hello from the bbc sport centre. "amazing" is how luke humphries has described becoming world darts champion. he beat the teenage sensation, luke littler, in a really high class final to claim the title. he's overcome anxiety issues, and worked really hard on his health and fitness in the past couple of years, and says all that has paid dividends in the last few weeks. it feels amazing to me. i have worked incredibly hard over the last couple of years to be in these moments personally, but for last night to go on and become world champion on top of being world number one, it is something that dreams are made of and something i have worked incredibly hard for and to have that trophy right next to me is worth everything i have gone through. the game plan that worked was to try and get in front of him and test him and see what his strengths well i i was in front at

the end, he still showed a lot of great and it was a really tough game, one of the hardest games had been involved in. it is a long three weeks, a gruelling tournament but over the last three months i have achieved so much and all that experience has paid off in the end. despite losing in the final, 16—year—old luke littler, is the one whose stolen the show at alexandra palace. there have been record viewing figures and a huge rise in interest in the sport on the back of his amazing run in the tournament. no one likes losing and i have not really lost much blood to lose on that stage, you can't be angry at yourself. the only thing i was angry with i was losing a lot of legs, i was chasing every set from about five or six games, so i have another seven for ten years to come. i've got a lot of experience and stage

experience myself, i'm in the top 32 so it is another busy year ahead. i hope i've captured loads of young people's mines to get on the board and try it out and if they don't want it, that is what they want to do, but i advised him to try it because it is a good spot once you get into it. rafael nadal, in just his second match back after nearly a year out injured, has comfortably beatenjason kubler in straght sets to make it through to the quarter finals of the brisbane international. the spaniard, who had a hip operation last year, is using the tournament as a warm up to the australian open. he dropped just three games, winning 6—1. 6-2. he'll now playjordon thompson in the last eight. for me i had the chance to play again tomorrow, it means a lot to me and the victory after a long time being outside of the professional tour is something that made me feel good and happy for that and i can't

thank enough everybody. emma radacanu, whose also on the comeback trail, is out of the auckland classic after being beaten by second seed elina svitolina in three sets. she too was playing just her second match after 9 months out with injury and there were encouraging signs for radacanu who won the first set on the tie break. but svitolina won the next two to win 6—7, 7—6, 6—1. india have won the second test against south africa in cape town afterjust two days of play. after a remarkable day one where 23 wickets fell, south africa were bowled out for 176 in their second innings, aiden markram providing the only resistance with a century for the hosts. that left india chasing just 79 to win the match and they chased down the target in just 12 overs to win by seven wickets to share the series at one a piece. the world number five golfer, patrick cantley, says the fans are the ones suffering as the stalemate over the future of the sport rumbles on. six months ago it was announced that the pga tour was going to merge

with the saudi backed liv tour, but so far it hasn't happened. cantley�*s comments come the day after rory mcilroy said he'd be willing to play in liv events if they were similar in style to cricket's indian premier league, which was quite a turn around for someone whose been so critical of it. with talks between the two tours set to continue this year, cantley says everyone wants clarity. i feel for the ifeel for the fan. i feel for the fan. there's ifeel for the fan. there's been i feel for the fan. there's been a tonne of confusion, not only foreclose out on tour in the last year, but i can only imagine for the fan at home so i hope with having more of the best players play the same weeks, they know exactly which weeks are important and important to us players and they get to see a lot more tournaments where the best players on tour competing on sunday because that is what the fun really wants to see. —— the fan really

wants to see. —— the fan really wants to see. —— the fan really wants to see. —— the fan really wants to see. in the nba, tyrese haliburton had 31 points and 12 assists as the indiana pacers beat the milwaukee bucks 142—130. the bucks were on a is—game home winning streak heading in to this one and things were looking good at the halfway mark, as chris middleton put them in front. but the pacers battled back as they scored 47 points in a frantic third quarter to establish a comfortable lead. haliburton�*s 30—foot three pointer was the pick of his scores as the game drew to a close. that's now four wins against the bucks for the pacers this season. elsewhere, miami heat beat the los angeles lakers 110—96. the lakers were in the game all the way through, with antony davis taking them within seven midway through the fourth quarter. but miami managed to pull away as the game drew to a close, making it two wins from four on their five—game west coast trip. and that's all the sport for now. from everyone from the sports centre, goodbye for now. a new

documentary on the nazi occupation of amsterdam in world war ii, during which three quarters of its dutch jewish population was killed has been attracting positive reviews. it is from oscar—winning british director steve mcqueen, who is promoting the documentary, called occupied city, is a time when anti—semitism is... steve mcqueen says, for him, it is made that film even more vital and urgent. soon the nazis started — even more vital and urgent. soon the nazis started to _ even more vital and urgent. soon the nazis started to ban _ even more vital and urgent. soon the nazis started to ban them from our. nazis started to ban them from our public life. nazis started to ban them from our ublic life. , ., , public life. this documentary... he lives in amsterdam _ public life. this documentary... he lives in amsterdam and _ public life. this documentary... he lives in amsterdam and it - public life. this documentary... he lives in amsterdam and it is - public life. this documentary... he lives in amsterdam and it is a - lives in amsterdam and it is a project inspired by his dutch wife, a film—maker who wrote a book. a

door—to—door compendium detailing the fate of amsterdam jewish population. there are chilling stories of the nazis�*s systematic efforts to extinguish alljewish life in the city. in efforts to extinguish all jewish life in the city.— efforts to extinguish all jewish life in the city. in 1940 when they started rounding _ life in the city. in 1940 when they started rounding people - life in the city. in 1940 when they started rounding people up. - life in the city. in 1940 when they started rounding people up. in i life in the city. in 1940 when they i started rounding people up. in 1942 the deportations began. steve mcqueen hopes _ the deportations began. steve mcqueen hopes his _ the deportations began. steve mcqueen hopes his film - the deportations began. steve| mcqueen hopes his film brings the deportations began. cr” mcqueen hopes his film brings out from the shadows have very dark chapter in the history of his adopted city. chapter in the history of his adapted city-— chapter in the history of his adopted city. chapter in the history of his adoted ci . ~ . , ~ chapter in the history of his adoted ci . ~ ., , ~ , adopted city. what shocked me is i thou~ht it adopted city. what shocked me is i thought it was _ adopted city. what shocked me is i thought it was ghost, _ adopted city. what shocked me is i thought it was ghost, but - adopted city. what shocked me is i thought it was ghost, but there - adopted city. what shocked me is i | thought it was ghost, but there was another narrative going on other than my own so to pray sat through the present day was for me right off. i needed... it was evidence of things not seen. how do you make sense out of 6 million people being executed? ., , u, .,

executed? how they came of the wa . ons, executed? how they came of the wagons. we _ executed? how they came of the wagons. we had _ executed? how they came of the wagons, we had to _ executed? how they came of the wagons, we had to line - executed? how they came of the wagons, we had to line up- executed? how they came of the wagons, we had to line up and il wagons, we had to line up and i asked. — wagons, we had to line up and i asked, where are we? and he told me how switch _ asked, where are we? and he told me how switch. asked, where are we? and he told me how switch-— how switch. other documentaries on the holocaust. _ how switch. other documentaries on the holocaust, use _ how switch. other documentaries on the holocaust, use testimony - how switch. other documentaries on the holocaust, use testimony from | the holocaust, use testimony from holocaust survivors themselves but that population is fast disappearing. so steve mcqueen�*s wife explains occupy city tries to tell a story in a different way. there are no talking heads our archive footage, what you see is contemporary images of amsterdam on the street, you are seeing what happened there during the german occupation. happened there during the german occu ation. ,, ~ . ,, �* , occupation. steve mcqueen's documentary _ occupation. steve mcqueen's documentary has _ occupation. steve mcqueen's documentary has won - occupation. steve mcqueen's documentary has won some i occupation. steve mcqueen's - documentary has won some significant endorsements from majorfilm critics but there have been detractors. the running time, for hours and 22 minutes, does intimidate. but the director maintains that once audiences start watching, they become immersed and forget about the length. in a tumultuous time in the

ongoing war in ukraine and the conflict in the middle east, steve mcqueen hopes his field makes audiences aware of pending political dangers. it is audiences aware of pending political dancers. , ., audiences aware of pending political daners. , ., ., audiences aware of pending political dancers. ,. ., ., , dangers. it is a call to arms in some ways — dangers. it is a call to arms in some ways to _ dangers. it is a call to arms in some ways to be _ dangers. it is a call to arms in some ways to be active - dangers. it is a call to arms in some ways to be active every| dangers. it is a call to arms in . some ways to be active every day dangers. it is a call to arms in - some ways to be active every day to change things. we have to be proactive, particularly in these times and it is all about love. the film is arriving _ times and it is all about love. the film is arriving in _ times and it is all about love. the film is arriving in cinemas at a time when the middle east conflict has become very inflamed once again and anti—semitism by different account is rising. do you think that is going to change the way the people viewed the film? yes. is going to change the way the people viewed the film? yes, that makes the film _ people viewed the film? yes, that makes the film more _ people viewed the film? yes, that makes the film more vital, - makes the film more vital, more urgent. it is a film about resilience and triumph in at all. jews, it is notjust about some

idea about these people, it is about resilience and triumph, absolutely. steve mcqueen. a court in argentina has suspended labour reforms that were part of a decree of sweeping economic changes issued last month. the administration of the president says radical reforms were needed to avoid social catastrophe, and a ruling blocks some of the new regulations while judges consider whether they can be adopted without approval. they include amendments to laws on employment contracts, severance pay and parental leave. me and military government says it will release more than 9000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark independence day on thursday. in the commercial capital, friends and family members gathered outside a prison. there is no indication that

political detainees were among those to be released. in a separate statement, the military authorities said more than 100 foreign prisoners would be pardoned and deported. europe two longest reigning monarch, queen of denmark, has taken a last stand right through copenhagen before giving up her crown. she rode in gold leaf coach pulled by six white courses. thousands of people braved subzero temperature is to watch the queen's last public appearance. she will sign her abdication injanuary, passing this on to her son frederick and his wife mary. note temperatures here. let's get full forecast. after their seemingly relentless rain that some of us have seen over recent weeks, things are looking a bit drier eventually into the weekend but for

the here and now we have still got a lot of flooding around. this is a picture in tonbridge, taken on wednesday, and still lots of flood warnings in force for thursday. we could see them increasing towards the south because we have more heavy rain on the way. low pressure moving its way south—west. that will bring heavy rain late morning and into part of dorset, devon and cornwall and spreading eastwards towards london and kent as we head into the afternoon. further north, some drier weather through part of the midlands into wales and scattered showers to the north of that. quite blustery conditions. top temperature is cooler than recent days, seven or 8 degrees for many. let's focus on the heavy rain in the afternoon. there could be 20 to 50 millimetres of rain in the south, falling on really saturated ground so flooding could be exacerbated and that rain only slowly edging away towards the east as we head to this evening and overnight. march i was coming in tonight across the north—west of the

uk, north—east scotland staying pretty windy and wet through the night. but there will be colder than recent nights, temperatures coming down to two to 4 degrees. friday, the area of low pressure will clear away but this low pressure across the north of scotland will bring more rain across scotland tomorrow. scattered showers boning on the westerly breeze, perhaps western scotland and wales. it will stay cloudy in the east but will clear. temperature is cooler than recent days. and then it is going to be all change as we head through into the weekend because eventually higher pressure will building and this will be pretty welcome. it will squeeze away most of the showers, not all, but will bring a drier and less windy spell of weather and a change in wind direction, cooler. the wind is starting to rotate around the high pressure coming from the east, a return to the blue colours

scenting starting to become wintry. a dry outlook from the weekend onwards but colder and we could see a return to misty and perhaps frosty conditions. live from london, this is bbc news.

the funeral of the hamas deputy leader — killed in a drone strike in beirut — is due to take place shortly. saleh al—arouri's assassination has raised fears of a wider regional conflict — with the lebanese group hezbollah warning there'll be a decisive response. a day of mourning in iran after two explosions in the southeast of the country kill nearly a hundred people. as a year of elections around the world gets under way — the man hoping to be britain's next prime minister sets out his vision. prince andrew and bill clinton are among those named in newly—released court documents relating to sex offender — jeffrey epstein. and — a darts dream dashed — sixteen—year—old luke littler misses out in the final of the world championship.