hello from the bbc sport centre. everton say they are "shocked and disappointed" after being deducted ten points for breaching the financial fair play rules. it's the biggest sporting sanction in premier league history and sees the club drop into the relegation zone. they were found to have overspent by £20 million across a three—year period. the club say they will apeal against what they describe as "wholly disproportionate and unjust" ruling. we believe the sanction is disproportionate and wholly unjust. the club has my view is that the harshness and severity of this punishment are neither alphera nor reasonable reflection of the evidence that submitted to the commission. forthat evidence that submitted to the commission. for that reason, the club intends to appeal the outcome before the premier league appeals board. , , , board. this is the first time we have had somebody _ board. this is the first time we have had somebody found - board. this is the first time we l have had somebody found guilty board. this is the first time we - have had somebody found guilty of financial_ have had somebody found guilty of financial sanctions. nobody knew whether — financial sanctions. nobody knew whether it was going to be a fine or a points— whether it was going to be a fine or a points deduction orjust a telling off, so_ a points deduction orjust a telling off, so this — a points deduction orjust a telling off, so this has set the precedent that future — off, so this has set the precedent that future charges of this nature will likely— that future charges of this nature will likely result in a points deduction. england face malta in a euro qualifier this evening. garth southgate's side top the group and are unbeaten. they are already sure of their place in the tournament in germany next summer. it could be very one—sided at wembley against the maltese as they have lost every game so far. we need to win games, not only to make sure that we are one of the top seeds next summer, but with england you always have to win matches, but then the bigger message isjust around our standard every day on the training pitch. if we are to be a top team, and i think we have been consistently for quite a while, you have to have good habits every day. there is never a day off if you are a top player. there is never a day off if you are a top player. northern ireland are away to finland and have already kicked off in helsinki. it is 0-0. michael o'neill's side can't qualify for the euros and nor can finland. after a hugely disappointing cricket world cup campaign, england will still be represented in sunday's final. the on—field umpiring team will be richard ilingworth and richard kettleborough — the latter seen here. they will officiate in the match between australia and india in ahmedabad. kettleborough was also in the middle for the 2015 world cup final. there will be a repeat of the wimbledon final at the atp world tour finals as novak djokovic will take on carlos alcaraz in the semifinals. alcaraz progressed by beating daniil medvedev in straight sets in turin to win the group. medvedev had already reached the last four and he will face jannik sinner, who topped his group ahead of djokovic. after all the hype on formula i's return to las vegas, there has been a shambolic start to the race weekend. the first practice session lasted just nine minutes after carlos sainz�*s ferrari hit a loose manhole cover, badly damaging his car. esteban ocon also damaged his alpine. after fixing the track, the second session started two and a half hours late in front of almost empty stands. charles leclerc set the fastest time, half a second quicker than his teamate, sainz. as she would understand i'm a bit upset and i don't want to draw any conclusions at this moment, but for sure it is difficult to understand, but it is like it is. i think we will have time to discuss this and to try to improve the system later on, but i'm still a bit shocked and i prefer, in this condition, to stay quiet. that's all the sport for now. we will be back at 6:30pm. sacked home secretary suella braverman says the government should ignore human rights law in order to push through its plan to fly some asylum—seekers to rwanda. in her latest attack, she accused rishi sunak of "tinkering with a failed plan" and says more radical measures are needed. but the prime minister has defended his announcement of emergency legislation to certify that rwanda is a "safe" country. our political correspondent iain watson reports. rishi sunak made a pledge to stop the boats, but implementing his plan to send some asylum—seekers across the channel to rwanda certainly hasn't been plain sailing. the supreme court said it was unlawful, but he says with further legal changes, the scheme can still hold water. i'm determined to do everything it takes to make that happen, and that means bringing forward emergency legislation that will declare that rwanda is safe for these purposes. we've negotiated a new treaty with them. and we will make sure that domestic courts cannot block systemically our flights to rwanda. and i've been also very clear that i won't let a foreign court to stop us getting a flight off. that's my plan and i'm going to work night and day to it happen. when suella braverman was still home secretary, she visited rwanda, but she's now arguing that no asylum seekers will be flown there unless rishi sunak makes far more radical changes to his plan. in a newspaper, she says observers from the uk should be sent to rwanda. this is to discourage asylum—seekers being moved to other countries, which then put them at risk, a key concern of the courts. she also says new laws should disapply, that means ignore, the uk's human rights act and un european conventions. this is to stop future courts' challenges. and she wants mps to cancel their christmas break to push the measures through parliament quickly. some conservative mps don't like the sound of this, but notjust because they want to keep hold of their christmas holidays. the former senior cabinet minister damian green says that if a government tries to override constraints on their power, then they would be acting like russia and china. but another former cabinet minister says that if the house of lords tries to stop an emergency law from overriding the courts then rishi sunak should call an immediate election. this is not a sort of trivial issue or an incidental one in the eyes of millions of voters. this is fundamental to their confidence, specifically in this government, but more broadly, in the ability of the british state to govern britain. the labour leader naturally would welcome an early election, but he predicts that new laws in rwanda just wouldn't work in practice. the government comes forward with a plan which isn't going to work, which is going to cost a fortune to the taxpayer, that is a gimmick, that is going to be overturned in the court. rishi sunak will be more worried about opposition inside his own party. suella braverman�*s latest intervention on rwanda is unlikely to be her last. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. live now to westminster and conservative mp and former immigration minister damian green, who was theresa may's deputy when she was prime minister. welcome to the programme tell me more in terms of your reaction to what suella braverman are suggesting here. i what suella braverman are suggesting here. . . , what suella braverman are suggesting here. ., ., ,,,.. what suella braverman are suggesting here. ., ., . , ., here. i have a very specific, strong ob'ection here. i have a very specific, strong objection to _ here. i have a very specific, strong objection to one _ here. i have a very specific, strong objection to one part _ here. i have a very specific, strong objection to one part of _ here. i have a very specific, strong objection to one part of what - here. i have a very specific, strong objection to one part of what she l objection to one part of what she suggesting when she said not only should we pull outs of a number of international treaties we have signed up to, and the supreme court made clear it was just the european convention on human rights, it was the un convention on torture and refugees that were affected by their decision on rwanda, but also a lot of our domestic basic freedoms she said we should to supply all the common law freedoms. they lie at the heart of why we see ourselves correctly as a free country, as a parliamentary democracy where everyone, including the government, has to obey the law. as a conservative, i strongly oppose the idea that if something is getting on the way of the government in terms of what it wants to do is not lawful, then the government should just sweep it away. that is not what people who broadly are on the right of politics believe and i don't think that a conservative government should do that sort of thing. i'm happy to say from what he has been saying today i think the prime minister agrees with me. my eyebrows shot u- minister agrees with me. my eyebrows shot up when — minister agrees with me. my eyebrows shot up when i— minister agrees with me. my eyebrows shot up when i saw _ minister agrees with me. my eyebrows shot up when i saw your _ minister agrees with me. my eyebrows shot up when i saw your post - minister agrees with me. my eyebrows shot up when i saw your post last - shot up when i saw your post last night when you said, given the explicit power to override every constraint is what vladimir putin or xijinping do. are you really linking this to those authoritarian regimes? i linking this to those authoritarian re . imes? . linking this to those authoritarian reuimes? ., ., ,~ linking this to those authoritarian reuimes? ., ., w ., ~ regimes? i am asking them to think throu~h regimes? i am asking them to think through what _ regimes? i am asking them to think through what they _ regimes? i am asking them to think through what they are _ regimes? i am asking them to think through what they are proposing - through what they are proposing because if you are saying that the basic freedoms which we all take for granted happily in this country can be swept away for an individual policy, then think hard about the sort of countries that have that kind of system, where if something happens that the government of the day doesn't like, then the governmentjust bulldozers through it. i don't want to live in that kind of society, nor do i think the vast majority of the british people, so clearly the debates over rwanda has got very heated, but i don't think it should get so heated that we start contemplating giving up the basic freedoms that british people have enjoyed for centuries. you have en'oyed for centuries. you think have enjoyed for centuries. you think that _ have enjoyed for centuries. you think that is — have enjoyed for centuries. you think that is dangerous. yeah, l think that is dangerous. yeah, absolutely- — think that is dangerous. yeah, absolutely. it _ think that is dangerous. yeah, absolutely. it would _ think that is dangerous. yeah, absolutely. it would be - think that is dangerous. yeah, absolutely. it would be the - think that is dangerous. yeah, i absolutely. it would be the wrong thing to do and even before you get into all the arguments about parliamentary procedure and with the lords pass it or not, i think the sensible solution for the government would be what they seem to want to do which is to address directly the issues that the supreme court brought up and have a treaty with one that makes it clear that moving refugees who may have gone their own to countries where the would be in danger would not be allowed. that kind of thing. that is a sensible response to the supreme court judgment. he response to the supreme court 'udtment. ., ., judgment. he weighed -- would have seen and read — judgment. he weighed -- would have seen and read the _ judgment. he weighed -- would have seen and read the dismantling - judgment. he weighed -- would have seen and read the dismantling of- judgment. he weighed -- would have seen and read the dismantling of all. seen and read the dismantling of all of those avenues. he talked about rishi sunak at the start of your answer. in terms of a couple of days ago, he refused to condemn one of your deputy chairs who said simply, ignore the law, put these people on a plane the same day. you are the party of law and order. do you recognise sections of your party? i recognise sections of your party? i disagree with some of my friends and colleagues on some issues and this is one. ., , ., ., , is one. the conservative party... but ou is one. the conservative party... but you can _ is one. the conservative party... but you can disagree, _ is one. the conservative party... but you can disagree, but - is one. the conservative party... but you can disagree, but at - is one. the conservative party... but you can disagree, but at the | but you can disagree, but at the stage when you have deputy chair saying simply ignore the law, don't you have to go further than just saying disagree, don't you have to condemn language like that if you are at the party of law and order? as you have observed, my own language was fairly strong on this issue. ifeel very, very strongly that the conservative party needs to stay the party of law and order, it is the right thing to do, it is one of our great strengths politically and i would gently advise those of my colleagues who think we don't need to take much notice of that that they should think again. isn’t that they should think again. isn't there a pretty _ that they should think again. isn't there a pretty obvious approach that is emerging, you listen to simon clarke in that piece, which is if the emergency legislation is blocked tjy the emergency legislation is blocked by the house of lords and all the indications are that it will be, that he and others are saying, that should become an issue for the british public to decide, so in a sense, this becomes the central dividing line in some sort of early election. do you think that is the route map that we are heading towards here?— route map that we are heading towards here? no, i don't. i don't think it should _ towards here? no, i don't. i don't think it should happen, _ towards here? no, i don't. i don't think it should happen, and - towards here? no, i don't. i don't think it should happen, and i - towards here? no, i don't. i don't| think it should happen, and i don't think it should happen, and i don't think it should happen, and i don't think it will happen. the government clearly has a plan about when it wants to hold a general election. all experience tells us that if you try to have a single issue election, that doesn't work. i think this idea of an early election purely on this issueis of an early election purely on this issue is not going to happen. [30 of an early election purely on this issue is not going to happen. do you think ou issue is not going to happen. do you think you will _ issue is not going to happen. do you think you will see _ issue is not going to happen. do you think you will see any _ issue is not going to happen. do you think you will see any of— issue is not going to happen. do you think you will see any of these - think you will see any of these people on a plane to rwanda before an election? i people on a plane to rwanda before an election?— an election? i hope so. i think it is still possible. _ an election? i hope so. i think it is still possible. the _ an election? i hope so. i think it is still possible. the point - an election? i hope so. i think it is still possible. the point about delaying tactics is the more direct and focused the bill that the government brings forward is, the faster it should go through both houses of parliament, therefore the more chance there is of getting some flights in the air.— flights in the air. damian green, thank ou flights in the air. damian green, thank you very _ flights in the air. damian green, thank you very much _ flights in the air. damian green, thank you very much for - flights in the air. damian green, thank you very much forjoiningl flights in the air. damian green, i thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. analysis by the bbc suggests the uk government's plan to expand free child—care for working parents in england could make nursery and childminder places increasingly hard to find. demand is likely to rise by the equivalent of 100,000 more spaces by the time the scheme fully rolls out in september, 2025 — as our education reporter, vanessa clarke, explains. do you want mummy to do this? sophie isjuggling herfinal year at university, work and a busy two—year—old. oh, dear. from april, she will have 15 hours of child care paid for by the government to help. but the nursery is full, so she can't extend the days daisy is in, even though she works there. so it would have been nice to maybe have a day off to work on my uni work. i've got the parent's point of view of it, where i was really happy and really excited and then, in reality, i knew there wouldn't be that extra room for her. a full—time nursery place for a two—year—old now costs around £15,000 a year in england. help for working parents is being extended to include younger children, but waiting lists are already growing. i'm looking at february 2025 before i can even look at potentially offering one or two days. we're very fortunate to have a waiting list at both our settings, but that could have a big impact on parents who do want those extra hours. and i think sometimes the government do react to things and don't plan adequately and then we have to then respond by trying then to fit in parents and keep people happy. so i think they really need to be sort of working with us more, talking to us about how this can work and giving us the information upfront so we can plan and budget and forecast for our future. the bbc has estimated that the government's expansion of funded hours will cause demand for spaces in nurseries and childminders to increase by around 15%. that's the equivalent of 100,000 more children in full—time care by the time the scheme fully rolls out. this is going to be a challenging increase, but it's not completely unfeasible. my best guess, by september 2025, there will be an awful lot of parents who will be benefiting from their reduced childcare costs and with substantial impacts on their family finances. so i think we'll see a lot of happy parents and we'll also see a number of unhappy parents, as well, seeking to find those places. in order for the plans to work, experts say the amount the government pays providers needs to be right and there needs to be enough space in nurseries and childminders to cope with the extra demand. we're going to do a few signs. for the sector to expand, it needs to overcome its biggest challenge — staffing. thousands are leaving every year. here at busy bees, the largest nursery group in the uk, apprentices are key — many fresh out of school. i chose to come to busy bees and start childcare because i thought it would be the best option, because it gave me the best qualifications and the best start to hopefully becoming a speech and language therapist. there are 1300 apprentices training here and many more are needed. the company is looking to grow and to recruit another 1500 over the next two years. the 8,000—strong workforce, as we speak, we tend to build on that to meet the capacity. the apprenticeship scheme is a really, really fruitful way of doing that. but even here, there's a similar warning to parents. my view from that is get their name registered because childcare places will be hard to come by in the future. the government says this is the single biggest investment in childcare in england's history and it is rolling it out in stages to give childminders and nurseries time to prepare for the changes so there is enough places ready. that roll—out begins injust six months' time — a welcome promise to many working parents, but concern that it may leave some behind. vanessa clarke, bbc news, bolton. the british author dame as byatt has died at the age of 87. in a statement, her publisher said she died peacefully at home surrounded by close family. over a career spanning five decades she won a number of awards, including the booker prize in 1990 for her novel, possession. with me is our culture reporter noor nanji. a really significant writer. tell us more about her. described her as one of the most significant writers and critics of our time quaker school. shadow of the sun was published in1961t, and the sun was published in 1964, and she went on to win many prizes for her many more books. she won the booker prize for her romance novel, possession. that was adapted into a movie starring gwyneth paltrow. she was also well known for writing the children's book. her most recent publication was a series of short stories. herwork publication was a series of short stories. her work was translated into 38 languages, and that gives you a sense of how loved she was right around the world. in 2018 she won the hans christian andersen literature award. she was appointed cbe and later made a dame for services to literature. she lived in putney with her husband. she leaves behind three daughters. 0nly son died at the age of 11 in a car accident and she wrote a poem saying that for a mother higher they are perpetually present after their death. ,, ., , , , death. she was the distinguished critic. death. she was the distinguished critic take _ death. she was the distinguished critic. take me _ death. she was the distinguished critic. take me through - death. she was the distinguished critic. take me through some - death. she was the distinguished critic. take me through some ofl death. she was the distinguished i critic. take me through some of the tributes. ., , , , tributes. some lovely tributes ourint tributes. some lovely tributes pouring in- — tributes. some lovely tributes pouring in. penguin _ tributes. some lovely tributes pouring in. penguin describedj tributes. some lovely tributes - pouring in. penguin described her as having a remarkable man. they say they were deeply saddened to announce her death, saying she died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. authors have been paying tribute, many of them on social media. tracy chevalier said your books have given us all such pleasure. catriona ward said i'm so sad to hear of the death of as byatt, what a richness of work she left us. councillors in scotland said any urgent financial help to deal with the outcomes of storm buy—backs. the west of scotland has always been wet, but the rain that caused this landslide was something else. it came during the wettest two days since records began in 1891. a month on, the clear up continues, and the disruption goes on too. in living memory, there's been no significant movement on this hillside, and we had a number of other issues, we've had 20 odd sites and locations where we had bridges damaged, bridges demolished. and to avoid a repeat here, they're considering re—routing this road away from the danger of these cliffs. well, the scale of this when you're standing here is quite dramatic. it must have been terrifying as these boulders came rushing down from the hillside. it's a big engineering challenge, but it's also a big challenge for the community here. from a business point of view, obviously it's been crippling. if people want to shop, ordinarily they go to 0ban. hospital, doctors, it's going to be lochgilphead. it now means 2.5 hours there, 2.5 hours back instead of 25 minutes there and 25 minutes back. scientists who study the environment say we should prepare for more flooding as the leaves turn and fall. we are seeing both extremes in terms of the very intense rainfall and then extremes in terms of the periods of time that we can have without rainfall, and then also the temperatures that we're experiencing in our summers. for the children of ardfern, all of that means a change in routine. with the road to school still blocked, they're heading off every morning not by bus, but by boat. what's it like taking a boat to school? it... it's peculiar. it's fun. the thing is, i already feel like i've been doing it forever. how long have you been doing it? a couple of weeks. they're adapting here, but chartering boats, rebuilding bridges and re—routing roads doesn't come cheap. the local council is calling for more help to cope with the costs of climate change. james cook, bbc news, ardfern. a couple of important lines just coming in from gaza. reuters announcing that the gaza health ministry says that at least 12,000 palestinians, including 5,000 children, have been killed in israeli strikes on gaza since october the 7th, so the number passing 12,000. that includes 5,000 children. that coming from the gaza health ministry, the hamas controlled health ministry. 0ne controlled health ministry. one other land that is worth bringing you is that kattar�*s amir has had a phone call with joe you is that kattar�*s amir has had a phone call withjoe biden and i have been talking about developments on gaza and the occupied palestinian territories, according to a statement being given to us from reuters. they are critical, qatar, when it comes to hostages, i'm sure thatis when it comes to hostages, i'm sure that is an important part of those conversations. it's children in need tonight — and the radio 2 presenter vernon kay has spent the last four days running from leicester to bolton — a distance of 116 miles. his ultra—marathon — has already raised 4.1 million pounds for the charity. charlotte gallagher has been hearing about the amazing fundraising efforts of people across the uk. hooter. come on! amazing turnout again. an ultra marathon challenge, and the ultimate test for vernon kay. he's one of the people giving their all for children in need. hi, guys. it's joe wicks and pudsey here, and we would love you to join bbc children in need's most spectacular challenge yet. the pudsey bearpees challenge. pudsey has been leading the bearpees challenge in a playground in shropshire... one more! ..a school hall in wiltshire... ..and beyond. last year, children in need raised more than £43 million for good causes across the uk. presenter adi adepitan says the show has a vital role. right now, we really need it. we really need it. and it's also just this fantastic show that does good whilst at the same time entertains people and just gives us this this massive, i don't know, national hug. it's a national hug, with fun and madness. a very familiar face will also be making an appearance this evening. what? but you'll have to watch children in beed to find out exactly what doctor who is up to. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. what? and you can watch children in need tonight from 7.00pm on bbc1. stay with us here on bbc news. today at six. . . everton football club gets the biggest punishment in the premier league's history for breaching its financial rules. the club is given a ten point deduction — meaning it's now in the relegation zone i will be live here at goodison, where club officials today said that they were shocked at what they called a disproportionate punishment. so what does this mean at everton and for the rest of the premier league? everton says it will appeal. also on the programme... gaza's suffering — israel says it will allow fuel trucks in to help deliver aid — its prime minister admits the military has failed to limit civilian casualties benefit cuts? tax cuts? what will the chancellorjeremy hunt announce in next week's autumn statement? wait, let them dig to the higher ground. and ahead of the release of napoleon — an epic drama on the life coming up on bbc