with women spending more time at number one than ever before, according to figures just released from the industry body the bpi. but it was a very difficult year for new music. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. # i can buy myself flowers... flowers by miley cyrus, the best selling single of 2023, and leading a record breaking yearfor women. female artists were number one for 31 weeks, the highest figure since the charts began in 1952. however, whatever spin is put on it, it was a very difficult yearfor new music. the best selling album of 2023 was an almost three year old greatest hits compilation by canadian superstar the weeknd,

and the rest of the top ten included best ofs by fleetwood mac... abba... and eltonjohn. all acts who started out more than 50 years ago. this is because if someone streams a famous song by a heritage act, that play counts towards the sales of the artist's top compilation, even if the listener was hearing the track on a playlist. the result is a chart clogged with old acts. lewis capaldi had the best selling album made up of completely fresh material, but it was way down the end of year charts, placing at 1a. streaming makes the whole of music history available at the click of a button. so it's becoming harder and harder for new acts to break through. colin paterson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather,

here's ben rich. there is something joy are on the way this weekend but a gradual process in terms of things drying up and certainly we are still feeling the effects of the storm henk. we saw the flooding early in the programme and currently there are more than 300 flood warnings in place and one of them severe in tenby in pembrokeshire. there is more rain to come in the short—term today, mostly coming in the former showers. some really heavy showers across southern counties and pretty cloudy and wales and northern england into the midlands. northern ireland having the lion's share of dry weather so far and then across many parts of scotland showery rain and remaining windy and cold. through this evening and tonight we keep large amounts of cloud and keep some showers here and there. but perhaps some clearer skies spreading

from the south—west by the end of the night. temperatures for most between three and 7 degrees, may be getting a little colder in some spots particularly in the northern half of scotland. tomorrow at low pressure to the north—west which will drive further showers and this frontal system pushing in from the south which threatens to bring more heavy rain in southern counties in places where we really do not need it. so a zone of cloud and showery rain and then for parts of wales and the midlands some sunshine and then down to the south the cloud and rain will be gathering. temperatures just a little lower than they have been. taking a closer look look at tomorrow afternoon, the rain moving across southern counties of england up across southern counties of england up to east anglia but bear in mind the forecast could change a bit. the rain could shift a little further north and may also tone quite windy again for a north and may also tone quite windy againfora time north and may also tone quite windy again for a time across southern counties. so stay tuned for all the details as we frame up on the forecast. by friday this is the

transition day with things drying out, not completely, still some showers but more in a way of dry weather and temperatures continuing to drop. and that takes us into the weekend, with low pressure relinquishing its grip and high—pressure beginning to build. there will still be some showers around but it will be a lot drier thanit around but it will be a lot drier than it has been. good news for a lot of people but at the same time colder air is working its way in southern weekend looks drier with any showers wintry in places on the nights colder with frost and fog but drier than it has been. and that's bbc news at one. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday.

16—year—old sensation luke littler is preparing to take on the world number one, luke humphries, in the world darts championship final this evening. emma radacanu is into the australian open draw without having to qualify. and south africa record their lowest total since 1932 on day one of their second test with india in cape town. welcome to the programme. only one place to start, and that's alexandra palace, ahead of the darts world championship final. world number one luke humphries, will play the teenage sensation luke littler. a 16—year—old who has burst onto the scene and has everyone talking. let's have a look at his remarkable

journey to this point. in his first game he flew past dutch player christian kist, winning by 3 sets to nil. next up was reigning uk open champion andrew gilding, this time he won 3—1. in the third round, he defeated canadian matt campbell and then he came up against a darts icon, raymond van barneveld, but he wasn't fazed, this time coming out the winner — 4—1 so into the quarter finals he went, brendan dolan his opponent this time, but once again, littler raced to victory, 5—1, and into the final four where he met former champion, rob cross, for a place in the final. joe wilson was watching. let's go to our reporter who is there for us. there must be such a buzz around this final.— buzz around this final. there is a buzz around this final. there is a buzz around _ buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the _ buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the final, _ buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the final, not - buzz around this final. there is a buzz around the final, not so - buzz around this final. there is a l buzz around the final, not so much right now because we are still about six hours away from the first throw of the night, but this place is going to be absolutely rocking. you

talk about the run to the final from the 16—year—old from warrington, i think what we saw last night against rob cross, the former champion who won his debut in 2018 was the first time luke had to answer questions on how he would react under pressure. i think this is the perfect final for everyone, apart from possibly van gogh —— michael van gerwen for the value. he threw one of the best this tournament has seen, i think everyone is going to be ready for an exciting final, and 3200 people on here are going to be very noisy, but regardless of the result, the amount of isis has put on the sport, a 16 you are getting all the way to the

final allowing the other young people today are to dream, this is going to take luke littler in the sport of darts into the future. cannot wait for the final. well, joining us live is matt porter, the chief executive of the pdc. have you ever seen anything like this? no, we had something similar before, but what luke is done to take it onto the final is extend his narrative for three weeks now and it's getting bigger and bigger. what it's getting bigger and bigger. what are final in store. _ it's getting bigger and bigger. what are final in store. luke humphries is hard to get a mention, but he became the world number one last night. became the world number one last niuht. . ., , ~ , night. yeah, remarkable, ithink his streak on tv — night. yeah, remarkable, ithink his streak on tv are _ night. yeah, remarkable, ithink his streak on tv are something - night. yeah, remarkable, ithink his streak on tv are something like - night. yeah, remarkable, ithink his streak on tv are something like 18 i streak on tv are something like 18 matches now, he's won three of our last four televised tournaments, he is red hot, he was showing that, he

had a scare in an earlier round, but when all the way to a deciding leg, and he was very comfortable in his semifinal last night, there is confidence levels are high. it's an amazing matchup, but it's hard to predict who will win. im’ith amazing matchup, but it's hard to predict who will win.— predict who will win. with your chief executive _ predict who will win. with your chief executive hatton - predict who will win. with your chief executive hatton can - predict who will win. with your chief executive hatton can you j chief executive hatton can you quantify what luke littler has done for the sport in the last few weeks? he's opened up doors to a new demographic. we have lots of talented players, but potentially lukeis talented players, but potentially luke is what people call a generational talent, it's unheard and unprecedented. we are being very careful with him, is only 16 years old, there's all sorts of issues around that that we are doing our best to manage, working with his management and his parents etc, but we cannot hold him back. his talent is there for all to see, i did less than 12 hours' time he could be world darts champion.-

world darts champion. thanks for “oininu world darts champion. thanks for joining us. _ world darts champion. thanks for joining us. the — world darts champion. thanks for joining us, the final. _ emma raducanu won't have to qualify for the australian open. the 21—year—old goes straight into the main draw after others pulled out through injury. it's a huge boost for her as she starts her comeback after a months out with various injuries. 0ur tennis correspondent, russel fuller, has been speaking to 0lly foster. she has had a very good 2a hours, first of all she won the comeback match in auckland, and then she found out she would be in the main draw in the australian open. there was a was a chance of this, when the entry this was published, because there was only about six watts outside the outside draw, and that reflects where she was when she left the tour in late april to ultimately have three operations, two on her hands and one on her left ankle. as long as you are away from the tour

for six months you're able to use is protected special ranking. enough players have withdrawn. she doesn't need to worry about qualifying, she is directly into the main draw for the championships to begin on sunday this time, a week on the sunday. you're in brisbane, the story of their has been 0sako's comeback, but that has come to an end there in the brisbane international. yes. that has come to an end there in the brisbane international.— brisbane international. yes, ended in the second _ brisbane international. yes, ended in the second round, _ brisbane international. yes, ended in the second round, shall- brisbane international. yes, ended in the second round, shall be - in the second round, shall be delighted with how she'll play, and today she was playing a brisbane specialist who has won the championship more than anyone else. there was almost nothing between them. you just have to be in all of how well a sakho was playing, having had a baby injuly. her movement was excellent, and i think she'll be

excited about what she can achieve. we had united cup going on in perth, a real rarity there. a first defeat for novak on australian soil in six years? for novak on australian soil in six ears? , , ., :: ., . , years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row, years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row. his — years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row. his loss _ years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row, his loss to _ years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row, his loss to an _ years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row, his loss to an aussie. - years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row, his loss to an aussie. he - years? yes, he is one 40 matches in a row, his loss to an aussie. he has| a row, his loss to an aussie. he has lost to alex de minaur, who has won 6-4, 6-4. lost to alex de minaur, who has won 6—4, 6—4. there is potentially an injury problem, it's hard to know how serious it is, but he was having treatment in previous match well to either restore a right forearm injury. let's go to cricket now, where india have bowled out south africa forjust 55 on day one of the second test. only two south african batters reached double figures, as they were dismissed inside 24 overs. mohammed siraj doing the damage, taking six wickets forjust 15 runs. india's response is under way, they did lose a wicket early, but they are now 130 for 4 as virhat kohli steadies the ship for the visitors.

staying with test cricket, australia are looking to make it a whitewash series win as they take on pakistan in the final test in sydney. pakistan got off to the worst possible start on day one, losing two wickets inside the first two overs — josh hazlewood and mitchell starc doing the damage. but the visitors did recover, muhammad rizwan hitting two sixes on his way to a top score of 88. australia eventually bowling them out for 313, and the hosts ended the first day 6 without loss. and before we go, just time to tell you about this rory mcilroy story. he says he would be open to playing in a tournament backed by liv golf if it was similar to cricket's indian premier league. that would be a remarkable turn of events wouldn't it? to read that and much more, you can go to our website. but from me and the rest of the team, it's goodbye for now.

welcome to bbc news. more now onjunior doctors in england's public health services starting a six—day strike. it's the longest industrial action in the history of the nhs, and follows a break down in talks with the government over pay. ahead of the strike, nhs england medical director prof sir stephen powis said the health service was facing one of its most difficult starts to a year since 1948. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen has more on why this latest strike is so significant this isn't the first time thatjunior doctors in england have walked out. in fact, they first went on strike in march 2023. since then, the nhs has had to cancel over 1.2

million appointments. let's just take a look at what a junior doctor actually is. now, they are qualified doctors who are going through clinical training, which can take around eight years or more. they make up around 50% of nhs staff, so actually, over the next six days of industrial action, the nhs could be losing half of its workforce, and that's at a time when the nhs is already facing pressure from the winter season. now, here's nhs england's medical director. we just had a really busy christmas and new year period, our nhs staff have coped magnificently with the pressures over that period, but we are now facing six days of industrial action byjunior doctors. that's the longest period of industrial action in nhs history. of course, it's at a time when the nhs is always very busy with winter pressures, viruses such as covid and flu, so there's no doubt it's going to be challenging. first of all, let's just take a look at how muchjunior doctors are paid.

well, for the basic foundation pay in first year,