announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the newshour, live in doha. our top stories - a deal has been done to get aid to starving people in syria. for some it takes days to arrive, and tens of thousands are left out. >> the situation of iraq is crisis that has, you know, that will be forgotten. >> aid workers say the world is ignoring the suffering of iraqis

captured - mexican druglord arrested after six months on the run live in germany, where cologne's police chief is fired after mass sexual assaults on new year's eve. the city braces for protests. and in sport - another busy day of f.a. cup games on the cards. there has been a big surprise for exeter, with a million dollar player - those details coming up, liverpool at anfield. aid agencies are trying to get food and medicine in to besieged towns in syria, where tonnes of thousands are starving to death. images of emancipated bodies and hungry children led to an international outcry over the use of siege tactics by all sides in the war. in the former mount air holiday

resort, 152,000 people have been cut off from aid since july. volunteers hand out the few supplies they have left are we not arabs as well. i wear to god we are arabs. these children - what wrong have they done. what wrong did this child commit people have been reduced to scrabbling for food in the streets. residents say they've been forced to ate cats and dogs. some are ill eating leaves from the trees and grass. >> i was brought here because i was poisoned. i was eating herbs from the ground. let the world see and hear about this, and know there are people here dying of starvation. >> stocks of medicine are running low, and doctors are struggling to cope. hospitals provide what little they have to try to keep people alive. >> aid agencies have supplies of

food and medicine ready to leave. and hope the first will arrive on monday. they agreed to let aid in, seeing them delivered 200 miles away. they've been located by rebel groups. there's thousands that need help. in the rebel strong hold outside damascus, around 176,000 are said to be cut off. 9,000 people are trapped, and in the western town. u.n. says i.s.i.l. fighters have cut off 200,000 people in parts of eastern city. they are desperately - they need help too, but it's not clear if and when they will get it. >> reporter: 8th of the 1st, 2016, what is your name. >> noah. >> reporter: noah. how long have you been without food? >> four days. >> reporter: and what have you taken from the hospital to survive? >> this packet.

>> reporter: this packet of salt. are you hungry? god help us. god willing goodwill be allowed. severe malnourishment suffered by the child. >> the spokesman for the world food program joins us via askype. >> when do you expect the first aid to arrive. >> we expect the first aid trucks carrying food for the 47 in the town. in addition there'll be other humanitarian supplies on the convoy. by monday, or hopefully sunday. we'll reach for, and throughout the week, more carrying a humanitarian supplies. reaching the areas including

baby food, blankets, children, winter clothing, water purifiers. by the u.n. and humanitarian agencies operated in syria. >> what about people like ebb lick. how long will it take for aid to reach there. we are moving from different tracks. we have warehouses throughout the country, by tomorrow it will move from our warehouse hoping to reach there by monday. >> this deal that was reached by the government, does it include areas besieged by i.s.i.l., because there are a lot of people, thousands who are suffering. >> so far the agreement that we have and the green light is from the government of syria, in addition to the position groups

controlling and besieging the towns. we have not had any assurances from other parties on the ground to reach the areas with aid. and what we need really in syria. it is - you know, the allowance of aid workers into the 400,000 people in the besieged areas. in every single part in syria, there's pockets of hunger, starvation. 4.5 million syrians are in difficult and hard to reach areas, and out of them they are completely cut off. >> just tell us about how difficult you are finding to get the resources to the people, for all the numbers that are suffering, is it hard for you to get the resources to them? >> it's a marathon. the programme is feeding over

6 million people every month. including 4 million displaced inside syria, in addition, close to 2 million refugees in neighbouring countries. that's in turkey, egypt, jordan, lebanon and iraq. it costs - in 2016, we expect the operation to be over $1 billion. if you look after it, if there's one person enacted by the violence, it's a huge operation, it's a matter of ups and downs, the resources coming, the generosity from donor countries. it's not keeping up with the pace of the humanitarian crisis in syria. >> thank you for taking time to speak to us about the situation in syria. a senior spokesperson for the middle east for wfb, the world

food program in neighbouring iraq thousands who fled conflict are facing a harsh winter in camps. mohammed jamjoom is at one of the camps for eternally displaced people, where more than 4,000 are living. >> the winter conditions made life here worse than they are. i want to bring in a guest, someone that can talk about this more. i'll speak to the head of the u.n.i.c.e.f. office. i want to ask you, with all the various concurrent crises going on in the reason, when it comes to internally displaced refugees, is it difficult for u.n.i.c.e.f. and others to get the resources you need to help people at iraq. >> thank you for this opportunity. i would like to start with how concerned u.n.i.c.e.f. is, and

the region affected by the crisis. particularly, it's a unique situation they are facing in. we are calling it a forgotten crisis, because we are surrounded by other countries that are higher profile. we have 3.2 million displaced population, and nearly 2830,000 refugees, that are also in iraq. out of the 322 million. many are children. and those children are going through a difficult situation. getting them to school is hard. the majority of them, they missed a year of schooling. there's no proper hygiene, there's no water, no proper health care system. the entire live of the children

is focted. we are watching the situation that we will see a large number of children that lost their future. we are living in a situation that is so dire, getting the resources, putting them into a life with dignity, where they get the proper water, hygiene and toilet. getting resources in iraq is not as easy as it is. what is the challenge right now with the onset of cold weather worsening. winter weather conditions, as far as getting the type of aid that these people have. >> imagine living in this tent next to us, and being a child, and when you go in, there's no heating system. we are wearing layers, and are

feeling miserable. it goes to subzero. and children do not have warm houses, warm clothes, showers, warm school to go. they do not have a warm shelter to go. you can imagine, it haunts me every day i work out. we park the car, i come back, what do i find, a child with no shoes, warm clothes under the engine of the car trying to warm himself. that's as difficult as any human being can imagine. we are trying to find a heating system in the schools. we have children in the classrooms, with mystery in this particular cam. 1,900 children receive warm clothes. it's a tip off the ice. we have 770,000 with the kids to reach 770,000 children, but look

at the 3.22 million people i talk about and the number of children affected by the winter. it's very harsh winter. it breaks even the people who are wearing warm clothes. if we do not get resources to warm the children. we are liking to see many affected by the harsh winter. >> you describe haunting scenes that children experience on a daily basis here in iraq. something you have seen with your very eyes. with the distribution that is happening, i'm seeing children walking around in sandals. it is dire and only getting worse, right. >> it is getting worse. we are in early january, and this is the pact of the winter -- peak of the winter. we need this continue for a while. we are not going to see a situation improving unless we get the resources we need to

address those many children. agencies are trying their best. u.n.i.c.e.f. is putting the best it could to address this sort of situation. the winter situation that we are dealing with. we are getting airconditioning in the schools, we are getting kerosene heating systems in the schools, and child friendly spaces, but it is small. it is small, and absolutely very small portion of what children need. we are in this difficult situation where i would hope the world will under the situation of iraq is crisis that has, you know, that will be forgotten. it's a forgotten crisis needing a lot of support from the international security. >> in other world news. leaders are due to hold an emergency meeting. riyadh severed relations with iran over the angry protests.

al jazeera's correspondent hashem ahelbarra joins us, he knows the region well. we have an extraordinary meeting after a week where we see saudi arabia's regional allies taking sides against iran. what should we expect, an escalation or de-escalation. >> basically. they had need to go forth to iran. they would like to make it clear that they have the backing. talking about some. wealthiest nations on earth. some of those countries have a huge regional influence. some of the countries have several ties. they have chosen to downgrade ties. when they meet today in saudi arabia. they are going to further condemn the attacks on the saudi arabia embassy.

and reiterate the stance of saudi arabia that it is further spreading the ideology in the region. saudi arabia presents as the sunni power base, defender of sunni. and therefore you see more countries today in riyadh siding with saudi arabia. it is crucial for saudi arabia. once they come out of the meeting with a united stance, they go further, expand the influence of the arab league, arriving for other countries to join them. we have seen some countries, the crisis, them saying that we need to see more wisdom. not necessary cutting ties. they would like to move forward and ask for support. >> the rift between the two regional powerhouses raises the spectre of worsening violence in countries, where they back different countries, ie yemen,

syria. we are seeing signs of further escalation. like in yemen, the saudis right up to the crisis with tehran, stopping the troops with the houthis. bashar al-assad said that they are continuing the air strikes, and are insisting that if they don't pull up the regions, the area they control will be an issue. saudi arabia says that it is more about a new opposition taking over, and bashar al-assad has to go. if this doesn't happen, the saudis will continue to provide assistance to the syrian opposition. >> we'll keep an eye out for the event in riyadh, and bring you the latest on the meeting, the extraordinary meeting of the gulf corporation meeting. more ahead on the newshour. ireland needs you, the government, to convince those that left that the grass is

greener back home. >> also ahead - here is a way to fly across the world. an epic journey completed to australia. >> in sport, deja vu at the warm-up event before the first grand slam of the tennis region. two rivals to meet at the brisbane international final first, to mexico, where police recaptured drug lord joaquin guzman, after a shoot out in which six are believed to have been killed. he'd been on the run since escaping prison through a tonner 6 months ago. >> reporter: for a third team the world's notorious drug lord was arrested by mexican security forces. the arrests ending a 6 month embarrassment for the mexican government.

>> translation: for months intensive criminal intelligence was carried out to identify, detain and pull apart protections surrounding the really. today it confirmed that institutions had the necessary capabilities to overcome those that threatened the stability of families. it demonstrated that when mexicans work together. there's no adversity. the government says joaquin guzman was arrested in his home state friday morning. someone called to complain about armed men holed up inside a motel. during a shoot-out, the government says it killed five criminals and arrested six, including the head of the sinaloa drug cartel. they have taken on a mythical status. the multi million drug cartel is believed to provide a significant amount of the drugs ending up in the u.s.

twice he escaped from prison. it may be why people we spoke with reacted to recapture of a blase attitude, saying he would escape again. >> it was an opportunity to reclaim the upper hand after el chapo's cheap from mexico's most secure prison in july. joaquin guzman's escape from the prison cell was global news. he escaped from the hole in the shower of a prison cell, connected to a one mile long tunnel. joaquin guzman first escaped from prison in 1993 by hiding in a laundry cart. it took police 13 years to rearrest him. the president has been reluctant to extradite el chapo to the u.s., where he is facing charges. an analyst told al jazeera, he thinks this time they'll be sent to the states, where an escape is considered less likely

german chancellor angela merkel and considering tougher immigration laws after attacks on women in cologne on new year's eve. head of the police force has been suspend the. the city is bracing for a far right protest. dominik cane is in cologne, it reignited the debate about immigration in germany. >> that's right. there are two developments, two reports from yesterday. as you say, the forceable removal from office of the police president. in the jargon, he was provisionally sent into early retirement. we can say that it would be permanent. the second development was regarding suspects that the police want to talk to in regards to the event of new

year's eve. we have 31 suspects. the majority of whom were asylum seekers, and equally, 73 were in north african countries, morocco and algeria. 10 were from the middle eastern region. >> there has been references in the media from angela merkel. and others, about what can be done to intensify the judicial penalties for asylum seekers. and the situation at the moment is that if an asylum seeker is guilty of an offense, carrying a 3-year sentence or more. if they were sent back to the country of origin, they could be sent away. that is what someone in the media reported today, as we can see. cologne is bracing for a rally

and a counter demonstration. >> within a few hours, the far right group, an anti-islamic group which calls for the solidarity of the germans. and has been marching in the streets of dresden. and it's bastion, as it were is in eastern germany, calling for a demonstration in a few hours from now. and there's a counterdemonstration that will take place, presenters from the left. and close to event that happened on new year's eve. and as opposed to the values that they have called for people to show solidarity for. there's a police presence around me. and police are keen to keep the two rivals separated. talking to people from cologne,

the feeling we got was they do want something to be done about the situation, or a situation. some are conscious of the fact that there's so much that the government can do so far as this situation is concerned. >> dominique kane live from cologne russian president vladimir putin has been blasted by fellow russians online, over a slow response to a blizzard rescue. they froze to death and suffered frost bite when the vehicles were trapped on a road in ha you're euro mountains, a survivor took to youtube to vent anger and his video has been heard by half a million. >> translation: i appeal to you vladimir putin, deal with this, help those that suffered frost bit. and emergency services that told us we should have stayed at home and had no business to go out

and now european sports in turmoil. >> the cold air is to the west. you can see the greeny colours coming up here. that shows the mild air, and the dark blues were in force. moscow is a maximum temperatures. that means it's very wintry, and elsewhere it turned wilder, and that mild weather hasn't brought us release from the relentless weather we have seen. this is what we see in the north-west of spain. we had rain here every day. it's not the only place across europe where we see miserable conditions. this is albania, from the south-eastern parts of europe showing the wet conditions. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes, thanks to the flood, and the rain will continue over the next

few days. you see the latest system piling across the alps into europe, and another system for the north-west. staying miserable, mild, but very wet. the east is where we have different weather. all the systems to the east hit the cold air, for some of us including parts of poland, we expect heavy snow to push across us for the next few days. >> thank you very much indeed. >> now to africa. human rights watch condemns ethiopian forces. it received reports that 140 demonstrators have been killed in the last two months. they campaigned against the expansion into ethnic farm land. the protest has been peaceful. in south africa.

president jacob zouma is about to give a spam to congress. -- speech to congress. he's fizzing criticism over rising unemployment. >> what do we expect the tone to be of the president. what is he going to say to reassure south africans? >> well, president jacob zouma is currently talking. he's there, under a lot of pressure because of the economy, which is not doing very well. the local currency is about 16 ran to the dollar. it could rise to 20 rans a dollar. the poor and frustrated, they hope the president outlies a plan, a plan to discuss the economy. it will be a tough year for the a.n.c. it will be the first test for the a.n.c. going up against strong opposition parts. the a.n.c. cannot afford to lose

p platers. right for vittoria, and admits the a.n.c. could be in trouble. and he is trying to get as many people to listen to him. to understand that the economy will recover. but people are doubt. eful and are struggling -- doubtful and are struggling to make ends meet. we'll come back to you coming up after the break on the al jazeera newshour. gent riffication comes to the neighbourhood. and we meet those hoping to include bangladesh's record. in sport, the world number one starts the new year in peak form. all the action from the tournament. please stay with me.

welcome back, you're watching the al jazeera newshour with me. a reminder of the main stories, aid agencies trying to get food and medicine in syria say that the first will arrive on sunday. images of emmance pated bodies lead to an outcry in iraq, aid workers say the world must not forget the suffering of thousands in the camps. they are facing a tough winter without food, warm clothes or fuel and police in mexico

recaptured druglord joaquin guzman. six months after he escaped from a maximum security prison. he was caught in his home state of sinaloa. >> returning to a main story, and the g.c.c. meeting over escalating tensions of iran and saudi arabia. joining us now is a saudi arabia writer and political commentator, live from riyadh. thank you for your time. so this meeting in riyadh is described as an extraordinary meeting. what is the objective after the developments we have seen in the last few weeks, the last few days, after seeing them play the anti-iran card, and the regional allies taking place. what is the purpose of the meeting. >> hello and i had to the viewers around the globe. it's an exceptional meeting taking police in riyadh, taking

police for all the foreign affairs ministers of the g.c.c. country, and the main objective is to see what they can do to face and confront iranian actions, taking police by attacking the saudi embassy in iran and the mission in mush add. it's important to have a meeting, so we can have like a mutual understanding and mutual objectiv objectives, to see how we can confront aggressions. >> sorry to interrupt you, i want not understand when you talk about what action the

g.c.c. wants to take, do they want to de-escalate tensions or are they ready for an escalation of attention. >> i think the issue has been escalated. it's not the g.c.c. countries, that they want to the escalate. it's been escalated by the regime. and that needs a response. this kind of response doesn't need to be, like, by using of power, et cetera, but it can - it can mean, like, using a diplomatic and economic sanctions, and economic pressure to be put against the regime. >> of course, the storming of the embassy happened after the execution of the prominent shia cleric by saudi arabia. and afterwards, the government, the president sent an alert to the united nations expressing regret over the storming of the

saudi embassy in train saying the perpetrator would be under arrest. it seems that iran wants to de-escalate the tensions. >> i think no one in the whole world can be fooled by the iranian government rhetoric, regarding being regretful of what happened in the embassy. everyone knows it's the responsibility of the government itself. this is part of the political philosophy of the embassy, they have been attacking u.k. embassies in 2011, and in 1979, started the political prisons by attacking the u.s. embassies, we cannot - also, they attacked the russian embassy, and stopped giving them arms. so we cannot be fooled by this kind of rhetoric from the iran regime.

>> i hear you. i see where you are coming from. i understand what you are saying. what is your response to saudi arabia's critics, suggesting that playing the anti-iran card, and calling on regional allies to take sides against iran is a pretext for the saudi government to deflect attentions from its internal problems. what do you say to that? >> i'll answer this question but if you allow me to answer about the religious cleric nimr al-nimr. he is not a religious cleric, he's defined as a terrorist. . >> in saudi arabia. >> yes. and should be by anyone as long as he was inciting violence and is responsibility for the killing of eight police officers. number two, regarding escalation, i believe saudi arabia does not want not

escalate tensions with wroin. what we are doing is we are acting upon a fact that there is no way, there is no solution with iran up until now. >> you haven't responded to my question. my question was was - will you respond to people who say saudi arabia is playing the anti-iran card to deflect from criticism of what is happening just inside the country, dissent inside the country. and basically to deflect from the internal problems within saudi arabia. >> this is very interesting, actually. and to be honest. this has nothing to do with the truth. saudi arabia is one of the most stable countries in the middle east. >> and we have seen protests in saudi arabia, haven't we, last year? >> this protest has not been with the same momentum that the western media is thinking. it's a village of 25,000 people. and they always have this kind

of unrest. but most of them are just like walking around and it's not something last year, as people think. saudi arabia, the size of the kingdom is equal to 80%. we are talking to a huge country, while we have a meal with 25,000. sometimes they have unrest that does not reflect or mean that saudi arabia is in trouble or turmoil as people think. it has nothing to do with the truth. saudi arabia stated clearly that what we have done is just to put the rule of the judgment. and the rule of the court to be put on the plate. disregarding who is that person. disregarding if he is a shi'a group or a sunni group. that's why most are sunnis. let me have to this one, what would iran have to do with

anything that has anything to do with internal policy of saudi arabia, i have no idea if he has been granted an iranian nationally. that would be surprising. wha we know is he's a saudi citizen accused of killing and inciting violence in the region, and also was responsible for the killing of police. >> thank you for your time. >> yes. >> it was interesting to talk to you and hear your views on the topic. the saudi political commentator joining us there, thank you for your time two palestinians have been shot dead in the occupied west bank east of nablus at a checkpoint. they were shot by israeli soldiers after allegedly being involved. over 20 israelis have been killed north korea says south korea's propaganda broadcast is pushing it to the brink of war.

senior officials made the comment to celebrate the fourth test. a broad cast consists of pop music, news and criticism of the north korean government thailand is implementing stricter penalties against pornography, people found with child important will be sentenced for up to five years in gaol. previously intention to distribute was not a crime wayne hay reports. >> reporter: many of the border areas are remote and underdeveloped, leaving children vulnerable. thailand is a hub of the trade, but now police have some laws to work with. this community in challenge my province bordering myanmar is coming to terms with an arrest of a well-known resident. >> it will be a bit like this. it's coming to do a check. >> it was far more serious than

that. investigators came to arrest british national fabian blamford after a tip off from authorities, finding 600 pornio graphic images of children on his computer and phone. >> clothing. warm clothing. and other clothing. >> the 64-year-old had been living in the area for 18 years, and had feigned the trust of the community. one of the projects was sponsoring the local school. >> in this case, he's a former monk. when he quit and continued his life in the village, he became intimate with the children, teaching them to meditate and teaching them english. >> the government enacted new laws last year which finally criminalized possession of child pornography. >> it set up a new police task force to combat child exploitation, and it's those

that helped police arrest and charge blanchard, who became the third foreigner caught under laws. >> it's a delicate, difficult time for those involved in the small community where he lived. consisting of ethnic from myanmar, like this couple whose daughter attends the school. >> translation: we came here. we had a tough life. i want people to know this. if someone moll ests our child and takes photos. it would be terrible. i would be heart broken. >> reporter: being court in possession of child pornography can lead to a gaol firm of 5 years, and 7 -- term of 5 years and 7 years for distribution. in venezuela president nicolas maduro condemned the removal of portraits of leader chavez.

the new leader called for them to be taken down. protesters call for chavez's portrait to be put on every street corner a protest against a hike in transport years. a march began peacefully, but turned violent when some burnt objects. police fired tear gas and used batons. 10 people were arrested and two injured now, new york city's bronx neighbourhood is notorious as one of the toppest areas. property developers hope -- toughest areas. property developers hope to change that. locals are not all that enthusiastic. >> reporter: michael teaches photography to schoolkids in the bron: neighbourhood with a rotation for being high on crime and low on opportunities. but these kids see something different here. a proud tradition of working

class new yorkers, many immigrants, many worried their way of life is about to change. >> when i'm about to hit the shutter, i feel in a way i'm saying goodbye. >> that is because new york is planning to redevelop the major thorough fare at the bronx. a place where locals earn their living working in rented store fronts and automotive shops. >> we need the places as working places for people here. not a way for millionaires to make more money. the plan to redevelop this section. bronx is yet to be finalised. property values are going up. represents are going up. but so, too, is the image of the bronx. celebrities made the trek up town for a party thrown by a developer hoping to attract tenants, looking for a place cheaper than manhattan to live.

the bronx with flaming cars and barrels played off the stereotypes. it is the future of real estate. that developer says the experience taught him the importance of talking to local residence, the company planning to invest half a million, to bring market to another section of the bronx. >> we are taking what is highly underutilised industrial area with truck parking and turning it into quality residential housing with public accessible and creating spaces for people in the community. >> locals want affordable houses and wants the concern known. they are ready to make sure what's is done why the right way. >> so that the poor and working class can continue to call the

neighbourhood home ireland is now the fastest growing economy in the e.u., and the dramatic reversal of fortunes in the country's finances is changing the population. as ireland recovers, employers and the government wants many who went abroad during the recession to return. jonah hull with a report on those moving back home. >> reporter: rebuilding the irish economy, the country putting near bankruptcy in 2009 behind it, and many of those that went abroad looking for work are coming home. people like paul o'brien, who spent five years in sydney. >> a year ago i came home, and, yes, from talking to people. and the vibe when you step off the aeroplane at the airport was a lot more - yes. enthusiastic and promising. >> how can we get the young

talented immigrants who left ireland to consider ireland again. >> reporter: ireland has the highest g.d.p. growth in the european union, but one vital commodity is missing - the skilled professionals abroad, and the government wants them back, as do employers, like the boss of engineering firm ethos. >> we started in the height of the celtic tiger, then the crash happened, and we went down to 3 day weeks, reduced salaries. it wasn't enough. we had to let people go. guys left as grads, got soupish experience abroad. they have a lot to offer to the countries they went to. a huge amount to offer. i thought that that was a good thing to tap into. >> so as ireland picks itself up, as life particularly here in the capital dublin returns to precrisis levels of prosperity, the return of workers that left

is a welcome by-product. >> the government expect 2016 to be the first year in seven in which those returning outnumbers those leaving. it hopes to attract 70,000 home. >> it higher skilled, predominantry greater - college graduates, it specialists. there is a shortage. how long it lasts, how long the upswing, the economies of the world. how long they will last is a guest. >> usually a lot more optimism. i suppose it's peppered with caution as well. because although time can be a great healer, i still remember the reasons why i went in the first place. there was no war. >> the chief let them build a more diversified economy. the watch word now is caution all right.

coming up, what happens when trucks brake on snow. we'll find out more when robin joins us in a few minutes. stay with us.

welcome back, an engineering student in bangladesh is hoping his invention will improve rail safety. figures show an average of 70 people were killed by trains every month last year.

>> the facts don't inspire much confidence. many are decades old. some were laid during british colonial rule. worried from reading frequent reports. naj ibb decided to build a 2-way robot. inside, a cracking development. sending an alert message coordinate to the nearest station. >> translation: right now all the maintenance work and check-ups on the rail track happen manually. you need a huge amount of work for that. we don't have enough employees. there's an animated system a large number of tracks run through chaotic marketplaces and the middle of busy slums. it's a danger for the people around. in 2015, police say an average of 70 people die each month,

after getting hit by trains. >> reporter: he has seen 15-60 accidents during the 28 years that they have set up shop here, and he recovered 28 bodies. >> some are wandering on to the tracks, talking on the phones. some are absent-minded. some had an argument with a difference, looking to end things. >> railway police say a proliferation is another matter. vehicles getting back on the enemies: they confirm a struggle inside the track. the drivers saw it that the train is coming, but he could not move with thousands of unregulated crossings, safety is a huge problem that will take accord nation for different agencies to solve.

in the meantime they are doing their best to show that one person's ideas can make a difference and a flying scotsman is back on british railway tracks after 10 years. the famous steam loco nation arrived in berry. in 1934 the scotsman was the fastest steam train in the world and the first ever to travel over 160 k/hr. it was taken off the tracks almost 30 years later and brought by the national railway museum in 2004 a british pilot completed a 3-month journey from the u.k. to australia in an open cockpit plane. tracy curtis trailer landed in sydney on friday, flying her plane through 23 countries, with 50 fuelling stops. she was retracing the 1930

flight of pioneer amy johnson. >> you know, that's why you do it. to fly something like this, low level. halfway around the world. seeing all the most iconic land schemes, geology, vegetation. it's the best view in the world, the best adventure in the world. >> impressive. >> time for sport. here is robin. >> we'll start with football. smaller clubs will do their level best to upset those with the big countries. liverpool held to a draw, and forced a replay. jurgen klopp had no choice but to play a team because of the red's injury crisis. there were 11 challenges for the contest. within nine minutes, liverpool was a goal down. the 7-time winners were back on level terms, courtesy of

19-year-old claire. just on the stroke of half time, exeter scored from a corner. liverpool's keeper, adam bogdan making a mess of things here. the visitors came back in the second half. bradley smith's equalizer making it 2-2. a money spinning replay for exeter at anfield, set to make a million from gate sales and tv rights. actions starting in under two hours from now. arsenal back to the pitch. in an all premier league affair. sunderland carrying out knowledge. mann united hosting one side. of course, quite a lot of interest. arsenal's quest to land three cup titles in a row. >> look, we want to win every competition we participate, and the f.a. cup is one of them.

>> a warming up for the grand slam for a comfortable win in the warm-up event. where he's a defending champion. it's the third final at the brisbane national with a straight sets win over austria. >> the 6-1, 6-4 result confirmed in a little over an hour's time. it will be a repeat of the final in brisbane. taking on milos raonic of canada. it's a win over australian bernard tomic. 7-6 final score there. >> the n.f.l. players get under way on saturday as the 12 remaining teams fight for a place in the super bowl. the game between the minnesota vikings, the seattle seahawks - it will be one of the coldest in n.f.l. history, the temperatures

forecast to be minus 15 degrees in minneapolis. a top drilled over the surface. fans will be offered handwarmers, free coffee and an indoor facility at the nearby university. the first two wildcard players will take place on saturday. the kansas city chiefs, houston-texans. they'll be home. the new england patriots. on sunday. the seattle seahawks take on the vikings, and the final game puts together the washington red skins. a bit of sport. 9-time world rally champions, lost the league. taking on peter han sell. moving ahead. peter han sell showed all of his

experience around the largest salt flaps in the world, in bolivia. leading the team by 27 seconds, despite 542km long stage. the longest of the race, almost eight minutes behind. the frenchman lost time in the second half of the stage after suffering a puncture. to ice. the only track race on snow took place in the united states. drivers competing head to heat, head to heat or head to head. customer vehicles at the sunday river resort, clocking speed up to 150 k/hr, conditions were not internal friendly. menzies winning for a second straight year. >> to a bit of golf. and jordan spieth stormed to a 4-stroke lead. at the halfway stage.

tournament of champions taking place in hawaii. producing a run under 64. the highlight for chipping eagle. producing an extra 7 birdies. sending it under the rio olympics 209 days away. athletes across crucial qualifications, over the coming months. the european volleyball tournament. the fierce rivals, political tensions were brushed aside. it was the russians who prevailed, 25-20. facing the netherlands in a deal for the place at rio 2016. >> that is your sport. more late. >> thank you so much.

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