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0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is BBC World News Today.

0:00:04 > 0:00:05I'm Geeta Guru-Murthy.

0:00:05 > 0:00:08Our top stories...

0:00:08 > 0:00:09Protests continue against President Trump's recognition

0:00:09 > 0:00:12of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

0:00:12 > 0:00:13The Israeli Prime Minister says Palestinians have

0:00:13 > 0:00:21to accept the decision.

0:00:21 > 0:00:26I think the sooner the Palestinians come to grips with this reality, the

0:00:26 > 0:00:28sooner we move towards peace.

0:00:28 > 0:00:30Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson leaves Iran

0:00:30 > 0:00:32without agreement on the release of the dual national

0:00:32 > 0:00:34Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - but her husband tells the BBC

0:00:34 > 0:00:37he thinks there may now be more chance of her being

0:00:37 > 0:00:43home for Christmas.

0:00:43 > 0:00:48I've got reasonable hopes. It feels to me that I can see light at the

0:00:48 > 0:00:52end of the tunnel. I just don't know how long the tunnel is.

0:00:52 > 0:00:55Heavy snow fall causes disruption across much of the UK,

0:00:55 > 0:00:58bringing problems on the roads, railways and at airports.

0:01:07 > 0:01:08Hello and welcome to World News Today.

0:01:08 > 0:01:11There have been more protests in the Arab and Muslim world

0:01:11 > 0:01:13against President Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem

0:01:13 > 0:01:15as the capital of Israel.

0:01:15 > 0:01:19Violence flared near the US embassy in Beirut, and thousands gathered

0:01:19 > 0:01:23to express their anger in the Moroccan capital Rabat,

0:01:23 > 0:01:26as well as in Cairo and Istanbul.

0:01:26 > 0:01:30It comes as US Vice President Mike Pence strongly criticised

0:01:30 > 0:01:34the Palestinian Authority, saying it was "unfortunate" that

0:01:34 > 0:01:36Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was declining to meet Mr Pence

0:01:36 > 0:01:39on his forthcoming trip to the region.

0:01:39 > 0:01:48With the latest, here's Sebastian Usher.

0:01:48 > 0:01:53Tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1000 protesters in Beirut as

0:01:53 > 0:01:59they tried to reach the US Embassy this morning. Effigies of President

0:01:59 > 0:02:05Trump and US flags were burned by angry groups of Palestinian refugees

0:02:05 > 0:02:10and Lebanese activists. We are here to tell the US embassy, the Embassy

0:02:10 > 0:02:15of the aggressor, that Jerusalem is Arab, was Arab and it will stay

0:02:15 > 0:02:20Arab, this man says. Large rallies have been held in the Moroccan

0:02:20 > 0:02:28capital, Rabatts. And in Cairo too. Protesters tried to build momentum

0:02:28 > 0:02:33across the region against President Trump's decision. In Istanbul,

0:02:33 > 0:02:37thousands turned out to hear President Erdogan launched a

0:02:37 > 0:02:41blistering attack on President Trump and Israel.

0:02:41 > 0:02:46TRANSLATION:Israel is a terrorist state. We will not abandon Jerusalem

0:02:46 > 0:02:51to the mercy of a state that kills children.That lent him a fierce

0:02:51 > 0:02:57riposte from the Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, who

0:02:57 > 0:03:01said he wasn't used to receiving lessons from morality on a leader

0:03:01 > 0:03:08who bombs Kurdish villages. He also had a message on Jerusalem.It has

0:03:08 > 0:03:12always been our capital. The sooner the Palestinians come to grips with

0:03:12 > 0:03:17this reality, the sooner we move towards peaceful is white as clashes

0:03:17 > 0:03:22again broke out near the fence between Gaza and Israel, many fear

0:03:22 > 0:03:26that President Trump's move will reignite violence.

0:03:26 > 0:03:28To discuss the reaction that we've seen to President Trump's

0:03:28 > 0:03:30announcement and what the consequences for

0:03:30 > 0:03:32the region might be, I'm joined by Khaled El Gindy,

0:03:32 > 0:03:34a fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former advisor

0:03:35 > 0:03:38to the Palestinian leadership.

0:03:38 > 0:03:42Thanks for joining us. Would it not be better for the Palestinian

0:03:42 > 0:03:49leaders to meet the Vice President of the United States now?Clearly

0:03:49 > 0:03:54they have calculated that it's not better for them. I think the

0:03:54 > 0:03:58calculation probably goes something like this - if they meet with the

0:03:58 > 0:04:04Vice President, they will be very negatively received back home, and

0:04:04 > 0:04:06probably thoroughly discredited, even more so than they are in the

0:04:06 > 0:04:12eyes of their people. If they do go back and meet with the Vice

0:04:12 > 0:04:18President, or re-engage in an American led peace process, they

0:04:18 > 0:04:24probably have very, very little to gain in terms of a future

0:04:24 > 0:04:28Palestinian state or some kind of credible peace agreement. Since we

0:04:28 > 0:04:36have some idea as to what is in the Trump peace initiative.That are the

0:04:36 > 0:04:40hopes of president Abbas really dashed now? Some are saying the two

0:04:40 > 0:04:46state peace solution, that there is no hope for that, that we are

0:04:46 > 0:04:53looking at a one state solution in many quarters?That is certainly the

0:04:53 > 0:04:58view among younger Palestinians, which is why this is such a huge

0:04:58 > 0:05:06blow to our bass's leadership. They are a generation who have staked

0:05:06 > 0:05:12their political future and their credibility for more than 25 years

0:05:12 > 0:05:16on a 2-state solution. And not only on that, but on an American peace

0:05:16 > 0:05:25process that will get us there. So that US led peace process has been

0:05:25 > 0:05:30discredited, even in the eyes of Mahmud Abbas, who was its main

0:05:30 > 0:05:36champion up until a few days ago. World this effectively promote a

0:05:36 > 0:05:39different set of leaders with more extreme views within the

0:05:39 > 0:05:48Palestinians now?It is possible. There is a real leadership vacuum in

0:05:48 > 0:05:54the Palestinian national movement. Both of the two main factions, Hamas

0:05:54 > 0:05:59on the one hand, and Fatah of President Abbas on the other, seem

0:05:59 > 0:06:04to have failed in their respective programmes. There doesn't seem to be

0:06:04 > 0:06:10an alternative at this moment. So we are likely to see a lot of

0:06:10 > 0:06:17introspection happening over the next several years.And what do you

0:06:17 > 0:06:21make of the response in the Arab states and the Muslim world in

0:06:21 > 0:06:26general? Is there a real commitment to the Palestinian cause, or is it

0:06:26 > 0:06:31just rhetorical? The Saudi US link is strong under President Trump.

0:06:31 > 0:06:36It's fair to say there is a rhetorical commitment to the

0:06:36 > 0:06:39Palestinian cause among Arab leaders, but there are reasons why

0:06:39 > 0:06:46they have to at least be seen to be supportive of the Palestinians, and

0:06:46 > 0:06:51that is because it's an issue that resonates very deeply with Arab

0:06:51 > 0:06:57people across the region, regardless of sex or religion, and even beyond

0:06:57 > 0:07:13the Arab world, as we have seen in many capitals around the world. --

0:07:13 > 0:07:19regardless of Qatar or religion. They have to to at least be seen to

0:07:19 > 0:07:27be serious on this issue, but because their people care very much

0:07:27 > 0:07:32about it, I think the premise of your question is correct. They are

0:07:32 > 0:07:38not going to sacrifice the relationship with the United States,

0:07:38 > 0:07:41or possibly whatever relations particular states may have with

0:07:41 > 0:07:47Israel.Thank you for joining us. Thank you.

0:07:47 > 0:07:49The family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says a court

0:07:49 > 0:07:51appearance scheduled for today has been postponed following a visit

0:07:51 > 0:07:53to Iran by the British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson.

0:07:53 > 0:07:56But the court denies that a trial was planned.

0:07:56 > 0:07:59The British-Iranian woman is serving a five-year jail sentence in Tehran.

0:07:59 > 0:08:01Mr Johnson met the Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani earlier

0:08:01 > 0:08:04today where it's believed he pressed for her release.

0:08:04 > 0:08:12Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports.

0:08:12 > 0:08:14Boris Johnson spent nearly an hour with Iran's president.

0:08:14 > 0:08:17That access itself seen as a good sign as

0:08:17 > 0:08:18improving relations.

0:08:18 > 0:08:19The Foreign Office says both sides spoke

0:08:19 > 0:08:21forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship

0:08:21 > 0:08:24and the need to make progress.

0:08:24 > 0:08:26Boris Johnson raised the case of dual nationals in Iranian

0:08:26 > 0:08:30prisons, including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff.

0:08:30 > 0:08:36The Foreign Secretary met some of her family in Tehran.

0:08:36 > 0:08:39In London, her husband Richard is much happier, showing me

0:08:39 > 0:08:43pictures of his Iranian family, and delighted by the fact she didn't

0:08:43 > 0:08:46have to face a possible court appearance.

0:08:46 > 0:08:49He told me about the family meeting with Boris Johnson.

0:08:49 > 0:08:52The Foreign Secretary also met with Nazanin's father

0:08:52 > 0:08:56and had a long chat with him, talked and said,

0:08:56 > 0:09:00I have raised her case with everyone I have met.

0:09:00 > 0:09:04I'll keep worrying and battling for her.

0:09:04 > 0:09:07Don't worry, we will do what we can.

0:09:07 > 0:09:10They came away pretty hopeful.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13If there has been progress, where might

0:09:13 > 0:09:15it have been made?

0:09:15 > 0:09:17The Foreign Secretary has been careful to say

0:09:17 > 0:09:19nothing publicly while in Iran.

0:09:19 > 0:09:22But a Foreign Office statement says the

0:09:22 > 0:09:24two sides discussed the full range of issues, including banking matters

0:09:24 > 0:09:30and concerns about the consular cases of dual nationals.

0:09:30 > 0:09:34Those banking matters include two major Iranian grievances.

0:09:34 > 0:09:38One, that no UK bank will open an account for Iran's

0:09:38 > 0:09:40embassy in London,

0:09:40 > 0:09:43fearful it could put them in trouble with US authorities.

0:09:43 > 0:09:45There are signs that could be sorted soon.

0:09:45 > 0:09:48Second, the Iranians want Britain to pay

0:09:48 > 0:09:51a long-standing debt of around £400 million.

0:09:51 > 0:09:55A way to do that without breaching sanctions looks closer.

0:09:55 > 0:09:57Both sides say these issues are not linked

0:09:57 > 0:10:01to prisoner releases, but giving one side something

0:10:01 > 0:10:07it wants often helps the other to give in return.

0:10:07 > 0:10:14One gift to Britain would be the reunion of Nazanin

0:10:14 > 0:10:16with her three-year-old daughter, seen here just before her arrest

0:10:16 > 0:10:17in April last year.

0:10:17 > 0:10:19The family is feeling much more positive.

0:10:19 > 0:10:21The Foreign Office delegation left Iran sensing both

0:10:21 > 0:10:23sides wanted to resolve the difficult issues

0:10:23 > 0:10:33in the relationship.

0:10:38 > 0:10:43Later in the programme we will be hearing more from Richard Ratcliffe,

0:10:43 > 0:10:47who came in and told me his hopes going forward.

0:10:47 > 0:10:49Heavy snowfall across much of the UK is causing

0:10:49 > 0:10:52disruption on the roads, to air travel, and on the railways.

0:10:52 > 0:10:54Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or delayed

0:10:54 > 0:10:56at a number of airports, while some roads are described

0:10:56 > 0:10:58as hazardous, with the police warning motorists to travel

0:10:58 > 0:10:59only if absolutely necessary.

0:10:59 > 0:11:02Meteorologists say it's the heaviest snowfall to hit the affected

0:11:02 > 0:11:05areas in four years, as Richard Lister reports.

0:11:05 > 0:11:08Much of Britain looked like a Christmas card today.

0:11:08 > 0:11:12Scotland and northern England had been expecting snow,

0:11:12 > 0:11:18but this was Buckinghamshire, and it wasn't pretty.

0:11:18 > 0:11:21Breakdowns and blizzard conditions on the M25 near Gerard's Cross

0:11:21 > 0:11:25made for slow going.

0:11:25 > 0:11:29On the A34 near Newbury - two stuck lorries, and the southbound

0:11:29 > 0:11:32carriageway had to be closed.

0:11:32 > 0:11:36In Wales, some smaller communities were cut off entirely and thousands

0:11:36 > 0:11:40of people had lost power.

0:11:40 > 0:11:43This is by far the worst I have ever seen.

0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's probably the worst snow I've ever seen, to be honest.

0:11:47 > 0:11:51It's about a foot deep.

0:11:51 > 0:11:54In the Midlands, they had hoped gritters would keep the roads safe,

0:11:54 > 0:11:58but needed snowploughs in Redditch.

0:11:58 > 0:12:01It's been a long day for breakdown services like the RAC,

0:12:01 > 0:12:05which is getting five calls a minute.

0:12:05 > 0:12:06I had problems starting it.

0:12:06 > 0:12:11I tried starting it last night and this morning.

0:12:11 > 0:12:16Mark says everything he's dealt with today has been weather-related.

0:12:16 > 0:12:18Only travel if you have to.

0:12:18 > 0:12:22If you are going to travel, make sure you have a fully charged

0:12:22 > 0:12:28phone and warm clothing in case you get stuck for hours.

0:12:28 > 0:12:32This car, at least, got going again.

0:12:32 > 0:12:35This is one of an estimated 25,000 breakdowns across the UK today,

0:12:35 > 0:12:3815% more than usual.

0:12:38 > 0:12:40Everything from flat batteries to people stuck

0:12:40 > 0:12:44in their drives because of snow.

0:12:44 > 0:12:47It's not just motorists who've been having problems.

0:12:47 > 0:12:5070 flights were cancelled at Heathrow, and Luton and Stansted

0:12:50 > 0:12:53had problems as well.

0:12:53 > 0:12:56Unhappy passengers at East Midlands Airport.

0:12:56 > 0:12:59A bit frustrated.

0:12:59 > 0:13:02They could have told us when we checked in

0:13:02 > 0:13:04that the flight was cancelled.

0:13:04 > 0:13:14We've been waiting around for six, seven hours.

0:13:17 > 0:13:19A P&O ferry with 300 passengers on board ran aground

0:13:19 > 0:13:21in Calais due to high winds.

0:13:21 > 0:13:23No one was hurt and it was refloated, but this

0:13:23 > 0:13:25was a day to stay at home.

0:13:25 > 0:13:26Listen to me!

0:13:26 > 0:13:28Where we live, we never get any snow.

0:13:28 > 0:13:29Just sleet.

0:13:29 > 0:13:32I like snow because you can make snow angels and snowmen,

0:13:32 > 0:13:35and I find it really fun.

0:13:35 > 0:13:37And maybe do some of this.

0:13:37 > 0:13:40It's been a great day for snowmen, sledging and snowballs,

0:13:40 > 0:13:44but what looks like fun on Sunday afternoon could look very different

0:13:44 > 0:13:47on Monday morning at rush hour.

0:13:47 > 0:13:50Gritters are out in force as the roads ice up,

0:13:50 > 0:13:59ready for a difficult day tomorrow.

0:13:59 > 0:14:00Stay with us on BBC World News.

0:14:00 > 0:14:05Still to come...

0:14:05 > 0:14:08Why the winner of the Nobel Peace Price believes the world could be

0:14:08 > 0:14:14just a moment of panic away from nuclear war.

0:15:12 > 0:15:16The Prince and Princess of Wales are to separate. A statement from

0:15:16 > 0:15:28Buckingham Palace said the decision had been reached amicably.

0:15:29 > 0:15:31Protests continue against President Trump's recognition

0:15:31 > 0:15:34of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

0:15:34 > 0:15:36The Israeli prime minister says Palestinians have

0:15:36 > 0:15:46to accept the decision as a recognition of reality.

0:15:48 > 0:15:50The British Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson, has left Iran,

0:15:50 > 0:15:53after pressing for the release of imprisoned dual national

0:15:53 > 0:15:59Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

0:15:59 > 0:16:06The British Prime Minister -- the British Foreign Minister has left

0:16:06 > 0:16:10Iran now without any agreement on the release of Nazanin

0:16:10 > 0:16:14Zaghari-Ratcliffe. I have been speaking to Nazanin's husband about

0:16:14 > 0:16:19what he felt about the meeting.I fear it has been a good weekend for

0:16:19 > 0:16:23us. The Foreign Secretary was in Tehran. We were worried because a

0:16:23 > 0:16:27court case was due to happen yesterday, and it didn't happen, and

0:16:27 > 0:16:32it seemed to be as a consequence of him being there and his

0:16:32 > 0:16:39representations to a rainy officials.What does it mean, the

0:16:39 > 0:16:45fact that the court case didn't happen?Formally, the court case was

0:16:45 > 0:16:52postponed, so it could still happen. She has been assessed by medical

0:16:52 > 0:16:56conditions, we have heard, and that she could be released on medical

0:16:56 > 0:17:04grounds, but then we hear that she is being accused of being a spy. We

0:17:04 > 0:17:09have possibilities of good news and bad news, but today we feel that the

0:17:09 > 0:17:13possibility of good news is higher. He was not able to meet Nazanin, but

0:17:13 > 0:17:18he was able to meet her family, so he was able to reassure them that

0:17:18 > 0:17:24everything is done with regard to her case. He was very clear that he

0:17:24 > 0:17:29is doing all he can for her case, and they came away much more

0:17:29 > 0:17:35hopeful.Did he go into specifics? There's been talk of this huge sum

0:17:35 > 0:17:40of money that Britain owes to Iran, and that paying that will help.He

0:17:40 > 0:17:47didn't say that specifically. I am going to meet with the Foreign

0:17:47 > 0:17:51Secretary tomorrow or Tuesday for a full debriefing. He is the Foreign

0:17:51 > 0:17:55Secretary and there's lots of issues between Iran and the UK, involving

0:17:55 > 0:18:00bank accounts and all sorts of things, and no doubt those will have

0:18:00 > 0:18:05been discussed. My concern is Nazanin. His job was to reassure us

0:18:05 > 0:18:12that he is doing all he can.So Boris Johnson went to your in laws'

0:18:12 > 0:18:18house?No, he went to the ambassador 's residence. It was with her father

0:18:18 > 0:18:23and her brother was there to translate. Our daughter had to be

0:18:23 > 0:18:29looked after by our granny.You then spoke to the family. Can you tell us

0:18:29 > 0:18:34more about the meeting and what they felt?They felt quite hopeful. The

0:18:34 > 0:18:39Foreign Secretary didn't give any guarantees. He said, I can't promise

0:18:39 > 0:18:44you the world, but I promise you I am doing my best. They came away

0:18:44 > 0:18:49certain that she was his priority. He spent nearly an hour with

0:18:49 > 0:18:53President Rouhani, but whether that is the right part of the Iranians

0:18:53 > 0:19:03regime and thethe internal politics are very complicated.One of the

0:19:03 > 0:19:07good things about the visit is that he went round lots of different

0:19:07 > 0:19:12parts, meeting with the chair of the National Security Council, with

0:19:12 > 0:19:16people from Parliament, people from the atomic agency. It wasn't just

0:19:16 > 0:19:23the Foreign Ministry. So all of that can help.And you have spoken to

0:19:23 > 0:19:30your wife today?Yes. When I spoke to her in previous times, she was

0:19:30 > 0:19:33obviously quite distraught and we were looking with trepidation at

0:19:33 > 0:19:39this court case. So today, she was just so relieved. Still looking to

0:19:39 > 0:19:44me for reassurances as to whether she would be home for Christmas.

0:19:44 > 0:19:48She's in prison, which is not a great place, but there was a lighter

0:19:48 > 0:19:52tone to have voice.Did she feel upset that Boris Johnson wasn't able

0:19:52 > 0:20:00to see her and has come home without a deal?When I spoke to her he

0:20:00 > 0:20:03hadn't left. Obviously, we were hoping he would be able to see her

0:20:03 > 0:20:09but we were not expecting it. We were dreading the court case, and we

0:20:09 > 0:20:13didn't get that. If we had to choose one thing that didn't happen today,

0:20:13 > 0:20:16it would be no court case.Do you think she is coming home for

0:20:16 > 0:20:23Christmas?I think there is a good chance. The Foreign Secretary, when

0:20:23 > 0:20:29we met him a month ago, was clear that he couldn't make any promises.

0:20:29 > 0:20:33I have a reasonable hopes and it feels I can see light at the end of

0:20:33 > 0:20:37the tunnel.Do you have faith that Boris Johnson is the right person to

0:20:37 > 0:20:43handle this, given his previous error?I was critical of his

0:20:43 > 0:20:46comments before and the consequences they had. The problem was his

0:20:46 > 0:20:51comments were being used by the judiciary, but that now seems to

0:20:51 > 0:20:55have stopped. I asked him to go to Iran, and he's done that. It feels

0:20:55 > 0:21:02like he's on the case and doing what he can, and that's all one can ask.

0:21:02 > 0:21:06Richard Radcliffe, whose wife is in Iran still. We will keep you updated

0:21:06 > 0:21:09on that.

0:21:09 > 0:21:12Let's get the latest sports news now, with Gavin Ramjaun.

0:21:12 > 0:21:13Hello.

0:21:13 > 0:21:15It's only December - but Manchester City look

0:21:15 > 0:21:17like they've already got one hand on the Premier League Trophy.

0:21:17 > 0:21:19A 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon, against Manchester United

0:21:19 > 0:21:22in the derby - has taken them 11 points clear of United now

0:21:23 > 0:21:24at the top of the table.

0:21:24 > 0:21:25Marcus Rashford scored United's goal.

0:21:25 > 0:21:28But strikes from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi earned City

0:21:28 > 0:21:29a record 14th straight league win.

0:21:29 > 0:21:37So - do the managers think the title is done and dusted?

0:21:38 > 0:21:42Impossible. Of course you have 11 points and you are so happy for

0:21:42 > 0:21:47that, plus the goal difference, but it is not yet. It's just in

0:21:47 > 0:21:52December, so you have a lot of things, a lot of games still to do.

0:21:52 > 0:21:58It's important for our confidence, of course.Probably yes, but I think

0:21:58 > 0:22:08everyone of us, Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal, every of us with

0:22:08 > 0:22:15the ambition that probably you feel it a bit damaged because of the

0:22:15 > 0:22:19distance to Manchester City, but I think everybody is going to fight

0:22:19 > 0:22:27for the points every match until mathematically it's impossible.

0:22:27 > 0:22:30Also in English Premier League - Liverpool were held to a 1-1

0:22:30 > 0:22:31draw by Everton, in the Merseyside derby.

0:22:31 > 0:22:33Mohammed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool.

0:22:33 > 0:22:34Wayne Rooney got Everton's equaliser.

0:22:34 > 0:22:36Arsenal drew 1-1 away at Southampton, thanks to

0:22:36 > 0:22:37a late Olivier Giroud equaliser.

0:22:37 > 0:22:40Elsewhere - in La Liga - Barcelona remain top of the table.

0:22:40 > 0:22:46They are 1-0 up at Villa Real in the Late Kick Off there.

0:22:46 > 0:22:49Atletico Madrid move into third, jumping above city rivals Real.

0:22:49 > 0:22:50Atletico beat Betis 1-0.

0:22:50 > 0:22:52Malaga are off the foot of the table - they beat

0:22:52 > 0:22:53Real Sociedad 2-0.

0:22:53 > 0:22:56In Italy - Napoli missed the chance to go top again.

0:22:56 > 0:22:59They were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Fiorentina.

0:22:59 > 0:23:01Roma stay fourth, after their goalless draw with Chievo.

0:23:01 > 0:23:08And in the late game - AC Milan versus Bologna.

0:23:08 > 0:23:15They are leading 2-1, AC Milan. They are mid-table at the moment.

0:23:15 > 0:23:17Dutch Eredivisie league leaders PSV Eindhoven were beaten 3-0

0:23:17 > 0:23:18by arch-rivals Ajax on Sunday.

0:23:18 > 0:23:19David Neres opened the scoring.

0:23:19 > 0:23:22Just three minutes later, Lasse Schoene doubled Ajax's lead.

0:23:22 > 0:23:30And Donny van de Beek later made it 3-0.

0:23:30 > 0:23:35PSV's lead over AZ Alkmaar has been trimmed to five points.

0:23:35 > 0:23:41Third placed Ajax are now seven points adrift of PSV.

0:23:41 > 0:23:44In the German Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund have sacked

0:23:44 > 0:23:45Peter Bosz as head coach.

0:23:45 > 0:23:47He was dismissed just hours after Dortmund's 2-1 home defeat -

0:23:47 > 0:23:49to relegation strugglers Werder Bremen.

0:23:49 > 0:23:53After holding a five-point lead at the top of the

0:23:53 > 0:23:54Bundesliga in September.

0:23:54 > 0:23:57Dortmund have since dropped to seventh, now 13 points behind

0:23:57 > 0:23:59current leaders Bayern Munich and have been knocked out

0:23:59 > 0:24:01of the Champions League.

0:24:01 > 0:24:03Bosz has been replaced by Peter Stoeger, who himself

0:24:03 > 0:24:06was fired from Cologne last weekend.

0:24:06 > 0:24:09The Joburg Open Golf - will be decided on Monday

0:24:09 > 0:24:11after play was abandoned at the Randpark Golf Club,

0:24:11 > 0:24:15due to to thunderstorms.

0:24:15 > 0:24:17Overnight leader - India's Shubankhar Sharma

0:24:17 > 0:24:19continues to lead - his advantage now four shots

0:24:19 > 0:24:21with 11 holes to play.

0:24:21 > 0:24:25He was only able to play seven shots on Sunday and birdied two of them -

0:24:25 > 0:24:31before play was suspended.

0:24:31 > 0:24:41American skier Lindsey Vonn was forced to miss Sunday's racing

0:24:41 > 0:24:43at the World Cup in St Moritz after compressing her spine

0:24:43 > 0:24:45in the Super G on Saturday.

0:24:45 > 0:24:47She said it was mainly a precautionary measure.

0:24:47 > 0:24:49Meanwhile Austria's Marcel Hirscher got a record 14th podium

0:24:49 > 0:24:50on the slopes in Val D'Isare.

0:24:50 > 0:24:53He overcame the tricky conditions to win the slalom.

0:24:53 > 0:24:56It's his 47th World Cup slalom victory.

0:24:56 > 0:25:01And Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the UK Snooker championship, beating Shaun

0:25:01 > 0:25:07Murphy in the final. He made three centuries during the match. 10-5 the

0:25:07 > 0:25:10score, in what was a dominant performance from the man known as

0:25:10 > 0:25:16the rocket. The win equals the record of six UK titles set by Steve

0:25:16 > 0:25:18Davis.

0:25:18 > 0:25:19And that's all the sport for now.

0:25:19 > 0:25:21Venezuelans are voting to choose mayors for more

0:25:21 > 0:25:23than 300 towns and cities.

0:25:23 > 0:25:2520 million people are eligible to vote but turnout

0:25:25 > 0:25:26is expected to remain low.

0:25:26 > 0:25:28Major opposition parties are boycotting the elections.

0:25:28 > 0:25:31They allege the voting system is rigged in favour of President

0:25:31 > 0:25:41Nicolas Maduro's candidates.

0:25:46 > 0:25:49The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize has warned that the

0:25:49 > 0:25:54world could be just a moment of panic away from a nuclear war.

0:25:54 > 0:25:59Beatrice Fihn was accepting the award on the half of her

0:25:59 > 0:26:02organisation, the International campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.