the headlines: 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... to play through the pain, you know, for another... four orfive months. the row over universal credit: four working mothers win the right to a judicial review into the way they've been paid the benefit. 1,000 jobs could go at the ford engine plant in south wales over the next two years — under a major restructuring plan for the compa ny‘s european operations. the family of a 9—year—old girl who died from asthma learn they can apply for a fresh inquest into her death over new evidence linking it to air pollution. and a major study finds a diet rich in fibre, found in fruit and vegetables, along with wholegrain bread, pasta and cereals, could

cut the risk of early death by up to a third. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7.20pm, we'll be talking to one of the dumpling sisters food bloggers, about whether chinese food can fit today's healthy guidelines for a fibre—rich diet. and at 8.30pm, we'll bring you a full report of the brexit debate in the commons today in brexit: the debate. broadcaster, john stapleton, and the evening standard's political corresponent, kate proctor, will be here to review the papers at 10:1i0pm and again at 11:30pm. that's all ahead on bbc news. i hope you canjoin us for i hope you can join us for that. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. willa hip injury means that next

week's australian open is the last time we see andy murray at a tennis grand slam? yeah, i think there's a chance of that, for sure. murray is hoping to make it to the scene of his greatest triumph and red tie at this summer's wimbledon. —— and retire at. we look back at the many triumphs and highlights of arguably one of great britain's most talented sportspeople of all time. —— great britain's most. good evening, i'm hugh woozencroft

well we begin with the news that all british tennis fans had feared but ultimately, knew, would happen one day... andy murray announcing that very soon his illustrious career will come to an end. what's more sad for followers of the former world number one, is the manner in which his retirement is coming — in pain, due to a hip injury — and in tears, ahead of the australian open in melbourne. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more... 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. andy exhales. erm, yeah, i think there

is a chance of that for sure. um, yeah, there's a chance of that, for sure, because... yeah, like i said, i'm not sure... um, i'm not sure i'm 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'll never play wimbledon again. i said to my team, "look, i think i can kind of get through this until wimbledon", that is where i would like to... that's where i would like to stop playing.

um, 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. commentator: 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 associated with failure to victory in the davis cup. so many highlights, so many memories. he's 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. imean, i mean, just, you know... 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. marry‘s retirement will leave a chasm in british tennis. even thinking of our sport about him... 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. and we go to the scene of that

golden triumph and join our sports correspondent natalie pirks at the all england club. you have been there for most of the day. what's the reaction been there to this news — has it been met by surprise? i think more sadness than surprise. he is held in great affection for obvious reasons but the writing has been on the wall for some time. he has obviously been suffering with the hip injury and tumbled down the world rankings to 230th. we saw that practice match between him and djokovic, the world number one, who himself battled back from an operation recently. it was clear there was a chasm between where he wa nted there was a chasm between where he wanted to be and where he is right 110w. wanted to be and where he is right now. in that press conference, that emotion was him having to tell the world what he's been battling with himself for quite some time. in december, he told his team that was

it and he needed to have an end point, something to focus on. it was here he wanted to focus on. in the next six months he wanted to be had to say goodbye to everybody before retiring but it does now look like even that might be possible. earlier, i spoke to his former coach, miles maclagan who coached him about his drive and determination and his want to leave here and the legacy he will leave in british tennis. i don't know what sort of sendoff he would like. and how he wants to finish it. if he cannot play well, does he want to limp through his final match or maybe he pulls out. whatever he chooses, maybe there will be a big sendoff because he has been such a great servant to the game not just the game in britain but around the world for his whole career. just how big an influence on british tennis has he been? i think he's been colossal. he's given us, since tim retired, he has given us something

to do and watch for two weeks in june and july every year. it's probably hard for anyone other than him to explain the pressures he was under is at that time, the expectations that came with it. the era he has been with federer, nadal, djokovic, to achieve what so many people question for a long time. possibly it was only... i was fortunate to commentate for the radio on the wimbledon final on 5live and even now, talking about it, your hairs stand up and the pressure 011 it, your hairs stand up and the pressure on those momentous occasions, it is hard to explain. an indication ofjust occasions, it is hard to explain. an indication of just what occasions, it is hard to explain. an indication ofjust what it occasions, it is hard to explain. an indication of just what it took for andy murray to reach the very top. what kind of legacy will he leave the sport across the globe? notjust in britain. 14 years playing the sport and the level he is, particularly in the era of the greats, the era of djokovic, federer

and nadal as to achieve three grand slam wins within that era and reach the amount of finance he did has been astonishing. beyond that and the colossal impact he has had on sport, if you think about his impact, on sexism and the way he willjump impact, on sexism and the way he will jump on social impact, on sexism and the way he willjump on social media and call out things he deems to be wrong, he's had such an upbringing from his mother, judy, of course. and hired amelie mauresmo and other people raised eyebrows at him hiring a female coach. billie jean raised eyebrows at him hiring a female coach. billiejean king has spoken about it on social media. and other people. you might have an even greater impact outside of playing that he did within the sport. he will continue to be an outspoken advocate for women's rights and he has his own sports management company and is bringing through young talent, not just company and is bringing through young talent, notjust in tennis. he will be involved in sport at a very

high level. sue barker was saying she would like to see him back in the punditry box next summer or at least even this summer if he doesn't make it to wimbledon. we will see a lot of him, he's not gone yet.|j make it to wimbledon. we will see a lot of him, he's not gone yet. i am sure we will. thanks for joining us on sportsday. well, it has been a remarkable career by any standards with murray credited as squeezing as much from his body as was humanly possible as he was faced with three of the greats of the game from any era. joe lynskey‘s here. joe, that effort causes injury and that can be hard to deal with. it can. we will look at some of the journey that andy murray has been on that he has mapped on social media. this probably best encapsulates andy murray's approach off the court, the self—deprecating family man, who's embraced the presence of his mum in the public eye at major tournaments. he said the best way to feel better after a tough day is a cuddle from his mum. well, there's been so much reaction to murray's

impending retirement today. before we look at that, we're going to look at how murray has documented this gruelling fitness battle himself on instagram over the last 18 months. because the first sign of this pain overwhelming him came withdrawals from tournaments including the us open at the back end of 2017 when he took the rest of the season off to focus on recovery. that eventually led to hip surgery injanuary at a melbourne clinic, which as we've heard murray was very positive about at the time. but after easing back into the game with a few smaller tournaments in the spring, he decided he wasn't going to be ready for wimbledon in the summer of 2018, so he bypassed the tournament completely. a big thumbs down for that decision. and following that, he posted these training videos clearly confident that the movment was returning and that eventually the hip would be ready for grand slams again. he evenjoked he might be in line

for a place in the gymnastics team in tokyo 2020. there was more optimism too, when he came back fighting ahead of the us open in august but after a gutsy first round win he lost in the second round. and after that, we got the first admission that this was a career nearing the end. when murray missed a davis cup tie in glasgow in september, he said on instagram that was emotionally challenging, because he thought it might be his last chance to play in glasgow. and although even as recently as october, he was hinting there could be a light at the end of the tunnel in his injury battle, eventually it seems he's had to succumb. and in typically comic fashion earlier today, he's admitting he's far away from being in contention to win this tournament. let's start out look at some social media reaction with this from billie jean king because she says murray's greatest impact on the world might yet be to come.

his impact as a voice for equality is echoed by the british number two heather watson, who says the rest of the girls in the locker room are in awe of him. in the men's game there've been tributes from rafa nadal, and juan martin del potro, the man who's had injury problems himself in his career and lost to murray in that extraordinary 0lympic final in rio in 2016. this that was also a games where britain'sjustin rose became the first 0lympic golf champion, and tributes from across sport are echoed by the multiple world snooker champion, another scot stephen hendry who says murray is one of scotland's finest, and that's a sentiment scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon agrees with too. she says he's an inspiration to young people in the nation.

we're going to finish with this image and tribute from the twitter account of wimbledon. whatever happens next andy they say, you've done more than you know... joe, thank you, we'll have more on andy murray later in the show. clearly this sentiment very strong towards andy murray. as we take a look at his journey from a young tennis starlet in the town of dunblane to sporting icon. before that, it's time to take a look at the weekend ahead in the premier league and all eyes will be on the tottenham hotspur manager mauricio pochettino as he hosts potential suitors in the shape of manchester united. pochettino is the bookmaker‘s favourite to become the next boss at old trafford, slightly ahead of his opposite number tomorrow 0le gunnar solshaar. ahead of the match he has been very complimentary of the argentine. he's done a very good job. as you

say, that speculation is... there's a reason, because he's done well. but then again, it's not myjob to rate all the different managers. it's... my focus is on me and my team. tomorrow's fixtures see a london derby between west ham and arsenal. some big games at the bottom. burnley host fulham, while cardiff welcome huddersfield. leaders liverpool are at brighton. on sunday, everton host bournemouth before manchester united's trip to spurs. we heard about that already. while manchester city host wolves on monday night... the defending champions, manchester city. now the united kingdom has been struck by another spy scandal. don't worry it's nothing too serious, but it seems ahead of the championship meeting between leeds and derby this evening, there were some prying eyes at derby training, yesterday. conor mcnamara is at elland road for us. big game at the top of the championship tonight, leeds united top of the pile that derby in hot pursuit, a game that doesn't need to

be hyped up and get spy gate has been on everyone's lips in the build—up. police were called to derby‘s training ground yesterday, somebody was acting suspiciously around the perimeter fence, was acting suspiciously around the perimeterfence, he was acting suspiciously around the perimeter fence, he was spoken to and no arrests were made but it has become very espionage. have leeds united been spying on derby county looking for secrets ahead of this one? former england and leeds united defender is with me, tony. leeds have been on top of the championship, they don't need to spy on anyone else, they are surely concentrating on their own game tonight? it is interesting. the way the manager sets the side up, possession stats have been huge, we have dominated sides, it's about how we play rather than anyone else. have dominated sides, it's about how we play rather than anyone elsem isa we play rather than anyone elsem is a big game, doesn't need any extra spice. will it affect supporters tonight with two clubs who have always been rivals in this division in recent seasons? it is a huge game, massive game, friday night under the lights, the leeds games will be jammed packed. we lost

the last two games, that is when the questions will come. derby are a good side. they have been playing very well. we will see how we get on. they are a weakened side. in previous games they have managed to get a result with some incredible results but can they do it again? it will be tough. there has been a pattern in the last decade of having very good halfs of the season, having a wobble about now and falling away from the play—offs and promotion battle, does leeds united have the resolve to hang in? thank you for reminding me. it is different this season. they had opportunities, they have possessions, shots on goal, we were fortunate to be where we were but this time we are not fortunate. we are playing well. we are dominating sides, can we make it the whole way? we will see but if we get one or two players in january, that we will see but if we get one or two players injanuary, that could certainly help things. if they come back from injury. this is a different leeds united side and we are where we should be. the police

have had their investigation and the fa say they will investigate. but at elland road, there are thousands of people who will be following leeds of their own tonight. thanks. ok, let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines this evening... chelsea midfielder cesc fabregas has joined ligue 1 side monaco. the 31—year—old spaniard captained the blues in the fa cup against nottingham forest on saturday and was in tears as he applauded fans at the final whistle. he links up with former arsenal team—mate and now monaco boss, thierry henry. despite four wickets from england's liam plunkett his side melbourne stars were beaten by adelaide strikers in australia's big bash league. the stars haven't had the best run, winning just two of their ten matches. and england and bath forward sam underhill is set to miss the six nations, which starts next month. the 22—year—old has had surgery after picking up an ankle injury in a club match last month. an important weekend ahead in rugby union

with the penultimate set of pool matches in the rugby champions cup... here to help me look ahead is jonny fordham, rugby reporter from the sun newspaper... tonight, gloucester take on munster. fly half danny cipriani returns for gloucester in a key match... how important a game is this for them and how important is it that cipriani is back? yeah, cipriani is huge for gloucester, they stalled since he has been injured. he is a box office play and create something out of nothing. it is a big european night and why they paid such big money to get him to the club. it is a tight group. but a get him to the club. it is a tight group. buta big get him to the club. it is a tight group. but a big win against munster puts them back in and gives the english side some hope. cipriani was a hero for england in south africa this summer. gloucester will hope he can do the same tonight. munster

have the big european pedigree, the recent pedigree but gloucester have got home advantage and they have cipriani back, which is huge for theirfans. you'll be in lyon to see what's likely to be a good win for saracens this weekend. do the premiership leaders typify a resurgence of english clubs in the competition this season? well, it's a resurgence of sorts for saracens. they are absolutely flying, one of three sides unbeaten in the competition so far this year. you look around the rest of the teams and they have underperformed a bit, look at exeter chiefs. a disappointing season for them in terms of europe. it's better than the welsh regions, they have been poor. you look around and see scotland, they have had a good season. glasgow and edinburgh both doing really well with glasgow in the same group as the salaries. saracens should have it wrapped up

this weekend. lyon are flying in the top 14, unbeaten at home but they have no points in europe so far this season have no points in europe so far this season strangely. it's not a walkover for saracens as such, but they are in such good form, they have billy vunipola back, jamie george back, they have some real big front line players who will lead the charge in france. thanks forjoining us charge in france. thanks forjoining us to look ahead. and you can listen to gloucester‘s match with munster at kingsholm on radio 5live sports extra from 7.40pm this evening... that's followed by four commentaries from 12.55pm tomorrow afternoon, beginning with newcastle's crucial trip to montpellier. american football news. the los angeles chargers will come into the their nfl play—off tie at the new england patriots confident as they look to continue their march in their divisional game in massachusetts. the patriots had a bye last weekend, as the afc east champions and understand this will be a different prospect. the playoffs is a whole new season.

it's a fresh start. the excitement levels from the fans, the players a lwa ys levels from the fans, the players alwaysjumps levels from the fans, the players always jumps up another notch if not always jumps up another notch if not a few notches. it's going to be good. it's going to be rocking. 0n sunday, 1pm, the excitement level i would just say for the players and the fans is always up. it's a one—game season. you've got to put it all on the line, no matter what. no matter what you've got, whatever you're dealing with, you've just got to put it all on the line. you know if you lose that game, you're going home. so, iwouldjust if you lose that game, you're going home. so, i would just say everyone just leaving it all out there. here are the rest of the weekend's huge match—ups... andrew luck and the colts take some good from into their match at afc east champions kansas city. and the la rams will be confident at home against the dallas cowboys. defending champions philadelphia will have it all to do against new orleans on sunday. now we will return to our top story this evening and news andy murray's

career will soon be ending. the scot‘s journey took him from dunblane, where he survived the massacre at his primary school, to 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 home town of dunblane. it was here where just three years old he began the journey that would take into top. i coached him when he was about seven years old and how much turned out was, he wouldn't do as he was told by his mum. we swapped children for about a year. and judy coached mine and i coached andy. what is his legacy for dunblane, do you think? i think the legacy is, 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 and senior wimbledon and maybe junior wimbledon in two years but that is properly one of the main ambitions to play in. but the journey wasn't easy, he swapped scotland for spain in his bid to be the best. where is mum? but whilst winning on the court, he was supported by his family, including mum judy, his was supported by his family, including mumjudy, his dry was supported by his family, including mum judy, his dry scottish humour didn't always endear him to some off it. but his popularity grew some off it. but his popularity grew so much that he became the only person ever to be voted bbc sport personality of the year three times. andy murray. and it wasn'tjust his results that have brought him recognition. 0ne results that have brought him recognition. one of the first high—profile tennis players to employ a female coach, he's 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, from a great time. an outstanding legacy for dunblane, scotland and the whole country. so i demand me, his legacy he had to put his town on the map as the birthplace of a great —— max andy murray, his legacy. and there you have it, the remarkable journey of one of britain's greatest ever sportspeople. .. we leave you with the special moment his dream came true and many of ours too, with that first wimbledon triumph in 2013... good evening... cheering commentator: the waiting is over! andy murray is the wimbledon

champion. good evening. friday has been a largely dry day with lots of light rain around and the cloud did break up through the day to allow some sunny spells, some blue skies, as you can see from this picture taken by one of our weather watchers in basingstoke in hampshire earlier on. we still have some clear skies but for most places a fairly cloudy affair with rain for most places a fairly cloudy affairwith rain around. for most places a fairly cloudy affair with rain around. working for most places a fairly cloudy affairwith rain around. working in ona affairwith rain around. working in on a cold front. and northern ireland and patchy rain sinking into central wales in the early hours of saturday morning. not vertically cold, frost free start to the weekend and saturday will be windier than recently with a mix of sunshine and showers and early light and rain clearing from the south and

plenty of showers moving into northern and western scotland, north—west england and wales. further south and east, more likely to stay dry and mild at nine to 11 on saturday. sunday is the windy day, gusts reaching 40 or 50 mph particularly north and north—west. heavy showers but further south and east, likely to stay dry with some sunshine, high as 11 or 12 degrees. goodbye. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7: andy murray — one of britain's greatest ever sportsmen — says he's retiring from tennis because of injury. i'm not sure i'm able to play through the pain you know for another... four orfive months. the row over universal credit — four working mothers win the right to a judicial review into the way they've been paid the benefit. a thousand jobs could go at the ford engine

plant in south wales — as the company restructures its european operations. the nine—year—old who died after an asthma attack — her family win a major legal victory in theirfight to have air pollution recognised as the cause of her death. the benefits of a fibre—rich diet — a major study finds it could cut the risk of early death