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tv   Sportsday  BBC News  January 7, 2018 6:30pm-6:50pm GMT

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the night, you can see the blue colours on the map and that shows a sharp frost. during the early hours of monday morning in the towns and cities, below freezing but we could see minus double digits across scotla nd see minus double digits across scotland and northern ireland. less cold around the far south because of more clout. that will go into the midlands and central parts of wales by lunchtime. northern england and northern ireland hold on to the sparkling winter sunshine. monday night raw continue to see the cloud in the south moving further north and as the windfalls lights, we could see dense fog patches in the early hours of tuesday. temperatures not as cold because we have the fog keeping temperatures from falling too low. but watch out for potential disruption on tuesday morning in central and southern part of england and wales in particular. on tuesday bisla the front tries to moving from
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the west. but before that, a lot of dry weather. we're looking at quite a grey day, drizzle and a cloudy day across scotland and northern england compared to recent days. three, 7 degrees the top temperature and rain arrives in the west late in the afternoon. that urges further eastwards a cross afternoon. that urges further eastwards across the country on tuesday night and into wednesday. through the day on wednesday, that rain looks like it will move east to west across many parts of the country introducing milder air, so temperatures back into double digits in the south. cool, around 60 breeze in scotland and northern ireland and wet weather arriving across most parts. after the cold start, we have the rain arriving through the middle pa rt the rain arriving through the middle part of the week and things. to feel less cold band they have been. this is bbc news, our latest headlines...
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theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it was better prepared for the pressures of winter than it had been before, despite hospitals having to postpone tens of thousands of non—urgent operations. we put some extra money in for coping with winter pressures. we also have, of course, with the budget in november and for the next couple of years there will be extra money, further money, going into the nhs. they haven't got a plan to get those people off the trolleys in corridors, those elderly people, this freezing january, being treated in ambulances. the prime minister is to carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow amid reports that several ministers could be sacked or moved. all 32 crew from a tanker carrying iranian oil tanker are missing off the east coast of china. it collided with a cargo ship and caught fire, spewing oil into the ocean. now on bbc news... it's time for
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sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, marc edwards. the headlines for you this evening.... the holders are out. arsenal are dumped out of the fa cup losing 4—2 to championship side nottingham forest. it's not the only upset, as league two's newport county knock leeds united out... no joy down under for england's cricketers, they're on the cusp of defeat in the fifth and final test as australia dominate again. saracens cut exeter‘s lead at the top of the premiership with a bonus point win on the road at wasps. thanks forjoining us, the fa cup has thrown up
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another shock result. holders arsenal soundly beaten in the third round by championship side, nottingham forest, in a six goal classic at the city ground. paul garrity was watching this one for us. the last time these two sides met in an fa cup tie, nottingham forest legend brian clough was in charge at the city ground but fast forward 25 yea rs the city ground but fast forward 25 years and you will find arsenal boss arsene finger in the stands, starting his touchline ban. eric li hai breached the defence right under the crossbar. billy did not last long, three minutes to be exact. hemed cycle was the quickest on the rebound, levelling scores. at half—time, a moment of brilliance. terribly high on hand again. —— eric lee hyde. a clumsy challenge with the penalty.
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step up 18—year—old ben brereton, a cup shock in the making. when arsenal got another goal through danny welbeck to reduce arrears, more drama was to follow. forest through on the goal... and it was another penalty. this was converted by on loan everton exeter kieran dowell, but not without controversy, did he kicked the ball twice? it didn't matter, the seasoned's winners last year were sent packing. it would make the one and only brian clough prowl. -- proud. it was frustrating. u nfortu nately proud. it was frustrating. unfortunately it was a case of seeing the team lose, we played against a very good nottingham forest tea m against a very good nottingham forest team who were sharp and
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focused. the challenges were decisive and i think overall, our performance wasn't good enough today to win the game. three matches in the fa cup third round today and there've been a couple of big surprises, none more so than at rodney parade where an 89th minute winner saw league two's newport county dump leeds united out of the competition. 53 football league places separating the welsh side from their championship opponents, adam wild was watching this one for us... the thing about cup surprises is you never know where they are coming. the thing about the fa cup is you always know they are. in truth, newport seemed an unlikely source, particularly when leeds united took an early lead in the championship. berardi benefited from a deflected shot, even with so much of the game still to play, the league 2 side may have feared the worst but if they did, it didn't appear to show. they should have been level before the break but with a huge chance missed, they would be made to wait for another. but when it came, it would be taken.
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it is in! an own goal! newport county are level! now with seconds remaining, the cup surprise that seemed unlikely didn't seem so unlikely any more... 2- 2— wanted newport county! 2—1 to newport county! a late leeds united red card didn't spoil the occasion, this was the big fa cup surprise. this was newport‘s day. adam wild, bbc news. we had a tough week, we had a fire at the training ground which didn't help preparations. we've had illness throughout the week at the camp. my little one was at the hospital last night. we had all of this but they are an amazing group of players. i am so are an amazing group of players. i am so proud to be their manager. over in shropshire, league one's shrewsbury town earned themselves a replay against west ham. joe hart returned to his boyhood club and denied them a couple of times in the first half.
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but in a pretty toothless performance from david moyes‘s side, a tooth did actually go missing for the premier league club! josh cullen being kicked in the face. the tooth was recovered though! the shrews almost won it late on but missed their chance. they'll go back to the london stadium for the replay... i feel like that in the dressing room, to be honest. a bit deflated almost. credit to them, they did extremely well but that bit of quality, and a couple of missed opportunities, it would have been nice to go through that. it sounds silly, being disappointed with a draw at home against a strong west ham team but yes, almost mixed feelings with it really. no problems though for tottenham hotspur who cruised into the fourth round courtesy of a 3—0 win over afc wimbledon at wembley. .. surprise surprise, harry kane among the goals once again... the england striker poked in from close range in the 63rd minute to break the deadlock, moussa sissoko with the assist.
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kane then grabbed his second just two minutes later... this one his 27th in all competitions so far this season. jan vertonghen then fired home a spectacular third from distance eight minutes later for his first tottenham goalforfour yea rs. it was a difficult game, wimbledon played so well. it was a tough game, they created and they had a few chances where they could score. yes, i think it was a solid performance for us. i'm very happy because it was a difficult game. no joy for england's cricketers... chelsea ladies have gone top of the women's super league
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after beating arsenal 3—2. it was 1—1 until the hour mark whenji so—yun put chelsea ahead for the second time in the game... arsenal drew themselves level again — dominique janssen scambling the ball over the line after the west london club had failed to clear. chelsea then produced the winner — but it was more a case of a goalkeeping errorfrom sari van veenendaal which saw the arsenal keeper carry the ball over the goal line. chelsea came out on top in that one. no joy for england's cricketers... they look to be heading for a 4—0 ashes series defeat after another dominant day for australia. the tourists ending day four in sydney on 93 for four... still 210 runs behind the aussies. patrick gearey is at the scg... it has cooled quite considerably now but this was a day of unforgiving heat and unforgiving australians. we always knew given the match situation that they would make england work hard and they made them toil under the boiling sun. when australians say it is hot, it is hot. the weather of the outback at the end of england's arid ashes. take shade, take water, take wickets if you can. not easy, shaun marsh hadn't even sweated when he went to a century.
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the celebration a family do with his brother, mitchell marsh, who would soon celebrate going to his own century. they almost forgot to run they were so keen to hug. this was about physical and mental disintegration. punishing england in a0 degrees heat. the aussies declared mercy on 649—7. england 303 runs behind, the chatter here is how quickly australia can win this. the english batsmen have one more chance in this ashes series to show character. under the glare of the sun and the scoreboard, england tried to hang on but less than 15 minutes in, mark stoneman was gone for none. next, survival expert cook battled with nathan lyon. sydney recorded its highest temperature and all england wanted to do was stay out in it. james vince couldn't. head in a haze. dawid malan went, and this was a day that brought their problems to the boil... in a series like this, away from home, it exposes issues in your team.
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there are some really good positives and we could chat only about the positives, or we could be honest and say that there are areas that are not good enough and we need to do something about it. change will have to wait, the england captain leading them into the final day of the ashes, that is their last chance. but like most things around here, their last chances have all but dried up. australia only needing six wickets to win this ashes series but the reality is they probably just need to get rid ofjoe root, trying to block their path. there is no shortage of effort and determination in this england side which has stuck together through it all. but today really underlined the difference in quality between these two sides. premiership leaders exeter lost 28 points to 20 away against in form newcastle. saracens though beat wasps 38 points to 15 at the ricoh arena. three tries inside half hour gave sarries an early lead this try
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from alex goode the best of the bunch. but wasps fought back, scoring one penalty try and then willie le roux crossing just a minute before the break to get back within three. sarries though pulled away in the second half, scoring 20 points with no reply that bonus point win leaves them just five points behind leaders exeter. it's been a tough day for britain's four man bobsleigh teams at the world cup in the german town of altenberg. both crews struggled in their first run as you can see — conditions not the best out there. they were able to improve second time round though. lamin deen's crew of andrew matthews, nick gleeson and greg cackett putting in the fifth fastest second run to move up six places and finish joint tenth. whilst bradley hall's team ofjoel fearon, toby olubi and ben simons finished in 15th. tennis now and some good news from down under
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asjohanna konta is expected to defend her sydney international title... that's despite withdrawing from her most recent tournament. the british number one pulled out of her quarterfinal in brisbane with a hip injury... but says the injury has settled down ‘much better than expected' ahead of her first round match in sydney against agnieszka radwanska on monday. the first grand slam of the year the australian open gets under way a week tomorrow. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now it's time for the travel show... we are on the way to herjorhat for
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the next bit of our adventure. i'm about to go to a very spiritual place. it's one of the biggest river islands in the world. there are 150,000 people on the island and only six ferries a day. it is really crammed, each one. looking at the list prices for each one. 15 rupees per passenger. down past the vehicles and animals had to pay! a buffalo has to pay 45 rupees! a cow, 30, an elephant has two fork out 907 rupees! perhaps fortunately none of these creatures were travelling with us these creatures were travelling with us today... and incredibly, after a
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few last—minute panics... we are set to go! i climb onto the corrugated aluminium roof to join to go! i climb onto the corrugated aluminium roof tojoin men to go! i climb onto the corrugated aluminium roof to join men who to go! i climb onto the corrugated aluminium roof tojoin men who do this trip every day. starting in tibet, this brahmaputra river is nearly 2000 miles long. it is second only to amazon in the volume of water that rushes through it. we arrive and it is turmoil again trying to get off the boat. to avoid the queue there is a sneaky way out. it involves climbing onto another boat and getting on the steps that way. i will take that one! here we
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are, on land. it doesn't look as spiritual as i imagine. are, on land. it doesn't look as spiritualas i imagine. if are, on land. it doesn't look as spiritual as i imagine. if you look way into the distance, it is one, big, flat land of desert. but let's see... the island is home to 22 ministries, initially established in the 16th century by the acehnese guru. boys are instructed from a young age in the religion that he preached. an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate and according to their beliefs, they worship only one god. they follow a vegetarian diet and reject the caste system. here, the
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doctrine includes this special art form... this form of classical dance is now recognised by authorities as a genre in its own right. many of these monks have performed around the world. that was amazing. thank you very much indeed. i know that you spend a lifetime learning the skills of this. can i have a go? can i try this? arm is through here...? yes. set the pace... very good! clapping
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thank you. one, two, three, four... one, two... there are 64 positions in this classical dance and i'm having trouble with the first two. without the grace as well! there is no grace whatsoever! he makes it look so easy! it is incredibly difficult! i'm just going to leave it to the experts! sometimes you've just got to give up and let them carry on! and exquisite performance. but there is one problem. one very
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big problem. that is that this island may simply not exist in just a few decades time... it's hard to believe the moment but there is a genuine worry that this island will be submerged and destroyed in 20 yea rs. be submerged and destroyed in 20 years. in the last 70 years, it has shrunk size by two fads. and a majority of the island's shrunk size by two fads. and a majority of the islands 65 ministries have gone. every monsoon, the brahmaputra river swells, eroding terrain around it.

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