and defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is through to a last 16 clash against china's ding junhui at the uk championship. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that manchester city have narrowed the gap on premier league leaders liverpool to eight points after a crushing 4—1 win over burnley at turf moor. pep guardiola's side can ill afford to lose anymore ground on their title rivals and it was a double to brazilian international gabrieljesus that set them on their way to the victory. isaid, the i said, the last four or five fixtures also, when liverpool never lost. so thinking of ourselves in the next game. thinking about how many wins we have to do. what we have to do is prepare for the derby on saturday. hopefully our friends can help us make a good game. hopefully we qualify, get minutes to play and keep going. december is a crazy month. we need to get back in. crystal palace have moved up five places to fifth beating bournemouth 1—0 at selhurst park despite mamadou sakho being sent off less than 20 minutes into the game for a high challeng

next to the breathless encounter at the barbican in york between defending champion ronnie o'sullivan uk championship came to a thrilling end, when he was beaten six frames to four in the last—16. imran sidat watched it for us. it was the most eagerly anticipated match of the tournament so far. ronnie o'sullivan‘s quest for a record extending uk title saw him go up record extending uk title saw him go up against chinese ding jun hui, who returned to form this week, with many predicting and upset. and he showed why. the rocket was celebrating his 44th birthday, and he needed some inspiration. this audacious fluke seemed to spark them back to life. 24 magical minutes, and to sublime back to back centuries later, the seven—time champion was level up all. it was the birthday boy who felt the nerves asa the birthday boy who felt the nerves as a couple of easy mrs handed the advantage to the chinese star. he held his own it to knock out the tournament and knocked out o'sullivan for the first time in two yea rs. o'sullivan for the first time in two years. i was 4-1 down, o'sullivan for the f

and defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is through to a last 16 clash against china's ding junhui ate we start with the footballing news that manchester city have narrowed the gap on premier league leaders liverpool to eight points after a crushing 4—1 win over burnley at turf moor. pep guardiola's side can ill afford to lose anymore ground on their title rivals and it was a double to brazilian international gabrieljesus that set them on their way to the victory. isaid, the i said, the last

seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan shrugged off a foot injury to progress to the last 16 at the uksaengkham by 6—2 at the york barbican. right now, world number six mark selby is taking on england's martin o'donnell. 5-3, 5—3, selby leads, and he is up at the minute in the tenth frame. you can watch this one on the bbc red button. 2014 winter olympic freestyle skiing silver medallist gus kenworthy is switching allegience from the united states to great britain. born in essex to a british mother, he's targetting the 2022 games in beijing and said it was an incredible opportunity to join a first class team. now, cast your mind back a few months. it was the same night as the champions league final when andy ruinr stunned anthonyjoshua for one of the biggest upsets in boxing. they're both in saudi arabia to do it all again in the rematch on saturday. it's billed as the clash on the dunes and joshua has been tell 5live's boxing podcast that he has learnt lessons from the first time around. it was an unknown test, i give the man his credit, he was victorious, and well done to him for tha

and ding junhui beats ronnie o'sullivan to set up an all chinese quarter—final at the uk championshipwas no fairytale first home game in charge for freddie ljungerg — the arsenal interim boss has seen his side beaten 2—1 at home by brighton in the english premier league. nine games without a win is arsenal's worst run since 1977 and they remain ten points off the top four. alistair bruce ball was watching at the emirates: triton celebrated the first ever away against arsenal and it is abundantly clear that this will not bea abundantly clear that this will not be a quick fix for whoever gets this job full—time. visitors deserve their half—time

and ding junhui beats ronnie o'sullivan to set up an all chinese quarter—final at the uk championshipwelcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. there was no fairytale first home game in charge for freddie ljungerg — the arsenal interim boss has seen his side beaten 2—1 at home by brighton in the english premier league. nine games without a win is arsenal's worst run since 1977 and they remain ten points off the top four. alistair bruce ball was watching at the emirates: triton celebrated the first ever away against arsenal and it is abundantly clear that this will not bea abundantly clear that this will not be a quick fix for whoever gets this job full—time. visitors deserve their half—time lead. they dominated their half—time lead. they dominated the ball in the first half and adam webster thump them in front as arsenal's defender stood and watched when the ball broke loose in their box. arsenal flew out of the blocks after the break and got level when alexander's had floated past the keeper and they seem to re—establish control but the defence was lax as a cfoss control but the

it was yet another strange evening in the life of ronnie o'sullivan.t pump instaead. he said it's because he's "a bit ocd with germs". he did shake james cahill‘s hand at the end of the match, but the ref still got a fist pump. he also says he can't open door handles without tissues. plenty more on the bbc sport website and app. including a century for england's natalie sciver in their win over pakistan in the second one dayer in kuala lumpur. but, for now, that's all of the sport. we'll have more for you in the next hour. with millions up and down the country voting today our correspondent christian fraser has been looking into the dos and donts of polling booth etiquette, with a simple reminder of what you need to know to cast your vote. it is decision day, time to cast a vote. this is what i hope will be a short but helpful guide on how to vote if you've not done it before, and what you can and cannot do once you are inside the polling station. so, they are all open and they close this evening at 10pm. remember, if you in the queue at the polling st

one other line on snooker before we go, ronnie o'sullivan has announced he won't play in the masters an exciting match so far. 66 minutes gone in that and we will keep you updated. but we will finish where we started — in around 2 hours' time we are expecting anthonyjoshua and andy ruinr to begin their ring walks in saudi arabia for their much—anticipated re—match. so we'll leave you with a reminder of their first meeting at madison square gardens. sumbal syed and reginaldo rosario take us back to the boxing match that shocked the world. goodbye. during the first, madison square gardens, joshua's american coordination, but one man wanted his crime. the first two rounds were cagey and tense. both men feeding each other out —— feeling each other out. joshua stepped up, uppercut, left hook. down he goes. but what he really shook wales louise on his feet, —— ruiz on his feet. out of the blue, a magic left hook. shot from the gods. this was not any book. a change in the script, down he goes again. how will this enter basilashvili the crowd were stunned, the world stood still —— how will t

snooker‘s uk championship is continuing at the york barbican with seven time champion ronnie o'sullivantwo uk championships despite struggling with a foot injury picked up running, still managed breaks of 97, 76 and 65. he'll play ding junhui, twice a winner of the tournament, next. world number six mark selby is also through. he came through a tight battle with martin o'donnell, taking the final two frames in a 6—3 win in the evening session. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. from all of us at the bbc sport centre. we have quite a mix coming our way for wednesday. the satellite picture shows a string of cloud coming into western areas. the weather from bringing rain across western areas through the day. further south in eastwards, high pleasure influencing the weather. sky relatively clearer. a bit of ratemaking into western areas with strengthening south—westerly winds. a relatively mild start to the day. england and wales with clearer skies and patchy cloud. in the countryside, a few p

ronnie o'sullivan is comfortably through to the last 16 of the scottish snooker open after another convincingthe players after o'sullivan said he doesn't like shaking hands because of germs. ferrari have confirmed that they've spoken to six time f1 world champion lewis hamilton about driving for them in the future. he's got one year left on his mercedes contract but he and a number of drivers still haven't confirmed where they will be next year. organisers of the paris 2024 olympics have announced that the surfing events will take place 9764 miles away in tahiti. it's not the first time we've seen such a big distance as equestrian events at the 1956 melbourne olympics were held in stockholm. natalie sciver was the star for england as they won their second one—dayer against pakistan to clinch the three—match series. she hit an unbeaten century offjust 85 balls as england won by 127 runs. henry moeran was watching the match in kuala lumpur. england sailed a serious man at the earliest opportunity, thanks to an outstanding performance with the bat. particularly from the middle order, natalie sci

he'll now face mark selby who beat ronnie o'sullivan 5—a in his quarterfinal.last weekend, anthonyjoshua appears to have set his targets for 2020. he says a unification fight with fellow world champion deontay wilder, or an all british bout with tyson fury ‘has to happen'. joshua reclaimed his three world heavyweight titles last saturday after beating andy ruiz junior in saudi arabia. tomorrow we'll find out the winner of this year's bbc sports personality of the year — but we already know the winner of this year's hellen rollanson award which recofnises outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. scottish rugby legend doddie weir has been named this year's winner. and with good reason, after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2016, weir set up the ‘my name's doddie' foundation, which has raised more than four million for research into the disease. weir was also awarded an obe this year for his services to rugby, mnd and the borders community. well this year's spoty is in aberdeen. a fair old trek from cardiff, which is where former wales rugby

ronnie o'sullivan says he'll continue to take risks after a trick shot almost cost him victory at thech against dominic dale but tried what's called a ‘banana shot‘, causing the white ball to fly off the table. it left everyone a little bit bemused. the ‘rocket‘ fought back, though, to win a—3 and progress in the tournament in glasgow. i never knew i was doing a trick shot. exactly. we had a pool table in the studio a few years ago and we both tried to doa few years ago and we both tried to do a trick shot. mind was useless and yours was perfect. can you play snooker as well? it is ingrained in my brain. he keeps beating you! i have a misspent youth. it sometimes come in useful. you are incredibly talented. well done. thank you very much. good morning. you are watching bbc brea kfast. good morning. you are watching bbc breakfast. this election eve. —— it is election eve. party leaders are spending the day criss—crossing the country, trying to convince undecided voters to back them at the ballot box. we'll be speaking to all of the main political parties this morning. first, let's spea

seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan has pulled out of january's masters snooker in london.rames to two to reach the final of the uk snooker championship in york. ding hasn't won a major title since 2011 but raced into the lead against yan, building a 3 frames to nil lead. yan managed to fight back to trail 4—2, but that was as close as he got and ding wrapped up a 6—2 victory. he'll play the winner of tonight's other semi—final between stephen maguire and mark allen. cricket, and england have named their squad for the four test series against south africa which starts on boxing day. there are a few changes to the side, following their series defeat in new zealand. james anderson returns after missing most of the ashes with a calf problem. jonny bairstow has also been recalled, he'd been dropped after a poor series against australia. lewis hamilton has said his happiness away from the track helped him to win his sixth formula one world title. hamilton was presented with his trophy at the louvre museum in paris and he said the ability to focus on his passions outside of racin

he'll now face mark selby who beat ronnie o'sullivan five four in his quarterfinal.ar's hellen rollanson award which recognises outstanding achievement in sport in the face of adversity. the scottish rugby legend was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2016. he set up the my name's doddie foundation, which has raised more than £4 million for research into the disease. weir was also awarded an obe this year. and doddie will be presented with the award at tomorrow night's sports personality of the year award in aberdeen. you can find more about the event and all our stories on the bbc sport website. and of course sports personality of the year is live on bbc one tomorrow night at seven o'clock. that's all for me let's head back to geeta now who's at westminster. now for the papers. welcome back to westminster for a special edition of the papers... in wake of yesterday's general election results, which saw boris johnson return to downing street triumphant as the conservative party secured a large working majority in the house of commons. the general election from thu

we finish with some snooker and defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is out of the uk championship in that is all from the bbc sport centre but i will be back with an update in the next half hour. it's one week until the election, and the snp have a new focus, ‘seven days to stop brexit‘. nicola sturgeon today embarks on a week—long bus tour of the country, in a final push to win votes. she's been speaking in edinburgh. think carefully, notjust about how you will feel a week today but think about how you want to feel a week tomorrow. think about the news you wa nt to tomorrow. think about the news you want to be waking up to i don't believe that many people in scotland wa nt to believe that many people in scotland want to be waking up on friday 13th december at the news of boris johnson as prime minister for five yea rs. johnson as prime minister for five years. deciding and dictating scott don's future. instead, let's wake up to the news that we have taken the future of our country into our own hands, lock the tories out of power and give ourselves the opportunity to build a better b

and it was yet another strange evening in the life of ronnie o'sullivan.dmire sportspeople who go abroad and manage to immerse themselves in culture, learn the language, settle into their new home. well, england footballer toni duggan, now playing for atletico madrid, has been in spain for a little while now. she has been talking about some of the early pitfalls of making yourself at home. little things like that when you moved to somewhere abroad. it's not what you think of, is it? it would be the same in america. you think of the language, whatever, but you don't think of them. i think honestly my first supermarket shop in spain! honestly my first supermarket shop in spain i bought catfood instead of cereal. i swear. did she eat it? i don't think you would admit to it. we have been to spain to visit toni duggan, her spanish is brilliant now. did she speak any already? no, she has had lessons. as well as playing, really demanding lifestyle with barcelona and atletico madrid, she has had lessons. so to buy catfood instead of cereal is pretty extreme.” less

he knocked out the holder, ronnie o‘sullivan. the final at the york barbican starts at one o clock.re ancient, the service designed more than 600 years ago, but it seems we can‘t get enough of choral evensong. amazing, really. what‘s so special about it? i think the building, i think the music, i think the message behind it all. it‘s just something you can‘t get anywhere else. i think we all lead busy lives and that pause gives you time to think about things beyond that hustle and bustle that can take over all too often in our lives. this service takes place at 5:00pm on weekdays in all anglican cathedrals and lasts 45 minutes. it includes readings from the bible, hymns, and prayers. and there is no sermon. the number attending choral evensong is going up across all age groups, even though sunday church attendance has halved over the last 50 years. it seems that believers and nonbelievers are attracted to this service. the question is why. catherine king has started a research project to answer that question. it‘s a completely different experience to everyday life. you walk into tha

fresh from knocking out ronnie o'sullivan yesterday.the bbc red button. on the other table, john higgins, looking for his first win in the tournament since 2010 and his first win in york. he's playing yan bingtao. and caroline wozniacki hasjust announced that she will retire from tennis after the australian open early next year. the former world number one says it is nothing to do with her health butjust the right time for her to stop playing competitively. she says she has accomplished everything she could ever dream of on the court. you're up to date. more after 3. police in india have shot dead four men accused of raping and murdering a young woman in the city of hyderabad. officers said they opened fire when the men tried to escape, after being taken back to the scene of the crime for a reconstruction. rajini vaidya nathan reports. of the crime for a reconstruction. the scene of a brutal gang rape. of the crime for a reconstruction. now, a place for celebrations. of the crime for a reconstruction. hundreds gathered where police kill