottish premiership, celtic suffered only their second domestic defeat under brendan rodgers as kilmarnock claimed a 1—0 victory at rugby park. elsewhere, aberdeen close the gap at the top to just eight points after the 3—0 win over hamilton. ross county beat dundee 4-1 hamilton. ross county beat dundee 4—1 and there were also wins for hearts and hibs, and it ended in a draw at work act between motherwell and partick thistle. —— at four park. tennis now and britain face an uphill battle in marbella to rescue their world group davis cup tie with spain, after losing in the doubles this afternoon. jamie m

pierre—emerick aubamayang recovered from illness to not only make his arsenal debut but score his firstt—trick from aaron ramsey and one from laurent koscielny for a 5—1win. elsewhere, bournemouth came from behind to beat stoke 2—1, leicester drew 1—1 with swansea and there were wins for brighton and southampton over west ham and west brom. we had always the control of the game but the reality is at half—time the result is 00. i guess we had around 80% of possession in the first half, but it was not enough to score a goal. in the second half we kept doing basically the same, the goal arrived and even at 1—0 ifelt the game was totally controlled, our defensive line was very far from dangerous areas. then the second goal definitely kill the game. archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an egyptian priestess who lived more than 4,000 years ago. inside they found some rare and well—preserved wall paintings. let's take a look. today it's the announcement of the first discovery of 2018. meanwhile, the spice girls appear to have confirmed a reunion of some sort after they met at geri horner

he broke the club's transfer record for the second time in six months to bring striker pierre—emerickas been speaking about a player who scored 98 times in 144 games while in the bendesliga. he is great pace and a good ratio and games played and goals scored. he has the good workrate, as well. he has the good workrate, as well. he isa he has the good workrate, as well. he is a team player, so we lost sanchez, our good goal—scorers. he will really compensate on that front. now to some extraordinary hitting from batsman david willey, who very nearly became the first england player to hit six sixes in an over as england cruised to a twenty20 win over a prime minister's 11 in canberra. fseussegf—eéazég‘ e‘esf‘e, a, —>mfl—— a t20 tri—series co—hosted by australia and new zealand begins on saturday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. keep up to date with the action in the davis cup. i'll be back with more in the next hour. thank you. good afternoon, you're watching bbc news. we'll hear more about one of our main stories today. darre

new signing pierre—emerick aubameyang scored a debut goal and aaron ramsey his first hat—trick as arsenalute with just his fourth goal of the season. three others quickly followed before half—time with tv replays showing aubameyang's effort should have been ruled out for offside. everton substitute dominic calvert—lewin pulled one back before ramsey claimed the first hat—trick of his career, doubling his tally for the season in one match. but it was arsenal's two new faces in january — aubameyang and henrikh mkhitaryan — who caught the manager's eye. it looks like we have the quality to integrate in the gaming want to play. we are quick, sharp, agile, once the ball. —— want the ball. they are very positive signs. well, one of the players who left arsenal in the january transfer window — alexis sanchez — was also on the scoresheet. he scored a penalty in manchester united's 2—0 win at home to huddersfield.. united, though, are still 13 points behind leaders manchester city who were held 1—1 at burnley. elsewhere, stoke drop into the relegation zone after losing at bournemouth, brighton bea

a debut goal for arsenal's record signing pierre emerick aubameyang... aaron ramsey steals the headlines with a hat tick against everton. tributes and tears as west brom remember cyrille regis and manchester united commemorated the 60th anniversary of the munich air disaster. kilmarnock enjoy their first win over celtic in nearly six years, as brendan rodgers suffers only his second domestic defeat at the club. also coming up in the programme. doubles trouble for great britain as spain take a 2—1 lead in their world group tie. and australia get off to a flyer in the t20 tri series, beating new zealand by seven wickets they'll face england on wednesday morning. what a start to the six nations campaign. earlier we saw wales claim a stinging victory over scotland in cardiff. but there was plenty of drama still to come in paris, it all came down to the final seconds of the game and a stunning performance from johnny sexton who finished what he had started to clinch victory with a last gasp drop goal from the half way line. in the six nations france have been

—— pierre—emerick aubameyang.y. in spain barcelona have an 11 point lead over atletico madrid. they bought philip —— philippe coutinho recently. two days after tra nsfer philippe coutinho recently. two days after transfer spending in the premier league reached record levels, arsene wenger said the mystery of picking the winner in these competitions is being destroyed. when you look at the five big leagues in europe, you could see the predictability, the unpredictability of the competition has gone down, because we are in december. we knew already the four champions of the five leagues so that means something is not right in our game. that means something is not right in ourgame. and that means something is not right in our game. and the huge power, the huge financial power of some clubs is destructing the competition. david moyes says he is shocked by alleged racist comments by one of the club's officials and has since been suspended. a report claims the director of play centre in e—mail saying he did not want to

alexis sanchez for his new club manchester united — they beat huddersfield — and arsenals new boy pierre emericke a special kind of pressure, but this january, arsenal have gone all out to bring in the best. commentator: mkhitaryaan, in towards aubameyang, he chips the goalkeeper, it's a lovely finish. at £56 million, they'll hope it's just the start of the aubameyang dynasty. but on a day when arsenal put five past everton, it was an old head who broke new ground. a first hat—trick for aaron ramsey in his nine years at the club. and fresh faces have brought fresh hope. it looks like they have the quality to integrate with the game we want to play. they are quick, sharp movement, agile and want the ball. the transfer window puts the strain on football's relationships. february is time to show affection. alexis sanchez marked his old trafford welcome with a first united goal. he is the archetypal modern superstar at a club with a poignant past. this was the day they marked 60 years since the munich disaster. tributes were paid, too, at the hawthorns on west brom's first chance to mark one of thei

off they thrashed everton five one in the english premier league on saturday a record signing pierre emerick a balmy ng found the back of the net but aaron ramsey was the real star of the day the welshman helped himself to a hat trick as arsenal stablished a three no leave inside the first twenty minutes ramsey's performance in this match impressed as manager arsene wenger i feel doris might give between ten and fifteen goals at least. he didn't do it don't you know because. i think you watch sometimes his finishing looks much kind the real only difference i see he doesn't rush and you know. that's why he may be but the secret to be efficient earlier manchester city took a one nil lead against burnley thanks to dan yellow but burnley caused a surprise result with an eighty second minute equaliser cities still lead the league standings by thirteen points though i'm delighted with the way we play again simulate the last game against was room and recent past but. in the top level. you know we have to score goals into they were not able to the games we were able to they know that way we've got t

premier league clubs £150 million as arsenal break their transfer record by signing striker pierre—emerick and carol is in the city of london with the weather. 35 stories above street level in the walkie—talkie building, some fabulous views of london. but it is cold inside and outside, you need to wrap up. snow showers in the north of the country but a lot of dry weather to many of us but a lot of dry weather to many of us through today. more in 15 minutes. first, our main story. the number of over—40s suffering a stroke for the first time has risen sharply in the last decade. that's according to figures from public health england, which show 20% of stroke cases now occur in those aged between a0 and 59. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. my my dad had a stroke. i had a stroke. i had my dad had a stroke. i had a stroke. ihada my dad had a stroke. i had a stroke. i had a stroke. be all dy, the greater the chance of it happening to you but the average age of men having a first stroke has fallen from 71 to 68. for women, 75 down to 73. adrian jones was from 71 to 68. for women,