*Burnley 1 Liverpool 2: Klavan the unlikely last-gasp hero without Coutinho or Salah 📹

*Burnley 1 Liverpool 2: Klavan the unlikely last-gasp hero without Coutinho or Salah 📹

Ragnar Klavan proved Liverpool's saviour as his stoppage-time header capped a dramatic finale to secure a 2-1 win at Burnley on Monday.

The Reds were shorn of two members of their 'fab four' at a sodden Turf Moor, with Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah missing while Roberto Firmino started on the bench as Jurgen Klopp sought to manage his resources amid a hectic festive schedule.

Coutinho's absence sparked further speculation surrounding his potential move to Barcelona although Klopp insisted the Brazilian had been ruled out with a thigh injury.

Salah, who scored twice in Saturday's 2-1 win over Leicester City to take his Premier League tally to 17, was missing with a groin problem although Liverpool described both his and Coutinho's ailments as "minor" with the Reds due to welcome fierce rivals Everton to Anfield in the FA Cup third round on Friday.

Sadio Mane's stunning finish just past the hour put Liverpool ahead but it looked as though Burnley had secured a share of the spoils when Johann Gudmundsson stooped to head in at the far post in the 87th minute.

But in the fourth minute of time added on, Dejan Lovren headed back across goal and Klavan raced in to nod home from practically on the goalline and ensure Liverpool were not left to rue their key absentees.

2018 wishes.

I'm not wishing anybody anything for 2018, I am tired of wishing every year:
*For HEALTH: see the   doctor regularly, eat well, work out and worry less.*

*For MONEY: reduce your sleep to 6 hours a day, watch less of Tv, disengage from wrong associations, increase your work time and Pray always for Divine help.*

*Don't try to impress anybody while "depressing" yourself in the process.*

*For LOVE: be honest and sincere in your relationships.*

*For HAPPINESS: follow peace with all men and love your Neighbour as thyself.*

*For FINANCES: have a budget for everything you want do, reduce your borrowing anointing in 2018 instead invest more.*


*Your Children School fees, your accommodation and your general lifestyle must be within your income range...*

*Take more responsibility for your livelihood in 2018 and it will surprise you what God can do. God bless you!*

*Colorado shooting: Four police officers injured, one dead*

*Colorado shooting: Four police officers injured, one dead*

A police officer has been killed and four others have been injured in an "ambush-style attack" while responding to a verbal disturbance in Colorado. The shooting happened at an apartment at Highlands Ranch, south of Denver. Authorities confirmed two civilians, thought to be the shooter's neighbours, were also shot before the suspect was shot and killed by officers.

Residents in the area were put on "code red" alert and told to stay inside away from windows during the incident. People were told to avoid the area while Swat officers responded. A bomb squad was also pictured at the scene.

At a news conference, Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock confirmed the dead officer was 29-year-old Zackari Parrish, who was married with two children. He and the other officers were called to the property at about 05:00 (12:00 GMT) after neighbours confirmed about a verbal disturbance involving two male roommates at the property.

After being let into the apartment, they were shot by the suspect, who police say was known to law enforcement but did not have a criminal record. Authorities say he used a rifle to fire at least 100 rounds before being killed. His identity has not yet been released while formal identification takes place.

*Slobodan Praljak suicide 'could not have been prevented'*

*Slobodan Praljak suicide 'could not have been prevented'*

The UN court in the Hague says it could not have prevented a war criminal from taking poison and killing himself. Gambian judge Hassan Jallow said that without specific intelligence, no measures would have guaranteed the poison was detected. Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak died after taking potassium cyanide when his prison sentence was upheld.

Judge Jallow - who was appointed by the tribunal to investigate Praljak's death - said it was unclear how or when the convicted man came into possession of the potassium cyanide. Even if UN staff had received information about it, he said, the 200-300mg of powder - equivalent to a single tablet - "could easily have remained undetected even through the most intrusive searches of persons, cells, and other areas".

Limitations on intrusive searches and the screening equipment available to staff also meant poison would be hard to detect, Judge Jallow said. He made recommendations for search regimes and also proposed a 30-minute delay on the broadcast of court judgements. However, he said there were no gaps or flaws in the overall treatment of detainees and did not propose any changes to regulations.


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*Germany starts enforcing hate speech law*

*Germany starts enforcing hate speech law*

Germany is set to start enforcing a law that demands social media sites move quickly to remove hate speech, fake news and illegal material. Sites that do not remove "obviously illegal" posts could face fines of up to 50m euro (£44.3m).

The law gives the networks 24 hours to act after they have been told about law-breaking material. Social networks and media sites with more than two million members will fall under the law's provisions. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will be the law's main focus but it is also likely to be applied to Reddit, Tumblr and Russian social network VK. Other sites such as Vimeo and Flickr could also be caught up in its provisions.

Most material will have to be removed within 24 hours but networks will have a week to act on "complex cases". Facebook has reportedly recruited several hundred staff in Germany to deal with reports about content that breaks the NetzDG and to do a better job of monitoring what people post. The law has been controversial in Germany with some saying it could lead to inadvertent censorship or curtail free speech.

*Former Joint Chiefs chairman: Nuclear war with North Korea closer than ever*

*Former Joint Chiefs chairman: Nuclear war with North Korea closer than ever*

The United States is "closer to a nuclear war with North Korea" than ever, Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday, adding that he does not "see the opportunities to solve this diplomatically at this particular point."

In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Mullen warned that President Donald Trump's provocative rhetoric aimed at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un likely indicates he would prefer to take a more aggressive approach to countering the rogue regime's rapidly evolving nuclear weapons program.

The North Korean leader addressed the threat of war in a New Year's Day speech on Monday. "We are a responsible nuclear nation that loves peace," Kim said. "As long as there's no aggression against us we do not intend to use nuclear powers." "The US cannot wage a war against our country at all," Kim added. "The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons, and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office. They should accurately be aware that this is not a threat but a reality."