this is the skull of a pliosaur — one of the most fearsome predators the planet has ever seen. i think the fossil�*s incredible! i think it would have been very terrifying, eating all sorts of predators. it has big teeth. this gigantic reptile lived 150 million years ago. it would have terrorised the oceans, devouring passing prey with a single bite. the fossil was found halfway down a cliff face in dorset�*s kimmeridge bay. it took three weeks for a team dangling off ropes to extract it. fossil expert steve etches led the excavation. this is the top of the food chain — there's nothing bigger than this. so it fed on everything — it fed on its own kind — anything it could get its teeth into, it would feed on. come and have a look in here. inside this drawer is a tantalising

glimpse of what's left to find of the pliosaur�*s body. we've got a few neck vertebra, a shoulder bone — and the team is certain that the rest of the pliosaur is still in the cliffs, and they want to get it out. now, the skull is two metres long, so there's another eight metres left to extract. so there may be more of this beast to come, but if it is recovered, the museum may need to build a new extension to fit it all in. rebecca morelle, bbc news. scary stuff. the weather is quite scary impact of the country as well. bent reaches here. we have the first storm of new year? yes, first of the year. if you are hoping it would bring a change in the weather, it hasn't. not yet. what we have today is storm henk, named by the met office. it is bringing heavy rain in places where we do not need it. not far off 150 flood warnings across various parts

of the uk. also, strong winds. particularly where we have this met office amber weather warning. 50 to 60 mph gusts. some places could see up 60 mph gusts. some places could see up to 80 mph. certainly some of its travel disruption is this low pressure pushes east. it is where we have this squeeze on the isobars on the southern edge of that low we will see a swathe of strong winds. it is also very windy towards the north—east of scotland. gales here with a lot of rain in parts of england and wales through the afternoon, hence those flooding concerns. temperature —wise, seven to 14 concerns. temperature —wise, seven to 1a degrees. it is mild. particularly down towards the south. this evening and tonight it will stay quite windy in the south and in the north of the uk. across shetland we could see some snow. outbreaks of rain elsewhere. tending to clear to a mix of clear spells and showers from the west. some of those showers will be on the heavy side. not a particularly cold night. frost free forjust

particularly cold night. frost free for just about particularly cold night. frost free forjust about all of particularly cold night. frost free for just about all of us. particularly cold night. frost free forjust about all of us. tomorrow low pressure still in charge, strong winds to the south and optimise the north. lighterwinds winds to the south and optimise the north. lighter winds in the west. not as windy. there will be quite a few showers. some of those will be on the heavy side. across scotland more generally cloudy conditions with some showery rain at times. those temperatures if anything coming down by a degree or two, six to 11 degrees. as we head into thursday, low pressure still in charge. this frontal system running from the south—west will bring more heavy rain for some of us. particularly in southern counties of england and the channel islands. elsewhere come across scotland quite a bit of cloud, bits and pieces of rain, sunshine and showers. not as windy by this stage. those temperatures continuing that downward trend, six to 10 degrees. if you were looking for a change in the weather, the end of the week will bring something of a change

because low pressure is going to loosen its grip, high—pressure tries to build from the west, and also from the north—east. that will settle things down a bit. as that happens, colderairwill start to happens, colder air will start to establish happens, colderairwill start to establish itself. we are not expecting this to be an extreme cold speu expecting this to be an extreme cold spell for the time of the year or anything like that. temperatures around or below average for the time of the year. there will be some drier weather, some spells of sunshine, mist and fog by night. if any showers crop up, they could be wintry. thanks, ben. and that's bbc news at one. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. afterjust 83 days in charge, wayne rooney is sacked as birmingham city manager

after nine defeats in just 15 games raducanu returns! after nine defeats in just 15 games after eight months out, emma raducanu wins herfirst match back at the auckland open. teenage darts sensation luke littler plays for a place in the final of the pdc world darts championship later ths evening. hello and welcome to the programme. birmingham city have sacked manager wayne rooney after just 83 days in charge of the championship club. the former england striker was appointed on 11th october following the controversial decision to dismissjohn eustace when they were sixth in the table. since then, birmingham have slipped to 20th, with last night's 3—0 defeat at leeds being rooney's ninth loss in 15 games. well, we can speak now

to our reporter simon stone. was this inevitable, given the results? i was this inevitable, given the results? ~ ., , was this inevitable, given the results? ~ . , ., , results? i think it was inevitable. wa ne results? i think it was inevitable. wayne rooney — results? i think it was inevitable. wayne rooney has _ results? i think it was inevitable. wayne rooney has released - results? i think it was inevitable. wayne rooney has released a - wayne rooney has released a statement saying he didn't feel as though he had enough time, but birmingham have released their own statement saying that they didn't really have any option and, as you have said, the team has slid down the league and people running the club, which include tom friday the nfl superstar, were concerned about what would happen if that trend continued. yes, ithink what would happen if that trend continued. yes, i think the club feel as though they had no option, even though it has come in a relatively short space of time after his appointment.— relatively short space of time after his appointment. where do you think the club no his appointment. where do you think the club go next, _ his appointment. where do you think the club go next, who _ his appointment. where do you think the club go next, who will— his appointment. where do you think the club go next, who will dare - the club go next, who will dare point? fix, the club go next, who will dare oint? �* u, , ., the club go next, who will dare oint? ~ , ., ., , point? a couple of names in the frame. steve _ point? a couple of names in the frame. steve cooper, _ point? a couple of names in the frame. steve cooper, sacked i point? a couple of names in the frame. steve cooper, sacked byj frame. steve cooper, sacked by nottingham forestjust before

nottingham forest just before christmas, nottingham forestjust before christmas, and also tony mowbray, a very experienced manager who most recently was at sunderland and spent quite a long time at blackburn. they are two names being mentioned. there are two names being mentioned. there are quite a few managers out of work at the moment. i think birmingham will look to make an appointment sooner rather than later because they really need to stabilise the situation, start getting positive results. ~ ., ~' situation, start getting positive results. ~ ., ~ . results. where do you think wayne rooney goes _ results. where do you think wayne rooney goes from _ results. where do you think wayne rooney goes from here? _ results. where do you think wayne rooney goes from here? he - results. where do you think wayne rooney goes from here? he has i results. where do you think wayne l rooney goes from here? he has said he is auoin rooney goes from here? he has said he is going to _ rooney goes from here? he has said he is going to take _ rooney goes from here? he has said he is going to take a _ rooney goes from here? he has said he is going to take a break— rooney goes from here? he has said he is going to take a break from - rooney goes from here? he has said he is going to take a break from the | he is going to take a break from the game because this news has hit him very hard. i think his status within the game, his name means he will get offers because he brings such attention, and that can be attractive to club owners and chief executives. i think he needs to choose very carefully because you could argue that at derby and at dc

united and now definitely at birmingham his managerial career has not gone the way he would have wanted. . ~ not gone the way he would have wanted. ., ~ , ., not gone the way he would have wanted. ., ~ i. not gone the way he would have wanted. . ~' ,, . not gone the way he would have wanted. ., ~ . ,, ., well, liverpool's 4—2 win over newcastle last night means they go into the new year as the team to catch at the top of the premier league. they are three points clear of aston villa, while manchester city are lurking just two points further back and the defending champions have a game in hand. earlier, we spoke to to former liverpool and england goalkeeper david james. i think aston villa, their away form will be the thing that cost them a chance of winning the title. i think there will still be there making a lot of noise. manchester city, i think there are two points down where they were last year. theyjust sat there purring. kevin o'brien was on the bench for the last game. this could be a manchester city — liverpool should outcome i think. this could be a manchester city —

liverpool should outcome i think. more football tonight as west ham host brighton this evening. david moyes�* side have had a great festive period, beating both manchester united and arsenal. brighton though will overtake them and move into sixth place with a win. brighton have always been a big hoodoo club for us. we broke it at the start of this season. over the years it has been an incredibly difficult game for us against brighton, for whatever reason i don't really know. it will not be any easier because they have got a very good team, very good manager. like us, they are in the last 16 of europe and they are in a really strong league position. it's been a big couple of days for tennis stars returning to the court. after naomi osaka made her comeback after 15—months out from the sport yesterday, two big stars have done the same today. we'll hear about rafa nadal in a moment, but first british star emma raducanu made her long awaited return after injury with a win at the auckland classic. our tennis correspondent russel fuller has more. the performance was very good, all

things considered, and those things are nearly nine months away from the tour and three minor operations, one on each hand and one on a left ankle. it took 2.5 hours to beat elena—gabriela ruse, but emma raducanu came through very strongly in the end. and that deciding set she played really well to move 5—2 in front, then she dropped her serve and had a couple of match points that were saved, then she dropped her serve again. that is no huge surprise because after being off the tour, it is hard to close out match —— close out matches. but she took the deciding set 7—5. we will see where her story goes next, but it was certainly a very good start after so long away. was certainly a very good start after so long away. after nearly a year away from tennis, rafa nadal marked his singles return with a very convincing win over dominic thiem in the first round of the brisbane international. nadal hadn't competed since suffering a hip injury at the 2023 australian open last

january and had to undergo surgery to address the issue injune, but he's back on the court, looking razor sharp, as well, beating dominic thiem 7—5, 6—1. at 37 years old, as well! todayis today is honestly unemotional and important day for me. probably one of the toughest years of my tennis career without a doubt. to have the chance to come back after a year and play in front of an amazing cloud... and play i think at a very positive level on the first day i think it's something that will probably make us feel proud. something that will probably make us feel proud. well, also hoping for a big win is luke littler. a huge night awaits for the 16—year—old. he's back in action in the semifinals of the world darts championship, where he will take on fellow englishman rob cross in the final four. littler has already won £100,000

in prize money and is now the favourite to win the title. it was just my dad, he always played in the house, never played in a pub league or anything. i was looking up to him. i went to a sharp and pointed at the magnetic darpa because it looks similar, the rest is history. it's crazy. it's crazy watching myself back at 18 months old in the nappy, but it is all paid off. unbelievable. i havejust got into the top 64 now with the prize money, but i never thought about getting into the semifinals in my debut this year. brendan said, well done, you can go all the way, like raymond. i would love to get off to a fast mark, like i have done in all my but if i do got goa set down i have to come back. i have been to

the arsenal game, the tottenham game, and peoplejust come up to me, you don't even know who they are but they know me. it is a good feeling. i will always take pictures with anyone. i was injames maddison's box. it was really nice. my mum and dad are the biggest. they have supported me, they have told me to get on the board and looked down and i had buy opportunity to get all the sponsors. them two of the main people. the build—up to david warner's final test for australia before retiring has been overshadowed after his cap was stolen from his luggage while he was travelling to sydney ahead of the third and final test against pakistan on wednesday. warner released the following video on social media in an attempt to get his baggy green cap returned. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, someone has taken my

backpack out of my actual luggage which had my backpack and my girls does not present in there. inside this backpack was my baggy green. it is sentimental to me and it is something i would love to have back in my hands work and that camp this week. if it is the backpack she really wanted, i have spare one here. you won't get into trouble. please reach out to cricket australia ought to me. i'm happy to give this to you if you return my baggy green. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. i'm tanya beckett lets return to our

main story this hour. five members of the japanese coastguard have died after their plane was involved in a collision with a japan airlines flight that was arriving at tokyo's haneda international airport. the coastguard aircraft was departing from the same airport to deliver aid to the earthquake disaster area in ishikawa. these dramatic pictures show flames and smoke pouring from the windows and fuselage of the aircraft as it lands following the collision. it then erupted in flames moments after it came to a stand still on the runway. fire crews tried to extinguish the flames as the 379 passengers and crew managed to safely evacuate from the plane. these pictures were taken by a passenger who was on board the plane as it was landing.