had to call a halt to dup arrogance. patients attending a&e with less serious problems may lower longer be guaranteed to be seen in four hours, the health secretary has suggested. in herfirst policy speech of 2017, theresa may says she'll improve mental health services in england, focusing on the "hidden injustice," faced by many children and young people who have problems but are ignored by society.. high speed two we will try and make schools and local services work more closely with children. millions of commuters are facing difficultjourneys home, following a 24—hour strike by many london underground staff. the walkout‘s overjobs and safety. mayor of london se condemned the strike, saying it's completely unnecessary. today's strike is causing misery to millions of commuters. there will be businesses in london using millions of pounds in revenues, hospital patients losing appointments when the strike could have been avoided. in a moment, it will be time

for sportsday but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we'll be hearing from the girlfriend of corrie mckeague — the raf serviceman missing since september. she says she's expecting his baby. what next in the southern rail fiasco? we'll be discussing what should be done in a special programme at 8.30. and i'll be looking at all tomorrow's front pages in the papers with my guests — mihir bose of the london evening standard and former pensions minister baroness altmann — that's at 10.40. that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — with me, will perry. lester's claudio ranieri hasjust won manager of the year at the fifa awards. england flanker chris robshaw will miss the entire six nations.

a shoulder injury rules him out for three months. and britain'sjohanna konta warms up for the start of australian open with a comfortable win at the sydney international. cristiano ronaldo is favourite to be named the world's best player at the inaugural best fifa football awards ceremony in zurich tonight. fifa has also named the best coaches in men's and women's football at the ceremony. claudio ranieri was up for best coach. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway is there for us. is it the leading billy dong for

claudio ranieri? it is! he has been awarded fifa's best coach award for 2016. it is freezing here tonight, but there will be a warm glow for claudio ranieri after winning that award. he was presented with the prize on stage by diego maradona, and he spoke about how he owed it all to the fans and the players of leicester from last season. all to the fans and the players of leicesterfrom last season. they all to the fans and the players of leicester from last season. they won the premier league in some style, beating the best teams in the premier league on the way to the title. but he said it was the football gods, as he put it, that had decreed that leicester must win and there was warm applause from the assembled greats in the audience here in zurich as he went up to receive that award. he is now reflecting on what was a fantastic season reflecting on what was a fantastic season for leicester. they have had their difficulties this season, but claudio ranieri was looking back on a very memorable season for leicester city and a memorable

season leicester city and a memorable season for injured football. you had better keep that scarf and, because we are expecting fifa to confirm an expanded world cup tomorrow? that's right, learn the big decision is looming. gianni infantino, fifa's president, wants to expand the world cup from the current 32 teams. his ideal situation would be to have 48 teams in time for the 2026 tournament. that would see 16 groups of three teams in the first round, who would then go into a knockout phase and so on to the final. europe's big teams, which of course provide 80% of the players to a world cup, have complained. they say there are already too many games in there are already too many games in the season. but i can tell you that ina the season. but i can tell you that in a confidential fifa document that i have seen today, fifa are proposing that the tournament will ta ke proposing that the tournament will take only 32 days, and the finalists will only have to play seven games in the format they are proposing. so they are trying to argue back

against critics of an expanded world cup. they also say that the quality of play will not be diluted, but it will face criticism. however, i understand that most of the global confederations are in favour of this move, so it is expected that this will be approved tomorrow and we will be approved tomorrow and we will see a 48 teen world cup in time for 2026. richard, thank you. we will keep you up—to—date on that story tomorrow on the bbc news channel. there's one final fa cup third round tie to be played tonight with league two cambridge taking on championship side leeds. 0ur reporter tom williams has been speaking to the cambridge chairman. after a weekend when the integrity of the fa cup has been called into question and attendances around the country have been mixed, there is no suggestion that the competition is being devalued here tonight with a mere 8000 sell—out crowd expected at the stadium and no doubt a few

travelling leeds united supporters too. cambridge united chairman dame delbert is with me. you had a manchester united in the drawer a couple of years ago. it has been kind to you. we have had ten home draws, which must be some sort of record. i have always wanted this place to be sold out, and we have done it twice in two years. conditions are pretty nasty, so an fa cup upset might be in the air. well, the bbc weather centre it would stop reining before now. but i think the fa cup gods are with us and thought they would make it more slippery. do you think you can beat leeds tonight? i am a great optimist. i will enjoy the game, and the result will be what it will be. i know the 8000 fans will get behind the team. in terms of what the competition means to a club like

cambridge, i mentioned the manchester united type a couple of yea rs manchester united type a couple of years ago. financially, how important has this been? it has helped us invest in the club and we will invest again. but the main thing is that it raises the profile of the club throughout the country. we are proud of the work we do in the community, so we can expand the work we do in schools in the cambridgeshire area. well, good luck. from a leeds united perspective, their manager garry monk has suggested that he will make a change or two, but he is hoping to strike the right balance this evening because leeds are chasing promotion in the championship, but they don't want to be on the wrong end ofan they don't want to be on the wrong end of an fa cup upset against an informed cambridge. the liverpool managerjurgen klopp has defended his decision to field

a team half—full of teenagers. klopp made ten changes for their fa cup tie against plymouth argyle. the game finished goaless and the reds will have to go to the south west of england for a replay to settle the contest — but klopp says he picked a team he believed would win. i have no problem with criticism like this, but it is not because i am underestimating a opponent. if somebody season like this, i cannot change that. i will not waste time to try to explain to them why we did it. it is how it is, that is myjob. i have to make decisions to get good results. when they are good, everybody says good idea. if not, it is not the same. the big rugby union news today is that england forward chris robshaw will miss the six nations championship, after

having surgery on his shoulder. it's expected to keep him out of action for around three months. 0ur reporter chris jonesjoins me now. chris, robshaw‘s absence leaves a sizeable hole to fill for eddie jones? yes, robshaw has been the most consistent performer, a player that eddiejones consistent performer, a player that eddie jones repeatedly singles out for praise because of his dogged workrate and his relentless consistency. he will miss the six nations. so were other totemic figures like billy vunipola. there are also injury doubts over george cruise, james haskel, captain dylan hartley as well will be short of match fitness. i am here in central london at an awards dinner. eddie jones and his coaches will be here in the next half—hour, but plenty forjones to ponder. he does have the strength and depth to cope, but he has watched a number of his first choice players succumb to injury. elsewhere, chris, incredible that we're still talking about the george north head injury controversy. world rugby have now criticised northampton for allowing him to play on after an injury in a club match —

what have they had to say? world rug by world rugby felt they had to assert their authority over this issue. speaking to executives at world by speaking to executives at world rugby as i have in the last 20 minutes, they are keen to point out the severity of concussion and the importance it has in the modern game and how everyone needs to handle it as well as they can. they have reiterated that northampton were wrong to let george north back on the field. they said the process was not adhered to and they called it a failing, but they also said they don't have the jurisdiction to sanction northampton. by getting involved, world rugby have tried to make sure this act of "noncompliance" doesn't happen again. chris, thank you. to cricket, and joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday.

he's expected to fly out in two days' time, ahead of the first 0di this coming sunday. eoin morgan returns to captain england in three one—dayers. he says his family were affected by the criticism he received for missing last 0ctober‘s tour of bangladesh over security fears. morgan and fellow batsman alex hales opted out of the tour after a siege at a cafe in dhaka injuly. when things have been announced like that, you can plan how to deal with them and my way of dealing with that was getting away from things, which idid. i was getting away from things, which i did. i didn't see a great deal of it. i think my family have seen a lot of it and were very offended, but that is part and parcel of being in the limelight sometimes. standing here, i don't regret my decision. former england cricketer ashley giles has returned to warwickshire as sport director.

giles rejoins the county after two years as lancashire's cricket director and head coach in order to be closer to his family. the 43—year—old discussed alastair cook's future as england captain after cook himself said he will "go home and do some thinking" after the 4—0 test series defeat by india. you have got two very good guys, andrew strauss and alastair cook. they know each other well, get on well, and they will come to the right plan, i think. if alistair chooses not to do it any more, he has been a fantastic servant as captain. will it free him up to enjoy his batting a bit more? maybe. but whatever happens, he has done a fantastic job but whatever happens, he has done a fantasticjob for but whatever happens, he has done a fantastic job for that team. with the first tennis major of the year, the australian open, just a week away, three british players have been in action overnight as they continue their preparation. dan evans won his match in sydney, as did the world number ten johanna konta, who beat arina rodionova in straight sets. konta reached the semi—finals at the australian open last year. she'll be looking to match that run when the tournament gets under way, after what's already been a good start to the season.

british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—break sets. it was edmund's 22nd birthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: sinn fein's martin mcguinness has resigned as deputy first minister of northern ireland in protest at the dup‘s handling of a renewable energy scheme. the health secretary says the nhs in england is facing unprecedented demand, but has denied there's a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals. in her first policy speech of 2017, theresa may says she'll improve mental health services in england, with a focus on children

and young people. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. northern ireland's power—sharing government is facing the prospect of a snap election after the deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, announced his resignation. he has been embroiled in a bitter row with the first minister and democratic unionist party leader arlene foster over her role in a mismanaged renewable energy scheme. she said tonight that she was disappointed in the decision taken by mr mcguinness and said sinn fein's actions were not principled, but political. well, this is what martin mcguinness told journalists at a news conference this afternoon.

i met with first minister arlene foster at 1.30. and we have a conversation which i am about to speak to you about. 0ver the last ten years i have worked with dup leaders, and i have reached out to unionists on the basis of equality, respect and reconciliation. and over this period, the actions of the british government and the dup, in my opinion, have grievously undermined the institutions and have eroded public confidence. so we in sinn fein will not tolerate the arrogance of arlene foster and the dup. sinn fein want equality and respect for everyone. that is what this process must be about.