hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at two: a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis. the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope. i'm not sure, um... i'm not sure i am able to play through the pain, you know, for another four or five months. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. after claims this little girl was killed by illegal pollution from one of britain's busiest roads, her mother welcomes the chance of a fresh inquest into her death. it's the right decision, and now we can get to the bottom, really, of the health impact of air pollution on young people. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson. we are all talking about andy murray

of course. yes, plenty more reaction to come. we will be asking what andy murray's chances are playing at wimbledon later this year, as he hopes. thanks, john. and louise lear has the weather. it is pretty great, but the good news is it is largely dry, and mostly mild. thanks, louise. also coming up: i don't need a wall, i need my money today! on the first pay day since the us government shutdown, many of the 800,000 workers are going without a cent as president trump threatens to call a national emergency. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. sir andy murray, one of britain's greatest ever sportsmen,

broke down in tears as he announced he's retiring from tennis. the australian open, which begins next week, could be his last tournament, although he hopes to make it to wimbledon. the former world number one has been struggling for months to recoverfrom hip surgery. murray is britain's most successful player of the professional era, having won three grand slams, including two wimbledon titles, and two olympic gold medals. andy swiss reports. after so many triumphs, the day of tears. andy murray had hoped this press conference would be about his comeback, instead it was the opposite, so emotional he had to briefly leave. he had to return, but when asked about whether the australian open might be his last ever tournament the answer was even harder to watch. yes, i think there is a chance of that for sure. yes, there is a chance

of that for sure because... like i said i am not sure. i am not sure i am able to play through the pain for another four orfive months. that pain is from a long—standing hip injury, the result of relentless wear and tear. it was obvious at his last wimbledon appearance in 2017. a year ago he had surgery, but the initial optimism faded and he now fears he will never play wimbledon again. i said to my team i think i can kind of get through this until wimbledon, that is where i would like to... that is where i would like to stop playing. but i'm also not certain i am able to do that.

but if the end is heartbreaking, what came before it was history making, one of the greatest careers british sport has ever seen. the waiting is over! the idea of a british man winning wimbledon had seemed ridiculous until andy murray did it in 2013 and 2016. two olympic gold medals at tennis? murray somehow did that as well and in 2015 he inspired tennis nation so often linked to failure to victory in the davis cup. so many highlights, so many memories. he is a once in a generation player for this country and he has been pre—eminent. two olympic gold medals, davis cup, two of the four

slams and of the others he did not win, he was in the final of. i've had a go at this game. hats off. and he has done it all in the toughest of eras, against roger federer, novak djokovic and rafael nadal. three all—time greats. the sporting world has been paying tribute. billiejean king called him a champion on and off the court, praising him as a voice for equality in the sport. justin rose urged him to keep going until wimbledon. his retirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. thinking about our sport without him and particularly at home, it is almost a little bit unimaginable. obviously it is inevitable, as it is for everybody. but for sure the sport without him will definitely be quite sad. and so next week he could be signing off for the final time.

but if he does, andy murray will leave behind golden memories, the man who lifted british tennis and perhaps british sport to new heights. andy swiss, bbc news. andy murray's journey took him from his home town of dunblane to the centre court at wimbledon, where he became the first briton for 77 years to win the men's title. lorna gordon reports from dunblane. this is where it all began for sir andy murray, on the local courts in his hometown of dunblane. it was here at just three years old he began the journey that would take him to the top. i coached him when he was seven years old, and he wouldn't do what he was told by his mum. and we swapped children for the year and judy coached mine and i coached andy.

what is his legacy for dunblane? when you think about tennis, you think about dunblane. by the time he was a teenager he was one of the bestjuniors in the world and setting out his ambitions. hopefully i will be playing in wimbledon in about four years in senior wimbledon and junior wimbledon, that is one of my ambitions. but the journey was not easy. he swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. but whilst winning on the court he was supported by his family, including his mum judy, his dry scottish humour did not always endear him to some offer. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sports personality of the year three times. it is andy murray. it was notjust his results that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he has consistently campaigned

for equality in sport. the triumphs, the tension, the tears, dunblane has been behind andy murray every step of the way. absolutely gutted. no doubt he will do other wonderful things because he is a great guy from a great family from a great town. 0h, oh, i 0h, ithinkjust oh, i thinkjust an outstanding legacy for dunblane, for scotland, for the whole country. andy murray's legacy here, to put this town on the map as the birthplace of a great. with me is barry cowan, a former uk tennis player and a broadcaster. sports people generally don't like to show their emotions. he is clearly heartbroken, and he's not alone. you can totally understand that andy murray, because if we go back to when we first saw it in evidence, wimbledon 2017, he was in absolute agony, and he was world number one. so to be able to have that taken away from you, the last

18 months, and he has fought so hard in the last 18 months against all the odds, because whenever you have hip problems in tennis, historically it is very difficult to get back anywhere near your best, but he kept fighting. and it was only going back to november where he seemed very positive, he had spent six weeks in in philadelphia with bill knowles, who is one of the best in the world at helping with the rehab and getting back to fitness, but we see something has happened since then. and what a career he has had of plenty of highs and often lows, and thatis plenty of highs and often lows, and that is what endears him to the public, that when he broke down emotionally when he lost the wimbledon final in 2012, he kept coming back, he kept fighting, and eventually he got the rewards. he left, venney wilsey, as world number one, because this injury hit back he was number one, and it is such a

brutal sport, you can't play one match and wait until next week, you have to play four or five matches a week, and if you have one tough match at you wake up the next day and your body says no, he wants to play, the mind is still there but the body says no. he has a match on monday. do you think that is the last time we will see him play? no, i don't. but maybe that is more me wishing as a fan and having followed his great career in the last decade 01’ so. his great career in the last decade or so. i want to see him at wimbledon, and i think the public would love to see him there, but he has got to make that decision. if he steps out on centre court at the end ofjune, beginning ofjuly, i don't think it matters whether he is 100% fit or 50% fit, he has earned that right to go out there and a disc career ina right to go out there and a disc career in a place that has become so special to him. career in a place that has become so specialto him. some speculating

this morning he is the greatest british sports man or woman of all time, is that overstating it? of course i will agree, this is my sport, you will always defend your own sport, so absolutely i would say because the last 20 or 30 years, there are not too many people in sport, men and women, who have had to go through and have the success, and in that great piece that we saw, he has lived in an area where federer has won 20 majors, djokovic and nadal, 1a federer has won 20 majors, djokovic and nadal,14 and 17 federer has won 20 majors, djokovic and nadal, 1a and 17 majors respectively, and he has been able to break that stranglehold. respectively, and he has been able to break that strangleholdlj respectively, and he has been able to break that stranglehold. i know it isa to break that stranglehold. i know it is a difficult time. we are leading on this. he hasn't died. he is retiring. he has got a lot of money and presumably an amazing future ahead of him if he wants one in the same sport, but doing something else. of course. he never has to work another day in his life if he doesn't want to, but he will. you don't get to be the best in tennis or any field without having incredible drive, incredible will, and to combine the talent, the

physical attributes and also the mental attributes, that is why the likes of murray become number one. but he has a young family, two young kids, spend a bit of time, take a step back, but he also has his own management company, and i think that is his passion, to be able to help sportspeople with his advice, also his knowledge and what he has gained, for them to ultimately achieve their goals. just sum up the achievement. he has been sir andy murray, he has been knighted, recognised around the world, amazing tweets from the likes of billiejean king explaining how good years. but when you talk about mental toughness to non—sportspeople, what does that mean? what sort of dedication has it taken him to achieve what he has? knocks on the road. we see him lifting grand slam trophies and we think everything is hunky—dory, but there are difficult moments on the way, it is about learning from defeat and keep coming back, keep putting yourself on a pedestal to be

knocked down. and he did that time and time again, and i think andy, ultimately, he has always shown his emotion and spoken the truth, and that i think is the biggest plus to him. the equality within tennis, he has huge credit for what he has done for that. yes, absolutely, and in hiring amelie mauresmo, the first female coach in a long time, on the men's side, and ironically now she is coaching a frenchman, currently, in 2019, sophie scheder —— he showed the way. thank you very much. you are watching afternoon live. there's been another government u—turn on universal credit — the system which combines welfare benefits into a single payment. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has scrapped plans to extend a cap on families

with more than two children. it comes as four single mothers have won a high court challenge to the universal credit system: they say they're struggling financially because of the way their payments are calculated. helena lee reports. universal credit is a new service that helps to ensure you are better off in work than you are on benefits. the government's reform of the welfare system was meant to make things easier for claimants, but it's proving complex and delays and problems have led to hardship for many. like sarah, who cares full—time for her disabled children, who are both adults. she says the system has left her emotionally broken. it's like you're standing on quicksand. it feels like everything is unreliable and then also when i am on twitter or watching the news, you see all these horrific stories of when people have been pushed to the edge and made homeless, suicidal or whatever and you think, i am not much further from that. the government says it recognises the problems with the system and today announced changes. it had planned to extend the policy which limits benefit claims to two children. but that will now be scrapped.

also announced today, a delay to plans to move 3 million people onto universal credit. instead, an initial 10,000 will be moved over and a pilot scheme will look at more frequent payments after complaints that some were left short. in terms of whether we are making changes that affect people now, absolutely they do. at the core of it, the principle of the two child policy being rolled out to families where children were born before april 2017, was going to come into force in february. that is no longer the case. but some think the changes announced today don't go far enough. all the evidence around the world where policies like this have come in is itjust doesn't work. all it does is push families into poverty and it's no business of the government really to tell families how many children they should have. that's something out of china and other places. at the high court this morning, four working single mothers won a challenge over the government's universal credit scheme. they argued there was a fundamental problem with the system

meaning their monthly payments varied enormously, which left them struggling. the department for work and pensions says they are carefully considering the court's judgment before deciding whether to appeal. helena lee, bbc news. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis. the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit — as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. the attorney general allows an application for a fresh inquest into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah who died after an asthma attack believed to be linked to pollution in 2013. and still to come, the americans missing out on their pay cheque today because of the us government shutdown. plenty more reaction on the way to

andy murray's announcement that next week's australian open may be his last tournament. he says he can't continue playing in pain. his aim is to bow out at wimbledon later this year where he enjoyed two of his greatest successes. cameron murray defeated jan—lenna rd struff greatest successes. cameron murray defeated jan—lennard struff to reach his first atp tour final. he will also play at the first grand slam of the year in melbourne next week. and the year in melbourne next week. and the england and bath forward sam underhill is set to miss the entire six nations which start next month after having ankle surgery. he picked up the injury at a club match last month. plenty more to come all of those stories at around half past. mps at westminster are in their third day of debating the prime minister's eu withdrawal agreement, with a vote scheduled for next tuesday. meanwhile, the conservative mp dominic grieve has called on the government to remove the date we leave the eu from legislation, if the prime minister fails to get backing for her deal next week. 0ur political correspondent iain watson joins us now.

this is all about parliament taking control of this? that's right. dominic grieve is a conservative mp who rebelled against his own government successfully this week, reducing the amount of time theresa may would have to respond to any defeat of a deal from three weeks to three days. he is effectively saying that if that deal goes down to defeat next week, and it looks likely that is the case, then when she comes back with something after three days, what he would like to see with the clock ticking down is for the date that we leave the european union that is written into legislation, march 29, to be deleted from that legislation and for her to explore with the european union and extension of article 50, the formal process of leaving the european union. in other words, this would delay our departure from the eu,

giving time for other alternative deal or his preferred option, which would be another referendum. but interestingly, he up the ante quite a bit, because i asked him, what would be the change, theresa may said this morning there would be no extension at article 50, no matter what. so if there are ministers in her government opposed to no—deal, and others will say how disastrous that would be, what should they do? and this was his advice. if cabinet ministers feel the government is doing something they can't accept, thenit doing something they can't accept, then it is probably their duty to resign. that has always been my approach to collective responsibility. if you can't take a collective approach to do something, you shouldn't remain in government, thatis you shouldn't remain in government, that is an important principle. so my feeling is that this will have its own dynamic, and whilst i want to keep the government stable, it is not in our interests that this government collapses, i hope the prime minister will listen carefully to what members of parliament and members of herown to what members of parliament and members of her own government are saying to her. dominic grieve, former attorney general, usually

very considered, but an iron fist in a velvet glove today, suggesting that the prime minister should listen to colleagues face resignations otherwise. now, does he himself or parliament have the power to delete march the 20 night as our leaving date? they could be one route to this, because if theresa may is defeated next week and then she comes back with a plan b, mps should have at least one opportunity to amend that, to change that, and if they can all agree for example that that change ought to be deleting march the 29th from the legislation, then that would give her quite a headache. it would also mean that there is then time to discuss, if they do move the date, a managed no deal being one idea that is put through, and the other is another referendum, and then we have got cabinet ministers this morning saying, if you don't vote for theresa may's deal, then no brexit is also possible. that's right, jeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, effectively sounding a warning to

people who have been long—standing leave campaigners, and saying in effect the manoeuvrings of people like dominic grieve and those who had always wanted to remain inside the european union, they might well frustrate the whole process of brexit, and i suppose i guess dominic grieve's call today for extending article 50 would be one day a frustrating that process. so he is saying, the one where you can stave off all of that happening are other options being discussed is to get behind the prime minister, get behind her deal. it isn't perfect, but perhaps a version of her deal, with some improvements and reassu ra nces with some improvements and reassurances on the question of northern ireland, that that deal perhaps with some changes, should be the natural choice, if you like, long—standing brexiteers when the vote co m es long—standing brexiteers when the vote comes on tuesday, because even if they don't like the detail in it, the consequences of not doing it for them would be far worse, because they could end up not with no deal, but with no brexit at all. iain, thank you very much. iain what's in there.

there could be a fresh inquest into the death of a nine—year—old girl who died from an asthma attack, after new evidence linked her death to illegal levels of air pollution. ella kissi—debrah lived in lewisham, just 25 metres from the south circular, one of london's busiest and most polluted roads. herfinal seizure happened during a spike in unlawful pollution levels. claire marshall reports. ella was a healthy baby, but as she got older she developed acute asthma. she was rushed to hospital almost 30 times in the three years before she died. she was breathing air so polluted that it broke legal limits. her home was just 25 metres from this road, london's south circular. her mother, rosamunde, walked these choked streets with her to school. she has been campaigning for illegal air pollution to be put on her daughter's death certificate and today she is one huge step closer. in a rare move the attorney general has looked at ella's case and will allow an application of the inquest to be reopened. it's great, and it's the right

decision and now we can get to the bottom really of the health impact of air pollution on young people. key to this decision was new medical evidence that linked the harmful particles and chemicals in exhaust fumes directly to ella's death. this is the kind of air pollution that ella was exposed to. you can almost taste it. the expert report showed that almost every time she was rushed to hospital there had been a spike in illegal levels and the night before she died had been particularly bad. the lawyer for the family says a wider inquest could help to challenge the government over what has been described as a public health emergency. for me this case gives an opportunity for those people in public office who are responsible for protecting our health and for providing clean air to be asked questions, to be held to account. so did air pollution

help to kill ella? it's now down to the high court whether or not to allow a fresh look at all the evidence. claire marshall, bbc news, south london. china's lunar probe, which made history by landing on the far side of the moon, has sent back its first panoramic image from the surface. the picture shows the craters that surround the site where change 4 landed. it also shows the track marks left behind by yutu 2, the rover which successfully separated from change 4 and drove across the moon's surface around eight hours after landing. the china national space administration said the initial stage of the mission, the world's first soft landing on the moon's dark side, was a "complete success". however, progressing to the scientific exploration stage will be tricky, as the wide craters will pose challenges to the rover as it tries to plot its route across the moon. they will just crash

they willjust crash into each other by the look of it, they have got so many vehicles up there. and i know it's not the dark side of the moon, it's not the dark side of the moon, it's the far side of the moon, before you tweet us on that one. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. yes, we have been doing this story all week. eastern europe in the grips of some cold and snowy weather, and it is moving south and east, this is lebanon, so syrian refugees have been affected by snow, which is not great news, we have got snow across lebanon, not unusual on higher ground, but even so, it is pretty impressive, and it has fallen at lower levels, that extreme cold still really holding a vice like chris —— grip. and ski resorts? yes, and that is the double blow,

they are having to stand on top of they are having to stand on top of the routes, and shovelled snow, but actually there has been an avalanche, this is austria where there is potential for another couple of metres of snow over the next four or five days to fall. does that mean you just can't ski? yes, they call it white out, the visibility is so poor that you can't see anything, can't see the sky from the ground, the edges of the cliffs, and they can't get the tourists out of the resort and fly new ones in, so of the resort and fly new ones in, so it is going to cause a significant issue and the potential for loss of life. we have had an avalanche today, this is in switzerland, not a particularly clear picture, but this is just at the scene as it was happening, this is in south—east switzerland, where it is close to the border where we have seen that significant snowfall, this is at 1300 metres, so those of

you that understand high altitude, so you that understand high altitude, so this is a ski resort area, it has buried 28 cars, no reports at the moment of loss of life, but that is how severe the weather is in this area, and it is getting windy as well. you'd better show us what on earth is going on. it has been quite grey. i want to talk to you about a little closer to home, because that cold air into next week is going to affect us. not the extreme cold we are seeing in europe, but look at the difference here, this is birmingham through next week. i could've taken any city to illustrate this point, but a mild weekend and then we see this colder weather, so wednesday into thursday, and then we will lose that milder air, and it will be cold and bleak. it has been a mild january so far, this is typical across the uk, lots of cloud, not much rain, and today is pretty mild as well. we keep that

seem is pretty mild as well. we keep that seem not just is pretty mild as well. we keep that seem notjust for today but right into the weekend for most of us. the high pressure is starting to slip south west, allowing these fronts to push in, and we will start to see some windy weather developing as we go through the weekend. so for the rest of the afternoon, the best of the breaks in the cloud, into central and eastern areas, thicker cloud further north, a mild afternoon for many, predominantly dry with just a scattering of showers, and the far north—west, and highs are likely to be 8—11d. through the night tonight, that cloud stays with us, acting like a blanket, prevent interpreters from falling very far, the weather front starts to pushing, that will be bringing some rain weakening off, just like we have seen so far this january, so across england and wales, a couple of spots of nuisance rain, a lot of cloud on saturday, but that front come south, brighter spells develop, a few sharp showers into the north—west, but again still

pretty mild. more persistent rain to the north—west of the great glen, 9-11 the north—west of the great glen, 9—11 degrees. and as we move out of saturday into sunday, plenty of isobars on the chart, another front moving in, gale force gusts of wind, 50 or 60 mph on exposed north—west coast, and a bright and breezy affair for coast, and a bright and breezy affairfor many coast, and a bright and breezy affair for many of us. it will be largely dry and fine with sunny spells for england and wales. as for the feel of things, starting to see a little bit of a change, not much, but into the far north—west, the winds gusting 40, 50, maybe 60 mph on exposed coast, temperatures seven 01’ on exposed coast, temperatures seven or8 on exposed coast, temperatures seven or 8 degrees in the far north of scotland, still mild on sunday, down into the side. into next week, turning colder, but hopefully with a little more sun. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis. the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope after his struggles with a hip injury. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit,

as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. after claims this little girl was killed by illegal pollution from one of britain's busiest roads, her mother welcomes the chance of a fresh inquest into her death. carbs are back on the menu, as a review commissioned by the world health organisation confirms that eating a high fibre diet can cut the risk of early death by one third. i don't need a wall, i need my money today. 0n the first pay day since the us government shutdown, many of the 800,000 workers are going without a cent, as president trump threatens to call a national emergency. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson. and could this be the end for andy murray? that is the worry for so many fans who have enjoyed his excesses

throughout the years. three grand slam titles. it appears that this battle to overcome this injury is one that he may not be able to win. two of his greatest achievments came in winning wimbledon in 2013 and 2016 and that is where he wants to bow out if his body will get him. you might remember it was at wimbledon in 2017, when the extent of the injury became clear, when he lost in the quarterfinals, it's affected him for some 20 months. surgery early last year hasn't resolved the issue, playing just 14 matches since, and in a warm up match against novak djokovic yesterday it became clear he may not be able to continue past the first slam of the year. looking at roger federer, andy murray is a lot younger and that is

pa rt murray is a lot younger and that is part of the sadness. that is why andy murray was hopeful of getting back to his best. at 31 it looks as if this injury will go to his career in early. that isa will go to his career in early. that is a shame in an age where players are enjoying success later in their career. every player wants to play on as long as they can and that is why he has pushed himself, had surgery, travelled the world, because retirement, there is nothing that can replace it, the adrenaline you feel when you walk out on this court. to lift those trophies, to achieve what he has achieved, that is why he was playing the game. he

was not playing toulouse in the second or third round. was not playing toulouse in the second orthird round. he is was not playing toulouse in the second or third round. he is the champion. it is dawning on him that those days are behind him. it is sad for him and for british tennis. sue barker speaking at wimbledon where we are hoping we will see andy murray play later this year. a few hours after andy murray made his announcement in melbourne, cameron norrie was booking his place in his first atp tour final. the british number two beat germany's jan—lenna rd struff in the auckland international semi—finals. the 23—year—old won in three sets, ironically in the city he grew up in before switching allegiance to britain six years ago. norrie will face american tennys sandgren in tomorrow's final. derby county have said the person police spoke to acting suspiciously outside their training ground yesterday was an employee of leeds united. suggestions there could be some

spying involved. frank lampard's side travel to meet the leaders tonight. the pride park outfit say they are "in discussion with leeds club officials in relation to the incident" while leeds have not responded to the reports. derbyshire police have confirmed there was no damage to the fence and no arrests were made. england international sam underhill is set to miss the entire six nations tournament which starts next month. the 22—year—old is expected to be out for three months after undergoing ankle surgery. he picked up the injury during bath's victory over leicester last month. england travel to dublin to face ireland in their first match on 2nd february. underhill was part of england's 2018 six nations side and featured in three of the autumn internationals. that's all the sport for now. we will have plenty more reaction to come following that tearful announcement from andy murray in the melbourne earlier today. he has taken to social media as saying how much of the support those messages of goodwill have been. let's stay with sport

for a little longer, and get more reaction to andy murray's announcement that he'll retire from tennis this year. the three—time grand slam winner, who is struggling to recover from hip surgery, was in tears at a news conference in melbourne. professorjohn brewer — who's a sports scientist at st mary's university — is with me now. a lot of people are going to say he is very fit man, it must be a serious injury to him out, but this sport has put his body through something. the demands of tennis at the highest level are extremely high. players will play up to five sets. each point that they play means they have to run between eight and 15 metres and each time they play a point they will make two or three turns and twists on average. that could mean 1000 with and turns and short bursts of exercise during and short bursts of exercise during a long match. that places a high demand on the body alongside a very

high amount of training that all top athletes have to do to stay at the highest level. a heartbreaking decision but he will have taken medical advice. yes. i have worked with his team and he has a very well—qualified supportive team of backroom staff, sports scientists, nutritionists than therapists and he will not have taken this in isolation. players at the top level are part of a team and they will have worked with him. he has had an operation that has worked to some extent but it is still giving him pain and inhibiting his ability to move effectively which will be having an ability on his —— impact on his ability to perform at the highest level. you have to be 100% fit to compete on a regular basis. even a niggling pain can be the difference. yes. the difference between being top ten and top 100 is fractions of a percentage point so

pain that causes you psychological of physical problems and inhibits your movement. tennis is so demanding because it is not going in a straight line. tennis players do not cover a long distance during a game but it is the short sharp bursts of exercise that they have to do at the twisting and turning, the acceleration and deceleration, that put a strain on the joints, particularly the hipjoint put a strain on the joints, particularly the hip joint which is involved in every movement. that is the problem because there was that optimism after he had the operation and he felt he was on the road to recovery but once you start putting real pressure on that again it does not necessary cold. not at all. they probably would cure you if you wa nted probably would cure you if you wanted to play at recreational level. we are talking about somebody who is a full—time professional at the peak of his profession. he will not want to be seen to be trailing behind other players who normally he would beat because he is inhabited by injury. he has had the operation

he hoped would give him the proper cure and he now needs to accept that his time at the very top is over and look towards his longer term career and his life at the father which is going to be incredibly important going to be incredibly important going forward. you say he has to accept it. no sportsperson of except that their body has let them down. what about technology? will there be doctors the end we are working on something that might be able to get you back on court? is there something that can be done? talking about ahab, once it is god it is gone? the hipjoint is a big joint that has a lot of friction in it. 0nce that has a lot of friction in it. once that has become damaged although there will be operation that dick two will say they can fix that, he will have girl the world to find the best people to work with them and they will have done the

best they can with the latest advancesin best they can with the latest advances in sports science and medicine to try to repair him. clearly it has not worked and he has to come to the stage where he may hang on and there may be somebody else who can try things but inevitably if you try to many things you make the problem worse. it looks as if they has tried his best and he is not going to be able to perform at the top level and notjust caught with the demands of playing but the training is critical. top players cannot get byjust playing one tournament to the next. they have to do all the core stability work and the technical coaching worked as the highest level and that puts the demand on the body as well as all the travelling that a modern tennis player has to cope with. thank you. clinical waste — including body parts — has been piled up at an industrial estate in north tyneside for weeks, after the firm responsible for disposing of it ceased trading. healthcare environmental services lost its nhs contracts last year amid concerns over the amount of medical waste accumulating across the country.

bbc look north's mark denten reports. bags of clinical waste from hospitals piling up in warehouses for weeks after health care environmental services went out of business. the company lost its contract with hospital trusts in october 2018 because it was not disposing of the clinical waste quickly enough. now it's not disposing of it at all. the environment agency, inspecting the site earlier this week, says it's tried to get the waste cleared and is launching a criminal investigation into the company. and because health care environmental services hasn't gone into liquidation yet, former workers can't get state benefits or redundancy payments. that means a lot of the guys have children, young children, houses, mortgages, private rents and it's left everybody high and dry. to have lost yourjob just before christmas, but they are in a limbo state because the company has ceased to operate but they haven't been made redundant.

there isn't a list of workers so the council and the dwp, my office, are working really hard. the chairman of the company, seen here escorting the princess royal around the company's headquarters in scotland in may last year, says they are still looking for a buyer, after which they can pay their former employees. for 23 years the company has paid wages on time and obviously that's always been our commitment to do that. on this occasion, it's out of our control because of the bank and the uk government pressure to basically put this company into receivership. at this point, we are still fighting because there are interested parties in buying the business and our commitment is to try and get thesejobs back into play, based on getting the company to survive. meanwhile, in an anonymous warehouse in north tyneside, mounds of decaying clinical waste which should have been disposed of weeks ago, remains.

mark denten, bbc news, newcastle. president trump is again threatening to declare a national emergency to fund the building of a wall on the mexican border. a row with the democrats — who refuse to pay for it — has led to the partial shutdown of the us government — leaving 800,000 staff unpaid. they should have got their paychecks today, but won't. tomorrow, that shutdown will become the longest in american history. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool has been to southern virginia, to meet some of those caught in the political crossfire. 0k, come over here and sit with me. scott was supposed to get paid today, but never received his salary. he is an airport security officer and is one of the government employees continuing to work unpaid because of the us government shutdown. the strain it is putting him under is clear. personally it has given me uncertainty whether or not i can provide for my children, whether i can maintain my home, whether i can meet my bills and maintain my standard of living. i'm reporting to work with no idea of when i will be paid again.

i am spending money on gas and maintenance on my car and i have no clue when i will be able to make up that cost. scott says he has already cut out all nonessential purchases but is now seriously worried about making his mortgage payments. his family is affected because he is not getting his salary, but the shutdown of many government departments is having wide—ranging consequences. all right, showtime. john boyd is a soya bean farmer. he has already been struggling because of donald trump's trade war because china is no longer buying his produce. but now thousands of dollars in subsidies that he relies on for planting new crops have not been paid out. what does he think of his president in effect saying that the shutdown is worth it if america gets a border wall with mexico? guess what? i don't need a damn wall, i need my money today, i need my money to plant my crops,

i need my money to pay my labour, i need my money to continue my farming operation. we need to focus on the american economy and putting people to work that are already here, and keeping people working such as myself. with donald trump saying he won't back down until democrats agree to fund the wall and democrats insisting that will never happen, there are no signs of this coming to an end soon and the uncertainty for millions of americans looks set to go on. aleem maqbool, bbc news, southern virginia. jamie robertson is here — in a moment he will be telling us what's hot and what's not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis — the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit — as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. the attorney general allows

an application for a fresh inquest into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah who died after an asthma attack — believed to be linked to pollution - in 2013. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. airline flybe is being bought for £2.2 million by a consortium including virgin atlantic and stobart group. virgin's chief executive, vowed "to bring virgin atlantic service excellence to flybe's customers". the uk's economy slowed in the three months to november to a meagre 0.3% — less than the 0.4% in the three months to october according to the office for national statistics. manufacturing sector did particulalrly badly — as bad as it was just after the financial crisis. prosecutors injapan have indicted former nissan chairman carlos ghosn with two fresh charges

involving financial crimes. mr ghosn, who has been detained since november, was charged with aggravated breach of trust and understating his income. on saturday, the shutdown becomes the longest in us history. it's the 21st day today. there is a sense of crisis coming along. us president donald trump has renewed a threat to declare a national emergency to fund the construction of a wall on the mexican border that way so he can bypass congress to get funding for his wall, which was a central promise of his 2016 election campaign. the moment he does that he will get a court case thrown at him and the thing will be in court for a long time. it does not look as if

co ng ress time. it does not look as if congress is going to back down. president trump saying things like i never said the mexicans were going to pay for the wall. he said that yesterday. yes, he did. i couldn't possibly comment. it is on tape. i know. he also said that he didn't see it. let's talk to michelle fleury, north america business correspondent. where are we going with this? impassive the word of the day. there doesn't seem as if there is any sign this is breaking at any point. president trump talking about potentially declaring a national emergency. in the meantime we are on day 21 of the shutdown. it is going to be the first friday use out of the federal workers going without pay tax. we have from the chair of the federal reserve this week and he

was talking about the fact that at the moment a shutdown doesn't necessarily have that big an impact on the us economy but longer term it could and certainly when it comes to doing hisjob it is getting tricky because one of the nine departments shutdown is the commerce department which produces a huge amount of economic data that they rely on to try to assess the state of the us economy. is there a sign that president trump maybe thinking about not necessarily backing down but coming to some sort of compromise? the politics of this are very difficult. he is looking towards an election of 2020 and what will happen then. 0ne election of 2020 and what will happen then. one of his campaign promises was that he would build a wall and it would be paid by the mexicans. if you go back to the campaign literature, some of his

comments in 2015, this is why it is very ha rd comments in 2015, this is why it is very hard for him to back down when you look at it through the political lines. but the pressure is going to continue to build and so far republicans in congress have not broken. if enough were prepared to break ranks and start working with the democrats on this you might see a compromise, but the head of the senate is very much keeping a low profile and letting this battle is they are at the moment between the democrats and the president with neither side willing to budget. market reaction? they do not seem to be particularly worried. people are just waiting to see how this plays out. the longer it goes on, once you start to see those economic effects, perhaps you will see more of a market reaction, but at the moment people are hoping this will be resolved. in the meantime workers going without pay and farmers, one of the big supporters of donald

trump, may not be getting payments to help them with the trade dispute going on because one of those departments is affected. a bit of a mess. yes, but if you're not getting a pay cheques, it is a lot of people... ido i do not think we are going to see much movement in the markets. as a result of this particularly, until it starts to become more. there could be an economic effects but not yet. the pound is looking reasonably strong. it has come down a little bit but it is reasonably strong. let's get a little more reaction to sir andy murray's impending retirement.

earlier our sports news correspondent natalie pirks spoke to sue barker — herself a grand slam winner — on wimbledon centre court. centre court was where andy murray ended 77 years of waiting for a british champion. sue barker, herself a grand slam champion, joined me. what do you make of the news? it was heartbreaking to watch it, waking up feeling it and watching him in the press conference breaking down, you realise that this isa breaking down, you realise that this is a guy who has run out of options. he has tried everything. he had the surgery. he has tried everything. he had the surgery. he went to philadelphia to go to experts to bring him back. he did not play that well in brisbane. he played a poor exhibition match against novak djokovic. he has come to the realisation that his time at the tennis player is coming to an end. when that will be we do not know but i think it will be sooner rather than later because seeing him in that frame of mind i cannot see

him going on long. you no more than most how emotional he can be. after missing wimbledon last year you can understand why he would want to say goodbye here. it is the worst decision you can make. every player wa nts to decision you can make. every player wants to play on as long as they can and that is why he has pushed himself and had the surgery and travelled the world to get himself back the cause retirement... there is nothing that can replace the adrenaline you feel when you walk out on the court, to lift those trophies, to achieve what he has achieved. that is why he was playing the game. not to lose in the second or third round. he the game. not to lose in the second orthird round. he is the game. not to lose in the second or third round. he is the champion. it has dawned on him that those days are behind him and it is very sad for him and for british tennis. he has been magnificent. what has he done for british tennis? is he the best we have had? definitely for me. i travelled with them and i saw how he trained at the dedication he gave. huge admiration for andy

murray and all that he has done. he has so much to be proud of and we will look back on it with affection. i hope he will be able to come back and play at wimbledon like he hopes but we will see. it's an award which has boosted the careers of stars including sam smith and adele. now, 0ctavian, who at one point was homeless, has been named the bbc music sound of 2019 winner. the award recognises performers who've yet to have a british top ten hit. lizo mzimba has been speaking to him. meet 0ctavian, a rapper who grew up in south london, and who is one of music's most exciting new talents. the 23—year—old, who was once a homeless teenager on the capital's streets, says he is overwhelmed to top the sound of 2019 list. a year ago, i was like — i was poor. i was — i had no money. so to have, like — to be nominated for,

like, the bbc sound poll, and to win it, like, it's mad. it's crazy, it's crazy. he has had a remarkable 12 months. last summer he also modelled at a louis vitton fashion show in paris in front of kanye west, kim kardashian and kyliejenner, all on top of his musical success. his sound of win means he follows in the footsteps of previous winners like sam smith... and adele. 0ctavian is hopeful that his music's message can help inspire younger people who have also had problems in their lives. a lot of my music from then until now has been about poverty, and making it out of poverty, because that's what i was going through.

so my message then was, like, just to believe in yourself, and anything is actually possible. because i've lived it, lived that plight. his win means his music will now reach a much wider audience, and perhaps lead to even greater success throughout 2019 and beyond. it has been quite a gentle start to the new year in terms of the weather. signs of a change to come. but there are indications as we head into next week of a change to come. that said, for the weekend we keep this mild theme and it and it will be windy, a quiet story for many of us. because high pressure still controlling the story although it is slipping off to the south west allowing this weather front moving across the top.

that will bring increasingly windy weather and some outbreaks of rain for the end of the day across scotland and northern ireland as it sinks south. a fair amount of cloud across england and wales. quite a mild night to come with temperatures staying well above freezing, 5—8d. we start off with that weakening weather fronts sitting across england and wales. by then just a band of cloud, the odd spot or two of rain as it sinks south. behind it some breaks in the cloud, some sunny spells and a rash of showers up into the north—west. it will feel milder despite the wind winds coming from the north—west because they are originating around that high pressure so coming all the way up from the azores so it is dragging in milder air and temperatures will sit saturday afternoon at around 9—11 degrees. as we move out of saturday into sunday there is another weather front to push into the north—west. the isobars squeezed together. that is when we will notice the strengthening wind. gayle force gusts not out of the question in the far north. further outbreaks of showery rain to the far north—west and the chance of more sunshine across england and wales. a breezy afternoon for all.

noticeably windy further north with gusty winds in excess of 35—50 mph. a rash of showers continuing here. cooler as we go through the day. we keep those double digits further south. as we move into next week, we will start to see that north—westerly floor dragging in colder air from north—westerly floor dragging in colder airfrom the north—westerly floor dragging in colder air from the arctic. not quite the extreme cold we have had in eastern europe just recently but nevertheless you are going to notice the difference to the feel of the weather. i could take an example almost anywhere across the country. through the middle of the week temperatures are set to struggle. you will need to wrap up warm. i suspect there will be some overnight frost to contend with into next week. the chance of those showers turning wintry. hello, you're watching afternoon live.

i'm simon mccoy. today at 3. a tearful sir andy murray announces his retirement from tennis. the former world number one and three—time grand slam winner says his bodyjust can't cope. i'm not sure, um... i'm not sure i am able to play through the pain, you know, for another four or five months. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. after claims this little girl was killed by illegal pollution from one of britain's busiest roads, her mother welcomes the opportunity for a fresh inquest into her death. it's the right decision, and now we can get to the bottom, really, of the health impact of air pollution on young people. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson. as you were saying, the australian

open could be his last tournament. what are his chances of making it all open could be his last tournament. what are his chances of making it all the way to wimbledon, where he wa nts to all the way to wimbledon, where he wants to bow out later this year? thanks, john. and we'll be joining you for a full update just after half past. louise lear has all the weather. thank you, simon. the good news is it is largely dry and very mild for the time of year, but how long will it last? all the details shortly. thanks, louise. also coming up, china's lunar probe has sent back its first panoramic image from the surface of the far side of the moon. we'll be taking a look at that. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. sir andy murray, one of britain's greatest ever sportsmen,

broke down in tears as he announced he's retiring from tennis. the australian open, which begins next week, could be his last tournament, although he hopes to make it to wimbledon. the former world number one has been struggling for months to recoverfrom hip surgery. murray is britain's most successful player of the professional era, having won three grand slams, including two wimbledon titles, and two olympic gold medals. andy swiss reports. after so many triumphs, a day of tears. andy murray had hoped this press conference would be about his comeback, instead it was the opposite, so emotional he had to briefly leave. he did return... sorry. ..but when asked about whether the australian open might be his last ever tournament, the answer was even harder to watch. erm, yeah, i think there is a chance of that for sure. um, yeah, there is a chance

of that for sure because... yeah, like i said i am not sure. um, i am not sure i am able to play through the pain for another four orfive months. that pain is from a long—standing hip injury, the result of relentless wear and tear. it was obvious at murray's last wimbledon appearance in 2017. a year ago he had surgery, but the initial optimism faded and he now fears he will never play wimbledon again. i said to my team i think i can kind of get through this until wimbledon, that is where i would like to... that is where i would like to stop playing. um, but i am also not certain i am able to do that.

but if the end is heartbreaking, what came before it was history making, one of the greatest careers british sport has ever seen. the waiting is over! the idea of a british man winning wimbledon had seemed ridiculous until murray did it in 2013 and 2016. two olympic gold medals at tennis? murray somehow did that too, and in 2015 he inspired tennis nation so often linked to failure to victory in the davis cup. so many highlights, so many memories. he is a once in a generation player for this country and he has been pre—eminent. two 0lympic golds, davis cup, two of the four slams

and in the two that he didn't win, he was in the final of. i have had a go at this game. hats off. and he has done it all in the toughest of eras, against roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovic — three all—time greats. and the sporting world has been paying tribute. tennis legend billie—jean king called him a champion on and off the court, praising him as a voice for equality in the sport. the world number one golfer, justin rose, urged him to keep going until wimbledon. murray's retirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. even thinking about our sport without him and particularly at home, it is almost a little bit unimaginable. obviously it's inevitable, as it is for everybody. but for sure the sport without him will definitely be quite sad. and so next week he could be signing off for the final time. but if he does, andy murray

will leave behind golden memories, the man who lifted british tennis and perhaps british sport to new heights. andy swiss, bbc news. well, andy murray's journey took him from his home town of dunblane to the centre court at wimbledon, where he became the first briton for 77 years to win the men's title. lorna gordon reports from dunblane. this is where it all began for sir andy murray, on the local courts in his hometown of dunblane. it was here at just three years old he began the journey that would take him to the top. i coached him when he was seven years old, and he wouldn't do what he was told by his mum. and we swapped children for a year, and judy coached mine and i coached andy. what is his legacy for dunblane? when you think about tennis, you think about dunblane. by the time he was a teenager

he was one of the bestjuniors in the world and setting out his ambitions. hopefully i will be playing in wimbledon in about four years in senior wimbledon and junior wimbledon in two years, that is one of my ambitions. but the journey wasn't easy. he swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. but whilst winning on the court he was supported by his family, including his mum judy, his dry scottish humour did not always endear him to some off it. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sports personality of the year three times. it's andy murray. it wasn'tjust his results that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he has consistently campaigned

for equality in sport. the triumphs, the tension, the tears, dunblane has been behind andy murray every step of the way. absolutely gutted. no doubt he will do other wonderful things because he is a great guy from a great family from a great town. oh, i thinkjust an outstanding legacy for dunblane, for scotland, for the whole country. sir andy murray's legacy here, to put this town on the map as the birthplace of a great. lorna gordon, bbc news, dunblane. in other news. there's been another government u—turn on universal credit, the system which combines welfare benefits into a single payment. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has scrapped plans to extend a cap on families with more than two children. it comes as four single mothers have won a high court challenge to the universal credit system: they say they're struggling financially because of the way their payments are calculated. helena lee reports. universal credit is a new service that helps to ensure you are better off in work than you are on benefits. the government's reform

of the welfare system was meant to make things easier for claimants, but it's proving complex and delays and problems have led to hardship for many. like sarah, who cares full—time for her disabled children, who are both adults. she says the system has left her emotionally broken. it's like you are standing on quicksand. it feels like everything is unreliable and then also when i am on twitter or watching the news, you see all these horrific stories of when people have been pushed to the edge and made homeless, suicidal or whatever and you think, i am not much further from that. the government says it recognises the problems with the system and today announced changes. it had planned to extend the policy which limits benefit claims to two children. but that will now be scrapped. also announced today, a delay to plans to move 3 million people onto universal credit. instead, an initial 10,000 will be moved over and a pilot scheme will look at more frequent payments after complaints that some were left short.

in terms of whether we are making changes that affect people now, absolutely they do. at the core of it, the principle of the two child policy being rolled out to families where children were born before april 2017, was going to come into force in february. that is no longer the case. but some think the changes announced today don't go far enough. all the evidence around the world where policies like this have come in is itjust doesn't work. all it does is push families into poverty and it's no business of the government really to tell families how many children they should have. that's something out of china and other places. at the high court this morning, four working single mothers won a challenge over the government's universal credit scheme. they argued there was a fundamental problem with the system meaning their monthly payments varied enormously, which left them struggling. the department for work and pensions says they are carefully considering the court's judgment before deciding whether to appeal. helena lee, bbc news.

i'm nowjoined by dr chris grover, social welfare expert at lancaster university. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. let's talk about this u—turn that amber rudd has performed. is it welcomed?” u—turn that amber rudd has performed. is it welcomed? ithink that the move to cancel the extension of the two child limit the payments of universal credit must be welcomed, although it isn't a cancellation of that policy in total, it's just to cancellation of that policy in total, it'sjust to remove cancellation of that policy in total, it's just to remove the threat of reduced payments to people who had all of their children before april 2017. for those families where children were born after april 2017

that has taken them above two children, the policy still stands, and as one of your people just said, actually that will continue to push some of the very poorest people into poverty in the future. the main problem seems to be this five—week delay in payment. it has been highlighted for a number of years now, the delay at the beginning of universal credit payments is problematic for people. it's part of the structure of universal credit that at the beginning there is quite a lengthy delay in the first payment. 0bviously a lengthy delay in the first payment. obviously it's a benefit for. income poorest people, for the income poorest people, people that don't necessarily have savings, for example, to tide them over lengthy periods with no money. the government did make some changes

so that people in that position in that five weeks can receive an advance of their benefit, but we must bear in mind that that is a loa n must bear in mind that that is a loan and has to be repaid from subsequent payments of universal credit, thereby reducing those subsequent payments, and there has been no attempt today to change that particular policy, so that will again into the future continue to cause hardship. so a single payment per month, a regular payment, that needs to be revisited, does it? yes, the reason for that, or the argument for that, was that the government wa nted for that, was that the government wanted universal credit to mimic the payment of a salary to households, so to kind of get people into a position where they were budgeting ona position where they were budgeting on a monthly basis. the problem with

thatis on a monthly basis. the problem with that is that many people are not paid ona that is that many people are not paid on a monthly basis, they may be paid on a monthly basis, they may be paid weekly or fortnightly, and although this is kind of i guess an attempt to change people's behaviour, it is being imposed upon households that don't necessarily budget and haven't been used to budgeting on a monthly basis, and once again, it's a policy that it suggests creates hardship. this two child limit issue, we have been hearing about the court case. how does that fit in with the wind of universal —— the wider universal credit system? the two child limit is not something that is just related universal credit, it applies to tax credits as well. this was a policy that was introduced in the

2015 summer budget, and essentially it was an argument around the idea that people who are receiving state benefits showed if you like face the economic consequences of having children. the difficulty with the policy is that in what's called the legacy system, the system that came before universal credit, and the changes announced in 2015 to tax credits, was that if you like a proxy household need was the number of people in a household, so there would be an allowance for the number of adults and four the number of children. what the two child limit does is it divorces payments from

need, if need as a proxy is measured by the number of children in the household, because into the future, if children are born after april 2017, that takes a household above to children, there will be no payment within universal credit for those children. so it is just going to force households with more than two children deeper into poverty.- chris grover, thank you for your time. thank you. you are watching afternoon live. these are our headlines. a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis, the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit as four single working mothers win a high court the family of a nine—year—old girl who died from asthma believed to be linked to air pollution are given leave to apply for a new inquest. and in sport: andy murray reveals next

week's australian open may be his last tournament. he says he plans to retire after wimbledon but isn't sure he can continue playing in pain for another four or five continue playing in pain for another four orfive months. the efl says it hasn't received a complaint from derby county after a leeds united employee was to spoken to by police for acting suspiciously outside their training ground yesterday. the two sides meet later in the championship. and england and bath forward sam underhill is set to miss the six nations which starts next month after having ankle surgery, he picked up the injry in a club match last month. i'll be back with more on those stories later. mps at westminster are in their third day of debating the prime minister's eu withdrawal agreement, with a vote scheduled for next tuesday. meanwhile, the conservative mp, dominic grieve, has called on the government to remove the date we leave the eu from legislation, if the prime minister fails to get backing for her deal next week. ?0ur political correspondent

iain watson has this update. dominic grieve is a conservative mp who rebelled against his own government successfully this week, reducing the amount of time theresa may would have to respond to any defeat of a deal from three weeks to three days. he is effectively saying that if that deal goes down to defeat next week, and it looks likely that is the case, then when she comes back with something after three days, what he would like to see with the clock ticking down is for the date that we leave the european union that is written into legislation, march 29, to be deleted from that legislation and for her to explore with the european union the extension of article 50, the formal process of leaving the european union. in other words, this would delay our departure from the eu, giving time for either an alternative deal or his preferred option, which would be another referendum. but interestingly, he upped

the ante quite a bit, because i asked him, what happens if downing street sets theirface against this, what happens if downing street sets their face against this, that there would be no delay in leaving the european union, no matter what? so if there are ministers in her government opposed to no—deal, and others will say how disastrous that would be, what should they do? and this was his advice. if cabinet ministers feel that the government is doing something they can't accept, then it is probably their duty to resign. that's always been my approach to collective responsibility. if you can't take a collective decision to do something, you shouldn't remain in government, that is an important principle. so my feeling is that this will have its own dynamic, and whilst i want to keep the government stable, it's not in our interests that this government collapses, i hope the prime minister will listen carefully to what members of parliament and members of her own government are saying to her. dominic grieve, former attorney general, usually very considered, but an iron fist in a velvet glove today, suggesting that the prime minister should listen to colleagues

or face resignations otherwise. now, does he himself or parliament have the power to delete march 29 as our leaving date? they could be one route to this, because if theresa may is defeated next week and then she comes back with a plan b, mps should have at least one opportunity to amend that, to change that, and if they can all agree for example that that change ought to be deleting march the 29th from the legislation, then that would give her quite a headache. of course it is all about the numbers, and theresa may and her tea m numbers, and theresa may and her team will be looking at who might be voting for or against. speaking in the commons this afternoon, the conservative mp michael tomlinson said he could not vote for theresa may's brexit deal. i have never rebelled against the government in admitted my very few yea rs, government in admitted my very few years, three and a half here, but i do so with a clear heart of the

clear head that this is not the right deal. more on what is happening in westminster little later on, but we return to our main story. andy murray has taken to instagram, putting out picture of him and his mother, judy murray, saying that his support has helped a lot. earlier i spoke to a former uk tennis player and broadcaster, barry cowan. he said the former world number one has struggled to get back to fitness after hip surgery in january last year. you can totally understand that andy murray, because if we go back to when we first saw it in evidence, wimbledon 2017, he was in absolute agony, and he was world number one. so to be able to have that taken away from you, the last 18 months, and he has fought so hard in the last 18 months against all the odds, because whenever you have hip problems in tennis, historically

it is very difficult to get back anywhere near your best, but he kept fighting. and it was only going back to november where he seemed very positive, he had spent six weeks in in philadelphia with bill knowles, who is one of the best in the world at helping with the rehab and getting back to fitness, but we see something has happened since then. and it was very tough to see andy breakdown. and what a career he has had of plenty of highs and often lows, and that is what endears him to the public, that when he broke down emotionally when he lost the wimbledon final in 2012, he kept coming back, he kept fighting, and eventually he got the rewards. he left, many will see, as world number one, because this injury hit back then. in his mind, he was still number one, and it is such a brutal sport, you can't play one match and wait until next week,

you have to play four or five matches a week, and if you have one tough match at you wake up the next day and your body says no, he wants to play, the mind is still there but the body says no. he has a match on monday. do you think that's the last time we will see him play? no, i don't. but maybe that is more me wishing as a fan and having followed his great career in the last decade or so. i want to see him at wimbledon, and i think the public would love to see him there, but he has got to make that decision. if he steps out on centre court at the end ofjune, beginning ofjuly, i don't think it matters whether he is 100% fit or 50% fit, he has earned that right to go out there and end his career in a place that has become so special to him. gold medal and also two wimbledon titles. some speculating this morning he is the greatest british sports man or woman of all time, is that overstating it? of course i will agree, this is my sport, you will always defend your own sport, so absolutely i would say

because the last 20 or 30 years, there are not too many people in sport, men and women, who have had to go through and have the success, and in that great piece that we saw, he has lived in an era where federer has won 20 majors, djokovic and nadal, 14 and 17 majors respectively, and he has been able to break that stranglehold. i know it's a difficult time. we're leading on this. he hasn't died. he's retiring. he's got a lot of money and presumably an amazing future ahead of him if he wants one in the same sport, but doing something else. of course. he never has to work another day in his life if he doesn't want to, but he will. you don't get to be the best in tennis or any field without having incredible drive, incredible will, and to combine the talent, the physical attributes and also the mental attributes, that is why the likes of murray become number one. but he has a young family, two young kids, spend a bit of time, take a step back, but he also has his own management company,

and i think that is his passion, to be able to help sportspeople with his advice, also his knowledge and what he has gained, for them to ultimately achieve their goals. just sum up the achievement. he has been sir andy murray, he has been knighted, he's been been recognised around the world, amazing tweets from the likes of billie—jean king explaining how good he is. but when you talk about mental toughness to non—sportspeople, what does that mean? what sort of dedication has it taken him to achieve what he has? knocks on the road. we see him lifting grand slam trophies and we think everything is hunky—dory, but there are difficult moments on the way, it is about learning from defeat and keep coming back, keep putting yourself on a pedestal to be knocked down. and he did that time and time again, and i think andy, ultimately, he has always shown his emotion and spoken the truth, and that

i think is the biggest plus to him. the equality within tennis, he has huge credit for what he has done for that. yes, absolutely, and in hiring amelie mauresmo, the first female coach in a long time, on the men's side, and ironically now she is coaching a frenchman, currently, in 2019, so he showed the way. that was barry cowan talking to me a little earlier. breaking news coming from worcester crown court. the trial of alex hepburn has, the

jury the trial of alex hepburn has, the jury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict. you are watching afternoon live. china's lunar probe — which made history by landing on the far side of the moon — has sent back its first panoramic image from the surface. the picture shows the craters that surround the site where change 4 landed. it also shows the track marks left behind by yutu 2, the rover which successfully separated from the spacecraft and drove across the moon's surface around eight hours after landing. the china national space administration said the initial stage of the mission, the world's first soft landing on the moon's far side, was a "complete success". however, progressing to the scientific exploration stage will be tricky, as the wide craters will pose challenges to the rover as it tries to plot its route across the moon. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. 0nce

hello there. once again, it is a day that has been characterised more by cloud than breaks in sunshine, but it isa cloud than breaks in sunshine, but it is a relatively quiet story again across the uk. as we go through tonight we keep the cloud, preventing temperatures from falling too far. a weather front arrives in northern scotland bringing showery outbreaks of rain, frost free, overnight lows 5—8d. for the weekend, mile to start with, turning increasingly windy but quite a lot of cloud around at times. bad weather front will continue to much its way steadily south, the odd spot or two of its way steadily south, the odd spot ortwo of rain its way steadily south, the odd spot or two of rain in the breeze behind it, and another weather front bringing outbreaks of showery rain into the far north—west of scotland. mild for all of us, 9—11 degrees, and as we move out of saturday into sunday, gale force gusts not out of

the question, but it stays predominantly cloudy, mild and drive. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis. the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope after his struggles with a hip injury. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit, as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. seven people have been killed in a bus crash between the cities of baracoa and guantanamo in cuba, including foreign tourists, according to reports from cuba's state media. the foreign office confirms it's ready to assist any british people in the area. after claims this little girl was killed by illegal pollution from one of britain's busiest roads, her mother welcomes the chance of a fresh inquest into her death. a diet rich in fibre found in fruit, vegetables, wholegrain bread, pasta and cereals could cut the risk of early death by up to a third, a study commissioned by the world health organisation finds. i don't need a damn wall, i need my money today. 0n the first pay day since the us government shutdown, many of the 800,000 workers

are going without a cent, as president trump threatens to call a national emergency. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson. and could this be the end for andy murray? it's game on monday could be the last. so many triumphs but his battle to overcome injury is one he looks set to lose. two of his greatest achievments came in winning wimbledon twice and that is where he wants to bow out if his body will get him there. it was at wimbledon in 2017, when the extent of the hip injury which has plagued him for 20 months became clear, when he lost in the quarter finals as the then defending champion and world number one.

it's astonishing to think this could be his last ever match at wimbledon. he missed last year's as he continued his recovery from surgery, but the pain remains and he says he's not sure he can go on for anotherfour orfive months and get to wimbledon, before retiring. ata at a relatively young age, 31. hopeful of getting back to his best. we saw roger federer overcome injuries, novak djokovic too, returning to win major titles. shame for murray that this injury looks set to end his career at 31, in an era when players are enjoying success in their later years. and according to sue barker, that's partly why he's been so determined to carry on. every player wants to play on as long as they can and that is why he has pushed himself, had surgery, travelled the world, because retirement, there is nothing that can replace it, the adrenaline you feel when you walk out on this court. to lift those trophies, to achieve what he has achieved,

that is why he was playing the game. he was not playing to lose in the second or third round. he is a champion. he has a champion's mentality. it is dawning on him that those days are behind him. it is sad for him and for british tennis. sue barker speaking at wimbledon. a few hours after andy murray made his announcement in melbourne, cameron norrie was booking his place in his first atp tour final. the british number two beat germany's jan—lenna rd struff in the auckland international semi—finals. the 23—year—old won in three sets, ironically in the city he grew up in before switching allegiance to britain six years ago. norrie will face american tennys sandgren in tomorrow's final. 0ne one of those players will look to fill the vacuum being left by andy murray's departure from the tennis circuit. the efl says it hasn't received a complaint from derby county after a leeds united employee was spoken to by police for acting

suspiciously outside their training ground yesterday. frank lampard's side travel to meet the leaders tonight. the pride park outfit say they are "in discussion with leeds club officials in relation to the incident" while leeds have not responded to the reports. derbyshire police have confirmed there was no damage to the fence and no arrests were made. nottingham forest are searching for a new manager after aitor karanka asked to be released from his contract. only in the job for a year, he leaves with the club seventh, four points off the play offs. rumours over his future began to circulate in december when they went on a run of five games without a win. england international sam underhill is set to miss the entire six nations tournament which start next month. the 22—year—old is expected to be out for three months after undergoing ankle surgery. he picked up the injury during bath's victory over leicester at the last month. england travel to dublin to face ireland in their first match on 2nd february.

underhill was part of england's 2018 six nations side and featured in three of the autumn internationals. despite solid bowling from england's liam plunkett his side melbourne stars have been beaten by adelaide strikers in australia's big bash league. they've not had the best run, winning just two of their ten matches. plunkett was on top form and claimed four wickets for 36 runs. adelaide were 178—5 from their 20 overs. but melbourne faltered in reply and were all out for 137, defending champions adelaide winning by 41 runs. that's all the sport for now. i will have more for you in the next hour. new research reveals that a diet rich in fibre can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and even some cancers. lauren wiggins from bowel cancer uk is here to tell us about the types of food we should be eating more of.

we have known about this for some time, the importance of the fibre rich diet but now we are realising how important it is. absolutely. it has been underestimated how important it is and that it can actually prevent, apart from being pa rt actually prevent, apart from being part of a healthy lifestyle, it can help prevent serious illnesses like bowel cancer. what do you need to eat on a daily basis to make things better? the first thing is it is not one particular type of food or one food group but area and your foods, so things like beans, potatoes with skins on, a mix of fruit and vegetables, seeds, lentils, chickpeas. those are the sorts of things to be taking in and we recommend about 30 grams per day as a good intake. 30 grams looks like what? people are going to say, how

many bananas or whatever?m what? people are going to say, how many bananas or whatever? it is hard to quantify that. if people are wanting to look at the 30 grams, things like calorie counters apps are quite useful in looking at that but we would not see so many... two weetabix is three grams, so you would need 20, you are not saying eat 20. definitely not. a wide range. a wide range of foods with fibre. particularly bowel cancer the link has been established for some time. are they any giveaway signs you may be developing problems before you develop symptoms of something more serious? any change in your normal bowel habits or going to the toilet in a different pattern. that is something to go to the gp about. any blood in your

faeces of something that shows there might be change. diet that's the only eat potatoes, what about them? it is not something we would recommend. a healthy diet is a range of fruit and vegetables, a range of protein, and getting yourfibre across different food groups is much healthier than 20 or 30 weetabix. there is a picture emerging, a general picture, that the more you look after yourself or you are preventing diseases like bowel cancer and heart attacks and strokes, look after yourself is basically the message and do what you should do regularly. yeah. we have underestimated how much we can do to keep ourselves healthy and that it doesn't have to be anything new or different. it is just being aware of where we can get these food

groups through substances. it is everyday stuff, porridge, lentils, beans. nothing surprising, but that can makea beans. nothing surprising, but that can make a significant difference to our health. it can save your life. it can do. there could be a fresh inquest into the death of a nine—year—old girl who died from an asthma attack, after new evidence linked her death to illegal levels of air pollution. ella kissi—debrah lived in lewisham, just 25 metres from the south circular, one of london's busiest and most polluted roads. herfinal seizure happened during a spike in unlawful pollution levels. claire marshall reports. ella was a healthy baby, but as she got older she developed acute asthma. she was rushed to hospital almost 30 times in the three years before she died. she was breathing air so polluted that it broke legal limits. her home was just 25 metres from this road, london's south circular. her mother, rosamunde, walked these

choked streets with her to school. she has been campaigning for illegal air pollution to be put on her daughter's death certificate and today she is one huge step closer. in a rare move the attorney general has looked at ella's case and will allow an application for the inquest to be reopened. it is great and it is the right decision and now we can get to the bottom really of the health impact of air pollution on young people. key to this decision was new medical evidence that linked the harmful particles and chemicals in exhaust fumes directly to ella's death. this is the kind of air pollution that ella was exposed to. you can almost taste it. the expert report showed that almost every time she was rushed to hospital there had been a spike in illegal levels and the night before she died had been particularly bad. the lawyer for the family says a wider inquest could help to challenge the government over

what has been described as a public health emergency. for me this case gives an opportunity for those people in public office who are responsible for protecting our health and for providing clean air to be asked questions, to be held to account. so did air pollution help to kill ella? it is now down to the high court whether or not to allow a fresh look at all the evidence. claire marshall, bbc news, south london. president trump is again threatening to declare a national emergency to fund the building of a wall on the mexican border. a row with the democrats — who refuse to pay for it — has led to the partial shutdown of the us government — leaving 800,000 staff unpaid. they should have got their paychecks today, but won't. tomorrow, that shutdown will become the longest in american history. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool has been to southern virginia, to meet some of those caught in the political crossfire. 0k, come over here and sit with me.

scott was supposed to get paid today, but never received his salary. he is an airport security officer and is one of the government employees continuing to work unpaid because of the us government shutdown. the strain it is putting him under is clear. personally it has given me uncertainty whether or not i can provide for my children, whether i can maintain my home, whether i can meet my bills and maintain my standard of living. i'm reporting to work with no idea of when i will be paid again. i am spending money on gas and maintenance on my car and i have no clue when i will be able to make up that cost. scott says he has already cut out all nonessential purchases but is now seriously worried about making his mortgage payments. his family is affected because he is not getting his salary, but the shutdown of many government departments is having wide—ranging consequences. all right, showtime.

john boyd is a soya bean farmer. he has already been struggling because of donald trump's trade war because china is no longer buying his produce. but now thousands of dollars in subsidies that he relies on for planting new crops have not been paid out. what does he think of his president in effect saying that the shutdown is worth it if america gets a border wall with mexico? guess what? i don't need a damn wall, i need my money today, i need my money to plant my crops, i need my money to pay my labour, i need my money to continue my farming operation. we need to focus on the american economy and putting people to work that are already here, and keeping people working such as myself. with donald trump saying he won't back down until democrats agree to fund the wall and democrats insisting that will never happen, there are no signs of this coming to an end soon and the uncertainty for millions of americans looks set to go on.

aleem maqbool, bbc news, southern virginia. jamie is here. in a moment he will be telling us the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis. the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit, as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. seven people have been killed in a bus crash between the cities of baracoa and guantanamo in cuba, including foreign tourists, according to reports from cuba's state media. the foreign office confirms it's ready to assist any british people in the area. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. the bbc has leaned that around 1,000 jobs are under threat at a ford plant in south wales.

it is shaking up its european operations, with their site in bridgend set to be the hardest hit over the next two years. if plans go ahead, more than half of the site's workforce — will go in two phases by 2021, as part of 1,150 losses across the uk. airline flybe is being bought for £2.2 million by a consortium including virgin atlantic and stobart group. virgin's chief executive vowed "to bring virgin atlantic service excellence to flybe's customers". the uk's economy slowed in the three months to november to a meagre 0.3%, less than the 0.4% in the three months to october, according to the office for national statistics. the manufacturing sector did particularly badly, as bad as it was just after the financial crisis. there are going to be job losses at ford.

a contract runs out in 2020. ford are building an engine forjaguar land rover? yes, it is part of the supply chain. they have another engine which is winding down. they have another one but will not require as many people. the thought as it is probably going to be 1000 jobs but otherjobs are going to go around the country as well. the only way out of this is if they find more work. it is nothing to do with brexit. it is to do with the slowdown in sales across the modelling industry which we have talked about before with the fall in

diesel, changing to hybrid and electric and all that. cost overruns for the nuclear power station in anglesey maybe will not happen. this could be the headline on monday morning. there is no comment about this. hitcahi abandoning the project because of huge cost overruns. the ft is saying it will make the announcement at the start of the week. more worrying is that when shinzo abe met theresa may the subject was not even discussed. they made no announcement and that is what is worrying people. no news is what is worrying people. no news is bad news. let's talk to john strickland, director ofjls consulting. why are they buying it? flybe is a

major player in the regional market, a very important airline for many parts of the uk, especially if you live in exeter, southampton, parts of scotla nd live in exeter, southampton, parts of scotland and northern ireland, it operates regional services. these base for airlines is the most difficult one to trade—in. there is surface competition from road and rail. if you add into the recipe fuel prices going up in recent months it is pretty challenging. flybe has seen improving commercial results and filling more seats and increasing ticket revenues but it faces structural cost issues which resulted in losses overall. given that important market position and the fact that it is a growing regional airline coming together with the brand identity of virgin should give them a position to flourish. virgin have an interest

because flybe is a big player in manchester airport where virgin has a lot of long haul services operating and it goes into heathrow where matt virgin has its main activity. virgin tried this before and they said they could not get slots. not the demand they thought there would be, that people would land at a major hub and take a small regional carrier to where they wa nted regional carrier to where they wanted to go. that did not seem to work. another attempt to make that work. another attempt to make that work this time. little red was a small operation using a limited number of stops which the parent of british airways had to give up when the bottle and uk company, british midland. little red blue and number of flights to edinburgh and aberdeen and manchester, similar to flybe now, that using larger aircraft. frequency less than today. flybe has smaller aircraft which are more cost

efficient and have managed to increase frequencies from the summer programme as well. a lower cost base combined with virgin branding, virgin will be looking to get a more reliable and bitter cost differential than before. not tremendously exciting on the markets. just all falling back a little bit. here and in the us. the pound looking reasonably strong. there have been stories about the political stories going round, the possibility of a delay to brexit. i heard this morning that some fund manager is going round saying he believes that there will be no brexit and as a result of that he is betting on sterling. if he knows

what is going on, we better get him new research suggests an increasing number of secondary schools in england are unable to cover their costs. a report by the independent think tank the education policy institute has warned a third of local authority schools had overspent during the last financial year, as well as half of secondary academies. frankie mccamley reports. any questions on that one? rising school bills, including teachers‘ pay and pension costs, are just some of the factors contributing to the reduction in pupil spending in england. and headteachers are feeling the pressure. what we want to do is provide a great education for the young people. so every spend is scrutinised and i feel i have to justify every spend, every staffing decision, every promotion, every course. it led to thousands marching through westminster last september, protesting against budget cuts. some schools are managing to keep their heads above water,

but a report has found increasing numbers in england are falling into the red, with one in three local authority secondary schools now unable to cover costs — a sharp increase in recent years. and half of secondary academies spending more than they have coming in. one of the recommendations in the report is that councils redistribute money from secondary schools that have a surplus to those that are struggling, but some headteachers i've spoken to have said that simply won't work. they've had to make cuts in the past to save for things like staff shortages and building repairs in the future. the government argues school spending is rising. we are spending records amounts of money on our school system this year — £42 billion. we are distributing that money to schools on a fairer basis. every local authority is seeing an increase in funding for every pupil in every school. but we do acknowledge that we are asking schools to do more. however, some teachers will argue

this funding is not keeping up with rising pressures and increasing pupil numbers, which has meant more parents are being asked to help pay for extras. frankie mccamley, bbc news. seven people have been killed in a bus crash in cuba. the accident happened in the east of the country, between the cities of baracoa and guantanamo. state—run media is reporting the vehicle was carrying 18 cubans and 22 tourists from around the world, including the uk. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is following events. there are britons involved. there are. 40 people on this bus, just over half of them foreigners. we think seven people were killed. three of them according to local radio in cuba were cubans. four

argentinians, one german and one french. we understand two british people were injured and they are being treated in hospital. is this a popular tourist area? what do we know about what has happened? cuba has opened up in the last few years. more flights going to cuba. this was on the eastern tip of the island. it is pretty dangerous roads. a lot of potholes and tight bends and sadly each year in cuba there are a lot of bus crashes. what are the foreign 0ffice saying? bus crashes. what are the foreign office saying? the foreign office are seeing very little. they say they are aware and ready to offer assistance. people with family and friends travelling in cuba at the moment might want to be in touch with them. at the moment, two injured? two injured and we think not seriously. those are unconfirmed reports from local radio in cuba. it's been quite a gentle start

to the new year in terms of the weather, hasn't it? but there are indications as we head into next week of a change to come. that said, for the weekend we keep this mild theme and it will be windy, a quiet story for many of us. because high pressure still controlling the story although it is slipping off to the south west allowing this weather front to move in across the top. that will bring increasingly windy weather and some outbreaks of rain for the end of the day across scotland and northern ireland as it sinks south. a fair amount of cloud across england and wales. quite a mild night to come with temperatures staying well above freezing, 5—8d. we start off with that weakening weather front sitting across england and wales. by then just a band of cloud, the odd spot or two of rain as it sinks south. behind it some breaks in the cloud, some sunny spells and a rash of showers up into the north—west. it will feel milder despite the wind winds coming from the north—west because they are originating around

that high pressure so coming all the way up from the azores so it is dragging in milder air and temperatures will sit saturday afternoon at around 9—11 degrees. as we move out of saturday into sunday there is another weather front to push into the north—west. the isobars squeezed together. that is when we will notice the strengthening wind. gale—force gusts not out of the question in the far north. further outbreaks of showery rain to the far north—west and the chance of more sunshine across england and wales. a breezy afternoon for all. noticeably windy further north with gusty winds in excess of 35—50 mph. a rash of showers continuing here. cooler as we go through the day. we keep those double digits further south. as we move into next week, we will start to see that north—westerly flow dragging in colder air from the arctic. not quite the extreme cold we have had in eastern europejust recently but nevertheless you are going to notice the difference to the feel of the weather.

i could take an example almost anywhere across the country. through the middle of the week temperatures are set to struggle. you will need to wrap up warm. i suspect there will be some overnight frost to contend with into next week. the chance of those showers turning wintry. it is hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 4. a tearful sir andy murray announces his retirement from tennis. the former world number one and three—time grand slam winner says his bodyjust can't cope. i'm not sure... i'm not sure i'm able to play through the pain for another four able to play through the pain for anotherfour or able to play through the pain for another four or five months. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme.

eating a high—fibre diet can cut the risk of early death by one third, a review commissioned by the world health 0rganization confirms. the family of a nine—year—old girl who's thought to have died from asthma linked to unlawful levels of air pollution are given backing for a new inquest. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson. plenty more on sir andy murray. absolutely, he wants to bow out at wimbledon later this summer, but will be opening match at the australian open next week be his last? thanks, john. and louise has all the weather. it is mild, and will stay mild through the weekend, but we won't see that much in the way of sunshine. all the details shortly. thanks, louise. still to come — join us for news nationwide, where we'll remember the award—winning bbc television and radio presenter, dianne 0xberry, who has died at the age of 51. hello, everyone.

this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. andy murray, one of britain's greatest ever sportsmen, broke down in tears as he announced he's retiring from tennis. he admitted he has had a tough day. the australian open, which begins next week, could be his last tournament, although he hopes to make it to wimbledon. the former world number one has been struggling for months to recoverfrom hip surgery. sir andy is britain's most successful player of the professional era, having won three grand slams, including two wimbledon titles, and two olympic gold medals. andy swiss reports. after so many triumphs, a day of tears. andy murray had hoped this press conference would be about his comeback, instead it was the opposite, so emotional he had to briefly leave. he did return... sorry. ..but when asked whether

the australian open might be his last ever tournament, the answer was even harder to watch. erm, yeah, i think there is a chance of that for sure. um, yeah, there is a chance of that for sure because... yeah, like i said i am not sure. um, i am not sure i am able to play through the pain for another four orfive months. that pain is from a long—standing hip injury, the result of relentless wear and tear. it was obvious at murray's last wimbledon appearance in 2017. a year ago he had surgery, but the initial optimism faded and he now fears he will never play wimbledon again. i said to my team i think i can kind of get through this until wimbledon,

that is where i would like to... that is where i would like to stop playing. um, but i am also not certain i am able to do that. but if the end is heartbreaking, what came before it was history making, one of the greatest careers british sport has ever seen. the waiting is over! the idea of a british man winning wimbledon had seemed ridiculous until murray did it in 2013 and 2016. two olympic gold medals at tennis? murray somehow did that too, and in 2015 he inspired tennis nation so often linked to failure to victory in the davis cup. so many highlights, so many memories. he is a once in a generation

player for this country and he has been pre—eminent. two 0lympic golds, davis cup, two of the four slams and in the two that he didn't win, he was in the final of. i have had a go at this game. hats off. and he has done it all in the toughest of eras, against roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovic — three all—time greats. and the sporting world has been paying tribute. tennis legend billiejean king called him a champion on and off the court, praising him as a voice for equality in the sport. the world number one golfer, justin rose, urged him to keep going until wimbledon. murray's retirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. even thinking about our sport without him and particularly at home, it is almost a little bit unimaginable. obviously it's inevitable,

as it is for everybody. but for sure the sport without him will definitely be quite sad. and so next week he could be signing off for the final time. but if he does, andy murray will leave behind golden memories, the man who lifted british tennis and perhaps british sport to new heights. andy swiss, bbc news. andy murray's journey took him from his home town of dunblane to the centre court at wimbledon, where he became the first briton for 77 years to win the men's title. lorna gordon reports from dunblane. sorry, we haven't got that for you right now. let's speak now to the bbc sports presenter, jonathan 0verend — who has commentated on tennis for at radio five live for the majority of andy murray's career.

he joins me via webcam from newbury. i remember your commentary when he won wimbledon, and that must‘ve been tough for you, you him very well, he was and is in his own mind, probably still feels, the very best.|j was and is in his own mind, probably still feels, the very best. i felt like i played in that match, it was that exhausting in the commentary box, so what on earth was it like for him out there playing. when you reflect on that victory against djokovic in the summer of 2013, that was the day which made the andy murray story, and has really transformed the sport in this country, and for many young kids now picking up a tennis racket. it was a straight sets victory from murray, how on earth was it that simple on the scoreboard? you really had to see it, to be there to see how close he came to defeat, djokovic was almost back in that match, and i maintain to this day that if murray hadn't won that final game when

serving for the title, he would probably have gone on to lose it, and would he ever won wimbledon? who knows? but that is the beauty of sport, he did it, and what a career he has got back to look on. but anybody listening on the radio, watching on television, the pressure. he must‘ve felt had as much as anyone else, millions of people in this country, watching, willing him on, and that is a pressure he dealt with how?m willing him on, and that is a pressure he dealt with how? it is a ha rd pressure he dealt with how? it is a hard question to answer, because these elite athletes, they find a way, don't they? in whatever sport it is, they find a way to get over the finishing line, and that's why murray is to champion. he has always been a perfectionist, first and foremost, he has always wanted to win every single point, every single competition, every single battle with his brother, whatever it might be, he has always wanted to win it, and you have to admire him for that. finding a way to win through adversity is a completely different proposition, and i think back

actually to the previous year, 2012, remember he had lost wimbledon that summer, the tearful centre court speech after losing to roger federer, but then at the us open he was leading djokovic two sets to love, and for all the world, djokovic was the stronger man and could have won 3—2, but murray came back and won that fifth and deciding set. and that set him up for that wimbledon triumph eight months later. you travelled the world with him, you saw him at the high points and the low points. what sort of man is sir andy murray? very misunderstood, i would say, particularly in the early years, when i think it was quite easy and quite lazy, i can say, to latch on to that particular element of his persona , to that particular element of his persona, and i think everyone watching knows what i'm talking about, the grumpiness, the surly

demeanour, that again comes back to what i was talking about him being a perfectionist, he just wasn't satisfied unless he won the point and the match. but i think as we all got to know him over the course of his career, we all took a little step back and thought ourselves, you know what? this is quite a deep, thoughtful, caring, considerate, very funny individual, very dry sense of humour, very self—deprecating, and if you spend time in his company, all that comes out. and i think in retirement, whenever that will be, whether it will be next week, next month or later in the year, i think it will be fascinating to see what he does next, because i think that personality will come out a bit more, and he will want to show that in whatever he does next. that is interesting. i want to look at one of the tributes, one that will mean more to him than most, the one from billiejean more to him than most, the one from billie jean king, remarking more to him than most, the one from billiejean king, remarking on what he has done for the game and particularly the women's game, and

those who don't watch tennis a lot might not know about that. a big fan of the women's game, he always has been. but the french open a few yea rs been. but the french open a few years back, he described caroline garcia as a future world number one, she hasn't got there yet, but she might do, but what was clear from that prediction was that he had watched a lot of her, watched a lot of her matches, etihad another frenchwoman, amelie mauresmo, as his coach, a very frenchwoman, amelie mauresmo, as his coach, a very rare move on frenchwoman, amelie mauresmo, as his coach, a very rare move on the men's tourfor coach, a very rare move on the men's tour for a coach, a very rare move on the men's tourfor a male coach, a very rare move on the men's tour for a male play coach, a very rare move on the men's tourfor a male play a coach, a very rare move on the men's tour for a male play a female coach, hugely significant. and more than that, his statements, his campaigning on social media, not so much political campaigning, but just asides, just comments, whether that be to put critics in their place, to level the playing field, sometimes he would be asked a question in a press co nfe re nce he would be asked a question in a press conference which wouldn't have any sinister meaning, perhaps, behind the person who has asked it,

but there would be an underlying tone which murray felt the need to correct. little things like that which means andy murray most definitely has stood up for the women's game and women in sport, and i think he will continue to do that after his playing career. the one thing about this period where he was number one, he was playing against the likes of federer, djokovic and rafa nadal. it was a supreme achievement to get to where he got, wasn't it? i think this is the point today that needs emphasising more than any. this ultimately is why andy murray's body has broken down in the past 18 months, and has forced him to declare today that this will be his last year, wimbledon at best. it is a heartbreaking proposition, really. it could even all be over for him inside the next couple of weeks. and why? because he had this hip surgery a year ago, why? because he had this hip surgery a yearago, it why? because he had this hip surgery a year ago, it was absolutely necessary after he limped out of

wimbledon 2017. and why is his body being put through so much? just keeping in touch with three of the greatest players, notjust of this era but of any era. his rivals throughout his entire career have been roger federer, rafa nadal and novak djokovic, three of the greatest players, simon, of all time, if not the greatest players of all time. and yet murray has played them, week in, week out, and beaten some of them on a regular basis, beaten in grand slam finals, even surpassed them to get to number one in the world. how he has done that, i think when we reflect today, is quite a phenomenal achievement, and obviously it has come at a cost, in that he has had to put in so much work, he has had to drive into those corners, drive his body and his hips out of those corners to get to the other corner to retrieve nadal‘s latest topspin forehand, and it has just been a phenomenal effort. no great surprise, when you look at it that way, that the body has worn out

at the end of all those challenges. jonathan, you are made, that picture of andy murray behind you, has that a lwa ys of andy murray behind you, has that always been there or did you put it up always been there or did you put it upfor always been there or did you put it up for this interview? that is murray after winning the us open 2002, which is always on my wall, simon, because personally that is a greater memory for me as a commentator than wimbledon 2013, that was his first grand slam victory, and for me, the one which really kicked it off in terms of his career, so that is why that's on the wall. great to talk to you, and to see you. a lot of people are saying, that's what he looks like! thank you very much, jonathan. there's been another government u—turn on universal credit, the system which combines welfare benefits into a single payment. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has scrapped plans to extend a cap on families with more than two children. it comes as four single mothers have won a high court challenge to the universal credit system. they say they're struggling financially because of the way their payments are calculated. helena lee reports. universal credit is a new service

that helps to ensure you are better off in work than you are on benefits. the government's reform of the welfare system was meant to make things easier for claimants, but it's proving complex and delays and problems have led to hardship for many. like sarah, who cares full—time for her disabled children, who are both adults. she says the system has left her emotionally broken. it's like you are standing on quicksand. it feels like everything is unreliable and then also when i am on twitter or watching the news, you see all these horrific stories of when people have been pushed to the edge and made homeless, suicidal or whatever and you think, i am not much further from that. the government says it recognises the problems with the system and today announced changes. it had planned to extend the policy which limits benefit claims to two children. but that will now be scrapped. also announced today, a delay to plans to move 3 million people onto universal credit. instead, an initial 10,000 will be moved over and a pilot scheme will look at more frequent payments

after complaints that some were left short. in terms of whether we are making changes that affect people now, absolutely they do. at the core of it, the principle of the two child policy being rolled out to families where children were born before april 2017, was going to come into force in february. that is no longer the case. but some think the changes announced today don't go far enough. all the evidence around the world where policies like this have come in is itjust doesn't work. all it does is push families into poverty and it's no business of the government really to tell families how many children they should have. that's something out of china and other places. at the high court this morning, four working single mothers won a challenge over the government's universal credit scheme. they argued there was a fundamental problem with the system meaning their monthly payments varied enormously,

which left them struggling. the department for work and pensions says they are carefully considering the court's judgment before deciding whether to appeal. helena lee, bbc news. the jury in the trial of the cricketer alex hepburn on rape charges has been discharged. the former worcestershire all—rounder, who's 23, denies two counts of rape. the jury failed to reach verdicts and the crown prosecution service is to consider a possible retrial. the defendant has been released on bail. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines. sir andy murray admits he's had a ‘tough day‘ after tearfully announcing his retirement from tennis because of a hip injury. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit — as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. and eating a diet rich in fibre can cut the risk of early death by one third, a major study finds. in sport, andy murray says the

australian open next week could be his last tournament. he plans to retire after wimbledon, but isn't sure he can continue playing through the pain for another four or five months. the efl says it hasn't received a complaint from derby county after leeds united employee was spoken to by police after acting suspiciously outside their training ground yesterday. the two sides meet in the championship later. and england and baths sam underhill will miss the six nations after having ankle surgery from an injury picked up in a club match last month. more on all of those stories to come at around half past. mps at westminster are in their third day of debating the prime minister's eu withdrawal agreement, with a vote scheduled for next tuesday. meanwhile, the conservative mp, dominic grieve, has called on the government to remove the date we leave the eu from legislation, if the prime minister fails to get backing for her deal next week. ?0ur political correspondent iain watson gave me this update.

dominic grieve is a conservative mp who rebelled against his own government successfully this week, reducing the amount of time theresa may would have to respond to any defeat of a deal from three weeks to three days. he is effectively saying that if that deal goes down to defeat next week, and it looks likely that is the case, then when she comes back with something after three days, what he would like to see with the clock ticking down is for the date that we leave the european union that is written into legislation, march 29, to be deleted from that legislation and for her to explore with the european union the extension of article 50, the formal process of leaving the european union. in other words, this would delay our departure from the eu, giving time for either an alternative deal or his preferred option, which would be another referendum. but interestingly, he upped the ante quite a bit, because i asked him, what happens if downing street sets their face against this, that there would be no delay

in leaving the european union, no matter what? so if there are ministers in her government opposed to no—deal, and others will say how disastrous that would be, what should they do? and this was his advice. if cabinet ministers feel that the government is doing something they can't accept, then it is probably their duty to resign. that's always been my approach to collective responsibility. if you can't take a collective decision to do something, you shouldn't remain in government, that is an important principle. so my feeling is that this will have its own dynamic, and whilst i want to keep the government stable, it's not in our interests that this government collapses, i hope the prime minister will listen carefully to what members of parliament and members of her own government are saying to her. dominic grieve, former attorney general, usually very considered, but an iron fist in a velvet glove today, suggesting that the prime minister should listen to colleagues or face resignations otherwise. now, does he himself or parliament

have the power to delete march 29 as our leaving date? there could be one route to this, because if theresa may is defeated next week and then she comes back with a plan b, mps should have at least one opportunity to amend that, to change that, and if they can all agree for example that that change ought to be deleting march the 29th from the legislation, then that would give her quite a headache. ian watson in westminster. about 1,000 jobs are under threat at a ford plant in south wales. the car giant is looking to shake up its european operations, with their site in bridgend — which employs around 1700 people — set to be the hardest hit over the next two years. if plans go ahead, more than half of the site's workforce will go in two phases by 2021, as part of 1,150 losses across the uk. ford declined to confirm the figures and said it was currently consulting with unions. there could be a fresh inquest into the death of a nine—year—old girl who died from an asthma attack,

after new evidence linked her death to illegal levels of air pollution. ella kissi—debrah lived in lewisham, just 25 metres from the south circular, one of london's busiest and most polluted roads. herfinal seizure happened during a spike in unlawful pollution levels. claire marshall reports. ella was a healthy baby, but as she got older she developed acute asthma. she was rushed to hospital almost 30 times in the three years before she died. she was breathing air so polluted that it broke legal limits. her home was just 25 metres from this road, london's south circular. her mother, rosamunde, walked these choked streets with her to school. she has been campaigning for illegal air pollution to be put on her daughter's death certificate and today she is one huge step closer. in a rare move the attorney general has looked at ella's case and will allow an application

for the inquest to be reopened. it is great and it is the right decision and now we can get to the bottom really of the health impact of air pollution on young people. key to this decision was new medical evidence that linked the harmful particles and chemicals in exhaust fumes directly to ella's death. this is the kind of air pollution that ella was exposed to. you can almost taste it. the expert report showed that almost every time she was rushed to hospital there had been a spike in illegal levels and the night before she died had been particularly bad. the lawyer for the family says a wider inquest could help to challenge the government over what has been described as a public health emergency. for me this case gives an opportunity for those people in public office who are responsible for protecting our health and for providing clean air to be asked questions, to be held to account. so did air pollution

help to kill ella? it is now down to the high court whether or not to allow a fresh look at all the evidence. claire marshall, bbc news, south london. thailand's immigration service says the saudi teenager whose efforts to avoid being sent back to her family gained worldwide attention has been granted asylum in canada. rahaf mohammed al-qunun, who's eighteen, said she feared being killed by her relatives after publicly renouncing islam. she barricaded herself into a hotel room following her arrival in bangkok on saturday to avoid deportation and publicised her case through twitter. the canadian authorities have declined to comment. earlier this week both canada and australia both indicated their willingness to accept her. let's go back to our main news — and the imminent retirement of tennis champion andy murray.

well, his journey took him from his home town of dunblane to the centre court at wimbledon, where he became the first briton for 77 years to win the men's title. lorna gordon went to dunblane — she looks back now at his career. this is where it all began for sir andy murray, on the local courts in his hometown of dunblane. it was here at just three years old he began the journey that would take him to the top. i coached him when he was seven years old, and he wouldn't do what he was told by his mum. and we swapped children for a year, and judy coached mine and i coached andy. what is his legacy for dunblane? when you think about tennis, you think about dunblane. by the time he was a teenager he was one of the bestjuniors in the world and setting out his ambitions. hopefully i will be playing in wimbledon in about four years

in senior wimbledon and junior wimbledon in two years, that is one of my ambitions. but the journey wasn't easy. he swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. but whilst winning on the court he was supported by his family, including his mum judy, his dry scottish humour did not always endear him to some off it. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sports personality of the year three times. it's andy murray. it wasn'tjust his results that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he has consistently campaigned for equality in sport. the triumphs, the tension, the tears, dunblane has been behind andy murray every step of the way. absolutely gutted. no doubt he will do other wonderful things because he is a great guy from a great family

from a great town. oh, i thinkjust an outstanding legacy for dunblane, for scotland, for the whole country. sir andy murray's legacy here, to put this town on the map as the birthplace of a great. lorna gordon, bbc news, dunblane. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. now, that's not here. that is actually lebanon on. it isa actually lebanon on. it is a story we have been covering all week about how cold it is across much of eastern europe. now some of that cold air has sunk down into parts of syria and lebanon, parts of the middle east, quite significant snowfall, that cold air quite dominant. is that unusual? it is at lower levels, yes, very unusual. earlier in the week we were showing your footage of snow in cyprus close to the beaches, and

greece, so that cold air really has... ido has... i do watch! i'm glad you have been taking note! austria keeps getting worse, they have had four metres of snowfall this week and they will see another meter and a half of snow throughout the weekend. they have a little light at the end of the tunnel, it looks as though into next week high pressure will build an quiet things down, and it looks likely to stay dry. but that is just awful. people are having to physically take snow off their rooms on a daily basis. lotsa people will say, these are ski resorts, lots of snow, what is the bad news? it is the volume of snow they have seen it is the volume of snow they have seenin it is the volume of snow they have seen ina it is the volume of snow they have seen in a short space of time. the avalanche risk is the highest it can be in some of the resorts, this is in switzerland, they have seen a significant avalanche, 300 metres wide, and that has fallen to an altitude of 1300 metres. at

christmas time they had very mild weather, so the snow they did have melted and created this kind of ice shelf, and then they have had this huge volume of snow, four metres in some resorts, massive avalanche risk. they are saying even if you are skiing and you are lucky enough to have decent visibility to be able to have decent visibility to be able to ski, do not go off piste anywhere, because it is really dangerous anywhere. and is there any dangerous anywhere. and is there any danger of this heading our way? it is going to get colder, and yes i might use the phrase snow showers in the forecast, but only showers. that cold air is not quite as extreme, but the northerly winds will take over, and into next week, the air is going to come down from the arctic, so going to come down from the arctic, so to illustrate the point, this is birmingham, buti so to illustrate the point, this is birmingham, but i could have taken any city to show this. the lack of sunshine towards the end of the week will feel quite bitter, and you have been warned, a wintry spell to come across the uk as well. for the here

and now, it looks as though we are going to stick with cloudy, mild weather conditions, the high—pressure losing its grip a little, weather fronts high—pressure losing its grip a little, weatherfronts marching across the top and bringing some rain through this weekend, in fact you can see the first signs overnight tonight, across scotland and northern ireland, drifting into the north of england, but again weakening all the time. but quite a lot of cloud overnight tonight, preventing temperatures from falling too far, so it will stay frost free, relatively mild start on saturday, cloudy, dull and damp, that front sinking south, the cloud breaking up and we see more rain pushing into the far north—west of scotland. in terms of the feel of things, a relatively mild afternoon for the middle of january, 9—11d. relatively mild afternoon for the middle ofjanuary, 9—11d. the wind will start to strengthen, saturday night into sunday, the isobars squeezed together and we could see some gales across the far north—west, particularly on those exposed coasts, and there will be further rain to come into scotland.

but again, a weak affair as it pushes south and east, the wind will be the real feature, pushes south and east, the wind will be the realfeature, and pushes south and east, the wind will be the real feature, and that will start to make it feel a little fresher. but england and wales, not a bad day, dry, sunny spells, of winds in excess of 50 mph, and in terms of the feel of things on sunday, still mild down to the south, double digits quite widely, a little bit cooler, and then the real cool air starts to filter in during next week, so it is certainly worth bearing in mind. colderforall of us, overnight frosts returning, some ice scraping first thing in the morning, and could be a risk of those showers turning increasingly wintry. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: andy murray admits he's had a tough day after tearfully announcing his retirement from tennis because of a hip injury. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit, as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. after claims this little girl was killed by illegal pollution from one of britain's busiest roads, her mother welcomes the chance of a fresh inquest into her death.

a diet rich in fibre found in fruit, vegetables, wholegrain bread, pasta and cereals could cut the risk of early death by up to a third, a major study finds. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson. the worry is that money is the last time we could see andy murray on the court. he's said he's not sure he can continue playing through the pain for another four orfive months which means his opening round match at the australian open, were he to lose, could be his last before retiring. it was at wimbledon in 2017 the extent of the hip injury which has plagued him for 20 months became clear, losing in the quarter finals as the defending champion and world number one. it's astonishing to think this could be his last ever match at wimbledon. this is where he wants to determine

but his body will determine whether he can get there. 0ther other players have overcome injuries. we saw roger federer overcome injuries, novak djokovic too — returning to win major titles. shame for murray that this injury looks set to end his career at 31, in an era when players are enjoying success in their later years. and according to sue barker that's partly why he's been so determined to carry on. every player wants to play on as long as they can and that is why he has pushed himself, had surgery, travelled the world, because retirement, there is nothing that can replace it, the adrenaline you feel when you walk out on this court. to lift those trophies, to achieve what he has achieved,

that is why he was playing the game. he was not playing to lose in the second or third round. he is a champion. he has a champion's mentality. it is dawning on him that those days are behind him. it is sad for him and for british tennis. sue barker speaking at wimbledon. one man who will attempt to fill the potential void left by murray is cameron norrie who booked his place in his first atp tour final. the british number two beat germany's jan—lenna rd struff in the auckland international semi—finals. the 23—year—old won in three sets, ironically in the city he grew up in before switching allegiance to britain six years ago. norrie will face american tennys sandgren in tomorrow's final. the efl says it hasn't received a complaint from derby county despite a possible spying scandal after a leeds united employee was spoken to by police for acting suspiciously outside their training ground yesterday. frank lampard's side travel to meet the leaders tonight.

the pride park outfit say they are "in discussion with leeds club officials in relation to the incident" while leeds have not responded to the reports. derbyshire police have confirmed there was no damage to the fence and no arrests were made. the chelsea boss has criticised bayern munich for going public about their desire to sign winger callum hudson—0doi. bayern have bid £35 million for the 18—year—old and the german club's sporting director has said they "really want to sign him". hudson—0doi has 18 months left on his chelsea deal. sarri made clear his displeasure at bayern's conduct. it is not professional because they are talking about a player under

contract with chelsea and so they didn't respect our club i think. england international sam underhill is set to miss the entire six nations tournament which start next month. the 22—year—old is expected to be out for three months after undergoing ankle surgery. he picked up the injury during bath's victory over leicester at the last month. england travel to dublin to face ireland in their first match on 2nd february. underhill was part of england's 2018 six nations side and featured in three of the autumn internationals. that's all the sport for now. more for you in the next hour. now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. the former world number one and wimbledon champion

andy murray has announced his retierment. kheredine idessane from reporting scotland has been following andy's career around the world for over a decade. rogerjohnson and annabel tiffin have joined us from salford to pay tribute to our colleague, dianne 0xberry, who has died at the age of 51, following a short illness. we will talk to them in a moment. first to kheredine. how will he be feeling after that incredibly emotional news conference? distraught, dismayed, disappointed. choose your adjective. we could see how much andy murray has been affected by this announcement he has had to make that he is possibly going to have to retire as early as next week. the best case scenario is wimbledon in the summer. he has been trying for two years to fix this problem with his right hip including undergoing surgery and nothing has worked. he

could not keep his emotions intact. he is beside himself with sadness that he has unfinished business in tennis. he is not able to see out the rest of his career in the way he wa nts. the rest of his career in the way he wants. he is not getting it on his terms. injury is forcing him out and he is devastated. you have had to runa he is devastated. you have had to run a special errand forjudy murray in yourtime. run a special errand forjudy murray in your time. something about a brown package in dubai? there are not many people watching, we will be 0k! when judy murray not many people watching, we will be 0k! whenjudy murray asked the favour you do what she asks in 2009 i started working on the tennis tour and judy murray was a huge help to me in those early days and i used had as a sounding board for advice many times. she asked me to take a brown paper bag with me to a tournament in dubai because the

rising tennis das had forgotten his special tennis socks so i had to ta ke special tennis socks so i had to take them to his hotel in dubai so he could get on with lactose in the run—up to the day by open. in my opinion has is the greatest only in the history of scottish sport. a decade has gone by as quick as a flash and i cannot believe that ten yea rs on flash and i cannot believe that ten years on from attending that first tournament andy murray has been forced to retire but he has the wonderful portfolio to look back on, two 0lympic wonderful portfolio to look back on, two olympic gold medals, two wimbledon titles, not too shabby. notjust in wimbledon titles, not too shabby. not just in scottish wimbledon titles, not too shabby. notjust in scottish terms, but in british and world terms. he was still world number one. he still thinks he could have been kept on at that. you followed his career best length of time. is there one moment that you think of when we see andy murray? probably two. many people

myself included would go back to that first wimbledon triumph, a gloriously hot summer of 2013. 77 yea rs gloriously hot summer of 2013. 77 years since fred perry and all that and andy murray did it in a wonderful match against his arch nemesis novak djokovic. there were so nemesis novak djokovic. there were so many match points and we wondered if novak djokovic was going to come back and the joy and elation of centre court, that will never go away. imagine winning the davis cup for great britain with your big brother. we like to see that dunblane won the davis cup for great britain. two kids from dunblane helping britain when the davis cup for the first time in nearly 80 yea rs. for the first time in nearly 80 years. i will remember that on the red clay in belgium as well for the rest of my life. some extraordinary memories of andy murray. right up

there in the conversation for the greatest british sportsperson of all time surely. i am sure you will be talking plenty more on the programme later. i was talking to roger earlier and you both wanted to get involved in this. we have had an amazing reaction to dianne's death. we both felt strongly we wanted to speak about dianne because she was our colleague and friend and she was also a friend to our viewers as well. that sounds trite and a lot of people watching or not know what i am talking about but if you live in the north—west everybody knows dianne. people felt cheered as part of their living room furniture. she gave them the weather. she made the north—west where there sound as

miserable as it often is. everybody is in shock. everybody is devastated. it has been reflected across the whole of the region. and beyond the region. this is the reason it makes something for nationwide and that is because before dianne became a weather presenter she was on radio one, she worked with simon mayo, she was on radio 2, she presented a kids television programme. she had a really big profile. 25 years ago. that is why we have seen literally thousands and thousands of messages from right across the country today including some of those people she worked with. she was very intelligent. very sharp, very charismatic. and that huge warmth is what listeners and viewers will take away. a lot of people on twitter

this morning were saying they grew up with dianne. they felt as if they knew her and she was the friend on the radio and television, and you cannot say better than that, really. ido i do not know how you judge obituaries but if it makes you laugh it probably shows how special someone it probably shows how special someone is. dianne 0xberry was versatile beyond belief. a remarkable encounter with peter kay. we have been sharing stories. she said that clip was shown so many times, he used it in his compilation videos, she said she would be getting another 50p in royalties. it goes to shore, peter kay loved her as well. she was enormously versatile, she did the weather, presenting. it was when she was out with the people, she always chatted

to everybody and everybody always wa nted to everybody and everybody always wanted to chat to dianne. to everybody and everybody always wanted to chat to diannelj to everybody and everybody always wanted to chat to dianne. i do not wa nt wanted to chat to dianne. i do not want to be trivial but simon, you probably go down streets and you cannot move without people stopping you and wanting to say hello. they are not wanting to say hello! maybe not! dianne could not go anywhere than the north—west because she had been here so long. everybody knew herand been here so long. everybody knew her and wanted to say hello to her. peter caliph in bolton and says he isa peter caliph in bolton and says he is a huge fan of dianne. this is one of the moments when he hijacked one of the moments when he hijacked one of her weather forecasts. if you don't like those charts, this might be the one that you like. you can see that the warm air is moving out of the way and the cool air is coming in so that makes more sense to you. hi! it's roasting, diane. will you just do it? it's roasting outside! everybody is so happy. i'm going to come of one

of your concerts and come onstage. god love dianne. you've made it sunshine for everybody. for once! we must remember herfamily we must remember her family who we must remember herfamily who must be having obviously very mixed feelings looking at these lights but it was the speed at which this cancer developed that has got everybody by surprise. yeah. we are smiling and laughing because we have spent all day trying but it is the speed and i can make imagine how her husband and their lovely children must be feeling and the rest of her family because it was so sudden. she was working with us before christmas. we knew that she was going to take time off for treatment

but i do not think any of us knew how serious it was so it has lifestyles devastated. this was for children in need. she walked 20 miles a day on almost consecutive days raising money. we raised £30,000 for children in need in the north—west. you could not keep up she was going so quickly. she has very long legs! it is astonishing to think that cancer has got hold of ha rd think that cancer has got hold of hard and taken her so quickly. 0ur viewers feel sad and colleagues and friends feel sad. 0ur viewers feel sad and colleagues and friends feel sad. our thoughts are with her husband and children.” know you will be being tribute later. if you would like to see more on any

of those stories you can access them on the iplayer. new research reveals that a diet rich in fibre can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and even some cancers. 25g to 29g of fibre a day, with indications that over 30g is even better. most people in the world manage less than 20g. earlier lauren wiggins from bowel cancer uk told me just how beneficial a high—fibre diet can be. it has been underestimated how important it is and that it can actually prevent, apart from being part of a healthy lifestyle, it can help prevent serious illnesses like bowel cancer. what do you need to eat on a daily basis to make things better? the first thing is it is not one particular type of food or one

food group but a range of foods, so things like beans, potatoes with skins on, a mix of fruit and vegetables, seeds, lentils, chickpeas. those are the sorts of things to be taking in and we recommend about 30 grams per day as a good intake. 30 grams looks like what? people are going to say, how many bananas or whatever? it is hard to quantify that. if people are wanting to look at the 30 grams, things like calorie counters apps are quite useful in looking at that but we would not say so many... two weetabix is three grams, so you would need 20, you are not saying eat 20. definitely not. a wide range. a wide range of foods with fibre. particularly bowel cancer the link has been established for some time.

are there any giveaway signs you may be developing problems before you develop symptoms of something more serious? any change in your normal bowel habits or going to the toilet in a different pattern. that is something to go to the gp about. any blood in your poo is something that shows there might be change. diets that say only eat potatoes, what about them? it is not something we would recommend. a healthy diet is a range of fruit and vegetables, a range of protein, and getting yourfibre across different food groups is much healthier than 20 or 30 weetabix. ramzan karmali is here — in a moment he will be telling us

the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a tearful andy murray announces his retirement from tennis, the former world number one says his bodyjust can't cope. the government announces further changes to the roll—out of universal credit — as four single working mothers win a high court challenge over the scheme. and eating a diet rich in fibre can cut the risk of early death by one third, a major study finds. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. the bbc has leaned that around 1,000 jobs are under threat at a ford plant in south wales. it is shaking up its european operations, with their site in bridgend set to be the hardest hit over the next two years. if plans go ahead, more than half of the site's workforce will go in two phases by 2021. airline flybe is being bought for £2.2 million by a consortium including virgin atlantic and stobart group. the sale comes after the exeter based airline gave a profit warning back in october.

the uk's economy slowed in the three months to november to a meagre 0.3% — less than the 0.4% in the three months to october — according to the office for national statistics. manufacturing did particularly badly — as bad as it was just after the financial crisis. bad news from jaguar land rover yesterday and today similar from ford. they are losing a major contract with jaguar land rover which is a big loss to them and another engine it is building is going to be winding down as well. the whole car industry is facing tension in terms of regulation across diesel. people moving more to electric and hybrid type cars. ford

is maybe a bit behind the curve on electric and this is its move into trying to remedy that. flybe has been bought but why was it for sale? theyissued been bought but why was it for sale? they issued a profit warning and they blamed it on a decrease in demand, increasing fuel prices, the wea ker demand, increasing fuel prices, the weaker pound. it has been hit hard by all sides. back then the sure price was just over 30 p. today she'll holders will only get 1p. gdp figures are out. the economy is growing but only just. figures are out. the economy is growing but onlyjust. for november it grew by 0.2% which was better than expected but only 0.3% for the two months to november. services are doing well but manufacturing is doing well but manufacturing is doing really badly. it shrank by 0.8% which is as bad as it was that

the financial crisis. that is the first story we are going to talk about. let's talk to laith khalaf, senior analyst, hargreaves la nsdown. i worried should we be about this growth? the trend is worrying. we are getting monthly updates on the economy from the 0ns so there is information overload and it is easy to overrea ct information overload and it is easy to overreact so we should not draw too many conclusions from one reading. there seem to be a number of things playing into the slowdown. 0ne of things playing into the slowdown. one is problems in the car industry you have already highlighted creating part of a slowdown in manufacturing. we have the uncertainty of brexit and what that means for businesses planning and investment. also concerns there is a global slowdown going on particularly loud by china. apple reporting on slowing chinese sales.

car sales in china falling for the first time in 30 years. that is adding up to a pretty grisly picture for the uk economy. maybe we should wait for the orderly numbers next month. flybe, 1p a share for the shareholder but they do not have much choice. not really. shareholders have pretty much been wiped out by this. 1p compares to 30p or40pa wiped out by this. 1p compares to 30p or 40p a year ago. the deal is worth £2.2 million but that is only the tip of the iceberg because the consortium is throwing £100 million into the company in order to keep it afloat because it has had a profit warning, weak consumer demand, it is a competitive environment in the european airline industry and there are higherfuel costs european airline industry and there are higher fuel costs to do with the wea ker are higher fuel costs to do with the weaker pound. that means the company needs investment at the consortium is there to provide it. ford and the

job losses. the motor industry is not doing particularly well at the moment. what do you think the future for ford? moment. what do you think the future for ford ? they moment. what do you think the future for ford? they say it is a major shake—up. for ford? they say it is a major shake-up. job losses is never good news but that is really a sign of this wider malaise that we are seeing in the car industry. jaguar land rover as well taking similar action. again we have weak consumer demand, falling car sales. we are still seeing the after—effects of the emissions testing scandal, and new guidance on diesel as well. we have electric cars and drivers cars hurtling down the road towards us. the industry is going through a period of transition and there is going to be teething problems. thank you. that is all from me. i am afraid. do not be afraid! that is

all from me for this week. join us on monday. it is brexit week. we will be live from westminster. it's been quite a gentle start to the new year in terms of the weather, hasn't it? but there are indications as we head into next week of a change to come. that said, for the weekend we keep this mild theme and it will be windy, a quiet story for many of us. because high pressure still controlling the story although it is slipping off to the south west allowing this weather front to move in across the top. that will bring increasingly windy weather and some outbreaks of rain for the end of the day across scotland and northern ireland as it sinks south. a fair amount of cloud across england and wales. quite a mild night to come with temperatures staying well above freezing, 5—8d. we start off with that weakening weather front sitting across england and wales. by then just a band of cloud, the odd spot or two of rain as it sinks south.

behind it some breaks in the cloud, some sunny spells and a rash of showers up into the north—west. it will feel milder despite the winds coming from the north—west because they are originating around that high pressure so coming all the way up from the azores so it is dragging in milder air and temperatures will sit saturday afternoon at around 9—11 degrees. as we move out of saturday into sunday there is another weather front to push into the north—west. the isobars squeezed together. that is when we will notice the strengthening wind. gale—force gusts not out of the question in the far north. further outbreaks of showery rain to the far north—west and the chance of more sunshine across england and wales. a breezy afternoon for all. noticeably windy further north with gusty winds in excess of 35—50 mph. a rash of showers continuing here. cooler as we go through the day. we keep those double digits further south. as we move into next week, we will start to see that north—westerly flow dragging in colder air from the arctic.

not quite the extreme cold we have had in eastern europejust recently but nevertheless you are going to notice the difference to the feel of the weather. i could take an example almost anywhere across the country. through the middle of the week temperatures are set to struggle. you will need to wrap up warm. i suspect there will be some overnight frost to contend with into next week. the chance of those showers turning wintry. today at five: andy murray — one of britain's greatest ever sportsmen — says he's retiring from tennis. the two time men's wimbledon champion broke the news of his plan to retire — because of injury — ahead of the australian open. i'm not sure i'm able to play through the pain you know for another... four another five months.

murray posted a message on instagram saying he'd been overwhelmed by the support — including a hug from his mother. we'll be assessing andy murray's extraordinary career. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the row over universal credit — four working mothers win the right to a judicial review into the way they have been paid the benefit.