can an independent regulator stop football �*lurching from crisis to crisis�*? let me know, i'm on twitter @annitabbc or add the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. three white men are found guilty of murdering the blackjogger ahmaud arbery in georgia last year. president biden welcomed the courts verdict. # let it be, let it be...# and beatles fans rejoice, a new documentary featuring never before seen footage of the fab four is released today. borisjohnson and president macron have agreed to step up efforts to prevent migrants from crossing the english channel after 27 people drowned when their boat sank near calais as they tried to reach the uk. ben boulos is in dover. they are trying to identify the migrants who died whilst trying to make the crossing yesterday. it was the loss of life in the channel since records started being kept. it will be a difficult process because many of them take to the water without documentation and the nature of the whole situation is incredibly chaotic. there are also other questions about why the boat sank. was it overloaded? was it the conditions? in previous years there has been a tendency for the crossings to pull given the autumn and winter. but because of the calm conditions, many migrants and the people smugglers who facilitate those bow crossings, have seen this as one of their last chances to make the crossings before the worst of the crossings before the worst of the weather sets in. standing here by the waterside you can feel the already starting to change and how perilous journey must have felt as they embarked on it yesterday. and yet that is still not enough others from along the northern french coast, the search for the missing went on after dark. but with temperatures in single digits, the chance of finding anyone alive increasingly remote. at least 27 bodies have been recovered. the biggest loss of life in the channel since it became the preferred route of people traffickers. translation: the first people responsible for this despicable | situation are the smugglers. that is to say, criminals who, for a few thousand euros, organise the trafficking of human beings from iraq, afghanistan, africa and asia. it's thought around 25 boats like this set off from the beaches of northern france yesterday. where are you going now? the uk. this one, we know, made it across the channel, but it's a treacherous journey, across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. this disaster underscores how dangerous it is to cross the channel in this way. and it also shows how vital it is that we now step up our efforts to break the business model of the gangsters who are sending people to sea in this way. last night, the government's cobra emergency committee met, and the prime minister held an urgent phone call with the french president emmanuel macron. downing street said the two men agreed to step up joint efforts to prevent the crossings. any decisions made? evening. and to stop the gangs putting people's lives at risk. but people the bbc spoke to at this calais migrant camp last night said they would keep trying to reach the uk. uday said he attempted to cross earlier this week but gave up because the waves were too high. we need to create safe and legal routes for people to get here, through planned resettlement programmes and family reunion. and we also need to have a safe and fair asylum system here so that people, when they've made theirjourneys, can claim asylum and be fairly assessed. in calais last night, people demanding refugees be better treated held a vigil for those who died. after a year of record numbers crossing the channel, people on all sides of the argument have warned this was a tragedy waiting to happen. jon donnison, bbc news. we now know that a fifth suspect has been arrested by the french authorities in addition to the four that were announced yesterday, close to the belgian border. the french believe they were somehow involved in facilitating the boats, arranging for that crossing. they will now be questioned. there was an emergency government meeting in the uk that went on late into the night and that was the government's cobra committee. let's get more from our political correspondent damien graf dramatic at westminster. what emerged from that government meeting? emerged from that government meetin: ? ~ ., ., ., ., meeting? what we are hearing from the contacts — meeting? what we are hearing from the contacts in _ meeting? what we are hearing from the contacts in the _ meeting? what we are hearing from the contacts in the uk _ meeting? what we are hearing from the contacts in the uk and _ meeting? what we are hearing from the contacts in the uk and france i meeting? what we are hearing from the contacts in the uk and france is| the contacts in the uk and france is that what the uk is looking for is more cooperation, trying to offer more cooperation, trying to offer more people more resources to help tackle issues on the french side. but for months, in fact years, we have heard the home secretary priti patel and others talking about breaking the business model of smugglers and they have not managed to. they promised 50 odd million pounds to the french side. the french have stopped 20 odd thousand crossings this year we were told. so that has not worked. again today the uk immigration minister kevin foster is saying this is what the uk is pushing for. well, the home secretary will be speaking to her counterpart later this morning and we are prepared to offer support on the ground, we are prepared to offer resources, we are prepared to offer literally people to go there and help assist the french authorities. we are clear we don'tjust see this as an issue that france needs to deal with, but one that we want to work together with france and our wider european partners, we only need to look at the situation in the mediterranean or eastern europe to see this isn't just an issue in the channel, to break the business model of these gangs, and that includes things like securing returns agreements as well as the policing and law enforcement presence that there is in the pas—de—calais. those he talked about, return agreements, the uk did have the ability to return people while it was part of the eu under the arrangements. it does not have those anymore since brexit and has not been able to negotiate new return agreements. the past year uk ministers have said only five people were returned to eu countries, so that they can issue the uk. the uk is also trying to strengthen its legal rules around migration. there is a nationalities and borders bill thatis is a nationalities and borders bill that is due to become law next year which seeks to make it a criminal offence to cross the channel in a small boat. you could face up to four years in prison. they could downgrade the status of those who took such a route so they could only get it in status if you pay for a limited time and it talks about setting up offshore processing centres in other countries. our difficulties with all of that because they could face legal challenges, they break into national conventions and refugee rights because refugees have a legal right to cross borders to seek protection. they do not have to seek it in the first country they reach. there is also pressure on the government saying a different way of tackling this would be to open up legal and safe routes to allow people to apply for asylum from outside the uk and be brought here without having to take boats like this. but again the immigration minister this morning said the prospect of people being processed in european countries with the possibility of coming here was not something the uk government believed was a solution. he thought that would act as a pull factor to bring more people across the mediterranean into europe. titer? mediterranean into europe. very complicated _ mediterranean into europe. very complicated political— mediterranean into europe. very complicated political set of discussions going on. damien, thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. let's bring in simonjones who has been following developments on this throughout the last few days. simon, this is a problem we hear that ministers in government have had more meetings about this than any other issue bart the pandemic. and yet they're still does not seem to be any easy answer. we assume those crossings for the moment people will still try to make them. i understand two boats made it into uk waters this morning and they were picked up by the rnli. we are talking about a0 people who were brought along the sea front here today. despite the 27 deaths that happened yesterday in the tragedy in the channel the crossings have continued this morning. it shows the desire of people to get to the uk and that will be a big concern for the authorities. you and that will be a big concern for the authorities.— and that will be a big concern for the authorities. you yourself have been out on _ the authorities. you yourself have been out on the _ the authorities. you yourself have been out on the channel - the authorities. you yourself have been out on the channel in - the authorities. you yourself have been out on the channel in the . the authorities. you yourself have i been out on the channel in the past and you have been on boats and the conditions can vary so much. you don't have to go much further out before things become very precarious, choppy and life—threatening. precarious, choppy and life-threatening.- precarious, choppy and life-threatening. precarious, choppy and life-threateninu. ., ., life-threatening. you can look out to sea on a _ life-threatening. you can look out to sea on a day — life-threatening. you can look out to sea on a day like _ life-threatening. you can look out to sea on a day like today - life-threatening. you can look out to sea on a day like today and - life-threatening. you can look out to sea on a day like today and it . to sea on a day like today and it looks pretty calm from here, but get midway in the channel and things can change very quickly. the weather can be extremely unpredictable. you have to remember that the people taking to remember that the people taking to the water will not be experienced navigators. 0ften to the water will not be experienced navigators. often they are taking to the sea in boats that are flimsy. the boat that sank yesterday was extremely flimsy. the key thing now is to try to establish how exactly it sank, why exactly it sank. why potentially it was hit by a passing ship. there have been unconfirmed reports in the french media that it may have been hit by a container ship, or maybe simply there were too many people on board that boat. i heard you yesterday speaking about a rough calculation aboutjust how lucrative these crossings are for the people smugglers behind them. with that in mind the penalties to deter them from risking the lives of others in these crossings need to be severe enough to outweigh the potential wins and benefits and profits they can make. it is potential wins and benefits and profits they can make.- profits they can make. it is not potentially _ profits they can make. it is not potentially people _ profits they can make. it is not potentially people pay - profits they can make. it is not potentially people pay aroundl profits they can make. it is not - potentially people pay around £3000 to get on board one of these boats. i was told recently that they discovered a boat with 88 people on board in the channel. if each person paid £3000 to get on board that boat, that single boat would have made the traffic is more than a quarter of a quarter of £1 million. take into account that on busy days like yesterday, we saw 20, 30, even some days a0 boats being launched with on busy days over 1000 people managing to make the journey across to dover. add up all that and we are talking about big business, which is why we have seen the finger of blame pointed both by the british and the french at the people smugglers. borisjohnson said they are effectively getting away with murder and the french president emmanuel macron saying he does not want the channel to become a graveyard. they are pointing the finger at the people traffickers and talking about trying to stop them and doing more. but the reality is there have been a number of arrests particularly in france people smugglers, but other people are quick to move in because this is such a profitable route. the authorities say the people smugglers are basically trading on human misery. are basically trading on human mise . ,, ., are basically trading on human mise ., ., , ., misery. simon jones, our correspondent, _ misery. simon jones, our correspondent, thank- misery. simon jones, our| correspondent, thank you misery. simon jones, our- correspondent, thank you very misery. simon jones, our— correspondent, thank you very much. to underline the point about the number of people making the crossings, on one day earlier this month more than 1180 people made the crossing. that is in a single day. there is an element of a push factor and as much as the pull of a better life and better prospects and safety here in the uk, however much that is a pull, it is the push factor that is often seen as the greater driver, the fact that people are fleeing some of the most perilous places in the world, the majority of people making that crossing coming from chad, eritrea, egypt, sudan and iran, and that push factor, fleeing poverty, war and persecution, is so great that it pushes them to take the risk, of risking everything in order to make that crossing. let's bring in bridget chapman from the kent refugee action network. it is a desperate situation for many of these people. talk us through what happens to those who do make that crossing and arrive here in dover. they are picked up on a boat and as they arrived on the beach they will be brought to dover and go through a health check because they will be very cool, some are hypothermic, and they will go through an initial screening process where they will state the fact they want to make an asylum claim. from there they will be moved onto their initial accommodation which is where they will stay whilst there claim is processed. most of the claims will be successful. em processed. most of the claims will be successful.— processed. most of the claims will be successful. an application to be rocessed be successful. an application to be processed might _ be successful. an application to be processed might deter _ be successful. an application to be processed might deter people - be successful. an application to be| processed might deter people from coming because they are left with a great degree of uncertainty and are left with limbo sometimes for months and years on will say that is a pull factor for they can still have months, even years, living in the uk until they get a decision. what is your stance on that? i until they get a decision. what is your stance on that?— until they get a decision. what is your stance on that? i don't think havin: your stance on that? i don't think having people — your stance on that? i don't think having people in _ your stance on that? i don't think having people in limbo _ your stance on that? i don't think having people in limbo is - your stance on that? i don't think having people in limbo is good i your stance on that? i don't think| having people in limbo is good for them orfor us as having people in limbo is good for them or for us as a country. having people in limbo is good for them orfor us as a country. these are people who want to come here and build a life, they want to contribute. we need people to work and we need to process applications as quickly as possible. they are not criminals, iwant as quickly as possible. they are not criminals, i want to be clear about that, but if you are trying someone for a crime, you would not keep them hanging around, that is notjustice. we need to process those claims as quickly as possible.— quickly as possible. when anyone talks about _ quickly as possible. when anyone talks about changing _ quickly as possible. when anyone talks about changing the - quickly as possible. when anyone - talks about changing the immigration rules, the asylum rules, so that if someone were to arrive through what the government says is an illegal route, but crossings like this as opposed to an authorised route, it may make it harder to successfully claim asylum and refugee status. do you think that would deter people from making the crossing by boat and perhaps seek other means or not? what will happen is it will criminalise people coming here to seek asylum. the fact is there is no form you can fill in from abroad to claim asylum in the uk. the only way you can do it is to get your bike irregular means to make your claim. people are coming to the uk for specific reasons, usually because they are joining family or an existing community. criminalising them does not help and it would be subject to a legal challenge and eventually that would be corrected. in the meantime, we have people in limbo and it is not good for them or for us as a country and it is just not fair. for us as a country and it is 'ust not fair. ~ ., ., ~ ., ,., ., not fair. when we look at some of the other option _ not fair. when we look at some of the other option is _ not fair. when we look at some of the other option is being - not fair. when we look at some of the other option is being talked i the other option is being talked about, the idea of the uk helping the french authorities to police the northern french coast to intercept boats before they set off, even if they were able to stop two thirds of they were able to stop two thirds of the boats, does that act as a deterrent to the people smugglers and those making the crossing or not, given the money is paid up front, there is no right of refund? if the boats do not leave and the migrants cannot cross they do not get their money back.— get their money back. patrie has done project- — get their money back. patrie has done project. we _ get their money back. patrie has done project. we spent - get their money back. patrie has done project. we spent millions| done project. we spent millions fortifying the port at calais and that stopped people getting on lorries, but they started getting on boats. if we put people on the french coast and try to stop them coming in, we will push them into belgium and they will make longer journeys. nothing the government has done has worked. yesterday was unspeakable and it was completely avoidable. the government has to step up and we cannot use the fact that we are an island and surrounded by water to abdicate our responsibility and accept our share of people seeking sanctuary. that said, a lot of people seeking sanctuary. that said. a lot of— of people seeking sanctuary. that said, a lot of people will wonder why migrants such a dangerous crossing where they are already in france, actually to those fleeing war and persecution. if they are already in a safe, western european country why not claim asylum there? would it make a difference if efforts were made to help give people a better life there? these crossinas people a better life there? these crossings have _ people a better life there? these crossings have been _ people a better life there? these crossings have been happening i people a better life there? tire crossings have been happening for nearly three years and i have been answering the same question over and over again for three years. the fact is most people do stop in the first country, which is why places like lebanon has a massive number of refugees. france takes four times more refugee applications than we do. what is it about britain that makes us think we should not do our bit? �* ., , ., ., ., bit? bridget chapman from the can refu . ee bit? bridget chapman from the can refugee action _ bit? bridget chapman from the can refugee action network. _ bit? bridget chapman from the can refugee action network. it - bit? bridget chapman from the can refugee action network. it seems | bit? bridget chapman from the can l refugee action network. it seems as though one thing the government on both sides of the channel are agreed on is the blame lying with the people smugglers who make vast sums from those migrants who are in desperate situations and will do anything to try and improve their lives. what seems to be harder is to reach agreement on how you tackle that and how you successfully solve it. later. a man has been charged with the murders of a couple who were attacked at their home in somerset. police found jennifer and stephen chapple with fatal stab wounds at a house in the village of norton fitzwarren on sunday evening. their two children were sleeping upstairs. 3a—year—old collin reeves will appear at taunton magistrates�* court. the government has indicated it will accept the appointment of an independent regulator for english football to ensure the financial stability and good governance of the game. it's one of a number of recommendations made by a fan—led review, which was carried out by the former sports minister tracey crouch. 0ur sports news editor dan roan has more. it's the most popular sport in the country, but with clubs going bust, and after the threat of a breakaway, scrutiny on football has intensified. the woman tasked with the landmark review of the english game told me it was time for a radical reform. we've seen football lurch from crisis to crisis over the last decade or so. and unfortunately, we haven't necessarily had the right levels of regulation in place to stop that crisis from happening. i think we've reached a point where people are saying, no more. crucially, crouch wants a powerful independent football regulator that would have stopped the attempt by the premier league's big six earlier this year tojoin the european super league. 0verseeing financial regulation, it could even block spending by owners deemed to be irresponsible. the regulator would enforce a beefed up owners�* and directors�* test for new buyers. 0ther proposals include a transfer levy to get more money from the premier league to the rest of the game, reform of parachute payments to relegated clubs, and fan empowerment through shadow boards and a so—called golden share. that would mean supporter consent needed over key decisions, such as a change of club name or stadium relocation, unlike in the past when wimbledon was infamously moved to milton keynes. and this season, a championship club that twice won the first division title in the 70s also fell into administration. derby county, for many, is sadly emblematic of a broken and unsustainable club system. one that encourages too many to overspend in the pursuit of promotion, and which shows why radical change is now needed to the way that clubs are both financed and run. criticised for allowing the controversial recent saudi takeover of newcastle united, the premier league said the reforms mustn�*t damage the game. but with the government likely to support crouch, football seems set for momentous change. dan roan, bbc news. joining me now is mickey ambrose, former professional footballer and the co—chair of fa equality now, which campaigns for changes to the way the football association is run. good to have you with us. thank you forjoining me. it was that failed bid to create a european super league that was the catalyst for all of this. that would have left a lot of this. that would have left a lot of clubs further down the pyramid of english football in the lurch, but are these plans are set out by tracey crouch, the solution? praise the lord, alleluia, _ tracey crouch, the solution? praise the lord, alleluia, we _ tracey crouch, the solution? praise the lord, alleluia, we are _ tracey crouch, the solution? praise the lord, alleluia, we are finally- the lord, alleluia, we are finally getting somewhere, football is coming home, you could say. i think it is the solution. it has been well documented, the issues in football, and the super league pushed the arms of people and the fans are the ones who pay the money and go into the grounds, so tracey crouch and the committee have done very well in putting all this together. football is a game of two halves and the report addresses many issues for preserving the clubs�* heritage and also controlling financial management. i think the report is very positive. management. i think the report is very positive-— very positive. let's look at a bit more detail. _ very positive. let's look at a bit more detail. this _ very positive. let's look at a bit more detail. this is _ very positive. let's look at a bit more detail. this is all- very positive. let's look at a bit more detail. this is all about i more detail. this is all about sustainability. at the top of the pyramid you have those super wealthy emyr league clubs and further down you have clubs with not as much money. if that supply of money dries up, we have seen some of them go to the wall overnight sometimes it seems. would this plan and the 10% levy that has been proposed for premier league clubs when they buy players, that money then goes into a big pot. would that pot of money be enough to stop that situation happening? i enough to stop that situation happening?— enough to stop that situation haueninu? ~ , happening? ithink so. football is for the happening? ithink so. football is forthe fans— happening? ithink so. football is for the fans and _ happening? ithink so. football is for the fans and clubs. _ happening? ithink so. football is for the fans and clubs. we - happening? ithink so. football is for the fans and clubs. we want l happening? i think so. football is| for the fans and clubs. we want to see teams like bury and york city and even the league teams playing in the fa cup. so i think the money will filter down properly and it is a great move and it is well overdue and it is a great move, you had to take the super league to do it, and the premier league got a taste of their own medicine, so i think it is a great move and it is great it will filter down to other clubs. i play for at local club in east london many years ago and it is grassroots football and that is where we come from. john terry came from there and ray wilkins even. it is very important we concentrate on the grass roots side and the to the lower division teams.- grass roots side and the to the lower division teams. they deserve it. the premier _ lower division teams. they deserve it. the premier league _ lower division teams. they deserve it. the premier league is _ lower division teams. they deserve it. the premier league is saying i lower division teams. they deserve it. the premier league is saying it | it. the premier league is saying it is important to everyone that any reforms do not damage our game and is competitive balance or the levels of current investment. do you think what tracey crouch has set out here could distort football in the premier league? i could distort football in the premier league?— could distort football in the premier league? could distort football in the premier leauue? ., �* ~ ,., premier league? i don't think so, i think they have _ premier league? i don't think so, i think they have got _ premier league? i don't think so, i think they have got it _ premier league? i don't think so, i think they have got it right, - premier league? i don't think so, i think they have got it right, so - think they have got it right, so well done to them. what the report does not address is the structure of the game and the vested interests of the game and the vested interests of the premier league and other organisations. to be frank, the premier league actually controls football, they control the fa and we, the people plasma fa, which was formed 20 months ago, we believe that breaches the fifa status. what we have done is we sent a letter yesterday to the president of fifa, looking for them to investigate how the fa is being run and the interventions that should not be happening by the premier league. the premier league do what they have to do and the fa are the grassroots for players. we have sent that letter because the premier league have got really soft power on the fa on many occasions and the fa should be public body under the freedom of information act and there should be more transparency and accountability and we need fifa to accelerate an investigation into the fa because it does breach their statute. brute investigation into the fa because it does breach their statute.- does breach their statute. we saw when a number— does breach their statute. we saw when a number of _ does breach their statute. we saw when a number of clubs, - does breach their statute. we saw when a number of clubs, six - does breach their statute. we saw| when a number of clubs, six clubs, tried to break away and join the european super league, we saw the hugely negative reaction from the vast majority of fans. but what is there in this plan to stop clubs trying tojoin some there in this plan to stop clubs trying to join some other breakaway super league? thea;r trying to join some other breakaway soper league?— super league? they are putting measures in — super league? they are putting measures in place _ super league? they are putting measures in place so _ super league? they are putting measures in place so that - super league? they are putting i measures in place so that cannot happen, so that is good they are putting a number of measures m. for our viewers, what are those measures?— our viewers, what are those measures? ., ., , , ., measures? some of the measures are that there is — measures? some of the measures are that there is a — measures? some of the measures are that there is a code _ measures? some of the measures are that there is a code of— measures? some of the measures are that there is a code of conduct - measures? some of the measures are that there is a code of conduct that . that there is a code of conduct that has to be adhered to. there is a disciplinary side as well. maybe they could be docked some points. there is more of a structure to protect the fa. the fa is a weak governing body and they need to be protected. the premier league seems to wield soft power over that. that has got to be investigated more. but the report is a good starting point to get something done. imilli the report is a good starting point to get something done.— the report is a good starting point to get something done. will we see much pushback_ to get something done. will we see much pushback from _ to get something done. will we see much pushback from the _ to get something done. will we see | much pushback from the footballing authorities to this to try to water this down perhaps or to alter it in some way?— this down perhaps or to alter it in some wa ? ~ .,, ., " some way? the fa was found in 1963 and we have — some way? the fa was found in 1963 and we have got _ some way? the fa was found in 1963 and we have got the _ some way? the fa was found in 1963 and we have got the main _ some way? the fa was found in 1963 and we have got the main board, - some way? the fa was found in 1963 and we have got the main board, the j and we have got the main board, the national mainboard, the fa council, so many boards, they have got more boards than wh smith, that is why they have had so many germans like greg dyke. david brownstein, they were all unfortunately unable to reform the fa so we need fifa to come in and investigate the whole governance and structure of the fa. if you are independent you cannot have other bodies like the premier league taking control and taking over the fa. the fa was founded over 100 years ago and we want to see bury back and we want to see other teams playing in the fa in the second and third rounds. that is what it is about, engaging the lower divisions and making sure the lower divisions and making sure the lower divisions have a say and fair game, they have done a fantasticjob along with the people plasma fa. go to the website to look at the blueprint that we put forward. i went to downing street and presented that with john downing street and presented that withjohn stiles, the son of nobby stiles, who passed away due to dementia. but, so there are three strands to the people plasma fa and we need to stand and look now at what is going on. we need fifa to investigate the fa and make sure that independent organisations do not take control.— not take control. thank you very much for your— not take control. thank you very much for your time. _ not take control. thank you very much for your time. i'll - not take control. thank you very much for your time. i'll is - not take control. thank you very much for your time. i'll is here | much for your time. i�*ll is here with the details. if we have not got our big coats out already, we will need them. it's it�*s going to turn colder, a shock to the system compared to what we�*ve been used to. risk of severe gales with spells of rain, sleet and snow. what you get is dependent on where an area of low pressure tracks so keep watching the forecast. it is a cold day generally with a lot of dry weather, crisp weather, good visibility. lengthy spells of sunshine. we had wintry showers from the word go across the north of scotland. on windward coast, the wind is quite strong. that will blow in some showers. most of those will be of rain. through this evening and overnight, cloud gathering in the north west. it�*s going to sink southwards taking its rain with it. increasingly wintry showers in scotland, down to lower levels and when across scotland, northern ireland and also across the irish sea. and then it�*s going to turn windy again. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk and france agree to step up efforts to stop people crossing the channel after 27 men, women and a child drowned when the boat they were in sank as they tried to reach dover. the immigration minister says human trafficking gangs must be stopped. we are so determined to smash this model, this really evil business model. the chair of a fan—led review into football says the sport needs an independent regulator. three white men are found guilty of murdering the blackjogger ahmaud arbery in georgia last year. president biden welcomed the courts verdict. # let it be, let it be. # let it be... and beatles fans rejoice, a new documentary featuring never before seen footage of the fab four, is released today. more detail on the fan led to review into football which has recommended an independent regulator for english football. the statement coming through. a downing street source saying we will set up an independent regulator for football, saying we will set up an independent regulatorforfootball, this saying we will set up an independent regulator for football, this will be designed to stop any attempt to form a super league in future and protect the game forfans a super league in future and protect the game for fans and communities across the country. let�*s go to the bbc sport centre and join mike. one of a7 recommendations from this review. more on that in a moment. paris and jermaine and world superstars were second best manchester city who like liverpool won the champions league group to give them advantage when it comes to the draw for the knockout stage. city beat psg 2—1while liverpool saw off porto. city dominated the first half. riyad mahrez went close. so near but still goalless at the break. after it, psg star is finally struck. lionel messi finding mbappe with dumping results. the visitors were ahead but not for long. this time city made it count. raheem sterling transforming the mancunian mood, excited? just a bit. could city find a winner? with 50 minutes left, gabrieljesus provided the perfect answer. a 2—1win minutes left, gabrieljesus provided the perfect answer. a 2—1 win for city sealing their qualification in exhilarating fashion. as for liverpool, with top spot in the group guaranteed, they eased to a 2-0 group guaranteed, they eased to a 2—0 win against porto. astana from thiago and anotherfrom 2—0 win against porto. astana from thiago and another from mo salah. all four english teams into the knockout stage. could it once again be the year? a review of the way football is run in england, has concluded an independent regulator, is needed to put the sport, on a sounder financial footing and give fans more of a say, in the way the teams they support are run. the government set up the review after six big premier league clubs tried to form a breakaway european super league — while at the same time many clubs in lower divisions, were in severe financial hardship. people are saying no more, this is about ensuring that vested interests are removed from football, that football can start to become something that�*s sustainable for the long—term future of the english game and that�*s why we are setting today these structures, these recommendations that will completely change the landscape for football regulation. tennis�*s davis cup finals begin today across three different countries — italy, austria and spain — but the competition is set to move to abu dhabi on a five—year dealfrom 2022. next year�*s event would see abu dhabi host across multiple venues and could stretch to 12 days. it wouldn�*t finish until early december and next year would clash with football�*s world cup in nearby qatar. the decision is to be rubber stamped next week. ronnie 0�*sullivan says he prefers watching snooker to playing it, but even so, is through to the second round, of the uk snooker championship. so the seven—time former champion, will have to play again, after surviving a challenging match with michael white, eventually winning, by 6 frames to 3 in york. now, 0�*sullivan refused to be drawn on this, but some of snooker�*s big names, have backed shaun murphy, over his claim that amateurs should not be allowed, to play, in professional tournaments. murphy was knocked out of the uk championship, by the 19—year—old chinese amateur, see ja way on tuesday and said afterwards, "that young man shouldn�*t be in the tournament." the world snooker tour said it "strongly disagrees with his comments" but defending champion neil robertson, world number one mark selby and three—time world champion mark williams, have said they agreed with murphy — who isn�*t backing down. i have seen today how this story has blown up and it�*s still trending and all the rest of it. it�*s madness, really, from my point of view. but for me there has to be a line. you know, if there is no distinction between the pro tours and amateur tours, let�*s just have one big tour then. and i think amateurs, very good amateurs, by the way, standing in front of them potentially being banana skins for professional players who earn their living this way is a problem. it seems to be a debate dividing the sport and is set to rumble on. that�*s all for now. president biden has welcomed the conviction of three white men who chased and killed a black jogger, ahmaud arbery, as he ran through their neighbourhood in the us state of georgia. mr biden said the killing last year was a reminder of how far america still had to go in the fight for racialjustice. the case, described by activists as a modern—day lynching, fuelled the black lives matter movement. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool sent this report from georgia. 0a33. there have been times when this moment seemed very different distant prospect. we the jury, find the defendant, travis mcmichael, guilty. whoo! the shout of relief came from the father of ahmaud arbery, who was shot dead in february of last year. two others were also found guilty of murder. they had all seen 25—year—old ahmaud running through the neighbourhood. and claimed he fitted the description of a crime suspect. they chased him and killed him. during the trial, the man who had fired the fatal shots, travis mcmichael, was the only one of the three to take to the witness stand. ishot him. why? he had my gun. he struck me, it looked obvious that he was a... it was obvious that he was attacking me, that if he would have got the shot gun from me, then it was a life or death situation. his justification was that he killed in self—defence. but of course, that was only after he, his father and a neighbour had chased ahmaud arbery in their pick—up trucks for five minutes. ahmaud�*s family waited more than ten weeks and had to rely on public pressure for the police to even make any arrests. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. yes, he is. and i just want to tell everybody, thank you, thank you for those who marched, those who prayed, most of all, the ones who prayed. yes, lord. thank you, god, thank you. well, there may still be questions about the way the police behaved after this killing, questions about the underlying issues surrounding race in this society, that contributed to the killing. but for now, at least, all of those that for months have been calling forjustice for ahmaud arbery, there isjust a huge sense of relief. aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia. three people have been arrested in connection with the death of schoolgirl caroline glachan more than 25 years ago. the body of the 1a—year—old was discovered on the banks of the river leven, west dunbartonshire, in 1996. police said two men, aged a2 and a3, and a a2—year—old woman had been charged in connection with the death. a roman mosaic thought to be centuries old has been unearthed in a farmer�*s field in the east midlands. the artwork, which dates back to the third or fourth century ad, shows the epic battle between achilles and the trojan hero, hector, in homer�*s the iliad. archaeologists say its one of only a handful of such mosaics in europe. tim allen is the team leader for historic england in the midlands and joins me now. what a fascinating story, as the discoveries of things like this always are. tell us more about how this particular mosaic was uncovered.— this particular mosaic was uncovered. ,., ., ., �* , this particular mosaic was uncovered. ., �*, , . this particular mosaic was uncovered. ., . ., uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinatin: uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinating story. _ uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinating story. it _ uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinating story. it comes _ uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinating story. it comes out - uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinating story. it comes out of - uncovered. good morning. it's such a fascinating story. it comes out of a i fascinating story. it comes out of a find by the landowner�*s some who looked at aerial photos and made a hole in the ground and came down onto this. luckily, we were able to provide financial support to have the site, to have some initial investigations with university of leicester and we�*ve worked with the department of culture, media and sport to protect the site and bring forward further investigations between historic england and the university of leicester next year to understand the site more fully. jim ervin who found it got in touch with you once he had made this small hole in the ground to see what was beneath the surface. he saw a bit of pottery, thought it was unusual and then he called you? he pottery, thought it was unusual and then he called you?— then he called you? he got in touch with the county _ then he called you? he got in touch with the county council's _ with the county council�*s archaeological advises. it�*s in rutland and they work across leicester. he did the right thing, he sought advice and we were able to bring in those resources and expertise from university of leicester and from ourselves to make sure that thing was properly understood and now we can start to understand what that way that the landowner presented themselves with this classically based mosaic, how that fitted into the rest of their life. what they did when they went entertaining and what happened afterwards as things changed in the later roman empire.— afterwards as things changed in the later roman empire. when looking at imaaes of it later roman empire. when looking at images of it and _ later roman empire. when looking at images of it and it _ later roman empire. when looking at images of it and it covers _ later roman empire. when looking at images of it and it covers quite - later roman empire. when looking at images of it and it covers quite a - images of it and it covers quite a large area. what size is it? the mosaic is _ large area. what size is it? the mosaic is about _ large area. what size is it? the mosaic is about 11 _ large area. what size is it? the mosaic is about 11 x _ large area. what size is it? iie: mosaic is about 11 x seven large area. what size is it? "iie: mosaic is about 11 x seven metres. it's mosaic is about 11 x seven metres. it�*s a decent sized room. perhaps the eating, the entertaining. the way it�*s oriented, it�*s in a series of three panels and the best place for viewing them would be from the apps at the end of the room. if you imagine the proprietors being in the best seats and as you came into the room, they would have the mosaic up the right way for them but he would be looking at them. it�*s very much i suppose a statement by the owners about their relationship to culture, to sophistication and that�*s why it�*s fascinating to get an idea of what the rest of their life was like. , , ., , ., like. designed to show off their wealth. like. designed to show off their wealth- is _ like. designed to show off their wealth. is there _ like. designed to show off their wealth. is there anything - like. designed to show off their wealth. is there anything else l like. designed to show off their i wealth. is there anything else you can tell us, impressions from what you�*ve discovered so far? it can tell us, impressions from what you've discovered so far?— you've discovered so far? it fits into a much _ you've discovered so far? it fits into a much wider— you've discovered so far? it fits into a much wider complex - you've discovered so far? it fits into a much wider complex of l into a much wider complex of buildings, which they�*re not all going to be the same date so we can perhaps see how the way that people lived in landscape, the way they farmed it, changed it after the second century... i5 farmed it, changed it after the second century. . ._ farmed it, changed it after the second century... is there more under the _ second century... is there more under the ground? _ second century... is there more under the ground? what's - second century... is there more under the ground? what's the l second century... is there more i under the ground? what's the plan under the ground? what�*s the plan now? is there a plan to excavate the area around it?— area around it? yes, there is plans for further — area around it? yes, there is plans for further excavation _ area around it? yes, there is plans for further excavation next - area around it? yes, there is plans for further excavation next year, i area around it? yes, there is plans| for further excavation next year, to forfurther excavation next year, to better understand the rest of the site. the mosaic itself is covered up site. the mosaic itself is covered up to protect it because it�*s quite delicate and particularly in northern european conditions, these things don�*t survive if you leave them exposed. that�*s covered up and recorded, but then there�*s other parts of the site that we need to understand through further investigations and we can start to see how this part of the site fits into a wider series of events. it�*s into a wider series of events. it's wonderful _ into a wider series of events. it's wonderful that it has survived for so many centuries under the soil to be uncovered. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... the uk and france agree to step up efforts to stop people crossing the channel after 27 men, women and a child drowned when the boat they were in sank as they tried to reach dover. the immigration minister says human trafficking gangs must be stopped. the chair of a fan—led review into football says the sport needs an independent regulator. three white men are found guilty of murdering the blackjogger ahmaud arbery in georgia last year. president biden welcomed the courts verdict. germany has now recorded more than 100,000 covid deaths. it weathered earlier waves of the virus better than many other european countries, but has seen a recent resurgence, with intensive care beds quickly filling up. the escalating crisis poses an immediate challenge to the new coalition government set to take over from angela merkel. across europe, tough new restrictions are being introduced, and the world health organisation says europe is once again the epicentre of the crisis. in the last few minutes, france has recommended that everyone aged over 18 gets a third covid vaccine shot. mark lobel reports. hospitals are under strain as a highly infectious covid variant sweeps across europe alongside vaccine hesitancy and waning vaccine immunity. eliciting a new wave of restrictions like policing the pandemic in paris. incentivising injections in italy and guarding the trains in germany. the incoming coalition government in germany has reportedly resisted another national lockdown for now despite one in place in neighbouring austria and soon, slovakia. but it will form a new task force to tackle the crisis and germany�*s comparatively low vaccination rate. translation: vaccination is the way i out of this pandemic and facilities l where particularly vulnerable groups are cared for we should make vaccination mandatory. an expansion of this provision remains to be explored. 2g here means entry only for the vaccinated or recently recovered. no longer allowing a negative test to count. keeping the unvaccinated out. in just over one week, 2g will feature across italy, stopping the unvaccinated entering cinemas, indoor bars and stadiums. and vaccines, already mandatory for health workers, will be compulsory for the police, military and teachers. as restrictions persist, signs of unrest emerge. like in france�*s martinique. but despite the visible anger, new measures to combat rising cases across france are expected to be unveiled on thursday. and even though rioting erupted during a partial lockdown in the netherlands at the weekend, measures there are likely to get stricter on friday. mark lobel, bbc news. beatles fans, the wait is over. for more than half a century, nearly 60 hours of footage — which shows the band making the "let it be" album — has remained in a vault. now it�*s been restored and made into a three—part documentary by peterjackson, who directed the lord of the rings trilogy. the first part comes out today on disney+ — and peterjackson has given his only uk tv interview about it to our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. # get back, get back... we have to do it sitting down. we get too excited. # get back, get back... the sounds, the colours, thejoy of the beatles making music. unseen for more than half a century. ringo said that he thought we had to tell it like it is. i think we are. the man entrusted to restore over 60 hours of footage from the let it be sessions injanuary 1969, the lord of the rings director peterjackson. what made you want to dedicate four years of your life to this project? well, i wouldn�*t have done it if it was the rolling stones or something, controversial, sorry, a musical documentary is not of huge appeal to me, but the beatles, yes, i�*m old, 100%, four years, no problem. i loved every single second of it. once more then? yes, yes. we will never get a chance to do it again. the project happened almost by mistake. peterjackson was meeting with the beatles�* company apple to discuss the possibility of a virtual reality exhibition. so, cats and kittens, what do we have to do? as a beatles obsessive, he took the chance to ask something he always wanted to know, what happened to all the outtakes from the 1970 beatles documentary let it be? they said to me, we have got it all. as a fan i was there thinking, yes! they were thinking about using it for a documentary, a stand—alone documentary and they didn�*t have a film—maker attached. so the only time in my life i have done this, i put up my hand and said, "if you are looking for somebody please think of me." just say whatever comes into your head each time. attracts me like a cauliflower until you get the word. peterjackson was offered the job the same day. his only concern, he was always told that the making of the let it be album was a gloomy time, when he sat down to watch the outtakes was surprised him was how much fun everyone is having. if the footage showed a truly miserable band not wanting to be doing what they were doing i would not have made the movie. that�*s not the movie i wanted to make. i was amazed and surprised to see the footage showing a very different story to what i believed for a0 years. mccartney has said watching this documentary has changed his perception of it. i documentary has changed his perception of it.— perception of it. i think your remembering _ perception of it. i think your remembering the _ perception of it. i think your remembering the movie i perception of it. i think your. remembering the movie from perception of it. i think your - remembering the movie from 1970, because you obviously saw it. you are very unhappy in may 1970, there was arguments, there was lawyers, there was clearly a stressful, miserable time for you guys. they weren�*t a band intending to break up and this was shot and that�*s what you see on screen. bud and this was shot and that's what you see on screen.— and this was shot and that's what you see on screen. and the secret nature of much _ you see on screen. and the secret nature of much of— you see on screen. and the secret nature of much of the _ you see on screen. and the secret nature of much of the filming i you see on screen. and the secret i nature of much of the filming allows a unique insight in what it was really like to be in the studio with the beatles. the really like to be in the studio with the iteatles-_ really like to be in the studio with the beatles. .. ., ., ., the beatles. the cameraman would hit the beatles. the cameraman would hit the button, the beatles. the cameraman would hit the button. ten _ the beatles. the cameraman would hit the button, ten minutes— the beatles. the cameraman would hit the button, ten minutes of— the beatles. the cameraman would hit the button, ten minutes of film, i the button, ten minutes of film, they would walk away and have a cup of tea. the beatles would feel, they would loosen up and feel they weren�*t being filmed and they could be honest with each other. it�*s when they don�*t know they�*re being filmed that you get amazing insight into the individuals in this band. iiiiui’hat the individuals in this band. what did ou the individuals in this band. what did you learn _ the individuals in this band. what did you learn about _ the individuals in this band. what did you learn about the _ the individuals in this band. what did you learn about the beatles from those moments? i did you learn about the beatles from those moments?— those moments? i learnt that they were unbelievably _ those moments? i learnt that they were unbelievably normal - those moments? i learnt that they were unbelievably normal people. | were unbelievably normal people. they were liverpool guys. there a psychic connection between them all, they don�*t have to talk to each other to know what they�*re thinking and what to do. the strong depth of that friendship really struck me. the best bit of us always has been and always— the best bit of us always has been and always will be is when backs are against _ and always will be is when backs are against the — and always will be is when backs are against the wall. all we've got is us. what you think? in the end, there was so much footage get back has been divided into three parts and there is one other trilogy that links peterjackson to the beatles. 0ne real curiosity, in the 1960s the beatles actually wanted to make a lord of the rings movie directed by stanley kubrick. what did you know about that? i have been scraping together little pieces of information, i�*ve been interrogating paul about it and, ultimately, when i went india at the beginning of 1968, john, when i went india at the beginning of1968, john, pauland george when i went india at the beginning of 1968, john, paul and george each got one lord of the rings book to read in india and they got excited about it and ultimately they couldn�*t get the rights from talking because he didn�*t like the idea of a p0p 9"°up because he didn�*t like the idea of a pop group telling his story. haifa pop group telling his story. how different your _ pop group telling his story. how different your life _ pop group telling his story. how different your life might have been if they had made that movie. iitiuiheh different your life might have been if they had made that movie. when i soke to if they had made that movie. when i spoke to paul. _ if they had made that movie. when i spoke to paul, he _ if they had made that movie. when i spoke to paul, he said _ if they had made that movie. when i spoke to paul, he said i'm _ if they had made that movie. when i spoke to paul, he said i'm glad i if they had made that movie. when i spoke to paul, he said i'm glad we l spoke to paul, he said i�*m glad we didn�*t do it because you got to do yours and i like your film. didn�*t do it because you got to do yours and i like yourfilm. i don�*t know. i said to him, it�*s a shame you didn�*t because what with the soundtrack to be like? that would have been 1a or 15 beatles songs that would have been pretty incredible to listen to.- that would have been pretty incredible to listen to. one, two, three, incredible to listen to. one, two, three. four- _ incredible to listen to. one, two, three, four. peter— incredible to listen to. one, two, three, four. peterjackson, i incredible to listen to. one, two, j three, four. peterjackson, thank ou ve three, four. peterjackson, thank you very much — three, four. peterjackson, thank you very much for _ three, four. peterjackson, thank you very much for speaking i three, four. peterjackson, thank you very much for speaking to i three, four. peterjackson, thank| you very much for speaking to us. you�*re very welcome. the duke of cambridge has been discussing the mental health pressures of working on the frontline with two emergency workers — ahead of a conference organised by his royal foundation. in footage released by kensington palace, prince william spoke to a paramedic and an emergency care assistant — and reflected on his own experiences as an air ambulance pilot. when i was in the air ambulance, anyjob i went to with children, that really affected me, much more than i think if i hadn�*t had children. so for me, it was the relation of my personal life with effectively the family or the incident i was at. i found it very difficult. there were a number of times when i had to take myself away because i was just getting too involved in it, feeling it. and before we go — it�*s thanksgiving in the united states. yesterday, thousands of people took part in a much loved tradition in new york city on the eve of the big day. they were there to see the balloons inflated ahead of macy�*s annual thanksgiving day parade. every year people flock to the grounds of the museum of natural history, to watch these familiar, floating faces come to life. some of favourites include smokey the bear, astronaut snoopy, and the pillsbury doughboy. if you�*re celebrating thanksgiving, happy thanksgiving. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. the met office has just named the area of low pressure as spawn arwin. this is going to bring strong winds, severe gales and especially so where we now have a number weather warning. we are going to have very gusty winds in the eastern half of scotland in the north—eastern half of northern england. gusts as much as to 75 mph. these are disruptive and potentially damaging gusts of wind. it�*s going to be cold, spells of rain, sleet and snow. some of that accumulating over the pennines. today it�*s quieter, a lot of dry weather and sunshine. some showers coming in on the strong winds across the irish sea and also along the north sea. most of these will be rain but there will be wintry across the highlands. 0ne rain but there will be wintry across the highlands. one or two flakes of snow across the hills in northern ireland and also the north york moors. forthe ireland and also the north york moors. for the rest of us, any showers will be of rain. a lot of dry weather and sunshine, good visibility and temperatures today not particularly high. four in the north to about nine as we push down towards the south. by the end of the afternoon, the cloud and rain will be gathering across the north west. that�*s going to be steadily moving south through the course of the night. the wind strengthening across northern ireland, scotland and northern england and a touch of frost across the south—east. tomorrow morning, that bright start went last because the weather front continues to move southwards, taking its rain. behind it, a return to blustery showers but the winds will be strong and i�*m looking at snow increasingly at lower levels. the eastern half of scotland in the north—east of northern england where we�*ve got that met office and the weather warning for very strong winds. temperatures for ten. three friday night and into saturday, this is the low pressure that has now been named as the storm and what it�*s going to do is bring strong winds in its western flank, some snow as well and the exact track will determine what you get where you are. keep watching the weather forecast but we could start to see some accumulations across the pennines and this whole band of rain, sleet and snow will be putting steadily southwards. friday night, still windy with gales of severe gales and into saturday we�*ll watch this band of rain, sleet and snow push down towards the south—east. saturday is windy wherever you are. something to bear in mind if you are planning anything outdoors or travelling this weekend. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... britain and france agree to step up efforts to stop people crossing the channel after 27 men, women and a child drowned when the boat they were in sank as they tried to reach the uk. french authorities have arrested another suspected people smuggler, bringing the total up to five. britain�*s immigration minister says human trafficking gangs must be stopped. that is why we are so determined to smash this really evil business model. iam i am live in dover where the authorities are trying to identify those migrants who died in the single biggest loss of life in one day.