den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. they're currently on a winter break, pardew‘s first game will be against the bottom side in the division onjanuary 19th. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other headlines. macclesfield have been given the go—ahead to play grimsby on boxing day — their last home match was called off because their ground didn't have a safety certificate. they've also been docked 6 points for not paying wages and failing to fulfil another fixture. the juventus striker mario mandzukic is close to signing for qatari side al—duhail. he's been linked with a number of prmier league sides. alexandra bell is considering legal action against uk athletics after being overlooked for funding for the tokyo olympics. she was the top british woman over 800 metres at the world championships but wasn't selected for the world—class programme. australian open organisers have increased the prize money to more than £38m with the biggest gains in the early rounds. first round losers will receive just un

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. they're currently on a winter break, pardew‘s first game will be against the bottom side in the division onjanuary 19th. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other headlines. macclesfield have been given the go—ahead to play grimsby on boxing day — their last home match was called off because their ground didn't have a safety certificate. they've also been docked 6 points for not paying wages and failing to fulfil another fixture. the juventus striker mario mandzukic has signed for qatari side al—duhail until 2023. he's been linked with a number of prmier league sides. alexandra bell is considering legal action against uk athletics after being overlooked for funding for the tokyo olympics. she was the top british woman over 800 metres at the world championships but wasn't selected for the world—class programme. australian open organisers have increased the prize money to more than £38m with the biggest gains in the early rounds. first round losers will receive just

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. they currently on a winter break, pardew‘s first game will be against the bottom side in the division on 19january. that's all the sport for now. plenty more on the bbc sport website and app, including bunce and costello's review of what has been a brilliant year of boxing. more from us in an hour. many thanks for that. pilgrims from around the world have been gathering in the city of bethlehem, revered by christians as the birthplace ofjesus, to celebrate christmas in the holy land. thousands converged on the town in the israeli—occupied west bank, with christmas eve festivities taking place in and around the church of the nativity. from bethlehem, our correspondent barbara plett—usher sent this report. this is bethlehem's time of year, when it invites the world to celebrate the story of a humble birth that changed history. it's a tradition for palestinian scouts to set the pace of festivities. this time, perhaps, with an extra spring in their steps. bethlehem is enjoying its b

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. they're on a winter break at the moment, pardew‘s first game will be against the bottom side on january 19th. the england cricket captain, joe root, says he doesn't know if ben stokes will be available for the first test against south africa that starts on boxing day. stoke's father ged was taken seriously ill yesterday. he is in a critical condition at a johannesburg hospital. ijust want i just want to throw all our support behind him and his family and just stress the importance of respecting their privacy at this time. but it is really sad news. we are all there for him. you have no idea if he is going to be able to play not on boxing day? no, i don't would be wrong to go into that now. it is important that he is therefore his family, that comes first. and we will have to wait and seek, but most importantly we are all there for ben and the rest of his family. everyone's thoughts are with ben at his family. they are at his father's bedside, he is in a critical condition, and ben s

pardew takes charge with den haag two points off the bottom of the eredivisie. he may have missed out on this year's ballon d'or but cristiano ronaldo has finished 2019 with another accolade. thejuventus striker has won dubai's globe soccer‘s best player of the year award. there was also a first—ever women's award and it went to england and lyon right—back lucy bronze. scrum—half rhys webb could play for wales again, after toulon agreed to release him early from his contract. the 31—year—old left ospreys last year to join the french side, ruling him out of test selection for wales. he'll leave france at the end of the season . ospreys, cardiff blues, scarlets and dragons are possible destinations for his return. after defeat in the first test against south africa, england's cricketers are preparing for the second test in cape town which starts on friday. but the sickness which has affected the camp is still having an impact. here's adam mountford. open are is the latest player to develop symptoms, making it 11 members who have suffered illness on the

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. the newjob for powell will not effect his role as a coach with the fa. the two—time darts champion gary anderson survived a huge scare to progress to the fourth round of the pdc world championship. the scotsman was 3—1 down to ryan searle before fighting back to win in a deciding set. there were also victories for adrian lewis and jeffrey de zwaan who beat dave chisnall. the solheim cup winner bronte law has said that prize money in women‘s golf needs to increase if the game is to progress. the british golfer was a rookie in the successful team which beat the usa on the final putt at gleneagles in september. an increase in prize money is always good, it gets us that little bit closer to where the men are, that is great. i think we have to grown the game ourselves. from our side we can‘t focus too much on what the men are doing. i think we can encourage more participation in and aside and more participation in and aside and more birds around the game and more people watching wo

he's taken over as head coach of the struggling dutch side, den haag. he has signed a deal until the end of the season and will have chris powell as his assistant. powell will combine the role alongside his coaching position with england. den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. they currently on a winter break. pardew‘s first game will be against the bottom side in the division onjanuary 19th. that's all the sport for now. plenty more on the bbc sport website and app, including bunce and costello's review of what has been a brilliant year of boxing. more from us later.. doctors are warning of the dangers posed by small button batteries that can be found in toys, christmas lights and musical cards. if swallowed, the batteries can burn through a child's throat in a short period of time. the child accident trust says two children a year die in the uk from swallowing the batteries. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. claire still remembers vividly the events of 2015. at the age of two, her daughter sophie came dangerously c

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. the newjob for powell will not effect his role as a coach with the fa. in the last hour, the efl have said macclesfield's boxing day fixture with grimsby town will go ahead as planned after safety issues relating to their stadium were resolved. the league two side have been struggling their match last week against plymouth argyle was called off last week, they were deducted six points and had a further four point punishment suspended after they pleaded guilty to charges over non payment of wages and failing to play a fixture against crewe earlier this month. their match last week last week, macclesfield had six points deducted and a further four point punishment suspended after they pleaded guilty to charges over non payment of wages and failing to play their league two game against crewe earlier in december. macclesfield town's fixture with grimsby town will go ahead as planned on boxing day, kick off 3pm. on thursday last week, the club was served a zero capacity notice by the local

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. they currently on a winter break, pardew‘s first game will be against the bottom side in the division on 19january. that's all the sport for now. don't forget, there's much more on the bbc sport website, bbc.co.uk/sport. on there, bunce and costello's review of what's been a brilliant year of boxing. and it really has been, and that's well worth a read. that's all the sport now. clive? a record number of cattle were slaughtered last year because of bovine tb nearly 115,000 — and the disease is considered a significant animal health problem for the uk. now one farmer on the west coast of wales is fighting back with a new test that could help spot infected cows that are being missed by the current checks. more details from our science correspondent, richard westcott. it may look idyllic, but there's a shadow hanging over this welsh dairy farm. injust three years, more than half the herd — that's 320 animals — have been slaughtered because of bovine tuberculosis. it's been quite

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. the newjob for powell will not effect his role as a coach with the fa. ben stokes is a doubt for the first test against south africa on boxing day, his father ged has been taken seriously ill stokes missed training to be with him by his bedside. the ecb say that his father was taken to hospital in johannesburg yesterday where he‘s in a critical condition. adam mountford is injohannesburg. ben stokes‘s father has been admitted to hospital injohannesburg after suffering what is described as after suffering what is described as a serious illness. he remains in a critical in -- a serious illness. he remains in a critical in —— condition. he is 64 and was a rugby league player. he was scheduled to play today, ben stokes, but he has gone to his father‘s bedside. the solheim cup winner bronte law has welcomed the increase in prize money in the women‘s game next season. players on the lpga tour will earn nearly 60 million pounds in total, law though says the players must also play

den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. the newjob for powell will not effect his role as a coach with the fa. the england cricket captainjoe root says he doesn't know if ben stokes will be available for the first test against south africa on boxing day, stoke's father ged has been taken seriously ill stokes missed training today to be with him by his bedside. the ecb say that ged was taken to hospital in johannesburg yesterday where he's in a critical condition. adam mountford is there for us . ged was admitted to hospital here in johannesburg yesterday after suffering what was described as a serious illness. he remains in the critical condition. ged is 64 and was a rugby league player representing new zealand in the 80s. ben stokes wants to be by his father's bedside. three players have already missed warm up games due to flu—like symptoms. some other england team news, chris woakes is suffering from illness, stuart at broad and jofra archer and jack leech have also been laid low for a couple of days. but james anderson

alan pardew is back in football — he's taken over as head coach of dutch side den haag. the former newcastle and crystal palace manager has signed a deal until the end of the season and will have chris powell as his assistant. powell will combine the role alongside his coaching position with england den haag are currently second bottom in the dutch league. the england cricket captainjoe root says he doesn't know if ben stokes will be available for the first test against south africa that starts on boxing day, stoke's father ged was taken seriously ill yesterday . he is in a critical condition at a johannesburg hospital ijust want i just want to put support to him and his family and to stress the importance of their privacy at this time. but it is really sad news. we are all there for him. you have no idea if he will play are not on boxing day, do you? it would be wrong to go into that now. as i say, it's important he's with his family, that comes first, you know, and we will have to wait and see, but most importantly we are all there for ben and the rest of his family. e

pardew takes charge with den haag two points off the bottom of the eredivisie. he may have missed out on this year's ballon d'0r but cristiano ronaldo has finished 2019 with another accolade. thejuventus striker has won dubai's globe soccer‘s best player of the year award. there was also a first—ever women's award and it went to england and lyon right—back lucy bronze. to the nfl now, as the regular season is all done and dusted — we're heading into the playoffs for a spot in super bowl 5a and the champions last season — the new england patriots have missed the chance to earn a bye for the first round. they were upset at home by the miami dolphins — it's the first time in 10 seasons they'll have to play a wild card game. lydia campbell reports. these are not the scenes at the patriots were expecting at the end of the season. they were defeated by a team who they bought —— beat a0—0 earlier in the air. a touchdown with less tha n earlier in the air. a touchdown with less than 30 seconds left is what earlier in the air. a touchdown with less than