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as for murray, he admits it might be the last time he plays in melbourne. there is a definite possibility that will be the last time i play here. yeah, probably because of how the match went on everything, i don't know, whilst you are playing the match you're obviously trying to control your emotions, focus on the points and then when you are one points and then when you are one point away from the end, you can believe it is over so quickly. another beaten finalist in melbourne daniil medvedev, who lost that five—set epic to rafa nadal a couple of years ago, survived a scare on monday. he's through to the second round but it was anything but straightforward, the french qualfier terence atmane causing the third seed all sorts of problems, and deservedly winning the first set. but medvedev fought back to take
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the next two as the brutal heat and physical effort caught up with the 22—year—old atmane, who was forced to retire from cramp early in the fourth set. also wins on monday for stefanos tsitsipas, seb korda and ben shelton. aryna sabalenka's started her australian open title defence in dominant style, blowing away german 18 year old qualifier ella seidel 6—0 6—1. coco gauff, the us open champion, is also through to the second round in melbourne with a straight sets win over slovakia's anna karolina schmiedlova. the first set was tighter than the 19 year old would have liked but she saw that out 6—3 and didn't look back, in total control thereafter, winning the second 6—0. i felt good. ifelt good. i i felt good. i was a little bit nervous coming into today, but i was able to calm down and play, not my best, but good tennis from that
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point. not such a good day for another grand slam winner though. the wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova is out of the australian open. ranked seventh in the world, she's the highest seed to fall so far in round one, suffering a straight sets defeat to ukrainian qualifier dayana yastremska, who said recently the resistance showed by her country against the russian invasion is what motivates her on court. and she was formidable here, winning6—16—2. elina svitolina and ons jabeur are among the other players through. all the results are on the bbc sport website. victor osimhen�*s equaliser spared nigeria a shock defeat against equatorial guinea in their opening match at the africa cup of nations, with the game finishing i—i. meanwhile in group b, a 97th—minute penalty from mohammed salah saved egypt from a surprise defeat in their opener as they drew 2—2 with mozambique. but there was a shock in the other match, with garry rodrigues scoring a stoppage time winner for cape verde as
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they beat ghana 2—1. it is not a surprise because we know our quality. of course gannett is one of the biggest in africa, but we know we have quality. i wouldn't say surprised. everyone was waiting for garner to beat us, but we showed that we are here and we are ready to play against any team. tottenham's son heung—min is hoping to lead south korea to their first asian cup title since 1960. they're currently playing bahrain in qatar, with around a quarter of an hour to go it's currently 0—0. later, indonesia play iraq, and malaysia againstjordan. viniciusjunior scored a hat—trick to give real madrid victory in the spanish super cup with a 4—1 win over barcelona. all his goals came in the first half. it's real�*s third straight win in el clasico and gave them a 13th super cup success —
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one behind barcelona's record 14 wins. rodrygo added a fourth after lewandoswski had pulled one back — but barca ended the game with ten men as real lifted the trophy in riyadh. translation: we deserved to win. we started very well _ translation: we deserved to win. we started very well and _ translation: we deserved to win. we started very well and we _ translation: we deserved to win. we started very well and we had _ translation: we deserved to win. we started very well and we had the - started very well and we had the best from players at the beginning of the game. for nicias was extraordinary, he played an extraordinary, he played an extraordinary game. it was a different match when barcelona took control of the ball took their chance and we struggle to take a back. canisiusjust needs chance and we struggle to take a back. canisius just needs to do his job, he needs to bring joy to the fans and titles to real madrid. the detroit lions _ fans and titles to real madrid. the detroit lions are celebrating their first play—off victory in 32 years. they beat the rams. it brought an end to the longest ever losing
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streak in the nfl�*s postseason. you can head to the bbc sport website for all the information on the australian open. and that's all the sport for now. a review looking into child abuse in rochdale has found there was widespread organised sexual exploitation of children into for almost a decade and authorities repeatedly failed to tackle it effectively. the findings covered 2004-2013. effectively. the findings covered 2004—2013. greater manchester police has apologised and said much —— such cases were handled very differently —— it very differently now. the -- it very differently now. the findinus -- it very differently now. the findings evidenced _ —— it very differently now. tue: findings evidenced within —— it very differently now. tte: findings evidenced within the —— it very differently now. "tt9 findings evidenced within the report is shocking, stark and shameful. it
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speaks to the systemic failure of various agencies to pull together and do the obvious and the right thing. above all it outlines in painful detail all of those missed opportunities were decisive action could and should have been taken to prevent, disrupt and prosecute the scourge of what has been evidenced to have been the widespread abuse of children in rochdale some 10—20 years ago. amongst those agencies legitimately criticised his greater manchester police and it is on behalf of them that i offer my heartfelt apology to all of those victims whom we let down so badly. the chief constable of greater manchester police. a new treatment for the menopause will become available later this week in the uk which it is hoped
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will give hope to women who can take hrt. it tackles two of the most common symptoms of menopause, hot flushes and night sweats. it is potentially useful for women who can take hrt, such as those with a history of some cancers or blood clots. it's like an overwhelming sensation of being near a fire, but you can't get away from it and itjust engulfs your whole body. as the menopause approached, fiona's hot flushes began. they come different points of the day, and theyjust overwhelm you. so you just stop and put your fan on and try and carry on your normal day. hot flushes and night sweats are very common amongst women going through the menopause, which typically happens between the ages of 45 and 55. this is a fantastic neck fan and it
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just cools you down. hormone replacement therapy was a huge help for fiona, but a breast cancer diagnosis meant it had to stop, as hrt is not recommended for those who've had the disease. i was very grateful that my breast cancer was very minor. obviously the big downfall is i couldn't take hrt any more. i was crying about that. because it's not yet available on the nhs, this drug will cost around £16 per month. plus there's the cost of a private specialist needed to get a prescription that could be around £200 to £300 per visit. and frustratingly for many, this drug is not yet licensed for women who've had breast cancer. yeah, that is very frustrating because really we are, i should think, one of the highest in need of it because other people can stay on hrt, we can't. so i think we should be high priority, really. i'm not in the position to have
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to pay for it privately and i really need the nhs to step up and get a move on and and provide it for people that like myself and people who haven't got that massive income to be able to afford it so we can benefit from it as well. hello again. we're in for another cold week — if anything, a bit colder than it was last week. and as well as that, there will be further snow showers in the forecast, especially, but not exclusively, across northern scotland and northern ireland and we're looking at some sharp overnight frosts. at times, for example, in northern scotland, the temperature could fall away to —10 overnight. but today, you can see the blues across the whole of the uk. it's going to be a cold day. the wind coming straight down from the arctic, and it's windy across the north and also the east. so some of the snow will be drifting and some of the snow coming down
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the north sea coastline will drift inland at times, getting in, for example, to yorkshire, eastern parts of norfolk and suffolk, but we'ill continue with snow showers also in northern ireland and some wintriness in the showers across wales and the south—west. but in between, a lot of dry weather. 3 degrees in norwich, but when you add on the strength of the wind, the wind chill will make it feel more like —3. it will feel more like —7 in aberdeen. now, through this evening and overnight, we continue with the snow showers in the north. there'll be a lot of dry weather. the cloud builds in the west, introducing a combination of rain, sleet and snow to some western areas. there'll be a hard and widespread frost. in fact, in sheltered glens in the northeast of scotland, temperature could fall away to —8. so this is the culprit bringing in the combination of rain, sleet and snow during the course of tuesday night and into wednesday. it's slowed down a little bit, so the worst, the heaviest of the snow could well miss, for example, glasgow during the rush hour. but it is slowly pushing from the west to the east. we'll have about 2—5 centimetres of snow from this band and 10—20
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across the higher ground in northern scotland. for northern ireland and northern england, it's a mixture of rain, sleet and snow, but as we push furthersouth, it's going to be largely dry. but, once again, wherever you are, it is going to feel cold throughout the day. then as we move from tuesday into wednesday, the cold air is already in place. we've got this weather front skirting along southern counties. still a little bit of uncertainty about its exact placement. but as it engages with the cold air, we could see a period of heavier snow across cornwall, devon and dorset, clipping kent before it clears. we continue with the snow showers across northern scotland and northern ireland, but in between, a lot of dry weather but, once again, it is going to be cold. where we've got the cloud, though, temperatures a little bit higher.
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live from london, this is bbc news. the us shoots down a missile fired from yemen, as the uk defends its decision to carry out strikes against houthi targets. we could not have been clearer with our warnings which they chose to ignore, and enough was enough. a review into child abuse in rochdale finds evidence of organised, widespread sexual exploitation of children for almost a decade. iamona i am on a snowy berlin where an estimated 10,000 people have descended on the capital to protest about the farm is�* tax subsidy row,,
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but also so much more. lava flows through multiple homes in south—west iceland after a volcano erupts near the town of grindavik. hello, and welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the us military says it has shot down an anti—ship cruise missile which was fired from yemen towards one of its destroyers patrolling in the red sea. the missile was brought down near a part of yemen controlled by the houthi rebel group. it happened on sunday, two days after the us, supported by warplanes from the uk, carried out a series of airstrikes on houthi—held territory. the us says that was a response to a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea which have led most of the major shipping firms to divert their freighters away from the suez canal and around the southern cape of africa.

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