got that how i feel and i definitely got that hunger backjust to be the court competing. and just before we go, a reminder of our top story. 16 year old luke littler is through to the semi finals of the world darts championship following a 5—1 win over northern ireland's brendan dolan. two more quarters to go tonight. michael van gerwen takes on scott williams before luke humphries meets dave chisnell. keep across it all on the bbc sport website and app but from all of us at the bbc sport centre. thanks for watching. and happy new year. i want to bring you an update on our top story of that earthquake in japan. we are hearing from the news agency injapan that four people have now been confirmed dead in that quake that struck earlier today. we

will keep you updated on that. at the moment the news agency reported four people are now confirmed dead. here in the uk... period underwear could be set to fall in price after the government said the product would no longer be subject to vat from today. the treasury says removing the tax should make the pants up to two—pounds cheaper per pair. they are seen as a greener alternative to tampons and sanitary towels. for more on this story i'm joined now by the founder and director of the love your period campaign, molly fenton, who has been supporting this cause from cardiff in wales. thank you forjoining us. i was surprised that there was vat on period plans anyway. there hasn't been any on tap—ins and parent since 2021. been any on tap-ins and parent since 2021. ~ , , , been any on tap-ins and parent since 2021- , , , ., ~ been any on tap-ins and parent since 2021- , , , ., 2021. why is this taking so long? it's a good _ 2021. why is this taking so long? it's a good question, _ 2021. why is this taking so long? it's a good question, won - 2021. why is this taking so long? it's a good question, won many l it's a good question, won many campaigners like myself ask. period products are still seen as a luxury. we do know they are not a luxury they are a necessity for the period

parents are pretty much a new concept although they've been around a wild. they are getting more popular but i think it was an easy thing to tax as pads and tap—ins were seen as necessity, period parents almost a second option. some retailers had — parents almost a second option. some retailers had already _ parents almost a second option. some retailers had already absorbed the vat and the cost of the pants. do you expect others to pass it on now? i hope after today's announcement that will happen. it's the jobs of campaigners like myself and those that have been part of this campaign to ensure that happens and continue the conversation. do to ensure that happens and continue the conversation.— the conversation. do you think it will help in _ the conversation. do you think it will help in raising _ the conversation. do you think it will help in raising the _ the conversation. do you think it will help in raising the profile - the conversation. do you think it will help in raising the profile of| will help in raising the profile of the parents themselves? 10096. we know that period _ the parents themselves? 10096. we know that period parents _ the parents themselves? 10096. we know that period parents are - the parents themselves? 10096. we l know that period parents are growing in popularity. they are being asked for at food banks, they are now available in schools and it's reported that people know about them because they are cost—effective as we are discussed, they are eco—friendly with our climate

crisis, it's very important that this option is available for everyone. we know they are preferred by many people who would struggle with the original pads and tap—ins. i wouldn't of course go shopping for them but they are in places like primark and the big high street firms are ready?— primark and the big high street firms are read ? , i. , , firms are ready? yes, you can pretty much aet firms are ready? yes, you can pretty much get period _ firms are ready? yes, you can pretty much get period parents _ firms are ready? yes, you can pretty much get period parents in - firms are ready? yes, you can pretty much get period parents in every - much get period parents in every supermarket in places like primark, victoria's secret, they have their own lines of period parents without one—off payments, always is not accessible to everyone. one-off payments, always is not accessible to everyone.- one-off payments, always is not accessible to everyone. would you like to see — accessible to everyone. would you like to see give _ accessible to everyone. would you like to see give away _ accessible to everyone. would you like to see give away free - accessible to everyone. would you | like to see give away free to people who really need them and can't afford them?— who really need them and can't afford them? ., ., , ., ., afford them? that would be amazing. we know already _ afford them? that would be amazing. we know already that _ afford them? that would be amazing. we know already that schools - afford them? that would be amazing. we know already that schools across| we know already that schools across england and wales already have period parents in schools available for pupils. because a conversation isn't that wide and there's still a lot of stigma many young pupils and their parents do not know that these products are available, which is

where the period stigma comes into pairs for that we must keep talking about it so people know that they can access these products for free. do you think briefly, mort needs to be done by the government to address this problem?— this problem? 10096. we know at the moment period _ this problem? 10096. we know at the moment period poverty _ this problem? 10096. we know at the moment period poverty and - this problem? 10096. we know at the moment period poverty and poverty. moment period poverty and poverty levels in general are skyrocketing. before the pandemic pupils missing school because of period now it's one and four. things are getting worse. we will celebrate things like this come a lot more has to be done. in my personal opinion i think that conversation is the first step in that. ~ ., ., conversation is the first step in that. . ., ., that. we had that conversation. molly fenton — that. we had that conversation. molly fenton thank— that. we had that conversation. molly fenton thank you - that. we had that conversation. molly fenton thank you very - that. we had that conversation. i molly fenton thank you very much that. we had that conversation. - molly fenton thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. the archbishop of canterbury has called on political leaders contesting elections this year, to show respect for one another. justin welby urged them to disagree passionately but not to focus on division. our correspondent jon donnison has more. in the year he crowned a new king,

archbishop justin welby opens his new year message on the coronation. all: god save the king! and, in particular, the example set by the country's military. for the first time in 70 years, our forces swore an oath to a new monarch. they promised to be faithful and to observe and obey all orders. they understood that it wasn't about being served by us, but to serve. hip, hip. all: hurray! and at a time when headlines have been dominated by wars, much of the archbishop's message is focused on the world's conflicts — first in ukraine. wars seem everywhere, at the moment. wars we know about, wars forgotten. i've seen for myself the ongoing human cost of war. in ukraine, i went to bucha, where evidence of atrocities was found. i've met ukrainian refugees — most recently in georgia and romania.

families having to start again in a new country. he also touches on the current conflict in the middle east. injerusalem last october, i sat and listened to some of those traumatised by war — palestinian and israeli. faith—based organisations are contributing to support communities in the uk... and separately, in an interview with radio 4's today programme to mark the new year, the archbishop urges politicians in an election year not to focus on division and what he called wedge issues. we have to say, my opponent is never my enemy. my opponent is always my fellow human being. we disagree profoundly, we disagree on incredibly important things, but they're human. we respect each other�*s dignity, their humanity, and the humanity of those who support them. and that is a decision by leaders.

and i hope and pray that, in this country, they will forswear wedge issues. happy christmas. archbishop welby ends his new year message to the country by wishing everyone a peaceful 202a. jon donnison, bbc news. it's two years since the james webb space telescope was launched by nasa, and it has already wowed us with the stunning images it's beaming back. it has also made some astonishing discoveries, which are transforming our understanding of the universe, as our science editor rebecca morelle reports. (tx) the beauty of the cosmos the stars are born amidst the dust. two a dying star for the throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel.

and the phantom galaxy with 100 billion stars amongst its arms. these images are stunning but they're also transforming what we thought we knew about the cosmos. the telescope can look back to the very dawn of the universe. it's revealing it's game changing galaxies that are breaking all the rules. it can see the cosmos 13 and a half billion years ago, just after the big bang. scientist bought the first galaxies would be primitive structures but in fact they are forming far faster and earlier than astronomers ever thought possible. we certainly thought we'd be seeing things that were, i call them fuzzy blobs of stars, collections of stars for that what we are actually seeing is fully formed galaxies for that when you look at them they have perfect spiral arms you could see these galaxies in the early universe already have those mature structures. so in that sense it's really changing scientific thinking.

this isn't the only discovery that shaking up the early cosmos. the telescope is also spotting the surprising abundance of giant black holes. black holes are scattered throughout the universe. this is the one at the centre of our own milky way. they formed when a massive star dies and collapses in on itself. what were now finding is surprisingly large black holes already existing quite early on in the universe history where there hasn't been time to go through this process of stars forming and living their lives. what that suggests is actually these black holes are completely skipping the star formation part of the process. we are also seeing the unexpected closer to home bizarre planets like objects, nick big jumbos. this is the orion nebula, a star—forming region in the milky way. but look closer. there's something incredibly strange. huge planet like objects floating free, not tethered to any

star, these tiny pairs of light here, they are called jupiter massive binary objects orjumbos and they left astronomers scratching their heads. they left astronomers scratching their heads-— they left astronomers scratching their heads. nobody predicted or exected their heads. nobody predicted or expected you _ their heads. nobody predicted or expected you would _ their heads. nobody predicted or expected you would see - their heads. nobody predicted or expected you would see objects l their heads. nobody predicted or. expected you would see objects the size ofjupiter orbiting around each other, freely floating for that we thought we would see single isolated ones but to find ones like this, that's crazy. we don't expect to find the answer on day one, year one. this is a long journey for all of us. one. this is a long “ourney for all of us. ~ ., �* , one. this is a long “ourney for all of us. ~ . �* , ., one. this is a long “ourney for all ofus. ., , of us. what's next for the james webb space _ of us. what's next for the james webb space telescope _ of us. what's next for the james webb space telescope was - of us. what's next for the james webb space telescope was but l of us. what's next for the james | webb space telescope was but no doubt to be more ethereal images in it will start to look further back in time as it continues its quest to detect the light from the very first stars to shine. just a reminder of our breaking news authorities injapan and saying that four people have died in that earthquake that hit the centre of the country, 7.6 magnitude today four people or die for the also

seeing president biden is issued a statement saying the united states is ready to provide the necessary assistance to japan following that earthquake for that we will update you at the top of the hour. first let's get the weather. hello there. after wet and windy weather for weeks on end, now it looks like the weather pattern could be changing through this month. now, we started the new year with some sunshine across many parts of the country. already turning chilly in scotland where we've got those clearer skies, but towards the south—west of england, the clouds been rolling in, seen some rain coming in as well. you can see what's happening here on the earlier satellite picture. all this cloud is streaming up from the south—west, bringing yet more rain. and the winds are picking up, too, around that weather system. once that moves through, we've got another one following in behind. and those two combined could bring about two inches of rain, 50 millimetres of rain to england and wales and some flooding, too. we've got wet weather this evening across england and wales. moving clear of northern ireland heading into scotland — there may be some snow over the mountain tops here.

clearer skies will follow for a while, but the rain returns into the south coast and the south—west by the end of the night, keeping temperatures up here. and by the end of the night in scotland, after an early frost in the east, temperatures will be lifting here. the wetter weather continues northwards up towards the northern isles where it will be windy. it's also going to be windy in southern parts of england, some gales, particularly along the south coast. and we've got the spell of wet weather returning from the south—west from overnight across england and wales, maybe affecting northern ireland for a while. could turn a bit drier in the south of england in the afternoon, 13 or 1a degrees in those strong winds. bit of sunshine in between those areas of rain in scotland, but here temperatures will be lower. most of the wet weather, though, will be for england and wales. that will move away as we head into wednesday. we've still got some brisk winds in the north—east of scotland with a bit of rain. maybe the risk of some sleet and snow up towards shetland, won't be as windy across the south and generally on wednesday it's a day where we'll see some sunshine and some showers, particularly across wales and the south—west. temperatures though, looking quite healthy at eight to 12 degrees.

now, things will turn colder by the end of the week. instead of low pressure that will bring wet and windy conditions, we're going to start to see high pressure building down from the north. that will leave us with a north—easterly breeze, introduce colder air and lead to some frost as well. but the weather pattern looks like changing after a few more days of this wet and windy weather with an increased chance of high pressure really through the rest of the month, even. that will mean things are going to be drier, which is good news, but it will also turn a bit colder.

live from london. this is bbc news. a powerful earthquake strikes japan, destroying buildings and killing at least four person. thousands have fled their homes, spending the night in shelters. israel's supreme court strikes down a controversialjudicial reform that triggered nationwide protests last year. migrant boat crossings in the english channel drop by more than a third, but the figures are still some of the highest on record. and what it means for disney as the copyright expires on the earliest versions of mickey and minnie mouse. hello, i'm nicky shiller. we start injapan, where a powerful earthquake has hit the centre of the country, bringing down buildings and power lines. four people are now confirmed to have died, but the extent