reinstated ranil wickremesinghe promised to end that tussle that had paralysed the nation.untry. and restart our development work. back in october, maithripala sirisena had replaced his predecessor, but he could not get their parliamentary majority. sri lanka faced a government shutdown and could not approve a 2019 budget. mahinda raja pa ksa approve a 2019 budget. mahinda rajapa ksa resigned on approve a 2019 budget. mahinda rajapaksa resigned on saturday. given the bad blood, it was not easy for these men to work together in the new government. time for the sport with damien. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today... liverpool have gone back to the top of the english premier league with a 3—1win over fierce rivals manchester united. swiss international xerdan shaquiri came on as a sub for liverpool and scored two deflected goals to take his tally to five in seven league appearances. sadio mane had given the home side the lead in the first half before jesse lingard equalised for united, but shaquiri's goals mean that jurgen klopp's side are a point above manchester

let's get some of the day's other news: former sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremesinghe is to returnt two months after his surprise sacking by the president sparked a constitutional crisis in the country. lawmakers say mr wickremesinghe will take the oath in the coming hour. the announcement comes after the man who was installed as his replacement, mahinda rajapa ksa resigned over the turmoil. the hollywood movie mogul, harvey weinstein, is facing fresh allegations of sexual assault. the latest accuser, an actress who has not been named, claims in a lawsuit that the film producer attacked and assaulted her during a meeting at his offices in 2013. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. ukraine's president has hailed the creation of an independent orthodox church as the final step in independence from russia. after decades of negotiations, the historic council of orthodox bishops in kiev has created a new ukrainian church. the russian orthodox church dismissed the bishops council as illegitimate and says the move means absolutely nothing. jonah fisher reports. this