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should be. one their party's nominee should be. one final headline — strikes by members of the trained drivers union will have the latest on that. lava continues to flow from the volcano and southwest iceland. more on all that in a moment. let's head to the bbc sport centres with marc edwards. everton and nottingham forest have been charged by the premier league for breaches of the league's profitability and sustainability rules under premier league regulations. can lose an maximum of £105 million. both clubs have been referred to an independent commissioner. everton already are waiting an appeal on the previous ten—point is deduction. professor rob wilson.
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ten-point is deduction. professor rob wilson-— rob wilson. there's been a huge amount of— rob wilson. there's been a huge amount of talk _ rob wilson. there's been a huge amount of talk about _ rob wilson. there's been a huge amount of talk about the - rob wilson. there's been a huge amount of talk about the alleged breaches of financial fairplay or the financial stability regulations for these two clubs. it's not really that surprising that the premier league is referred both clubs off the back of two major factors. first of all, everton has been sanctioned already for previous breach, and the announcement of an independent regulator. they need to get much tougher in implying their own regulations. tougher in implying their own regulations-_ tougher in implying their own reuulations. ., ., , regulations. africa cup of nations, we finally got _ regulations. africa cup of nations, we finally got our _ regulations. africa cup of nations, we finally got our first _ regulations. africa cup of nations, we finally got our first glimpse - regulations. africa cup of nations, we finally got our first glimpse of. we finally got our first glimpse of the defending champions senegal. setting up everton�*s gates to open opening forjust four minutes. camara made it two with a great finish the siding to go one better with this first—time screamer.
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20—year—old midfielder ceiling three—point in style. andy murray says there's a definite possibility he's played his final australian open after losing a straight sets to argentina's thomas martin activated. 36—year—old lost eight of his last 12 matches. five—time finalist in melbourne, but he did hit this might be his final year on the tour and repeated that sentiment after going out 6—2. repeated that sentiment after going out 6-2. , repeated that sentiment after going out6-2., , out 6-2. definite possibility i play here for the _ out 6-2. definite possibility i play here for the last _ out 6-2. definite possibility i play here for the last time. _ out 6-2. definite possibility i play here for the last time. yeah, - out 6-2. definite possibility i play here for the last time. yeah, i - here for the last time. yeah, i think— here for the last time. yeah, i thinkiust _ here for the last time. yeah, i thinkjust probably because of... yeah, _ thinkjust probably because of... yeah, how— thinkjust probably because of... yeah, how the match went and everything. but i know whilst you're playing _ everything. but i know whilst you're playing the — everything. but i know whilst you're playing the match, you're trying to control_ playing the match, you're trying to control your emotions, focus on the points— control your emotions, focus on the points and _ control your emotions, focus on the points and everything and winning that one _ points and everything and winning
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that one point away from the end. it's that one point away from the end. it's like. _ that one point away from the end. it's like, i can't believe this is over— it's like, i can't believe this is over so— it's like, i can't believe this is over so quickly. so, yeah, in comparison— over so quickly. so, yeah, in comparison to the matches that i play here — comparison to the matches that i play here last year, it was like the complete — play here last year, it was like the complete opposite feeling walking off the _ complete opposite feeling walking off the court. wish i involves the crowd _ off the court. wish i involves the crowd more, just disappointed with the way— crowd more, just disappointed with the way that i played in all of that stuff _ the way that i played in all of that stuff. tough way to finish.- stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return _ stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return ended _ stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return ended in - stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return ended in the - stuff. tough way to finish. naomi osaka's return ended in the firstl osaka's return ended in the first major tournament since the 2022 tournament. falling for a 6—4 defeat. it's the first time she won the title in melbourne in 2019 and 2021. has lost. some formula i the title in melbourne in 2019 and 2021. has lost. some formula 1 news and toto will first signed a three—year deal to stay on as principal and executive of mercedes
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f1. he has been with them since january 2013. eight seasons between 2014-2021. that's all january 2013. eight seasons between 2014—2021. that's all you're sport for now. back to you, matthew. mark, thanks very much. now, back to one of our main stories — a review looking into child abuse in rochdale has found young girls were left at the mercy of paedophile grooming gangs because police and council leaders failed to protect them. the report examined how young people, mainly white girls from poor backgrounds, were preyed upon by asian men between 2004 and 2013. our north of england reporter rowan bridge has been following the story. he described as devastating. if the damnin: he described as devastating. if the damning report- — he described as devastating. if the damning report. over— he described as devastating. if the damning report. 0ver170 - he described as devastating. if the damning report. 0ver170 on - he described as devastating. if ii�*uéi damning report. over 170 on pages way out how victims were repeatedly let down by the authority in rochdale over almost a decade. it
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talks about how police investigations were cut short, how victims were marginalised and treated with indifference and how rochdale council really didn't take the problem seriously. complaints were raised with them repeatedly about allegations that men of pakistani and afghan heritage have been committing offences against girls. investigations either didn't happen or when they did, they were cut short or under resourced and never really got to the bottom of that problem. that went on for years and years and years. the report said as recently as 2011, 2012, despite police saying they were taking the problem seriously, behind the scenes, senior investigate an officer was still struggling to get the resources needed to carry out the resources needed to carry out the investigation. really a damning report on both rochdale counsel and greater manchester police.— greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of — greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of response, _ greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of response, what - greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of response, what sort - greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of response, what sort of| in terms of response, what sort of response has the air been from the police on the council? bath
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response has the air been from the police on the council?— response has the air been from the police on the council? both of them have issued — police on the council? both of them have issued what _ police on the council? both of them have issued what they _ police on the council? both of them have issued what they called - have issued what they called heartfelt apologies over the way things have happened. they promised changes have been made. however, at the news conference today, we saw a response from maggie oliver, who was a detective for greater manchester police and resigned over the way they handled sexual assault college locations —— allegations. there is a report due in the summer that will look at this current practice and it will be interesting to see how that phases greater manchester's attitude. live now to richard scorer, head of abuse law at the law firm slater and gordon. thanks for being here on the programme. this is absolutely devastating. young girls left at the mercy of paedophile gangs. iis devastating. young girls left at the mercy of paedophile gangs. ii? an mercy of paedophile gangs. is an incredibly damning _ mercy of paedophile gangs. is an incredibly damning report. i can't honestly say that i'm particularly surprised by any of it. i think we've known for years that these major feelings by agencies we've known for years that these majorfeelings by agencies in rochdale police and social services.
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although it obviously put more detail behind that, and i think it's also a huge vindication for whistle—blowers and maggie oliver. they needed that vindication and they were entitled to it. the former rosecutor they were entitled to it. the former prosecutor in _ they were entitled to it. the former prosecutor in the _ they were entitled to it. the former prosecutor in the northwest - they were entitled to it. the former prosecutor in the northwest said i they were entitled to it. the former prosecutor in the northwest said at| prosecutor in the northwest said at the city was an issue, but not the issue. the issue when it comes to rape and sexual offences is the authorities refused to listen to women and girls. would you share that basic assessment? i think that's probably right. when i think back over the files i've— back over the files i've seen, the feelin . s back over the files i've seen, the feelings that _ back over the files i've seen, the feelings that were _ back over the files i've seen, the feelings that were very - back over the files i've seen, the feelings that were very evident l back over the files i've seen, the - feelings that were very evident from case papers i've looked at, it was clear to me that the major issue — not the only issue, but the major issue was attitudes toward these young women that they were seen as not credible. in many cases, particularly in the social services,
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they were seen as consenting to the abuse that happened. even girls as young as 13—14, 15, were seen as consenting because they were making lifestyle choices to engage in this abuse. even when there was very serious violence. those assumptions were pervasive and i think that's the biggest reason why these feelings happened. d0 the biggest reason why these feelings happened.— the biggest reason why these feelings happened. do you get the sense. feelings happened. do you get the sense- — feelings happened. do you get the sense- we _ feelings happened. do you get the sense. we heard _ feelings happened. do you get the sense. we heard from - feelings happened. do you get the sense. we heard from rowan l sense. we heard from rowan bridge, the absolutely key campaigners, her concern that some of these factors are still prevalent now —— maggie oliver's concern. i think sadly true. ten or 15 years ago, since then, we've had a lot of cutbacks. resourcing is a major problem. i think some of the attitudes you saw ten or 15 years
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ago are still there. that's not to say there is good work being done. but there are still major shortfalls and major issues, and i think we can't be confident that this isn't happening. it probably still is and i think maggie oliver �*s right to highlight it. i think maggie oliver 's right to highlight it— highlight it. that's alarming because the _ highlight it. that's alarming because the report - highlight it. that's alarming| because the report identifies highlight it. that's alarming - because the report identifies 96 men still deemed a potential risk. what should be happening here in your view? we should be happening here in your view? ~ ., . , view? we need more resources in prosecution _ view? we need more resources in prosecution this — view? we need more resources in prosecution this crime. _ view? we need more resources in prosecution this crime. the - view? we need more resources in| prosecution this crime. the impact has been devastating. we need more resources to address this and we need to route out —— root out these issues. a lot of that has changed, but some of those attitudes are still there and children are still being failed as a result. in terms of greater— being failed as a result. in terms of greater manchester _ being failed as a result. in terms of greater manchester police, i being failed as a result. in terms| of greater manchester police, do being failed as a result. in terms - of greater manchester police, do you think they have enough funding to be
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doing the sorts of things you think they should be? i doing the sorts of things you think they should be?— they should be? i don't think there's enough _ they should be? i don't think there's enough funding - they should be? i don't think there's enough funding in . they should be? i don't think- there's enough funding in addressing this sort of problem. i think police and social services need more resource to address this. it's not the only reason why things are going wrong, but it is an important reason. resources were a problem backin reason. resources were a problem back in 2010, in the period that this report is looking at. i think they are even more of a problem there, so that has to be addressed. richard score from i think you so much forjoining us. train drivers belonging to the aslef union have announced further strikes affecting 16 operators in england as part of a pay dispute. the walk—outs, between the 30th of january and the 5th of february, will affect different companies each day. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. today, we've heard an announcement from aslef of further industrial
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action by their members in their long—running to dispute over pay. there will be struck between tuesday the 30th of january on monday the 5th of february. it will be every day. —— it won't be, but on every other day, there will be a strike on a handful of train companies, but it will be different on each day. i think that will be potentially confusing for some train passengers, definitely a week to check before you set off. overarching, there will be an overtime ban which will run into tuesday the 6th of february. i think we are likely to see a very disruptive week there, and really, there hasn't been any progress in this dispute between the train divers union and the group representing the companies. it's a government that actually has to approve what's on offer, but it's a train companies that do the direct negotiations. some of the trade unions have now come and agreed
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deals, including the rmt union notably. this still feels quite bitter and that i would be surprised if we saw more strikes —— would not. how big is the goal between the two sides? the how big is the goal between the two sides? ., , ., ., ,�* how big is the goal between the two sides? ., ., ,�* ., , how big is the goal between the two sides? ., ., ,�* ., sides? the operators' group and the government — sides? the operators' group and the government say _ sides? the operators' group and the government say the _ sides? the operators' group and the government say the offer _ sides? the operators' group and the government say the offer they - sides? the operators' group and the| government say the offer they made last year back in april, that aslef rejected, but the industry said that would have taken average driver paid to city £5,000 a year. however, they have been asked to accept a below inflation pay rise —— £260,000 a year. there haven't been any talks since last april. inflation pay rise —— £60,000 a year. one thing that has changed is the new rules that have come in, new on enabling companies in transport, including in railand
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enabling companies in transport, including in rail and passenger rail, to put in place minimum service levels. that basically means you would require a certain number of staff to work to ensure a certain amount of service. it's not clear yet whether the train companies will use that in this upcoming series. if they do, it could mean more trains run, but it would make the unions even more angry. katy austin there. junior doctors in wales have begun a three day walk—out junior doctors in wales have begun a three—day walk—out in their dispute about pay. they've rejected the welsh government's offer of a 5% rise. the bma said its members had been "forced" to take the "difficult decision" to strike after seeing their pay drop by almost a third over the past 15 years. hwyel griffiths is at the university of hospital of wales in cardiff. the impact of this strike is being felt in every single hospital. junior doctors make up some 40% of the medical workforce, so the impact here at wales's because hospital in
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cardiff is cancelling three quarters of the appointments of 80% of the planned operations. patients are being told to think twice before coming to the hospital. cheering doctors say is the worst in any part of the uk, lower than the combined almost 12% pay rise on offer to junior doctors in england. in scotland, junior doctors have accepted a pay rise of almost five and half percent. the welsh government says it simply doesn't have enough money to offer any further pay rises. it would have to come by cutting another part of the welsh nhs budget. for the moment, there's no sign of a resolution in this disruption. a new menopause treatment becomes available later this week.
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the daily pill is called veoza or fezo—linetant. it tackles two of the most common symptoms of menopause — hot flushes and night sweats. and it's potentially useful for women who can't take hormone replacement therapy, such those with a history of some cancers or blood clots. tim muffett went to meet one woman who's been following the arrival of the new drug closely. 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 at different points of the day, and theyjust overwhelm you. and theyjust overwhelm you, so you just stop and put yourfan 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 is...itjust cools you down. hormone replacement therapy was a huge help for fiona,
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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 £45 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. i'm hoping that the trial for looking at breast cancer patients who are going through active treatment, can have a non—hormonal version of this treatment for their symptoms because they're the ones that are really...in my nhs practice i'm struggling to look after. i'm not in the position to have to pay for it privately
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and i really need the nhs to step up and get a move on 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. so that we can benefit from it as well. let's turn to news just coming into us, because we are being told that hamas have issued a video that purports to show two dead is really hostages and in the video, is really elster —— air strikes are blamed for the best. —— —— israeli. yesterday, they released a different video containing three hostages which ended with the thought that tomorrow will reveal their fates. thought that tomorrow will reveal theirfates. this thought that tomorrow will reveal their fates. this the latest development with this video which we
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are not showing, purporting to show two dead israeli hostages and blaming israeli air strikes for their deaths. israel's defence minister has been giving her briefing in the last little while. in terms of the fate of hostages, he has said hamas is carrying out psychological abuse. those reports are going in. the reuters news agency is reporting it. afp is reporting the same thing. devastating news for those families. around 130 plus is israeli hostages being held by hamas in gaza. of course, those negotiations have continued. we saw a series of releases, but that stalling before the second wave of the israeli military operation and the latest
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information that video released by hamas purported to show two of those israeli hostages. that news isjust coming in. it's been widely reported and we'll obviously return to that when we have a little more detail. let's turn to a couple more stories. the number of vehicles breaking down because of potholes has reached a five—year high, according to the local council data and the aa. it says it's responded to more than 600,000 call—outs because of them up 16% on the year before, and hundreds of cyclists have also faced serious problems with potholes, too. scientists warn climate change will worsen the problem of potholes because of more wet weather but scientists think new technology could be part of the solution, as harriet bradshaw reports. my head hit the kerb and my hand went over and hit the kerb as well and broke both the bones in this arm. caroline ashton ended up with a titanium plate in her wrist
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after she says she hit a pothole while cycling. roads are deteriorating fast. i've been a cyclist for 25 years and you can see certainly in the last ten years just how poor the surface is and how dangerous it can be. the road where she fell has since been repaired. but looking into the issue of potholes, there's a problem which scientists say will only get worse with the effect of climate change. and whilst local councils are calling for more regular and consistent funding to deal with them, across several british universities, engineering solutions also promise some answers. our roads are either made out of concrete or asphalt. the majority of our roads are asphalt, although a lot of the damage in both starts with cracks. those cracks turn into potholes through freeze—thaw cycles and wear—and—tear. the university of cambridge is working on a range of solutions from sensors in our roads to investigating 3d printed fixes and the materials that can adapt
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to temperature changes. we're trying to enhance these materials through their- environmental impact or performance try adding things _ like fibres and also maybe trying to make them self—heal. - but whilst it's all very well knowing what materials are best to use, you still need to know quickly and specifically where the cracks are to fix them. so, i'm going to get immersed in some pothole data now. engineers are also developing a way of using anonymised car sensor data to create a detailed digital map of our roads, including the size of cracks. right now, modern cars have the ability to capture the data all around them with video, with accelerometers, with mini weather stations, with several other sensors. and eventually, the idea is to send robots to fix the issue with universities testing the possibilities of robotics for efficiency and safety purposes. but is it enough? with climate change, if we're expecting more extreme weather events,
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whether that's freeze—thaw cycles, more extreme wind events, and rainfall events, these can have an impact on the rate at which our roads deteriorate. the government says it's investing an extra £8.3 billion into repairs. but with a vast road network, this is a problem not going away any time soon. harriet bradshaw, bbc news. lava from a volcano in iceland has reached the fishing port, setting fires on home. most of the town's 4,000 people have been evacuated. in the line of fire, the icelandic town of grindavik. homes consumed by the creeping lava from this latest eruption.
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the fishing community had been evacuated hours before, but newly—built defences weren't enough to stop the flow. translation: people of iceland, what we all hoped would not happen has come to pass. lava is flowing into grindavik, a thriving town where people have built their lives, engaged in fishing and other occupations, and created a community in harmony with god and one another. overnight pockets of molten rock kept on bursting through and bubbling up, although the activity seemed to be stabilising. but this is the second eruption injust a month. forjohn, who, with his neighbours, have been forced from their homes, there's huge uncertainty about whether they'll be able to go back. i am born in this town. i actually live in the house that i'm born in. and it's kind of...it�*s a tough... it's a tough thought to think that that this town might be over. it's a tough thought to think that this town might be over. it's extremely sad. it'sjust unbelievable. i thought that i would never
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live to witness this. - it's been quiet for 800 years. 800 years. experts believe the spectacular explosions last month may have heralded a new era on this, the reykjanes peninsula. nothing like this had been seen here for the past 800 years, so regular eruptions could be on the way. a nation that's been built around the twin perils of ice and fire, now facing more danger and more uncertainty. nick beake, bbc news. just before i go, worth returning to the breaking news coming to us from the breaking news coming to us from the middle east. a variety of reports all reporting that hamas haveissued reports all reporting that hamas have issued a video that purports to show two dead israeli hostages that blames israeli air strikes for their deaths. they have been trailing for
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days that they would give an update on hostages. israel's defence minister spoke a little while ago regarding theirfate, said hamas is carrying out psychological abuse. that news coming in. we on the bbc here —— in a moment. over the last day or two, we have seen some problems due due to snowfall across northern areas of scotland, but worse could be around the corner. and i think for tuesday, the threat of disruptive snow in scotland becomes much more widespread — more on that in a moment. overnight tonight, there will be plenty more of those snow showers packing in across northern scotland, with some further significant accumulations. it stays windy, so there'll be some further drifting of the snow and blizzard—like conditions at times. anotherfreezing cold night — —2 to —4 in the towns and cities, a lot colder than that, though, in the countryside. tomorrow, first of all, england and wales, for most areas, it's a dry day with plenty of sunshine.
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the sunshine won't do much for the temperatures — 3—4 celsius for many areas — however, further north, that's where we're looking at the risk of some disruptive weather. an area of low pressure is set to move into this cold air with a spell of disruptive snow. now, the temperatures vary quite a bit across this weather system — for northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland, the air�*s a little bit milder, so there could be some rain mixed in with that, the snow will be heaviest over hills. whereas on the northern edge of this weather system, the air is cold enough to have the snow come right down to low elevations. and that means, through the central lowlands of scotland northwards, we're looking at some disruptive snow — 5—10cm, maybe even 20 in a few places, and, as well as those low—elevation snow totals, we are looking at similar amounts up over the southern uplands of scotland. and then, through tuesday evening, we'll see some snow arrive across the higher pennines, as well. so, there is the risk of some more
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widespread disruption, i think, through tuesday. central lowlands of scotland, northwards, and across the hills of the southern uplands — i think that's where we'll most likely see the biggest chance of disruption. some cars might get stranded in the heaviest falls of snow. by wednesday, an area of low pressure comes in off the atlantic. now, there will be some snow on the northern edge, tickling southern england with the heaviest falls stay in europe 20—30cm over there — that means the most disruptive weather will be, again, across more northern portions of the uk. another five to as much as 20 centimetres of snow piling in across northern scotland, still with strong winds causing that snow to blow and drift around as well. similar weather on the cards for thursday, but eventually, we do get out of the freezer. this weekend sees a return of wet and windy weather.
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today at six... and american owned cargo ship is hit in the sea of yemen offer a missile was fired after an iranian backed houthis. the prime minister said that the government will back words with actions, calling the actions of the red sea unacceptable. also tonight... an apology from police and council officials in rochdale after a damning review into grooming gangs that preyed on young girls. i want to know who's accountable for the neglect and the abuse that i suffered. two top—flight clubs,
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everton and nottingham forest, could drop down or even out of the premier league after being charged for breaching financial rules. live pictures of the volcano in iceland after it erupted for the second time in a month, setting houses in a nearby village on fire. and the desperate owners who've lost pets being preyed on by fraudsters who claim to have found them. and coming up on bbc news — andy murray has hinted once again that this could be his last year on the tour, after a first—round defeat from the australian open. he was beaten in straight sets by tomas etcheverry. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a cargo ship has been hit by a missile in the sea off yemen today. it comes days after strikes launched by the us in the uk in attempt to defend international shipping from attacks by israeli led
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