hello, this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughan jones. the headlines: a former ukrainian mp linked by britain to an alleged russian plot to take control of ukraine says his country needs new political leaders. ukraine s ambassador to britain urges allies to stand with them. the world health organization s european director says it s plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame. a former british conservative party government minister, nusrat ghani, says she was sacked from herjob, because of, in part, her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women s rights activists in norway in an attempt to access to billions of dollars frozen in us banks. sportsday will be coming up shortly. before that, though, here s click. los angeles, the place where anything is possible even the weird stuff that i ve got up to here over the years. it s a town that revels in the new, and right now, that town
perhaps. it was a game that needed a moment of real quality, step forward hakim ziyech. a strike so good that the goalkeeper watched it sold past him. chelsea have been dominant against spurs and now it is happening again, thiago silva 2 0, range bound. harry kane had a chance late on but he was kept out and so it was chelsea s day, three points, three wins in three weeks against their old manager and just whisper it, but are chelsea back in this title race? still a long way off a. spurs could have moved into the top four with a win, but that s a first league defeat under antonio conte, they are seventh but only three points off the top four and games in hand. chelsea have played more games than any other team, but that win consolidates third place. let s hearfrom the managers. we had a good atmosphere, good quality in training and when we arrived this morning, i could feel that everybody is excited to play. it is one thing to be excited and full of expectations to play and t
the former vice president talking about trump s indictment now. january 6th was a tragedy. i ve spoken and written about it extensively. i have nothing to hide. by god s grace i believe we did our duty that day. fulfilled the oath that i d taken to the constitution and to the american people. the constitution is quite clear about the role of the vice president in the counting of electoral votes. it essentially says the vice president presides over a joint session of congress where the electoral votes that are certified by the states shall be opened and shall be counted. and irrespective of the indictment i want the american people to know that i had no right to overturn the election. and that on that day president trump asked me to put him over the constitution but i chose the constitution. and i always will. and i really do believe that anyone who puts themself over the constitution should never be president of the united states. and anyone who asks themselves to put thems
has christmas come early for manchester united fans or not? a deal is finally agreed for british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe to buy a stake in the club. no festive joy for chelsea beaten for the eighth time in the premier league this season but it s all smiles for wolves. and rangers win at motherwell to close in on cetlic and the top of the scottish premierhship. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. so much for a quiet sporting christmas eve. it s been announced in the last few hours that british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% worth a little over £1.25 billion in manchester united. the news comes over a year after the club s owners, the glazers, stated they were considering selling. ratcliffe s ineos group will take control of united s football operations and provide over £230 million in future investement into old trafford. our sports editor dan roan reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billion
so, we have been waiting for this for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? i for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? for a long time. how much of a surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas present - surprise as this? i think that this is the christmas present that - surprise as this? i think that this| is the christmas present that lots of manchester united fans would have wanted. you pose the question how big of a surprise. this deal has been potentially 13 months in the making, there have been times we have been told it was imminent, that would happen a week from now, two weeks from now, and it hasn t done so. so perhaps a surprise and not as a prize at the same time. sarahjim ratcliffe, one of the richest men in britain, a boyhood manchester united fan, has acquired a 25% minority share in the club. i think the important part of the statement is that his ineos group will be in charge of fo