�* the �*the conflict. he told his troops, of the conflict. he told his troops, "we will continue until victory." and this is the scene live in ramallah, in the west bank, where released prisoners have been welcomed, as well as occupied east jerusalem. now it sportsday on bbc news. -- it —— it sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. our headlines this evening... the man who helped bring english football a seminal summer has passed away. terry venables dies at the age of 80. they did come up and say, "that's the best feeling we've ever had." and it's just a shame that that just wasn't to be.

compounding the misery — a week after everton�*s ten—point deduction, they lose and conceded one of the best goals you'll see. and max verstappen ends the most dominant season in formula 1 history with, you guessed it, another victory in abu dhabi. hello again. you can tell by the nature of the tributes terry venables wasn't like any other football coach. the former england boss, who has passed away at the age of 80, has been described as "a brilliant man who made people feel special" and "one of the sport's most charismatic figures". he'll be best remembered for leading england during euro 96 — a summer played out to the strains of "football's coming home" — and yet it's at club level, with the likes of spurs and barcelona, that he achieved

his greatest successes. venables died yesterday after a long illness — and nesta mcgregor looks back on his life. at the tottenham hotspur stadium, a minute's applause for their former manager. terry venables dedicated almost 50 years to football. among the most memorable, the summer of �*96. his enchanting england vying for glory at the euros. the feel—good factor had returned to english football. and, although the journey ended in semifinal heartache, the lions could be prideful in defeat. how old are you now? 16 _ 50 football is your whole life? yes _ a young footballer with a dream, by the time he was a teenager, he was living it, scoring goals for chelsea. but it was as a manager that venables truly blossomed. in 1982, he guided queens park rangers to the fa cup final before a stunning move to barcelona, where he won the spanish league title, earning respect

on the continent, and the nickname el tel. after his time in spain was up, venables returned home to london and tottenham, where he lifted the fa cup. however, a clash with chairman alan sugar and controversy over his business dealings saw him sacked. but in1991i, england came calling, and venables�* coaching prowess reached its peak. at a european championship on home turf, his team made it all the way to the semifinals, carried on a wave of national euphoria before a semifinal defeat to germany on penalties. current england manager gareth southgate described terry venables as "an outstanding coach and manager, capable of handling the youngest player to the biggest star," while alan shearer, captain at euro 96, wrote on social media, "i owe you so much. you were amazing."

venables stood down as england manager after the euros. he then went on to manage australia and leeds united before a brief return to the england set—up as assistant to steve mcclaren. but it's as a colourful and charismatic leader that he'll be remembered, and as the man who brought english football one of its most famous summers. well, i've been speaking to match of the day presenter gary lineker, who called venables "the best coach" england has produced. the two worked together on tv, but it was in club football their professional paths first crossed. venables signed lineker for both barcelona and tottenham. first, i'd like to say what an incredibly sad day this is. it's actually hit me quite hard, because i was very close to terry. he wasn'tjust a coach or a manager, but he was a friend. i worked with him in television for many years.

he was the only manager i had in my career that would regularly take me out for lunch, where we just talked football — and that started, as you rightly said, at barca, only when he signed me there. an incredibly important person in my footballing life, and it's dreadfully sad, and i'll miss him a lot. and i just want to send my condolences and thoughts to yvette and all his family. yes, thank you for that, gary. it's interesting both on the tribute that you put on and so many others, you've focused on so many things in particular. first of all, the personality that he had — he would've needed that personality to succeed when you first met him in barcelona, he went from crystal palce and qpr to el tel at camp nou. i don't think hardly any of the fans in barcelona knew who he was, "who is this englishman that we're signing?" he took barcelona by storm,

because he's such a big character. he played a high press in that first season, and spanish football fans thought, "what on earth is this?" but they ran away with la liga, they crushed real madrid in the bernabeu, and he soon became the hero to the fans there. he was quite right, he said, "you need to be a big personality to succeed," and he was. he was charming, he was charismatic, he was incredibly witty, but he was also tough — and that's what he needed to be. and he understood football, he had an incredible football brain. it's interesting because you had that success at spurs, which propelled him to the england manager'sjob. he took over that position at a time when english football had been suffering under graham taylor, i don't need to tell you about that, but also because the culture

was changing around english football. the hooliganism of the �*80s seemed to be receding, the flashy, new premier league had started, all—seater stadia were coming. both his team at euro 96 and the way he played, and his personality seemed to suit the moment. i think he's the best english coach that we've had. i mean, i love bobby robson, he was a wonderful manager, but he didn't have the innovation or imagination of terry when actually came to the coaching side of things. and he was what england needed, but then terry came in at a time when we did have good players. but he used them perfectly, and some of his tactics in the matches, particularly in euro 96, were thoughtful and imaginative, and he brought the best out i think of the england team. and they were incredibly unlucky to not have won that semifinal, and i'm sure they would've gone on to win a final if germany hadn't beaten them in that penalty shoot—out. and it doesn't matter

which player you speak to that's played for terry, whether it's players way back at crystal palace or qpr, or barcelona — all of them would speak incredibly highly of him, notjust as a coach but as a human being, and a lovely, lovely, fun man. gary lineker talking to me earlier. you saw earlier that spurs reflected on their former manager's passing with a minute's applause this afternoon. their current boss ange postecoglou said venables emobdied everything the club has always wanted to be — and like venables, he too has managed australia. i think i said before the game, terry probably embodies more than anyone else what this club is all about. it's notjust about wins and losses, but the way you carry yourself. it's the way you approach the game and approach life, and it's a sad loss for him and his family. like i said, he's made

his mark far and wide — in australia, in spain, everywhere he's been, here in england and particularly here at tottenham. well, spurs had the chance of going third in the permier league, but lost 2—1 to aston villa. giovanni lo celso gave the home side a first half lead and could have scored more before the break, but villa went in level thanks to pau torres�* header in the seventh minute of injury time. ollie watkins then got the goal that sent aston villa into fourth above their opponents — the england striker�*s 12th of the season. everton fans have been protesting both outside and inside goodison park at their first match since a ten—point deduction for breaking premier league financial rules. they gathered en masse ahead of their game against manchester united to march to the ground, with a banner it leaves them deep in the relegation fight. goodison park was at boiling point as the everton fans let their feelings be known to the premier league. the ten point deduction has seen them drop to the

bottom three — and if they needed their team to change the mood, it couldn't have started much worse. alejandra garnacho with one of the best goals of notjust this season, but any. a moment worth seeing over and over again. everton didn't let their heads dropped as a janssens began to come, but the toffees just couldn't add that final touch and were made to pay for their wastefulness. anthony martial was initially booked for diving here, but after a var check, that was rescinded and a penalty given. marcus rashford making no mistake from the spot. marcel then got on the scoresheet himself, his night career goal against everton to further compound their misery. so a comfortable afternoon for united, but for everton, far bigger battles lie ahead. imran not, bbc news. for

sean dyche, it's another defeat, another incident of var.- sean dyche, it's another defeat, another incident of var. played well the first half. _ another incident of var. played well the first half, dominated _ another incident of var. played well the first half, dominated the - the first half, dominated the chance, made some good ones and kept them to minimal, so i was pleased to have time. good second half to get the penalty so early. what's the point? the var thing is such a simple thing and they're making it so complex for me. i feel for fans, i said recently after a liverpool gain, they stand there, we all know the outcome, why don't you get on with it? but anyway.— with it? but anyway. magnificent moment, grateful— with it? but anyway. magnificent moment, gratefulfor_ with it? but anyway. magnificent moment, grateful for garnacho. | with it? but anyway. magnificent. moment, grateful for garnacho. we know_ moment, grateful for garnacho. we know he _ moment, grateful for garnacho. we know he has— moment, grateful for garnacho. we know he has some incredible in him, and he _ know he has some incredible in him, and he showed it here, so very good. but then— and he showed it here, so very good. but then we — and he showed it here, so very good. but then we went passive. everton went _ but then we went passive. everton went in_ but then we went passive. everton went in again, and the rest of the first half. — went in again, and the rest of the first half. i— went in again, and the rest of the first half, i was not happy with that performance. so we were too

passive, _ that performance. so we were too passive, too low. you bring yourself to trouble — the top 3—3 won in the women's super league. chelsea and arsenal scored eight goals between them to stay first and second, while mancheser united are third. four points behind arsenal after a 2—0 win at bristol city. united dominated the first half, but couldn't get past bristol goalkeeper olivia clark. and it took a slice of luck in the second half to finally break through — hinata miyazawa's long—range strike taking a big deflection. nikita parris then completed the scoring with a header from a lot closer as united responded to losing the manchester derby last weekend. liverpool cruised to a 4—0 win over brighton at prenton park. they'll end the day in at least fifth place in the table. manchester city are hosting tottenham in the day's evening game and either side is capable of leapfrogging liverpool. plenty more still to come on sportsday, including... plenty of thrills and even more spills as the moto gp season ends in dramatic fashion in valencia.

rangers had a chance to cut celtic�*s lead at the top of the scottish premiership today after the defending champions' surprise draw with motherwell yesterday. but rangers, who'd won every league game since philippe clement took over as manager, needed an injury—time equaliser to leave aberdeen with a point. drew savage reports. philippe clement's100% league record ended in aberdeen, but he was satisfied with the point. it's the team who caused rangers problems this season. defeat against the dons led to michael beale's sacking and clement's appointment. and aberdeen started well — jack butland kept the scores level, but the warning wasn't heeded. it took just three touches to put aberdeen ahead. north macedonian striker bojan miovsk — remember the name. rangers began to dominate possession, but liam balogun couldn't find a way past aberdeen keeper kell roos. clement appears to be adjusting well to life in scotland, and his team turned up the heat in the second half — but again, roos refused to be beaten.

rangers hit the bar twice, but were heading for defeat when var spotted a shirt pull on conor goldson. and, as he does so often, captainjames tavernier stepped up clement claimed his team were worth a win, and sam lammers could have provided it, but the chance to cut the gap on celtic went to waste. drew savage, bbc news. rangers' women scored seven in their win over montrose scottish women's premier league. they remain a point clear of celtic, who were even more prolific. they beat aberdeen 13—0. celtic took a commanding lead into half time, with a chloe norma craig header making it 5—0. the floodgates truly opened in the second half though — murphy agnew here completing a hat—trick to make it eight. amy gallacher then completed a hat—trick of her own in the 92nd minute to end the scoring.

rangers' women scored seven in their win over max verstappen has won formula 1's season—ending grand prix in abu dhabi. the first part of that sentence has been said a lot this year. the red bull driver had already been crowned champion. and today was his 19th victory in 22 races — a run that made formula one history. ben croucher was watching. end of the season, records shattered — time to enjoy the odd doughnut or two. for this year, formula 1 was max verstappen's world, and no one could live with him. it's light out, and away we go! his final victory followed the pattern of most of the other 18 — start at the front, scamper off, and never look back. charles leclerc did have a sniff on lap one — it was as close as anybody would get to the dutchman. lewis hamilton got a little too close to pierre gasly, but did seal second for mercedes in the constructors' championship. perez and norris tangled tires — both made it safely to the end. a fair way, like the rest, behind verstappen, whose 2023 reached new heights —

most wins in a row, most wins in a season, most laps led in a season, more than double the points of perez, in second. and it's another victory for max verstappen. the finish with a flourish, a sparkling season for max verstappen. ben croucher, bbc news. while the formula one championships were done and dusted weeks ago, the moto gp's riders' standings were unresolved heading into the final race of the season. in the end franceso bagnaia retained his title in dramatic circumstances in valencia — as nick parrott reports. experience and patience helped francisco bagnaia, on top in spain. “ come —— come out on top. jorge martin had been chasing him for much of the season. the spaniard rides with passion — and starting five places behind pole—sitter basgnaia with a11i—point deficit to overcome, he went for it from the off. he was up to second byjust the second corner. many riders might then have bided their time for the perfect opportunity to attack, but not martin.

and he's touched him! that dropped him to eighth. he quickly moved up to sixth, but his impatience got the better of him again. the championship is done. remarkably, mark marques was fine. the title was decided, but the show wasn't over. bagnaia slipped to third, but brad binder then inextricably surrendered his lead to jack miller, who then, in turn, handed it back to baignaia. —— inexplicably surrendered his lead. the italian didn't waste his second opportunity, taking the chequered flag to seal his championship in the best way possible. nick parrott, bbc news. a week after missing out on the atp finals title, losing to novak djokovic in the final, jannik sinner secured davis cup glory for his country. the world number four tookjust an hour and ten minutes to beat australia's world number 12 alex de minaur in straight sets in the second singles tie. it meant the doubles match wasn't needed to decide the final in malaga in spain. it's only the second time italy have won the tournament, their first success came way

back in 1976. exeter chiefs returned to the top four of rugby's premiership as they overcame winless newcastle falcons 20—14. the chiefs' first try came immediately, immanuel feyi—waboso finishing off a solo effort in the first minute. however, the falcons were ahead within ten, thanks to two tries in two minutes forjamie blamire and mattias moroni. the 1li—8 half—time score remained the same until the hour mark when henry slade was on the end of a chiefs break away as the away side got within a point. and whenjosh iosefa—scott crashed over minutes later, it gave the chiefs a lead they would never relinquish. in united rugby championship, ospreys hammered the scarlets 31—9 in the welsh derby. kieran williams got ospreys off to a good start, scoring two tries in the first 20 minutes, with three euan lloyd penalties scarlets' only response. after the break, captain morgan

morris extended ospreys' lead, before debutant dan edwards finished off a spectacular try to secure the bonus point. world snooker champion luca brecel is through to the quarter finals of the uk championship in york. he beat the world number 43, chinese youngster yuan sijun, by 6—4. hazel irvine and the team have been covering the action at the barbican centre for us. two uk champions with us in the studio this afternoon. we were watching someone who would love to emulate your achievements and become uk champion, as well, that was luca brecel. what did you make of his performance today against yuan sijun, the world champion back in this event? glimpses of brilliance and a couple good centuries early on, but some careless errors. hust didn't quite look sharp as he did at sheffield. but he won, he's in the tournament, and you feel

that part of the tournament. and yuan sijun stuck with him gamely, taking 4—4, didn't he? indeed, he showed glimpses himself — cue ball is the improvement _ he needs, but didn't score very well. - he made three centuries in his last | match, so he can do it, but today, | he didn't quite have i the white on a string. he hung around, didn't have the best luck, i have to say. _ he had a couple horrible kicks, so he didn't have the best runl of the balls either, _ but it would be good experience. and one of the main headlines was not actually out there this afternoon, but when luca brecel came in here into the studio and we said, "you've knuckled down this season in terms of practice, what does that actually represent?" and yourface, yourjaw nearly hit the floor. what did he say? i think he said he used to practice 20 minutes a week, then upped that to an hour a week. that's just... that extra ten minutes - is making all the different. that hurt me, i could never get away with that. i would do 5—6 hours

a day, seven days a week. i feel guilty if i have a day off. sol so i don't know how he gets away with it. _ so i don't know how he gets away with it. but — so i don't know how he gets away with it, but you gotta do what you gotta _ with it, but you gotta do what you gotta d0~ — everybody is different. and that's why he's been so lauded and applauded in some quarters, because he is his own man. he's different than other players, we love it. he's a mercurial talent, - you never know what you'll get when he turns up at the table and you speak to him. - he'sjust completely- different from everyone else, he does what he feels he needs to do and what he feels happy with. - and that'll do a world of good for him _ it was a win today — was it impressive? i in parts, but it's all about getting through to the next round, - and i expect him to improve. we'll all go away and ingest that information, and mark will do 20 minutes and no more — no more. we will see you soon.

there is an electrical fire earlier which meant the full evacuation of the barbican. the crowd are just coming back in with the evening session postponed, but it'll get under way at 8pm and you can follow it on the bbc news website, app, and on iplayer as well. katie taylor will have likely spent the day nursing some cuts and bruises she may well think were worth it. the irish boxer has become a two—weight undisputed champion after beating england's chantelle cameron in a thrilling light—welterweight title fight. taylor went into the contest as the underdog after to cameron six months ago. but in front of her home crowd in dublin, and at least one celebrity supporter, the wicklow — not galway — girl won an extraordinary, evenly—matched bout. ade adedoyin reports. redemption for katie taylor in a rematch which far exceeded expectations. the action was fast,

frenetic, and ferocious right from the opening round. both trading and heavy leather, intent to fight fire with fire. a clash of heads in the third round caused a nasty cut on cameron's forehead — but that only seemed to spur her on. a brilliant and brutal bout, momentum shifting one way, then the other. at the end, cameron's face bloodied, taylor's eyes swollen. a fight for the ages, but then the anxious wait for the results. katie taylor! what a turnaround for katie taylor — six months ago, she left the ring heartbroken after suffering the first defeat of her professional career. not only has she made amends, she's also made history by becoming an undisputed champion in two different weight classes at the same time. it definitely feels like the greatest night of my career. it was the longest six months of waiting for this rematch. i think over the last few months, i was going to bed thinking about this rematch. and just the pressure over the last

few months, as well, everyone writing me off. i can't believe so many people were writing me off, you know? this has meant so much to me, becoming the champion in front of my home crowd. it definitely hit such a special line. cameron has proved to be the perfect dance partner for taylor, and after two the ruling contests, there will be clamour for a trilogy. ade adedoyin, bbc news, dublin. a reminder of our top story — the passing of terry venables. the former england, spurs, and barcelona boss has died at the age of 80 after a long illness. we've seen tributes from so many of those players that benefited from his coaching and unique character. but one remains, and it is one of few words. paul gascoigne, a part of the tottenham team that won the fa cup and a talisman of the england euro 96 team, kept it simple. "such a sad day. cheers, boss."

that's all from sportsday, thanks for watching. goodbye for now. hello there, good evening. it was another cold and frosty start this morning for many, including here in chatsworth in derbyshire, as captured by one of our weather watchers. it will turn briefly milder for many overnight tonight. but generally, the theme as we head through this week is it will stay cold as we head into the start of december. more frosty nights, icy stretches, freezing fog patches and wintry showers, even possibly to lower levels at times. but through the day today, we've been dragging in some milder air across much of northern ireland, england and wales, along with showery outbreaks of rain that will continue to extend further northwards and eastwards through the night, perhaps as far north as the central belt of scotland. and then that rain will pull southwards as we head through the small hours

of tomorrow morning. some wintry showers still piling into much of scotland, even perhaps to lower levels at times. still an air frost here and possibly still a touch of frost across northern areas of england, too, is that rain clears southwards, but a lot milder, frost—free for northern ireland, england and wales for the most part. now we could possibly see some snow over the tops of the pennines tomorrow morning, maybe even some of this rain falling as snow over the top of the peak district as well. but it will clear as rain further southwards and eastwards. it's blustery for these north sea facing coasts. there'll be some showers here again, wintry at times, perhaps a scattering of showers for the west. also some sunny spells, temperatures ranging between 7—12 celsius, still mild out towards the far south west of england. now that low pressure system will pull away into the near continent as we head through monday night and into tuesday, by which time we'll be coming to that colder—feeling air. watch out for some icy stretches, perhaps on tuesday morning where we will have seen the recent rain and there'll be more showers just moving into aberdeenshire, i think wintry in nature again, even to lower level.

some showers moving into the south west of scotland, perhaps the far north west of northern ireland, too. but elsewhere, largely dry, plenty of added wind chill, a brisk northerly blowing, and temperatures are really struggling, particularly towards the north. now as we head through tuesday and into wednesday, we'll see some freezing fog patches. and then we're tracking this deep area of low pressure pushing in towards the south of england as that rain bumps into the colder air. there is a good chance that we could see some snow to lower levels across the south of england as we head through thursday, but still a lot of uncertainty in the forecast. here's the outlook for some of our cities as we head through the week. it will be staying cold. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. 1a israeli hostages — and three foreign nationals — are now back in israel, as hamas says it's ready to extend the four day truce. amongst the 1a released israelis — avigail idan, a 1! year old girl, with duel israeli—us nationality. as part of the current truce deal — 39 palestinian detainees have now also been released by israel. i'm anna foster in tel aviv, with all the latest on day three of the four—day pause fighting in gaza. also today — tributes to the former england player and manager, terry venables, who has

died aged 80. welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. it's day three of a four—day pause in fighting between israel and hamas in the gaza strip. in the past hour, the military wing of hamas — the al qassam brigades released a statement saying they were seeking to extend the truce. another 1a israeli hostages — including nine children, and three foreign nationals — have been released by hamas today — that's according to the israeli military. in the last hour 39 palestinians were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas.

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